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U2
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"

Released in 1983

U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland that released their first record in 1980. It's fair to say they are one of a handful of bands that literally changed my life.

I was lucky to have a friend who used to grab records from the "import bin" at the record store long before anyone else I knew did. He turned me on to U2 very early on and my love for the band grew with each release.

They are the alt-rock world's equivalent of The Beatles.

U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.






 

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