16
Jan
2010
Why U2 Remains Popular Even Today
There are few bands whose fame has reached the same iconic status that U2 has achieved. From their humble beginnings as a fledgling punk rock group in their native Ireland, to their multiple sold out world tours, U2 has left an enduring mark on the landscape of popular music. Their continued success is signified not only by their teeming record sales, but by their vast cultural influence as well.
Lead singer Bono, along with the rest of the band, has made working with countless charitable organizations a vital point of their career. These combined characteristics, their ongoing musical success and their dedication to humanitarian causes, have made U2 one of rock and roll’s most popular acts, and is why they remain so to this day.
Originally starting out in the late 1970′s under a different moniker, U2 managed to garner a respectable amount of success in their homeland. However, they wouldn’t reach the world wide, chart-topping success we know them for today until 1987, when they released their preeminent album The Joshua Tree. Containing such hits as “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” this album kick-started U2′s rapid ascent to super stardom. Without it, I doubt the band as we know it would exist today.
The Joshua Tree quickly became the definitive U2 album and contains songs that are still a staple of their live performances to this day. Based on its commercial success, U2 was invited to play in larger arenas around the globe and they were exposed to bigger audiences than ever before. The Joshua Tree earned the band their first two Grammy Awards as well as landing them on the cover of TIME Magazine, a privilege which had, until then, been reserved for only three other bands: The Beatles, The Band, and The Who.
Over the course of the next 25 years U2 continued to release dynamic albums that helped shape the face of modern music. In conjunction with their musical output, they have also been able to focus their attention on several worthy charities and bring those charities to the attention of the public. Among these charities are Live Aid, Amnesty International, the ONE Campaign, and Music Rising.
The considerable effort by U2 on behalf of each of the mentioned charities, as well as their on going musical success, has helped to build and maintain their universal popularity. By staying humble they have kept their music honest and that is always refreshing.
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