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U2 - War .jpg) .gif) By Daniel Durchholz
The final album of U2's early period, before the group broadened its
sonic palette and lyrical vision, War is a brilliantly conflicted
album, sounding martial and majestic while its very purpose is to tear
down false idols propped up by politics. "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
and "40" take the subject of Ireland's troubles head-on, while
it's the subtext of "New Year's Day," which is about a sundered
love relationship symbolic of a greater division. "Torn in two, we
can be one," Bono pleads, as Edge's guitar scratches and snarls
behind him. Songs such as "Two Hearts Beat as One" and the
delicate "Drowning Man" take a back seat here, but they help
make War a compelling and well-rounded album.
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| 1. Sunday Bloody Sunday | 6. The Refugee | | 2. Seconds | 7. Two Hearts Beat As One | | 3. New Year's Day | 8. Red Light | | 4. Like A Song... | 9. Surrender | | 5. Drowning Man | 10. '40' |
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