Description
U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976. The group comprises Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Rooted in post-punk, U2’s musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono’s expressive vocals and the Edge’s chiming, effects-based guitar sounds. Bono’s lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. The group’s popular live performances have ranged across multiple elaborate tours over their career.
The band was formed when the members were teenaged pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School and had limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). Works such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and singles “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Pride (In the Name of Love)” helped establish U2’s reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. Their fourth album, The Unforgettable Fire (1984), was their first collaboration with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, whose influence resulted in a more abstract, ambient sound for the band. By the mid-1980s, U2 had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. Their fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international stars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. One of the world’s best-selling albums with 25 million copies sold, it yielded the group’s only number-one singles in the US: “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”.
Facing creative stagnation and a backlash to their documentary and double album Rattle and Hum (1988), U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, Achtung Baby (1991), and the multimedia spectacle of the Zoo TV Tour
The group re-established a more conventional, mainstream sound on All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
here is a wonderful collection of my Amplitube 5 tones for early tracks from U2
here is what is in this pack! With lots of research online and a lot of listening and tweaking along the way!
Where The Streets Have No Name
Pride In The Name Of Love
With Or Without You
New Years Day
Bad
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
listen to samples of my Amplitube 5 tones on my dedicated Amplitube playlist here! recorded totally direct with no extra mastering so you can hear just how they sound, more sample videos soon!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrIAevlnKmeAqTDE4AJwRLPUTTyXKeYRy
You will need Amplitube 5 to receive and import the tones we provide. All the tones are full range with amp and speaker emulation, and may contain amps and effects you may need to purchase from the Custom Shop (you can try gear from there too)
the gear used in the collection is..
Chorus 1, British Blue Tube 30TB, Digital Reverb, Digital Delay, Satch Drive, 7 Band EQ, Digital Chorus, Big Pig, Echo Man, Analog Delay
Supplied via instant download link upon purchase so you can drop into your Amplitube 5 rig and enjoy!
DISCLAIMER, i don’t own any of the music i mimic here, just a cover version by me showing the style of tone and how it sounds compared to the originals. Music from U2 is available to buy and stream from all the best retailers and music services. The track and album names and images are the property of the band, these are just my tones made to play along.
