- rock, alternative rock, post-punk
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- Island
October is the second studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 12 October 1981 by Island Records, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album was lyrically inspired by the memberships of Bono, the Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. in a Christian group called the Shalom Fellowship, and consequently it contains spiritual and religious themes.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- The Houston Chronicle5/5 ★
- Record Mirror3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Smash Hits9/10
- Sounds5/5 ★
- Windsor StarA
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle3/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB+
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Pitchfork7.1/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Gloria4:12
- A2I Fall Down3:40
- A3I Threw a Brick Through a Window4:55
- A4Rejoice3:38
- A5Fire3:51
- B1Tomorrow4:39
- B2October2:21
- B3With a Shout4:03
- B4Stranger in a Strange Land3:58
- B5Scarlet2:52
- B6Is That All?2:59
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- U2
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1981
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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