- rock, alternative rock, post-punk
- 42 min
- 10 tracks
- Island
War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite, and was released on 28 February 1983 on Island Records. The album is regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the time; lead vocalist Bono stated that "war seemed to be the motif for 1982."
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Grave, spare, character-led and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Albuquerque Journal7/10
- The Houston Chronicle4/5 ★
- Miami HeraldPick
- Orlando Sentinel5/5 ★
- Philadelphia Daily News4/5 ★
- Record Mirror3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Sounds2.5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
- Windsor StarA−
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Blender5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- Pitchfork8.9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Select5/5
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Tracks
- 1Sunday Bloody Sunday4:40
- 2Seconds3:11
- 3New Year’s Day5:36
- 4Like a Song…4:47
- 5Drowning Man4:15
- 6The Refugee3:41
- 7Two Hearts Beat as One4:03
- 8Red Light3:46
- 9Surrender5:34
- 10“40”2:36
10 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- U2
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- FR
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