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U2 History - Part 4
U2 celebrated the beginning of 1982 with a successful tour of
London and Dublin, where they performed in front of a crowd of 5000 at
the Dublin RDS in January, before leaving for America. Once again, U2
have reaffirmed their position as one of the best live acts in this
time.
In March 1982, U2 released their new single "A Celebration". Their
single successfully entered the UK charts, reaching the top 50. "A
Celebration" follows on from "October" of the human spirit, but in a
more defiant form - "by the powers that be". The B-side, "Trash,
Trampoline and the Party Girl" - a song written by Bono about Adam -
seemed totally removed from this, but instead showed U2's spontaneity
in writing songs - the song was recorded in two hours. Unlike the
other singles, this one was released without a corresponding album.
Defiance is one of the key themes that defined U2 during the years. In
the same year, U2 withdrew from the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New
York when Bobby Sands, the leader of the IRA, was made the honorary
marshal after dying in prison from hunger during the hunger strike he
initiated. Suddenly, U2 felt they did not fit in with an event that
put terrorism alongside their Christian beliefs. To make up for the
withdrawal, U2 decided to hold a performance at the New York Ritz.
Nonetheless, U2 lost an excellent opportunity to gain publicity in
America.
Also in that year, U2 made efforts in finding another producer, since
Lillywhite had agreed on producing two albums. U2 were also determined
to take some risks in changing their overall sound especially when NME
(New Musical Express) criticized them of being "aground on rock". They
sought Sandy Pearlman, producer for the Clash, Dictators and Blue
Oyster Cult as well as Blondie member Jimmy Destri, but all were
unsuccessful even if Pearlman did initially provide some spark in the
production sessions. At the end, Lillywhite decides to become producer
for U2's next album "War".