Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, Achtung Baby (1991), and the multimedia intensive Zoo TV Tour, the band integrated influences from alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music into their sound, and embraced a more ironic, flippant image. Facing a backlash and creative stagnation, U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US, " With or Without You" and " I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album War (1983), and the singles " Sunday Bloody Sunday" and " Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy (1980). The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns. Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's sound grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music, yet has maintained an anthemic sound. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and guitar), the Edge (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976. Template:About Template:Featured article Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox musical artist
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