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The Story of U2 - Part 6

U2 collected two Grammy awards in 1989 to go with two won the previous year. The Lovetown tour followed, covering Australia, New Zealand and Japan. At the end of the year U2 played a few dates in Europe. The show in Dublin on December 31st celebrated the start of a new decade and was broadcast throughout Europe.

In 1990 U2 took some time off from the road and started planning their next album. Work on the album was hampered when a demo tape of the new songs was stolen. Although this delayed the release date, it was taking a long time anyway as the band were again trying to find material which would take them in new directions. Some of the album was recorded in Berlin, the home of Zoo Station!

Towards the end of 1991 the world got a taste of the new sound when the single The Fly was released. In one music poll this was a strong contender for both the best and the worst record of the year!

Reaction to the new album vas varied, but Achtung Baby can compete with The Joshua Tree and The Unforgettable Fire for the title of U2's best album. Words like "eclectic" and "adventurous" have been used to describe it, but Achtung Baby is evolution not revolution. Daniel Lanois produced an album which included classics like One and treasures like Love Is Blindness. Even Better Than The Real Thing, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses and Mysterious Ways were also released as singles.

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