U2

Artist:   U2
Origin:  Dublin, Ireland
Genre:  Rock, Punk, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop, College Rock

Original line-up:

Bono:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
The Edge:  Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Adam Clayton:  Bass
Larry Mullen, Jr.:  Drums, Percussion   

U2 are an Irish Rock Band from Dublin, formed in 1976 by Bono (Vocals, Guitar), The Edge (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals), Adam Clayton (Bass), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (Drums, Percussion).  U2's early sound was rooted in Post-Punk and developed to many genres of Pop Music.  They were more successful as a touring act than they were at selling records until 1987 album The Joshua Tree which, according to Rolling Stone Magazine, elevated the band's stature "From Heroes to Superstars".  U2 have released 13 studio albums, and are among the All-Time Best-Selling Music Artists, and have sold more than 150 million records worldwide, they have won 22 Grammy Awards more than any other band.  In 2005, the band were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, and in the lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in Rolling Stone Magazine, and labelled them the "Biggest Band In The World".

Title:  Songs Of Experience  (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Punk, Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop, College Rock
Label:  Interscope, Island Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Love Is All We Have Left  (2:41)
 2.  Lights Of Home  (4:17)
 3.  You're The Best Thing About Me  (3:45)
 4.  Get Out Of Your Own Way  (3:58)
 5.  American Soul  (4:22)
 6.  Summer Of Love  (3:24)
 7.  Red Flag Day  (3:20)
 8.  The Showman (Little More Better)  (3:24)
 9.  The Little Things That Give You Away  (4:55)
10. Landlady  (4:01)
11. The Blackout  (4:46)
12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way  (4:01)
13. 13 (There Is A Light)  (4:20)
14. Ordinary Love (Extraordinary Mix)  (3:47)
15. Book Of Your Heart  (3:55)
16. Lights Of Home (St Peter's String Version)  (4:33)
17. You're The Best Thing About Me (feat. Kygo)  (4:16)

Personnel:

Bono:  Vocals
The Edge:  Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Adam Clayton:  Bass
Larry Mullen, Jr.:  Drums, Percussion 

Additional Musicians:

Andy Barlow:  Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  1, 9, Programming on Track 1, Sound Design on Track 1
Jacknife Lee:  Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 11, 12, Additional Guitar on Tracks:  2, 5, 10-12, Programming on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 11, 12, Keyboards on Track 6, Additional Backing Vocals on Track 12
Haim:  Additional Backing Vocals on Track 2
Ryan Tedder:  Programming, Additional Programming on Tracks:  3, 6, 7, Additional Backing Vocals, Background Vocals on Tracks:  4, 6-8, Keyboards on Track 6, Additional Guitar on Track 8
Brent Kutzie:  Programming, Additional Programming on Tracks:  3, 6, 7, Keyboards, Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  4, 6, Additional Guitar, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  6, 7
Davide Rossi:  Strings on Tracks:  3, 10
Kendrick Lamar:  Outro on Track 4, Intro on Track 5
Joshua Usov:  Additional Keyboards on Track 4
Jolyon Thomas:  Additional Guitar on Tracks:  4, 9, Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  4, 9
Brandon Collins:  String Arrangement on Track 6
Amy Helman:  Violin on Track 6
Avery Bright:  Violin on Track 6
Betsy Lamb:  Viola on Track 6
Paul Nelson:  Cello on Track 6
Noel Zancanella:  Additional Programming on Track 6
Nate Lotz:  Additional Percussion on Track 6
Lady Gaga:  Background Vocals on Track 6
Steve Wilmot:  Additional Percussion on Track 7
Declan Gaffney:  Additional Keyboards on Track 7
Julian Lennon:  Additional Background Vocals on Track 7
Andrew Taggart:  Additional Keyboards on Track 12
Paul Epworth:  Programming on Track 13, Additional Keyboards on Track

Songs Of Experience is the fourteenth studio album by U2, released on December 1, 2017 by Interscope, Island Records, featuring Lady Gaga, Julian Lennon.  The album reached No. 1 on US Billboard 200 Chart/Portuguese Albums Chart/Irish Albums Chart/Belgian Albums Chart/Canadian Albums Chart/Dutch Album Chart.