War
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War
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 has come to be 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." -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
War makes for impressive listening, but more important, it deals with a difficult subject in a sensible way.
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Pitchfork
The U2 we've known ever since had arrived on War, and even today it sounds vital.
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BBC
You can’t knock the sure-footed power-pop of “Two Hearts Beat As One” and “New Years Day”.
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XS Noize
There is an inherent bravery throughout “War” that makes it an admirable masterpiece.
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All Music
U2 always aimed at greatness, but War was the first time they achieved it.
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Classic Rock Review
U2 fully arrived on the international music scene and has remained on the top echelon ever since.
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The Irish Times
A spine-tingling call to arms, accompanying a fluttering white banner.
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Mark's Record Reviews
...this is a REALLY GOOD early-'80s album that finally let the world in on the fact that U2 was a force to be reckoned with.
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Immortal Reviews
U2 made a big statement with War, their third album that sent a strong message about the emotional aftereffects of war.
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Albumism
War was U2 at the beginning of their best.
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The Austin Chronicle
...the performance kindles something so primal and visceral about rock music that it's an essential chapter in the history of U2 and rock & roll in general.
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Hard Rock
Certain records never seem to age and the brittle border between youthful ideals and bleak realism that War embodies will speak to future generations.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
...a record like this comes only once in a great band's lifetime: when they're hungry and young, and they have nothing to lose.
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Hot Press
...a record which bears witness to its time and context with a mixture of fear, courage and hope.
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Anti Music
There is no doubt War is a powerful album. One that U2 has had to live up to, as well as live down.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
At times the music is thin, but it rarely drags, and on balance the song material is stronger than on the preceding records.
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Robert Christgau
...their hot album is rock and roll indeed.
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Newsweek
U2's first—and fiercest—masterpiece.
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Bored & Dangerous
The moderately successful dudes in their early 20s had a hunger that you can hear.
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Teen Ink
...“War” is the most heartfelt album I’ve ever heard.
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Cryptic Rock
...these zealous, ambitious, and persistent young men decided to wage a musical war against the ills of the world. They succeeded.
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Adrian's Album Reviews
The last three songs are dull, dull, dull - otherwise we'd be talking a great album here. Still, yeah. It's a good album.
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NME
They could’ve just called it ‘Big’, but that probably wouldn’t have been cool.
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Post Punk
War is one of the greatest post-punk records of all time...
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AZ Central
It's flawless, really, packed with any number of the greatest songs they'd ever write...
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Chicago Tribune
...the band`s passion comes through with gripping clarity.
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Entertainment Weekly
With moving and unrelenting songs like ”Sunday Bloody Sunday” and ”Seconds,” the band demonstrates that it can play hard rock with the best.
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