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Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album
Live album

A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
 by Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
, produced by Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine

James Iovine, better known as Jimmy Iovine , is a music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.He has worked with bands including U2, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Wallflowers, Three Dog Night, Stevie Nicks, Dire Straits, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen....
 and released in 1983. Along with its companion concert film, Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky

Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by U2. It was the band's first video release, originally released in November 1984 on VHS and Betamax, and later on Video CD and Laserdisc....
, the release helped establish U2's reputation as a remarkable live band, making the band a popular live college rock
College rock

College rock was a term used in the United States to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term "alternative" came into common usage. So named because it was primarily played on campus radio stations, these bands combined the experimentation of post-punk and New Wave music with a more melodic pop style and an underground music sensibilit...
 act.

album consists of live recordings from three shows on the band's War Tour
War Tour

The War Tour was a concert tour by the Ireland Rock music band U2, which took place in 1982 and 1983 in support of the group's album War ....
 from Denver, Boston, and St. Goarshausen.






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Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album
Live album

A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
 by Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
, produced by Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine

James Iovine, better known as Jimmy Iovine , is a music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.He has worked with bands including U2, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Wallflowers, Three Dog Night, Stevie Nicks, Dire Straits, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen....
 and released in 1983. Along with its companion concert film, Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky

Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by U2. It was the band's first video release, originally released in November 1984 on VHS and Betamax, and later on Video CD and Laserdisc....
, the release helped establish U2's reputation as a remarkable live band, making the band a popular live college rock
College rock

College rock was a term used in the United States to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term "alternative" came into common usage. So named because it was primarily played on campus radio stations, these bands combined the experimentation of post-punk and New Wave music with a more melodic pop style and an underground music sensibilit...
 act.

History

The album consists of live recordings from three shows on the band's War Tour
War Tour

The War Tour was a concert tour by the Ireland Rock music band U2, which took place in 1982 and 1983 in support of the group's album War ....
 from Denver, Boston, and St. Goarshausen. Album highlights include a fiery rendition of "Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies....
" (famously introduced by Bono
Bono

Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
 with the words, "this is not a rebel song
Irish rebel music

Irish rebel music is a sub genre of Irish folk music, with much the same instrumentation, but with lyrics predominantly concerned with Irish nationalism, and especially the struggle for independence from British rule in Ireland....
") and a jaunty run-through of the B-side "Party Girl".

An accompanying concert video entitled Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky

Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by U2. It was the band's first video release, originally released in November 1984 on VHS and Betamax, and later on Video CD and Laserdisc....
 was released the following year. Unlike the album, the film was recorded entirely at the dramatic outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, Colorado, Colorado , where concerts are given in the open-air amphitheatre....
 on 5 June 1983. The band's performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (song)

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies....
" from the film has been cited as one of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
s "50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock and Roll."

The phrase "Under a blood red sky" is taken from the lyrics of the song "New Year's Day
New Year's Day (song)

"New Year's Day" is the third song and lead single from U2's 1983 album, War . The song is driven by Adam Clayton's distinctive bassline and The Edge's keyboard....
", originally released on U2's War
War (album)

War is the third studio album by Republic of Ireland rock and roll band U2, released on . The album has come to be regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday ", "New Year's Day ", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the time; Bono stated that...
 album.

The album was re-released as a remastered CD on September 29, 2008.

Track listing


During the recording of "The Electric Co.", Bono included a 27 second snippet of Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for theatre and film, winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards and the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize....
's "Send in the Clowns
Send in the Clowns

"Send in the Clowns" is a song by Stephen Sondheim, from the 1973 Musical theater A Little Night Music. It is a ballad from Act II in which the character Desir?e reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life....
". When Under a Blood Red Sky was released, U2 failed to get permission and pay the appropriate licensing and royalty fees to include that piece of Sondheim's tune on the album. When Sondheim objected, U2 agreed to pay a $50,000 (US) penalty for the unauthorized use and to press all future releases with a new version that did not include the snippet.

Essentially, there are now two versions of the vinyl album: the original with the full "The Electric Co." running 5:18 and the edited version which runs 4:51. However, the various CDs pressed around the world all vary in the versions of the song that are included.

  • The trifold digipack CD pressed in the U.S. correctly lists "The Electric Co." at 4:51 and contains the edited version of the song.
  • Later U.S. CD pressings in the standard jewel box format incorrectly list "The Electric Co." at 5:18, but have the edited version of the song.
  • Some, and perhaps all, European pressings of the CD correctly list "The Electric Co." at 5:18 and have the unedited version of the song (the same is likely true of other worldwide CD pressings).
  • An Australian pressing of the CD lists the track at 4:57, but the song actually runs the full 5:18.


Chart positions and sales

Country Peak position Certification Sales
Canada  2x Platinum 200,000+
France  Platinum 300,000+
Germany  Platinum 200,000+
United Kingdom 2 3x Platinum 900,000+
United States 28 3x Platinum 


Personnel

  • Bono
    Bono

    Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
     – lead vocals
  • The Edge
    The Edge

    David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
     – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, bass guitar on "40"
  • Adam Clayton
    Adam Clayton

    Adam Charles Clayton , is the Bass guitar of the rock music band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965....
     – bass guitar, guitar on "40"
  • Larry Mullen Jr.
    Larry Mullen Jr.

    Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen, Jr. is the drummer for the Irish rock music band U2. He is the founder of U2, which was originally known as "The Larry Mullen Band" at its inception....
     – drums


See also

  • U2 discography
    U2 discography

    The discography of the Irish rock music band U2 consists of twelve studio albums, seven live albums, five compilation albums, fifty-eight Single s, and seven extended plays ....
  • Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
    Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky

    Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by U2. It was the band's first video release, originally released in November 1984 on VHS and Betamax, and later on Video CD and Laserdisc....
  • Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, Colorado, Colorado , where concerts are given in the open-air amphitheatre....


External links

  • at U2 Wanderer, with comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more