U2: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2005 part 2

U2 became the biggest band in the world with The Joshua Tree album. However, reaction to the Rattle and Hum movie was highly negative. By 1990, the band was burned out and felt stagnate. They decided to rethink the band. They recorded their next album in Berlin. Actung Baby put U2 back on top.

The Fly (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1YFH9A3Bw

Mysterious Ways (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxcDTUMLQJI

One (1992): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftjEcrrf7r0

Even Better Than the Real Thing (1992): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrch66gdjjk

Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (1992): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF4GS9cSll4

They went more electronic with their next album Zooropa.

Numb (1993): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2lbiS1fris

Lemon (1993): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvEfUf1Ux20

Stay (Faraway, So Close) 1993: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islS2IUtqcE

And they brought Johnny Cash in for some help.

The Wanderer w/Johnny Cash (1993): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov0BsOYoRrc

Batman: Forever (1995)

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (1995): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuy4828wpvg

Ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia distressed U2. They recorded a song with Luciano Pavarotti to try and help.

Miss Sarajevo (1995): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoB-xY_1iw

U2 freaked their fans out with a video reminiscent of the Village People and released the Pop album.

Discotheque (1997): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eklGV0wZ5IA

Staring at the Sun (1997): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U3rY3fZ5vU

They finished the decade with a Best of album

Sweetest Thing (1998): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WybiA263bw