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From the album "War." "New Year's Day," is about a sundered love relationship symbolic of a greater division. This is U2 as they move from being an Irish pop/ new wave band into the political arena as a powerful band with a message.

This is a forgotten gem from the band in 1979. U2's first single released only in Ireland off the band's little known EP U2 "Three." Sounds great and includes a slideshow of old-school band pictures.

Here's another little taste. This is U2 at it's rawest live on Irish public TV. These guys just plain rocked back in the 70s damn. Just listen the the raw proper guitar rock riff the Edge has goin' on in the opening of the song. This song is mixed with some interviews. They look like the Bay City Rollers for hell's sake.

Here's a little taste of what U2 sounded like during the 70s when they were still playing in bars in Ireland. They look and sound so different from they're later stadium rock days. Just look and The Edge, he actually is playing proper guitar instead of the delay ridden rockers which became his trademark in the bands later releases. This song is from 1978.

Great song from this very influential irish band's major label debut "Boy." Anything from early U2 is special because over time lead singer Bono really fell in love with himself in his message of world peace in such a way that it clutters the band's later recordings such as "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." This video was shot back in the day when these guys were just out to rock joints writing songs themed more on love and relationships compared to later work where they are preaching about world peace.