Guggenheim uses animation and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin alongside conversation to reveal what is now a key chapter in U2’s career. 'Twenty years after the release of U2’s Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim charts the path toward this groundbreaking album. The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success.'Quite simply, it's one of the most transcendent close-up looks at the process of creating rock & roll I’ve ever seen.' (Entertainment Weekly)įrom The Sky Down, directed by Davis Guggenheim, tells the story behind the recording of the band's 1991 album Achtung Baby and was the first ever documentary film to open the Toronto International Film Festival. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and the singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic sound built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's effects-based guitar textures. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976.
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