Fourth studio album by the Irish rock band, originally released in 1984.
The band wanted to pursue a new musical direction following the harder-hitting rock of their previous album, ‘War’ (1983). As a result, they employed Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to produce and assist in their experimentation with a more ambient and abstract sound. The resulting change in direction was at the time the band’s most dramatic. The album’s title is a reference to ‘The Unforgettable Fire’, an art exhibit about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
TRACKLIST
SIDE A
- A Sort of Homecoming
- Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- Wire
- The Unforgettable Fire
- Promenade
SIDE B
- 4th Of July
- Bad
- Indian Summer Sky
- Elvis Presley and America
- MLK
