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4. Still Searching What It Is Looking For In 1976, 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen Jr. placed an ad on the bulletin board of Dublin, Ireland’s Mount Temple High School looking for musicians to form a band. Six or seven students came to his house to audition, but a few in particular stood out. One was Dave Evans, whose guitar-playing skills seemed well beyond his years. Another was Adam Clayton, who looked the part of a rock and roller, with his bushy hair and caftan1 coat, bass guitar, and amp2. Then Paul Hewson arrived, and though he could neither play guitar nor sing, this “ charismatic3 character” was let into the band anyway.“ I was in charge for the first five minutes,” Mullen told Time magazine. “ But as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job." None of the four teenagers realized that out of that first meeting in Mullen’s cramped4 kitchen they would form one of the most influential bands of the last 20 years. 　　But the members of this ragtag5 group were still in need of a name. A friend suggested U2 because there were so many items with that name, including the spy plane, the submarine, a battery, and the obvious references to “ you, too” and “ you two.” By 1978, Paul Hewson had been rechristened6 “ Bono Vox” by a friend,in Latin for “ good voice.” That same year, the band also released its first EP, titled U2:3. It was a local hit, topping the charts, but the group’s success did not translate to the United Kingdom in general. In 1980, the band signed with Island Records, sealing a deal that allowed a great deal of creative control. Its first Island release, Boy, was an album of undeniable quality and was full of an infectious7 youthful passion. In December of 1980, U2 embarked on a small, successful East Coast tour of America. 　　It was with the release of 1983’s War that the band found its true calling. War was U2’s strongest album to date, and its success and the band’s growing popularity allowed it to renegotiate8 its contract with Island, effectively giving it complete ownership of all its songs and “ making its members very wealthy men” . 　　U2’s next studio album, 1984’s Unforgettable Fire, was a less straightforward effort. The spring tour in 1985 saw U2 selling out arenas across America, prompting Rolling Stone to dub them “ The Band of the ’80s,” concluding that “ for a growing number of rock and roll fans, U2 has become the band that matters most, maybe even the only band that matters.” 　　But the group’s record sales still lagged behind the power and popularity of its live performances, and U2 had yet to achieve a No.1 album or single in the United States. With the release of The Joshua Tree in 1987, U2 finally arrived. The album entered the U.K. charts at No.1 and became the fastest-selling album in U.K. history at that time. Before long, The Joshua Tree (the name was inspired by the giant desert tree the group posed in front of for the album cover) reached the top of the U.S. charts -- and stayed there for nine weeks. “ With or Without You” and “ I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” became No.1 pop singles, and suddenly,U2 had the commercial success that had previously eluded9 it. 　　But whatever doubts fans and critics may have had that U2 had gone mainstream, or had grown too confident, were erased with the release of 1991’s Achtung Baby. Then came the 10-song album Zooropa. 　　U2 took a long break after the conclusion of the Zooropa tour, its first in 14 years. 　　In another promotional coup, U2 took to the rooftops of Dublin to film live clips of two new songs in October. Ignoring inclement10 weather, 4,000 fans and onlookers braved the wind and rain to glimpse the quartet performing “ Elevation” and “ Beautiful Day,” the new record’s first single. “ Beautiful Day” debuted at No.1 on the British charts,a feat it repeated in five other countries--confirming that U2 was still a viable commercial, as well as artistic, force. 目标不改，追求依旧 1976年，14岁的鼓手小拉里·马勒在爱尔兰都柏林坦普尔山中学的公告牌上登了一则 广告，征寻乐手加盟一支乐队。六七个学生到他家进行了试唱，有几个较为突出。一个 是戴维·伊文斯，他的吉他弹奏技巧似乎超越了其年龄。另一位是亚当·克莱顿，浓密的 头发，着土耳其长袍，带着低音吉他和扩音器，俨然一副摇滚乐手的打扮。接着来了个 保罗·休森，虽然他既不能弹吉他也不会唱歌，但不管怎样，这个“魅力十足的人物”也被 招了进来。“头五分钟我还说了算，”马勒对《时代》杂志称。“但波诺一到，我就失业了。 ”四名少年谁也没想到，在马勒家狭窄的厨房里的第一次碰面后，他们会组成最近20年来 最具影响力的乐队之一。 　　这支杂牌军尚需一个称号。一个朋友建议叫U2，因为带这个名字的东西太多了，包 括间谍机、潜水艇、电池以及显而易见的同音词“你也”或“你俩”。1978年，保罗·休森被 一个朋友重新取名为“波诺·沃克斯”，在拉丁文中的意思是“好嗓子”。同年乐队还发行了 第一张专辑，名为《U2：3》。在当地引起了轰动，高居排行榜之首，但总体而言，却未波 及英国。1980年，乐队和岛国唱片公司签约，达成的协议赋予组合很大的创作空间。他 们在岛国唱片公司发行的第一张唱片《男孩》具有无懈可击的质量，充满具有感染力的青 春激情。1980年12月，U2在美国东海岸进行了一次小规模的成功的巡回演出。 　　1983年《战争》面世，乐队才具有了真正的使命感。《战争》是U2迄今为止最具冲击力 的唱片。它的成功和乐队与日俱增的知名度使其能重新和岛国唱片公司再行商讨合同， 有效地令乐队掌握了所有歌曲的完全拥有权，且“让其成员都做了富翁”。 　　U2下一张在录音棚制作的专辑是1984年的《难忘的火焰》，直率的风格稍有收敛。19 85年U2在全美的春季巡演场场爆满，竟使得“滚石”也称他们为“80年代的乐队”，他们断 言“就日益壮大的摇滚歌迷而言，U2已经变成一支最有分量的乐队，甚至也许是惟一重要 的乐队。” 　　但乐队的唱片销售纪录依然滞后其现场演出的震撼力和受欢迎程度。U2的专辑或单 曲在美国还没得过排行榜第一名。1987年推出《约书亚树》后，U2终于如愿以偿。专辑不 仅打入英国排行榜之首，并成了当时英国历史上销售最快的唱片。此后不久，《约书亚树 》（该名源于沙漠中的一棵大树，乐队在树前拍了专辑的封面照）升至美国排行榜顶端， 此地位保持了九周的时间。《有你没你》和《我未找到我寻找的东西》成为流行单曲的冠军 。U2突然获得了从前一直未得到的商业成功。 　　U2是否已成为主流乐队，它是否过于自信，无论歌迷或评论家的疑惑如何，1991年 《阿什堂宝贝》的发行令一切疑虑烟消云散。接下来是一盘10支曲目的专辑《祖罗帕》。 　　结束了《祖罗帕》的巡回演出，U2在14年中第一次休了一段长假。 　　在另一次宣传行动中，在10月U2走上都柏林的屋顶拍摄两首新歌的现场镜头。不顾 寒冷的天气，4000余名歌迷和观众顶着风雨，目睹了四人组合演唱《拯救》和新专辑的首 支歌曲《好天气》。《好天气》却首次在英国排行榜上名列冠军，在另外五国也重复了同样 的佳绩，从而确认了U2在商业和艺术上依旧是一支能独立生存发展的力量。 1.caftan[5κ“φτΕν]n.土耳其长袍 2.amp[“μπ]n.[美俚]高保真度接收机的放大器 3.charismatic[((((((((((((]adj.有魅力的 4.cramped[κρ“μπ]adj.狭窄的，受限制的 5.ragtag[5ρ“⊥τ“⊥]adj.混杂的 6rechristen[5ρι:5κριστν ]vt.给…起新名 7.infectious[ιν5φεκΦΕσ]adj.有感染力的 8.renegotiate[5ρι:νι5⊥ΕυΦι:7ειτ]vt.通过重新谈判解决 9.elude[ι5λφυ:δ]vt.避开，(机敏地)逃避 10.inclement[ιν5κλεμΕντ]adj.狂风暴雨的，严寒的
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