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Luka Bloom: The Acoustic Motorbike

The Acoustic Motorbike

On January 21, 1992, “Reprise” label released “The Acoustic Motorbike”, the sixth Luka Bloom album.  It  was recorded in 1991 and was produced by  Paul Barrett.

Personnel:

  • Luka Bloom – vocals, guitar
  • Gerry O’Beirne – national steel guitar
  • Fiachna O’Braondin – electric guitar
  • Ed Tomney – electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Gerry O’Connor – banjo
  • Peter O’Toole – bass
  • Paul Barrett – bass, keyboards, organ, animal sounds
  • Paul Byrne, Gerry Fehily – drums
  • Frankie Kennedy – flute
  • Christy Moore – vocals, bodhran
  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – fiddle
  • Liam Ó Maonlaí – didjeridu, harmonica
  • Bob Riley – bodhran, drums, percussion, shaker, tambourine
  • Amelia Stein – photography

Track Listing

  1. Mary Watches Everything – Luka Bloom
  2. You – Luka Bloom
  3. I Believe In You – Luka Bloom
  4. I Need Love – Robert Ervin, Bobby Erving, Steve Ettinger, Darryl Pierce, David Pierce, Dwayne “Muffla” Simon, James Todd Smith
  5. Exploring the Blue – Luka Bloom
  6. This is Your Country – Luka Bloom
  7. The Acoustic Motorbike – Luka Bloom
  8. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Luka Bloom
  9. Bones – Luka Bloom
  10. Bridge of Sorrow – Luka Bloom
  11. Listen to the Hoofbeat – Luka Bloom
  12. Be Well – Luka Bloom

U2: Achtung Baby

Achtung_Baby

On November 19, 1991, “Island” label released “Achtung Baby”, the seventh U2 studio album.  It was recorded October 1990  – September 1991, at the “Hansa Ton Studios” in Berlin, “STS” in Dublin, “Elsinore” in Dalkey and “Windmill Lane Studios” in Dublin, and was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album won “Grammy” in 1993 for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal”.

Personnel:

  • Bono – vocals, guitar
  • The Edge– vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums, percussion
  • Brian Eno– keyboards
  • Daniel Lanois– guitar, percussion, mixing
  • Duchess Nell Catchpole –violin, viola
  • Paul Barrett – engineer
  • Robbie Adams – engineer
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • Flood – mixing
  • Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Shaughn McGrath – design
  • Steve Averill – design
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Ritchie Smith – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edga, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

  1. Zoo Station
  2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
  3. One
  4. Until the End of the World
  5. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
  6. So Cruel
  7. The Fly
  8. Mysterious Ways
  9. Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
  10. Ultraviolet
  11. Acrobat
  12. Love Is Blindness

U2: All That You Can’t Leave Behind

U2-all-that-you-cant-leave-behind

On October 30, 2000, “Island” label released “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”, the tenth U2 studio album.  It was recorded 1998 – 2000, at the” HQ”,” Windmill Lane Studios”,”Westland Studios” and“Totally Wired” in Dublin, and was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. The album and its songs won seven “Grammy Awards”.  In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” at number 280 at its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.  

Personnel:

  • Bono – vocals, guitar, synthesizers
  • The Edge – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers, strings
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers, programming, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Daniel Lanois – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Barrett – brass
  • John Harris – engineer, mixing
  • John Feldman – engineer
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Scott Sedillo – mastering
  • Shaughn McGrath – design
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Gavin Friday – creative director

Track listing:

Lyrics by Bono except where noted, music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr..

  1. Beautiful day
  2. Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of – lyrics by Bono, The Edge
  3. Elevation
  4. Walk On
  5. Kite – lyrics by Bono, The Edge
  6. In a Little While
  7. Wild Honey
  8. Peace on Earth
  9. When I Look at the World – lyrics by Bono, The Edge
  10. New York
  11. Grace