This profile of the seminal rock band U2 traces the writing and recording of the group's landmark 1991 album Achtung Baby: a story that begins with the band verging on breaking up, and ends with a ...

We really needed that playful thing to balance what was at the heart of the album and make the bitter ... and early rock and roll. But Achtung Baby finds U2 pushing the genre into the future.

Believe the hype. Regardless of what happens at the multibillion-dollar Las Vegas behemoth following U2’s opening rush of shows over the next three months, the band’s “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at ...