{"product_id":"u2-war-cd","title":"War CD","description":"With their third album, 1983's War, U2 came together as a fully charged unit as the anthemic \u003ci\u003eSunday Bloody Sunday, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew'Year's Day, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeconds,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e40\u003c\/i\u003e prepared the Irish quartet for worldwide arenas.  Again, Steve Lillywhite works his producer's magic, keeping the band's raw, visceral energy intact while emphasizing their sonic palette's preference for imagistic guitar hooks.  Bono had always aimed for a wide, sweeping, grandiose tone, but it's here where he matures into a singer who can carry the weight of his political and personal convictions.  Thematically, it's a heavy album, handling the 1972 Bloody Sunday incident in Northern Ireland, the era of nuclear arms proliferation, and the suppression of the Solidarity movement in Poland.  Yet, one doesn't have to be versed in world events to enjoy the passion the group brings to these songs.  \u003ci\u003eTwo Hearts Beat As One\u003c\/i\u003e works as both a grand gesture and as an intimate love song.  \u003ci\u003eLike A Song\u003c\/i\u003e chimes with a furious undercurrent pushing it forward.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: July 22, 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Label: Island Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 602517646476\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Discs: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"U2","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23772208449,"sku":"U2 (11)","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1398\/5745\/files\/U2_War_CD_Re-Mastered.jpg?v=1779120636","url":"https:\/\/colliderecords.live\/products\/u2-war-cd","provider":"Collide Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}