War by U2
U2's fierce 1983 album turned protest into anthems, the record where the young band found its conscience and fire.
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Posts related to Ireland and Irish culture.
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Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1990 release, guitar-led music with real feeling. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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After the War by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1989 release, expressive playing rooted in the blues. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
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The Memory of Trees by Enya
A 1995 Enya record found later: layered Celtic and new age songs, calm and bright, built from many voices at once.
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Amarantine by Enya
Enya's 2005 album returns to her layered, dreamlike sound, with songs in English, Latin, and an invented tongue.
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Achtung Baby by U2
U2's bold 1991 reinvention, a darker record about love and betrayal that I came to long after its release.
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Wild Frontier by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1987 release, a record that leans on tone and touch. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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Run for Cover by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1985 release, a record that leans on tone and touch. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
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The Joshua Tree by U2
U2's 1987 masterpiece, a vast record about America and longing that I found long after it became a classic.
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How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb by U2
U2's 2004 album returns to big, heartfelt rock, wrestling with faith, family, and grief beneath the anthems.
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Victims of the Future by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1984 release, expressive playing rooted in the blues. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
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Corridors of Power by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1982 release, a record that leans on tone and touch. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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Watermark by Enya
Enya's 1988 breakthrough built a whole world from layered voices, a calm Celtic record I found years after its release.
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Back on the Streets by Gary Moore
Gary Moore's 1978 release, guitar-led music with real feeling. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
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A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan’s A Bridge Too Far recounts Operation Market Garden, a bold 1944 Allied plan to capture bridges in Nazi-occupied Netherlands and end World War II quickly.
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The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan’s The Longest Day chronicles D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, through the eyes of soldiers, civilians, and leaders.
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