Eno's earlier doubts were resolved by Bono's power of persuasion and his increasing perception of what he called "U2's lyrical soul in abundance", traits which had become less evident on the War album. Eno had brought along his engineer Daniel Lanois to his meeting with U2 intending to recommend Lanois work with the band instead. When the band played him Under a Blood Red Sky, his eyes "glazed over". Having never worked with music such as U2's, Eno was also initially reluctant. The band were also fond of his work with Talking Heads. Guitarist The Edge had a long appreciation of musician Brian Eno's work, and admired his ambient and "weird works". They also considered approaching Conny Plank, whose previous credits included Can and Kraftwerk, and Roxy Music producer Rhett Davies. However, they found their early musical ideas for the album to be too "European" for an American producer. The band had considered using Jimmy Iovine to produce a new record. Both Lillywhite and the band agreed that it was time for a change of producers and not to "repeat the same formula". The band had recorded their first three albums with producer Steve Lillywhite, and rather than create the "son of War", they sought experimentation. As bassist Adam Clayton recalls, "We were looking for something that was a bit more serious, more arty." In the 10th issue of U2 magazine, issued in February 1984, Bono hinted at radical changes on the next album saying that he couldn't "sleep at night with the thought of it all" and that they were "undertaking a real departure". Following a show at Dublin's Phoenix Park Racecourse in August 1983, one of the final dates of the War Tour, lead vocalist Bono spoke in metaphors about the band breaking up and reforming with a different direction. The success of the 1983 Under a Blood Red Sky live album and the Live at Red Rocks video, however, had given them artistic-and for the first time-financial room to move. U2 feared that following the overt rock of their 1983 War album and War Tour, they were in danger of becoming another "shrill", "sloganeering arena-rock band". Bono, on The Unforgettable Fire's new direction. The innovation was what would suffer if we went down the standard rock route. We felt we had more dimension than just the next big anything, we had something unique to offer. All we had to do was to keep doing what we were doing and we would become the biggest band since Led Zeppelin, without a doubt. "We knew the world was ready to receive the heirs to The Who. The band saw the exhibit in November 1983 in Japan while on the War Tour. The title is a reference to "The Unforgettable Fire"-an art exhibit about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A 25th Anniversary edition of the album was released in October 2009. The Unforgettable Fire received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced the band's biggest hit at the time, " Pride (In the Name of Love)", as well as the live favourite " Bad", a song about heroin addiction. Two songs feature lyrical tributes to Martin Luther King Jr. It features atmospheric sounds and lyrics that lead vocalist Bono describes as "sketches". The album was completed in August 1984 at Windmill Lane Studios. Recording began in May 1984 at Slane Castle, where the band lived, wrote, and recorded to find new inspiration. The resulting change in direction was at the time the band's most dramatic. They employed Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to produce and assist in experimenting with a more ambient and abstract sound. The band wanted a different musical direction following the harder-hitting rock of their 1983 album War. The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band U2. For the title track of this album, see The Unforgettable Fire (song).
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