How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb was an album that not only led to three more Grammy Awards for U2, but heralded their momentous arrival in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. From the very first sound of Larry Mullen Jr's sticks and Bono's count-in to "Vertigo," there was no room for doubt that they were in the mood to complete the circle back to being the uncompromising rock ‘n' roll band we first knew. The resolution to make a definitive rock ‘n' roll record was unshakeable and Steve Lillywhite jumped aboard as the album's principal producer. He was just the link with U2's lean and formative persona that was required, chief among a cast of eight production contributors that included further longtime confidants Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno and Flood, and newer collaborators Jacknife Lee, Nellee Hooper and Carl Glanville. The calling card was the unstoppable "Vertigo," the sort of definitive U2 single to give "rifferama," as Bono called it, a good name. It was one of the earliest ideas