WAR, U2
How does one narrow down the canon of the Irish band-turned-rock juggernaut, widely regarded as one of the greatest musical groups of all time? For spawning the iconic image of Bono with his '80s faux-hawk, waving a white flag and marching around to the Solidarity-driven ''New Year's Day'' and the Catholic-versus-Protestant Troubles-inspired ''Sunday Bloody Sunday,'' this rebellious 1983 album tops our list.
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Get a little Irish in you by drinking deep of pop-cultural charms like U2's ''War,'' ''Angela's Ashes,'' Riverdance, and, yes, ''Irish Drinking Songs''