Claim: U2 had a reputation as a politically and socially conscious group which lead to their prominence in the 80s.
Evidence: Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album , War -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , and the singles `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' and `` Pride -LRB- In the Name of Love -RRB- '' helped establish U2 's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group.