1983: WAR era

Per Musician magazine 1983 & per U2 Magazine. Vol: 7. May 1983:

Larry Mullen's drum kit is a Yamaha 9000 Studio series with Zildjian cymbals. He notes, "For 'Like a Song', we wanted a pastoral, Celtic feel, so I got hold of a bass drum and some skins and used my hand instead of my foot."

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