Along the theme of these post, I routinely listen to "the spectrum" on xmsirius and they like to play some familiar 80's bands. While U2 isn't unknown or really not even my favorite band, "Red Hill Mining town"
Red Hill Mining Town - YouTube
Gets played a lot and every time I hear it, I realize what a great song it is. The video is full of 80's cheesy production, but the music still sounds great. "The Josha Tree" had a number of them.