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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Dec 5, 2015 19:41:14 GMT -5
Boy, War, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, Zooropa and (in my personal opinion) Pop. These are SEVEN top drawer albums right there, there are very very few artists who can deliver that amount of quality. Insane to think that's the same amount of albums Oasis released. Definiely Maybe, What's The Story, Be Here Now, Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants, Heathen Chemistry, Don't Believe The Truth, Dig Out Yer Soul There are SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, ermm.... THREE (!) top drawer albums right there. |
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Post by matt on Dec 5, 2015 21:17:57 GMT -5
You really need to listen to their very early stuff like Boy, War etc, some of their best songs are on these albums, songs like Electric Co, Out Of Control, 40, An Cat Dubh, I Will Follow. I did, and I do like them; I just get a bit defensive over the '90s albums. Out Of Control is brilliant, especially the live performances! While we're at it, October is their worst (out of the early ones, at least) - I hardly ever listen to it. At its worst, October sounds like a jamming session - the songs sound unfinished (as a matter of fact, they were). That said, there are some of U2's best moments on that album - Gloria, Tomorrow and the title track are all great songs. |
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Post by mimmihopps on Dec 6, 2015 5:42:29 GMT -5
War.
I used to be a big U2 fan in past. Loved Boy, October, War and Unforgettable Fire. Loved the band in that era and Edge is still one of my favourite guitarist, but I just don't get Bono recent years.
I don't believe music save the world. To me it's a naive idea, but it's just me.
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Post by glider on Jan 16, 2016 23:55:52 GMT -5
The Unforgettable Fire and War. Achtung Baby being the 3rd. Updated: 1. The Unforgettable Fire 2. The Joshua Tree 3. Achtung Baby Those are my top 3. I still have to listen to POP, Zooropa and All that You Can't Leave Behind. I can definitely understand AB as people's number one. Zoo Stations roars in the album with fresh and innovate sound, and that tracklist is just immense. Standout tracks for me: Zoo Station Even Better than the Real Thing One The Fly Love Is Blindness |
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Post by glider on Jan 17, 2016 0:03:38 GMT -5
Mister Beady’s Here Now , here's your U2 Starter playlist: 1. Zoo Station 2. Pride (In the Name of Love) 3. Where The Streets Have No Name 4. Even Better than the Real Thing 5. Sunday Bloody Sunday 6. Bad 7. With Or Without You 8. Indian Summer Sky 9. One 10. Love Is Blindness 11. Bullet the Blue Sky 12. The Unforgettable Fire 13. In God's Country 14. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 15. The Fly 16. MLK 17. Mothers of the Disappeared If you aren't into them after that, I can't help you. Just get Lennon2217 , matt, and World71R to slap you relentlessly.  |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 17, 2016 0:24:51 GMT -5
Do You Feel Love came on my iPhone today. Great song. |
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Post by glider on Jan 17, 2016 0:26:29 GMT -5
Do You Feel Love came on my iPhone today. Great song. I have to listen to this album! |
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Post by Manualex on Jan 17, 2016 0:57:36 GMT -5
The only flaw of Pop is Miami and plaboy mansion. Also having that video for Discoteque didnt helped at all.
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Post by World71R on Jan 17, 2016 1:06:51 GMT -5
Do You Feel Love came on my iPhone today. Great song. I have to listen to this album! It's worth it, but I will say that it takes a serious listen. It may be named Pop, and look like it indulges into pop culture, but it does so in a way that it is a facade for something deep and hard-hitting (except for Miami and Discotheque; Miami is meh) It also has a cool progression from being a party at the beginning to being really mellowed out at the end of it. Don't let that catch you off guard, though. Please and Wake Up Dead Man are the two hardest hitting songs, and they are the closing two tracks. |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Jan 17, 2016 1:52:32 GMT -5
Let's not hate on Miami, people. Absolutely savage song with wicked guitars and an awesome intro. And also the place on the album where the irony goes overboard, but that's why I love it.  |
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Post by World71R on Jan 17, 2016 2:21:43 GMT -5
The only flaw of Pop is Miami and plaboy mansion. Also having that video for Discoteque didnt helped at all. I like The Playboy Mansion.
In fact, I think it was probably the perfect song for Pop since Bono sings about being lost in pop culture, and not fitting in well, but knowing that in the end, he'll go to Heaven, thanks to having faith in God & not falling into being soulless and a sell-out, even though that's exactly what people thought before digging deep into what they were getting at with the album. Such a shame that this flopped, but I think that if it had been released today, with the band's former popularity height and things they had in mind when making this album, it would've been a success. That's worthy of another long-winded post for another thread though.  |
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Post by carlober on Jan 17, 2016 5:54:39 GMT -5
Pop is massively underrated.
Gone and Last Night on Earth are both in my personal top ten of U2 tracks.
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Post by batfink30 on Jan 17, 2016 14:27:35 GMT -5
A dance track that has heavy Edge and a traditional mixture of U2,this is just fucking awesome and shows how U2 easily changed their sound whilst remaining true to their roots. Really wish they'd done a full album of dance stuff....
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Post by glider on Feb 9, 2016 19:08:17 GMT -5
The Unforgettable Fire and War. Achtung Baby being the 3rd. Updated: 1. The Unforgettable Fire 2. The Joshua Tree 3. Achtung Baby Those are my top 3. I still have to listen to POP, Zooropa and All that You Can't Leave Behind. I can definitely understand AB as people's number one. Zoo Stations roars in the album with fresh and innovate sound, and that tracklist is just immense. Standout tracks for me: Zoo Station Even Better than the Real Thing One The Fly Love Is Blindness This whole album stands out to be honest! Can't think of a bad song on it! |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Feb 10, 2016 2:20:24 GMT -5
The answer is, and will always be Pop. Probably the most ridiculous and crazy thing ever released by a band of their stature. The U2 of today couldn't write that album to save their lives.
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