U2's Studio Albums
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Topic: U2's Studio Albums
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Subject: U2's Studio Albums
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 13:23
| Apologies if this poll has been done before - if it has, I haven't seen it! |
Replies:
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 13:27
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1. The Joshua Tree 2. Achtung Baby 3. The Unforgettable Fire 4. All That You Can't Leave Behind
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 13:27
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Boy or October for me - I didn't like much after those 2. So, my choice is October - just. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 15:30
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The Unforgettable Fire. Didn't really listen to much from them after that one. Each elephant laser house has a cheese grater signed by Gustav Holst. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 16:40
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Achtung Baby , Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum (Why isn't R&H on here?? It's mostly studio stuff) Unforgettable fire, Under a Red Blood Sky The rest..... Zooropa I lost interest after Pop. And TBH, a lot of their early stuff rattles me the wrong way - can't hum anything (except for NYD) . ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 16:55
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Always had an affinity for War. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 17:04
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definitely, War ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 17:48
| Joshua's tree and gave up after except some outstanding tracks |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 09 2024 at 19:50
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"War" brings back some good memories of just being married and having no money. I bought it based on New Year's Day that was on the radio and at the same time got Tears For Fears "The Hurting". ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 00:15
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All great, voted Achtung Baby, some fantastic deep cuts. ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 01:29
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Boy War
The Joshua Tree Achtung Baby |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 02:35
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The Joshua Tree with Boy as second. ------------- 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 03:24
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The Unforgettable Fire. I actually think U2 are alright all the way from their debut and up to Zooropa. |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: August 10 2024 at 13:54
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Saw them on the 'Boy' tour in a tiny venue in Devon, didnt think it would be my thing but as another spotty, mullet-laden teenager, i went along and was actually quite impressed.. then saw them on the unforgettable fire tour (with the Waterboys) at the Brixton academy.. god ive never known such a sticky floored s***hole.. but they had an amazing quad sound system and i was mesmerised.. since then they've never resonated with me for some reason. So my vote goes with 'the unforgettable fire'.. If you like the cover then check out the book 'in ruins- the once great houses of Ireland' all incredible infrared sensitive B&W film prints. ------------- |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 12 2024 at 01:40
| I can't really get past Bono being such a bell end. I purchased Joshua Tree but the 80's production gave me a headache so I couldn't listen to it. Stuff like New Years Day is okay and felt relevant then. The eighties was a terrible decade for civil unrest in the UK and the IRA were stepping up it's campaign on the British mainland. People were trying to escape from all the tension that was in the air. U2 stuck a chord then. Now they seem like a second or third rate band that just got lucky. IMO. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 12 2024 at 02:08
I like all of U2's albums apart from Pop, which is an album I can gladly Leave Behind.   1980: U2 - Boy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbikeEeJ3IR1JHx2WepaVW" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbikeEeJ3IR1JHx2WepaVW _ 1981: U2 - October - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEb_Ut1t7ZuccfksNK3AYIse" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEb_Ut1t7ZuccfksNK3AYIse  1981: U2 - Live in San Francisco - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbE7AKhJHZAHGh5c0t-MB4m" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbE7AKhJHZAHGh5c0t-MB4m 1982: U2 - Live at Rock Werchter, Belgium - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa30Z-igO-6Jy1KLwiOkjCo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa30Z-igO-6Jy1KLwiOkjCo 1983: U2 - War - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYiOwNDT0HI1k-aUqjfcoyl" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYiOwNDT0HI1k-aUqjfcoyl 1983: U2 - Live at Rockpalast, Germany - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbOMV22eP1gD_0DANV9Oqc1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbOMV22eP1gD_0DANV9Oqc1 1983: U2 - Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZC_oALz8Ynsm1wvgZS6rtz" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZC_oALz8Ynsm1wvgZS6rtz 1984: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYRS1Dyi5CKJacC8H9dpI7F" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYRS1Dyi5CKJacC8H9dpI7F 1984: U2 - Live in Dortmund - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZlofo9U3DEQtlD7nanA_Mm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZlofo9U3DEQtlD7nanA_Mm  1987: U2 - The Joshua Tree - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZCwnYnpvTw-GV5mewS-rQU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZCwnYnpvTw-GV5mewS-rQU 1987: U2 - Live in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa2w4S2i09HoTgsO3MY7XnL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEa2w4S2i09HoTgsO3MY7XnL 1988: U2 - Rattle and Hum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaLiuepZtV80b7QnP04mzVL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaLiuepZtV80b7QnP04mzVL 1991: U2 - Achtung Baby - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbruTfxJVO0TPQS3HRT0nUV" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbruTfxJVO0TPQS3HRT0nUV 1993: U2 - Zooropa - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZsmib2besXUyyH9of8kBYv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZsmib2besXUyyH9of8kBYv 1993: U2 - Zoo TV: Live from Sydney - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZCp9JGGXAVt7VpwzNE4WvZ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZCp9JGGXAVt7VpwzNE4WvZ  1997: U2 - Pop - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZjXISIbXH5XeifEH5Cnixl" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZjXISIbXH5XeifEH5Cnixl 1998: U2 - PopMart Tour - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbrmibB7dfojvrQT_VoHL6z" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbrmibB7dfojvrQT_VoHL6z 2000: U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbiiKndK0kAVOUH9n6z_pmT" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbiiKndK0kAVOUH9n6z_pmT 2001: U2 - Elevation 2001: Live from Boston - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYFpUKmUE_PHbwl2PyQSoQX" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYFpUKmUE_PHbwl2PyQSoQX 2001: U2 - U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZYxkeVO8HDjkL03iLwKrqE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZYxkeVO8HDjkL03iLwKrqE 2004: U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaEwUs1zsWZXpQtn_q23Cnu" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaEwUs1zsWZXpQtn_q23Cnu 2005: U2 - Vertigo Tour: Live from Chicago - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEY5-qJbCvtOFmrqXP7yCH1Z" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEY5-qJbCvtOFmrqXP7yCH1Z 2009: U2 - No Line on the Horizon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ7-U57okvCm9QD6NLAr5js" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZ7-U57okvCm9QD6NLAr5js 2010: U2 - U2360° at the Rose Bowl - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEY5sn17OTEpBqHR1IH86Y-z" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEY5sn17OTEpBqHR1IH86Y-z 2014: U2 - Songs of Innocence - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEakWbWsQ_zvcTD2_gBd9Ydg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEakWbWsQ_zvcTD2_gBd9Ydg 2015: U2 - Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYLsGpNtydxYHjCs4tTKbC" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYLsGpNtydxYHjCs4tTKbC - 2017: U2 - Songs of Experience - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaoXBFHK6QIJqOkpVYjrU2u" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaoXBFHK6QIJqOkpVYjrU2u 2017: U2 - The Joshua Tree Tour - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYIU6KsbOo_SDu3baiUcyRt" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYIU6KsbOo_SDu3baiUcyRt 2018: U2 - Experience + Innocence Tour - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbn6JyO5034CDrQbcwTT6sr" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbn6JyO5034CDrQbcwTT6sr |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 12 2024 at 02:20
The fact that none of the post 1991 albums have received any votes says a lot... 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 03:29
| Hmm, tricky one. I used to love them but like others, I lost interest with Pop, although Atomic Bomb is quite good. I would probably go for Joshua Tree although I played it to death when it first came out and haven't listened to it for years. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 04:17
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Bono reveals the reason behind his Mysterious Ways of always wearing sunglasses, even when he's indoors. |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 13:14
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This has been up for over a month, so I'd like to say thanks to everyone who participated. And our current winner is... The Unforgettable Fire? Who would have seen this coming? While many listeners enjoy this album (and it was my very first U2 album), it also has some very outspoken detractors who criticize the production or the "experimental" tracks. For myself, the "out-of-nowhere" Boy album will always be my favorite, followed closely by October. At one time, The Joshua Tree would have been in the running, but that album was so overplayed that I rarely listen to it anymore. I'll close by agreeing with Cristi that it was very interesting that NONE of the post-Achtung Baby albums received even one vote!
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 14:48
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Steve Wyzard wrote:Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 07:00
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1- ATYCLLB 2- Joshua Tree 3- Achtung Baby 4- War ------------- I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 10:57
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I am a fan of U2. The quality of their records from Boy to Achtung Baby is very high - no fault for 12 years. Perhaps, they never produced the definitive album, their Sgt Pepper. But in general, at least in Italy, critics consider The Joshua Tree their masterpiece, partly because of the production by Lanois and Eno. And I agree, I think that's their best album, and a milestone of the 1980s. They were in terrific shape, and it also shows in the film Rattle and Hum, they had managed to have fantastic inspiration and to combine their music with American music. Rattle and Hum as an album is more messy than The Joshua Tree, but it's my favorite, the one I enjoy listening to the most. From there on U2 tried to renew themselves, to create a different sound, and the experience in Berlin produced another great album even though they basically stayed pretty true to themselves. With Zooropa and Pop, on the other hand, they created a much more pop sound, with a production that for me was unbearable and ruined the songs, which were still very inspired (Pop is much better than Zooropa). After Pop, U2 lost all inspiration and produced inhautentic albums just using the tricks of the trade. That said, I preferred to vote for October, which is my favorite album of their first phase, in its simplicity, with that still raw sound, with just a few piano touches. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 13:21
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^ "Perhaps, they never produced the definitive album, their Sgt Pepper. But in general, at least in Italy, critics consider The Joshua Tree their masterpiece, partly because of the production by Lanois and Eno." Agree :-) |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 13 2024 at 14:11
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^I will never understand why or how anyone feels that an album containing a handful of totally mediocre songs (Fixing a Hole, When I'm Sixty-Four, Good Morning Good Morning...) as an example of something definitive. -but to me The Joshua Tree is only partly great but flawed as well. So I guess it's an adequate comparison in that sense. I'm also more interested in the Lanois/Eno-production on The Unforgettable Fire. |