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| Poll: Best U2 Album? |
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| Boy |
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7% |
[3] |
| October |
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5% |
[2] |
| War |
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17% |
[7] |
| The Unforgettable Fire |
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2% |
[1] |
| The Joshua Tree |
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37% |
[15] |
| Rattle and Hum |
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0% |
[0] |
| Achtung Baby |
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20% |
[8] |
| Zooropa |
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2% |
[1] |
| Pop |
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0% |
[0] |
| All That You Can't Leave Behind |
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2% |
[1] |
| How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb |
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2% |
[1] |
| No Line On The Horizon |
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0% |
[0] |
| Songs Of Innocence |
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2% |
[1] |
| Songs Of Experience |
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0% |
[0] |
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| Total Votes : 40 |
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- #42
- Posted: 12/01/2017 06:36
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U2 Fandom update.
I began my chronological journey through the U2 discography today, which will include the records I've already listened to just to see how the band grew and to revisit them in general. It will all culminate with hearing Songs of Experience hopefully sometime before Christmas. With my current curiosity for the band, I'm going to ride that wave of fresh interest and see if I'm a bit more hyped for the new album by the end of it. Either way, no better time to get into the band I suppose.
So today, for the first time ever, I listened to U2's debut, Boy. Some highlights I took away were I Will Follow, Twilight, Stories For Boys, and the Electric Co. Some slightly diverse writing here even if it wasn't anywhere near developed like on later albums I've heard. Probably the most I've been able to enjoy the Edge and his enigmatic style as well. Overall a positive impression of the debut, but what the fuck is up with A Day Without Me. What an out of character attempt at trying something different. U2 and shuffle grooves just don't go together for me.
One other thing I can point out about Boy is that even from the beginning, U2 knew how to make an album flow and they made sure the beginning was strong and memorable and the end was strong but able to leave the listener wanting more.
Looking forward to hearing October for the first time next.
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I miss the comfort in being sad
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- #43
- Posted: 12/02/2017 05:44
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I haven't done one of those types of trips in a while (Discography of a great band from debut until last album). Enjoy 😄 Look forward to how you feel out their discography, as I stated before, learning when someone thinks U2 started to suck... haha. (If ever?)
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- #44
- Posted: 12/02/2017 13:12
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I've listened to the new album 4 or 5 times now. As with their other albums from the 2000's on, I'm not really a fan of the big singles that are designed to get attention. I like U2 best when they begin with vulnerability, and then illuminate those emotions on a big canvas. When they bypass the vulnerability, they come off as preachy, and their platitudes are hollow.
With that in mind, I decided to weed out the tracks that I deemed to be naff, and found an album I really like inside an album I didn't like. If you have the patience, check it out. Within these tracks are themes that intertwine, and it really does add up to something greater than the sum of the parts. The only bit I don't like here is the end of Lights of Home, but I really like the song otherwise.
https://imgur.com/a/l3pLE
https://itunes.apple.com/au/playlist/songs-of-experience-ii/pl.u-XkD04ERHDDg0y1[/url]
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