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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2006-10-11 16:10 [#01985756]
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I know lots of people here probably dislike U2 and hate Bono, but whatever everyone else's opinions are of them, I think this album is one of the finest rock albums I think I've ever heard. It's definitely one of the most listened to albums in my collection, partly because it's been there longer then most of my other cds, but also just because I never seem to get sick of. Musically it tops anything U2 has done, lyrically it's some of the most poetic lyrics Bono has ever written, and production wise it's a bit of U-Turn from everything they released before. I'm just posting this because I recently started listening to this again, and it's blowing me away how good all the songs are. Zoo Station with it's industrialesc beat... One with it's beautiful singing and lyrics... The Fly with it's distorted guitars and amazing guitar solo... it's all so good...
Anyway, just my thoughts! :)
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redrum
from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2006-10-11 16:13 [#01985757]
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yeah, it's their best album in my opinion (although most people who hate U2 would go for "the joshua tree" or "war" as their choice album instead)..
great album. only listened to 'so cruel' earlier.
"until the end of the world" is my favourite on it.
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2006-10-11 16:22 [#01985760]
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The Joshua Tree has some great songs on it. I mean, how can you dis the first three songs there? They're each classic. The last two as well, Exit and Mothers of the Disappeared are two favorites of mine as well. Personally though I find the songs in between aren't as good, and kind of suck in a few places, whereas to me Achtung Baby is good all the way through.
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dog_belch
from Netherlands, The on 2006-10-11 16:48 [#01985765]
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I like .... all of it really except "Who's gonna run your wild horses" which sticks out like a very sore thumb on it, though, for me.
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mortsto-x
from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-10-11 16:59 [#01985767]
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It's an excellent album. And it was also the album I listened to the summer I started going to parties and meeting girls, so I got a lot of memories connected to the songs.
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recycle
from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-10-11 17:16 [#01985780]
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great cd indeed, we have the zootv vhs, will try to rent the dvd and all when we find it
just replaced 3 cassettes with cds..........boy, october and war :)
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B123
from The wicked underbelly (Australia) on 2006-10-11 19:46 [#01985810]
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hadn't given this album a thought for a very long time. I might pull it out again and give it a listen.
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futureimage
from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2006-10-12 00:15 [#01985864]
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It's a great album. They're a great band, but I'm not too keen on their more "American" stuff (Joshua Tree).
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obara
from Utrecht on 2006-10-12 00:27 [#01985869]
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Achtung Baby was my top 10 album once...along with Joshua Tree....but in time i began disliking Bono so i lost the interest in all U2 music. and in fact there are lots of better bands than them. U2 became kind of a pop product meant to expose Bono's ego, it seems.
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zoomancer
from Kabul (Afghanistan) on 2006-10-12 04:11 [#01985894]
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It sucks blows chunks.. no offense to any of the fans but U2 buts the insipid..in insipid.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-10-12 07:33 [#01985933]
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i think this is the only u2 album i ever bought on cd. it's the one with the fly on it right? and misterious ways?
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recycle
from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-10-12 07:35 [#01985934]
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and "one" one life one love, you got to hold us together whoo whoo whoooo wheeeee whooo weee whooo
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-10-12 07:36 [#01985935]
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ah yes, i always skip that one. well, not lately because i don't really listen to it.
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aneurySm
from Ypsilanti (United States) on 2006-10-12 09:45 [#01985983]
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i remember making fun of Zooropa a lot... i don't think i;ve ever heard Achtung besides the singles...
but i always thought Joshua Tree was weird for the first handful of songs being the only ones that were blasted on the radio
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Paco
from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2006-10-12 11:51 [#01986075]
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One has great lyrics. And I hate the duet with whatshername..craphh
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2006-10-12 13:19 [#01986141]
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I never liked One and the horrible duet version made me hate it, but apart from that it's a great record, quite possibly their best. Joshua Tree is enjoyable as well, Bullet The Blue Sky is coolie
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2006-10-12 13:21 [#01986143]
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It's a fine album. Haven't listened to it in ages.
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futureimage
from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2006-10-12 13:53 [#01986168]
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yeah, that duet is shit
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obara
from Utrecht on 2006-10-12 14:05 [#01986178]
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Bullet The Blue Sky is the only track from JT i still like. because of the intro drums and the iiiiiiiiiiiuuummm guitar riff
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2006-10-12 14:11 [#01986185]
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you cant go wrong with iiiiiiiiiiiuuummm
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recycle
from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2006-10-12 14:13 [#01986188]
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never said i liked "one" i just heard it a bazillion times on the radio/mtv, bullet the blue sky is dope, all of JT is
there is a new book out U2 on U2, it has some way old pics, 20+ years old, bono wasnt always wrinkly
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IronLung
from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2008-01-18 22:52 [#02165012]
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fun time album for sure...
just gave it a complete listen..... still amazing
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gyroscope
on 2008-01-19 10:22 [#02165160]
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u2 are probably the only band better than the beatles.
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2008-01-19 12:55 [#02165246]
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every one of you will realize U2 sucks at some point in your life
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