I'm an avid defender of Pop. They have re-released a few of those songs with proper production. The album was rushed and poorly produced, newer versions of Please, Gone and Mofo are night and day. I would have put it ahead by one or two spots...you did good though.. .most lists have it near the bottom.
Hi alexbone98 !!! Yeah, "Pop" is a fine album !!! The first time I listened to it I was not too crazy about the sound and new direction but the more I listened to it and the more I learned to appreciate it !!! Now, you're right ! It's true that just like many other people's lists I put it near the bottom but it's still a "fine/cool" album to listen to for me !!! The thing is they did "so many" good albums haha so that was very hard to find the right spot for it !!! Yeah, it might be 1 or 2 steps higher, it just depends on how I feel !!! I'll check out for these newer versions you mentionned !!! Thanks a lot !!!
I don’t think any of the remixes are improvements. The album is A LOT better than given credit for. It’s a shame the band took the criticism to heart. As much as with Queen (Hot Space onwards), no matter how great the material afterwards could be, the drive to experiment unfortunately ended.
Pop rocks.. t hey're is no best album..........just moods. I enjoy all moods. makes no difference of production, If it there, you can feel it...................Devils in the details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@janpoelkamp4229 absolutely, I think they ruined it by changing it at all. The album itself is gold, leave it alone. Dont remix anything. It's my favorite
to me the U2's creative peak happened from achtung baby to Pop, these three albums are absolute jewels. Maybe Zooropa and Pop are not their most celebrated albums, but creatively and musically, I think these two plus Achtung baby are the most interesting.
I always feel sorry for people who don’t get the brilliance of ‘Lemon’. Midnight is where the day begins. My Top 5: 1: Achtung Baby 2: The Unforgettable Fire 3. The Joshua Tree 4. Zooropa 5. Boy
I like the lyrics of "Lemon" (Bono always write good lyrics), it's just the music and the way Bono sings it that I'm not too crazy but it's still better than some other songs to me ! Overall, I like it better now !!! That being said, good list Marchel !!! Love your top 3 favorites !!!!!! Thanks a lot !!!
rrrockfrog I hated that song back when it was released. When I listen to it now I can really enjoy the instrumentation. It is so good... I saw the Zoo TV Tour when I was in my early twenties, it was awesome.
Well hallelujah The Unforgettable Fire is also my favorite.. It helped me through my post divorce years.. listened to it constantly for almost 2 years And although I can see how many would deter from Elvis Presley and America I personally thought it was pure genius Then Wire, Bad, Indian Summer sky and the others From there it has always been a toss up between The Joshua Tree Achtung Baby Rattle and Hum These four superb!! War to top it off at 5 I don't think I could really say that about any other band Oasis might
I know what you mean Richard ! Music is ''therapeutic '' (especially with an album like ''The unforgettable fire'') and it can help through the hard times of life !!! great top 5 and ''excellent'' choice of course for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
My list from worst to best Songs of experience Songs of innocence No line on the horizon Rattle and hum How to dismantle an atomic bomb October Pop All That You Can’t Leave Behind War The unforgettable fire Boy Zooropa The Joshua Tree Achtung Baby
1 - Zooropa 2 - Pop 3 - All That You Can't Leave Behind 4 - Achtung Baby 5 - War 6 - October 7 - The Unforgettable Fire 8 - Boy 9 - The Joshua Tree 10 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 11 - No Line On The Horizon 12 - Rattle & Hum 13 - Songs Of Experience 14 - Songs Of Innocence
good to see early u2 get some mention, these are the albums that made them, and i always thought achtung baby lacked energy, that early u2 had in abundance.
Agree with you liar king !! Yeah, there's more energy in their early stuff (first 3 albums) compared to "Achtung baby" !!! It took me a while to "really" appreciate "Achtung baby" cos their musical horizons really changed at that point: more "new" effects on the guitar...I must admit I love the album now for its "atmosphere", its new sound but yeah there's definitely more energy (more rhythm) on their early albums !!! I think "War" really made them but "Boy" and "October" are pretty good too !!! They rock !!! Thanks !!!
October should be in the Top 3. Only their second album and doesn't have a weak song amongst it, even better than Boy I would say. I agree with Unforgettable Fire, but Joshua Tree is more down to about 7th or 10th.... October, UF, Boy & War just about cover it for me
I agree with you "October" is a good album !!! And yeah these first 4 albums you mentioned were pretty good and sounded like "pure" U2 !!! I think "Joshua tree" became very famous with those 3 big hits "Where the streets have no name", "I still haven't found" and "With or without you" !!! I think those 3 "hit" songs made it really big (though I really like the rest of the album) cos these became 3 of their most "popular" (played) songs !!! Thanks Andrew !!!
I have the same Top 5. Love that you ranked The Unforgettable Fire #1. It’s a beloved album and yet still underrated by many U2 fans. It’s one of my 3 all-time “stranded on a desert island” albums (along with U2’s TJT and a tie btw their AB and Legend: Bob Marley & the Wailers”). I agreed with a lot of your list. I only would have probably put Rattle & Hum a bit higher. Give SOE some time to grow on you. While I agree that SOI is #14, many of the tracks on SOE get better with time & more listens. I mean, it’s not in the top half of U2’s album list, but I think it’s better than #13. Interesting to see how high you put October. I may have to re-listen. Enjoyed the video.
My Personal List: 14. Songs of Experience 13. Zooropa 12. No Line on the Horizon 11. Rattle and Hum 10. The Unforgettable Fire 9. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 8. October 7. Songs of Innocence 6. Pop 5. All that you Can’t Leave Behind 4. Boy 3. War 2. The Joshua Tree 1. Achtung Baby
rrrockfrog Tough choice between Number 1 and 2. Both are amazing. And I think that Songs of Innocence tends to get overlooked due to the controversy when it was added to everyone’s iTunes account at the time. It’s underrated. Though experience is them at there lowest point imo, and I don’t like seeing U2 incorporating hip-hop elements in there music as much as I like hip-hop
Unforgettable Fire is waaay too low on your list. I realize the second half of that album isn't quite as strong as the first half... but Side 1 of Unforgettable Fire is arguably U2's absolute musical peak.
1] Achtung Baby 2] The Unforgettable Fire 3] The Joshua Tree 4] War 5] October 6] No Line On The Horizon 7] Boy 8] Pop 9] Zooropa 10] All That You Can't Leave Behind 11] Songs Of Innocence 12] How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 13] Songs Of Experience *I could probably switch 10 and 11 depending on mood and the top 3 are interchangeable also. War is a definite 4 for me. Pop is very underrated and for me certainly better than Zooropa [and I do like much of that, I just find it a bit samey]. Much more going on on Pop. The slow stuff like If God Would Send His Angels and Please, then the weird stuff like Miami, to the heavy sounding 'dance rock' numbers like MOFO and Do You Feel Loved. Then the singles such as Discotheque and particularly Staring At The Sun were stellar U2 classics in their own right. Just listened to No Line On The Horizon for the first time in AGES. I love almost all of it. The production is the biggest problem for me. Could have beefed up the heavier songs more and they would sound better than they do [Get On Your Boots and the title track for example] but they experimented on this and deserve credit I feel. Nice atmospheric songs on this like Fez - Being Born and Magnificent, plus Breathe is one of my favourite U2 songs and underrated. Not a huge fan of Stand Up Comedy but Get On Your Boots I do like, even though many don't. The slower numbers such as Moment Of Surrender, White As Snow and Cedars Of Lebanon are also nice. I'm going to listen to the likes of Atomic Bomb again and now I've just put on All That You Can't Leave Behind. Edit: Having listened to ATYCLB again No Line is MILES better. It is no contest. ATYCLB is boring me and I think it always did. Yes there are good songs but some of the hits were destroyed by radio play, Elevation isn't brilliant, I've always disliked Stuck In A Moment, etc. etc. For me it is saved by the second half. Wild Honey, New York, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, etc.
Though I ranked "Songs of experience" pretty low on my list I agree with you "The little things that gave you away" is a pretty good song !!! Even the album itself sounds better to me now !!! Thanks adman2371 !!!
10-) War 9-) Pop 8-) No Line On The horizon 7-) The Unforgettable Fire 6-) Songs Of innocent 5-) Zooropa 4-) All That You Can't Leave Behind 3-) How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 2-) Acthung Baby 1-) The Joshua Tree
14: October 13: Pop 12: Boy 11: Zooropa 10: Rattle and Hum 09: War 08: Songs of Experience 07: The Joshua Tree 06: No Line On The Horizon 05: The Unforgettable Fire 04: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 03: Achtung Baby 02: All That You Can't Leave Behind 01: Songs of Innocence Not everyone's (if anyone else's) favourite list but it's mine.
14. Songs of Innocence 13. October 12. Songs of Experience 11. Zooropa 10. Pop 9. No Line On The Horizon 8. Rattle and Hum 7. Boy 6. War 5. How to Dismantle an Automatic Bomb 4. The Unforgettable Fire 3. All That You Can’t Leave Behind 2. Achtung Baby 1. The Joshua Tree
@@rrrockfrog2702 thank you so much:) a very hard list to make since their whole catolog means so much to me, No Line is incredible and there are several masterpieces off that one , Unknown Caller being my fav:)
14 October 13 Boy 12 Rattle and Hum 11 Songs of Innocence 10 Pop 9 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 8 No Line on the Horizon 7 Songs of Experience 6 All That You Can't Leave Behind 5 Zooropa 4 The Unforgettable Fire 3 War 2 Achtung Baby 1 The Joshua Tree Please note: I love them all! Also: Under a Blood Red Sky is possibly my favorite but NOT a studio album!
@@rrrockfrog2702 loved the Eno/Lanois albums. A major change in U2 from the Lillywhite albums. The Unforgettable Fire is the album I own in the most formats. Just felt a couple of songs seemed incomplete. Sonically an amazing album!
Mine would be between JT and AB, but I think Achtung Baby is there best album in the end. Masterfully produced, completely innovative, and honestly I don't think theres a bad song on it at all.
Excellent choice Jordan !!! You're right, that's a great and very well produced album !!! Very innovative (as you said), that "new sound" was really interesting !!! Thanks !!!
I'm a U2 fan but some of the albums mentioned I'm not familiar with. However, the ones I do know, I have my definite opinions on: 1. Achtung Baby (This album and The Joshua Tree are my favorites, definitely! I love almost every song.) 2. The Joshua Tree (I love "With Or Without You" and "In God's Country." This is the album that made me a U2 fan.) 3. The Unforgettable Fire (The title track is my favorite on the album as well as one of my favorite U2 songs.) 4. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (I love "Vertigo" and "City Of Blinding Light," which I call The Obama song.) 5. Zooropa (I love the title track, "Stay," and the song about crashing daddy's car, can't remember the title.) 6. War ("Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and "Seconds" are my top tracks. A classic album w/some classic tunes.) 7. Pop (I like "Discotheque" and a couple of other songs. Not their worst but definitely not their best.) 8. Rattle And Hum (I consider it more of a documentary than a pop album. It was nice however to experience what they learned through their tour of America. There're a few good tracks such as "God Part II," "Silver And Gold" "All Along The Watchtower" "All I Want Is You," and "Helter Skelter") 9. Boy ("I Will Follow" is one of my favorite U2 songs. The rest of the album is just okay.) 10. All You Can't Leave Behind (To me it's like Michael Jackson's Bad album, I should like it because it has popular tunes like "Beautiful Day," "Elevation," etc.. But, for whatever reason, I just don't.) 11. No Line On The Horizon (The title track is the only song I liked.)
I'ma have to defend Songs of Innocence real quick. I don't think any of the songs on that album are bad but it has songs that it could've done without. I think it got too much hate because they sold it to apple and apple gave it to people for free. I love it because it's obviously a very personal album for Bono (via. Cedarwood Road, Iris (Hold Me Close), Raised by Wolves, Song For Someone, and surprisingly California (There is No End to Love)) and the songs that weren't personal are still beautiful such as Every Breaking Wave and Volcano. I just feel it gets too much hate and deserves better than what it gets. Also Songs of Experience could go up a space or 2 aswell because I love Lights of Home and The Blackout aswell as all the other obvious great songs like Get Out of Your Own Way or The Little Things That Give You Away.
Great video! My album rankings definitely change a lot. Right now this is what they look like: 14. October 13. No Line On The Horizon 12. Boy 11. Rattle and Hum 10. Songs of Innocence 9. How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 8. All That You Can’t Leave Behind 7. War 6. Zooropa 5. The Unforgettable Fire 4. Songs of Experience 3. The Joshua Tree 2. Pop 1. Achtung Baby
All that you can't leave behind is a great album , just take out Beautiful day and Elevation , the rest if pure beauty , with Kite being one the greatest songs ever wrote by any artist.
Achtung Baby The Joshua Tree The Unforgettable Fire War Zooropa All that you can't leave behind Pop No Line on the Horizon Boy How to dismantle an atomic bomb Songs of Experience Songs of innocence Rattle and Hum October These are mine from best to worst :)
Great !!! Same top 4 as mine (only the order is different) !!! Pretty good choice in "Achtung Baby" for no.1, it's a great album !!! Thanks Claw100 !!!
Wooahhhh steady on, October their worst?? Seriously? Most of it is way more innovative than most of their albums after 2000. October, Rejoice, Gloria, Tomorrow, just a few awesome songs from October album.
D TIER: 14. Songs of Experience- A genuinely bad release. U2 has completely lost the plot sonically and even more-so in their messaging. 13. Rattle and Hum- Musically, this album has some good songs, but it is a conceptual failure. C TIER 12. How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb- Decent album with some good songs, yet too derivative of their mid-80s work. 11. Boy: Inspired and driving, this album would be higher but for its under-produced songs, which is natural of a band that began like U2 did. 10. No Line on The Horizon- Underrated. The only truly dark U2 project. This album makes a poignant aural projection of battling depression, addiction, heartbreak or whatever else brought U 2 your moment of surrender ;). C tier bc a quarter of the songs are awful. B TIER: 9. Songs of Innocence- A genuine creative reflection ranked this high bc of the gem "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight." 8. October- Very underrated: The songs Fire, October, and Tomorrow are very raw and sonically unique within the U2 catalog. 7. Pop- Over-hated/ MASSIVELY underrated on a musical level. Some of their most creative, well-crafted work that suffered from a botched rollout, much like SOI. A TIER: 6. The Joshua Tree: Their biggest album and one of their best. Half the songs bore me. "Bullet the Blue Sky" is a U2 gem. 5. War: A slick, new wave, post punk masterpiece that defines their early sound. New Years Day is a top 5 U2 track. 4. All That You Can't Leave Behind- Not as much of a return to form as is commonly believed. While conceptually earnest and uplifting, this album carries over U2's 90s electronic sensibilities and blends it with turn-of-the-century europop and a dash of hard rock. Tasty. S TIER: 3. Zooropa- U2 at its most experimental. A grammy-winning alternative album that is an electronic synth-heaven and gorgeous front-to-back. 2. The Unforgettable Fire- Quintessential U2. Carrying the vehemence of their first 3 albums but with the contributions of Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Concise, beautiful, and masterfully written, recorded, and produced. 10/10 1. Achtung Baby- This is one of the best albums ever made in the history of popular music. Pushing themselves into austere territory both musically and conceptually, U2 utilize their sound to its fullest potential. An exhilarating and fulfilling ride all the way through. "Even Better than The Real Thing is probably the best U2 song ever.
You have Rattle & Hum too low. There's a lot to digest on that album but it's got at least a half-dozen U2 classics on it... "All I Want is You," "Angel of Harlem," "Desire," "When Love Comes to Town," "Heartland," "Love Rescue Me," "Van Diemen's Land"... it deserves to be ahead of albums like Atomic Bomb and All That You Can't Leave Behind, which don't have as many classics on them. Other than that it's hard to argue with your list. War, Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby are clearly their best albums. Those 4 could be put in any order and I could live with it.
I think the main reason why I ranked "Rattle and hum" at no.10 is because of the live tracks !!! I mean the idea of making (half and half) a studio/live album was fine but I wish they had more "new" studio tracks instead of the live tracks !!! That being said, I still like the album and I'm glad you enjoyed most of my choices !!! Also agree with you that those albums from the top 4 could be placed in any order cos they're all "classics" !!! Thanks a lot Whammy Bard !!!
1 The Joshua Tree/Achtung Baby 3 War 4 Boy 5 The Unforgettable fire 6 Rattle and hum 7 All that you can’t leave 8 October 9 Zooropa 10 Pop 11 Atomic bomb 12/13 in any order
Unforgettable Fire is an incomplete sounding record. It has bits and pieces that sound like unfinished demos, you can tell they kept too many of Bono’s scratch tracks. Bad and Pride and ASOH save it. Title track is 80’s good. Def top 5. October must be retried by many, it is the most spiritual sounding, their tone is muted and warm. The death of his mother is reflected in Bono’s delivery of Tomorrow, Gloria is the yearning sound that was magical when it was new. And the title track on piano! Cmon guys chill out and spin it again. Top 4. War changed too many things, how drummers and guitarists play, SBS is their first and best anthem, Drowning man is sublime, 2 Hearts? Challenge any group to sound like that. #1 Joshua has to be 2 for the pure fidelity of sound if nothing else. That album dominated everything for awhile. Only U2 could do better than themselves. Achtung very high, the new sounds and catchy melodies, again another anthem, the sound of Berlin at the time, it is superb. The rest all have special moments, Boy has the most, for lifelong fans from the old school it should prob be #1 followed by UABRS, better live disc than any, even WAIA which has The great live ASOH.
Maybe you're right about "The unforgetable fire", albums like "The Joshua tree" have a better sound quality for sure !!! Also agree with you that "October" is an underrated album !!! "Boy" is one of the best debut albums and "Under a blood red sky" a great live album !!! Thanks Jerry !!!
I disagree. The instrumentals and slower, moody pieces in The Unforgettable Fire fit in perfectly for me, alongside the epics/faster numbers [Pride, Wire, A Sort Of Homecoming, Bad, title track]. MLK is a gorgeous and peaceful way to end the album. Joint favourite for me with Achtung Baby.
I must admit I like it better these days and it might be a little higher on my list now but (at the same time) U2 did many good albums !!! It was very hard to rank these in order !!! Thanks Brittany !!!
i think that joshua tree is supperior to any other albums in the u2 canon and that archtung baby is better than unfergetable fire...and i would put rattle and hum at the ranking place of october,wich is an album that never been very popular even amoung fans in general,but other than that,i agree with you.
Sorry Buddy but if you had heard them during the 1980s, you'd be disappointed to have the Joshua Tree served up after a 2-3 year wait. With the exception of "In Gods Country" at a push, the rest is glib, self-important dross, loved by rich yuppy clowns who "cared" about Amnesty and Greenpeace...
1. The Joshua Tree (arguably one of the 25 greatest albums in rock history) 2. Achtung Baby (the most successful "musical makeover" for a band since The Beatles did Sgt. Pepper's) 3. War (U2's most self-assured album... this is the music they had to get out of their system or they were going to burst) 4. The Unforgettable Fire (side 1 of this album might be U2's absolute musical peak... side 2 is not quite as good but does have the classics "Bad" and "MLK") 5. Boy (for a first attempt by a bunch of teenagers this is an impressive album) 6. Rattle & Hum (the most underrated record in their discography... there's a half-dozen classic U2 tracks here) 7. October (U2's "sophomore slump" album yet most of it still holds up today) 8. Zooropa (their weirdest LP, but it's also a rewarding album once you get familiar with it... I love "Stay," "Lemon," "The Wanderer," "Dirty Day," and the title track) 9. Pop (about half the songs are excellent and the other half are failed experiments... the highlights for me are "Gone," "Wake Up Dead Man," "Please," and "Staring at the Sun") 10. All That You Can't Leave Behind (a respectable attempt at recapturing their '80s sound... most of the songs are good but only the foursome of "Kite," "Beautiful Day," "In a Little While," and "Walk On" are classic U2) 11. Songs of Innocence (imo, tracks like "Every Breaking Wave," "Iris," "Volcano," "Cedarwood Road," "Sleep Like a Baby," and "The Troubles" represented a return to form after 2009's somewhat disappointing No Line on the Horizon) 12. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (a reasonably solid album start to finish... but for me the only real standout tracks are "City of Blinding Lights," "A Man and a Woman," and "One Step Closer") 13. No Line on the Horizon (there are only 4 songs on this album I still care for: "Magnificent," "Moment of Surrender," "Fez," and "Cedars of Lebanon"... the rest is forgettable) 14. Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 ("Miss Sarajevo" and "Your Blue Room" are great but the rest of this album is for music eggheads only)
Great list Whammy Bard and excellent choice for no.1: yeah, as you said, one of the best albums in Rock history for sure !!! Also found your thoughts (for each and every album) pretty interesting !!! Thanks a lot !!!
Really enjoyed your picks sir. Until the internet came along - i was always alone in my love for U2. My friends didnt care for U2 music, most anybody i asked did not like U2, and of course there was the haters. so, i drove around for thousands and thousands of miles listening to U2 in my lil ford ranger, all alone, all the time. I wore out the cassett player till it just wouldnt play anymore. But with internet and youtube im alone no more, its nice to see and hear positive things about U2. . . but i must say how can The Joshua Tree NOT be eveybodys absolute favorite U2 album ? ! (just kid'n) ( just 'joshn')
I only don´t agree with Zooropa and Achtung Baby - I would invert their places, I love Zooropa and don´t care for "Achtung baby"- OK, they were aiming a new audience, but I was old audience, and it sound forced for me, overproduced and an album made for please magazine reviewers
Bought every album till they released POP. ???? What a slap in the face for the fans, cash in quick???, never bought any more though they tried to go back to original sound, once lost you never get it back!!!!
Very good video. I agree with some of your choices and disagree with others. I haven't listened to the last 2 albums. 1 The Unforgettable Fire 2 October 3 Under a Blood Red Sky 4 Pop 5 War 6 Boy 7 Rattle and Hum 8 No Line on the Horizon 9 All That You Can't Leave Behind 10 The Joshua Tree 11 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 12 Achtung Baby 13 Zooropa
Interesting list kiolasmash !!! Different from mine (though we still share a couple of similar choices) but interesting !!! Glad you gave love to albums like "October", "Rattle and hum" or "No line on the horizon" more than they usually get from other people !!! "Excellent" choice for no.1: What a great album it is !!!!!! Thanks a lot !!! Still enjoy your lists and comments !!!
I like ''Zooropa'' a bit better now than I used to, but I tend to agree with you: never been a memorable album to me !!! You're right, ''Stay'' is definitly the best song on it !!! Thanks !!!
Much like Pop I do think Zooropa deserves a re-evaluation. They took the renewed spirit of AB a step further. Everyone picks on Numb or Lemon, but to me the real gems are the deep cuts like Some Days Are Better Than Others, etc. And Stay is easily one of their best singles.
@@janpoelkamp4229 Yeah, ''Some days are better than others'' is fine ! My 3 favorites are ''Stay'', ''Zooropa'' and ''The first time'' ! Always really liked those 3 tracks !
I'm an avid defender of Pop. They have re-released a few of those songs with proper production. The album was rushed and poorly produced, newer versions of Please, Gone and Mofo are night and day. I would have put it ahead by one or two spots...you did good though.. .most lists have it near the bottom.
Hi alexbone98 !!! Yeah, "Pop" is a fine album !!! The first time I listened to it I was not too crazy about the sound and new direction but the more I listened to it and the more I learned to appreciate it !!! Now, you're right ! It's true that just like many other people's lists I put it near the bottom but it's still a "fine/cool" album to listen to for me !!! The thing is they did "so many" good albums haha so that was very hard to find the right spot for it !!! Yeah, it might be 1 or 2 steps higher, it just depends on how I feel !!! I'll check out for these newer versions you mentionned !!! Thanks a lot !!!
I don’t think any of the remixes are improvements. The album is A LOT better than given credit for. It’s a shame the band took the criticism to heart. As much as with Queen (Hot Space onwards), no matter how great the material afterwards could be, the drive to experiment unfortunately ended.
Pop rocks.. t hey're is no best album..........just moods. I enjoy all moods. makes no difference of production, If it there, you can feel it...................Devils in the details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@janpoelkamp4229 absolutely, I think they ruined it by changing it at all. The album itself is gold, leave it alone. Dont remix anything. It's my favorite
@@bmardon2112 I definitely can see that.
Both Pop and Zooropa are a joy to revisit. This also was Adam Clayton’s most creative period.
to me the U2's creative peak happened from achtung baby to Pop, these three albums are absolute jewels. Maybe Zooropa and Pop are not their most celebrated albums, but creatively and musically, I think these two plus Achtung baby are the most interesting.
That's a good point SStone !!! In terms of creativity it's true the sound of these 3 albums is very different from all the rest !!! Thanks !!!
Yes!
I always feel sorry for people who don’t get the brilliance of ‘Lemon’. Midnight is where the day begins.
My Top 5:
1: Achtung Baby
2: The Unforgettable Fire
3. The Joshua Tree
4. Zooropa
5. Boy
I like the lyrics of "Lemon" (Bono always write good lyrics), it's just the music and the way Bono sings it that I'm not too crazy but it's still better than some other songs to me ! Overall, I like it better now !!! That being said, good list Marchel !!! Love your top 3 favorites !!!!!! Thanks a lot !!!
rrrockfrog I hated that song back when it was released. When I listen to it now I can really enjoy the instrumentation. It is so good... I saw the Zoo TV Tour when I was in my early twenties, it was awesome.
My list literally
Well hallelujah The Unforgettable Fire is also my favorite..
It helped me through my post divorce years.. listened to it constantly for almost 2 years
And although I can see how many would deter from Elvis Presley and America I personally thought it was pure genius
Then Wire, Bad, Indian Summer sky and the others
From there it has always been a toss up between The Joshua Tree
Achtung Baby
Rattle and Hum
These four superb!!
War to top it off at 5
I don't think I could really say that about any other band
Oasis might
I know what you mean Richard ! Music is ''therapeutic '' (especially with an album like ''The unforgettable fire'') and it can help through the hard times of life !!! great top 5 and ''excellent'' choice of course for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
My list from worst to best
Songs of experience
Songs of innocence
No line on the horizon
Rattle and hum
How to dismantle an atomic bomb
October
Pop
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
War
The unforgettable fire
Boy
Zooropa
The Joshua Tree
Achtung Baby
Good list MysticEdge 4 and excellent choice for no.1 which is definitely a "classic" U2 album !!! Thanks !!!
@@rrrockfrog2702 I was debating achtung or Joshua tree first cause I relate to them a lot
1 - Zooropa
2 - Pop
3 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
4 - Achtung Baby
5 - War
6 - October
7 - The Unforgettable Fire
8 - Boy
9 - The Joshua Tree
10 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
11 - No Line On The Horizon
12 - Rattle & Hum
13 - Songs Of Experience
14 - Songs Of Innocence
Cool list D 30 !
good to see early u2 get some mention, these are the albums that made them, and i always thought achtung baby lacked energy, that early u2 had in abundance.
Agree with you liar king !! Yeah, there's more energy in their early stuff (first 3 albums) compared to "Achtung baby" !!! It took me a while to "really" appreciate "Achtung baby" cos their musical horizons really changed at that point: more "new" effects on the guitar...I must admit I love the album now for its "atmosphere", its new sound but yeah there's definitely more energy (more rhythm) on their early albums !!! I think "War" really made them but "Boy" and "October" are pretty good too !!! They rock !!! Thanks !!!
Interesting list! I'm glad you also have TUF as ur favourite and also like Elvis Presley and America. Amazing song!
Glad you enjoyed my list and no.1 choice !!! Thanks a lot Turgon !!!
October should be in the Top 3.
Only their second album and doesn't have a weak song amongst it, even better than Boy I would say.
I agree with Unforgettable Fire, but Joshua Tree is more down to about 7th or 10th....
October, UF, Boy & War just about cover it for me
I agree with you "October" is a good album !!! And yeah these first 4 albums you mentioned were pretty good and sounded like "pure" U2 !!! I think "Joshua tree" became very famous with those 3 big hits "Where the streets have no name", "I still haven't found" and "With or without you" !!! I think those 3 "hit" songs made it really big (though I really like the rest of the album) cos these became 3 of their most "popular" (played) songs !!! Thanks Andrew !!!
It goes a little off towards the end but it is still very good. Underrated for sure.
I have the same Top 5. Love that you ranked The Unforgettable Fire #1. It’s a beloved album and yet still underrated by many U2 fans. It’s one of my 3 all-time “stranded on a desert island” albums (along with U2’s TJT and a tie btw their AB and Legend: Bob Marley & the Wailers”). I agreed with a lot of your list.
I only would have probably put Rattle & Hum a bit higher. Give SOE some time to grow on you. While I agree that SOI is #14, many of the tracks on SOE get better with time & more listens. I mean, it’s not in the top half of U2’s album list, but I think it’s better than #13. Interesting to see how high you put October. I may have to re-listen. Enjoyed the video.
Glad you enjoyed my list and video !!! Thanks a lot !!!
My Personal List:
14. Songs of Experience
13. Zooropa
12. No Line on the Horizon
11. Rattle and Hum
10. The Unforgettable Fire
9. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
8. October
7. Songs of Innocence
6. Pop
5. All that you Can’t Leave Behind
4. Boy
3. War
2. The Joshua Tree
1. Achtung Baby
Great list Induced Rhino438 and excellent choice for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
rrrockfrog Tough choice between Number 1 and 2. Both are amazing. And I think that Songs of Innocence tends to get overlooked due to the controversy when it was added to everyone’s iTunes account at the time. It’s underrated. Though experience is them at there lowest point imo, and I don’t like seeing U2 incorporating hip-hop elements in there music as much as I like hip-hop
Unforgettable Fire is waaay too low on your list. I realize the second half of that album isn't quite as strong as the first half... but Side 1 of Unforgettable Fire is arguably U2's absolute musical peak.
1] Achtung Baby
2] The Unforgettable Fire
3] The Joshua Tree
4] War
5] October
6] No Line On The Horizon
7] Boy
8] Pop
9] Zooropa
10] All That You Can't Leave Behind
11] Songs Of Innocence
12] How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
13] Songs Of Experience
*I could probably switch 10 and 11 depending on mood and the top 3 are interchangeable also. War is a definite 4 for me.
Pop is very underrated and for me certainly better than Zooropa [and I do like much of that, I just find it a bit samey]. Much more going on on Pop. The slow stuff like If God Would Send His Angels and Please, then the weird stuff like Miami, to the heavy sounding 'dance rock' numbers like MOFO and Do You Feel Loved. Then the singles such as Discotheque and particularly Staring At The Sun were stellar U2 classics in their own right.
Just listened to No Line On The Horizon for the first time in AGES. I love almost all of it. The production is the biggest problem for me. Could have beefed up the heavier songs more and they would sound better than they do [Get On Your Boots and the title track for example] but they experimented on this and deserve credit I feel. Nice atmospheric songs on this like Fez - Being Born and Magnificent, plus Breathe is one of my favourite U2 songs and underrated. Not a huge fan of Stand Up Comedy but Get On Your Boots I do like, even though many don't. The slower numbers such as Moment Of Surrender, White As Snow and Cedars Of Lebanon are also nice.
I'm going to listen to the likes of Atomic Bomb again and now I've just put on All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Edit: Having listened to ATYCLB again No Line is MILES better. It is no contest. ATYCLB is boring me and I think it always did. Yes there are good songs but some of the hits were destroyed by radio play, Elevation isn't brilliant, I've always disliked Stuck In A Moment, etc. etc. For me it is saved by the second half. Wild Honey, New York, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, etc.
Great list Simondo81 and excellent choice for no.1 !!! Interesting thoughts too !! Thanks for your opinion !!
Any album with a song like ‘the little things that give you away’ on it has to be higher than 13, for me a classic like One and With or without you!
Though I ranked "Songs of experience" pretty low on my list I agree with you "The little things that gave you away" is a pretty good song !!! Even the album itself sounds better to me now !!! Thanks adman2371 !!!
10-) War
9-) Pop
8-) No Line On The horizon
7-) The Unforgettable Fire
6-) Songs Of innocent
5-) Zooropa
4-) All That You Can't Leave Behind
3-) How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
2-) Acthung Baby
1-) The Joshua Tree
Great list Daniel and excellent choice for no.1 !
14: October
13: Pop
12: Boy
11: Zooropa
10: Rattle and Hum
09: War
08: Songs of Experience
07: The Joshua Tree
06: No Line On The Horizon
05: The Unforgettable Fire
04: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
03: Achtung Baby
02: All That You Can't Leave Behind
01: Songs of Innocence
Not everyone's (if anyone else's) favourite list but it's mine.
Interesting list Sheer Force ! Cool to see something different ! Thanks !
14. Songs of Innocence
13. October
12. Songs of Experience
11. Zooropa
10. Pop
9. No Line On The Horizon
8. Rattle and Hum
7. Boy
6. War
5. How to Dismantle an Automatic Bomb
4. The Unforgettable Fire
3. All That You Can’t Leave Behind
2. Achtung Baby
1. The Joshua Tree
Good ranking Spencer and "excellent" choice for no.1 !!! Glad you put "No line on the horizon" higher than most people do !!! Thanks !!!
@@rrrockfrog2702 thank you so much:) a very hard list to make since their whole catolog means so much to me, No Line is incredible and there are several masterpieces off that one , Unknown Caller being my fav:)
"War" is probably their best album. Love the unpolished garage band sound.
Great choice savedby jesusblood !!! For many years that was my favorite U2 album !!! Pure authentic U2 sound !!! Thanks !!!
Very hard to rank their albums but I agree with you for your top 5: only the order could be different !
Thanks a lot Katy !!!
14 October
13 Boy
12 Rattle and Hum
11 Songs of Innocence
10 Pop
9 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
8 No Line on the Horizon
7 Songs of Experience
6 All That You Can't Leave Behind
5 Zooropa
4 The Unforgettable Fire
3 War
2 Achtung Baby
1 The Joshua Tree
Please note: I love them all!
Also: Under a Blood Red Sky is possibly my favorite but NOT a studio album!
Good list C & B CTail and excellent choice for no.1 !! Thanks !!
@@rrrockfrog2702 loved the Eno/Lanois albums. A major change in U2 from the Lillywhite albums. The Unforgettable Fire is the album I own in the most formats. Just felt a couple of songs seemed incomplete. Sonically an amazing album!
Mine would be between JT and AB, but I think Achtung Baby is there best album in the end. Masterfully produced, completely innovative, and honestly I don't think theres a bad song on it at all.
Excellent choice Jordan !!! You're right, that's a great and very well produced album !!! Very innovative (as you said), that "new sound" was really interesting !!! Thanks !!!
I'm a U2 fan but some of the albums mentioned I'm not familiar with. However, the ones I do know, I have my definite opinions on:
1. Achtung Baby (This album and The Joshua Tree are my favorites, definitely! I love almost every song.)
2. The Joshua Tree (I love "With Or Without You" and "In God's Country." This is the album that made me a U2 fan.)
3. The Unforgettable Fire (The title track is my favorite on the album as well as one of my favorite U2 songs.)
4. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (I love "Vertigo" and "City Of Blinding Light," which I call The Obama song.)
5. Zooropa (I love the title track, "Stay," and the song about crashing daddy's car, can't remember the title.)
6. War ("Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and "Seconds" are my top tracks. A classic album w/some classic tunes.)
7. Pop (I like "Discotheque" and a couple of other songs. Not their worst but definitely not their best.)
8. Rattle And Hum (I consider it more of a documentary than a pop album. It was nice however to experience what they learned through their tour of America. There're a few good tracks such as "God Part II," "Silver And Gold" "All Along The Watchtower" "All I Want Is You," and "Helter Skelter")
9. Boy ("I Will Follow" is one of my favorite U2 songs. The rest of the album is just okay.)
10. All You Can't Leave Behind (To me it's like Michael Jackson's Bad album, I should like it because it has popular tunes like "Beautiful Day," "Elevation," etc.. But, for whatever reason, I just don't.)
11. No Line On The Horizon (The title track is the only song I liked.)
Good list and cool thoughts too Kimberly.!!! And also, great top 3 which is the same as mine (only the order is different) !!! Thanks a lot !!!
I'ma have to defend Songs of Innocence real quick. I don't think any of the songs on that album are bad but it has songs that it could've done without. I think it got too much hate because they sold it to apple and apple gave it to people for free. I love it because it's obviously a very personal album for Bono (via. Cedarwood Road, Iris (Hold Me Close), Raised by Wolves, Song For Someone, and surprisingly California (There is No End to Love)) and the songs that weren't personal are still beautiful such as Every Breaking Wave and Volcano. I just feel it gets too much hate and deserves better than what it gets.
Also Songs of Experience could go up a space or 2 aswell because I love Lights of Home and The Blackout aswell as all the other obvious great songs like Get Out of Your Own Way or The Little Things That Give You Away.
Great video! My album rankings definitely change a lot. Right now this is what they look like:
14. October
13. No Line On The Horizon
12. Boy
11. Rattle and Hum
10. Songs of Innocence
9. How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
8. All That You Can’t Leave Behind
7. War
6. Zooropa
5. The Unforgettable Fire
4. Songs of Experience
3. The Joshua Tree
2. Pop
1. Achtung Baby
Good list Jaxon and great choice for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
Ranking SOE above Unforgettable Fire, Zooropa, and War?!?!!? What are you smoking bro?
All that you can't leave behind is a great album , just take out Beautiful day and Elevation , the rest if pure beauty , with Kite being one the greatest songs ever wrote by any artist.
You're right Ramon, Kite is a pretty good song !!! Thanks !!!
Elevation, Stuck in a Moment, and Grace are the 3 songs on that album I don't care for. I think Beautiful Day is a bona fide U2 classic. Kite, too.
yeah ramon Kite is my fav on that album
Achtung Baby
The Joshua Tree
The Unforgettable Fire
War
Zooropa
All that you can't leave behind
Pop
No Line on the Horizon
Boy
How to dismantle an atomic bomb
Songs of Experience
Songs of innocence
Rattle and Hum
October
These are mine from best to worst :)
Great !!! Same top 4 as mine (only the order is different) !!! Pretty good choice in "Achtung Baby" for no.1, it's a great album !!! Thanks Claw100 !!!
Wooahhhh steady on, October their worst?? Seriously? Most of it is way more innovative than most of their albums after 2000. October, Rejoice, Gloria, Tomorrow, just a few awesome songs from October album.
Nice video.. I love all the U2 albums, but my top 6 are War, Unforgettable Fire, Boy, Achtung Baby, October & Joshua..
Great top, man. Thank you. 🤘🏻🎸
You're welcome Alexandru !!! Thanks !!!
D TIER:
14. Songs of Experience- A genuinely bad release. U2 has completely lost the plot sonically and even more-so in their messaging.
13. Rattle and Hum- Musically, this album has some good songs, but it is a conceptual failure.
C TIER
12. How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb- Decent album with some good songs, yet too derivative of their mid-80s work.
11. Boy: Inspired and driving, this album would be higher but for its under-produced songs, which is natural of a band that began like U2 did.
10. No Line on The Horizon- Underrated. The only truly dark U2 project. This album makes a poignant aural projection of battling depression, addiction, heartbreak or whatever else brought U 2 your moment of surrender ;). C tier bc a quarter of the songs are awful.
B TIER:
9. Songs of Innocence- A genuine creative reflection ranked this high bc of the gem "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight."
8. October- Very underrated: The songs Fire, October, and Tomorrow are very raw and sonically unique within the U2 catalog.
7. Pop- Over-hated/ MASSIVELY underrated on a musical level. Some of their most creative, well-crafted work that suffered from a botched rollout, much like SOI.
A TIER:
6. The Joshua Tree: Their biggest album and one of their best. Half the songs bore me. "Bullet the Blue Sky" is a U2 gem.
5. War: A slick, new wave, post punk masterpiece that defines their early sound. New Years Day is a top 5 U2 track.
4. All That You Can't Leave Behind- Not as much of a return to form as is commonly believed. While conceptually earnest and uplifting, this album carries over U2's 90s electronic sensibilities and blends it with turn-of-the-century europop and a dash of hard rock. Tasty.
S TIER:
3. Zooropa- U2 at its most experimental. A grammy-winning alternative album that is an electronic synth-heaven and gorgeous front-to-back.
2. The Unforgettable Fire- Quintessential U2. Carrying the vehemence of their first 3 albums but with the contributions of Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Concise, beautiful, and masterfully written, recorded, and produced. 10/10
1. Achtung Baby- This is one of the best albums ever made in the history of popular music. Pushing themselves into austere territory both musically and conceptually, U2 utilize their sound to its fullest potential. An exhilarating and fulfilling ride all the way through. "Even Better than The Real Thing is probably the best U2 song ever.
Good list Jared and pretty interesting thoughts ! Great choice for no. 1 !! Thanks !!
It says something about this band that nearly every ranking you see or read the bottom 2 albums are the same the last 2 albums they released
You have Rattle & Hum too low. There's a lot to digest on that album but it's got at least a half-dozen U2 classics on it... "All I Want is You," "Angel of Harlem," "Desire," "When Love Comes to Town," "Heartland," "Love Rescue Me," "Van Diemen's Land"... it deserves to be ahead of albums like Atomic Bomb and All That You Can't Leave Behind, which don't have as many classics on them.
Other than that it's hard to argue with your list. War, Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby are clearly their best albums. Those 4 could be put in any order and I could live with it.
I think the main reason why I ranked "Rattle and hum" at no.10 is because of the live tracks !!! I mean the idea of making (half and half) a studio/live album was fine but I wish they had more "new" studio tracks instead of the live tracks !!! That being said, I still like the album and I'm glad you enjoyed most of my choices !!! Also agree with you that those albums from the top 4 could be placed in any order cos they're all "classics" !!! Thanks a lot Whammy Bard !!!
1 The Joshua Tree/Achtung Baby 3 War 4 Boy 5 The Unforgettable fire 6 Rattle and hum 7 All that you can’t leave 8 October 9 Zooropa 10 Pop 11 Atomic bomb 12/13 in any order
I love Boy!!!!
Great ranking Dandy !!! Both "The Joshua tree" and "Achtung baby" are excellent choices for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
Yeah, great debut album !!! Thanks !!!
1.Achtung baby 2.The Joshua tree 3.Unforgettable fire 4.War 5.Zooropa
Good top 5 and great choice for no.1 !! Thanks !!
Unforgettable Fire is an incomplete sounding record. It has bits and pieces that sound like unfinished demos, you can tell they kept too many of Bono’s scratch tracks. Bad and Pride and ASOH save it. Title track is 80’s good. Def top 5. October must be retried by many, it is the most spiritual sounding, their tone is muted and warm. The death of his mother is reflected in Bono’s delivery of Tomorrow, Gloria is the yearning sound that was magical when it was new. And the title track on piano! Cmon guys chill out and spin it again. Top 4. War changed too many things, how drummers and guitarists play, SBS is their first and best anthem, Drowning man is sublime, 2 Hearts? Challenge any group to sound like that. #1 Joshua has to be 2 for the pure fidelity of sound if nothing else. That album dominated everything for awhile. Only U2 could do better than themselves. Achtung very high, the new sounds and catchy melodies, again another anthem, the sound of Berlin at the time, it is superb. The rest all have special moments, Boy has the most, for lifelong fans from the old school it should prob be #1 followed by UABRS, better live disc than any, even WAIA which has The great live ASOH.
Maybe you're right about "The unforgetable fire", albums like "The Joshua tree" have a better sound quality for sure !!! Also agree with you that "October" is an underrated album !!! "Boy" is one of the best debut albums and "Under a blood red sky" a great live album !!! Thanks Jerry !!!
rrrockfrog Brian Eno went overboard on UF, he has highlights but mostly it created a glum atmosphere IMO.
@@jerryrichardson2665 agreed.
October is actually my number one or two favorite album of U2. I really like NLOTH also.
I disagree. The instrumentals and slower, moody pieces in The Unforgettable Fire fit in perfectly for me, alongside the epics/faster numbers [Pride, Wire, A Sort Of Homecoming, Bad, title track]. MLK is a gorgeous and peaceful way to end the album. Joint favourite for me with Achtung Baby.
Songs of experience is a lot better than people say. It’s better than #13
I must admit I like it better these days and it might be a little higher on my list now but (at the same time) U2 did many good albums !!! It was very hard to rank these in order !!! Thanks Brittany !!!
i think that joshua tree is supperior to any other albums in the u2 canon and that archtung baby is better than unfergetable fire...and i would put rattle and hum at the ranking place of october,wich is an album that never been very popular even amoung fans in general,but other than that,i agree with you.
Yeah. of course "Joshua tree" and "Achtung baby" are their most popular and classic albums !!! Thanks Vincent !!!
Sorry Buddy but if you had heard them during the 1980s, you'd be disappointed to have the Joshua Tree served up after a 2-3 year wait. With the exception of "In Gods Country" at a push, the rest is glib, self-important dross, loved by rich yuppy clowns who "cared" about Amnesty and Greenpeace...
Thank you for this!!!!
You're welcome Jerry !!! Thanks !!!
1. The Joshua Tree (arguably one of the 25 greatest albums in rock history)
2. Achtung Baby (the most successful "musical makeover" for a band since The Beatles did Sgt. Pepper's)
3. War (U2's most self-assured album... this is the music they had to get out of their system or they were going to burst)
4. The Unforgettable Fire (side 1 of this album might be U2's absolute musical peak... side 2 is not quite as good but does have the classics "Bad" and "MLK")
5. Boy (for a first attempt by a bunch of teenagers this is an impressive album)
6. Rattle & Hum (the most underrated record in their discography... there's a half-dozen classic U2 tracks here)
7. October (U2's "sophomore slump" album yet most of it still holds up today)
8. Zooropa (their weirdest LP, but it's also a rewarding album once you get familiar with it... I love "Stay," "Lemon," "The Wanderer," "Dirty Day," and the title track)
9. Pop (about half the songs are excellent and the other half are failed experiments... the highlights for me are "Gone," "Wake Up Dead Man," "Please," and "Staring at the Sun")
10. All That You Can't Leave Behind (a respectable attempt at recapturing their '80s sound... most of the songs are good but only the foursome of "Kite," "Beautiful Day," "In a Little While," and "Walk On" are classic U2)
11. Songs of Innocence (imo, tracks like "Every Breaking Wave," "Iris," "Volcano," "Cedarwood Road," "Sleep Like a Baby," and "The Troubles" represented a return to form after 2009's somewhat disappointing No Line on the Horizon)
12. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (a reasonably solid album start to finish... but for me the only real standout tracks are "City of Blinding Lights," "A Man and a Woman," and "One Step Closer")
13. No Line on the Horizon (there are only 4 songs on this album I still care for: "Magnificent," "Moment of Surrender," "Fez," and "Cedars of Lebanon"... the rest is forgettable)
14. Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 ("Miss Sarajevo" and "Your Blue Room" are great but the rest of this album is for music eggheads only)
Great list Whammy Bard and excellent choice for no.1: yeah, as you said, one of the best albums in Rock history for sure !!! Also found your thoughts (for each and every album) pretty interesting !!! Thanks a lot !!!
Really enjoyed your picks sir. Until the internet came along - i was always alone in my love for U2. My friends didnt care for U2 music, most anybody i asked did not like U2, and of course there was the haters. so, i drove around for thousands and thousands of miles listening to U2 in my lil ford ranger, all alone, all the time. I wore out the cassett player till it just wouldnt play anymore. But with internet and youtube im alone no more, its nice to see and hear positive things about U2. . . but i must say how can The Joshua Tree NOT be eveybodys absolute favorite U2 album ? ! (just kid'n) ( just 'joshn')
I only don´t agree with Zooropa and Achtung Baby - I would invert their places, I love Zooropa and don´t care for "Achtung baby"- OK, they were aiming a new audience, but I was old audience, and it sound forced for me, overproduced and an album made for please magazine reviewers
Thanks for your opinion Reinaldo !!
Bought every album till they released POP. ???? What a slap in the face for the fans, cash in quick???, never bought any more though they tried to go back to original sound, once lost you never get it back!!!!
I know what you mean matin !!! Pop was a "big" change in their musical direction !!! Thanks !!
Pop wasn't perfect but it was a huge risk and much of it I like. Great art is all about taking risks.
Very good video. I agree with some of your choices and disagree with others. I haven't listened to the last 2 albums.
1 The Unforgettable Fire
2 October
3 Under a Blood Red Sky
4 Pop
5 War
6 Boy
7 Rattle and Hum
8 No Line on the Horizon
9 All That You Can't Leave Behind
10 The Joshua Tree
11 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
12 Achtung Baby
13 Zooropa
Interesting list kiolasmash !!! Different from mine (though we still share a couple of similar choices) but interesting !!! Glad you gave love to albums like "October", "Rattle and hum" or "No line on the horizon" more than they usually get from other people !!! "Excellent" choice for no.1: What a great album it is !!!!!! Thanks a lot !!! Still enjoy your lists and comments !!!
Wow, that is a list. Love seeing TUF and October high though.
Aaron FennellChametzky and AB
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@Aaron Fennell-Chametzky Dull and overplayed? Anyway, it’s just my opinion and if you disagree then good on you.
Achtun baby #1
Joshua tree#2
Pop # 3
Great top 3 ANDRES MORALES and excellent choice for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
Great top 3 ANDRES MORALES and excellent choice for no.1 !!! Thanks !!!
"Stay" is a great song on an otherwise awful album. Not worth the $30 to get one good song.
I like ''Zooropa'' a bit better now than I used to, but I tend to agree with you: never been a memorable album to me !!! You're right, ''Stay'' is definitly the best song on it !!! Thanks !!!
Much like Pop I do think Zooropa deserves a re-evaluation. They took the renewed spirit of AB a step further. Everyone picks on Numb or Lemon, but to me the real gems are the deep cuts like Some Days Are Better Than Others, etc.
And Stay is easily one of their best singles.
@@janpoelkamp4229 Yeah, ''Some days are better than others'' is fine ! My 3 favorites are ''Stay'', ''Zooropa'' and ''The first time'' ! Always really liked those 3 tracks !