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Topic started 16 years ago by LikeASong in General U2 talk. Since then 89 posts have been made by 32 users.

LikeASong

9 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:6 years bump.

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Achtung Baby = 8,91
The Joshua Tree = 8,63
PoP = 8,45
Zooropa = 8,30
Rattle And Hum = 8,17
No Line On The Horizon 7,95
War = 7,85
The Unforgettable Fire = 7,80
Boy = 7,72
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb = 7,59
All That You Can't Leave Behind = 7,27
October = 7,18

C'mon, y'all!! It's an amazing task (only took me around 20 minutes to rate it all and 10 to do the averages!)

Ok, so now we have a new album, let's do yet another rank, this time with all the songs. It's a shitload of work but it's worth it

This time I will try and rank not so many songs with a 10 haha.

Boy

I Will Follow.............................= 10 / 10
Twilight....................................= 8 / 10
An Cat Dubh............................= 6 / 10
Into The Heart..........................= 6 / 10
Out Of Control..........................= 9 / 10
Stories For Boys......................= 7 / 10
The Ocean...............................= 7 / 10
A Day Without Me....................= 9 / 10
Another Time, Another Place.....= 8 / 10
The Electric Co..........................= 8 / 10
Shadows And Tall Trees.............= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 7,82

October

Gloria........................................= 8 / 10
I Falll Down ..............................= 9 / 10
I Threw A Brick Through... .........= 8 / 10
Rejoice.....................................= 8,5 / 10
Fire..........................................= 6 / 10
Tomorrow.................................= 10 / 10
October...................................= 9 / 10
With A Shout (Jer.) ...................= 5 / 10
Stranger In A Strange Land.......= 5 / 10
Scarlet.....................................= 5 / 10
Is That All?...............................= 6 / 10

Average................................. = 7,22

War

Sunday Bloody Sunday...........= 9 / 10
New Year's Day......................= 9 / 10
Seconds.................................= 7 / 10
Like A Song............................= 10 / 10
Drowning Man........................= 10 / 10
The Refugee...........................= 5 / 10
Two Hearts Beat As One........= 7 / 10
Red Light...............................= 5 / 10
Surrender................................= 9 / 10
''40''.......................................= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 7,90

The Unforgettable Fire

A Sort Of Homecoming ............= 9 / 10
Pride (In The Name of Love)......= 9 / 10
Wire........................................= 8 / 10
The Unforgettable Fire .............= 10 / 10
Promenade...............................= 8 / 10
4th of July...............................= 5 / 10
Bad.........................................= 10 / 10
Indian Summer Sky..................= 6 / 10
Elvis Presley And America.......= 5 / 10
MLK.......................................= 7 / 10

Average................................. = 7,70

The Joshua Tree

Where The Streets Have.............= 10 / 10
I Still Haven't Found ................ ..= 8 / 10
With Or Without You..................= 9 / 10
Bullet The Blue Sky ...................= 8 / 10
Running To Stand Still................= 10 / 10
Red Hill Mining Town..................= 10 / 10
In God's Country........................= 8 / 10
Trip Through your Wires.............= 7 / 10
One Tree Hill.............................= 9,5 / 10
Exit .........................................= 9 / 10
Mother Of The Disappeared........= 8,5 / 10

Average................................. = 8,82

Rattle And Hum

Helter Skelter..........................= 8
Van Diemen's Land..................= 7,5 / 10
Desire.....................................= 8 / 10
Hawkmoon 269.......................= 10 / 10
All Along The Watchtower.........= 7 / 10
I Still Haven't Found ................= 8 / 10
Freedom For My People..........= No rating (not a U2 song)
Silver And Gold.......................= 8 / 10
Pride (In The Name Of Love).....= 7 / 10
Angel Of Harlem......................= 7,5 / 10
Love Rescue Me......................= 8,5 / 10
When love Comes To Town......= 7 / 10
Heartland................................= 10 / 10
God Part II...............................= 8,5 / 10
The Starspangled Banner.........= No rating (pre-recorded version)
Bullet The Blue Sky ................= 8 / 10
All I Want Is You......................= 9 / 10

Average................................. = 8,13

Achtung Baby

Zoo Station.............................= 8 / 10
Even Better Than The Real...... = 9 / 10
One........................................= 10 / 10
Until The End Of The World .....= 9 / 10
Who's Gonna Ride Your W..... = 9 / 10
So Cruel ................................= 9 / 10
The Fly...................................= 8 / 10
Mysterious Ways...................= 8 / 10
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms.......= 7,5 / 10
Ultraviolet................................= 10 / 10
Acrobat..................................= 9,5 / 10
Love Is Blindness....................= 10 / 10

Average................................. = 8,92

Zooropa

Zooropa....................................= 10 / 10
Babyface..................................= 7 / 10
Numb.......................................= 7 / 10
Lemon.....................................= 9 / 10
Stay........................................= 10 / 10
Daddy's Gonna Pay For............= 8,5 / 10
Some Days Are Better... ..........= 7 / 10
The First Time...........................= 7,5 / 10
Dirty Day..................................= 10 / 10
The Wanderer...........................= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 8,40

Pop

Discoteque...............................= 8 / 10
Do You Feel Loved................... = 7 / 10
Mofo........................................= 8,5 / 10
If God Will Send His Angels.......= 9 / 10
Staring At The Sun...................= 8 / 10
Last Night On Earth..................= 9 / 10
Gone.......................................= 10 / 10
Miami.......................................= 7 / 10
The Playboy Mansion................= 7 / 10
If You Wear That Velvet.............= 10 / 10
Please.....................................= 9,5 / 10
Wake Up Dead Man..................= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 8,42

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Beautiful Day...........................= 8 / 10
Stuck in A Moment..................= 6,5 / 10
Elevation.................................= 7 / 10
Walk On..................................= 9 / 10
Kite.........................................= 10 / 10
In A Little While.......................= 8 / 10
Wild Honey.............................= 6 / 10
Peace On Earth......................= 8 / 10
When I Look At The World.......= 7 / 10
New York...............................= 7 / 10
Grace.....................................= 4 / 10

Average................................. = 7,31

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

Vertigo....................................= 7 / 10
Miracle Drug...........................= 8,5 / 10
Sometimes You Can't Make.... = 8,5 / 10
Love And Peace Or Else.........= 7,5 / 10
City Of Blinding Lights............= 8 / 10
All Because Of You................= 7 / 10
A Man And A Woman.............= 8 / 10
Crumbs From Your Table........= 7 / 10
One Step Closer.....................= 4 / 10
Original Of The Species...........= 9 / 10
Yahweh..................................= 7,5 / 10

Average................................. = 7,45

No Line On The Horizon

NLOTH....................................= 8,5 / 10
Magnificent..............................= 7 / 10
Moment Of Surrender.............. = 10 / 10
Unknown Caller..........................= 8 / 10
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight....= 7 / 10
Get On Your Boots................= 5 / 10
Stand Up Comedy....................= 7 / 10
Fez / Being Born....................= 9 / 10
White As Snow.......................= 8 / 10
Breathe................................= 9 / 10
Cedars Of Lebanon....................= 9,5 / 10

Average................................. = 8,00

Songs Of Innocence

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)........................= 8 / 10
Every Breaking Wave......................................= 7,5 / 10
California (There Is No End To Love)..............= 6 / 10
Song For Someone..........................................= 7,5 / 10
Iris (Hold Me Close).........................................= 7 / 10
Volcano............................................................= 7,5 / 10
Raised By Wolves...........................................= 9,5 / 10
Cedarwood Road.............................................= 9 / 10
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight..............................= 8 / 10
This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now..........= 9 / 10
The Troubles....................................................= 9,5 / 10

Average................................. = 8,05

FINAL RANK

1 - Achtung Baby (8'92)
2 - The Joshua Tree (8'82)
3 - Pop (8'42)
4 - Zooropa (8'40)
5 - Rattlle & Hum (8'13)
6 - Songs Of Innocence (8'05)
7 - No Line On The Horizon (8'00)
8 - War (7'90)
9 - Boy (7'82)
10 - The Unforgettable Fire (7'70)
11 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (7'45)
12 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (7'31)
13 - October (7'22)

Which is actually pretty similar to what I did from the top of my head 3 days ago: http://u2start.com/topic/by-post/569533/

01& 02 - The Achtung Tree & Joshua Baby
03 - Pop
04 - Zooropa
05 - War
06 - The Unforgettable Fire
07 - Songs Of Innocence
08 - No Line On The Horizon
09 - Rattle & Hum
10 - Boy
11 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
12 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
13 - October

I have thought about what made me rank War and TUF so higher from the top of my head, when they actually don't have the best ratings when analyzed song by song (and the opposite goes for Rattle And Hum)... That's just the ALBUM FEELING. When an album is better and bigger than the sum of its parts (TUF is a perfect example), we tend to rank it higher than other albums that might have a bigger share of awesome songs (R&H or NLOTH) but don't have the same cohesion and album feeling.

C'mon, give it a few minutes and be surprised with your own results
iTim

9 years

I've been looking at this topic recently to see where SOI would fit in, but it doesn't feel right without adjusting the ratings for the whole collection. I'll do it again without looking at my previous ratings and then compare (always interesting). Might need to listen to some albums though, it's been a while
LikeASong

9 years

Originally posted by iTim:I've been looking at this topic recently to see where SOI would fit in, but it doesn't feel right without adjusting the ratings for the whole collection. I'll do it again without looking at my previous ratings and then compare (always interesting). Might need to listen to some albums though, it's been a while

I've revisited them all, song per song... Many of them have the same ratings but a lot have changed too. Not much, but for example Joshua has gained a 0'2 (which is a lot) and the Bomb has lost a 0'15.
CMIPalaeo

9 years

Ha, I was just doing this because I was bored the other day... good think this topic has been brought back from the dead...

Boy - 8.636/10
I Will Follow - 10/10
Twilight - 10/10
An Cat Dubh - 8/10
Into the Heart - 6/10
Out of Control - 10/10
Stories For Boys - 9.5/10
The Ocean - 10/10
A Day Without Me - 7.5/10
Another Time, Another Place - 10/10
The Electric Co. - 7.5/10
Shadows and Tall Trees - 6.5/10

October - 7.864/10
Gloria - 9.5/10
I Fall Down - 10/10
I Threw a Brick Through a Window - 7.5/10
Rejoice - 9.5/10
Fire - 9/10
Tomorrow - 7.5/10
October - 9/10
With a Shout (Jerusalem) - 7/10
Stranger In a Strange Land - 8/10
Scarlet - 5/10
Is That All? - 4.5/10

War - 8.85/10
Sunday Bloody Sunday - 10/10
Seconds - 9.5/10
New Year’s Day - 10/10
Like a Song… - 9.5/10
Drowning Man - 9.5/10
The Refugee - 7/10
Two Hearts Beat As One - 10/10
Red Light - 8/10
Surrender - 8/10
“40” - 7/10

The Unforgettable Fire - 8.2/10
A Sort of Homecoming - 8/10
Pride (In the Name of Love) - 8.5/10
Wire - 9/10
The Unforgettable Fire - 10/10
Promenade - 9.5/10
4th of July - 6/10
Bad - 9/10
Indian Summer Sky - 10/10
Elvis Presley & America - 6/10
MLK - 6/10

The Joshua Tree - 9.136/10
Where the Streets Have No Name - 10/10
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - 10/10
With or Without You - 10/10
Bullet the Blue Sky - 10/10
Running to Stand Still - 10/10
Red Hill Mining Town - 8/10
In God’s Country - 9.5/10
Trip Through Your Wires - 10/10
One Tree Hill - 7/10
Exit - 10/10
Mothers of the Disappeared - 6/10

Rattle and Hum - 7.765/10
Helter Skelter [Live in Denver] - 8/10
Van Diemen’s Land - 6/10
Desire - 10/10
Hawkmoon 269 - 6/10
All Along the Watchtower [Live at the Save the Yuppies Free Concert] - 9.5/10
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For [Live at Madison Square Garden] - 6/10
Freedom For My People - 3/10
Silver and Gold [Live in Denver] - 10/10
Pride (In the Name of Love) [Live in Denver] - 10/10
Angel of Harlem - 6/10
Love Rescue Me - 7/10
When Love Comes to Town - 8/10
Heartland - 10/10
God Part II - 9.5/10
The Star-Spangled Banner [Live at Sun Devil Stadium] - 4/10
Bullet the Blue Sky [Live at Sun Devil Stadium] - 9/10
All I Want Is You - 10/10

Achtung Baby - 9.792/10
Zoo Station - 9.5/10
Even Better Than the Real Thing - 10/10
One - 10/10
Until the End of the World - 9.5/10
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses - 10/10
So Cruel - 9/10
The Fly - 10/10
Mysterious Ways - 10/10
Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around the World - 9.5/10
Ultra Violet (Light My Way) - 10/10
Acrobat - 10/10
Love Is Blindness - 10/10

Zooropa - 8.9/10
Zooropa - 10/10
Babyface - 8/10
Numb - 7.5/10
Lemon - 10/10
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - 10/10
Daddy’s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car - 10/10
Some Days Are Better Than Others - 8/10
The First Time - 7.5/10
Dirty Day - 8/10
The Wanderer - 10/10

Pop - 9.5/10
Discothèque - 10/10
Do You Feel Loved - 10/10
Mofo - 10/10
If God Will Send His Angels - 9.5/10
Staring at the Sun - 10/10
Last Night On Earth - 10/10
Gone - 8/10
Miami - 9/10
The Playboy Mansion - 8.5/10
If You Wear That Velvet Dress - 8.5/10
Please - 10/10
Wake Up Dead Man - 10/10

All That You Can’t Leave Behind - 8.75/10
Beautiful Day - 10/10
Stuck In a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of - 8/10
Elevation - 8/10
Walk On - 10/10
Kite - 8.5/10
In a Little While - 9.5/10
Wild Honey - 9.5/10
Peace On Earth - 9/10
When I Look at the World - 9/10
New York - 8.5/10
Grace - 6/10
The Ground Beneath Her Feet - 9/10

How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - 9.5/10
Vertigo - 10/10
Miracle Drug - 10/10
Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own - 10/10
Love and Peace or Else - 9.5/10
City of Blinding Lights - 10/10
All Because of You - 9/10
A Man and a Woman - 10/10
Crumbs From Your Table - 10/10
One Step Closer - 7.5/10
Original of the Species - 10/10
Yahweh - 9/10
Fast Cars - 9/10

No Line On the Horizon - 9.375/10
No Line On the Horizon - 10/10
Magnificent - 9.5/10
Moment of Surrender - 10/10
Unknown Caller - 8/10
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight - 10/10
Get On Your Boots - 9/10
Stand Up Comedy - 8/10
Fez—Being Born - 8.5/10
White As Snow - 10/10
Breathe - 9.5/10
Cedars of Lebanon - 10/10
No Line On the Horizon 2 - 10/10

Songs of Innocence - 9.682/10
The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) - 10/10
Every Breaking Wave - 10/10
California (There is no End to Love) - 10/10
Song for Someone - 9.5/10
Iris (Hold Me Close) - 10/10
Volcano - 10/10
Raised By Wolves - 9/10
Cedarwood Road - 10/10
Sleep Like a Baby Tonight - 10/10
This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now - 9/10
The Troubles - 9/10

So my ranking order - based on the average of my ranking of each song, not on outside factors (for example, I've got a connection to HTDAAB and NLOTH that would put them higher on my list) - is, from strongest to weakest:
1. Achtung Baby
2. Songs of Innocence
3. Tie between Pop and How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
4. No Line On the Horizon
5. The Joshua Tree
6. Zooropoa
7. War
8. All That You Can't Leave Behind
9. Boy
10. The Unforgettable Fire
11. October
12. Rattle and Hum

But having done this, I think I'll be revisiting many (hell, revisiting ALL) of their albums soon, so I can rank them even more accurately. I might even include more than this, who knows... expect me to be here again soon...
iTim

9 years

Boy

I Will Follow.............................= 8 / 10
Twilight....................................= 7 / 10
An Cat Dubh............................= 6 / 10
Into The Heart..........................= 7 / 10
Out Of Control..........................= 9 / 10
Stories For Boys......................= 8 / 10
The Ocean...............................= 7 / 10
A Day Without Me....................= 7 / 10
Another Time, Another Place...= 6 / 10
The Electric Co.........................= 9 / 10
Shadows And Tall Trees...........= 8 / 10

Average....................................= 7.45

October

Gloria........................................= 8 / 10
I Fall Down ...............................= 7 / 10
I Threw A Brick..........................= 7 / 10
Rejoice......................................= 7 / 10
Fire............................................= 6 / 10
Tomorrow..................................= 9 / 10
October......................................= 8 / 10
With A Shout (Jer.) ...................= 7 / 10
Stranger In A Strange Land.......= 6 / 10
Scarlet........................................= 7 / 10
Is That All?.................................= 6 / 10

Average.................................... = 7.09

War

Sunday Bloody Sunday...........= 7 / 10
Seconds..................................= 7 / 10
New Year's Day......................= 10 / 10
Like A Song............................= 8 / 10
Drowning Man........................= 9 / 10
The Refugee...........................= 6 / 10
Two Hearts Beat As One........= 9 / 10
Red Light................................= 6 / 10
Surrender................................= 8 / 10
''40''.........................................= 6 / 10

Average................................. = 7.60

The Unforgettable Fire

A Sort Of Homecoming ............= 9 / 10
Pride (In The Name of Love).....= 8 / 10
Wire..........................................= 7 / 10
The Unforgettable Fire .............= 10 / 10
Promenade...............................= 7 / 10
4th of July.................................= 7 / 10
Bad...........................................= 9 / 10
Indian Summer Sky..................= 7 / 10
Elvis Presley And America.......= 5 / 10
MLK.........................................= 7 / 10

Average................................. = 7.60

The Joshua Tree

Where The Streets Have No Name....= 10 / 10
I Still Haven't Found ........................ ..= 10 / 10
With Or Without You...........................= 10 / 10
Bullet The Blue Sky ............................= 8 / 10
Running To Stand Still........................= 9 / 10
Red Hill Mining Town..........................= 7 / 10
In God's Country.................................= 7 / 10
Trip Through your Wires.....................= 7 / 10
One Tree Hill.......................................= 8 / 10
Exit .....................................................= 9 / 10
Mother Of The Disappeared...............= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 8.45

Rattle And Hum

Helter Skelter............................= 8 / 10
Van Diemen's Land...................= 6 / 10
Desire.......................................= 9 / 10
Hawkmoon 269........................= 9 / 10
All Along The Watchtower........= 7 / 10
I Still Haven't Found ................= 8 / 10
Freedom For My People..........= N/A
Silver And Gold........................= 7 / 10
Pride (In The Name Of Love)...= 8 / 10
Angel Of Harlem......................= 8 / 10
Love Rescue Me......................= 8 / 10
When love Comes To Town.....= 7 / 10
Heartland..................................= 9 / 10
God Part II................................= 9 / 10
The Starspangled Banner........= N/A
Bullet The Blue Sky ................= 8 / 10
All I Want Is You......................= 8 / 10

Average.................................. = 7.93

Achtung Baby

Zoo Station.................................= 7 / 10
Even Better Than The Real...... = 9 / 10
One............................................= 10 / 10
Until The End Of The World .....= 7 / 10
Who's Gonna Ride Your W...... = 9 / 10
So Cruel ...................................= 8 / 10
The Fly......................................= 9 / 10
Mysterious Ways.......................= 8 / 10
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms.......= 7 / 10
Ultraviolet..................................= 10 / 10
Acrobat.....................................= 9 / 10
Love Is Blindness.....................= 9 / 10

Average................................... = 8.5

Zooropa

Zooropa....................................= 9 / 10
Babyface..................................= 7 / 10
Numb.......................................= 7 / 10
Lemon.....................................= 9 / 10
Stay........................................= 10 / 10
Daddy's Gonna Pay For............= 8 / 10
Some Days Are Better... ..........= 7 / 10
The First Time...........................= 10 / 10
Dirty Day..................................= 8 / 10
The Wanderer...........................= 7 / 10

Average................................. = 8.20

Pop

Discoteque.................................= 8 / 10
Do You Feel Loved................... = 9 / 10
Mofo...........................................= 8 / 10
If God Will Send His Angels.......= 8 / 10
Staring At The Sun....................= 9 / 10
Last Night On Earth...................= 9 / 10
Gone..........................................= 8 / 10
Miami.........................................= 7 / 10
The Playboy Mansion................= 7 / 10
If You Wear That Velvet.............= 9 / 10
Please.......................................= 6 / 10
Wake Up Dead Man..................= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 8.00

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Beautiful Day...........................= 9 / 10
Stuck in A Moment..................= 8 / 10
Elevation.................................= 6 / 10
Walk On..................................= 8 / 10
Kite.........................................= 9 / 10
In A Little While.......................= 7 / 10
Wild Honey.............................= 6 / 10
Peace On Earth......................= 6 / 10
When I Look At The World.......= 7 / 10
New York...............................= 8 / 10
Grace.....................................= 4 / 10

Average................................. = 7.09

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

Vertigo....................................= 6 / 10
Miracle Drug...........................= 8 / 10
Sometimes You Can't Make.... = 8 / 10
Love And Peace Or Else.........= 8 / 10
City Of Blinding Lights............= 8 / 10
All Because Of You................= 6 / 10
A Man And A Woman.............= 7 / 10
Crumbs From Your Table........= 7 / 10
One Step Closer.....................= 8 / 10
Original Of The Species...........= 7 / 10
Yahweh..................................= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 7.36

No Line On The Horizon

NLOTH......................................................= 8 / 10
Magnificent................................................= 7 / 10
Moment Of Surrender............................... = 8 / 10
Unknown Caller.........................................= 7 / 10
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight....= 8 / 10
Get On Your Boots....................................= 6 / 10
Stand Up Comedy.....................................= 6 / 10
Fez / Being Born.......................................= 9 / 10
White As Snow.........................................= 8 / 10
Breathe.....................................................= 8 / 10
Cedars Of Lebanon..................................= 9 / 10

Average................................. = 7.63

Songs Of Innocence

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)........................= 7 / 10
Every Breaking Wave......................................= 8 / 10
California (There Is No End To Love)..............= 8 / 10
Song For Someone..........................................= 7 / 10
Iris (Hold Me Close).........................................= 7 / 10
Volcano............................................................= 7 / 10
Raised By Wolves...........................................= 7 / 10
Cedarwood Road.............................................= 8 / 10
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight..............................= 9 / 10
This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now..........= 7 / 10
The Troubles....................................................= 8 / 10

Average................................. = 7.54

Overall Ranking

1. Achtung Baby - 8.50
2. The Joshua Tree - 8.45
3. Zooropa - 8.20
4. Pop - 8.00
5. Rattle & Hum - 7.93
6. No Line on the Horizon - 7.63
7. The Unforgettable Fire - 7.60
8. War - 7.60
9. Songs of Innocence - 7.54
10. Boy - 7.45
11. How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - 7.36
12. All That You Can't Leave Behind - 7.09
13. October - 7.09
patou2

9 years

Tim you have a lot of polemics rating but i m with about SOI
cesar_garza01

9 years

Tim: very brave of you to give 7 to Zoo Station, UTEOTW and Tryin' To Throw Your Arms. I'm with you. The live versions can be amazing, but on studio they just can't reach those highs.
LikeASong

9 years

^ I agree with ZS and TTTYAATW, but definitely not on UTEOTW... That song is awesome in all its incarnations!!!

Thank you CMIpaleo and Tim for doing this
deanallison

6 years

Finally getting round to this after being pointed here by Sergio as I'm doing it I realise one or two things might differ from my opinions on threads similar i.e. the order of favoured songs might actually be different and the overall scores could be slightly out with what I've previously done but my u2 opinion does change and tweak slightly all the time. Anyway here goes.

Boy

I WIll Follow..............................= 7/10
Twilight....................................=9/ 10
An Cat Dubh............................= 10/10
Into The Heart..........................= 10/10
Out Of Control..........................= 7 10
Stories For Boys.....................= 6/10
The Ocean...............................= 6/10
A Day Without Me....................= 8/10
Another Time, Another Place..= 6/10
The Electric Co........................= 7/10
Shadows And Tall Trees........= 4/10

Average................................. = 7.27

October

Gloria......................................= 9/10
I Falll Down ............................= 7.5/10
I Threw A Brick Through... ....= 5/10
Rejoice....................................= 6/ 10
Fire..........................................= 5/10
Tomorrow...............................= 5/10
October...................................= 9/ 10
With A Shout (Jer.) ................= 7.5/10
Stranger In A Strange Land....= 1/ 10
Scarlet.....................................= 6 / 10
Is That All?..............................= 1/10

Average................................. = 5.64

War

Sunday Bloody Sunday..........= 8/ 10
New Year's Day.....................= 10/ 10
Seconds.................................= 6/ 10
Like A Song............................= 6/ 10
Drowning Man........................= 6,5 / 10
The Refugee...........................= 1/10
Two Hearts Beat As One.......= 8/10
Red Light.................................= 1/ 10
Surrender................................= 6/ 10
''40''..........................................= 9.5/ 10

Average................................. = 6.2

The Unforgettable Fire

A Sort Of Homecoming .........= 8/ 10
Pride (In The Name of Love)...= 9/ 10
Wire........................................= 7,5 / 10
The Unforgettable Fire ..........= 10/10
Promenade.............................= 7 / 10
4th of July..............................= 4/ 10
Bad........................................= 10 / 10
Indian Summer Sky................= 6/ 10
Elvis Presley And America....= 1/10
MLK.......................................= 6/ 10

Average................................. = 6.85

The Joshua Tree

Where The Streets Have... ...= 10 / 10
I Still Haven't Found What... ..= 7.5/10
With Or Without You..............= 10/ 10
Bullet The Blue Sky ...............= 7/10
Running To Stand Still............= 8 / 10
Red Hill Mining Town..............= 9.5/ 10
In God's Country....................= 7.5/10
Trip Through your Wires........= 7/10
One Tree Hill..........................= 9.5/10
Exit ........................................= 8.5/10
Mother Of The Disappeared...= 8/10

Average................................. = 8.41

Rattle And Hum

Van Diemen's Land................= 7.5/10
Desire.....................................= 6.5/10
Hawkmoon 269.......................= 6/10
Silver And Gold.......................= 6/ 10
Angel Of Harlem.....................= 8,5 / 10
Love Rescue Me.....................= 6/ 10
When love Comes To Town...= 3/10
Heartland................................= 10/ 10
God Part II...............................= 6/ 10
All I Want Is You......................= 9/10

Average................................. = 6.85

Achtung Baby

Zoo Station............................= 9.5/10
Even Better Than The Real... = 9/ 10
One........................................= 9 / 10
Until The End Of The World ...= 10/ 10
Who's Gonna Ride Your W... = 8.5/ 10
So Cruel ................................= 7.5/ 10
The Fly...................................= 10/10
Mysterious Ways...................= 8,5 / 10
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms...= 8/ 10
Ultraviolet................................= 10/ 10
Acrobat..................................= 9.5/ 10
Love Is Blindness...................= 9.5/10

Average................................. = 9.08

Zooropa

Zooropa..................................= 10/ 10
Babyface................................= 8/ 10
Numb.......................................= 6/ 10
Lemon.....................................= 9/10
Stay........................................= 10/ 10
Daddy's Gonna Pay For.. ......= 7/10
Some Days Are Better... .......= 8/ 10
The First Time.........................= 7/10
Dirty Day................................= 9 / 10
The Wanderer........................= 4/ 10

Average................................. = 7.8

PoP

Discoteque.............................= 8/ 10
Do You Feel Loved................= 8.5/ 10
Mofo.......................................= 7/ 10
If God Will Send His Angels....= 7/ 10
Staring At The Sun..................= 8,5 / 10
Last Night On Earth.................= 8 / 10
Gone.......................................= 10/ 10
Miami.......................................= 4/10
The Playboy Mansion..............= 5/10
If You Wear That Velvet... .....= 7/ 10
Please.....................................= 8/10
Wake Up Dead Man................= 7/10

Average................................. = 7.33

All That You Can't Leave Behind

Beautiful Day..........................= 7/ 10
Stuck in A Moment.................= 10/10
Elevation.................................= 6/ 10
Walk On..................................= 10 / 10
Kite.........................................= 9/ 10
In A Little While.......................= 6.5/ 10
Wild Honey.............................= 6/10
Peace On Earth......................= 8/ 10
When I Look At The World......= 8.5/10
New York...............................= 10/10
Grace.....................................= 6/1
Ground Beneath Her Feet = 8.5/10

Average................................. = 7.96

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

Vertigo....................................= 6.5/ 10
Miracle Drug...........................= 10/ 10
Sometimes You Can't Make... = 7/10
Love And Peace Or Else........= 7.5/10
City Of Blinding Lights............= 10/10
All Because Of You...............= 5/ 10
A Man And A Woman.............= 6.5/10
Crumbs From Your Table.......= 8/10
One Step Closer.....................= 6.5/ 10
Original Of The Species.........= 8 / 10
Yahweh.................................= 8/10
Fast Cars. = 5/10

Average................................. = 7.33

No Line On The Horizon

No Line On The Horizon. = 7
Magnificent = 8
Moment Of Surrender = 8.5
Unknown Caller. = 8
I'll Go Crazy = 6
Get On Your Boots. = 1
Stand Up Comedy. = 6
Fez (Being Born). = 6
White As Snow. = 6
Breathe = 9
Cedars Of Lebanon = 4

Average. = 6.32

Songs Of Innocence

The Miracle = 6
Every Breaking Wave = 8
California = 9
Song For Someone. = 8
Iris = 8
Volcano. = 6
Raised By Wolves. = 8
Cedarwood Road. = 8
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight. = 4
This Is Where You Can Reach Me = 8
The Troubles. = 8

Average. = 7.36

Table
1. Achtung Baby
2. The Joshua Tree
3. All That You Can't Leave Behind
4. Zooropa
5. Songs Of Innocence
6/7.Pop/How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
8. Boy
9/10 The Unforgettable Fire/ Rattle And Hum
11. No Line On The Horizon
12. War
13. October
ferrari

6 years

A lazy day at the office, so here's my list. For my self some surprises. Had expected AB on 2 and POP in my top 5. Rattle and Hum higher than expected. TUF quit low, because of 4th July, Promenade and Elvis Presley and America.

Boy
I WIll Follow..............................= 8/10
Twilight....................................=9/ 10
An Cat Dubh............................= 7/10
Into The Heart..........................= 8/10
Out Of Control..........................= 10/ 10
Stories For Boys.....................= 7/10
The Ocean...............................= 6/10
A Day Without Me....................= 8/10
Another Time, Another Place..= 8/10
The Electric Co........................= 9/10
Shadows And Tall Trees........= 6,5/10
11
Average................................. = 7,86

October
Gloria......................................= 9/10
I Falll Down ............................= 8/10
I Threw A Brick Through... ....= 7,5/10
Rejoice....................................= 7,5/ 10
Fire..........................................= 8,5/10
Tomorrow...............................= 10/10
October...................................= 7/ 10
With A Shout (Jer.) ................= 7.5/10
Stranger In A Strange Land....= 6/ 10
Scarlet.....................................= 6 / 10
Is That All?..............................= 7/10
11
Average................................. = 7,63

War
Sunday Bloody Sunday..........= 9/ 10
New Year's Day.....................= 10/ 10
Seconds.................................= 7,5/ 10
Like A Song............................= 9/ 10
Drowning Man........................= 9,5 / 10
The Refugee...........................= 6/10
Two Hearts Beat As One.......= 8,5/10
Red Light.................................= 8,5/ 10
Surrender................................= 7,5/ 10
''40''..........................................= 7/ 10
10
Average................................. = 8,25

The Unforgettable Fire
A Sort Of Homecoming .........= 9/ 10
Pride (In The Name of Love)...= 8,5/ 10
Wire........................................= 7,5 / 10
The Unforgettable Fire ..........= 10/10
Promenade.............................= 5 / 10
4th of July..............................= 5/ 10
Bad........................................= 10 / 10
Indian Summer Sky................= 8,5/ 10
Elvis Presley And America....= 6/10
MLK.......................................= 7/ 10
10
Average................................. = 7,65

The Joshua Tree
Where The Streets Have... ...= 10 / 10
I Still Haven't Found What... ..= 8,5/10
With Or Without You..............= 10/ 10
Bullet The Blue Sky ...............= 9/10
Running To Stand Still............= 9 / 10
Red Hill Mining Town..............= 10/ 10
In God's Country....................= 8.5/10
Trip Through your Wires........= 7,5/10
One Tree Hill..........................= 10/10
Exit ........................................= 9/10
Mother Of The Disappeared...= 8/10
11
Average................................. = 9,05

Rattle And Hum
Van Diemen's Land................= 7/10
Desire.....................................= 8/10
Hawkmoon 269.......................= 8,50/10
Silver And Gold.......................= 8,5/10
Angel Of Harlem.....................= 8,5 / 10
Love Rescue Me.....................= 9/ 10
When love Comes To Town...= 8,5/10
Heartland................................= 9/ 10
God Part II...............................= 8/ 10
All I Want Is You......................= 9/10
10
Average................................. = 8,40

Achtung Baby
Zoo Station............................= 7,5/10
Even Better Than The Real... = 8/ 10
One........................................= 10 / 10
Until The End Of The World ...= 9,5/ 10
Who's Gonna Ride Your W... = 8,5/ 10
So Cruel ................................= 7,5/ 10
The Fly...................................= 8/10
Mysterious Ways...................= 8,5 / 10
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms...= 7,5/ 10
Ultraviolet................................= 8,5/ 10
Acrobat..................................= 10/ 10
Love Is Blindness...................= 10/10
12
Average................................. = 8,58

Zooropa
Zooropa..................................= 9/ 10
Babyface................................= 6/ 10
Numb.......................................= 4/ 10
Lemon.....................................= 6/10
Stay........................................= 9/ 10
Daddy's Gonna Pay For.. ......= 5/10
Some Days Are Better... .......= 5/ 10
The First Time.........................= 7/10
Dirty Day................................= 7 / 10
The Wanderer........................= 4/ 10
10
Average................................. = 6,2

PoP
Discoteque.............................= 8/ 10
Do You Feel Loved................= 9/ 10
Mofo.......................................= 7/ 10
If God Will Send His Angels....= 8/ 10
Staring At The Sun..................= 8/ 10
Last Night On Earth.................= 9 / 10
Gone.......................................= 9,5/ 10
Miami.......................................= 5/10
The Playboy Mansion..............= 6/10
If You Wear That Velvet... .....= 7,5/ 10
Please.....................................= 10/10
Wake Up Dead Man................= 10/10
12
Average................................. = 8,08

All That You Can't Leave Behind
Beautiful Day..........................= 9/10
Stuck in A Moment.................= 9/10
Elevation.................................= 7/ 10
Walk On..................................= 10 / 10
Kite.........................................= 10/ 10
In A Little While.......................= 8/ 10
Wild Honey.............................= 7,5/10
Peace On Earth......................= 8/10
When I Look At The World......= 9/10
New York...............................= 7,5/10
Grace.....................................= 7,5/1
Ground Beneath Her Feet = 10/10
12
Average................................. = 8,54

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Vertigo....................................= 8/ 10
Miracle Drug...........................= 10/ 10
Sometimes You Can't Make... = 9/10
Love And Peace Or Else........= 8/10
City Of Blinding Lights............= 8/10
All Because Of You...............= 7,5/ 10
A Man And A Woman.............= 8/10
Crumbs From Your Table.......= 7,5/10
One Step Closer.....................= 7,0/ 10
Original Of The Species.........= 8 / 10
Yahweh.................................= 7,5/10
Fast Cars. = 7/10

Average................................. = 7,96

No Line On The Horizon
No Line On The Horizon. = 9
Magnificent = 9
Moment Of Surrender = 10
Unknown Caller. = 7
I'll Go Crazy = 6
Get On Your Boots. = 4
Stand Up Comedy. = 8
Fez (Being Born). = 7,5
White As Snow. = 8
Breathe = 9,5
Cedars Of Lebanon = 7,5
11
Average. = 7,77

Songs Of Innocence
The Miracle = 7,5
Every Breaking Wave = 8,5
California = 8
Song For Someone. = 8
Iris = 10
Volcano. = 8
Raised By Wolves. = 8,5
Cedarwood Road. = 10
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight. = 9
This Is Where You Can Reach Me = 8,0
The Troubles. = 10
11
Average. = 8,68

Table
1. The Joshua Tree (9,05)
2. SOI (8,68)
3. Achtung Baby (8,58)
4. All you can’t leave behind (8,54)
4. Rattle and Hum (8,40)
5. WAR (8,20)
6 Pop 8,08
7. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (7,96)
8. Boy (7,86)
9. No Line On The Horizon 7,77)
10 The Unforgettable Fire (7,65)
11. October (7,63)
12. Zooropa (6,20)
bazzzz

6 years

Originally posted by ferrari:A lazy day at the office, so here's my list. For my self some surprises. Had expected AB on 2 and POP in my top 5. Rattle and Hum higher than expected. TUF quit low, because of 4th July, Promenade and Elvis Presley and America.

Boy
I WIll Follow..............................= 8/10
Twilight....................................=9/ 10
An Cat Dubh............................= 7/10
Into The Heart..........................= 8/10
Out Of Control..........................= 10/ 10
Stories For Boys.....................= 7/10
The Ocean...............................= 6/10
A Day Without Me....................= 8/10
Another Time, Another Place..= 8/10
The Electric Co........................= 9/10
Shadows And Tall Trees........= 6,5/10
11
Average................................. = 7,86

October
Gloria......................................= 9/10
I Falll Down ............................= 8/10
I Threw A Brick Through... ....= 7,5/10
Rejoice....................................= 7,5/ 10
Fire..........................................= 8,5/10
Tomorrow...............................= 10/10
October...................................= 7/ 10
With A Shout (Jer.) ................= 7.5/10
Stranger In A Strange Land....= 6/ 10
Scarlet.....................................= 6 / 10
Is That All?..............................= 7/10
11
Average................................. = 7,63

War
Sunday Bloody Sunday..........= 9/ 10
New Year's Day.....................= 10/ 10
Seconds.................................= 7,5/ 10
Like A Song............................= 9/ 10
Drowning Man........................= 9,5 / 10
The Refugee...........................= 6/10
Two Hearts Beat As One.......= 8,5/10
Red Light.................................= 8,5/ 10
Surrender................................= 7,5/ 10
''40''..........................................= 7/ 10
10
Average................................. = 8,25

The Unforgettable Fire
A Sort Of Homecoming .........= 9/ 10
Pride (In The Name of Love)...= 8,5/ 10
Wire........................................= 7,5 / 10
The Unforgettable Fire ..........= 10/10
Promenade.............................= 5 / 10
4th of July..............................= 5/ 10
Bad........................................= 10 / 10
Indian Summer Sky................= 8,5/ 10
Elvis Presley And America....= 6/10
MLK.......................................= 7/ 10
10
Average................................. = 7,65

The Joshua Tree
Where The Streets Have... ...= 10 / 10
I Still Haven't Found What... ..= 8,5/10
With Or Without You..............= 10/ 10
Bullet The Blue Sky ...............= 9/10
Running To Stand Still............= 9 / 10
Red Hill Mining Town..............= 10/ 10
In God's Country....................= 8.5/10
Trip Through your Wires........= 7,5/10
One Tree Hill..........................= 10/10
Exit ........................................= 9/10
Mother Of The Disappeared...= 8/10
11
Average................................. = 9,05

Rattle And Hum
Van Diemen's Land................= 7/10
Desire.....................................= 8/10
Hawkmoon 269.......................= 8,50/10
Silver And Gold.......................= 8,5/10
Angel Of Harlem.....................= 8,5 / 10
Love Rescue Me.....................= 9/ 10
When love Comes To Town...= 8,5/10
Heartland................................= 9/ 10
God Part II...............................= 8/ 10
All I Want Is You......................= 9/10
10
Average................................. = 8,40

Achtung Baby
Zoo Station............................= 7,5/10
Even Better Than The Real... = 8/ 10
One........................................= 10 / 10
Until The End Of The World ...= 9,5/ 10
Who's Gonna Ride Your W... = 8,5/ 10
So Cruel ................................= 7,5/ 10
The Fly...................................= 8/10
Mysterious Ways...................= 8,5 / 10
Tryin' To Throw Your Arms...= 7,5/ 10
Ultraviolet................................= 8,5/ 10
Acrobat..................................= 10/ 10
Love Is Blindness...................= 10/10
12
Average................................. = 8,58

Zooropa
Zooropa..................................= 9/ 10
Babyface................................= 6/ 10
Numb.......................................= 4/ 10
Lemon.....................................= 6/10
Stay........................................= 9/ 10
Daddy's Gonna Pay For.. ......= 5/10
Some Days Are Better... .......= 5/ 10
The First Time.........................= 7/10
Dirty Day................................= 7 / 10
The Wanderer........................= 4/ 10
10
Average................................. = 6,2

PoP
Discoteque.............................= 8/ 10
Do You Feel Loved................= 9/ 10
Mofo.......................................= 7/ 10
If God Will Send His Angels....= 8/ 10
Staring At The Sun..................= 8/ 10
Last Night On Earth.................= 9 / 10
Gone.......................................= 9,5/ 10
Miami.......................................= 5/10
The Playboy Mansion..............= 6/10
If You Wear That Velvet... .....= 7,5/ 10
Please.....................................= 10/10
Wake Up Dead Man................= 10/10
12
Average................................. = 8,08

All That You Can't Leave Behind
Beautiful Day..........................= 9/10
Stuck in A Moment.................= 9/10
Elevation.................................= 7/ 10
Walk On..................................= 10 / 10
Kite.........................................= 10/ 10
In A Little While.......................= 8/ 10
Wild Honey.............................= 7,5/10
Peace On Earth......................= 8/10
When I Look At The World......= 9/10
New York...............................= 7,5/10
Grace.....................................= 7,5/1
Ground Beneath Her Feet = 10/10
12
Average................................. = 8,54

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Vertigo....................................= 8/ 10
Miracle Drug...........................= 10/ 10
Sometimes You Can't Make... = 9/10
Love And Peace Or Else........= 8/10
City Of Blinding Lights............= 8/10
All Because Of You...............= 7,5/ 10
A Man And A Woman.............= 8/10
Crumbs From Your Table.......= 7,5/10
One Step Closer.....................= 7,0/ 10
Original Of The Species.........= 8 / 10
Yahweh.................................= 7,5/10
Fast Cars. = 7/10

Average................................. = 7,96

No Line On The Horizon
No Line On The Horizon. = 9
Magnificent = 9
Moment Of Surrender = 10
Unknown Caller. = 7
I'll Go Crazy = 6
Get On Your Boots. = 4
Stand Up Comedy. = 8
Fez (Being Born). = 7,5
White As Snow. = 8
Breathe = 9,5
Cedars Of Lebanon = 7,5
11
Average. = 7,77

Songs Of Innocence
The Miracle = 7,5
Every Breaking Wave = 8,5
California = 8
Song For Someone. = 8
Iris = 10
Volcano. = 8
Raised By Wolves. = 8,5
Cedarwood Road. = 10
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight. = 9
This Is Where You Can Reach Me = 8,0
The Troubles. = 10
11
Average. = 8,68

Table
1. The Joshua Tree (9,05)
2. SOI (8,68)
3. Achtung Baby (8,58)
4. All you can’t leave behind (8,54)
4. Rattle and Hum (8,40)
5. WAR (8,20)
6 Pop 8,08
7. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (7,96)
8. Boy (7,86)
9. No Line On The Horizon 7,77)
10 The Unforgettable Fire (7,65)
11. October (7,63)
12. Zooropa (6,20)

perfect i agree with you, thanks for the hard work like the engines of Ferraris ahahahhaaha
ferrari

6 years

The engines of the Ferrari's have to work hard these days. But at least they finished the races, which we cannot say about the Renault thing from Max Verstappen.

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