Originally posted by u2_michaelc:For me Stay, is the only song on Zooropa that doesn't fit, it doesn't sound anything like the rest of the album. That's just my opinion ,of course
Originally posted by u2_michaelc:For me Stay, is the only song on Zooropa that doesn't fit, it doesn't sound anything like the rest of the album. That's just my opinion ,of course
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
I actually have the opposite feeling I think the songs work great together. Im not saying there's a narrative as such but it flows really well for me. Also grace seems to get quite a bad name but I think it's at worst a decent song and slots in perfectly between New York and ground beneath her feet. Just my opinion though, I would be bias because it's one of my favourite albums certainly my favourite u2 album since Zooropa which is on a par with it I feel as joint 3rd best .
Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
It's definitely a polarizing album. I agree with you that it does in fact have a discernible theme/narrative, focused especially on mortality and forging a quiet sense of hope in the midst of loss. The title of the album fits this focus well. And even though I still list it as U2's worst album, I do appreciate many of its songs and can see why it resonates so strongly with so many people. More and more I also am seeing how it almost NEEDED to happen after Pop...musically, lyrically, thematically, etc...as a Christian myself I even personally like how U2's entire career from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and beyond can be seen as mirroring a biblical sort of spiritual journey...
But I'm with Gerard and others on ATYCLB still being the band's low point creatively, and I can't ever quite shake that feeling. Despite its inevitable sort of existence in the band's catalogue it just bothers me after I listen to th brilliance or Pop and their whole 90s output to then hear songs like Stuck, Elevation, cringeworthy lyrics from Walk On, Kite, songs that drag like Peace On Earth and Grace, fun but throwaway songs like Wild Honey, etc...
But I digress. That's why it's fun ranking albums and seeing how we differ!
Originally posted by Buttons:GOD before anything or anyone REALLY
Originally posted by pleasegone:1. Sign O The Times
2. Purple Rain
3. 1999
4. Lovesexy
5. Around The World In A Day
6. Parade
7. Controversy
8. Lotus Flow3R
9. Prince
10. Whoa, this is not prince.org... My mistake
1. Achtung Baby
2. The Joshua Tree
3. Pop
4. Rattle And Hum
5. War
6. Zooropa
7. All That You Can't Leave Behind
8. The Unforgettable Fire
9. How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
10. No Line on the Horizon
11. Boy
12. October
13. Songs of Innocence
Funny how my lists change on this, so I always love playing this game. SOI will probably be in last place unless another one can nudge it up.
Originally posted by Bloodraven:My BRAIN list
on paper, on cold blood, these is the way I'd rank them
TUF
AB
TJT
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BOY
SOI
ZOO
WAR
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ATYCLB
POP
HTDAAB
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NLOTH
RAH
OCT
My HEART list
My ranking on how much I actually enjoy them
TUF
BOY
SOI
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WAR
ZOO
NLOTH
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TJT
AB
RAH
ATYCLB
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HTDAAB
POP
OCT
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October is at the bottom on both lists, and I like that album.
Originally posted by dieder:[..]
Achtung Baby
Joshua Tree
Zooropa
Pop
Songs of Innocence
No Line on the Horizon
All That You Can't Leave Behind
Boy
Rattle
War
How To
October
Originally posted by dieder:[..]
Apparently had forgotten to put TUF in
One year later
Achtung Baby
The Joshua Tree
Pop
Zooropa
Rattle and Hum
Songs of Innocence
The Unforgettable Fire
All that You Can't Leave Behind
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Boy
War
October
Originally posted by Alvin:[..]
Now you forgot to put NLOTH in...
Originally posted by Alvin:[..]
Now you forgot to put NLOTH in...