Originally posted by Zwervervriend:18 singles
Originally posted by hedyzera:If you have to introduce U2 to a non-fan friend that wants to know better the band and asks your help to show songs that represents all the phases that the band went through to have a complete view of the band, which 10 songs would you choose?
my list
1) I Will Follow
2) New Year's Day
3) Pride (In the name of Love)
4) With or Without You
5) Mysterious Ways
6) One
7) Discothèque
8) Beautiful Day
9) Vertigo
10) Every Breaking Wave
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
And it will depend heavily on the target: introducing a millenial will be very different to introducing someone older. Someone young (born around 1990 or later) might have never heard U2 and probably has grown listening to hip hop, modern pop, maybe a bit of nu-metal or indie rock. Therefore their tastes and the songs they might appreciate or disregard will change heavily compared to someone born in the 70s or 80s, that probably grew up listening to classic rock, punk, grunge, etc. and most probably know (and maybe hate) some U2 songs already.
Originally posted by EridescoFly:I introduced a friend recently who asked what to listen to first, I gave them Achtung Baby. That was also my starting point when I was introduced to them.