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  1. Originally posted by Zwervervriend:Top 5 studio recordings in no particular order:
    - Bad
    - Where the Streets Have No Name
    - Little Things That Give You Away
    - Acrobat
    - Please (single version)
    This would be my best guess as well.
  2. I Will Follow
    Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Bad
    Side A of Joshua Tree
    All I Want is You
    The Entirety of Achtung Baby
    Stay
    Mofo
    Please (especially live)
    Wake Up Dead Man
    Beautiful Day
    Kite

    Has anything since been on that level?
  3. Originally posted by dstankie:I Will Follow
    Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Bad
    Side A of Joshua Tree
    All I Want is You
    The Entirety of Achtung Baby
    Stay
    Mofo
    Please (especially live)
    Wake Up Dead Man
    Beautiful Day
    Kite

    Has anything since been on that level?
    Every Breaking Wave, perhaps. And I’d add Miss Sarajevo to the list, one of the best songs U2 ever made.

    Also, if you say entire Achtung Baby, well, U2 has made quite a few better songs than So Cruel after 2000.
  4. Love is Blindness
    Acrobat
    The Fly
    Lemon
    With or Without You
    Running to Stand Still
    Bullet the Blue Sky
    New Year’s Day
    The Unforgettable Fire
    Please
  5. Every Breaking Wave, perhaps. And I’d add Miss Sarajevo to the list, one of the best songs U2 ever made.

    Also, if you say entire Achtung Baby, well, U2 has made quite a few better songs than So Cruel after 2000.


    Agree on Miss Sarajevo. Always a question if that is U2 or Passengers? Probably a moot point since Eno had a lot to do with most of their best work.

    Disagree strongly on So Cruel. I might concede Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World as not top-tier.

    I have never connected with EBW. What it lacks for me, compared to their best work, is something sonically daring/interesting that works in concert with the lyrics/vocals to express what can't be expressed verbally.
  6. I think Bad is the greatest U2 song.
  7. .Bad
    .Where The Streets Have No Name
    .One
    .Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
  8. An excellent short list of songs.
    I’d argue for WOWY, AIWIY, or Stay for the 5th spot. Of course, there’s bias there!
  9. Originally posted by RUMMY:[..]
    An excellent short list of songs.
    I’d argue for WOWY, AIWIY, or Stay for the 5th spot. Of course, there’s bias there!
    Ah yes, Stay is up there!
  10. My top 5 studio recordings (chronological order):
    1. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
    2. One
    3. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
    4. Miss Sarajevo
    5. Vertigo
  11. My top 5 IMO all have personal meanings to me

    1. The Unforgettable Fire
    2. Where The Streets Have No Name
    3. Moment of Surrender
    4. Love Is Blindness
    5. The Little Things That Give You Away
  12. Tip 5 studio recordings for me-
    Angel Of Harlem
    Pride In The Name Of Love
    One
    With Or Without You
    New Years Day