Achtung Baby!

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  • pjamaholic
    pjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    g under p wrote:
    A very underrated album for sure.

    Peace

    I wouldnt say it's underrated. Just about my favourite U2 album, I agree with the person who said every track's good and there's no fillers on it.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I heard this somewhere and wanted to know if it's true that the band barely gained any money from the ZOO TV Tour? Anyone heard this before?
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • Popmartijn
    Popmartijn Posts: 382
    Newch91 wrote:
    I heard this somewhere and wanted to know if it's true that the band barely gained any money from the ZOO TV Tour? Anyone heard this before?

    That is correct, though 'barely gained any money' is all relative. From what I understand they did walk away from the Zoo TV Tour with about $30 million. However, most -if not all- of that was from merchandise sales. And considering the gross from ticket sales that isn't much. They were burning money at that time, putting so much back into the shows. The costs of that tour were enormous (for that time) and the ticket prices were very reasonable. So it was a thin line between profit and loss. Had the summers when they were touring been a bit different with lower ticket sales, then they probably had made a loss on it.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    How does the vinyl reissue sound?
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • analogueaddict72
    analogueaddict72 Posts: 307
    Newch91 wrote:
    How does the vinyl reissue sound?

    I'm quite happy with mine, I have the original and I would say the new one sounds better.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    analogueaddict72 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    How does the vinyl reissue sound?

    I'm quite happy with mine, I have the original and I would say the new one sounds better.
    Thanks. I found an original on eBay for $70 and was wondering if I should get that one or the reissue version.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    I was listening to Celtic Crush the other day (XM radio program featuring Celtic music) and they played Who's Gonna Ride Your WIld Horses. Afterwards, the host (Larry Kirwin, singer for Black 47) was raving about Bono's lyrical wit and the line "who's gonna taste your saltwater kisses". He basically went gay and wished he was getting saltwater kisses from Bono, he loved that line so much. :D

    I will be 80 years old and still love this album.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    gabers wrote:
    I was listening to Celtic Crush the other day (XM radio program featuring Celtic music) and they played Who's Gonna Ride Your WIld Horses. Afterwards, the host (Larry Kirwin, singer for Black 47) was raving about Bono's lyrical wit and the line "who's gonna taste your saltwater kisses". He basically went gay and wished he was getting saltwater kisses from Bono, he loved that line so much. :D

    I will be 80 years old and still love this album.
    :thumbup: :clap: Classic album. Never gets old.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Love this album, and it has aged really well, ie not at all
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Someone is selling the 20th Anniversry 4LP edition on ebay for $65ea. with a release date of 11/9/12. Wasn't this released last year? Does anyone know if it's already being reissued?
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    It's an amazing album; as I posted on the "90's" thread, I think it's the best album of the 90's, hands down.
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    curmudgeoness wrote:
    It's an amazing album; as I posted on the "90's" thread, I think it's the best album of the 90's, hands down.
    :thumbup: Agreed.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
    "Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
  • Celtic1888
    Celtic1888 Posts: 6
    U2 aren't my favourite band/musician anymore but this is still the greatest album i've ever heard! it's just amazing!

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