Just "discovered" U2...
washedinblack91
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and i'm starting to really like them. i've been listening to them for years, but i just never actually.. listened. i know some people on here say bad things about them being a corporate band and whatever, but i still started listening to them now more than ever, really paying attention to their songs... i'm starting to really get into them 
i can't help it, i just have this newfound connection to them and it makes me feel good! i've actually listened to this one song and seen the music video about 25 times today... (it'd be more but i'm forcing myself not to listen to it before i play it out and stop liking it 
:shock: ) i only have 8 songs from them and was wondering if anyone knows of which songs were really good that i could listen to? please tell me there are still people who like U2! i've seen so much negativity on the porch i'm a little scared to ask here! :P
i can't help it, i just have this newfound connection to them and it makes me feel good! i've actually listened to this one song and seen the music video about 25 times today... (it'd be more but i'm forcing myself not to listen to it before i play it out and stop liking it :shock: ) i only have 8 songs from them and was wondering if anyone knows of which songs were really good that i could listen to? please tell me there are still people who like U2! i've seen so much negativity on the porch i'm a little scared to ask here! :P PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
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Put down the Joshua Tree and walk slowly away from the album. Trust me, no one will get hurt if you just put it down now. Your eardrums will thank you.0
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sooooo i take it you dont like that album or what :P any particular reason for your post? it just seems i hear a lot of negativity about u2 but never any specific reason why...PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!0 -
washedinblack91 wrote:sooooo i take it you dont like that album or what :P any particular reason for your post? it just seems i hear a lot of negativity about u2 but never any specific reason why...
A) I'm really not a fan of their sound in general. I tried to get into them in High School but I really just kidded myself around for a couple months. The only cd I can really listen to by them is Rattle & Hum.
Bono drives me up a wall. He thinks he is God's gift to the world.
C) I had an ex whose mom was their #1 Fan.0 -
i seeeeeeee... yeah i guess C can pretty much ruin a band for anyone.. i like their sound and i think bono's voice is sexyIt_Wasnt_My_Surface wrote:washedinblack91 wrote:sooooo i take it you dont like that album or what :P any particular reason for your post? it just seems i hear a lot of negativity about u2 but never any specific reason why...
A) I'm really not a fan of their sound in general. I tried to get into them in High School but I really just kidded myself around for a couple months. The only cd I can really listen to by them is Rattle & Hum. Bono drives me up a wall. He thinks he is God's gift to the world.
C) I had an ex whose mom was their #1 Fan.
as for B, i don't really pay attention to what he does so i wouldn't know about that, plus stuff like that doesn't bother me too much.
i'm gonna go listen to rattle and hum now just cuz it's the one you tolerate
PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!0 -
washedinblack91 wrote:and i'm starting to really like them. i've been listening to them for years, but i just never actually.. listened. i know some people on here say bad things about them being a corporate band and whatever, but i still started listening to them now more than ever, really paying attention to their songs... i'm starting to really get into them i can't help it, i just have this newfound connection to them and it makes me feel good! i've actually listened to this one song and seen the music video about 25 times today... (it'd be more but i'm forcing myself not to listen to it before i play it out and stop liking it :shock: ) i only have 8 songs from them and was wondering if anyone knows of which songs were really good that i could listen to? please tell me there are still people who like U2! i've seen so much negativity on the porch i'm a little scared to ask here! :P
Which 8 songs do you have and what is your favorite song of their? I think I see a screen shot from the video from 'hol me thrill me kiss me kill me' in your avatar... that the one you're addicted to? If so, you need to go buy Achtung Baby right now. It's a classic album and more in line with that song. Then you can get the Joshua Tree and War. Those 3 albums are kind of their classics and in some sense give a good guide to all the different phases of the bands.0 -
ohhhhhh i was hoping you'd comment i value your opinionsoulsinging wrote:washedinblack91 wrote:and i'm starting to really like them. i've been listening to them for years, but i just never actually.. listened. i know some people on here say bad things about them being a corporate band and whatever, but i still started listening to them now more than ever, really paying attention to their songs... i'm starting to really get into them i can't help it, i just have this newfound connection to them and it makes me feel good! i've actually listened to this one song and seen the music video about 25 times today... (it'd be more but i'm forcing myself not to listen to it before i play it out and stop liking it :shock: ) i only have 8 songs from them and was wondering if anyone knows of which songs were really good that i could listen to? please tell me there are still people who like U2! i've seen so much negativity on the porch i'm a little scared to ask here! :P
Which 8 songs do you have and what is your favorite song of their? I think I see a screen shot from the video from 'hol me thrill me kiss me kill me' in your avatar... that the one you're addicted to? If so, you need to go buy Achtung Baby right now. It's a classic album and more in line with that song. Then you can get the Joshua Tree and War. Those 3 albums are kind of their classics and in some sense give a good guide to all the different phases of the bands.
yes i'm completely obsessed with hold me thrill me kiss me kill me! it basically has everything i've ever wanted in a song. i've actually liked it for years but for some reason today was just like, oh goodness i'm in love! (it beat out my favorite song of 10 years, kiss from a rose, which happens to be on the same album) i've been listening to some achtung baby and i really like it, especially mysterious ways. i'm going into the city on friday so i'll hit up a record store while i'm at it. thanks for the input! PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!0 -
washedinblack91 wrote:
ohhhhhh i was hoping you'd comment i value your opinionsoulsinging wrote:Which 8 songs do you have and what is your favorite song of their? I think I see a screen shot from the video from 'hol me thrill me kiss me kill me' in your avatar... that the one you're addicted to? If so, you need to go buy Achtung Baby right now. It's a classic album and more in line with that song. Then you can get the Joshua Tree and War. Those 3 albums are kind of their classics and in some sense give a good guide to all the different phases of the bands.
yes i'm completely obsessed with hold me thrill me kiss me kill me! it basically has everything i've ever wanted in a song. i've actually liked it for years but for some reason today was just like, oh goodness i'm in love! (it beat out my favorite song of 10 years, kiss from a rose, which happens to be on the same album) i've been listening to some achtung baby and i really like it, especially mysterious ways. i'm going into the city on friday so i'll hit up a record store while i'm at it. thanks for the input!
Np, and thanks for the compliment. I've loved Hold Me, Thrill me, etc for years... one of my fav U2 songs and I never could figure out why it kinda went under the radar. Such a great tune! Achtung will be right up your alley... the first half of the album is stunning. Let me know what you think when you get it!0 -
of coursesoulsinging wrote:washedinblack91 wrote:
ohhhhhh i was hoping you'd comment i value your opinionsoulsinging wrote:Which 8 songs do you have and what is your favorite song of their? I think I see a screen shot from the video from 'hol me thrill me kiss me kill me' in your avatar... that the one you're addicted to? If so, you need to go buy Achtung Baby right now. It's a classic album and more in line with that song. Then you can get the Joshua Tree and War. Those 3 albums are kind of their classics and in some sense give a good guide to all the different phases of the bands.
yes i'm completely obsessed with hold me thrill me kiss me kill me! it basically has everything i've ever wanted in a song. i've actually liked it for years but for some reason today was just like, oh goodness i'm in love! (it beat out my favorite song of 10 years, kiss from a rose, which happens to be on the same album) i've been listening to some achtung baby and i really like it, especially mysterious ways. i'm going into the city on friday so i'll hit up a record store while i'm at it. thanks for the input!
Np, and thanks for the compliment. I've loved Hold Me, Thrill me, etc for years... one of my fav U2 songs and I never could figure out why it kinda went under the radar. Such a great tune! Achtung will be right up your alley... the first half of the album is stunning. Let me know what you think when you get it! PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!0 -
Hi there!
I used to love U2. I think their first albums War, Boy, October, The Unforgettable Fire, and The Joshua Tree are masterpieces. I have just fallen out of love and not really liked anything since. But I think you can't go wrong with anything from those five albums.... and the will to show I will always be better than before.0 -
meme wrote:Hi there!
I used to love U2. I think their first albums War, Boy, October, The Unforgettable Fire, and The Joshua Tree are masterpieces. I have just fallen out of love and not really liked anything since. But I think you can't go wrong with anything from those five albums.
Interesting. Boy, War, and Joshua Tree I agree with, but I never much liked October and for some reason the Unforgettable Fire never sounded like a complete album to me (though the singles are among their best).0 -
I discovered U2 sucked a long time agoSLC 11/2/95, Park City 6/21/98, Boise 11/3/00, Seattle 12/9/02, Vancouver 5/30/03, Gorge 9/1/05, Vancouver 9/2/05, Gorge 7/22/06, Gorge 7/23/06, Camden I 6/19/08, MSG I 6/24/08, MSG II 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08, Mansfield II 6/30/08; Eddie Albany 6/8/09, 6/9/09; Philly 10/30/09, 10/31/09; Boston 5/17/10
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soulsinging wrote:meme wrote:Hi there!
I used to love U2. I think their first albums War, Boy, October, The Unforgettable Fire, and The Joshua Tree are masterpieces. I have just fallen out of love and not really liked anything since. But I think you can't go wrong with anything from those five albums.
Interesting. Boy, War, and Joshua Tree I agree with, but I never much liked October and for some reason the Unforgettable Fire never sounded like a complete album to me (though the singles are among their best).
I actually agree on Unforgettable Fire. And October for me revolves around that short song. For some reason, it means immensely to me, and really carries me over and evens me out. It didn't hurt that they unexplicably played it the only time I saw them live... 22 years ago :shock:... and the will to show I will always be better than before.0 -
thanks! i'll check them all out PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!0 -
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The easy thing to do would be to get their best of the 80's and best of the 90's cds and go from there. Figure out what other songs you really like. I was always a tepid fan through the Rattle and Hum album, and then became a huge fan after Achtung Baby. Like an earlier poster said, if you like their kind of electro type stuff you'll surely enjoy Achtung Baby. And if you really like that you'll probably like Zooropa as well. Yes, there are plenty of haters on this board, but they didn't make any bad or boring albums until at leaast Pop. Boy, October, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, Zooropa - all solid albums, some more than others.0
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i currently cannot stop listening to Zooropa. What a freaking great album.
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Hey there I've been a fan since the Boy Tour in Boston which I saw by mistake when I thought I was going to see the B52's and the J Geils Band. I saw them then and every tour till ZOO TV World Tour. By The Joshua Tree Tour everybody jumped on their band wagon and my love for them has faded some. Their ticket prices has gotten outrageous to say the least but through connections I can now see them for free IF they play the Verizon Center in DC.
I really got hooked on them though after this performance at The US Festival 1983 truly amazing. Back then Bono did whatever it took to gain the audience's attention and he surely did so in front of 500,000 people.
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Achtung Baby is classic.
"Ultraviolet" and "Tryin to throw his arms around the world" are in a class of their ownThere's a trapdoor in the sun.0 -
i just got back from jb hifi and got
achtung baby
war
the joshua tree
the unforgettable fire
how to dismantle an atomic bomb
no line on the horizon
i listened to achtung baby and the joshua tree the whole way through and i'm absolutely in love there are some really beautiful songs here! i think achtung baby may be my second favorite album (behind riot act just cuz of my relationship with pearl jam and because i know those songs by heart) i really do hope i love the other albums just as much as i do achtung baby or the joshua tree
god bono's voice is so awesome...PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!0
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