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Rolling Stone's 223rd greatest album of all time
I really don't like U2. But I have come to realise it is the 2000s version of U2 I don't like, when they became self-righteous hypocritical parodies of a rock band.
This is a decent rock album, enough to keep the listener engaged between the bigger songs.
Disclosure: I realised listening to this I have never heard the full version of Sunday Bloody Sunday, only the chorus, and Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine's cover. I didn't recognise it for quite a while.
This is a decent rock album, enough to keep the listener engaged between the bigger songs.
Disclosure: I realised listening to this I have never heard the full version of Sunday Bloody Sunday, only the chorus, and Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine's cover. I didn't recognise it for quite a while.
MusicCritics (472 KP) rated Joshua Tree by U2 in Music
Jul 7, 2017
powerful, uncompromising record that became a hit due to its vision and its melody. Never before have U2's big messages sounded so direct and personal.
Critic- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Original Score: 5 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-joshua-tree-mw0000196162
Original Score: 5 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-joshua-tree-mw0000196162
Alec Baldwin recommended Live From Paris by U2 in Music (curated)
Grinch (194 KP) rated Achtung Baby by U2 in Music
Aug 1, 2017
Ross (3282 KP) rated Joshua Tree by U2 in Music
Jul 6, 2020
Rolling Stone's 27th greatest album of all time
Far from being a U2 fan, I don't mind admitting this album has some incredible songs on it. However, the tracklisting is all wrong, having (by far) the best 4 songs on one after the other at the start, it is then something of a slog of samey rock staples thereafter. And similarly to Behind Blue Eyes by the Who (I had only ever heard Limp Bizkit's cover), I had only heard Richard Cheese's cover of Bullet The Blue Sky and was pleasantly surprised with the original. For me, U2 went downhill rapidly after this, but this is a brilliant album.
Ross (3282 KP) rated Achtung Baby by U2 in Music
Jul 1, 2020
Rolling Stone's 63rd greatest album of all time
I think this is when my enjoyment of U2 would diminish. I was surprised to enjoy their earlier albums, but this seems like the point where style overcame substance. One is an amazing song, but there wasn't an awful lot else to enjoy.
Ross (3282 KP) rated All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2 in Music
May 26, 2020
Rolling Stone's 280th greatest album of all time
If you were alive in 2000 you couldn't avoid the singles from this album - Beautiful Day, Elevation and Stuck in a Moment. Similarly, if you ever watch a British football highlights programme there is a 76% chance you will hear one of these three during the programme. Other than the singles, the rest is very forgettable and typical U2.
Greg Kirkpatrick (52 KP) rated Achtung Baby by U2 in Music
Sep 6, 2017
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No Such Thing As Too Much
Described as "the sound of four men chopping down the Joshua Tree," Achtung Baby combined cutting edge (excuse the pun) production with the personal and genuine performance that U2 are known for.
With five hit singles, some of the remaining songs only seem weak in comparison. On their own, album tracks like Acrobat and Love Is Blindness outshine a lot of songs that followed them.
With five hit singles, some of the remaining songs only seem weak in comparison. On their own, album tracks like Acrobat and Love Is Blindness outshine a lot of songs that followed them.
