Reviews (page 14 of 15)
Not a huge fan, sounds just kinda like one song for 50 mins
Alles wat ik noteerde bij 'War' en 'Achtung Baby' gaat ook hier eigenlijk wel een beetje op. Meer galm dan in de lokale basiliek, Bono met z'n hoge stem, tot in de puntjes verzorgde en daardoor iets overgeproduceerde geluiden. Dit album begint wel sterk met de eerste 3 (bekende) nummers en daarna is het een kwestie van zo'n album volspelen. Ook dit is weer zo'n album waarbij je als het een LP was niet gauw de moeite zou doen om je luie, viesdikke stink-lijf van de bank te slepen om de schijf om te gaan draaien. Maar dat kan ook aan mij liggen. Er zal vast een snob zijn die beargumenteerd dat de side B eigenlijk de beste kant is. Op de eerste 3 tracks na is het matig. Wat doe je dan qua cijfer? Ik ga het op een 2 houden deze keer. Van U2 kun je het beste gewoon een greatest hits aanzetten, dan heb je een uurtje prima muziek.
U2 to dla mnie zespół-mem. I to taki z gatunku tych nieśmiesznych. Nie lubię zawodzących wokalistów, którzy myślą, że jak pojęczą w mikrofon, to są tacy głębocy i emocjonalni.
Not bad for a dad rock. Mocne 2
I don't know man, it is a U2 album.
Getting this album right after Talking Heads (produced by the same loser) is really funny. Talk about a downgrade. Look, it's not an garbage album musically, it's really not - and that's what makes it so awful to listen to. This entire record bar one song (With Or Without You) is just one big build-up, with no release. Every song on here makes me long for women across the world who get so close to finishing in the bedroom, yet don't. Really does remind me why my girlfriend sleeps in a separate bed. The fact this album is so fucking boring is really what makes it terrible. The music is so inoffensive it becomes offensive, what a paradox that is. still better than The Smiths tho
The Joshua Tree - U2 (1987) Oh dear, this is what passes for one of their better albums about 80% of this feels like the same hazy/up in the air vibe that you would hear in an insurance ad where the guy in the ad is doing some job at sea or rescuing a koala or some other bullshit. From my previous exposure to this band that seems to be their winning formula to landing 4 albums on this list somehow. The other 20% is pretty bad though, seriously what the fuck was that bit in Bullet the Blue Sky where he just starts yapping about putting your chips down and whatnot. As with most albums where I find the music too samey I will just go with the song I didn't mind the most and just discard the rest. Highlight: With or Without You
The last two tracks are okay I guess, but Jesus this ain't even mid. 3/10
i dont like u2 fuck i dont wanna listen to this u2 is so boring i dont get the appeal. all of these songs are too long goddamn
Wanted to like this one. I just didn’t like it. All the songs sounded soft with rounded edges (apart from Bullet the Blue Sky and Exit). A boring album with poor, muddy mixing. I don’t get the hype.
A couple of the non-hits on this album are actually kinda listenable
no
Tiene algunos highlights pero en general aburrido
huoh U2. en ihan ykköstä kehtaa antaa kun kai tää on teknisesti kelpo musaa, mutta lähellä ollaan.
pelo amor de deus U2 é intankavel
Sort of the musical equivalent of cornflakes. Entirely listenable and inoffensive but only one or two moments where I felt the music did something interesting or unique. U2 have much better than this elsewhere in their catalogue.
Stuck on what to give this album, to me it isn’t bad but it just doesn’t do it for me despite the first few tracks being pretty good. I don’t like U2 and this album won’t change that
One star for With or Without You, another star for I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.
Not a fan of this one, a couple of ok songs. But an overall "meh"
I don’t care for U2 and this didn’t convince me to change my mind
I have tried to get into U2 - but... I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I agree U2 should be on the list, and it's good to see an influential band from outside of the UK / US represented - I just don't want to ever have to listen to this album again. U2 are basic, Bono is a wanker, and With or Without You I'm making an Exit, to listen to something better! ... and then I made a monumental mistake by looking at the full list to see which album/s from my all time favourite band from Ireland will be coming up. U2 features 4 fucking times and The Cranberries don't feature at all. I am livid.
- 0/11 songs added to main playlist - Dad band - Not a sound that I really find interesting - Had no idea “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” was by U2 - Immediately love the vibe of Bullet The Blue Sky - Bono’s voice is kinda my nails on a chalkboard - Favorite song: Bullet The Blue Sky
Truly awful
Ugh. Just ugh.
I shouldn't keep reviewing U2 albums so I'll make this the last one. Popular music should touch the heart and the emotions. It should lift us and bring happiness. It should enable us to share in other's pain or better understand our own pain. U2 never do this for me, so I'm out.
The great shimmering turd of Irish music. Are these the most overrated band of all time? Maybe not, but they're definitely a contender
Not as good as I remembered it being.
U2 sucks
U2 fans will love this U2 album.
I will never forgive apple for putting them on my phone
2,3
Thank god that this is the final U2 album on this list. Now I can finally go back to never having to listen to U2 ever again.
There isn't much of interest beyond the first three tracks on this one. I'll probably play some of these songs again, but likely will never play it cover to cover.
Not bad but not exciting. Also still hold a grudge against them for infiltrating my first iPhone
yawn
Aggressively mediocre.
They get a second star for Bullet The Blue Sky
Har så svårt för U2, särskilt allt efter War. Skulle nog aldrig sätta på denna skiva, eller några låtar från den, självmant. Med det sagt; inte en aktivt dålig skiva. Bara tråkig och sömnig.
Några bangers, men U2 låter lite skitnödiga.
Heard before. Not the biggest fan.
It’s 50 minutes of U2 noises. First 3 tracks are very recognisable so they’ve got that going for them. It’s fine. People love to bash them, but they just fail to elicit any emotion. This is the first album from the list that I forgot I was listening to … feels like absolute radio is just on in the background. Tepid: 4/10
I have nostalgia for this one listening to it as a kid on car trips, my parents had the CD. It's def relaxing and easy listening. My personal favorite U2 album is Zooropa (there's actual cool and unique shit going on), that said, there's nothing "wrong" with this. It set out what it accomplished to do. But I don't find it very interesting outside of my anchored nostalgia. 2/10
Alt for overspilt P4-ræl + Kurt Nilsen-vibes
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and With Or Without You are the only decent songs on here and they’re very early on. The whole album could have been about 15 minutes shorter
Mediocre musicians with a good singer playing bland pap. U2 are the band people who pretend to like music say are their favourite band.
When I first saw this I though, 'really'. But then I thought 'well.... they do say it's a good album'. And so I tried to listen with an open mind, but I'm sorry it really didn't change my opinion of this band. They are the most overrated band probably of all time. It's not objectionable but equally, has no good points. The only time they ever had a decent song was when they guested with an incredibly talented singer and guitarist by the name of BB King. Now for points, well I've sort of dug myself in a hole here. It's not worse than Big Jobby from Friday, but I only want to give it a 1. But to keep this all going along fairly it'll have to be a 2.
Ok
U2 equals meh
Favourite song was "Exit" because I was dying to exit the album at that point. Bit of a slog to be honest. ("Exit" was actually decent though)
Pre me having knowledge that bono was an insufferable moron? Dad used to listen to this a lot.. nostalgia might be having an effect but I kinda like this. Starts to trail off quite a bit. tbh the tracks that aren't memorable singles are pretty bad. 2.3
Not terrible, but this sounds like department store music, a lot of the instrumentals sound like the default ringtone on old Cingular wireless/Sprint flip cellphones. Average song length > 4:30 was also not appreciated considering how safe a lot of the record sounds.
Didn’t hate this as much as I thought I would. Decent band. Just bit boring for me
never understood why these guys are so liked and popular, maybe because they popified rock music? anyway boring, one track that wasnt a single was not boring to me but thats it
Starts off with 3 genuinely excellent songs, especially 'With or Without You' which is beautiful. Then you get to sit through another 35 minutes or so of the most lifeless rock music you'll ever hear. Thanks U2.
Most of the songs have a sort of classic 80s poppy post-punk (?) sound that isn’t really my usual taste, what with the reverberated pick guitar and generic chord progressions. However I think that sonically a lot of this album just sounds really good and Bono has some great vocal moments (though also a few choices that came across as quite corny to me, but those were rarer). Too many of the songs sound very similar and don’t build or variate to much for me to really think of ever revisiting this album as a whole, and I think just a track or two could have been cut for time entirely to tighten the package a bit. There were a few standouts that I REALLY liked: Bullet The Blue Sky and Walk To The Water have a sound that’s a mix of early 70s Led Zeppelin and turn of the century grunge, and those more experimental, darker sounding tracks got my attention completely. Beautiful Ghost also made me stop in my tracks with it’s hauntingly beautiful synth ambiance and dissonant chord pattern. It’s a fine album, in some parts a good album, but not a great album both due to my personal taste but also in some part objectively due to a partly repetitive and safe sound throughout.
Never been a fan of U2's brand of soaring arena sized pop music that relies too much on the soar as its primary song-writing method. 'Joshua Tree' at every turn only works to reaffirm that disinterest in me.
Meh. Hard to get over the arrogance of someone willfully naming himself 'Good Voice'
Still don’t understand the appeal. The only two songs I like on the album are Red Hill Mining Town and In God’s Country. The rest is just snoozing past me
Yhe some all time great songs but also 8 other songs
40/100 My first time I got a second album by an artist! And it's U2. Admittedly it is a tiny bit better than War. But the bands Pop Rock style does little to nothing for me. A real standout is the classic "With Or Without You" which is the only song on here really worth revisiting
U2 is overrated. I did try to go into this one with an open mind, I don't think I've ever sat down and listened to a full album by them before, but alas I remain underwhelmed.
I'm not a fan of U2, but that's my problem, not theirs.
I've never understood the appeal of U2 and this album has not changed my opinion on them.
Being the bass player in U2 must be the easiest job in the music industry.
Not a fan of U2 and this didn't do anything to change that. Low 2.
Good composition but man do I get bored with this whole aesthetic
The best album of the worst band. Maybe if they had broken up after this I'd have a chance to like them a bit more but it's still not there. The album talks about wanting to find the mythical America and it feels like that turned them into wanting to be a mythical band. All U2 albums talk about sociopolitical issues but then you listen to the lyrics they are so bland. I can't see any of the depth or complexity I'm meant to here. This is poetry for people with live, laugh, love on the wall. U2 blows.
I'm exactly the right age for this album to be a 5, but I never got into U2. They always felt like they were overthinking it. Tunes made to a formula. Much like Coldplay, but Bono makes them sond even less sincere. There's no denying this album has an epic, soundscape feel. Any track on this album would make great background music for a 8mm film shot out of a car window as you drive through Idaho. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For is a good song. There's a heartfelt ballad in there somewhere, but the U2 boys drown it in pointless layers of gloss. I'm taking a star off for Bono.
I still haven't found what I'm looking for... from U2. i don't really have anything to say about U2. It's fine, I guess. With or Without You and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For are fine... but past that the rest of this album falls pretty flat in my opinion. not sure U2 is ever really going to be up there for me, but sometimes that is how the cookie crumbles
Felt meh after first 3 songs. Almost gave another star for With or Without You's use in The Americans finale 👌
Another band that fell victim to my music snobbery. The first three albums were great, but they were dead to me after that. I did the same to Blondie after Parallel Lines. Anyway, this follows the Rolling Stones template, front loaded with a couple of hit singles followed by a miasma of averageness.
Never understood the appeal of U2. Dull but not quite as bad as i expected
Soft rock 4 pussies
This is obviously a good album. The first 3 songs are radio classics at this point and just looking at Spotify's count, they have ~200 million, ~700 million, and ~1 billion streams, respectively. That being said, I've always just felt meh about U2. They're a divisive band and I sit on the side of the division that doesn't get it. I think my problem with the band is that their music sounds like it's been created to be pretentious. It just never feels genuine. From Bono's moaning, drawn out style of singing to The Edge's (I mean, c'mon with the name already) use of effects to seem artsy. It just doesn't sit well with me.
Very eh - just okay. Wouldn't revisit.
meh
No matter what the music, Bono turns everything into a ballad
saw a review talking abt how this Gen D easy listening and wow never had they been so right
I'd never heard this album before, which is quite astonishing given the number of people who hailed it as one of the greatest albums of all time back when it came out. It's pretty much as I expected, polished and cinematic, but not my cup of tea at all. I feel mean giving this only 2 stars, but it holds no interest for me at all, even though I can see it's not objectively bad.
This has to be the most overrated band in history. They were so immensely popular at a time (still are to a degree) and I don't really understand why. Yes, they do have some good singles but the deep cuts are just dull dull dull. It's not as bad as Achtung Baby, which had nothing redeemable about it but I don't get the hype.
I can understand why they're good but I can't feel why they're good.
I just don't like this group
A quintessential two star album for me. I get why it’s Important but dear lord what a slog.
Not for me. Liked the first 4/5 tracks then I just fell into a deep lull. Also really don't like Bonos voice
Так ну это будет интересно абсолютно не любитель этой группы...... Короче говоря я так и не понял U2 )))) Этот альбом просто бомбически сведен каждая деталь, каждой композиции здесь будет прекрасно звучать даже на самых отвратных наушниках ( хотя я слушал версию в ремастеринге по этому за оригинал ручаться не могу). Здесь есть интересные композиционные находки касающиеся инструментального звучания да и у Боно действительно выдающийся вокал местами это прям проявляется. Это из плюсов. Но если говорить начистоту то насколько же этот альбом скучно слушать, когда включаешь один из лучших альбомов, одной из величайших групп явно ожидаешь чего то более интересного чем прародителей Imagine Dragons в самом их скучном проявлении( Возможно все те хвалебные отзывы превозносящие данный альбом как раз за то что они создали жанр "скучного вегетарианского стади-рока" но такая себе заслуга если честно )песни здесь попросту не цепляют а необычные музыкальные заходы скорее раздражают. Вообщем : пластинка конечно не прям отвратительная и своего слушателя конечно найдет но, это не я, поэтому поставил бы 2,5 но доль тут нет а я склоняюсь больше к 2, как я и написал в начале "я так и не понял U2" .
boringgg
An overall very plain album. Not really anything that would get into my playlist, but it's a decent album, I guess. Not my cup of tea, to summarize it. Vocals are plain and somewhat incoherent, and the lyrics are just straightforward, something that I personally don't really like. (I like a little poetry in the lyrics, something that lets the listener make their own interpretations.)
👎🏻
I was prepared to hate this, instead I merely didn't care much for it.
6, not sure what mood i would be in to listen to this again. one listen was enough. gives off white mid western passive aggressive dad rock.
I'm not exactly sure why U2 broke out to be as big as they were. Apparently, The Joshua Tree was their superstar album and yet, it's lackluster. There are decent songs here, but THIS is the album that propelled them to stardom? I can't get over it. If "With or Without You" and "One Tree Hill" weren't on the album, it would be an easy 1. Those highlights bump it up to a 2. Best Songs: With or Without You, One Tree Hill Worst Songs: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, In God's Country, Running to Stand Still
I do not like this band
While there were a few highlights in the first half, come the end the songs were rolling past unnoticed. Best song: Bullet The Blue Sky.
I don’t get it. Whiny voice. Boring music. Bullet the Blue Sky is the only good song.
U2? More like PU2. With or without you is the only saving grace here, so fucking boring.
Not the biggest fan of this one to be honest
I dont really klick with U2 i mean those songs are good but nothing had me surprised or excited on this album. I understand if people like and love it but im definetely not one of them. 2.5/5.0
I just... don't like U2, I guess. The best songs here have been way overplayed on the radio, to the point that I can't stand them, and the rest just sound like throwaways to me. Doesn't help that I just don't dig Bono's voice.
First 4 songs were bangers, but the rest was just filler mush that I wasted my time on.
meh
I feel very conflicted on this one. I really enjoy the music but the vocals just rub my ears the wrong way. I can’t quite pinpoint exactly why, but I think they’re too ‘breathy’ and drawn out. Every time a new song starts I really get into the intro, then the vocals come in and my mood deflates. I’d love to hear U2 with a different singer.
Hann bara lyssna 6 låtar. För många låtar på albumet och kanske inte min favoritmusik
Gnäll!
It's ok. A couple of good tracks that I enjoy. Good quality production. Just not really a huge fan of U2 or of the whole album.
Middle of the Road AF. Never understood the hype, and don't feel much different after hearing this. Great production of course. Favourite track: Bullet The Blue Sky (sick drum sound).
listening to this album was boring. all the songs sound the same. i found “trip through your wires” and “bullet the blue sky” to be the best ones and even those i don't really like. it’s safe to say i will never listen to this album again.
U2 and Coldplay occupy the same exact mental space for me. They are probably the most insanely popular milquetoast music acts I can name. Nothing captivating nor engaging here at all, yet simply agreeable. The musical equivalent of a plain rice cake.
Couple classic bangers but overall felt like a big jam band album. You can tell the 90s were around the corner.
5/10 Not a big U2 fan but even i have to admit this album is classic
I do think the U2 greatest hits would be absolutely full of bangers... But I also gotta say that listening to an entire album of U2 feels pretty damn boring. I used to like this album so I'm not even sure what happened lol. But here we are. I'll call it a 2 leaning 2.5.
Highlights - Red Hill Mining Town Didn't like - Nothing I actively hated, but quite a lot of it I just found quite dull Overall - The first three songs I'm really familiar with just from hearing them around, and then I didn't know any of the others. Familiarity with the beginning of the album makes it difficult to judge with fresh ears, but I do feel like U2 are a mediocre band with incredible guitar effects. They really do create a whole soundscape out of 3 or 4 notes, which is kind of impressive. But I'm having trouble with this album for several reasons - firstly, and not really their fault, but especially the beginning of the album really just sounds like the direction that a lot of congregational CCM took later in the 1990s-2010s, which has very specific associations and vibes for me that I try to avoid. Some good moments but overall quite samey, reliant on overproduction, truly uninspiring basslines, and very jesus-y lyrics. The later album was better, which is rare, but again I really needed a lot of them to just go somewhere - "Bullet the blue sky" is kind of a sick rock song but it's all verse! I liked Red Hill Mining Town. The rest was meh.
i remember singing track 2 in the shower, w h a t a belter this album is unsatisfactory
Not notable, bland pop. Bono doesn't do much with his voice that really interests me
Meh
Bland arena pop, kinda what I expected - nothing ground breaking
U2 aight.
Some classic tunes, but somehow don't like it.
Eh, not for me. 2/5
When every song is an anthem, none of them are. Joshua tree is immaculately produced, but seems constantly concerned with making you feel emotional.
É um álbum bonito, significativo e poético. Só não curto muito.
Although "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is a classic 80s hit, the rest of the album was not insanely enjoyable to me. I honestly felt a little bored and ready to listen to something else for most of the album. 2/5
"Sad eyes, crooked crosses / in God's country" I had a grudge against U2 ever since Apple forced us to download their shittiest album on itunes. I later realized that I really enjoy very specific songs of theirs- "Sunday bloody sunday," and can tolerate U2 songs when they come on in the dentist's office, or get played on the radio (those are the exact people that listen to U2). The album starts with three of their most commercially-viable songs, and I enjoyed the opening riff of the album quite a bit. T2 - "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" is listenable, if not overplayed. (playlist, i guess) T3- "With or without you" is dad-rock to its core, and the epitome of a radio song, but there exists still good musical ideas at the root of the song. T10- "Exit" has some Joy Division-esque sounds within it, and I enjoyed that aspect of the song. U2/5
Some iconic tracks in here but oh my god, Bono loves himself so much. Vocals are so self indulgent. Overall decent album. Very one note.
Boring. Exit is a standout track to me
I've never bothered listening to U2 ever, just never seemed like my kind of thing. And I was right, a lot of it just comes across as self-indulgent. Can't quite put my finger on why, but there's no soul to any of these songs. 2.5*
Honestly, not as bad as I thought it would be. Big stadium sound. Bono's vocals impressive at times. Not my sort of thing but I can see why this was appreciated at the time.
I understand the significance, and I suppose through the lens of one who got to witness this album in its heyday, this was groundbreaking. I just feel like everything U2 has done has now been done much better. Also that one episode of South Park has eternally tarnished Bono for me.
The Grandfather of Arena Rock. Not my style or preference, but I can absolutely see the influence on rock bands from the 90's through now. Fav tracks: Exit, In God's Country
There were some moments, but mostly a slog
Didn’t realize the first three songs were such heavy hitters but the rest of the album sux.
Better than my baseline opinion towards U2. Impressive 3 song run to open the album. Bono undeniable, but also just Too Much.
Heard it quite a few times. Decent but wouldn't say it's a must listen
Alt for overspilt P4-ræl + Kurt Nilsen-vibes
Decent
Saccharine-ness aside, I really enjoy I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, and Where the Streets Have No Name is a solid opener, but the rest of the album is so forgettable and horrible.
as a Dubliner I have an in-built U2 bias, but when I was young and innocent I bough the Joshua Tree and listened to it so so many times trying to figure out what the fuss was. Still don't get it. U2 have some terrific singles (first two on this album, for example, I never really liked WOWY), but they're not an album band. And yes, Bono is a gobshite. One star for each outstanding song.
I’m not a fan of U2, but I can understand this album being on a list like this.
Sure sure sure
Eerste 3 nummers? Hits, hits hits Streets have no name is toch best een mooi nummer. With or without you is niet helemaal mijn ding Idunno. Denk niet dat dit album mijn mening veranderd. Vond het grotendeels toch een beetje meh. Album is een beetje saai naar mijn mening.
Ik ben geen fan van langdurig Bono's stemgeluid moeten aanhoren, met With or Without You als zeikerig crescendo. Het gitaarwerk is iconisch, maar voelt toch wel als veel van het zelfde, vooral op de eerste helft van het album. Trip Through Your Wires is een aangename afwisseling, maar niet mijn smaak. Favorieten: Where The Streets Have No Name, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2's music is just plain boring. It's the first thing you get when you Google the meaning of the word 'boring', it's the kind of music you put on when you're trying to fall asleep. Still later U2's albums prove thatsometimes it is better to be boring than to be straight up horrible, so I give them the 2 stars for that
This album really drops off after the first three songs.
Starts out like a greatest hits album. The rest just feels like half-awake filler.
There’s genuinely fewer bands which frustrate me more than U2. Bono is an unabashed cunt, but a talented cunt. The Edge is an absolute extraordinaire who introduced an entire spectrum of possibilities for what a guitar could sound like. The band’s early output, I believe, showcases these elements at their very best, and I was pleasantly surprised by Achtung Baby as a late period gem earlier in this project. But the Joshua Tree is the record which supposedly captures U2 at the peak of their powers (and popularity), and I was looking forward to hearing some of the deep cuts on this record. The lyrical themes aside (they’re obviously shite), I wasn’t that impressed by the overall tone they were going for on this record. For the most part, it’s just a really pedestrian record. The singles are well known by now, but apart from that there isn’t really much else to highlight. While The Edge blazes yet more trails from a production perspective, the absence of strong riffs relegates him so far to the background he’d have been as well just playing in the fucking deserts the band were so evidently captivated by. “Where the Streets have no Name” is the obligatory master stroke, but where that track is chiming, anthemic and deeply urgent, the rest of the record barely jerks itself from a sonambulent state. On the whole, quite disappointing from a band that are capable of so much better.
It’s ok
Still Haven't Found still sucks. With or Without You still sucks. Didn't know the second half of the album, given its reputation I hoped it would be more fun jangly stuff like Streets. Nope, pretty dreary. In Gods Country is ok though. Big disappointment.
Really struck me how much this sounds like its doing stuff from other albums we've listened to over the past few days but somehow cheaper (even though it's probably much more expensive). This was a slog for me, even the arena rock anthems that kick it off didn't really hit for me. Hard to say it's flat out awful because there's some intriguing snippets, but it's bonkers how massive this is. Fave track: Bullet the Blue Sky
Thought I’d already submitted my review but anyway - still have not managed to be won over by U2 here. Just seems rather uninteresting music compared to everything else coming out around the mid/late 80s. The Americana theme is intriguing but not enough to pull me into those samey syncopated guitar rhythms. Maybe the big hits are overplayed on classic radio or something else but this just didn’t tickle me. Fave track - One Tree Hill
Ja ok
Pretty disappointing and slow album
Hoop nietszeggendheid, maar niet verschrikkelijk.
Never cared for these guys - take themselves way too seriously. Plus Bono is a faux progressive. Hanging around rich people and politicians doesn't quality you as a progressive.
I only kinda liked Bullet The Blue Sky
2nd song was ok, kinda well known but the rest of the album was meh
I’m not a huge fan of U2, although I’ve seen them play live twice. The Joshua Tree is considered to be the seminal album, but I found it lacking. Outside the hits there was little substance to the songs…
Meh this was a pretty mid album
I listened for Mike. It's one of his favorite albums of all time...But I just don't like U2. I can stomach the first three songs on this album and the last song, but I find U2 to be boring and cheesy. I'm sorry. I really tried. But I can't.
Bono makes me cringe and the music is boring
Bo No
Gutless flat album that goes nowhere. Spots of texture here and there but no thrust. Constantly seems to lead to somewhere more interesting but never quite manages it. The lyrics are bland and static, the mood is steady, stable and finishes at an ordinary moment. The album stands plain as a wardrobe.
Decadent unlistenable boomercore. Literally the most boring record committed to wax.
All credit to Brian Eno: he produced a U2 album that I can at least listen to, if not necessarily enjoy. It just kinda went in one ear and out the other.
Albumet er sikkert bra i utgangspunktet, men u2 har alltid vært lyden av radio Norge og p4 for min del. Aversjon
Maybe I'm just not meant to be a U2 fan. I've tried this album many times, and it mostly just makes me feel like I'm dying inside.
I do not care about U2 at all and have no context or nostalgia for this. First time hearing most of these songs. They seem just pretty pedestrian and ordinary and bland, which is likely why it was such a success. 2 stars.
Quite boring to be honest
Perhaps you had to be there. The hits are there and represent the bones of almost all the contemporary Christian I grew up with, the production choices are delicate, and the band sounds like itself while keeping things varied, but I simply can't get inside any part of this record. Chalk it up to the non-American American concept, maybe.
I'm not really a fan of U2... A lot of this just doesn't do anything for me. I like some of the moodier bits and some of the soundscapes on songs like 'bullet the blue sky', but the rest just doesn't hit for me.
Täytyy myöntää, että monissa näistä biiseistä on koukkuja lähenteleviä elementtejä. Johtuukohan tämä mielikuva vain siitä, että U2 on niin suosittu bändi? Ehkä, mutta minua tällaiset illuusiot eivät haittaa - levy on kakkosensa ansainnut.
Tråkiga sånger, ibland helt intressanta instrumentala delar
All the songs feel the same. It's a alright sound, but not my favorite
I've never been a big U2 fan. Growing up I was more of an REM guy..... and like Blur and Oasis, you had to be on one side or the other. This album though has a collection of tracks that in isolation nail the "stadium anthem" sound. All lumped in together though, it doesn't make for a cohesive listen. 1 star off for Bono being a knob
This album blew its load in the first 4 tracks. After that, it stands as an impressive spectacle of a band that wholly refuses to do anything interesting while still sounding like they think they're making incredible moves. Palpable pomposity. And even in that best front section, the band is nothing without Bono- who for that portion of the album sounds powerful and impactful. Bullet in a Blue Sky, though, is the one time on the whole record that the music, without Bono, caught my good attention. At its best it is catchy, easy listening mall-speaker-rock, which to be clear is not exactly complimentary. At its worst, this project succeeds in emulating the wide open desert spaces the band was in part trying to evoke- barren, tedious, and the kind of experience you pray has passed you by by the time you wake up from your nap on the roadtrip.
Too repetitive. Lost interest very quickly
Really boring album, literally no songs stand out. If this is one of U2's best ones I don't think I'll like them very much.
Is there where Christian artists get their inspiration
So I really don't like U2, but I gave this a chance. Not as terrible as I'd thought it might be, but still not my thing
Every single song was just such a slog. Five minutes of quiet in the beginning, then starts to build up, then either stays built up or goes back to being quiet. Now, I know that sounds like most songs, but there is a specific brand of it with U2 that makes it all just blend together. It's only getting 2 stars because while I didn't completely enjoy it, there's no denying the 1-2-3 punch that is the first few songs. Would of been better as an EP with just those and Bullet the Blue Sky
i’ve never been a fan of u2, and this album signifies why. It’s just not good.
It's pretty de rigueur to dump on U2 for their tiresome and self-aggrandising frontman, so I thought I'd dump on them on the basis of their tepid, insipid music. Even the familiarity of the two openers doesn't offer any more than a faint buzz, more akin to 'ah, I know this' rather than 'ah, a nice warm shot of nostalgia'. On Joshua Tree, U2 have a sound and stick with it, Edge's guitar spinning and jangling away atop relatively competent stadium rock. It's an identity, sure. However, if I had to describe the sound as anything, it would be 'vaporous'. Given the absolute sincerity of the lyrics, it's a minor blessing that this stuff evaporates into the aether soon after listening.
Honestly a bit boring. Not a huge U2 fan anyway so makes sense why it didn't resonate with me, but just expected a bit more. Didn't give it a 1 as it was fairly relaxing I guess... bout to fall asleep
Meh.
Boring! Sorry. I know some of our group have affiliation with U2 because their mum's loved it etc. Well I don't and I've never cared much for them, sorry. This was cringe and dull.
I just find them quiet dull. A lot of it sounds the same and I kind of forgot I was listening to anything when it was on. This is supposed to be their best album so I think that's a final nail in the coffin for Bono and the U2s.
Bono is a cock.
Naturalmente se reconhece os hits e a importância. Mas não me envolve para querer ouvir mais.
mid as hell. overproduced, overdramatic stadium rock shit. I dont see how this gets so highly rated on here. some of the guitar work is alright but thats about the only interesting thing here.
2.5
Not rubbish, but not for me.
2e écoute pour moi dans la cadre de ce projet. Je reconnais que c’est un album important pour U2. L’album ouvre quand même avec 3 de leurs plus grand hit. Par contre, j’ai toujours de la difficulté avec Bono quand il met trop d’intensité et je ne suis pas un fan du son signature de The Edge. La section rythmique en revanche fait une bonne job et la production est superbe. Dans les 3 hits, il y a With Or Without You que je trouve correct. Je préfère Bullet The Blue Sky, Exit et Mothers Of The Disappeared. Cet album a sa place ici, mais je n’irai quand même pas me le procurer.
sooooooooo boring after the first 4 songs
Listening to this album again for the first time in 33 years was torture. It was a flash back to being forced to go to a Christian youth camp and listen to bad cover versions of the songs on it. It is not that I hate U2 or this album and admit that some of the songs a great when I hear them by themselves but together to my ears this is a cacophony of pompous twaddle Sorry Bono
Just don't like Bono and find it hard to separate art from artist... poor excuse, I know. Can't help but enjoy 'With or without you',. I like the guitar and drums throughout the album. Overall not that impressed, 2 stars.
Hi-Red Hill Town Lo-everything else I loved this album as a kid, but as I grew older, it just became more and more irritating to listen to…from the constant driving, repetitive guitars, to Bono cycling between growls and whining, it’s hard to listen to now. I still like Red Hill Town, but the rest of the album I can do without.
I liked early U2 stuff but this marks the turning point. Bongo/Bonio bollocks
U2 are just a bit boring. Very safe. Very standard. They write a decent pop track. Also not a Bono fan!
A bunch of boring AOR hits follower by more boring non-hits.
U2 were well into their overblown grandiosity by this stage. They really should have called it a day after Boy.
menee unilääkkeestä, en kyllä kuuntelis uudestaan
Not my taste but it’s alright
Fun fact of the day. bono is the largest ever recorded piece of shit in history
It's just not very enjoyable. I know that's not a very insightful review but it's all I can muster.
First three tracks are classic U2 and even though I like them I don't think I ever necessarily will feel the need to listen to them again on purpose . The rest is immediately forgettable and made no impression whatsoever. 5/10
Not sure who it was but I think it might have been Henry Rollins said somewhere what a ridiculously overrated band U2 was. It was like I had been brainwashed and was finally snapping out it and ever since I've not been able to enjoy them. They are a band with a limited amount going for them other than their singer's voice yet they've managed to stick around for 40 year, the last 20 objectively without any good music. This album was definitely a highlight and I know people rave about how good a singer Bono is and how amazing the Edge's guitar playing is, etc. But when you take a step back, you realize they are an average band with great production, a few catchy hooks and way too much guitar delay. I know that will offend a lot of people and I'm truly sorry for shattering this illusion, but the sooner you come to recognize it, the sooner the world can finally get rid of Bono!
Feels timeless, still fairly uninteresting.
Better than the other U2 album I heard on the list, which is not hard. Enjoyed the last track, and not just because it signalled the end of the album. The rest of it is just so... safe.
big arena anthems! Sounds like something that would appear on a 'best of classic rock' cd in the bargain bin in a gas station
meh, 1.5 stars
Ugh. Too much Bono.
I could not bear / bother to listen to it all. Too much Bono. Good singles though.
U2 är inget band jag har särskilt bra koll på (med undantag av det kändaste ("With or Without You") ex). Baserat på det jag hört tidigare hade jag inte superstora förhoppningar att det skulle bli en slam dunk, det kändes på något sätt lite tråkigt. När hela lyssningen var genomförd kändes det precis likadant tyvärr. Det fanns ljusglimtar dock. En som stack ut lite var känslan som första låten "Where The Streets Have No Name". Det långa introt som på ett långsamt sätt stegrar, med något mörkt sound som kanske kommer från en synt och som tydligt blir högre och högre. Sedan smyger gitarren in, på ett så lättsamt sätt som av någon anledning får mig att tänka på rinnande vatten, en bild av ett glimrande vattenfall kanske. Till sist kommer trummorna in och låten är igång. Det var bra iaf, resten var en besvikelse. Bäst: "Where The Streets Have No Name"
4th June 2021 Listened in the shower and in the supermarket after finding out I got a second round interview for the FT. Anthemic tax dodging.
Too classic, not my type. However, the ambient is really nice.
2/5 didn't really like it, despite a couple of nice songs
Yeah, the album has a lot of U2's biggest hits, but its just not really the sound I typically go for.
Yo 3era muy fan de U2 por la época infame de Pop. Estaba yo como en primero de secundaria. Me compré el casete en un Carrefour que duró un año abierto en Chihuahua. Los consideraba cool. Divertidos. Luego me di cuenta que eso era una excepción. Más bien eran muy creídos de su importancia, serios, sentimentales, grandiosistas. Luego aprendí como habían creado el camino para que un chingo de bandas más se convirtieran en bandas de estadio: temas populistas, coros imposibles de sacar de tu mente, temáticas uplifting y todo eso. Sigo sorprendido y nunca entenderé porque Brian Eno se entregó a estos weyes de tal manera. Luego los odié. Hoy ya me valen verga. No he escuchado este disco, que dicen que es su mejor disco. No sé, yo creo que no es una banda con la que congenie tanto. No tengo mucho que decir de ellos, la verdad. No me inspiran. Lo que sí es que la guitarra de Edge en todo el disco es increíble. Es como un pintor abstracto. Pincelazos, brochazos anchos, chorreo. Lo que sea que haga con su guitarra es maravilloso. De hecho es lo que me hizo escuchar el disco completo. Creo que su cumbre como guitarrista es With Or Without You. Gran, gran canción. Bullet to the Blue Sky está semi brutal. Me gusta. Creo que es mi rola favorita de ellos, no la había topado. En general, se me hizo aburrido. Destaco los otros sencillos y los momentos en que se ponen bien Patti Smith como Exit Mothers of the Dissappeared también merece mención a parte. En fin, no creo que sea ni el mejor disco de la banda, ni de los mejores de los 80, ni nada. Es bastante irregular.
I groaned when I saw I had to listen to U2. Everything about this band from Bono's lame "activism" to their polished pristine sound has made the thing seem so sterile and boring. For what it's worth, it is well-produced and easy on the ears. It's just so underwhelming, so uninteresting. It just doesn't do much for me, even if it is competent enough to not be strictly bad. Maybe that's my confirmation bias talking, I dunno.
Overly Dramatic Band
somehow it was worse than Springsteen
Pretty boring. Lots of wailing and not my fave
Pierwszy albumik U2 ktory przeslychalem tak zebym sobie samemu wlaczyl, nie wiem czemu zawsze U2 kojarzy mi sie z blurem, wiec song2 zawsze kojarze z U2, a bloody sunday z blurem, dziwnie wymieszane, ale co to za albumik irlandzkiego zespolu popularno rokowego, jest on mocno hamerykanski, bo jednak zrobili najwieksze pieniadze za duza woda, wiec albumik mocno typowo hamerykanski klimat, zycie codzienne, biedaki, umieranie, wszystko co mozna zaspiewac o hameryczce zeby boomer rzucil grosiwa, nie wiem czy nagrywane to bylo w hameryczce czy tylko tak sobie ktos wykonceptowal, wezmy nagrajmy hamerykanska plyte, sprzeda sie dobrze i sie sprzedala dajac zespolowi status kultowego grajka lat 80, w 90 zmienili calkowicie swoje granie, wiec widac ze niezle kameleony muzykowe, wrzucam otwierajacy trak do kolekcji where the streets have no names oraz mother of disappeared
I hate U2. So dramatic with so little substance. 2 because i'm feeling generous
It's U2. Safe, easy listening and really just not my style. There is nothing wrong with this type of music, but I feel like you had to "be there" when U2 was up and coming to really subscribe to anything more than "this is some safe, light rock with entry level 'deep' lyricism." It does not surprise me that this band is freakin' huge.
Wasnt bad but I have never been able to get away with U2
Streets Have No Name has some cool buildup and sounds. With or Without You is cheesy and overplayed but a well composed pop song. Exit was interesting. I really disliked almost every other aspect of this album. I do not get U2. When it's good, it's fine, but It's the elevator music of rock. It's trying to be something but it just all feels so generic and trying to have emotion but ultimately leaving me flat and it feels contrived. I have no idea how this band is so popular.
Njei
Thought I would like it more, but the music was overall very slow. There's of course a few hits and those are enjoyable as expected, but the rest of the album wasn't noteworthy for me at all.
80 klassisk rock n roll, anthems, Bono
boring and samey sounding. i liked "bullet the blue sky". bono has a nice voice. 2.5
U2 might be the worst band of all time. They are so grating and SOOO BORING. They just never make music that does anything for me. It’s so bland and generic. It sounds like music industry slop. The worst part about U2 is that their legacy just gets even worse because then they inspire bands that are equally as bad or worse like Coldplay. I mean honestly what’s a worse punishment? Knowing you make the most bland and boring pop rock music or the fact that you inspired Coldplay? Both of those are terrible fates but U2 has to deal with both. If anything I have a mild amount of respect for them because I would not have the balls to put my name on this crap or willingly go on stage to perform it in front of people. That’s humiliating. At least Bono is a good guy and has that Red foundation that helps combat aids/HIV. Oh what’s that? It actually just raises money to raise awareness and doesn’t actually do anything to help people? Oh well that’s not very good. At least bono calls for fair global taxation. Oh! He actually moved his entire music catalogue to the Netherlands to avoid taxes? Wow what an unlikeable fake douchebag. At least his music is good…oh wait that’s right it’s godawful. Well at least U2 has 3 massive hit songs on this album that they can live off of for the rest of their lives, cause if I could take that away from them I would. What a joke of a band and person…
I stand by previous assessments: fuck u2.
Glad I listened to get a better mental handle on what U2 is but golly I do not care for Bono's vocals Won't be giving a listen again if I can help it
U2 is an automatic 1
The definition of bland. 1.0/5.0
1/10 I was so bored man
Smug, banal and bland. I will forever be mystified as to how this is on this list.
U2, wie kent ze niet? Bijna elk liedje herkende ik wel en de meeste kon ik zelfs meezingen. Maar ja, is het dan een goed album of gewoon populair? Je zal het wel raden, vooral populair. Wat een bagger troep kutmuziek is dit toch. Bono probeert elk liedje enorm episch te maken met zijn stem en het komt altijd vanuit zijn onderbuik geperst. Wederom een echte plaat voor Witte Mannen… Gaver-de-getver-demmeke. Graag door naar de volgende.
Een album is waarvan ik elk nummer ken, toegegeven vroeger luisterde ik U2 en liet ik me meeslepen door het stadiongeluid van de band, de gitaren met delay en reverb. Lekker janken om mijn verkering met Lisa toen t uitging en with or without you luisteren. T zegt natuurlijk veel over de kwaliteit van de band. Het is zo behapbaar als een kant-en-klare magnetronmaaltijd. Namate je ouder wordt, ga je dat beseffen, of niet, en dan ben je een sufferd die gewoon een kaartje koopt wanneer de band komt optreden in t land. T klinkt als opwekking.
I think I really do not like U2. All of their music just blends together like sludge to me.
I was already in a bad mood and then the generator pulled this U2 album out for me which took me to an even worse mental place on a monday morning - I managed four songs in goddam it do I hate U2, is this a generational thing? Is there anyone out there in the world who genuinely has U2 as their favorite band? How did they ever get this big - I can't believe the amount of opportunities we have given boring white men over the years in the music industry to end up with this shit. Is this the height of dad band? I don't even think it's worthy of a dad band label. Bono's voice is grating, the lyrics are all waffle and the music is just background tracklists for a supermarket isle - it's so inoffensive that it turns back around and becomes grating. This came out in 1987 are you kidding me??? Imagine the caliber of music that was made at that time and this is the shit they were coming out with - U2s take on americana my ass they should've just stayed home.
Pompous, populist, cynical careerists make era-defining album for the Loadsamoney generation. Hate, hate, hate.
Appalling.
Come on!
Vomit man this is just a bunch of garbage
Dreary
Boring NPC music
Shite
I really don't like U2
Isn't this supposed to be their biggest album? After With or Without You (which is also a trash song), its a bunch of filler. Very disappointing for what is supposed to be their best. Also, U2 are just terrible.
nope
i didnt get the echo and the bunnymen comparison but i guess i kind of see it. liked the intros to bullet the blue sky, did not like anything else
i don't give a shit that brian eno produced this record, i hate u2
If I ever wanted a 0 rating for this website U2 would be the band that gets it.
Pas mon style dutout
cuantos discos de U2 va a recomendar esta pagina? dejate de joder
The best thing about this album is that there was a record store in Victoria BC called Lyle’s Place and in the 90s they ran an ad on the local TV stations with someone’s (I would guess Lyle himself, but I’m just speculating here) mouth roughly edited over musicians’ mouths on classic album covers. U2 was on there with the disembodied and reconstituted onto Bono’s face mouth singing in a terrible Irish accent that they “found what they were looking for” at Lyle’s Place. Not much to recommend this album beyond that.
Man this album went from bad to worse. 3 Overplayed songs that aren’t that great leads into pure nonsense. No thanks.
U2? More like Boo2
Het is obviously kwalitatief goed, maar ik kan er gewoon niet naar luisteren. Fucking gejengel van Bono. Iemand in de comments zei het heel mooi: net een 3-jarig kind dat niet zijn zin krijgt. Dan elk nummer klinkt zo ongeveer hetzelfde. Alles gepolijst en gepoetst. Alles ademt commercie, muziek zonder diepgang, maar radio ready voor de massa. Dat is een keuze, en je verdient er ook lekker veel knaken mee. Maar de muziek krijgt in mij echt helemaal niets los.
I was so bored listening to this
I just really hate U2
Bono I can never forgive you for your crimes against iTunes. I just don’t like U2’s vibe. This, along with all other U2 songs I have engaged with feel whiney and boring, this included. I can appreciate a band who want to do good things, but music wise and ego wise, U2 think what they do musically is much more impactful than it actually is.
This may be one of the worst albums I have ever heard in my entire life.
Bruh, I already dont like U2 but will listen to it. Heard the first 3 songs before, don’t like them. 4th song was pretty good sounds like strangehold by Ted nugent, kinda liked it. The rest was just mid sounds the same each song.
Honestly a pretty solid album. I’d give it a 3.5. I enjoyed it more than I’d like to admit. But 1) Bono is such an insufferable douche, and 2) I still haven’t forgotten when they put that album on everyone’s phone so every U2 release is an automatic 1.
i was having way too many 2010s ccm flashbacks
eh impossivel gosta de u2
Supermarket music. This band is terrible.
No. I'm sorry, I tried. I just hate U2
Meh
U2 was something I used to listen to when I was a teenager, but now that I'm 39 years old, I can't listen to their songs anymore.
For Boner and his ego.
It's U2 I don't give a shit about u2
really not a fan
Over-rated hacks that don't deserve to be on this list TWICE. Good gravy.
I'm not a huge U2 or Bono fan, but I'm trying this anyway. Brian Eno producing could be cool. Wiki says this one is pretty famous so I'm hoping the funk is in here somewhere, as it usually is. 1. Where the Streets Have No Name - alright, this is more or less what I thought U2 sounded like, kinda generic and shouty and reverb-y. Like a secular hillsong, basically. Structurally sound though, and the b7 move is kinda cool. 2. Still Haven't Found - still in that hillsong mode. I think this serves the same purpose as the spacey worshipy stuff in church, too. Just a simple 1-4 prog to put lyrics over. Not that 1-4 is bad, that's the genesis of a lot of great music. Simple is good, most of the time. In this case and the hillsong case though, I get bored easily. Lot of Christian imagery in the lyrics here too, so maybe that's a feature not a bug. I do like the mix on this one though, it does sound like Brian Eno's later stuff. 3. With or Without You - okay, this one is a little less hillsong. A little more house party band in the Nirvana boom, complete with 1-5-6-4 prog. I gotta say though, this album is not gonna beat the Christian Rock Band allegations. I actually searched "is U2 a Christian band" because it's just that close. They kinda are, enough imagery and you're no longer alluding but fully performing. On this one there's even a worship shout "oh oh oh" chorus thing. At this point in the album I've looked back at the wiki to check the run time and have decided this is going to be a SLOG. If I don't find a banger (and I know bangers) in the next 2 songs, I may pass this one. 4. Bullet the Blue Sky - finally a little bite. So far this is the best song on the album, but it's still a little bland. The funk is at least present here, I can't say it's strong but something is almost trying to emerge there. I like the backing vox, reminds me of Thomas Dolby's Aliens Ate My Buick, one of his most exciting albums imo. In fact, this song has a pretty similar structure to one of those songs, "Pulp Culture". The guitar solo has similar elements, and the whole thing is over a kinda loose ostinato. The poem is kinda weird but better than that floaty crap earlier. I'll take it. 5. Running to Stand Still - starting off with a bummer there, intro was that "Diggin my Potato" slide guitar stuff which could have led somewhere cool but now we're just in hillsong mode again :( I at least like the form for this one. Simple again, which is fine. This time, a little sauce at the end of the form though with the use of phrase rep. That's kinda cool. It's here that I notice I'm having a bit of trouble engaging with the lyrics, maybe it's because of the sonic-scape as a whole but they are not gripping me and that's a shame because surely this whole worshipy vibe is here as mostly a vehicle for the lyrics. 6. Red Hill Mining Town - I like the groove but STOP DOING 1-4 FOR A BIT. Geeze, again I'm not saying music has to all be Mahivisnu bc that sounds terrible too, but all the changes are variations of 1-5-6-4? 1-5-b7-4 ooohh! Fuck you man. Sorry, I'm just getting a little bored. Worst part is, if this were the second song on the album I wouldn't mind. I really like the chorus melody and the changes outside of the verse are more interesting than most of the album so far. By song 6, though? B-Side? I'm getting sick of the soundscape. Objectively I'd like to hear this one again most out of all of them so far, but I'm just ready for this to be the last song on the album as a whole. The previous songs were that bland. It's like eating a gross, gray, unseasoned steak 3 times in one meal and then someone offers you a perfect dessert, rich and sweet and deep. That dessert looks great, mm smells nice. Bet it tastes great, in fact I know it must. But gee man, after I filled up on that below avg steak? I just wanna go home, maybe dessert another time. It'll be a lot more fun when I have the pallette left for it. 7. In God's Country - I think I've heard this bassline before. Song is fine. This must just be the U2 sound that kept me away all my life. I was hoping it'd be a nice subversion of my expectations like Talking Heads was, but so far I'm on the money. 8. Trip Through Your Wires - hell, some different rhythmic content. Some different sonic content! Not all spacey ambient synth! Already takes this track to top 3 so far. Oh man I can't overstate how this song feels like I came up for air after being under too long. On its own I'd imagine I'd think of it as passable but after the rest, this is awesome. I heard that DX7 the wiki says Brian Eno was on! Finally. Was waiting for his ass to show up. 9. One Tree Hill - dig the octave guitar pattern to start but now we're back to U2 standard. Or at least, this album standard. NOTE TO SELF: try to vary your own melodies a little bit more. I think something that's grating to me on this album is that Bono's melody lines are so narrow and samey. I feel like he has a pretty good range, but he's just sticking around the plagal notes, 1234 mostly in the same octave. There's a place for that obv but I can't have that be boring over the backdrop of a boring soundscape with the band too. He saves it for the ends of the songs mostly, but I wish he'd incorporate that range more during the meat of the thing. The coda at the end was nice. 10. Exit - hey, nice subversion here with the major-minor shift/uneasiness! That was fun. Wiki says this song is about a serial killer, apparently. It feel like that, yeah. That was more exciting than most of the album, maybe like a low top 5 contender. 11. Mothers of the Disappeared - I think I've heard this one too. Either that or, I fear, the melody is generic enough for me to confuse it with other stuff. Or maybe the album was popular enough that folks bit off this original? The guitar melody that surrounds the thing is sweet and I do like it. I think overall this one isn't something for me. Most of it is pretty boring, I think the tracks are placed poorly. I can't engage with Bono's lyrics (at least not on first listen). It feels like the sonic interpretation of the phrase "all who wander are not lost" and I mean that in a derogatory fashion. I've learned from this that I need to write strong, memorable melodies in order to have people engage with the lyrics. I think by tomorrow, I could maybe sing back Track 11's guitar melody, but I don't think I'll remember any Bono lines. I remember hearing Billy Joel's "Sometimes a Fantasy" in the context of him flipping over the piano and all in Russia. That melody is so good I remembered it for years without ever hearing the full song. When I did go back and hear the full thing, it got even stronger in my head. I've only listened to it maybe twice? And I feel confident I could sing a fair bit of the verse and chorus. The words for the chorus even, if only the melody for the verses. That's excellent melody structuring, super memorable and it makes the lyrics stick much more than that bland stuff on this album. If I had to go again, I'd take 4, 6, 8, and 11 and leave the rest behind. Maybe Track 5 if I had to round it out. 50 minutes was too long for the album imo. *now that I've had some time to hit some other albums on this list, some I knew and some that are new, I can very confidently say this is a 1. I understand there's no objective "bad" and millions of people have real love for this group, but I just don't get it. It isn't for me and I've used this album to contrast better albums now. The idea that this is rated the same as Band on the Run and HIGHER than That's the Way of the World is absolutely insane to me. I wonder if I listened back to this album, would I enjoy the few songs that I thought were okay?
I remember hearing Achtung Baby on this generator and thinking back on a memory where I found Joshua Tree a little less annoying. Hearing it again today, I take it back. Hearing this in my youth probably cemented my steering away from U2 before I understood that was a mechanism I had. The first few tracks are slow, a little bland, fairly commercial. It then shifts to a dark and mysterious vibe, but without feeling dark or mysterious. It doesn't feel genuine. That slight grunge feel they slap on doesn't really help the overall energy. It's too pop on the pop-rock scale for me, and I don't get what it inspires or why it's historically significant. With or Without You, for better or worse, is a really sticky tune. 1.4/5
Yeah U2, more like MeToo, i feel like a victim after this one. Honestly just generic sounding and corny.
i actually think i’m more ideologically against U2 than i am coldplay, what a dreary listen. actually couldn’t finish it lol first DNF of the game. also im still mad at them for that time they forcefully downloaded their shitey album onto my ipod touch and used all my storage
listened to the first song beginning was okay, but that’s it. not my thing but to each their own.
Really don’t like U2
nah
Is too much of a straight line - they take themselves too seriously and there is no light and shade here. The songs all sounded the same after a few tracks. Tedious.
Dislike this band
One of my all time most disliked albums
This isn't something I'd pick to listen to again.
First listen Saved 1/11 Top track: One Tree Hill
I wish Bono could pull his head out of his ass so he could hear his music and kindly stop making more
Every song sounds the same.
God, I hate U2. Now, after listening to their album in full, I hate them more than ever
No.
Rubbish
There is no way I am listening to U2.
No
i hate u2
U2 sucks. That’s the review. Pass
I do not like this album at all.
Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi dvica jer nažalost nije najgora stvar ikad ali nije ni puno daleko od toga, a posebno je catfish što su prve tri pjesme hitovi a ostalo još veće smeće.
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I’m not wasting my time listening to this