War

Realistically this is a 3, but fuck The Edge and fuck Bono

Ok some good songs

Would’ve been fuming if this was the U2 album they put on my Apple devices all them years ago

2/10 Best song: Sunday Bloody Sunday

U2? More like U & ME <3

Nice

Good listen, great album from young dudes. 3.1

Paradoxically, I hardly hear any music here.

Not a fan

probably my fave u2 album so far!!! ‘surrender’ fucked

not bad

U2 is a band that I don't care about, but I recognize this is a decent early effort. Post-punk sounds crossed with a bit of early new wave with The Edge's signature scratchy and jangly guitar sound. Politically social justice charged lyrics.

I’m not a U2 fan. They know what they did to my iTunes library. That being said, they still didn’t win me over here either. Bloody Sunday and New Years Day are both decent tracks. Beyond that, nothing was really ear catching. It’s just kind of boring. Bono is whiny. The guitar work doesn’t hit. It’s just too broad to be a powerful anti-war messaging album.

The first U2 album I've heard in its entirety, and a pretty solid introduction.

Wonderful record. Timeless hits

decent album, but all the songs are almost the same... liked "seconds", "new year's day" and "two hearts beat as one". 3

It's U2

I’d if it a 2.5 but logging as a 2 and it’s a very strong 2 opposed to a weak 3. The album is enjoying and the story behind it is good but no song really drew me in. Best song was Two hearts beat as one

i'm bored, first song is good and then 3 songs later i was ready for it to be over, sorry!

A solid album. Sunday Bloody Sunday is a classic.

God Damn Bono. God Damn. Best Song: New Year's Day Rating: 8/10 Stars: 4

This had some songs that I knew on it! Some were really catchy, but I think they’re a little too 80s glam rock for me - lots of reverb and weird affects on vocals. Definitely a good listen and would revisit.

#120 It insists upon itself. 2.5 / 5

I’ve had a hatred of U2 ever since they appeared on my iPod, on my 14th birthday. Right at the peak of developing my own taste in music. Gave them a chance to listen to this. So dull. Never again

Rate: 10/10.

It almost seems as if the 21st-century U2 is a completely different band from the one that put out such amazing albums in the 80s and early 90s. Pleasant surprise.

I have a weird relationship with U2, like I don't think they are bad but I also just can't quite get into it. It's post-punk but also arena rock? It's a weird combination that doesn't quite work for me

Favorite period of this band.

Classic

Two great songs. Several good ones. Couple of shockers. Solid 3.

I like this more than Joshua Tree (🌴🌴/ 5). They both fall off but this one falls off later (around track 7-8) and the big two singles are probably my favourite two U2 songs. It’s got just about enough post-punk and a lack of sentimental BS to make me like U2 for 30 minutes. A high 🔫🔫🔫 / 5.

Legends and all, but I never truly liked them.

Very nice listen, a classic. Likely won't revisit it but very good.

Я впервые слушал U2, и, если честно, был предвзят и ждал худшего, но оказалось, что это достаточно клёвый пост-панк. Единственное, что меня в нём смущает, это излишняя попсовость, но это дело вкуса. Лучшая песня: Sunday Bloody Sunday

I can finally forgive them for forcing that trash on my phone all those years ago. This was incredible!

This is what I expected. A decent listen but not really for me.

Production edgy. Énergie 100%. Bon

Ale się wylosowało, co? Jadąc do Krakowa miałam U2, wyjeżdżając z Krakowa, również, złożyło się wyjątkowo. Zwłaszcza że w trakcie pobytu nawet mówiłam o tej płycie. A jakby tego było mało, to czytam teraz reportaż o Belfaście. Płyta muzycznie super, szkoda że nie zostali przy tym brzmieniu, ale pewnie nie zaniosłoby ich to tak daleko. Najlepsze U2 chyba.

It’s fascinating to go back and listen to U2 in their early years. Whereas they are now very polished, this felt very raw. From that perspective, I really enjoyed this record. It was much more in your face and harsh sounding. Of course, that meant it was something I couldn’t see listening to over and over again in a row, as it would just wear on me. But for short bursts, this is worth listening to. New Years Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Two Hearts Beat As One are all cool tracks that we all heard before. The find for me off this record was Like a Song, which was excellent. A great album, much better than a lot of their later stuff. Far from perfect though, and abrasive enough to keep it from being a 5 star record.

War by U2. I will start off by saying that I would consider myself a U2 fan. Although not my favorite album by them, they do come out firing with "Sunday Bloody Sunday". "Seconds" and New Year's Day are very good but I think "The Refugee" and "40" are the best two songs on this album. "40" gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.

Listened to it in the background. First U2 album i've heard and honestlyu not bad but i can't believe they're promoting war during a time like this they should be more sensitive

at least this one wasn't beamed into my device against my will. objectively yes – war! or no war, rather. but unfortunately i find the vocalist really hard to listen to.

Some real bangers in this one. The other tracks are fine, but don’t move me quite the same. I do appreciate that Bono and U2 have held to an ideal of humanitarian works for as long as they have. Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day Two Hearts Beat As One

Strong album, but not U2s best. Sunday Bloody Sunday is not surpassed, making the album front loaded.

So much wailing

Meh, absolute middle of the road bore-fest. Unadventurous drums, lazy guitar riffs, and only gains a star because of some interesting political themes

The moment I hear the guitar , I know it’s the boys from Ireland

Some monster hit songs on this album. Not a big U2 fan, but this album is pretty good.

Pretty good overall. Pre- enshittification of U2.

80s U2 is the good U2. Only question is whether this or The Joshua Tree is the better album (I’m partial to The Joshua Tree). Otherwise, end of discussion. 4⭐️

Outstanding and still holds-up!

idk what lyrics people are talking about, I just hear a man whining and don't wanna make nay extra effort for this album to open the lyrics to read. Even worth it given who sings it? Plus, flat and boring sound, repetitive filler music

it's aight!

As much as some of us refuse to admit it, U2 is an influential band that was once full of life and quality well before they forced everyone to have their album on their brand new iPhones. War was that first shining example that U2 was a band to look out for after 2 previous albums slowly putting together their sound and style. I didn't find much of War to be all that significant, but I also didn't grow up listening to U2 as they were progressing as a band. This is a perfectly fine Post-Punk album that shows the band at the start of a creative trek upwards. I guess for 1983 this was a bit of a splash as it was deemed both accessible to the general public and an artsy project, but other than that I can't think of any other reason this album would be so notable. The one track out of the 10 here that I really enjoyed was "40" and I can't seem to put my finger on as to why. The song has been like crack for me and I just can't get enough of its' very dreamy and grune-like atmosphere. It makes me feel like I am floating and I absolutely adore that feeling. I just wish more of War had that same feeling but alas that is not the case... War is solid but I am far more interested in what is next for U2 and their discography.

solid

I just cannot stand Bono's voice. And it is all sounds very, very similar.

I'm not a huge U2 fan, but this was pretty good. Definitely my favorite out of all the ones from this band on here.

It's okay. Where's Casey Kasem when you need him

May be my favorite U2 album

Once upon a time, U2 rocked and all was right with the world.

This is prime U2. Other than a couple of hits, not as good as I remember. 2.5 stars

A beautiful and effective combination of pop, punk, and aggressive political music. The band really sells it on this album, and it gave hints of the creative output and political impact that would come from this band in the future. Fantastic album whether or not you are familiar with the band.

I listened to 800 of these albums in a row without hearing any U2, and now 3 of my last 30 albums have been U2 albums. It's a cruel joke. To me, this mostly just sounds like noise, not structured songs. I feel like I'm listening to filler, not music. The instruments, drums especially, have that clear, crisp 80s sound, verging on the plastic, artificial sounds on Surrender. I was thinking about rating this one star for tediousness, but I don't think I can even rustle up that much anger towards it, just apathy. Two stars.

Damn. Do I like U2?

U2 make the crossover into stadium rock with the help of two towering singles.

Very 80s. Not quite a 3 but 2.5 is too harsh

Post-Punk U2 is so fun. Crazy drums on Sunday Bloody Sunday. Bono just going crazy the whole time. Songs are not all as good as later U2 but such a cool sound. RIP to The Unforgettable Fire cruelly ignored by this list.

floaty angsty pastel groovy alt rock that somehow manages to keep you engaged the whole time. amazing how how they managed to keep the energy up across each track

It's easy to shit on U2 for who we know them as now, but it's also far too easy to forget that, once upon a time, they had much more in common with Television and Echo & The Bunnymen. I doubt I'm saying anything revelatory, but War may be their best album. They play with a couple different styles and up the pop sensibility on a few tracks, but, notably, U2 aren't afraid to bring politics into their songs. All of the reasons above are probably why they were ever so highly regarded. I keep coming back to War, and it's inspiring me to re-listen to the rest of U2's 80's records.

Love the album art, love "Sunday Bloody Sunday" but the rest of this does not work for me.

Excelente. De mis favoritos

U2 more like U r 2 loud

i enjoyed listening to this

3.5.

One or two decent tracks but I cant get past the artist, sorry

This was when U2 became U2, the larger than life, political, globalist band who would become "the biggest band in the world" just half a decade later. Here can still hear some of the band's early sound peeking in, but the ambition to become something else is palpable, especially in the album's two big singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day". No my favorite U2 record, but definitely an essential listen for anyone looking to understand what made this band so huge. Key tracks: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year's Day Two Hearts Beat as One "40"

Honestly kind of all sounds the same to me

(4/7) it's ok

It was a pretty ok album. Best song: Sunday Bloody Sunday

My favourite U2 album

This was awesome, as (just about) all U2 albums are. I obviously knew Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day, but all the tracks I'd never heard before were easily as good, if not better. Five stars, easily.

This album is good but I don’t want a child staring at me the whole time either

Not these guys again!

This just sounds like Poundland Smiths to me. I don't get it.

Is very ok. Gets boring

Average

“Sunday Bloody Sunday” — Wild how contemporary this sounds. Same reaction to “Seconds,” which I guess makes sense since U2 probably inspired a lot of indie rock groups that came along in the 2000s and 2010s. I enjoyed this album more than I anticipated. I would listen again. Perfect sound for autumn when you want to bro out to white boy rock music.

oh look more u2

De Coldplay en Black Keys van de jaren 80?

saaaai

saaiii

Heel schreeuwerig. Ik word er helemaal gek van.

A neat little record I feel I'll ultimately forget about. As far as rock goes, it's better than it's contemporaries, but still not an all timer. It also isn't significantly dated, it feels fresh compared to other 80's records.

U2 are a band with a sound and a legacy that should end with me loving them but I just can't. When I listen to them I hear the roots of all the worst bits of contemporary indie rock. I get their deal on a fundamental level and it just pisses me off. Sorry to Scott (Aukerman) and Scott (, Adam), but when it comes to what I want to listen to I still haven't found what I'm looking for in U2's music.

Day 43 Sunday Bloody Sunday on a Sunday. I might just be the main character. These U2 boys have real potential Fav track: Drowning Man

I may be wrong, but I don’t think anyone is going to argue that U2 are masters at anything. They know how to write hits, but overall the songwriting is unremarkable in my opinion. As musicians they get the job done, but that’s about all that can be said. They’re an average band with a few above average albums and some radio hits that are responsible for a lot of their stardom. This happens to be one of those above average albums. Actually, I found it quite enjoyable. I liked a lot of the songs, although the two major hits that you hear on the radio are the standouts. They’re one of those bands. That being said, for being one of “those” bands, this is pretty good.

3.5

3.5

i didn't know too much, but yea

A lot better than Achtung Baby, probably the only album of theirs I'd listen to again, genuinely good. 3 - deserves to be on this list