Reviews (page 4 of 13)
Nothing really to complain about. 3.4/5
Bon, ensemble plutôt pas mal. Franchement l'album est assez agréable à l'écoute, plutôt dansant et avec des hits vraiment reconnaissables de la pate et de l'esprit de U2 de l'époque comme avec "Sunday Bloody Sunday" ou "New Year's Day". De plus, le côté plus prise de position et engagement politique est assez bien amené pour quelque chose qui s'incorpore bien à l'energie, entre autre, qui n'est ni trop forcé, ni trop laissé de côté. Néanmoins, je pense que le plus gros point faible de l'album réside dans sa répétitivité. Franchement j'ai trouvé l'album très très lourd dans les moments de creux, précisément parce que le projet passe son temps à rester dans sa zone de confort. Excepté la présence sur certains morceaux du violon électronique, l'entièreté de l'album se compose fe strums de guitares rapides en fond et la voix de Bono qui part dans les aigus. C'est vraiment dommage parce que pour le coups certains morceaux m'ont paru strictement identiques. By the way, l'album art est plutôt sympa, en reprenant le garçon de "Angels", on a comme une continuité et un joli clin d'œil, c'est plutôt bien joué.
This falls into my 'when u2 were ok' collection of albums before they'd listened and copied Big Country's sound. It's OK. The two singles stand out from the rest of it.
Discazo! Me encanta U2.
typical classic rock that released before i was born
I didn't dislike this. There were quite a few really good tracks, but I think it's always a slight downfall when there are ever so slightly more 'meh' songs than songs I really enjoyed. That being said, in all, it was an enjoyable album to listen to. I've been given some not-so-great albums to listen to, so this one was a nice, refreshing change. There are one or two tracks I would put on my playlist, but other than that, I think it is an alright album. The vocals and instrumentation are really good and work well together. Favourites: Sunday Bloody Sunday Seconds The Refugee New Year's Day
This was the first album I ever bought. So I’m a bit biased, but I still enjoyed listening to it again after many years.
U2 le groupe qui a les meilleurs singles du monde mais qui ne peut pas faire un album entier de cette qualité.
What an album of incredible highs and very middling everything else. If you're not big on U2, this one won't change your mind. The big singles here are probably enough for most listeners.
I didn’t think I liked u2. I kept trying to listen to Joshua tree and never could get into it, but this caught my attention immediately. Really really good. The first half is better than the second (to me) but great all the way through
U2 have always been a band i couldn't get into. Depending on my mood I can listen to them but never have been a favourite of mines. This album is not great imo.
Pretty great and passion filled,
Some songs are better than others; just never really “jived” with Bono’s vocal stylings.
esse daqui é anos luz melhor que o anterior que eu tinha pegado (joshua tree). muito mais o estilo de música que gosto, com uma pegada mais política. muuuito mais interessante.
Ass
I’ve listened to two previous U2 albums, the Joshua Tree & Achtung Baby which most people consider their best stuff. However, despite adding some songs to my playlist, it never left enough of an impression for me to come back. War is older than both and features a more punchy, raw type of sound, feels post-punk. This is before they started collaborating with Eno (who fucking rocks btw) too. Personally, I found this album utterly forgettable, the style feels a bit too “rough” and abrasive to me and none of the songs stick. In fact, I find many tracks here to be too long. Only track I found myself somewhat enjoying was the intro. Very forgettable and not up my alley. 1.5/5.
Jedinica iz principa. // 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'. What a great song. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesn't it? - Alan Partridge Ne slažem se s Alanom, grozna pjesma, još gori album, bila bi tanka dvica objektivno. Mogu se sjetiti samo jednog pjevača koji me više iritira nego ovaj.
I’m not a huge fan of U2, listened to the album a few times and wasn’t too impressed. It was just an ’alright’ rock.
It’s 80s U2 So i think it’s some good stuff Not the very best
From the go Mullens drumming is insane, for the best song SBS to be instantly recognisable from the drums is almost unheard of (hello Phil Collins). I enjoyed this is 2026 more than I imagined I would, and despite New Years Day being the other obvious highlight, the rest of the album holds it's own pretty well. What is more obvious to me than ever is how important the band is to the whole - they worked when it wasn't just about Bono (who became insufferable). There's a freshness here that became overbearing in self-righteousness on albums like Joshua Tree.
433/1089 - Before this project I hated U2. I associated them with the whole "in these unprecedented times" corporate commercial background music because of the Edge-like delay guitar and safe harmonies and textures. After giving this album a fair shake, it became one of my favorite albums. I like U2 more than I thought I did and really enjoy the first couple of albums especially when they were more "punk" oriented. Really creative guitar textures on this one, great drum sound, strong vocal performances, and amazing songs throughout. "Drowning Man" is such a cool deep cut especially with everyone playing in their own meter creating all these ambiguous rhythmic displacements. I love the contrast of the high-octane energy of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" "New Years Day" and "Refugee" paired with the more meditative and spacey "Seconds" "Surrender" and "40." I like this quote from Bono about 40: "We wrote this song in about ten minutes, we recorded it in about ten minutes, we mixed it in about ten minutes and we played it, then, for another ten minutes and that's nothing to do with why it's called 40."
I think I reach saturation with U2 music quicker than some other classic acts. I liked the start of this album a good amount, then I sort of got tired of the U2 approach to music (it's also possible this is just front-loaded with the best stuff). I think I'd be a bigger fan of a U2 EP than a full album. This was a good album, but I felt like I reached my limit with it quickly.
4 for New Year’s Day and memories of when Bloody Sunday meant something other than what Bono could make money out of. Judging the album on then rather what they became.
Meh
A solidly great album; this has it all: interesting instrumentation, good lyrics, beautiful melodies. One of my favorites back in the day and it has aged well. Personal note: New Year’s Day, along with heard it through the grapevine, is one of the songs that I was willing to damage my hearing for. I’m glad I did not actually damage my hearing too badly, but it almost would have been worth it.
Some ok if overplayed songs on here, some somewhat decent stuff, and a lot of annoying Bono.
My favorite U2 album by far, the one that helps me closest understand why they used to get lumped in with the punk rock scene. Sunday Bloody Sunday is probably my favorite song from them, the rest of the album doesn't quite reach the same height but its not disappointing by any means.
Fantastic then, and also now. Great all time hits, but the the album tracks - Red Light, Surrender, 40 - are highlights for me.
Great. A 5. Wha a classic.
solid album. u2 gets a bad wrap for some reason (bono), but they have classics for a reason.
8/10
I saw U2 and was like "goddamn it, not U2..." But this was alright, actually. I guess my experience with U2 is when they were already super huge and shitty.
U2 really became something with War. It's where they went from a post-punk band to a huge, politically charged rock group. Forget the moody stuff from before, this album feels like a major movement, ditching the edgy stuff for epic anthems. The beginning with "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Seconds", and "New Year's Day" is insane. Larry Mullen Jr.'s drums and The Edge's guitar make it so powerful and raw. They had this youthful energy that even they couldn't recreate later on. Things get a bit weaker after those famous songs. "40" is cool, but some other tracks don't quite hit the mark. Bono's vocals are passionate, which can be amazing or a bit much. Overall, a super energetic turning point that showed U2 was ready to take on the world, even if it was a little rough around the edges.
8/10
Definitely not the pop U2. The album was ok, but I just don't think I'm that big of a fan of U2.
I will shit on Modern U2 for as many hours as the day is long, but I'll readily admit that I cannot do the same for the band in their heyday. This is a solid rock album through and through. Mullen's driving drum grooves hit just right, and no matter how many times I hear the driving piano/guitar riffs on "New Year's Day" it always hits me just right.
Quite an underwhelming offering from these guys
There's absolutely nothing wrong with this musically, but I'm just not super into it.
To me this is the U2 sweet spot, pretty much everything sits there for me before Joshua Tree.
I’m disappointed that there is two more U2 albums on the list. I’d rank U2 higher than country. With either of them playing, I’m just waiting for it to be over.
Good. Drowning man favourite. Some others good. A couple weaker
War jetzt nicht das beste müsste ich nicht nochmal hören
memories
Decent. Nice hits.
not for me but better than last
I liked “Like a song..”
probably the best of what U2 has got, this rock album actually had some level of interest and like tasteful instrumental and choral stuff wow
The whole sound of this album comes off as quite safe, but with worldly elements. Which, for the political elements that they were touching on, was a good call, but it almost feels like there is something missing from this. Like, if they tried to experiment more, it could be something incredible. But I'm not sure if Bono could ever create something of that wonder. Alas, there is a band that fills that niche for me, and it is the glorious Police.
Current pretentiousness and epic douchebaggery make it almost impossible to listen to their early stuff anymore
Enjoyed more than I thought I would, especially the non-singles
It was a very good album I will likely listen to it again. But o didn’t feel an immediate desire to listen to it again
This one and Joshua Tree are the best U2 albums in my opinion. War has a bleak, sparse production that sounds like a very early 80s band with just a touch of New Wave influence, which is exactly what they were. Paired with lyrics addressing political themes and describing the effects of war and strife. It's a good record to listen to driving at night. The singles New Years Day, Two Hearts Beat As One, and Sunday Bloody Sunday are rousing and anthem-like and Bono's voice conveys desperation and yearning. Sunday Bloody Sunday's drums resemble a martial cadence while the violin and guitar solos pierce through. Seconds is a short almost hopeless song about the cold war and the possibility of insane world leaders causing world-wide nuclear destruction at the push of a button. New Years Day is a haunting lament about how war never hurts the people that start wars, only those who are forced to fight them and the innocent civilians who become statistics in casualty counts.
Me gustó. Es un álbum que explora varios matices del rock y no se hace monótono.
U306 at this point. Shout out Sunday Bloody Sunday, ma dan heb je het ook wel een beetje gehoort.
Good for the time, personally liked their early stuff better
nothing special
allez vraiment cool
J’ai kiffé
This was aggressive, tight and solid. The beat and the lyrics almost press you into action.
First time listen There's a breathiness to everything Bono sings that makes him really exhausting to listen to for a full length album. The first few tracks are good and then by the end I'm just tired of hearing the guy. It's better than their later stuff at least. Favorite Tracks: Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day Least Favorite: Red Light, "40" 2.5/5
Decent! Didn’t realize Brian Eno has producer credits on like six U2 records. Not much my thing though and even now I still have difficulty taking Bono remotely seriously and his melodramatic vacillating voice doesn’t help that.
Nachdem U2 zwangsweise ein Album auf meinem iPhone installiert hat boykottiere ich alles von dies Band
After a couple songs I thought to myself "have I been wrong about U2" ? Then I listened to the rest of the album and turns out that nope, I was spot on. I don't mind their hits, but outside that they aren't for me.
I'm too much of a millennial to ever find U2 cool. The singles are fine, I guess. This band will just never do it for me.
Perfect rainy day commute album
its another u2 album! i have the same firm broad positive feelings i have ab those! there are a few things of particular interest...the main one being that this is the earliest album of theirs ive yet heard, and it actually is a little revelatory to hear their eventual era-defining features as, initially, some quirks on a template of post-punk. considering u2 as a whole, even in the arena years, as essentially descended from post-punk makes their whole songwriting thing make a lot of sense in a way im not sure i quite put together before..the emphasis on Sound and Space! they sound a bit closer to potential influences at this stage too...the police in particular, who had only Just bowed out of making music. bonos got a little sting in him, and the edge's watercolor textural focus is more than a little andy summers. idk if this is my Fave u2 album,,,,my heart may ultimately with the lusher approach even if this is a bit more lively. but generally ive found all the ones ive heard to be very close together in my feelings on them, so if its not my fave its not crazy far behind from whatever is
Are all of U2's albums in this book?? The sound is more post-punk, but the songs seem also more unpolished. Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day carry this album HARD. 6/10
Sorry bro, you're not going to make me listen to U2. The only musicians with a single name I'm going to listen to is Flea and Seal
If I HAVE to listen to a U2 album, this one isn't the worst
not the U2 I would reach for but a great throwback
Something about them just rubs me the wrong way. This would be a 1 if it didn't come out in '83 and have a clear impact on music.
I swear I'm not a U2 hater, I just happened to think Achtung Baby was fine and I enjoyed this album less. I don't really like the sound of post-punk in general and knowing that this band would go on to make The Joshua Tree four years later wasn't going to change that. Highlights: Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day
There's something about the contrast of the urgent sounding instruments and yearning vocals. This is a solid album with New Year's Day as a standout.
Not to start a fight but I don’t love as much as I remembered
I haven't listened to this in decades. When I was younger, I went through a U2 phase, so I tend to really like their older stuff. This is great. Full of really good songs. Current day U2 is...yikes! I don't even know how I want to describe them. Embarrassing. Overly serious. Pretentious. Not very good. But old U2? It just hits different, and War is pretty fantastic.
Great record- great stuff back when they were still hungry and not nearly as sanctimonious as they are now. A classic!
Better than I remembered, it's probably been 30 years since I have listened. I will need to listen to their initial run, up to and including a fitting finale with Rattle & Hum. Achtung Baby was quite a departure, and I don't mind the sound, but man there was a soul in this music.
sa momenty i jest cala reszta
Light 3,5
Really like opening track (Sunday Bloody Sunday) Appreciate the lyricism on this album Redlight: The trumpet(?) is fab Standout tracks: Sunday Bloody Sunday, Like a Song, The Refugee, Red Light. I appreciate an album that is interesting to listen to over boring background music
I like the concept of the album Don't really feel anything though Second half definitely felt stronger
When Bono belted out “How long? How long must we sing this song?” I could already see my project partner formulating his hateful little joke. This album has some great tracks, but I don’t want to overrate it. It’s fine.
Judge the album on its merits? No. I hate U2. I want to put The Edge in an egg cup and smash his little beanie thing with a giant spoon.
not the biggest U2 guy, great dark vibe tho, again cant say this is bad but defo not for me
U2's third album has a decent clutch of songs, but it's lacking the experimental spirit that animated and elevated their first two records.
Post Punk takes on the world - patchy but some very high peaks. Favourite tracks: Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, 40
I'm not a fan of U2 but this album wasn't as bad as I thought. There's a couple hits on there that I don't mind
For some reason, 80s music feels like it wasn't trying to offend anyone, which makes it kind of boring. I think a lot of 90s rock was trying to revolt against this kind of music. I think I am too. Sunday Bloody Sunday was my Dad's ringtone for a while. I think it sets the tone well, but everything after that falls short.
Hay algo
This is my favourite U2 album
Not my thing but the first and third song are bangers and wouldn't feel right rating anything with those 2 songs less
Cool work. One of the best U2 albums. Every song is solid.
Great album. I liked it a lot. I wasn't super familiar with U2 before listening to (all I knew about them was that they were Irish and made everyone download their Songs of Innocence Album in 2014), but this album made me appreciate them a lot more. I loved the political nature of the album and it had a good sound.
Sunday Bloody Sunday just reminds me of my old band playing it New Years Day is great. THe rest of it is ok but thats about it I can appreciate the album but later U2 was always my fav (Achtung Baby etc)
It started out strong and I actually thought this could be the U2 album that wins me over. But like Joshua Tree, it started to all kind of sound the same after a few songs. Fav track: Sunday Bloody Sunday
First half of the album is very good, featuring my favourite U2 song as the starting track. Second half is bland and forgettable. The fact I grew up on U2 is doing a lot of heavy lifting with this record, but when they make a good songs it's undeniable. Highlights are Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Years Day.
War captures U2 at a pivotal moment, when the band’s urgency and political voice were starting to translate into bigger, more confident songwriting. The record has several standout tracks that remain defining moments in the band’s catalog. “Sunday Bloody Sunday” opens the album with a martial snare pattern and a sense of urgency that still feels powerful decades later, while “New Year’s Day” pairs a memorable bass line with The Edge’s shimmering guitar textures. Throughout the album, the band’s core sound is already clearly in place: The Edge’s delay-driven guitar creates atmosphere without excess, the rhythm section keeps everything tightly anchored, and Bono delivers vocals that balance intensity with conviction. At the same time, War doesn’t quite sustain the level of impact found in U2’s later classics. While the high points are excellent, some stretches feel less distinctive, and the album lacks the dynamic sweep and sonic variety that would define records like The Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby. Still, War remains an important step in U2’s evolution and a record with several enduring songs. Not their strongest album, but one that clearly shows the band on the verge of something bigger.
Buenísimo
First song best song. Otherwise fine.
Brilliant
Easily my favorite U2 record. It holds up, too. Even though I've heard it a LOT of times, I enjoy every time I listen to this record. Some real bangers on here and it's not loaded with pretentious indulgent songs. It's a great rock record with poignant lyrics. Yes, it's their first "overtly political" record, but it is a damned good one.
Very carefully produced pop, but did little for me then, and even less now. Leaves me ice cold. Maybe because I can't separate the complete pillock that Bono turned out to be, maybe because this brand of pop rock just doesn't turn my crank. I have good friends whose taste I respect who dearly love this iteration of U2, but it's just not for me.
Second U2 album this week. Enjoyed the bangers on Joshua Tree, but that was it. Let’s see what this brings… Ashamed to say I wasn’t too familiar with the opener but a great start. Appear to prefer their earlier stuff. Bit more raw, rough and hard hitting. Got quite a feel of The Smiths, but luckily not enough to make me hate it 😅 Quite a dip at Drowning Man and getting dangerously close to Morrisey… Similar to Joshua Tree, interest was piqued at the start and then just dropped off as the albums gone on. Yeh, seemed to become more pretentious, less skilful and also I really don’t think Bono can sing well. Even on recording with multiple takes 😬 (3.5)
i love the irish but was not a fan of this. started off strong then i got bored
'I can't believe the news today.' - The situation is the same now, 05.03.2026. Have not heard it for long years but it still works.
Ooh, stadium rock - before they hit the stadiums? We had a U2 "early big hits" compilation at our house but I don't know this album. I look at Wikipedia, not least so I can see what genre to put in my personal spreadsheet: the album page calls it "post-punk"?!? Let's give it a listen. Sunday Bloody Sunday, big tick. Then something unmemorable. (I go back next day and listen closely - it's got production values, but IMNSHO embarrassingly shallow/trite content.) Then New Year's Day - one of my very favourite U2 songs :-) Then "Like a Song...", I hadn't heard before, okay this could be called post-punk (and it's not totally bad - a 'good' voice with shitty lyrics oh well :-) Some other songs I listen to while I'm cooking, could hardly be bothered to play again. But I do, the next day - my body is keeping time - the musical pieces are passable but the lyrics let the music down? "40", I'm interested enough first time through to check the lyrics, but wow, mystic opacity, no thanks. In summary, it's two great songs, and some others that chug along. It's Not Bad, 6/10.
It wasnt terrible.
Favorite Track: New Year's Day
U2 is my favorite band so there is that. I don't think this is quite the every-song-is-a-masterpiece album in the same way as I think of The Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby, but damn it's pretty good, and soars on the heights of Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Years Day, and 40 alone. Side note, I played 40 with no rehearsal on guitar with a band at a church lock in when I was maybe 15 or 16, and someone declared me the best guitar player in the world. Which was not even close to being true, but I wish I could still play guitar with that same attitude as I did then.
Yeah, this is pretty good - and contains a couple of absolute bangers in Sunday Bloody Sunday, and New Year's Day. Some good stuff in between - very raw, but very good. Nice and tight length for an album, too.
2.75
Probably a 2.5 but I’ll round it up for the few strong songs.
Sunday Bloody Sunday - 5/5 Seconds - 4/5 New Year's Day - 5/5 Like a Song… - 4/5 Drowning Man - 3.5/5 The Refugree - 3.5/5 Two Hearts Beat as One - 4/5 Red Light - 3.5/5 Surrender - 3.5/5 "40" - 3/5 Probably due to overexposure from my parents I thought of U2 as a kind of "eh" band that was maybe a tad bit overrated. I had no idea that they were actually a bit punk-ish with this album, which I guess is a given related to the subject matter. I guess I had written them off but this was actually a relatively solid album that was a bit more front-heavy than I would have liked. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Eve, Like a Song...
Some good tracks. Not as strong as The Joshua Tree.
Not bad, not great. Certainly not enough to convert me to U2.
Great album overall. There are a couple forgettable songs here, but the “highs” are so high that it more than makes up for those.
Sure ain’t as good as the first album.
Leave it to U2 to front load an album. Great production, unique style, a few amazing classic songs, and a lot of filler. New Year's Day and Sunday Bloody Sunday alone make it worth a good rating. Faves: Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, The Refugee
Only really ever heard the singles by U2. This was pretty good and certainly better than I expected. Could be worth another listen or two.
Awesome album and excellent display of Bono’s emotion, even if some of the songs come off a bit flat due to how they were mixed/produced.
So my third from U2 and by far the weakest so far. The first three tracks were great but it gradually went downhill after that. In particular I absolutely hated Surrender. Did absolutely nothing for me and I was debating knocking a star off for it lol. Top Track - New Year’s Day
It is an epic album without a doubt. Bono's soaring vocals. The Edge's brilliance with atmospheric guitar effects. The conviction of their beliefs and the felt sense of conflict, aggression, and resistance. It's a statement album, and a loud and clear statement it is. It might be said that U2 didn't truly "arrive" until The Joshua Tree, but this was the cannonade announcing their intention to take on the world.
100
Its alright. Never been a big U2 fan, and this wasn't it for me. The messaging does come through strong though!
6/10
incredible!! really like u2. the instrumentals are powerful and the political themes are impactful and still continue to ring true today.
I thought this was going to be one of those moments where you find out exactly why a massive band are actually so massive, because they did their best work before you were paying attention... But no. This was extremely average. There was one good song (great, actually) and the rest instantly forgotten. I concede that I pre-judged this album but in a boost to my ego, I was absolutely right to
Otimo album, ouviria mais de uma vez
honestamente me aburrió un poco
The superhits are there, but U2's best years are still ahead of them. If I'm rating their first three albums, I prefer the debut.
singles carry it tbh
Definitely one of the better suggestions on this project hehe, loved the initial intro, classic rock elements that I really liked :)
Considering my bad experience with "The Joshua Tree", I was walking into this album with pretty low expectation. But surprisingly, I didn't actually hate this!
Every U2 song is exactly the same. At the end I had to make sure my phone wasn’t on repeat
Samey and Bono comes off pretentious
It’s so good, such a beautiful and great and unique album
3.5 Algumas músicas merecem um 4 mas tem outras não tão boas
This was so up and down. Good song....crap.....decent song.....rinse, repeat. I also hate Bono's voice for some reason.
Song 2 and it’s already getting me more than I thought U2 would. I like it!
Recognized a few songs l, saved a couple. Good album
I loved this album when I was young. I loved the sound they created in the early years. I don't know where these guys went to. The U2 of now are a way different band.
Political and social awareness album done very well. Gets the point across with challenging lyrics and great music to back it up. Reminds me a lot of Green Day!
It was good. I dont remember most of the songs the next day but I enjoyed it while I listened.
This is fine. The two hit songs are good ones. The rest just doesn't shine through for me. But I'd revisit.
Raw and tortured but a couple of epic songs and unmistakable U2.
love it, discaso
I remember listening to this back in the day, it was a massive hit and it seemed to be played everywhere.
TS CRAZY OML. IT IS HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES
Anthems, political Sunday bloody sunday New year's day Two hearts beat as one
Obviously there are two big hits on this record so it has that going for it. Outside of those heaters are some very solid tracks. Jangly guitar held together by a reliable rhythm section. (I'm convinced that The Edge doesn't really write anything but instead just strums whatever chords or plucks any notes that come to him as the song moves along).
i am on record as being pro the first 3 U2 records, but i can’t remember the last time i listened to War. it’s still good! there aren’t a ton of deep cuts; this record was mercilessly mined for singles, and you know most of the bangers from rock radio. Adam and Larry are low key killing on these songs though! happy to have been prompted to revisit this one. top track: 40
Early mtv inundated us with U2. The singles still hold up and overall a solid album. Not quite post punk, not really new wave, not college rock. 3.5⭐️
Lowkey urgent.
Early U2 are my favorite version of the band.
So Bono’s always been like that huh? Only highlights are Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year’s Day and they’re damn good songs. The rest is exhausting.
Seems like U2 figuring out who they are. Some good early work if a bit inconsistent
quite relevant as of today; nice i enjoyed it ✌️; 3.5
Best Track - "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Classic
- This is a very uneven album - high highs and low lows - I like the fiddle - why did they lose that?
I don’t like how pretentious they have become but they sure do have some bangers.
Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year’s Day are both just astoundingly good songs. Very sharp performances from the whole band. The rest of the album is also strong. It deserves all the praise it gets. Only knocking a star because some songs are just not as memorable as the two I mentioned.
There's two songs on this album you know. There's a reason why they're the only two you know.
Fine, whatever, take it.
2 great tracks, you'll know them. 2 good tracks. The rest are filler.
This is my favorite U2 album because it contains the only U2 song I like, Sunday Bloody Sunday. It all went downhill after that. The whole idea of Bono annoys me, the overwrought voice, the simplistic politics, and his self appointment as international ambassador of global peace.
I did not like this album. I’m not a fan of the 80s style rock music so it just wasn’t for me.
Nothing really stood out.Have this on vinyl so got a nice listen! I liked the vocals the the song Bloody sunday was a vibe. 3.65/5
It is unbelievable how young they were when they made this incredible album that still holds up.
kurwa chłopaki ~ tylko nie rock dobra I'm 2 songs in and I fuck with that. Best record so far. Easily vibeble. It feels familiar yet i don't know most of the songs – maybe heard the somewhere... it's u2. well written, music wise really good 4 out of 5 i will listen to it again for sure dobra zajebisty jest ten album 4.5 of 5
I think I would like this record more if I heard it for the first time.
It was alright, I probably won't bother again
Love this. First 4 songs are fantastic and continues strong
- 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM - 1 nummer al toegevoegd aan MMMM
This is the U2 I like
so very bright and emotional i very like it!!!
I got into Joshua Tree first, as a 9 or 10yo. This one quickly followed, and the tape stayed in my boom box for months. It's a straightforward rock album out to save the world, and it STILL feels good to listen to 40 years later. The guitar hooks are juicy (the pre-chorus riff on New Years Day--christ almighty what a wonderful sound), the drums righteous, the singer sing-y. I went on to be (and still am) obsessed with The Velvets, Can, Faust, Neu!, and Eno. U2 helped me get there.
Liked this more than I expected, being a U2 disliker previously. Reminded me of the waterboys, mainly in a Celtic influence I enjoyed, it has a great sense of atmosphere and is enjoyably dark. Not a fan of Bono’s voice particularly but overall not bad
Great stuff
What is it good for?
Everyone likes to shit on U2 but that’s just because Bono is a twat, I think everything they done from inception to 1992 was great. This album sits in the middle of their output during that period, classics like Bloody Sunday and New Year’s Day carry some of the less dynamic songs but overall it’s a really solid album especially for its time, I imagine it would have sounded pretty great against a back drop of New Romantic pop. 3.4
A couple of half decent songs but ultimately I find this band tedious. There are some interesting stories and messages contained in the lyrics but unfortunately they are delivered by an absolute tadger.
Probably my favorite U2 album so far. Angry U2 is better U2.
Hi dad. 6/10
Its a no from me, dawg. U2 aint my jam.
You can make fun of these guys, mostly for their fashion, but they used to make some pretty dang good music!
A very good, but not perfect, album. In a world where U2 followed this thread they could have done great things; instead, their God complex kicked in and they were reduced to producing drivel (with an occasional bright spot) catered to hollow masses.
Strong songs through first 5 tracks Sunday Bloody Sunday is iconic. Seconds a favorite U2 song of mine. Drowning man is not my thing but I like the instrumentation on it. Energy picks back up with the Refugee and a nice driving drum beat.
The audacity of this guy to write an ostensibly "anti-war" album, and then go on to spend 25 years of his life actively laundering George W Bush's image makes me sick. This music is basically ruling class propaganda -- it is the sonic equivalent of "compassionate conservatism," and it's designed to make you feel that if you are empathic enough (and if you give enough to Bono's charity) then you don't need to agitate for real systemic change. I would say Bono is the Leni Riefenstahl of neoliberalism, but she at least had some artistic talent. I was ready to be generous with this listen because, in my memory, this era of U2 was their most palatable, when they still had some traces of post-punk styling. But honestly, fuck Bono and fuck U2.
I don’t care much for U2 but maybe I’m wrong. I love the Joshua Tree and I love this album too. Drowning man is such a fucking ripper. The opener is the most played song I think on this album, but New Years Day and surrender are also amazing. Great lyrics. Great guitar, great drums, great bass.
Had high hopes as enjoyed their last. Had hits but not as good i as anticipated
I'm just not a U2 fan. Oddly, some of the songs on this album seem very influenced by Fleetwood Mac. This may just be because I've been listening to so much Fleetwood Mac lately. Lots of singles, as usual with these guys.
Aunque el mix no me gusta mucho, no quita que el álbum sea muy bueno.
80s U2 is good U2. Great album with urgency and catchy songs, also great drums.
I used to love U2. This was their breakthrough album however 3 great epic songs don’t make a great album…. The songs from this album sound better on “Under A Red Sky”
People like to sh*t on U2 and Bono, but they've had a couple of solid albums, and this is one of them. If the second half lived up to the first, it could've been one of the best albums of that era. 4 stars
Wait... so U2 used to be GOOD?
This feels so raw and hard hitting
Starts too strong for it's own good. Fav tracks: Sunday Bloody Sunday. RYM: N Saved a song: Y
Loses a bit of heat in the back half of the album, but still very good
This isn't too bad for a U2 album. Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day are maybe the 2 songs of theirs that I actually like. It's not going to be a go-to for me, but this was a decent playthrough. 3/5
Tied for best U2 album with Joshua Tree. I actually was digging the beginning of The Refugee, but then it morphs into a normal U2 song. I looked and it's the least listened-to song on the album. I also googled it and it's considered the worst song on the album by U2 fans. I guess that says a lot to me about U2 fans... 2/5
Last decent U2 album till the 2000s
I think U2 has much better albums than this one, but it's not bad.
It's fine. Not a huge U2 fan but not a hater either
Heyyy that's pretty cool. Obviously i've heard of u2 but never took the time to actually listen to any of their music and well i don't regret taking the time
Solid album from U2, which was a staple in my house growing up. Therefore, nostalgia may have created a bit of a bias, but I loved it!
Being born in the 90s, this is much better than the U2 music released during my youth.
initial thoughts: war/boy/october were all "bootleg cassette on a walkman" favorites of mine, and the pre-Josua Tree stuff (when they sold out, man!) is still my favorite U2 era by a wide margin. still remember that video for NYD where they're all jamming out in the snow lol, iconic stuff. this was always a top-heavy album for me, but i'm guessing the straightforward arrangements and production mean it ages pretty well. Solid 4 stars. after relisten: really didn't hold up as well as I'd expected. no issues with feeling dated or anything, the songs just didn't hit the same. (notable exception: 40) not sure if its because I'm now listening to bono through a post-superstardom filter instead of front man for a new wave band, or something else. still great stuff, but lower tier of 4 stars.
I always liked old U2. They lost me around the Achtung Baby era and beyond. But this record was probably their sweet spot for me (along with Joshua Tree). I don’t think it’s necessarily some heartbreaking work of staggering genius or anything, but it’s solid and enjoyable. Plus, “Like a Song” is probably my favorite track of theirs. There are a few spots on this record that drag a bit for me. If you could combine the highlights of War, Joshua Tree, and Unforgettable Fire, you'd have a perfect U2 record. 8.0/10
Fantastic bangers.
Surprised me tbh 6/10. This album actually released on my birthday, 28th February.
I feel like there's a pretty stark divide here. There are the hits, essentially the ones you've heard all your life, and then there are all the others, songs that kinda sound like the hits but are a big goulash of similarity. It's all good and fine but I couldn't tell you what really happens in these other songs. I don't know if that's my fault or that guy Bono (and The Edgeeeee). I'll keep my ears open for more U2 to try and impress me
I was actually biased towards U2, assuming that their music is overall boring, but I did enjoy the album! Can't say that it was a very big surprise, U2 reputation speaks for itself, it's just that now I do understand the hype. The instrumental is both standard rock-sound set but with a pleasant addition in form of various audio samples on top of it, which creates a special atmosphere where needed. My highlights are: "Love is a song...", "The Refugee", "Red Light", all added to my playlist instantly. All in all, a nice experience, I believe that my love for The Police (especially early records) and Duran Duran plays it's part in my perception, however in some parts it still is too calm and kinda repetitive for my taste.
More obviously post-punk than their later stuff. Some Celtic influences too? I recognise New Years Day as sampled in later dance track! Also some glam rock elements in here too. Interesting use of harmonics in Drowning Man Two Hearts Beat As One has great energy! Surrender has some of that 'shimmery' sound that became U2 signature. Best track - New Years Day, Two Hearts Beat As One 3 stars - better than I expected but still not quite my thing
great album
Enjoyable, Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day are incredibly memorable. Back half of the album gets repetitive (lyrically and tonally) but Drowning Man and "40" broke a bit of the monotony. Still creative and worth commending.
Wanted to / felt like I should like this a lot more than I did. Took me 3 days to get through it - Sunday Bloody Sunday is great, as is New Years Day and "40", but the rest is just kind of there
A fantastic album that captures angst and political tension in a very mature and refined way. Zero weak spots and an absolute blast from start to finish. U2's best and an ever-relevant album
Iconic U2 before they become generic.
Liked this when can out, like it now. 4 Star
Definitely sounds like U2 in the mid-80's. A very political album. Sunday, Bloody Sunday is definitely my favorite song on the album. Very good album.
I know this album is good but I just can't stand U2.
Okay album
not really a U2 guy but i like sunday bloody sunday
Liked it a lot!
It's fine, just not a huge U2 fan
u2 was a plane
Eindelijk een goeie plaat in de lijst! Voor mij niet het beste U2-album (voor mijn TUF en TJT). Maar wat een energie zat er toch in de oude U2. Toen ze nog niet teveel in zichzelf geloofden :-). Prijsnummers, behalve de hits: Seconds, Like a Song en Surrender. En 40, maar dan op Blood Red Sky
“The Joshua Tree” is still my favorite of theirs, but this one is rock solid. Pretty driving and intense, musically and lyrically (their punkiest album, you can say). 4.5 stars
This is U2 at their prime. Singing songs that mean something. Undeniably great guitar from Edge and Bono at his best
Álbum clássico da banda. Boas músicas. Celest Phoenixcall.
tipico u2, varias son famosas, se deja escuchar bien, 3 o 4 de 5
didn't really like the first half of it but towards the end it grew on me. a good album i would say but kind of boring. and i think that maybe u2 is just not really my thing. loved drowning man and the refugee. and also surrender
Fine.
Iconic songs that i think where nice. Hard album to rate in my opinion. Think its a weak 4 but better than a strong 3. Wasnt sure what to think of u2 due to the amount of stories i heard of them but this album is nice. Wouldnt be mad if someone played this during a carride
Its aight. The singer seems to think that singing as if you're standing on a cliff dearly holding on to the life of your young child makes it more emotional. However as he uses the same tone for almost the entire album, it loses it power and makes it sound kind of goofy. It feels kind of self-important and meaningless. Yes war and atrocities are bad, but do you have anything actually meaningful to add to the conversation? If you like christian-light rock with a kinda social message this is the record for you. For everyone else: move on. 5/10
Great album with some proper bangers. Fits the slight disillusionment of the current day quite well. Overall I really enjoyed this album, amazing songs that felt both quite timeless while still also having that distinct 80s feeling. Perfect album to have on the background as you go about your daily things.
cool album. Reminds me of the U2 cds in the barn over the summer
“I can’t believe the news today Oh I can’t close my eyes and make it go away How long, how long must we sing this song?” I’m not a huge U2 fan - I get on a kick where I play their hits or The Joshua Tree about once a year. I had never listened to this album. But this is the U2 I am here for — still raw and morally urgent. And particularly poignant as we in America face our own Troubles.
War captures U2 at a raw, politically charged moment, but its impact is a bit uneven. The album opens with the iconic “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” a track whose reputation is undeniable, yet the shrill mix and Bono’s piercing vocal delivery make it more admirable than enjoyable to me. That sonic sharpness carries into parts of the record—there’s a lack of warmth that sometimes distracts from the songwriting. Still, highlights emerge as the album progresses: “New Year’s Day” finally finds a balance between urgency and melody, “Like a Song” brings welcome energy, and deeper cuts such as “Drowning Man” and especially “Surrender” showcase strong instrumentation, emotive lyrics, and some of the album’s best guitar work and vocal performances. While tracks like “The Refugee,” “Two Hearts Beat As One,” and “Red Light” don’t fully stand out, the closing “40” provides a beautiful epilogue that suits the album’s mood perfectly. Overall, War is an important and sometimes powerful listen, even if its sonic choices and vocal style keep it from being consistently enjoyable to me.
Passionate. Steve Lilywhite did a great job on the production. Everything's crystal clear and punchy as fuck.
Big singles are good, the rest is just OK.
Classic album by a classic band.
What an anti climax! Sunday bloody Sunday is such a banger, and new years is day is great too. And the rest of it is just forgettable trash, honestly couldn't wait for it to be over. I'm no U2 hater, I think Bono has a phenomenal voice and the edge is sick guitarist but this was just 2 food songs and a load of filler, hard pass.
OK.... U2, general background music
There is a thin line between ubiquitous and generic. War is skating right along it.
Chez Buddy Bagarre
Really like some of the songs but also some weaker songs
fantastic
Bloody hell, i like the instrumental parts, the vocal performances aren't bad either, it's good
pretty good
Passionate anger and political protest on side one, but I forgot how exhausted it gets on side two. Decent though.
Das 1983 erschienene Album War von U2 entstand in den Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin und zeigt die irische Band in einer Phase, in der sie politische Aussagen und direkte Themen zentral stellte. Titel wie Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year’s Day und Two Hearts Beat as One gehören zu den prägnantesten Stücken dieses Albums und vermitteln eine Mischung aus engagierten Texten und klar strukturierten Rock‑Arrangements. Der Klang ist auf rhythmische Klarheit und Gitarrenarbeit ausgerichtet, ohne auf Effekthascherei zu setzen, wodurch die Aussagen der Songs im Vordergrund bleiben. War markiert einen entscheidenden Schritt in der Entwicklung von U2 und kombiniert gesellschaftliche Themen mit einem zugänglichen Rocksound. Meine Bewertung: Ein sachlich aufgebautes, thematisch klar ausgerichtetes Rockalbum, das den frühen 80er‑Jahre‑Sound von U2 prägt.
It's good in the background and some songs are better than others. Ultimately, it's fine.
really like sunday bloody sunday!!! i’ve listened to some u2, this is really groovy…will be adding to the playlist seconds is goated i really like this style of muskc
I mean its U2, and there are som bangers in there, but not the best album there is
Gets a 3 rather than a 2 because of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'.
I remember when I was a little kid and first heard New Year’s Day on the New Year’s Day and was instantly mesmerized by that piano part…. And Still like it
After hearing the first note of the first song i new this is a 5 album. Absolute masterpiece. !!!!
Decent album, I expected little due to the fact that there the average late 80s 90s band but I found them pretty interesting, my favorite song was Sunday Bloody Sunday
A more straightforward rock sound than I would expect from U2. I enjoyed this more than I expected. I felt like they were leaning into a formula - sharp, heavy drums, overdriven guitar and melodic vocals. On a couple songs it felt a bit played out but the majority of the album felt like the tracks flowed together to create an intense and cohesive feel.
I've been curious to hear some of U2's earlier work after seeing Achtung Baby described as their "most transformative album" when it was generated early on in the list. Achtung Baby wasn't bad, it just wasn't exciting to me either, but seeing that their earlier albums were generally described as harsher, post-punk albums did excite me. Well, the earliest album of their on the list has finally been generated and, it's fine. The first few tracks I've heard countless times on the radio growing up and they honestly do nothing for me at this point; they just sound like generic U2 tracks. It does start to get interesting through the middle of the album with Drowning Man, the Refugee, and Two Hearts Beat as One. Maybe it's because I've never heard these songs, so they're still a bit new and fresh to me? They definitely do have a bit of a harsher sound (in a good way) to them than what I normally expect from U2. Unfortunately, the last couple tracks lose their edge (pun intended) and return to the somewhat generic U2 sound that really does nothing for me. Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot more than Achtung Baby and All the You Can't Leave Behind, but I still don't think I've been convinced to be a U2 fan.
Bono is an acquired taste, some people never acquire it. I’m in the later group. While their music is ok it baffles me how they got so big,
Anotha fire u2 album
U2というバンド名は知っていたけど、アルバムは生まれて初めて聞いた。 ポストパンクの次を提示しているというような感じ。今聞いてもダサくない音像。
Spotify compressed the shit out of it
don't like at all, kinda boring
U2's first foray into political music did not disappoint. Up there with Rage Against The Machine as protest music goes. For someone who's only heard of U2's biggest hits, I enjoyed this deeper dive into their music. The lyricism paints a picture of what the political climate of the 1980s in Europe was like. The music as a whole leans a little more punky than previous U2 songs, but not in a bad way
Alright album, some good songs. But the strange phenomenon of U2 is that they do good songs, but are a crap band. Songs always sound better as covers.
I don't love U2 as much as many. Some good songs here, but nothing blows me away.
The first half of this album is epic. It become boring on the second half.
3/10 I feel like there are moments on this album where I can see why people enjoy U2. Some of the instrumental writing is pretty decent in places, and they do create some really nice vibes here and there. But too often it just feels very underdeveloped and frequently doesn’t really go anywhere or deliver any payoff when they’ve built quite a good opening to something. What I can’t ever gel with, though, is Bono’s vocal. He sounds like he’s trying so hard to be a cool rock god of a singer, but it just comes off as inauthentic to me and overdone in the most 'theatre kid' way possible. Another thing that grated through this album was the mixing. It was all over the shop. There were times when the bass was way too loud, times when the vocal got lost in the mix, times where the whole thing got cluttered and muddy, and it was all so inconsistent, which made it feel quite disconnected from track to track. Adam Clayton’s bass lines were almost exclusively the most boring, uninspiring, "play the root notes please, Adam” choices, which really didn’t help with momentum in a lot of the songs either. It made me laugh when I actually noted a more interesting bass line in the closing track and then found out that The Edge did the bass on that track. If they’d have spent more time developing variations and paying off the build ups of the songs, this might have done something more for me, even if I would have needed to struggle past Bono, but unfortunately each track felt a bit too one paced and compositionally thin for me to give this any higher marks. Sunday Bloody Sunday - It starts off with a fairly interesting beat that shifts into something less interesting when the guitars come in. And then Bono comes in. I just don’t like his vocal style at all, it sounds so performative. It hasn't really added much of interest and the beat is just too repetitive. They try to inject a bit of rhythmic variety from the other instruments, but it’s all a bit thin. And the violin that comes in sounds so scratchy and horrible. Oh and the guitar solo is shit. Not a good start. Seconds - If this bass line persists through the whole song, I’m going to be so annoyed, it’s very boring and too prominent in the mix. It does change a tiny bit, but not enough. I don’t think the central chord structure and riffs are too bad, even if they’re a bit bland, but they do nothing to develop them at all. There’s some nice moments in the drums, but all in all it's just uninteresting and underdeveloped. New Year’s Day - The mix is way better for this track straight away. This is a pretty good composition in the verses. It drives along nicely and has a good atmosphere to it. Still not keen on the vocals, they sound so faux-sincere, but I’ll let them ride when the rest is decent. The work has been solid up to the point where they hit the chorus, but where is the payoff? It’s such a limp chorus! Then the instrumental section is too long. Like A Song - It’s an atmospherically interesting start that moves along with decent pace. This isn’t bad actually. There’s a nice bit of movement across the different instrumental parts. Bono’s vocal line wanders around a bit too much, but it comes together at the right points. Still not into the delivery, but otherwise, it’s not a bad vocal melody. This is probably my favourite so far, but this uninteresting instrumental bit at the end isn't helping it. It was ok, but I’m not desperate to hear it again. Drowning Man - Oooh, Bono isn’t overdoing his vocals at the beginning here. Oh, but he makes up for it. Yuck. Again, it feels like they’ve come up with a half decent idea, not developed it far enough and then put Bono’s try hard vocals over the top. It all feels like it’s building to something that never arrives. All of the development is just adding to the one section that just repeats and they don’t build it into anything, which is super frustrating. The Refugee - I feel a theme coming on. Some half-decent ideas that are underdeveloped and don’t really go anywhere. There’s quite a nice feel to moments of this, but the mixing is so weird. The big drumming section in the middle just swamps everything. Adam Clayton must be the most bored man in music, playing a one bar bass line for the entire song again. It all just feels like their main way to develop an idea is to just pile more instruments on top to thicken the sound, rather than actually write with forward momentum. Two Hearts Beat As One - The instrumentation in the verse isn't bad, even if it’s a little too one paced. I’ll stop talking about how much I dislike Bono’s vocal now, so just take it as a given. The chorus here is crap though. It’s way too staccato, which doesn’t work well laid under the more legato lead vocal. And by the time we get to the end, i’m just tired of it. Red Light - The band puts together a more sparse arrangement here that has quite a nice atmospheric vibe to it, but then Bono just wails all over the top of it in a completely disconnected way. And then what the fuck is that trumpet bit? It just tails off into more repetitive, uninspiring nonsense. Big old meh. Surrender - I’m just starting to get bored of this now. Again, there are some not too bad moments in here, but the bass is crap and too loud, it just cuts straight through everything and makes it hard to concentrate on anything else. It’s ok, I guess, it’s just really uninspired songwriting and doesn’t interest me in the slightest. And good god, it’s too long. “40” - Apparently The Edge played the bass on this one. It’s better than the bass elsewhere, so maybe they should have got rid of Adam Clayton? “How long, how long, how long” will this album go on for? Too long, too long, too long, Bono. Too long. It’s actually a fairly pleasant song, but I’m just tired now and struggling to get to the end. Bono, my tyres are gone.
U2 is one of the bands I've listened to the most w/o ever realizing what is their appeal. Their music is not bad, but it's mediocre at best.
Ненапряжная альтернатива. Таких много. Хотя в U2 есть что-то особенное.
Somehow I'd forgotten the days when U2 were actually good. For the hits alone, this has to be a better than average album. I know they ended up bloated and rotten, like a long-dead fish that has floated to the surface full of corpse gases, but this is before any of that happened. New Year's Day has been sampled so heavily that it hurts, and Sunday Bloody Sunday is probably my favourite U2 song. I'm going with four stars.
its alright
Toujours excellent U2
Well, this is a great excuse to start the day with some U2.
Honestly, I don’t have a lot to say except I was excited when this album popped up next but disappointed when I listened to it. It wasn’t bad or anything, it just felt underwhelming. And I like U2. Or thought I did. I’ve listened to most of the albums at least twice up to this point but I don’t want to re-listen to this. Meh. Standout: “40” 01-15-2026
highkey js not finna listen to ts
It sounds like what you imagine it would sounds like.
One of my favourite albums. New Year’s Day is one of my favourite all time songs and Sunday Bloody Sunday is pretty good too. I saw the band in Melbourne when they toured this album and they were electric. More like this one please!
Yeah, sure. Wasn't feeling it in the middle bit it picked back up. Don't think I'll choose to listen to this in its entirety again, but not mad that I've heard it, and won't be mad when it shuffles onto the playlist. Songs added to playlist: - Sunday Bloody Sunday - New Year's Day - Red Light - Surrender
It was good sounded like dad music I liked it okay
Songs like this aren't my cup of tea, did not finish
Over the decades of original music, U2 ended up becoming a very popular parody. This is the album I started the music journey with them. And there were a few albums I liked better when they were popular. But, in the end, I come back to where I started. Sharp, edgy, social, powerful. This is the U2 I love. 5/5
I was told these coats were supposed to be annoying and shit. Yet I’m sat here jamming the fuck out. Like A Song slaps.
solid 4
A really pleasant surprise. Always had a negative preconception of U2. Mainly because of the whole album they put on everyone’s phones. However, I think this is a really good record. The whole point of this 1001 albums was for situations like this. Did not expect to add 4 new songs to my liked, excluding ‘New Years Day’, as I already was aware of that banger. I like all the new wave sounds involved in this. Dare I say in parts Bono sounds like Robert Smith from the cure, not sure how he’d react to that one though. I think Bonos voice is enjoyable and compliments the band. The lyrics are also compelling, obviously showing their political stances through some of there songs, and perhaps giving there songs more meaning has pushed there lyrics to a more complex place. ‘New Years Day’ has so much depth it is literally a masterpiece of a song. Everything from the lyrics, vocals, guitars, drums, bass. That’s guitar solo is so 80’s I love it. You’ve got to do something right to knock MJ’s ‘Thriller’ off the top spot. Favourite tracks are: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’, ‘New Years Day’, ‘ Like A Song…’, ‘Drowning Man’, ‘Two Hearts Beat As One’, and ‘Seconds’.
u2 doesn’t do it for me, new year’s day is a fantastic song tho so rounding up
Me ha gustado más de lo que creía
Man, I LOVED the first two songs but after all the music kind of just coalesced into an 80s rock miasma. No distinct sound or mood coming out of it. I applaud U2 for using this album as a way to cover political topics close to their hearts (and the idea of U2, or any big band, doing the same thing today is unthinkable), but I just don’t think the musicality matches the message.
I guess this is in the meantime one of the classic albums of pop/rock from the last 50 years. And I guess it will continue to be so.
Favorite Track: Sunday Bloody Sunday
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day" are timeless - the rest of the album sounds fairly average.
Obviously a well known album - but one that I didn't really know. I liked the brightness of the sound. It still doesn't sound dated to me; U2 were ahead of their time.
Jokainen biisi kuulostaa samalta. Kai näillä oma kuulijakuntansa on. Minusta se on tuollaista kiekumista. hyvää tuotantoa kuitenkin.
Not as much of a fan as I am of their other works (Joshua Tree). Bono's voice doesn't hold up but maybe that's because I just listened to Elton John. Also some odd vibes as if they don't know themselves as a band 🤷
It helps when an album has your favourite song by the group on it, but this is U2 at the rawest and most interesting.