1001 Albums Summary

My first real memory of U2 is when I had an iPod and Apple automatically downloaded their album to everyone's device. I remember it being a marketing nightmare and I quickly deleted it from my iPod when I found it taking up memory. When I started listening to this album, I was curious if I'd ever heard a U2 song and if I'd be able to recognize it. This album was shocking in just how much I recognized it, demonstrating how universal these songs were to my parent's generation. Will I ever pick up this album again? Probably not, however it was a listening experience that made me realize why this band was ever relevant in the first place. The atmospheric instrumentals were fun to parse out, and the entire album is incredibly well produced. The song writing is dated but is still complex: the details of the two America's they experience could be something I'd pick through after multiple listens. I find Bono's voice boring as hell but that's a testament to just how many times I've heard him sing.

I got U2 for my first album and about quit this project one album in. I'm glad that I got Superfly as my second; I listened to it three times yesterday and was surprised at how well it holds up. Way better than Joshua Tree.

The kind of music I can't stand. I can see where it would be important as a precursor for future rock bands or a touch-point for music at the time, especially as it relates to the UK and their lasting influence on the genre. However, this was tough to get through and I will not pick it up again.