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i'm shocked by the amount of love that atomic bomb is getting. it is the worst album u2 have ever made.....worst album sleeve also....
i'm shocked by the amount of love that atomic bomb is getting. it is the worst album u2 have ever made.....worst album sleeve also....
If I were to rate just by the total number of songs I like from each album, the order would be:
1. ATYCLB
2. HTDAAB
3. NLOTH
If I modify this to take into account how much I like each of the songs that I've listed, then the ordering becomes:
1. NLOTH
2. ATYCLB
3. HTDAAB
i'm shocked by the amount of love that atomic bomb is getting. it is the worst album u2 have ever made.....worst album sleeve also....
it's only the same 12-13 continually posting to make it seem that way.
i'm shocked by the amount of love that atomic bomb is getting. it is the worst album u2 have ever made.....worst album sleeve also....
i think i like your little system there...
mine would then be
all that you can't
no line
how to dismantle
and
no line
all that you can't
how to dismantle
Shocked? You're serious? How is this shocking?
It's the worst album they made in YOUR opinion. As the polls show, not many people agree with that. While it's not my favourite I can't say it's a bad album. Though I can agree on the sleeve...
As "the polls show"? To which polls are you referring and why are they any more important?
Shocked? You're serious? How is this shocking?
It's the worst album they made in YOUR opinion. As the polls show, not many people agree with that. While it's not my favourite I can't say it's a bad album. Though I can agree on the sleeve...
Obviously it is my opinion. I mean, I did say it, so hence, it is my opinion. Way to state the obvious there. Brilliant observation skills, just brilliant.
And if you're talking about this poll, then it seems like it agrees with me since atomic bomb has only received 12 votes so far, the fewest amongst the 3 records
Cool. I find it interesting that you still have Dismantle at the bottom no matter what - I mean, given your username and all - but there's no rule saying having a favorite song necessitates the album it appearing on being your favorite album also. I think I read that Dismantle was the album that got you into U2. So I'm assuming you're fairly young? I don't mean that as a diss at all, but just that young people tend to gravitate towards the newest release? Again, no diss intended...for example...my son for some bizarre reason felt that 808 was Kanye's best evar and said that Graduation was no longer his favorite when 808 first came out. I think that in time he'll come to retract that statement.
NLOTH pretty much sucks and is the worst album the band's ever released
can i just ask why? could you elaborate if you don't mind? i think it is good, and i'm not trying to ignore subjective opinion here, anyone who knows me around here should know that, but i do struggle to see how some people's opinions of NLOTH are so low.
...I suppose I'll start by saying that the title track, Moment of Surrender, and Breathe are three songs that I do enjoy and are worthy additions to the U2 catalogue. Other than those songs, ouch...
I've made it no secret that I think Unknown Caller is an abomination and the worst thing the band has ever done... These are, in my opinion, the worst lyrical choices Bono has made in his life.
Never connected with Magnificent. Edge has some nice moments in the song, but again Bono ruins this one. The delivery of "magnificennnnnnnnnnt" is cheesy, dumb, cringeworthy, any other negative adjective you want to use. Bono doesn't sound good. And the statement itself is not as strong as Bono thinks it is. As for the verse lyrics, he's covered that territory before with better results. It's very cliche.
Boots is easily the worst lead single of the band's career. The band themselves have all but admitted as much. Just, not very exciting stuff.
I enjoyed Crazy Tonight a great deal when the album first leaked. But, boy oh boy, did it wear out its welcome. Saccharine and annoying. Busy and obnoxious. I can't even listen to the thing anymore.
We all know how awful Stand Up Comedy is, so I don't even need to get in depth on that one.
Fez - Being Born is a nice piece of poetry but I just don't dig the sounds all that much. White As Snow and Cedars...these are nice, subtle songs that set a good mood and tell a good story but, holy shit, they are both boring as all hell and I've never had much desire to listen to them and might never listen to them again.
So I suppose the short answer is that I just don't like the songs very much. Every other album they've released has had a stronger collection of tunes, in my opinion.
I still love the band to death and they still put on a hell of a concert, though. I hope that helps maybe a little.
You are correct yes. Miss Sarajevo and Zoo Station aside, I have no regrets about that. This year, I went to the Don Valley stadium and thoroughly enjoyed it!
1. NLOTH
2. HTDAAB
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3. ATYCLB
I don´t agree with this post because I really really like NLOTH. But that´s subjective. The only thing I just cannot understand is that you say that WAS does not have good vocals. I think Bono uses his voice really nicely there. He really paints a picture together with the music. You also say that while you really like HTDAAB which has some of Bono´s worst vocals."Fez" is nice and cool and everything, but it's hardly some masterwork that some people are orgasming over. It's the kind of thing the group could already do (better) back in 1987. But it's fine. I disagree with you here, though, because I really like both "White as Snow" and "Cedars". "Cedars", in fact, I find the most completely successful song on the album. "White As Snow" is weakening for me with repeated listens (never a good sign), but I still think it's lovely and poignant. Having said that, the vocals are not very good and it's way over-produced. It's the kind of song that Bob Dylan would go into the studio with, record with any band at-hand in 5 minutes, and leave the studio two minutes after that. In the case of U2, they probably spent 18 months, 3 producers, and 173 overdubs to record a folk song.