cobl04
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Listen to Rattle & Hum and then listen to AB straight after it. It's a much bigger shift! AIWIY > Zoo Station! Not to say War > TUF wasn't a big step, but I don't agree with the op.
Agreed with Gabe: listen to Scarlet and tell me they didn't have Unforgettable Fire in them. Of course, people claim God Part II telegraphed Achtung Baby to us because it has loud guitars on it, so yeah.
The major difference is the lyrical content. Bono freestyled shit all the time up to TUF. Achtung, on the other hand, is a complete about face in his attitude and perspective, switching out the external for the internal. TUF appears to be more of a superficial change, with Bono abstracting his thoughts and reading a fuckton of Frost.
Listen to Rattle & Hum and then listen to AB straight after it. It's a much bigger shift! AIWIY > Zoo Station! Not to say War > TUF wasn't a big step, but I don't agree with the op.
Desire/EBTTRT/MW fit together easily.
You could swap God Part II and Acrobat and barely anybody would notice a change in the vibe.
I agree with this, when considered in the context of the time the 2 albums were released. In 83, U2 were part of the whole new Celtic Rock thing with Big Country, Simple Minds etc and for them to go all "atmospheric" on TUF was a bit of a mind fuck.for me neither was a greater shift than the other. only difference was the reception they received from the fans and general public. UF got a serious WTF, have they gone crazy reaction from fans and critics. AB got a more WTF, this is great shit reaction from fans and critics.
if anything the AB shift was a more well received shift than UF.