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It'll be interesting to see how these change over time. Even in a week, Crazy has gone from hero to zero.

Magnificent
Moment Of Surrender
No Line On The Horizon
White As Snow
Unknown Caller
Cedars Of Lebanon
Stand Up Comedy
Breathe
Crazy Tonight
Fez-Being Born
Get On Your Boots
 
I'll gladly come to your help :wink:

Stop over-analysing it. Of course it's not an original song, and it's unabashedly pop. But it doesn't matter, because U2 can do this do damn well. If you remove your pre-conceptions, expectations, personal pride, and all trace of cynicism, you can just let yourself be transported by the pure JOY that is that song :love:

On another album, I might not have loved it so much, but it is PERFECT where it is, it just lifts you right up after the very deep track 1-5.

Oceane is so right on this...Crazy Tonight is the song that has grown the most on me...instead of trying to judge it on the first listen...when I didn't seem to care for it,now I have just sat back and just listened and even the Bono falsettos have fallen into place :up:
Great points,Oceane :up:
 
At the moment:

1. FEZ - Being Born
2. Magnificent
3. Crazy Tonight
4. No Line On the Horizon
5. Moment of Surrender
6. Breathe
7. Unknown Caller
8. Stand Up Comedy
9. White As Snow
10. Cedars of Lebanon
11. Get On Your Boots
 
Alright, ready to do this finally:


Amazing:

1. No Line On The Horizon -- Totally love the energy of this song. I love the hushed "Every night, I dream the same dream..." leading into the explosive "I'm a traffic cop...."
2. Breathe -- ferocious!
3. Moment of Surrender -- instant classic
4. Magnificent -- Gorgeous song, reminds me of the UF era
5. Unknown Caller -- Can't wait to sing along with this one live

Excellent:

6. Get On Your Boots -- underrated here, a good rocker
7. FEZ-Being Born -- The two parts work surprisingly well together
8. Stand Up Comedy -- This should kill live

Very good:

9. Cedars of Lebanon -- as a former journalist, I appreciate this one -- except that, to nitpick, as a correspondent, the singer would not be focusing on writing headlines, but body copy
10. White As Snow -- Pretty

Let's see how I feel after the live performances:

11. Crazy Tonight -- it has its moments, but it also irritates, especially "Baby, baby, baby...."
 
1. Unknown Caller
2. Magnificent
3. Moment of Surrender
4. White As Snow
5. Boots
6. No Line on the Horizon
7. Crazy Tonight
8. Stand Up
9. Breathe
10. Fez-Being Born
11. Cedars of Lebanon
 
Unknown Caller
Breathe
No Line on the Horizon
Magnificent
Fez - Being Born
White as Snow
Crazy Tonight
Moment of Surrender
Cedars of Lebanon
Stand Up Comedy
Get On Your Boots
 
now:

1. Fez - Being Born
2. Unknown Caller
3. Moment Of Surrender
4. Magnificent
5. White As Snow
6. No Line On The Horizon
7. Cedars Of Lebanon
8. Stand Up Comedy
9. Breathe
10. Get On Your Boots
11. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

5 days later:

1. Unknown Caller
2. Fez-Being Born
3. Cedars Of Lebanon
4. Breathe
5. Moment Of Surrender
6. Magnificent
7. White As Snow
8. No Line On The Horizon
9. Get On Your Boots
10. Stand Up Comedy
11. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
 
If I had done this a few days ago it probably would be a bit different, but after really getting into this album, today it is-

1. Breathe
2. Magnificent
3. No Line on the Horizon
4. Moment of Surrender
5. Stand Up Comedy
6. Crazy Tonight
7. Unknown Caller
8. Cedars of Lebanon
9. White As Snow
10. Fez Being Born
11. Boots
 
Funny how almost every post has Boots as the worst song on the album

1. Crazy Tonight
2. Moment of Surrender
3. Magnificent
4. Unknown Caller

5. Stand Up Comedy
6. Breathe
7. Cedars
8. No Line
9. White as Snow
10. Fez/Being Born
11. Get on Your Boots
 
Current list, but sure to change over time:

1. Fez - Being Born
2. Magnificent
3. Unknown Caller
4. Breathe
5. Moment of Surrender
6. No Line on the Horizon
7. Stand Up Comedy
8. White as Snow
9. Crazy Tonight
10. Boots
11. Cedars of Lebanon

The bottom 5 are so hard to place---they're all good songs, so it's almost pointless to rank them.
 
1. Breathe
2. Magnificent
3. No Line on the Horizon
4. Fez - Being Born
5. Cedars of Lebanon
6. Crazy Tonight
7. Stand Up Comedy
8. Boots
9. White as Snow
10. Unknown Caller
11. Moment of Surrender


The only song that is truly disappointing to me is Moment of Surrender. I love Adam and Larry, but I'm just not feeling the rhythm in that song at all--to the point where it really ruins what could be a very good song for me actually.
 
I haven't done this yet, don't know why. But here's where I stand tonight, in the mood that hits me at the moment.

1. Crazy Tonight
2. Moment of Surrender
3. Breathe
4. No Line On The Horizon
5. Magnificent
6. Fez-Being Born
7. Sexy Boots
8. White As Snow
9. Stand Up Comedy
10. Cedars of Lebanon
11. Unknown Caller

The first three are, without a doubt, my three favorite tracks on the album. 4-6 are pretty awesome right now, too. The rest...eh. Cedars is a very nice composition but I never find myself wanting to listen to it. And Unknown Caller sucks hard.
 
1. Magnificent
2. Moment Of Surrender
3. Breathe
4. Fez-Being Born
5. No Line On The Horizon
6. Stand Up Comedy
7. White As Snow
8. Crazy Tonight
9. Unknown Caller
10.Cedars Of Lebanon
11.Get On Your Boots
 
1. Stand Up Comedy
2. IGCIIDGCT
3. Magnificent
4. Unknown Caller

5. Breathe
6. Moment Of Surrender

7. No Line On The Horizon
8. Fez-Being Born
9. Get On Your Boots

10. White As Snow
11. Cedars of Lebanon

After 5 listens

1. Stand Up Comedy
2. Magnificent
3. Breathe
4. Unknown Caller
5. IGCIIDGCT

6. Moment Of Surrender

7. NLOTH
8. Get On Your Boots
9. Fez - Being Born

10. White As Snow
11. Cedars Of Lebanon

I've changed a bit but MOS is still no better for me and Breathe is growning more and more on me.
 
can't believe cedars & white as snow are so low on most ppl's lists. I have a feeling both these songs will age like fine wine and grow on most ppl in the future. anyhoo, here's my list:

First Tier:
  • White As Snow
  • Cedars of Lebanon
  • Magnificent
  • Moment of Surrender
  • Fez - Being Born
Second Tier:
  • No Line on the Horizon
  • I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Third Tier:
  • Breathe
  • Stand Up Comedy
  • Get On Your Boots
Fourth Tier:
  • Unknown Caller

I know there's a lot of hate goin around for Crazy Tonight, but I feel it's very enjoyable if you accept it for what it is - an uber-pop song. Similarly Boots also shouldn't be taken too seriously; it's quite a fun upbeat song. I appreciate the diversity both of these bring to the album.

All in all, I pretty much love everythng in the first three tiers. The problem I have with Unknown Caller is the "Force Quit, Move to Trash" and other computer-esque parts. Really ruins the song for me! Had it not been for that, it would've probably been in my 2nd tier. Still, I don't think it's a bad song at all as it is.

Overall, a great album which just keeps growing on me with every listen!
 
At this point it goes like this:

1. Breathe
2. Unknown Caller
3. Moment of Surrender
4. Cedars of Lebanon
5. Fez - Being Born
6. Magnificent
7. No Line on the Horizon
8. Crazy Tonight
9. Stand Up Comedy
10.White as Snow
11.Get on Your Boots
 
I think now that it has been a week I have a pretty good idea of the songs I like and dislike

1- White As Snow
2- Magnificent
3- Cedars of Lebanon
4- Unknown Caller
5- MoS
6- NLOTH
7- I'll go crazy
8- Fez
9- Breathe
10-Get on them boots
11- Stand up comedy

the only two songs I skip are Boots, and Comedy all the other songs are great songs
 
My updated list:

1) Fez-Being Born
2) Magnificent
3) White As Snow
4) Unknown Caller
5) Moment of Surrender
6) NLOTH
7) Breathe
8) Stand Up Comedy
9) Cedars of Lebanon
10) IGCIIDGCT
11) Get On Your Boots
 
1. Breathe
2. Fez Being Born
3. Moment of Surrender
4. Crazy Tonight
5. Unknown Caller
6. No Line on the Horizon
7. Stand Up Comedy
8. White as Snow
9. Magnificent
10. Boots
11.Cedars.
 
Just a quick update - the order hasn't changed since I did this about 30 rankings ago. It remains:

Magnificent
Moment of Surrender
Unknown Caller
No Line on the Horizon
Breathe
Fez-Being Born
Crazy Tonight
Stand Up Comedy
White as Snow
Cedars of Lebanon
Get on Your Boots

In terms of the "points" they've accumulated, Breathe has made the biggest leap (by far). I'm not surprised. The two songs that have actually dropped the most are Get On Your Boots and Stand Up Comedy. There is still a decent gap between SUC and White As Snow, but it's closing.

Magnificent remains well in front of Moment of Surrender which, in turn, is well ahead of Unknown Caller.
 
After a long break from the album and then coming back to it and listening to it countless times to get into it, here is my new ranking:

1. Magnificent - one of the best U2 songs in a while.
2. NLOTH - great rocker, will be amazing live.
3. Stand Up - very fresh sounding, will definitely be worth replacing BTBS live.
4. GOYB - a very fun playful song - sounds as though it belongs on Pop.
5. Breathe - Third person Bono, very interesting lyrics, quite frantic and energetic.
6. MOS - amazing singing by Bono, not sure about the chorus but it is pretty good.
7. WAS - very narrative, in the sense it's like Bono is reading a story.
8. Fez-Being Born - Nice homage to the Zoo era at the start, but gets better towards the end.
9. UC - not sure about the birds chirping or the lyrics, but I really like the ending.
10.Crazy - full of absolute cheese, some of the song works, rest of it grates on me after a while.
11. COL - I love Bono's voice here - very whispery but I don't like the second half of the song at all.
 
Okay! It's been a week! Here's my revised list...I can't remember how my original list went.

CLASSIC U2:

1. Magnificent
2. Moment of Surrender
3. Fez - Being Born
4. Breathe
5. White as Snow

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD U2:

6. No Line on the Horizon
7. Cedars of Lebanon
8. Get On Your Boots
9. Stand Up Comedy

KIND OF CRAPPY U2:

10. Crazy Tonight

COLDPLAY WOULD EVEN BE EMBARRASSED BY THIS SHIT:

11. Unknown Caller

Really pleased with the album as a whole...didn't quite take to it at first, but it's coming around for me. I think minus that one-two crap punch of Caller and Crazy, this'd be a damn perfect album! Kudos U2!
 
Moment of Surrender
Breathe
White as Snow
Cedars of Lebanon
Fez – Being Born
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
Unknown Caller
Magnificent
Get On Your Boots
No Line on the Horizon
Stand Up Comedy
 
As of right now ...

Unknown Caller
Fez
Moment of Surrender
Magnificent
No Line on the Horizon
Cedars of Lebanon
Breathe
White as Snow
Stand Up Comedy
Get On Your Boots
Crazy
 
the definitive ranking is:

1) Unknown Caller
2) No Line On the Horizon
3) Breathe
4) Moment Of Surrender
5) Magnificent
6) Cedars of Lebanon
7) Ill Go Crazy If I Dont Go Crazy Tonight
8) White As Snow
9) Fez-Being Born
10) Get On Your Boots
11) Stand Up Comedy

Breathe & Moment Of Surrender have grown the most. Stand Up Comedy is woeful and prevents the album from being anything more than 4.5/5. The top 4 songs are solid, the rest keep changing. Crazy has risen too, I think the lyrics actually match the joyful tone and it's so nice to have an obvious hook after the first half.

The only thing that stops MOS from being top 2 is the vocal delivery in the verses. To much screaming, not enough singing...

I'm so happy though, best album since Zooropa. :cute:
 
I'd like to update my rankings

Very Fine U2 Listening
1. Fez-Being Born
2. White As Snow
3. Magnificent

Fine U2 Listening
4. Cedars Of Lebanon
5. Unknown Caller
6. Moment Of Surrender
7. No Line On The Horizon
8. Crazy Tonight
9. Breathe

Sort Of Fine U2 Listening
10. Stand Up Comedy

Only Final Third Is Fine U2 Listening
11. Get On Your Boots
 
I don't know...right now MOS and Magnificent are clearly ahead. Then it's FEZ, and after that I couldn't really pick, except Boots and Crazy tonight come last.
 
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