Is This The Best U2 Album Ever?!

[LyricalDrug]

I'm not ready to blurt it out yet -- anyone else want to? You first!

 

[DignityPassesBy]

It's getting close to it, i've listened to it probably 4 or 5 times, it's up there at the moment.

 

[thefly1979]

i´ll put it in one row with joshua tree & achtung baby. so for me it´s the 3rd long awaited masterpiece.

 

[ThierryHenry]

Achtung seems so last century compared to this. Well, obviously it is.

 

[4U2Play]

The Joshua Tree will never be surpassed.

This has a couple of weak numbers that render the whole album less than a "masterpiece", I believe, but I think it will be ranked up there with JT and AB by the critics.

 

[lemon_vr6]

Top 3, incredibly consistent.

 

[Elann]

Definitely the 3rd masterpiece we've been waiting for

 

[ybab gnuthca]

lol@this thread.

Patience. Patience.

 

[angelordevil]

Hee...you are wise. I'm so tempted, though!

 

[super fly guy]

Not gonna go over board hearing it twice,but its well on its way to being there best ever!

 

[God Part III]

This is totally premature, but I think I can come out and say that after 3 full listens, this could be better than The Joshua Tree.

I don't know if it's better than Achtung Baby, I don't think it is, but both Breathe and Magnificent are up there with Streets and WOWY.

There is no Trip Through Your Wires on this album. No Line On The Horizon is an incredible piece of work - I remember clearly when Bomb came out, and I first heard Miracle Drug, this is so much better. We definitely have a 3rd masterpiece.

 

[angelordevil]

Your words are inspiring me. I won't need a coffee this morning at this rate.

 

[silenus]

Hard to say so early on...
It's hard to beat AB but already is at second place after 3 listenings...

 

[stray dog]

Yes

 

[drbono]

It's promising and has a really complete album feel that hasn't been around since, I think, Achtung Baby. I can still listen to all of AB's songs with enjoyment (other than So Cruel...) - have to wait a few years to see if this on has a comparable longevity.

 

[lemon_vr6]

In all honesty... The Joshua Tree leans *heavily* on its first four songs. I feel that while there is no Streets/Found/WOWY/Bullet combo here, the average song quality here is much higher.

AB is a bit tougher.

 

[bram]

Wow, so this thing leaked off of a sales website? I just woke up, so confused.

 

[blue screen]

When bomb came out a lot of the people on this forum were saying that was the third masterpiece...only time, sales, and the tour will tell...but so far, at least for me it's better than the last 4 albums, which is pretty damn amazing for some over the hill rockers..jejejeje

 

[angelordevil]

That's the thing: anything worth its salt must have longevity.

 

[brianvox]

Confused too - has the ENTIRE album leaked?

 

[lemon_vr6]

Confused too - has the ENTIRE album leaked?

Yes. The whole thing.

 

[SecretFly]

Confused too - has the ENTIRE album leaked?

Yeah it has. I'm downloading now. Go to the request thread for a link.

 

[blue screen]

Confused too - has the ENTIRE album leaked?

Yes, however, leaked wouldn't be accurate, it was put up for sale as individual tracks on an australian website, that I think is owned by Universal...one guy on the forum had the balls to buy the tracks, and they were the real deal, so some of us bought them as well, and here we are

 

[catlhere]

It's sitting at the borderline of 4 and 3 on my list right now. But that's just from initial listens. I doubt it could overtake AB for 2, and there's absolutely no chance in hell it claims 1 from The Joshua Tree. TJT is pretty much the perfect album, and defines U2 more than anything else, it's their best from top to bottom hands down, one of those lightning in a bottle experiences, but NLOTH is still great and putting up a strong fight against the rest of the band's work.

 

[brianvox]

I'm following the link. Is it a zip file called Foolery? How do I open it?

 

[last unicorn]

I haven't decided yet. And honestly, I don't care about rankings. I love it, it's an amazing album, it is consistent and it feels complete.

 

[elevation]

Listened to it 3 or 4 times ...

Some songs are incredibly strong:
NLOTH, Magnificent, MOS, Stand Up, Cedars

Maybe:
Crazy, SUC, WAS, Breathe

But I find
UC (too ATYCLB'ish) and GOYB kind of weak...

But let's see

 

[blue screen]

I'm following the link. Is it a zip file called Foolery? How do I open it?

Are you talking about the website where it was sold or someone gave you a link to an uploaded album?

 

[brianvox]

Are you talking about the website where it was sold or someone gave you a link to an uploaded album?

someone gave me a link

 

[blue screen]

someone gave me a link

PM me your e-mail address...though it would be better if you tried to buy it at getmusic.com.au