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NLOTH vs. UF
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GirlsAloudFan
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Nope.
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gherman
New Yorker
NLOTH by miles
UFF has a few songs I love but god damn NLOTH is a fuckin' great album.
PRAISE JESUS!!!
UFF has a few songs I love but god damn NLOTH is a fuckin' great album.
PRAISE JESUS!!!
intedomine
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BVS
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Yes, I misplaced ISS and Promenade...
Switch those and that should be my list.
My bad.
cjboog
Refugee
This.
Bad, Pride, A Sort Of Homecoming, Wire, MLK are all excellent songs, but there's too many "What the hell?" moments on UF. I think it's a 4/5 star album, NLOTH is 4.5/5. Magnificent, NLOTH, Moment Of Surrender, Breathe, Fez are incredible.
SethVincent
Refugee
NLTH
Hands down
TH Hands down
alanah
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
No Line on the Horizon for sure.
Gonna Run 2 U
New Yorker
Well, let me see. Its a tough call because i only LOVE (no pun) 3 songs from both albums.
No Line On The Horizon
Magnificent
Cedars Of Lebanon
vs.
The Unforgettable Fire
Pride
Promenade
I really dont like the album version of bad so that gets thrown in with live performaces only, like A Day WithOut Me.
In terms of "classic" id have to go with UF but No Line On The Horizon (track) really is better in terms of rock awesomeness.
If i must choose, NLOTH for the win.
No Line On The Horizon
Magnificent
Cedars Of Lebanon
vs.
The Unforgettable Fire
Pride
Promenade
I really dont like the album version of bad so that gets thrown in with live performaces only, like A Day WithOut Me.
In terms of "classic" id have to go with UF but No Line On The Horizon (track) really is better in terms of rock awesomeness.
If i must choose, NLOTH for the win.
OrARoundabout
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UF kicks NLOTH ass...sorry
It's a classic album that just gets better with age, can't deny that.
It's a classic album that just gets better with age, can't deny that.
OrARoundabout
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Nope.
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rock888nwo
War Child
really tough one...both are two of my favorites....at the end of the day though, I think that while TUF is more cohesive, No line just has better songs, and more of them...here's how it breaks down for me
all time classics
tuf: bad / pride
nloth: magnificent / MOS / Breathe
very good- excellent songs
tuf: SOH / TUF / Wire / ISS / EPAA
nloth: UC / NLOTH / COL / FBB / WAS / GOYB / CT
Average Songs
tuf: mlk / promenade / 4th of july
nloth: SUC
it's really close, but no line gets the slight edge
all time classics
tuf: bad / pride
nloth: magnificent / MOS / Breathe
very good- excellent songs
tuf: SOH / TUF / Wire / ISS / EPAA
nloth: UC / NLOTH / COL / FBB / WAS / GOYB / CT
Average Songs
tuf: mlk / promenade / 4th of july
nloth: SUC
it's really close, but no line gets the slight edge
God Part III
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
NLOTH, just.
An Cat Gav
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
I'll go along with most of that. TUF is definitely a masterpiece, I'd rank it just under AB and JT. Having said that, NLOTH does have elements of TUF about it, at the moment I'd rank it about 6th, around the same as Zooropa.
The Sad Punk
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That's brilliant.
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War Child
No it doesn't
Catman
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I've always felt TUF was fairly overrated around these parts, so this decision isn't that difficult. The record has some fantastic tunes, no doubt, but when the CD stops spinning, nothing's really changed. I get a bit more out of NLOTH. So yes, as far as cohesion is concerned, No Line... has the edge, IMO. As for track-by-track comparisons...
ASOH vs. NLOTH (ASOH)
Pride vs. Magnificent (Pride)
Wire vs. Moment of Surrender (MoS)
TUF vs. Unknown Caller (TUF)
Promenade vs. IGCIIDGCT (Crazy Tonight)
4th of July vs. GOYB (GOYB)
Bad vs. SUC (SUC... hahha, j/k)
Indian Summer Sky vs. Fez-Being Born (Fez)
EPAA vs. White as Snow (WaS)
MLK vs. Cedars of Lebanon (Cedars)
TUF - 4; NLOTH - 6 (+ Breathe)
I do agree with one poster who expressed TUF being more experimental, as in U2 let Eno kind of guide them throughout the process, whereas with NLOTH they pulled the reigns back a bit (maybe too much?). My only real gripe with the record is that, as New Musical Express stated in their review, "a little more silliness would go a long way."
ASOH vs. NLOTH (ASOH)
Pride vs. Magnificent (Pride)
Wire vs. Moment of Surrender (MoS)
TUF vs. Unknown Caller (TUF)
Promenade vs. IGCIIDGCT (Crazy Tonight)
4th of July vs. GOYB (GOYB)
Bad vs. SUC (SUC... hahha, j/k)
Indian Summer Sky vs. Fez-Being Born (Fez)
EPAA vs. White as Snow (WaS)
MLK vs. Cedars of Lebanon (Cedars)
TUF - 4; NLOTH - 6 (+ Breathe)
I do agree with one poster who expressed TUF being more experimental, as in U2 let Eno kind of guide them throughout the process, whereas with NLOTH they pulled the reigns back a bit (maybe too much?). My only real gripe with the record is that, as New Musical Express stated in their review, "a little more silliness would go a long way."
intedomine
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
I don't really agree with classfiying 4th of July as a song that is comparable to other U2songs. It's gonna get caned by anything you compare it with on NLOTH, and that's not fair, because it's not supposed to be a conventional song, it's too short and quiet for that. Most will agree it's a pleasant two minutes of sound, it's pure ambience, designed to compliment the flow of the album, which I believe it does quite aptly.
The Unforgettable Fire is a quintessential vinyl-era album, tracks serve little or no meaning. 4th of July opens Side 2, and flows into Bad. This context is important, if we deicde to compare the two albums "track" by track.
I'm not trying to sound all narky and judgemental, just throwing this perspective out there.
The Unforgettable Fire is a quintessential vinyl-era album, tracks serve little or no meaning. 4th of July opens Side 2, and flows into Bad. This context is important, if we deicde to compare the two albums "track" by track.
I'm not trying to sound all narky and judgemental, just throwing this perspective out there.
jphelmet
Refugee
Both are pretty close together for me. They are 4th and 5th for me out all the u2 albums. UF suffers from being shorter, and 4th of July not really being a song.
UF, comes out slightly ahead, because (other than 4th of July- which I really don't count as a song) there is nothing on UF I don't like. NLOTH has the awful SUC, and boots is far worse than anything on UF. The two low points on NLOTH are sooooo much lower than the worst of UF. There is nothing embarrassing on UF like there is on NLOTH.
UF, comes out slightly ahead, because (other than 4th of July- which I really don't count as a song) there is nothing on UF I don't like. NLOTH has the awful SUC, and boots is far worse than anything on UF. The two low points on NLOTH are sooooo much lower than the worst of UF. There is nothing embarrassing on UF like there is on NLOTH.
mikal
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sorry, for years, i've used the "!!!111" as a way of showing sarcasm.
Acrobat51829
War Child
ASOH vs. NLOTH (ASOH)
Pride vs. Magnificent (Magnificent)
Wire vs. Moment of Surrender (MoS)
TUF vs. Unknown Caller (TUF)
Promenade vs. IGCIIDGCT (Promenade)
4th of July vs. GOYB (GOYB)
Bad vs. SUC (Bad)
Indian Summer Sky vs. Fez-Being Born (Fez)
EPAA vs. White as Snow (WaS)
MLK vs. Cedars of Lebanon (Cedars)
UF = 4, NLOTH = 6
+50000 points for Breathe = NLOTH winner
Pride vs. Magnificent (Magnificent)
Wire vs. Moment of Surrender (MoS)
TUF vs. Unknown Caller (TUF)
Promenade vs. IGCIIDGCT (Promenade)
4th of July vs. GOYB (GOYB)
Bad vs. SUC (Bad)
Indian Summer Sky vs. Fez-Being Born (Fez)
EPAA vs. White as Snow (WaS)
MLK vs. Cedars of Lebanon (Cedars)
UF = 4, NLOTH = 6
+50000 points for Breathe = NLOTH winner
gherman
New Yorker
ASOH vs. NLOTH (NLOTH)
Pride vs. Magnificent (Magnificent)
Wire vs. Moment of Surrender (MoS)
TUF vs. Unknown Caller (TUF)
Promenade vs. IGCIIDGCT (IGCIIDGCT)
4th of July vs. GOYB (GOYB)
Bad vs. SUC (Bad)
Indian Summer Sky vs. Fez-Being Born (Fez)
EPAA vs. White as Snow (WaS)
MLK vs. Cedars of Lebanon (Cedars)
+ Breathe. Not even close
Pride vs. Magnificent (Magnificent)
Wire vs. Moment of Surrender (MoS)
TUF vs. Unknown Caller (TUF)
Promenade vs. IGCIIDGCT (IGCIIDGCT)
4th of July vs. GOYB (GOYB)
Bad vs. SUC (Bad)
Indian Summer Sky vs. Fez-Being Born (Fez)
EPAA vs. White as Snow (WaS)
MLK vs. Cedars of Lebanon (Cedars)
+ Breathe. Not even close
Irishteen
Blue Crack Addict
ASOH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NLOTH
Pride < Magnificent
Wire < Moment of Surrender
TUF >>>>>>>>>>>>> Unknown Caller
Promenade >>>>>>>>> IGCIIDGCT
4th of July << GOYB
Bad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SUC
Indian Summer Sky = Fez-Being Born
EPAA = White as Snow
MLK < Cedars of Lebanon
Pride < Magnificent
Wire < Moment of Surrender
TUF >>>>>>>>>>>>> Unknown Caller
Promenade >>>>>>>>> IGCIIDGCT
4th of July << GOYB
Bad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SUC
Indian Summer Sky = Fez-Being Born
EPAA = White as Snow
MLK < Cedars of Lebanon
ozeeko
Refugee
Okay, i'll play this game:
ASOH > NLOTH (both great songs, but ASOH really transports me)
Pride > Magnificent (both great songs, Pride's overplayed, but will always be classic)
Wire > MOS (MOS does great job lyrically at portraying heroin addict, but Wire is the SOUND of that HEROIN RUSH! Trancey dark U2 at their best!)
TUF > UC (UC is a good song, but TUF is absolutely beautiful, maybe their prettiest song ever)
Promenade > IGCI..etc. (Promenade is like a Van Morrison song, atmospheric and awesome, while IGSVBPWEOIUB is a song i really really really really have to be in the mood to hear)
4th Of July > Boots (sorry, i always loved this piece of ambience, says more than Boots even without any lyrics)
Bad > SUC (uhhh i don't feel i need to explain this one)
ISS < FEZ (the first victory for No Line. Fez is one of their best songs this decade)
EPAA < WAS (WAS, the best song on the album, EPAA is underappreciated tho)
MLK < Cedars (Cedars, another fine tune, Bono really going for it with lyrics. MLK is a good lullabye but not something i crave to hear during the day)
and just to be fair:
Breathe < everything on TUF, including the B-sides. Okay, fine, i'll call it tied with MLK.
ASOH > NLOTH (both great songs, but ASOH really transports me)
Pride > Magnificent (both great songs, Pride's overplayed, but will always be classic)
Wire > MOS (MOS does great job lyrically at portraying heroin addict, but Wire is the SOUND of that HEROIN RUSH! Trancey dark U2 at their best!)
TUF > UC (UC is a good song, but TUF is absolutely beautiful, maybe their prettiest song ever)
Promenade > IGCI..etc. (Promenade is like a Van Morrison song, atmospheric and awesome, while IGSVBPWEOIUB is a song i really really really really have to be in the mood to hear)
4th Of July > Boots (sorry, i always loved this piece of ambience, says more than Boots even without any lyrics)
Bad > SUC (uhhh i don't feel i need to explain this one)
ISS < FEZ (the first victory for No Line. Fez is one of their best songs this decade)
EPAA < WAS (WAS, the best song on the album, EPAA is underappreciated tho)
MLK < Cedars (Cedars, another fine tune, Bono really going for it with lyrics. MLK is a good lullabye but not something i crave to hear during the day)
and just to be fair:
Breathe < everything on TUF, including the B-sides. Okay, fine, i'll call it tied with MLK.
Scorpionac
War Child
Uh, I've wondered this in text before, but why is everybody comparing the songs based on their track list order? It's completely random.
roy
Refugee
Because they're all sheep?
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
ASOH vs. Breathe = ASOH
Pride vs. SUC = Pride
4th of July vs. Unknown Caller = 4th of July
Promenade vs. Magnificent = Promenade
MLK vs. Boots = Boots
ISS vs. White As Snow = White As Snow
TUF vs. Magnificent = Magnificent
Bad vs. Krazy Tonite = Bad
EPAA vs. MOS = MOS
Wire vs. Fez-Being Born = Wire
Love Comes Tumbling vs. NLOTH = Love Comes Tumbling
Huh. 7-4 TUF. Guess I was wrong to pick NLOTH before. The system has shown me the light!
Pride vs. SUC = Pride
4th of July vs. Unknown Caller = 4th of July
Promenade vs. Magnificent = Promenade
MLK vs. Boots = Boots
ISS vs. White As Snow = White As Snow
TUF vs. Magnificent = Magnificent
Bad vs. Krazy Tonite = Bad
EPAA vs. MOS = MOS
Wire vs. Fez-Being Born = Wire
Love Comes Tumbling vs. NLOTH = Love Comes Tumbling
Huh. 7-4 TUF. Guess I was wrong to pick NLOTH before. The system has shown me the light!
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