At least one....

[JCOSTER]

After all the threads of what songs people like and what they don't like; lets just get it out in the open and list ONE song only off of each album U2 has made that you DO NOT REALLY CARE FOR out of the others on that album. It will probably hard with some albums, but I am sure there's at least one, people are not so crazy about....no matter how much you love them.

Heres mine...and no back lash please. Just for fun.

1. Boy - Shadows & Tall Trees
2. War - Refugee
3. Oct. - I Fall Down
4. UABRS- Gloria
5. UF - 4th of July
6. JT - Mothers of the Disappeared
7. R&H - Van Diemens Island
8. ABaby - So Cruel
9. Zoost. - Numb
10. POP - Gone
11. ATUCLB - Grace
12. U27 - Beautiful Day Remix
13. HTDAAB - One Step Closer
14. Best of 80-90 - A Room @ the Heartbreak Hotel
15. Best of 90-00 - North & South of the River

What did you come up with?

 

[the rockin edge]

Boy - the ocean
Oct - scarlet
War - refugee
UF - ep & america
JT - exit, you can't hear the bloody thing
R&H - love rescue me
AB - so cruel
zooropa - some days
pop - miami
atyclb - wild honey
htdaab - an man and a woman

 

[impy13]

1. Boy - Shadows & Tall Trees
2. October - Fire
3. War - Red Light
4. UF - Elvis Presley & America
5. JT - Mothers of the Disappeared
6. R&H - Love Rescue Me
7. AB - Nothing really, but I suppose TTTYAATW
8. Zooropa - Some Days Are Better Than Others
9. Pop - Seriously nothing on this one
10. ATYCLB - Wild Honey
11. Hut Dab - One Step Closer

 

[typhoon]

Only one? Fuck that:

• Boy--"Into the Heart" and "The Ocean" are boring. I think "Shadows and Tall Trees" is weak as a closer, but it's still pretty good.
• October--Pretty consistent (which is probably its problem; no real stand-outs). "Scarlet" is more ponderous, early U2 "experimentation." "Tomorrow" can be a bit dopey.
• War--"Red Light" is pretty bad. And I always skip "Drowning Man." "The Refugee" is fun, though.
• The Unforgettable Fire--"Indian Summer Sky" doesn't compare favorably to the other tracks. And "4th of July" isn't very interesting, even with the "IT'S ALL ONE BIG SONG!" theory.
• The Joshua Tree--I hate "With or Without You." It's even worse live, shining like diamonds or not. Everything else is perfect.
• Rattle and Hum--Well, all of the live tracks can go, to start. Even then, I have to be in the right mood to appreciate "Hawkmoon 269" or "Love Rescue Me." "When Love Comes To Town" and "God (Part II)" haven't aged particularly well. Easily their worst album.
• Achtung, Baby--For some reason, I always skip "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," although it isn't bad. I like "Trying To Throw...", and I think I'm the only one.
• Zooropa--"Some Days Are Better Than Others" is their most obvious piece of filler. The album version of "Dirty Day" is a bit flat too, and I'm not always in the mood for "Daddy's Gonna Pay..." In general, side B is pretty weak, but it's all interesting anyway.
• Pop--"Miami" is awful. I also don't have enough patience for Bono's "seductive" moaning and groaning on "If You Wear That Velvet Dress," although the rest of the band is on. I love "The Playboy Mansion," so nyah.
• All That You Can't Leave Behind--"Kite" doesn't resonate with me emotionally at all. "Grace" is way too anticlimactic. I didn't like "Stuck..." at first, but it grew on me. I like the fun tracks, "In A Little While" and "Wild Honey," too.
• How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb--Everything about "Sometimes..." is just awful. It's painful to listen to. "A Man and a Woman" is adult contemporary crap. "Crumbs From Your Table" really pales compared to the better material here and sounds like a weak hodgepodge of much better songs. "One Step Closer" has potential, but the atmospherics don't come off at all because of the production. "Yahweh" is silly. All the other songs are top quality, though (yes, even "All Because of You").

I like all of these albums, though.

 

[JCOSTER]

Hello .....One and I even said please.

 

[Zoots]

Only one? Fuck that:

Here's mine...

boy - out of control

oct - stranger in a strange land

war - two hearts beat as one

uf - elvis presley and america / 4th of July

jt - trip thru your wires

r&h - many of the live versions except for pride

achtung - none

zooropa - some days

pop - none... although playboy's opening verse is not great

atyclb - wild honey / grace

htdaab - sometimes (kinda boring), lapoe bores me too sometimes, also yahweh isnt great

 

[LMP]

[*]Achtung, Baby--For some reason, I always skip "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," although it isn't bad. I like "Trying To Throw...", and I think I'm the only one.

I like it a lot too

so you're not alone

Boy - The Ocean
October - Is That All?
War - Red Light
The Unforgettable Fire - 4th of July
The Joshua Tree - Trip Through Your Wires (it would be a better fit on Rattle and Hum)
Rattle and Hum - Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - this is hard, but I'd have to go with So Cruel, still a good song, but my least fave on the record
Zooropa - The trite that is Babyface
Pop - Wake Up Dead Man has one great line at the beginning, then the rest is snoozefest for me
ATYCLB - Wild Honey
HTDAAB - One Step Closer, just the weakest song their IMO

 

[RocknRollKitty]

I'm going to have to go listen to Boy and October again before I give an objective answer. As for the others, I will be brutally honest.

War- Refugee, Red light

UF- EP and America

JT- Mothers of the Disappeared, Exit

Rattle and Hum- Silver and Gold, LRM

AB- Nothing, but if I had to choose it would be So Cruel

Zooropa- Dirty Day, Daddy's Gonna Pay, Some Days are Better Than Others

POP- MOFO, Discotheque, DYFL, Miami, Playboy Mansion

ATYCLB- Grace, Stuck, IALW

Bomb- Crumbs

 

[Liesje]

Boy - Twilight
October - I wouldn't miss anything except Glorida, October, and Scarlet
War - Red Light
UF - 4th July *
JT - Exit *
R&H - Silver and Gold
AB - Tryin To Throw Your Arms Around the World
Zooropa - Numb
Pop - Wake Up Dead Man
ATYCLB - Stuck In A Moment *
HTDAAB - One Step Closer *

OK, the ones w/ * mean I only picked that song b/c I like everything else better. So I do like those songs, I just like all the other choices more.

 

[catlhere]

POP- MOFO

God Bless You!

I guess my list would beeeee...

Boy- Shadows and Tall Trees
October- October
War- Red Light
UABRS- Party Girl
The Unforgettable Fire- 4th of July
The Joshua Tree- Mothers
Achtung Baby- Trying to Throw Your Arms
Zooropa- Babyface
Pop- Playboy Mansion
ATYCLB- When I Look at the World
HTDAAB- A Man and A Woman

 

[aislinn]

Boy--The Ocean

October--Scarlet

War--Surrender

Unforgettable Fire--Pride

JT--Trip Through Your Wires, Mothers of the Disappeared

R&H--Angel of Harlem

AB--Impossible to choose. Zoo Station, I guess, and that's only because it's the song I like the least, but still like a lot.

Zooropa--Same as AB, really. Hmm. I guess I'll choose Babyface.

Pop--The Playboy Mansion. Never got into this one as much as the others.

ATYCLB--Grace

HTDAAB--One Step Closer

 

[AtomicBono]

Boy - The Ocean. It's boring.

October - Scarlet. It's boring.

War - Red Light. It's bad. If you took out those horns and backing vocals you'd have a decent song, but the extra shit just ruins it.

The Unforgettable Fire - 4th of July. It's boring.

Joshua Tree - Nothing, really. Though Mothers of the Disappeared is a track I never listen to unless I listen to the whole album.

Rattle and Hum - Well, Freedom for my People doesn't add much... Love Rescue Me might be "pretty" and Bob Dylan may have worked on it but that song is boring. I don't like the version of Still Haven't Found. All Along the Watchtower isn't anything special either, especially since they did so much better versions of it later, you know, with guitar solos and all. Rattle and Hum is kind of a mess.

Achtung Baby - None.

Zooropa - Some Days, I suppose, but that's a fun song. There's no song I really don't like.

Pop - is perfect.

All That You Can't Leave Behind - Grace. It's boring. But it does make a nice closer, if you listen to the whole album. But Walk On would have been better.

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - Nothing, really. Crumbs is probably my least favourite just because it's a bit derivative and the production is awful, but I still like the song, and the ending rules.

 

[corianderstem]

Boy - Shadows and Tall Trees

October (this one's hard to only pick one) - Scarlet

War - Red Light (my least favorite U2 song ever)

The Unforgettable Fire - Elvis Presley and America (HATE this. It's not even a song)

The Joshua Tree - Bullet the Blue Sky

Rattle and Hum - Silver and Gold

Achtung Baby - Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World

Zooropa - Some Days Are Better Than Others (Babyface runs a close second)

Pop - The Playboy Mansion

All That You Can't Leave Behind - Graczzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - One Step Clozzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

I like "Trying To Throw...", and I think I'm the only one.

another fan checking in

i think we're the only two who like it though

 

[Aygo]

Boy - the ocean
October - stranger in a strange land
War - red light
TUF - Elvis Presley and America
JT - ...I don't know
R&H - Still haven't found, Freedom for my ppl
AB - So cruel, TTTYAATW
Zooropa - SDABTO
Pop - Miami, Playboy mansion
ATYCLB - peace on Earth
HTDAAB - A man & a woman, Crumbs

 

[namkcuR]

I like too many of their songs to effectively participate in this.

 

[-macphisto-]

Boy- Into the heart
October- Is that all
War- Refugee( I do like the lyrics, dont care for the music)
UF- none
JT- Trip Wires( good lyrics)
RH- National Anthem
AB- None
Zooropa- Some Days
Pop- Playboy
ATYCLB- Wild Honey
HTDAAB- LaPoE

 

[Meghan]

Boy -- None
October -- Is That All?
War -- Two Hearts Beat As One
Unforgettable Fire -- PROMENADE (Sorry, I'm just sick of this song being hyped up all the time. I just don't like it.)
Joshua Tree -- Trip Through Your Wires
Rattle And Hum -- When Love Comes To Town
Achtung Baby -- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?
Zooropa -- The Wanderer
Pop -- None
All That You Can't Leave Behind -- Stuck In A Moment
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb -- None

 

[mads]

Boy - the ocean. although to be honest, i enjoy every song on this album.
October - is that all?
War - red light, the refugee
UF - i just can't pick. even the "filler" is amazing.
JT - trip through your wires
R&H - still haven't found (it pains me to listen to this version), love rescue me, when love comes to town
AB - tryin' to throw your arms around the world
Zooropa - some days
Pop - miami
ATYCLB - elevation
HTDAAB - all because of you

 

[Queen Bee]

Boy - Shadows and Tall Trees
October - Scarlet
War - Red Light
The Unforgettable Fire - None
The Joshua Tree - Trip Through Your Wires
Rattle and Hum - Van Dieman's Land or Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Zooropa - Babyface
Pop - The Playboy Mansion
All That You Can't Leave Behind - Grace
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - One Step Closer

 

[kosull]

Boy - Shadows and Tall Trees
October - Is That All
War - Red Light
UF - Elvis Presley And America (though I'm sorely tempted to say Pride)
JT - Trip Through Your Wires (again being run close by I Still Haven't Found...)
R&H - Love Rescue Me (run close by When Love Comes to Town, and Heartland)
AB - Tryin to Throw...
Zooropa - Numb
Passengers - Ito Okashi
Pop - Playboy Mansion
ATYCLB - Grace, Peace On Earth (and pretty much everything after Walk On unfortunately)
HTDAAB - A Man And A Woman

Live - Pride

 

[hedgehog]

1. Boy - Most of the album
2. October - Scarlet
3. War - Red Light
4. The Unforgettable Fire - 4th of July
5. The Joshua Tree - Bullet The Blue Sky (not a bad song, just my least favourite on the album)
6. Rattle And Hum - All of the live stuff except Pride. Also not fond of Silver And Gold, Love Rescue Me and When Love Comes To Town
7. Achtung Baby - Mysterious Ways
8. Zooropa - Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car
9. Pop - Miami
10. ATYCLB - New York
11. HTDAAB - All Because Of You

 

[Axver]

Boy - The Ocean
October - I Fall Down
War - Red Light
The Unforgettable Fire - MLK
The Joshua Tree- Trip Through Your Wires
Rattle And Hum (Studio tracks only) - Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - One
Zooropa - Babyface
Pop - The Playboy Mansion
ATYCLB - In A Little While
HTDAAB - SYCMIOYO

 

[Pero]

Boy-Shadows and Tall Trees
October-Scarlet
War-Refugee
Unforgettable fire-MLK(i hate it)
Joshua tree-Still haven't found(though it gets better after few lines)
Rattle and Hum-Love rescue me
Achtung Baby-none, but i'll pick So cruel
Zooropa-Some Days are better than others
Pop-If you wear that velvet dress
ATYCLB-Grace
HOT DUB-One step closer

 

[U2Man]

another fan checking in

i think we're the only two who like it though

Actually, we're three


"Six o'clock in the morning, you're the last to hear the warning...."

 

[amerrydeath]

Actually, we're three


"Six o'clock in the morning, you're the last to hear the warning...."

Beautiful tune..

 

[hcbiggs2002]

It's actually easier for me to say which U2 songs I don't like....

Boy - none

October - Stranger in a Strange Land

War - The Refugee, Red Light,

The Unforgettable Fire - 4th of July

The Joshua Tree - Red Hill Mining Town, Bullet the Blue Sky

Rattle and Hum - Freedom for my people (never saw the point of the inclusion of this little ditty!?!)

Achtung Baby - Acrobat

Zooropa - none

Pop - Playboy Mansion, Wake Up Dead Man

ATYCLB - New York (I much prefer the Nasty Mix on the Electrical Storm cd!)

HTDAAB - none ( U2s most perfect album ever!)

 

[Zoots]

another fan checking in

i think we're the only two who like it though

are you kidding? I like Tryin to throw! There's no song on AB that I don't like!

 

[cjboog]

Boy - Shadows and Tall Trees (bad ending to good album)
October - Haven't heard full album
War - The Refugee
The Unforgettable Fire - Elvis Presley and America (terrible, brutal lyrics)
The Joshua Tree - Trip Through Your Wires (not too bad, not too good)
Rattle and Hum - God Part II
Achtung Baby - Whose Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Zooropa - Numb (makes me want to hurl)
Pop - Miami
ATYCLB - Grace (toooooo sllllooooowwww)
HTDAAB - none, love 'em all

 

[Lemonfix]

Boy--Into the Heart
October--Is That All?
War--Red Light*
UF--4th of July
The Joshua Tree--Red Hill Mining Town*
Rattle and Hum (Studio)--Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby--Tryin' To Throw...*
Zooropa--Some Days*
Pop--The Playboy Mansion
ATYCLB--Grace
The Bomb--Crumbs*

*--songs with a star are songs that I do in fact like, it's just that I like all the songs on the album. And yes, that includes Red Light.