Clayton Hints of New Direction on Next Record

[Meghan]

 

[Clawgrabber]

bah...

they've been top forty since 1985
stop with the bickering.. it's not like they are indie rock faves who are risking credibility.
THEY ARE THE BIGGEST BAND IN THE WORLD...

and if HTDAAB is soooo accessible. then
WHY DID I HEAR MORE SONGS FROM POP & ZOOROPA on the radio...

Numb, Lemon, Stay, Hold Me Thrill Me, Discotheque, Staring at the Sun, Last Night On earth...

I heard those songs on the radio to the point of exhaustion when they were new.

So tell me why the only song that has gotten any airplay from this album is Vertigo.
(I've heard All Because Of You ONCE, and the other 2 singles a combined ZERO times since their release)

so, which one is more radio-friendly again???

 

[Hallucination]

So tell me why the only song that has gotten any airplay from this album is Vertigo.
(I've heard All Because Of You ONCE, and the other 2 singles a combined ZERO times since their release)

so, which one is more radio-friendly again???

That's weird because here in Red Deer, Alberta they played the hell out of Vertigo, ABOY, and SYCMIOYO. COBL got overlooked though. I've heard Miracle Drug as many times on the radio and it's not even a single.

 

[Earnie Shavers]

bah...
and if HTDAAB is soooo accessible. then
WHY DID I HEAR MORE SONGS FROM POP & ZOOROPA on the radio...

Because they were far, far, far, far better songs? (hides)

No, the truth is probably more along the lines of how generic and 'ordered' radio playlists have become. Strength of music, variety of music etc, those things don't count now. A very generic, test marketed, demographic specific playlist is the order of the day, and the concentration of radio station ownership has only heightened that across the board. I would wager that songs from Zooropa or Pop, released new now in 2005, would receive far less airplay than those from The Bomb are currently receiving.

Everyone knows that people are tuning off the radio now. We have our iTunes pumping our own personal radio station with a playlist of thousands into our rooms, our iPods to take it on the road. The stations are, in part, recovering from that by aiming for the lowest common demoninator. The kind of music that casts the widest net. They're not going to alienate further listeners by playing msuic that isn't instantly catchy or memorable from the first listen. Pop music, whether it's rock or hip hop or whatever, rules the day on radio like never before. I would suggest, outside of some killer once in a lifetime classic tune, that the airplay for The Bomb singles is about as good as U2 can do in this environment.

 

[Zoots]

Everyone knows that people are tuning off the radio now. We have our iTunes pumping our own personal radio station with a playlist of thousands into our rooms, our iPods to take it on the road. The stations are, in part, recovering from that by aiming for the lowest common demoninator. The kind of music that casts the widest net. They're not going to alienate further listeners by playing msuic that isn't instantly catchy or memorable from the first listen. Pop music, whether it's rock or hip hop or whatever, rules the day on radio like never before. I would suggest, outside of some killer once in a lifetime classic tune, that the airplay for The Bomb singles is about as good as U2 can do in this environment.

I knew my 'top 40 today is not as good as the top 40 I grew up with in the 90s' argument had some valid points!!!

 

[namkcuR]

I knew my 'top 40 today is not as good as the top 40 I grew up with in the 90s' argument had some valid points!!!

To support your argument, here are the lists of all the Top 40 hits of 1991 and 1992...tell me today's Top 40 is even close:


1991:

1 bryan adams ..... (everything i do) i do it for you
1 daryl braithwaite ..... the horses
1 deee-lite ..... groove is in the heart
1 dimples d ..... sucker dj
1 euphoria ..... love you right
1 julee cruise ..... falling
1 julian lennon ..... saltwater
1 londonbeat ..... i've been thinking about you
1 martika ..... love...thy will be done
1 melissa ..... read my lips
1 michael jackson ..... black or white
1 olivia newton john and john travolta ..... grease megamix
1 r.s.f (right said fred) ..... i'm too sexy
1 ratcat ..... don't go now
1 ratcat ..... tingles (ep) (ain't that bad)
1 roxette ..... joyride
1 salt 'n' pepa ..... let's talk about sex
1 skyhooks ..... jukebox in siberia
1 the divinyls ..... i touch myself
1 the righteous brothers ..... unchained melody
1 the simpsons ..... do the bartman
1 u2 ..... the fly
1 vanilla ice ..... ice ice baby

2 betty boo ..... doin' the do
2 black box ..... fantasy
2 cher ..... the shoop shoop song (it's in his kiss)
2 de la soul ..... ring ring ring (ha ha hey)
2 enigma ..... sadness part 1
2 extreme ..... more than words
2 george michael & elton john ..... don't let the sun go down on me
2 marky mark & the funky bunch ..... good vibrations
2 natalie & nat 'king' cole ..... unforgettable
2 paula abdul ..... rush rush
2 the klf ..... 3am eternal

3 bette midler ..... from a distance
3 c & c music factory ..... gonna make you sweat
3 guns n' roses ..... you could be mine
3 heavy d & the boyz ..... now that we found love
3 jenny morris ..... break in the weather
3 jimmy barnes & john farnham ..... when something is wrong with my baby
3 madonna ..... justify my love
3 mariah carey ..... emotions
3 melissa ..... sexy (is the word)
3 prince & the n.p.g ..... cream
3 rod stewart ..... rhythm of my heart
3 sheena easton ..... what comes naturally
3 ub40 ..... here i am (come and take me)

4 big audio dynamite ii ..... rush
4 color me badd ..... i wanna sex you up
4 david a. stewart featuring candy dulfer ..... lily was here
4 icy blu ..... pump it (nice an' hard)
4 living colour ..... love rears its ugly head
4 maria mckee ..... show me heaven
4 natural selection ..... do anything
4 prince & the n.p.g ..... gett off
4 robert palmer & ub40 ..... i'll be your baby tonight
4 the klf ..... last train to transcentral
4 the screaming jets ..... better
4 u2 ..... mysterious ways
4 whitney houston ..... i'm your baby tonight

5 2 in a room ..... wiggle it
5 amy grant ..... baby baby
5 another bad creation ..... iesha
5 c & c music factory ..... things that make you go hmmmm...
5 ce ce peniston ..... finally
5 dna featuring suzanne vega ..... tom's diner
5 e.m.f ..... unbelievable
5 kylie minogue ..... shocked
5 rockmelons feat. deni hines ..... ain't no sunshine
5 stevie b ..... because i love you (the postman song)
5 toni childs ..... i've got to go now

6 amy grant ..... every heartbeat
6 bingoboys featuring princessa ..... how to dance
6 color me badd ..... all 4 love
6 john farnham ..... burn for you
6 pm dawn ..... set adrift on memory bliss
6 rick astley ..... cry for help

7 adventures of stevie v ..... dirty cash (money talks)
7 betty boo ..... where are you baby?
7 guns n' roses ..... don't cry
7 iggy pop ..... candy
7 jimmy barnes ..... i gotcha
7 m.c. hammer ..... pray
7 noiseworks ..... hot chilli woman
7 robbie nevil ..... just like you
7 seal ..... crazy

8 big audio dynamite ..... the globe
8 janet jackson ..... love will never do (without you)
8 r.e.m. ..... losing my religion
8 southern sonos ..... hold me in your arms
8 the scorpions ..... wind of change
8 yothu yindi ..... treaty

9 c & c music factory ..... here we go
9 crystal waters ..... gypsy woman (she's homeless)
9 jimmy barnes ..... let's make it last all night
9 kylie minogue ..... what do i have to do
9 snap ..... mary had a little boy
9 southern sons ..... heart in danger
9 taylor dayne ..... i'll be your shelter
9 technotronic ..... megamix
9 tomislav ivcic ..... stop the war in croatia

10 diesel ..... come to me
10 jon bon jovi ..... miracle
10 kylie minogue ..... step back in time
10 kylie minogue ..... word is out
10 madonna ..... rescue me
10 roxette ..... fading like a flower (everytime you leave)
10 ub40 ..... kingston town
10 vanilla ice ..... play that funky music

11 cathy dennis ..... just another dream
11 dire straits ..... calling elvis
11 janet jackson ..... black cat
11 jimmy barnes ..... when your love is gone
11 lenny kravitz ..... it ain't over 'til it's over
11 metallica ..... the unforgiven
11 the soup dragons feat. junior reid ..... i'm free

12 gang starr ..... lovesick
12 george michael ..... freedom
12 guns n' roses ..... live and let die
12 james reyne ..... slave
12 marc cohn ..... walking in memphis
12 warrant ..... cherry pie
12 wendy matthews ..... let's kiss (like angels do)

13 belinda carlisle ..... live your life be free
13 cathy dennis ..... touch me (all night long)
13 lisa stansfield ..... change
13 r.e.m. ..... shiny happy people
13 scatterbrain ..... don't call me dude
13 world famous supreme team show ..... aria on air c/w opera house

14 boys ii men ..... motownphilly
14 c & c music factory ..... just a touch of love (everyday)
14 junior tucker ..... 16 (into the night)
14 latour ..... people are still having sex
14 mariah carey ..... love takes time
14 simple minds ..... let there be love
14 the hoodoo gurus ..... miss freelove 69

15 baby animals ..... early warning
15 bryan adams ..... can't stop this thing we started
15 elissa fiorillo ..... on the way up
15 pet shop boys ..... where the streets have no name c/w can't take my eyes off you
15 ratcat ..... baby baby
15 roxus ..... where are you now
15 salt 'n' pepa ..... do you want me

16 chris isaac ..... wicked game
16 metallica ..... enter sandman
16 soho ..... hippychick
16 tina turner ..... nutbush city limits (the 90's version)

17 rod stewart & tina turner ..... it takes two
17 roxette ..... spending my time

18 inxs ..... disappear
18 the clouds ..... loot (ep)

19 ll cool j ..... around the way girl
19 will to power ..... i'm not in love

20 candyman ..... knockin' boots
20 deborah conway ..... it's only the beginning
20 inxs ..... shining star
20 john farnham ..... please don't ask me
20 johnny diesel ..... love junk
20 margaret urlich ..... number one (remember when we dance all night)
20 rythm syndicate ..... p.a.s.s.i.o.n.
20 stevie nicks ..... sometimes it's a bitch
20 technotronic ..... move that body

21 black box ..... strike it up
21 john mellencamp ..... get a leg up
21 timmy t ..... one more try

22 hi five ..... i like the way (the kissing game)
22 nomad ..... (i wanna give you) devotion
22 richard marx ..... keep coming back
22 roxette ..... the big l

23 paula abdul ..... the promise of a new day

24 cher ..... love and understanding
24 crowded house ..... chocolate cake
24 gloria estefan ..... live for loving you
24 inxs ..... by my side
24 ralph tresvant ..... sensitivity
24 transvision vamp ..... (i just wanna) b with you
24 troy newman ..... love gets rough

25 arnie & the terminators ..... i'll be back
25 baby animals ..... rush you
25 ghostwriters ..... someone's singing new york new york
25 londonbeat ..... a better love
25 megabass ..... time to make the floor burn
25 simply red ..... something got me started
25 southern sons ..... always and forever
25 tara kemp ..... hold you tight

26 adeva vs monie love ..... ring my bell
26 siouxsie & the banshees ..... kiss them for me

27 dj jazzy jeff & the fresh prince ..... summertime
27 lisette melendez ..... together forever
27 ll cool j ..... mama said knock you out
27 queen ..... innuendo
27 rod stewart ..... the motown song
27 snap ..... snap megamix
27 wonder stuff ..... caught in my shadow (ep)

28 black box ..... the total mix
28 elton john ..... you gotta love someone
28 extreme ..... hole hearted
28 gary clail ..... human nature
28 jo beth taylor ..... 99 reasons
28 kate ceberano ..... every little thing
28 m.c. hammer ..... here comes the hammer
28 push push ..... trippin'
28 sting ..... all this time

29 beatfish ..... wheels of love
29 maybe dolls ..... nervous kid
29 richie sambora ..... ballad of youth
29 the black sorrows ..... never let me go
29 young mc ..... i come off

30 after 7 ..... can't stop
30 cathy dennis ..... too many walls
30 genesis ..... no son of mine
30 karyn white ..... romantic
30 the boys ..... crazy

31 ac/dc ..... moneytalks
31 craig mclachlan ..... on my own
31 the hoodoo gurus ..... 1,000 miles away
31 whitney houston ..... all the man that i need

32 daryl braithwaite ..... rise
32 hunters & collectors ..... throw your arms around me
32 skid row ..... monkey business
32 the screaming jets ..... shine on
32 toni childs ..... house of hope

33 the cult ..... wild hearted son

34 kate ceberano ..... everything will be alright c/w see right through
34 the divinyls ..... love school
34 wendy matthews ..... woman's got to have it

35 alias ..... more than words can say
35 the chantoozies ..... love the one you're with
35 the screaming jets ..... stop the world

36 michael bolton ..... love is a wonderful thing
36 nia peeples ..... street of dreams
36 noiseworks ..... r.i.p. (millie)
36 roberta flack with maxi priest ..... set the night to music
36 sound unlimited posse ..... unity
36 the falling joys ..... lock it (i really like you)
36 the rembrandts ..... just the way it is, baby

37 daryl braithwaite ..... high than hope
37 inxs ..... bitter tears
37 ralph tresvant ..... stone cold gentleman

38 aaron neville ..... everybody plays the fool
38 colour blue ..... peace
38 dire straits ..... heavy fuel
38 jesus jones ..... right here, right now
38 mariah carey ..... someday
38 titiyo ..... my body says yes

39 lenny kravitz ..... always on the run
39 motley crue ..... primal scream

40 corina ..... temptation
40 hunters & collectors ..... where do you go
40 tom petty & the heartbreakers ..... learning to fly
40 ub40 ..... the way you do the things you do






1992:

1 red hot chili peppers ..... under the bridge
1 12th man featuring mcg hammer ..... marvellous
1 mr big ..... to be with you
1 girlfriend ..... take it from me
1 vanessa williams ..... save the best for last
1 kris kross ..... jump
1 richard marx ..... hazard
1 jose carreras & sarah brightman ..... amigos para siempre (friends for life)
1 bobby brown ..... humpin' around
1 billy ray cyrus ..... achy breaky heart
1 boyz II men ..... end of the road
1 whitney houston ..... i will always love you
1 sonia dada ..... you don't treat me no good
1 right said fred ..... i'm too sexy
1 u2 ..... the fly
1 michael jackson ..... black or white
1 salt 'n' pepa ..... let's talk about sex
1 euphoria ..... love you right
1 julian lennon ..... saltwater

2 2 unlimited ..... get ready for this
2 k.w.s ..... please don't go c/w game boy
2 janet jackson & luther vandross ..... the best things in life are free
2 charles and eddie ..... would i lie to you?
2 queen ..... bohemian rhapsody c/w these are the days of our lives
2 vic reeves & the wonderstuff ..... dizzy
2 james blundell & james reyne ..... way out west
2 euphoria ..... one in a million
2 red hot chili peppers ..... suck my kiss
2 prince & the n.p.g ..... sexy m.f
2 madonna ..... erotica
2 four season feat. frankie valli ..... december 1963 (oh what a night)
2 marky mark & the funky bunch ..... good vibrations
2 george michael & elton john ..... don't let the sun go down on me

3 k.l.f feat. tammy wynette ..... justified and ancient
3 kate bush ..... rocket man (i think it's going to be a long, long time)
3 michael jackson ..... remember the time
3 michael jackson ..... in the closet
3 radio freedom ..... i can feel it
3 george michael ..... too funky
3 snap ..... rhythm is a dancer
3 riff ..... white men can't jump
3 wendy matthews ..... the day you went away
3 frente! ..... accidently kelly street
3 jenny morris ..... break in the weather
3 prince & the n.p.g ..... cream
3 jimmy barnes & john farnham ..... when something is wrong with my baby

4 shanice ..... i love your smile
4 rockmelons featuring deni hines ..... that word (l.o.v.e.)
4 lisa edwards ..... cry
4 madonna ..... this used to be my playground
4 sir mix-a-lot ..... baby got back
4 tom cochrane ..... life is a highway
4 jimmy nail ..... ain't no doubt
4 patti smyth & don henley ..... sometimes love just ain't enough
4 peter andre ..... gimme little sign
4 prince & the n.p.g ..... gett off
4 natural selection ..... do anything
4 u2 ..... mysterious ways

5 diesel ..... tip of my tongue
5 pearl jam ..... alive
5 u2 ..... one
5 rick price ..... not a day goes by
5 teen queens ..... be my baby
5 shakespear's sister ..... stay
5 frente! ..... clunk (ep)
5 smart e's ..... sesame's treet
5 movement ..... jump!
5 arrested development ..... people everyday
5 madonna ..... deeper and deeper
5 rockmelons feat. deni hines ..... ain't no sunshine
5 ce ce peniston ..... finally

6 candy harlots ..... foreplay (ep)
6 guns n' roses ..... november rain
6 def leppard ..... let's get rocked
6 ugly kid joe ..... as ugly as they wanna be (ep)
6 euphoria feat. young mc ..... do for you c/w baby i want it
6 prince & the n.p.g ..... my name is prince
6 a.l.t & the lost civilisation ..... tequila
6 color me badd ..... all 4 love
6 pm dawn ..... set adrift on memory bliss

7 rozalla ..... everybody's free to feel good
7 sophie b hawkins ..... damn i wish i was your lover
7 mariah carey ..... i'll be there
7 john farnham, jon stevens & kate ceberano ..... everything's alright
7 teen queens ..... love how you love me
7 u2 ..... who's gonna ride your wild horses
7 robbie nevil ..... just like you

8 nirvana ..... smells like teen spirit-nirvana
8 genesis ..... i can't dance
8 girlfriend ..... girl's life
8 john paul young ..... love is in the air
8 big audio dynamite ..... the globe

9 prince & the n.p.g ..... diamonds and pearls
9 crowded house ..... it's only natural
9 cure ..... high
9 l.a. style ..... james brown is dead
9 prince & the n.p.g. ..... money don't matter 2 night
9 metallica ..... nothing else matters
9 rick price ..... heaven knows
9 erasure ..... abba-esque (ep)
9 u2 ..... even better than the real thing
9 tomislav ivcic ..... stop the war in croatia

10 mc hammer ..... addams groove
10 clivilles & cole ..... pride (in the name of love)
10 2 unlimited ..... twlight zone
10 shakespears sister ..... i don't care
10 michael jackson ..... jam
10 rockmelons feat. deni hines ..... it's not over
10 arrested development ..... tennessee
10 2 unlimited ..... megamix c/w the magic friend
10 ub40 ..... kingston town
10 kylie minogue ..... word is out
10 diesel ..... come to me

11 voice of the beehive ..... i think i love you
11 del tha funkee homosapien ..... mistadobalina
11 richard marx ..... take this heart
11 toni pearen ..... in your room
11 house of pain ..... jump around
11 metallica ..... the unforgiven

12 jimmy barnes & tina turner ..... (simply) the best
12 elton john ..... the one
12 jon secada ..... just another day
12 utah saints ..... something good
12 brian may ..... too much love will kill you
12 bell biv devoe ..... gangsta
12 gang starr ..... lovesick
12 guns n' roses ..... live and let die

13 des'ree ..... feel so high
13 bryan adams ..... thought i'd died and gone to heaven
13 tom cochrane ..... no regrets
13 bon jovi ..... keep the faith
13 shamen ..... ebeneezer goode
13 lisa stansfield ..... change
13 belinda carlisle ..... live your life be free

14 kylie minogue & keith washington ..... if you were with me now c/w i guess i like it
14 r kelly & public announcement ..... she's got that vibe
14 julian lennon ..... help yourself
14 yothu yindi ..... djapana
14 guns n' roses ..... yesterdays
14 c & c music factory ..... just a touch of love (everyday)

15 dannii ..... baby love
15 inxs ..... heaven sent
15 prince & the n.p.g ..... 7

16 salt 'n' pepa ..... you showed me
16 felix ..... don't you want me
16 kylie minogue ..... what kind of fool (heard all that before)
16 tina turner ..... nutbush city limits (the 90's version)

17 joe public ..... live and learn
17 girlfriend ..... without you
17 kylie minogue ..... celebration
17 roxette ..... spending my time

18 melissa ..... skin to skin
18 diesel ..... man alive
18 guns n' roses ..... knockin' on heaven's door
18 peter gabriel ..... digging in the dirt

19 baby animals ..... one word
19 kylie minogue ..... give me just a little more time c/w do you dare
19 sound unlimited posse ..... kickin' to the undersound
19 pearl jam ..... even flow
19 screaming jets ..... living in england (ep)
19 kriss kross ..... warm it up

20 color me badd ..... i adore mi amore
20 peabo bryson & celine dion ..... beauty and the beast
20 tlc ..... ain't 2 proud 2 beg
20 radio freedom ..... proove
20 sting with eric clapton ..... it's probably me
20 divinyls ..... i ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore
20 john farnham ..... please don't ask me

21 right said fred ..... don't talk just kiss
21 annie lennox ..... why
21 hi five ..... she's playing hard to get
21 bobby brown ..... good enough

22 dukes ..... faith
22 richard marx ..... keep coming back

23 simply red ..... stars
23 voice of the beehive ..... perfect place

24 martika ..... martika's kitchen
24 clouds ..... anthem
24 soul II soul ..... joy
24 mariah carey ..... make it happen
24 xtc ..... the disappointed
24 gloria estefan ..... live for loving you

25 naughty by nature ..... o.p.p.
25 killing time ..... dream alone (ep)
25 faith no more ..... midlife crisis
25 kiss ..... god gave rock 'n' roll to you II
25 margaret urlich ..... boy in the moon
25 girlfriend ..... bad attitude
25 arnie & the terminators ..... i'll be back

26 marky mark & the funky bunch ..... wildslide
26 sabrina johnston ..... peace
26 james ..... sound
26 candy harlots ..... sister's crazy
26 andrew pendlebury feat. kate ceberano ..... calling you
26 ce ce peniston ..... we got a love thang
26 mr big ..... just take my heart
26 sinead o'connor ..... success has made a failure of our home
26 michael jackson ..... who is it
26 k.w.s ..... rock your baby
26 en vogue ..... free your mind

27 bruce springsteen ..... human touch
27 crowded house ..... weather with you
27 2 unlimited ..... workaholic
27 wonder stuff ..... caught in my shadow (ep)

28 commitments ..... mustang sally
28 wet wet wet ..... goodnight girl
28 black crowes ..... remedy
28 roxette ..... how do you do!
28 company of strangers ..... motor city (i get lost)
28 baby animals ..... impossible to fly
28 elton john ..... the last song
28 extreme ..... hole hearted

29 freaked out flower children ..... spill the wine
29 dj jazzy jeff & the fresh prince ..... ring my bell

30 nirvana ..... come as you are
30 teen queens ..... i can't help myself
30 curtis stigers ..... i wonder why
30 ratcat ..... holiday
30 norman gunston & effie ..... amigos para siempre (friends for life)
30 genesis ..... no son of mine

31 mc hammer ..... 2 legit to quit
31 bryan adams ..... there will never be another tonight
31 'm' dj mad ..... r.e.s.p.e.c.t
31 deborah blando ..... innocence
31 paula abdul ..... will you marry me
31 en vogue ..... my lovin' (you're never gonna get it)
31 inxs ..... taste it
31 sharp # ..... spinosity (ep) feat. "talking sly"

32 orchestral manoeuvres in the dark ..... pandora's box
32 midnight oil ..... sometimes
32 def leppard ..... make love like a man
32 tall tales & true ..... watching the wind blow
32 del amitri ..... always the last to know
32 abba ..... dancing queen

33 jimmy barnes ..... ain't no mountain high enough
33 new kids on the block ..... if you go away
33 right said fred ..... deeply dippy
33 bryan adams ..... all i want is you
33 red hot chili peppers ..... breakin' the girl
33 rick price ..... what's wrong with that girl

34 belinda carlisle ..... do you feel like i feel?
34 concrete blonde ..... ghost of a texas ladies man
34 martika ..... coloured kisses
34 tori amos ..... winter
34 james blundell ..... this road
34 inxs ..... baby don't cry
34 celine dion ..... love can move mountains

35 celibate rifles / hard ons ..... where the wild things are (ep)
35 oceanic ..... insanity
35 massive attack ..... be thankful for what you've got
35 angels ..... tear me apart
35 ugly kid joe ..... neighbor
35 company of strangers ..... sweet love

36 maybe dolls ..... cool jesus
36 simply red ..... for your babies
36 def fx ..... blink (ep)
36 weird al yankovic ..... smells like nirvana
36 c & c music factory ..... keep it comin'
36 margaret urlich ..... human race
36 nia peeples ..... street of dreams

37 jenny morris ..... i've had you
37 cure ..... friday i'm in love
37 paul young & zucchero ..... senza unna donna (without a woman)
37 kate ceberano ..... i don't know how to love him

38 gary moore ..... cold day in hell
38 rozalla ..... faith (in the power of love)
38 indecent obsession ..... indio
38 r.e.m ..... drive
38 felix ..... it will make me crazy

39 tin lids ..... christmas day
39 warrant ..... we will rock you
39 ratcat ..... candyman

40 weddings, parties, anything ..... father's day
40 madness ..... it must be love

 

[Zoots]

WOAH!

namkcuR, you rule!!!

 

[namkcuR]

Also, I would just like say 1991 - The 1969 of this generation. Period.

Guns'N'Roses - Use Your Illusions 1&11
Metallica - Metallica(The Black Album)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam - Ten
Queen - Innuendo
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open
U2 - Achtung Baby

 

[Zoots]

Also, I would just like say 1991 - The 1969 of this generation. Period.

Guns'N'Roses - Use Your Illusions 1&11
Metallica - Metallica(The Black Album)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam - Ten
Queen - Innuendo
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open
U2 - Achtung Baby

FUCK YES!!!

No wonder 1992 was the greatest year of my life!

 

[U2FanPeter]

Also, I would just like say 1991 - The 1969 of this generation. Period.

Guns'N'Roses - Use Your Illusions 1&11
Metallica - Metallica(The Black Album)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam - Ten
Queen - Innuendo
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open
U2 - Achtung Baby

As jaw-dropping as that list is, you can also add Soundgarden and The Pixies to that list.

u2fp

 

[U2girl]

and if HTDAAB is soooo accessible. then
WHY DID I HEAR MORE SONGS FROM POP & ZOOROPA on the radio...

Coming of the new urban music styles in the US. It was far easier for a rock band to be on the radio back then. Also ageism and the "hip" factor don't help.

Really? I'm not sure I ever heard any Zooropa songs on the radio here, and from Pop, Discotheque and maybe Staring at the sun a few times. I remember AB, ATYCLB getting more airplay, from Bomb Vertigo and Sometimes were popular, very little COBL and a few days ago ABOY for the first time.

 

[Aygo]

Here in Portugal (and Spain too) the HTDAAB got (and still get) lots of radio airplay. I can say that last week SYCMIOYO, COBL and Vertigo were heard at least twice... And the new single and already been aired a few times...

 

[cobl04]

and if HTDAAB is soooo accessible. then
WHY DID I HEAR MORE SONGS FROM POP & ZOOROPA on the radio...

Have your listening habits dies down since the 90's though? Do you listen to the radio as much?

 

[Stefan]

So The Fly reached the top spot in both 91 and 92? This is extremely surprising news to me. What is this chart based on?

 

[i_love_adam]

sigh... old people. I came out in '91! Can't we just get back to the topic already? Adam's a great guy and gives thorough interviews. More important than that, he's so hot too! No wonder my home is PLEBA

 

[the tourist]

The U2 song I've heard most on the radio is Sunday Bloody Sunday.