deltau922 said:
All songs and albums should "suck" as bad as Discotheque/Pop.
Amen to that! Pop, I think, is my favourite album made by anyone, ever. I love every U2 album and I don't believe they've ever come out with crap, but Pop tops it all... the dark techno-rock atmosphere... pure rock 'n roll hiding behind electro-fuzz... brilliance. Every song on that album is classic for me, except maybe The Playboy Mansion (yes, I do like Miami. It's a fun little rock song. I don't understand everyone's problem with it.) Fact is, Pop shaped my childhood, and I'll probably still be listening to it when I'm 90 (assuming I live that long
). And while I do in many ways think Achtung Baby is U2's best album, I never would have listened to it if not for Pop...I would be a completely different person if not for Pop, hell, if not for Discotheque. I know that sounds dumb, but music is a huge part of my life...especially U2.
Now, why do I love Discotheque, besides the fact that it got me into U2? For starters, the riff is one of Edge's best. You cannot deny the sheer awesomeness of the Discotheque riff. I actually like the lyrics (especially "you're looking for the one/but you know you're somewhere else instead/you wanna be the song/be the song that you hear in your head"). I love how beautifully constructed the song is...so many different parts. Edge's guitar during the "bridges" so to speak is beautiful. The band is dynamic and in top form... Bono starts off low and by the end goes into his fat lady falsetto (when I was a kid I thought the 'ahs' right before the boomchas was actually a woman's voice
). Adam's bassline is badass. Larry's drums are spot-on. The techno sound effects just add to the dark dance atmosphere... and the boom-chas are pure fun. If there's one thing wrong with the Best Of mix, it's the lack of boom-chas. Boom-chas are required in such a song... it's just not right otherwise.
Don't change Discotheque...don't change Pop. The album is perfect in its imperfect state. I wish U2 would put out "unfinished" albums more often, because never have I heard such a complete piece of work.