RATINGS POLL (yet again) PART 1: BOY

[U2fan42]

Please rate...


B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................4.5
Another Day......................4.5
Things To Make and Do............7.5
Touch............................5
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....8

Boy:

I Will Follow.................9
Twilight......................8.5
An Cat Dubh...................7
Into the Heart................8
Out of Control................8
Stories For Boys..............7.5
The Ocean.....................6
A Day Without Me..............8.5
Another Time, Another Place...9
Electric Co...................6
Shadows and Tall Trees........6

 

[Hallelujah Here She Comes]

Ok, I'll bite:

Boy:

I Will Follow.................10
Twilight......................8
An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart....8.5
Out of Control................9
Stories For Boys..............7
The Ocean.....................5
A Day Without Me..............6.5
Another Time, Another Place...6
Electric Co...................8.5
Shadows and Tall Trees........8.5

I hate rating things. So why am I doing this? Well, that is for you to figure out and for me to...also...figure...out. Huh.

 

[Dorian Gray]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................4
Another Day......................5
Things To Make and Do............5
Touch............................6
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....8

Boy:

I Will Follow.................7
Twilight......................7
An Cat Dubh...................7
Into the Heart................7
Out of Control................8.5
Stories For Boys..............6.5
The Ocean.....................8
A Day Without Me..............7.5
Another Time, Another Place...7.5
Electric Co...................8
Shadows and Tall Trees........7


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And I felt like a star...

 

[Dustybot]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................5
Another Day......................6
Things To Make and Do............5
Touch............................5
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....8

Boy:

I Will Follow.................9.5
Twilight......................8
An Cat Dubh...................7.5
Into the Heart................6.5
Out of Control................9
Stories For Boys..............7
The Ocean.....................5
A Day Without Me..............8
Another Time, Another Place...7
Electric Co...................8.5
Shadows and Tall Trees........7

 

[pax]

Boy:

1.) I will Follow--9.5
2.) Twilight--7
3.) An Cat Dubh (which, for some reason, I occasionally mix up in my head with "I threw a Brick Through a Window")--5
4.) Into the Heart--6
5.) Out of Control--11

6.) Stories for Boys--8.5
7.) The Ocean--6
8.) A Day Without Me--4 (too derivative of mope-pop for me; think the Smiths)
9.) Another Time, Another Place--7
10.) Electric Co.--8
11.) Shadows and Tall Trees--7 (not the best way to end the album, IMHO...i think it would have been cool to close with "Out of Control")

 

[snutes1]

I love ratings. I did them at first but no one gave a damn because they dont know what a snute is probably

1. I will follow 8.5
2. Twilight 7.5
3. An cat dubh 8
4. Into the heart 2
5. out of control 6.5
6. Stories for boys 9
7. The ocean 4.5
8. Another time another place 9.5
9. A day without me 6.5
10. Electric co. 7
11. Shadows and tall trees 6

Boy-girl 5.5
Another day 4.5
11 Oclock 9.5
Things to make and do 4.5
Touch 6

Paul

 

[Johnny Swallow]

Dear God make it stop.

 

[kobayashi]

what's a snute snutes1?

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one cannot be betrayed if one has no people.

 

[80sU2isBest]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................6
Another Day......................10 (one of my fave U2 songs)
Things To Make and Do............6
Touch............................7.5
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....8

Boy:

I Will Follow.................8.5
Twilight......................8.5
An Cat Dubh...................8.5
Into the Heart................7
Out of Control................8
Stories For Boys..............6.5
The Ocean.....................6
A Day Without Me..............8.5
Another Time, Another Place...9
Electric Co...................7.5
Shadows and Tall Trees........9 (another of my all time fave U2 songs)

 

[IvanClaytonJnr]

B-sides
Boy-Girl .............3.0
Another Day ............???
Things to make and do...........3.2
Touch...........4
11 O'clock Tick Tock ........7.8

Boy:
I Will Follow 8.7
Twillight....6.0
An Cat Dubh.........7.8
Into The Heart.......7.8
Out Of Control..... 9.0
Stories For Boys .......8.6
The ocean ........7.0
A Day Without Me.......6.0
Another Time , Another Place ......4.0
Electric Co....................7.0
Shadows and tall trees .......3.0

 

[Austin]

B-sides:
Boy-Girl.........................4
Another Day......................6
Things To Make and Do............5
Touch............................3
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....9

Boy:

I Will Follow.................9
Twilight......................5
An Cat Dubh...................7
Into the Heart................9.5 (genius edge)
Out of Control................9
Stories For Boys..............8
The Ocean.....................7
A Day Without Me..............9
Another Time, Another Place...7
Electric Co...................8
Shadows and Tall Trees........5

 

[WHYWHY]

Ok, well i love doing this. The ratings below are based purely on Studio versions.

I will follow - 6.8
Twilight - 7
An Cat Dubh - 4.7
Into the Heart - 8
Out of control - 7.2
Stories for boys - 6.3
The Ocean - 5.2
A Day without me - 6.1
Another Time, Another Place - 6.2
The Electric Co. - 5.8
Shadows and Tall trees - 4.9

B-SIDES AND OTHERS:

Boy-girl - 4.4
Another Day - 5.2
Things to make and do - ???
Touch - ???
11 O'clock... - 8

Bless you all.
WHYWHY

 

[Michael Griffiths]

Boy -- I've always thought this album had the best flow (along with Achtung Baby). I'm ranking this not in comparison to other U2 albums, but in its own right...

* I Will Follow - 9
* Twilight - 7.5
* An Cat Dubh / Into The Heart - 9
* Out of Control - 9.5
* Stories For Boys - 8
* The Ocean - 9.5
* A Day Without Me - 9
* Another Time, Another Place - 7
* Electric Co. - 9
* Shadows and Tall Trees - 9.5

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The Tempest

 

[ericb]

I don't have the B-sides, but I have the Boy album.

I Will Follow- 10
Twighlight- 10
An Cat Dubh- 1: song does nothing for me
Into The Heart- 4
Out Of Control- 9
Stories For Boys- 10
The Ocean- 1
A Day Without Me- 5
Another Time, Another Place- 3
Electric Co.- 10
Shadows And Tall Trees- 5

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................5
Another Day......................6
Things To Make and Do............6
Touch............................7
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....9

Boy:

I Will Follow.................9
Twilight......................8
An Cat Dubh...................7
Into the Heart................6
Out of Control................10
Stories For Boys..............9
The Ocean.....................8
A Day Without Me..............9
Another Time, Another Place...10
Electric Co...................8
Shadows and Tall Trees........5



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"Shame on you! Ugly baby judges you!"

 

[mikal]

I give all their demos a collective 6. Some were good, some were bad.

Like I said in the WAR thread, I'm a harsh grader.

I Will Follow......8
Twilight...........6
An Cat Dubh........6
Into The Heart.....5
Out Of Control.....8
Stories For Boys...7
The Ocean..........6
A Day Without Me...6
Another Time.......7
Electric Co........7
Shadows............7

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Look what you did, you little JERK!

Kevin! You're such a disease!

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................5
Another Day......................8
Things To Make and Do............7
Touch............................6
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....9

Boy:

I Will Follow.................9
Twilight......................8.5
An Cat Dubh...................8
Into the Heart................8
Out of Control................8
Stories For Boys..............6.5
The Ocean.....................7
A Day Without Me..............10
Another Time, Another Place...7
Electric Co...................6
Shadows and Tall Trees........8

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the lights are down, but you don't sleep so tight. the word's around that we play for keeps tonight...
ME!

 

[Roland of Gilead]

B-Sides

Boy-Girl......4.5
Another Day......4.5
Things to Make and Do......7
Touch......4.5
11 O'Clock Tick Tock......8

The Album

I Will Follow......8.5
Twilight......7
An Cat Dubh......7.5
Into the Heart......7.5
Out of Control......9
Stories For Boys......6
The Ocean......6
A Day Without Me......8
Another Time, Another Place......7
Electric Co. ......8
Shadows and Tall Trees......7

 

[senrab]

B-Sides

Boy-Girl......4
Another Day......7
Things to Make and Do......??
Touch......??
11 O'Clock Tick Tock......??

The Album

I Will Follow......9
Twilight......6.5
An Cat Dubh......7
Into the Heart.....8
Out of Control......9
Stories For Boys......6
The Ocean......6
A Day Without Me......7.5
Another Time, Another Place......7
Electric Co. ......8
Shadows and Tall Trees......7

 

[Stefan]

So where did you all get those rare b-sides?

I will follow 9,5
Twilight 8,5
An cat dubh 8,5
Into the heart 8,5
Out of control 8,0
Stories for boys 7,5
The ocean 7,0
A day without me 7,5
Another time and another place 8,5
The electric co 8,0
Shadows and tall trees 7,5

 

[U2fan42]

Originally posted by StefanSo where did you all get those rare b-sides?

I downloaded them off Morpheous, which is similar to Napster.

 

[MixingBliss]

* I Will Follow - 7.25
* Twilight - 8
* An Cat Dubh / Into The Heart - 7
* Out of Control - 7.5
* Stories For Boys - 7.5
* The Ocean - 5
* A Day Without Me - 7
* Another Time, Another Place - 6.5
* Electric Co. - 7.75
* Shadows and Tall Trees - 7.5

Boy-Girl - 4.75
Another Day - 6.75
Things to Make and Do - 4
Touch - 6.5
11 O'Clock Tick Tock - 7.5

I've always thought reason Boy is such a strong album, as a whole, is because its songs were culled from so many that the band had written and played and refined over a few years. What's on the album, and B-sides such as "11 o Clock" and "Another Day" were the best of many.

 

[Achtung Zooropa]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................4
Another Day......................5
Things To Make and Do............7.5
Touch............................4.5
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....7.5

Boy:

I Will Follow.................9
Twilight......................9
An Cat Dubh...................7
Into the Heart................8.5
Out of Control................7
Stories For Boys..............6
The Ocean.....................6
A Day Without Me..............7.5
Another Time, Another Place...9
Electric Co...................7
Shadows and Tall Trees........7



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"I swore to my father I'd never do hamster-style again."

"looking for the sound thats gonna drown out the world
looking for the father of my two little girls
got the swing got the sway got my straw in lemonade
looking for the face i had before the world was made." - MOFO

 

[madonna's child]

I Will Follow.................9
Twilight......................8
An Cat Dubh...................6.5
Into the Heart................6
Out of Control................10
Stories For Boys..............9
The Ocean.....................5
A Day Without Me..............8.5
Another Time, Another Place...9
Electric Co...................8
Shadows and Tall Trees........7.5



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"A word I've always liked more than happiness is joy. Happiness is a mood that comes and goes, whereas joy is just there." -Bono

The CIRCLE only has one side.

Love,
Emily

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In my dream I was drowning my sorrows, but my sorrows they learned to swim...

 

[Angell]

IWF---8
Twilight---9.5
An Cat Dubh--6
Into The Heart--5
Out of Control---8
Stories for Boys---7
The Ocean--5
A Day Without Me--8
Another Time, Another Place---9
Electric Co.---8
Shadows and Tall Tress--6


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"Love is a verb..."
enterangell@cs.com

 

[Olofski]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................4.5
Another Day......................6
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....7

Boy:

I Will Follow.................7,5
Twilight......................7
An Cat Dubh...................8
Into the Heart................8
Out of Control................8
Stories For Boys..............7
The Ocean.....................6
A Day Without Me..............7,5
Another Time, Another Place...7,5
Electric Co...................7,5
Shadows and Tall Trees........5



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Olofski
SWEDEN
We move through miracle days Spirit moves in mysterious ways

 

[mike63]

Boy:

I Will Follow.................10
Twilight......................8
An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart....8.5
Out of Control................9.9
Stories For Boys..............7
The Ocean.....................7
A Day Without Me..............8.5
Another Time, Another Place...7.9
Electric Co...................8.5
Shadows and Tall Trees........8.5


THE album that got me into U2 - in many respets an under-rated classic (esp for a debut). The "house" always still lifts the roof for I Will Follow

Mike

 

[Sperber]

B-sides:

Boy-Girl.........................7
Another Day......................7
Things To Make and Do............7
Touch............................7
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (studio)....8

Boy:

I Will Follow.................10
Twilight......................9
An Cat Dubh...................6
Into the Heart................7
Out of Control................9
Stories For Boys..............9
The Ocean.....................8
A Day Without Me..............6
Another Time, Another Place...7
Electric Co...................7
Shadows and Tall Trees........6

 

[Jack4U]

Boy:

I Will Follow.................7
Twilight......................7
An Cat Dubh...................8
Into the Heart................8
Out of Control................7
Stories For Boys..............6
The Ocean.....................6
A Day Without Me..............7
Another Time, Another Place...7
Electric Co...................6
Shadows and Tall Trees........7