Sleep Over Jack
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Axver said:
Because it destroyed the Lovetown era, the greatest era of them all. I resent a lot of U2's change.
But that was a tour, not a creative masterpiece of an album...
Axver said:
Because it destroyed the Lovetown era, the greatest era of them all. I resent a lot of U2's change.
Axver said:
I was referring to stuff like "one love, one life, when it's one need in the night", "baby, baby, baby, light my way", "take the money, honey", and all of Even Better Than The Real Thing.
Achtung Baby has its fair share of dodgy lyrics. Love the album all you want, but it's not perfect. One is not an anthem because it's lyrically brilliant (it's NOT), it's an anthem because of its emotional impact.
unnamed_streets said:Oh, I got it! The sound of them chopping down the Joshua Tree! That's what's missing in HTDAAB.
Axver said:
Because it destroyed the Lovetown era, the greatest era of them all. I resent a lot of U2's change.
Sleep Over Jack said:
But that was a tour, not a creative masterpiece of an album...
U2DMfan said:
Well it's not like the 2000-current era captures anything like Lovetown either.
It's different, it's all different.
My guess is that you don't enjoy Achtung/Zoo era as much as I do and I don't enoy the current era as much as you. I think you are 17/18 right? Well I was 17/18 in 1992/1993, so I really think there is something to the emotional baggage attached to that music.
I get chills listening to Zooropa to this day, and ATYCLB or HTDAAB aren't even remotely close, yet I know that all 3 are comparably good albums.
It's just different, ya know?
Axver said:
The band changed almost beyond recognition.
U2DMfan said:
Well it's not like the 2000-current era captures anything like Lovetown either.
It's different, it's all different.
My guess is that you don't enjoy Achtung/Zoo era as much as I do and I don't enoy the current era as much as you. I think you are 17/18 right? Well I was 17/18 in 1992/1993, so I really think there is something to the emotional baggage attached to that music.
I get chills listening to Zooropa to this day, and ATYCLB or HTDAAB aren't even remotely close, yet I know that all 3 are comparably good albums.
It's just different, ya know?
Axver said:
Achtung Baby and the entire Zoo era was basically the destruction of everything that was Lovetown. The band changed almost beyond recognition. They went from an earnest, sincere, passionate rock band into ... whatever the hell that was in Achtung Baby. I'm not denying it was creative and had many moments of brilliance, but I dislike some elements of it. I particularly hate the sleazy, trashy rock star elements.
unnamed_streets said:
YES! That's it I think. People are usually most partial to the type of music they listened to growing up, esp. in the teen years. I was 13 in 1992 and remember being blown away by the videos of Even Better.. and One. And of course 18 in 1997 when Pop came out. Correct me if I'm wrong Axver. It is pretty evident you're crazy about Lovetown even though you were too young to catch it. But I think I know why you're partial to U2 of the last 5 years.
Sleep Over Jack said:
What are you? a hand-wringing priest? They're a rock band, what do you expect?