t8thgr8
War Child
There are some U2 albums that have taken me awhile to warm up to. The main ones being early 80's, Zooropa, and mainly Passengers.
first the early albums.
I-tunes has really helped me get into these albums. They way it was before, cd choice was crucial because the only time id ever listen to MY music would be on my car stereo. So for the little while i'd be driving id naturally put on what i liked the most (achtung baby, pop, Bomb).
Listening to october on i-tunes on my desktop was kind of 'eye-opening' if you will. Since i rarely play it, it was fresh and new to me. Gloria, tomorrow, rejoice..... the songs on october hav so much energy. The one negative thing that sticks out about october is the general lack of lyrics. It seems as though where bono was missing lyrical content, hed made up for in scat singing and energy. I think that if u2 doesnt get that lyric book jacked, they would not be here. Bono was born on october. Through adversity, bono found his voice. bono discovered his true persona. October showed bono that being a lead singer in a band was about more than lyrics. you need charisma, passion, improvisation at times , and energy.
My other recent discovery has been passengers. Whether you want to or not, this is a true U2 album. This album is very thought out. It may be over those heads who dismiss this album as experimental crap. Its actually far from it.
The songs on this album are great, if you play it all the way through it's every bit an album as Achtung baby. The song structures are radically different and the instrumentation is different but the core of those songs are very U2. Slug, Blue Room, Sarajevo are great songs but there are more there. Different kind of blue is great, There are more but im not around a stereo at this time nor the cd case so a proper critique is kind of difficult. Im only going to say one thing, Listen to this album with a clear and open mind. (Rain outside would help too)
by the way, Pop is just as good if not better than Achtung baby. Soon, people will realize this when the usual 'ahead of their time' label wears off. Pop is absolutely great tracks 1-12. Pop is truly a masterpeice. Velvet Dress
first the early albums.
I-tunes has really helped me get into these albums. They way it was before, cd choice was crucial because the only time id ever listen to MY music would be on my car stereo. So for the little while i'd be driving id naturally put on what i liked the most (achtung baby, pop, Bomb).
Listening to october on i-tunes on my desktop was kind of 'eye-opening' if you will. Since i rarely play it, it was fresh and new to me. Gloria, tomorrow, rejoice..... the songs on october hav so much energy. The one negative thing that sticks out about october is the general lack of lyrics. It seems as though where bono was missing lyrical content, hed made up for in scat singing and energy. I think that if u2 doesnt get that lyric book jacked, they would not be here. Bono was born on october. Through adversity, bono found his voice. bono discovered his true persona. October showed bono that being a lead singer in a band was about more than lyrics. you need charisma, passion, improvisation at times , and energy.
My other recent discovery has been passengers. Whether you want to or not, this is a true U2 album. This album is very thought out. It may be over those heads who dismiss this album as experimental crap. Its actually far from it.
The songs on this album are great, if you play it all the way through it's every bit an album as Achtung baby. The song structures are radically different and the instrumentation is different but the core of those songs are very U2. Slug, Blue Room, Sarajevo are great songs but there are more there. Different kind of blue is great, There are more but im not around a stereo at this time nor the cd case so a proper critique is kind of difficult. Im only going to say one thing, Listen to this album with a clear and open mind. (Rain outside would help too)
by the way, Pop is just as good if not better than Achtung baby. Soon, people will realize this when the usual 'ahead of their time' label wears off. Pop is absolutely great tracks 1-12. Pop is truly a masterpeice. Velvet Dress