I think a lot of you are forgetting that ATYCLB wasn't U2's last album. The Best of 1990-2000 was the last album, and the most recent songs are Electrical Storm and The Hands That Built America.
Now, if ATYCLB didn't have one thing, it was a genuine ballad. That's what THTBA was... and in my...
A lot of the earlier songs can only be sung if you are REALLY giving it a big effort and being very loud, such as Pride and Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Achtung Baby is probably the easiest album to sing along with because of his voice, with the possible exception of Mysterious Ways which is very...
Achtung Baby is their best album but POP is my favourite and the one that I listen to more than any of the others, probably because it has that If You Wear That Velvet Dress followed by Please, which are possibly two of my favourite songs ever by anyone.
Please in particular... the VMA...
I have a lovely version of it from Washington in either 1992 or 1993 where it ends with lots of turn it ups, come ons, is this rock and rolls, and from what i can gather, some mentions of footballers.
Wouldn't it be great if they said: "Well, we've decided not to perform The Hands That Built America. Instead, here's an old song we've done. It's called Please."
... I jumped up and cheered (for a split second) when Michael Owen scored the second goal on Sunday. Very unprofessional of me, that :)
Given that there are probably only five other people on this forum who will have any idea what that confession is about, I think I win the award for most...
The best goal ever is Tony Yeboah's goal for Leeds against Wimbledon in 1995.
I do have to add that my favourite ever single moment in soccer was a miss. Pele for Brazil against Uruguay in 1970. If you have ever seen it you will know exactly what I am on about. Mention that to any true football...