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A couple B-sides worth considering: Salome ... His voice just dripping with lust and self-loathing ... really suits the song. Unchained Melody

I love Pop, and I'm squarely in the "it's very cohesive" camp. It's major theme, I think, is "the absence of God." "A narrative about trying to fill a spiritual void through material hedonism." This states it perfectly. I could be overthinking it, but I've always thought the "her" of Wake Up...

Cool to see Elvis Presley and America getting so much love. Anyway ... 1. Bad 2. A Sort of Homecoming 3. Elvis Presley and America 4. Promenade 5. The Unforgettable Fire 6. Wire 7. Pride 8. Indian Summer Sky 9. 4th of July 10. MLK

Superb: 1. Kite 2. Beautiful Day 3. Stuck 4. In a Little While 5. When I Look at the World Okay: 6. New York 7. Walk On Pretty much can't stand: 8. Grace 9. Elevation 10. Wild Honey 11. Peace on Earth

Great/Brilliant/Among the best they've ever done: (none) Good, solid songs (if horribly overproduced): 1. Original of the Species 2. Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own 3. One Step Closer 4. Vertigo 5. City of Blinding Lights Mediocre songs I wouldn't care if I never heard again: 6. Love...

1. Every song except 2. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses My all time favorite album by anyone.

Mofo Please Wake Up Dead Man Last Night on Earth Gone Discotheque If God Will Send His Angels If You Wear That Velvet Dress Do You Feel Loved Staring at the Sun Miami Playboy Mansion But, I love all these songs. Pop is one of my favorites by anyone.

I'll throw in a vote for Glastonbury. If they absolutely must do straight up rock, I'd rather it sounded like this than any of the others in the list.

Lemon Zooropa Stay Dirty Day The Wanderer Daddy's Gonna Pay The First Time Numb Babyface Some Days But I love all these songs.

Peace on Earth ... Insipid, boring backing track. Clunky (if heartfelt) lyrics. Ground they'd already covered much better elsewhere - including with two vastly superior songs on Pop (Please, Wake Up Dead Man).

I think that as Bono has gotten older his lyrics have gotten both better and worse. When they're bad they're really bad. When they're good they're fucking great. In general, he's totally underrated as a lyricist, even here on Interference. Take "Glastonbury." Sorry, but that's a damn fine...

What you say is true, and I freely admit I'm venting based on personal taste. It just seems like something's different this time around. I mean, here we are on the third leg of the current tour and the setlist is almost exactly the same as on the first two legs. It smells like "product" instead...

Does the current leg of the tour feel like it's all about NLOTH to you? Are the casual fans (who they're apparantly so eager to please) going to run out and buy their very own copy of NLOTH based on what they hear on the current leg of the tour? At their peak, a much more pugnacious U2 would...

No, you're right. I admit I was drunk and frustrated when I made my post. Politics has always been part of their thing, and truthfully I'm good with that. I just feel like there is a notable lack of imagination in what they're currently doing. To me it seems like they're playing things way too...

Also agree. I mean, technically they already toured NLOTH. Am I wrong or is the first time they've been touring for touring's sake? If so, then why not have a setlist that's nothing but balls out rockers, with no speeches by Bishop Tutu or Bono or anyone else, and just see how it goes over? Or...