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I would be interested because, let's face it, most of us are interested in everything they do. But I'm not sure I would rather have a cover album than anything else. A double live album or a brand-new studio album should be the priority. But if they release a cover album, Hell yes I'll get...

I'm rather fond of the Sydney Zooropa VHS tape I have, and still think it's a superior concert to the Slane Castle and Chicago DVDs, so I would really like it if I could get a DVD version of that Sydney concert. But a good Zoo TV DVD would be a treat for any reason under any circumstances. I...

B.P. Fallons book FARAWAY, SO CLOSE! has some really great off-beat writing and some of the best photos of the band you are sure to find. Flanagan's book and INTO THE HEART: The Story Behind Every U2 song are must-haves. Also look into Eamon Dunphy's UNFORGETTABLE FIRE.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is in fact written by C.S. Lewis, author of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, but I have no other information as to what it's about. Two other suggestions: Something by Salmon Rushdie, as well as CALL ME THE BREEZE by Patrick McCabe, in which U2 is mentioned so often they are...

Next thing you know there will be a William Orbit remix of the siren, and a Jackknife Lee remix of the siren, and a Temple Bar Edit of the siren....

That's very true, but I remember early on making a conscious decision not to listen to ONE or BLOODY SUNDAY and many others too much simply because I knew I would get burned out listening to them. I sort of like to "save" certain songs. And then listening to them is a bit like eating...

Nowitski sounds Polish to me. But that is pretty cool. I once heard an ESPN guy say that when he was doing the highlight reel, and I laughed out loud.

Thanks, halup, that's pretty much what I was trying to say. An Cat Gav, have you listened to SHAG TOBACCO? Gavin Friday is fully capable of writing some beautiful songs, in my opinion. And YOU MADE ME THE THIEF OF YOUR HEART really does qualify as one. I really liked the Electric Irish...

I like the last one about Bono not thinking of a title. Wouldn't you think it's about time the band came up with a title? How about the original title of ACHTUNG BABY coming back around, and they call the new one ADAM? That wouldn't be to bad. It would be better than LARRY, anyway.

I had no idea there were so many ONE haters before I came here. I just can't understand how anyone could "hate" this song. Aside from guessing that some fans like to dwell on the obscurity rather than enjoy the best parts of a band's work. I've noticed that kind of thing a lot with Grateful...

There's a "new" mix of GONE one the Best Of: 1990-2000 disc that incorporates some of the better playing that they figured out on tour. It sounds much better and Bono's singing slides along more smoothly. The best moments of the song are the mixing of softer elements with the scratchy guitar...

Here's what I did, which worked quite well: My girlfriend is principally a Dave Matthews fan (nothing wrong with that), but never really expands her horizons musically. At least not much further than Top 40 radio play. So in order to fully ordain her into U2 fandom, I burned her not one but...

In BP Fallon's Tour book, titled U2: Faraway, So Close! he notes that Bono is writing a song called HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME during the ZOOROPA recording sessions. I don't know if they made a finished version of it at that time and just excluded it from the album, but I do know that...

One sweet-ass word. And that word should be... Honorificabilitudinitatibus (Which appears in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, and which has been cited as [dubious] evidence that Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays) For a better explanation, go to shakespeare.about.com/blhonorif.htm

Kneel, the CD single: Kneel Kneel (radio edit) Kneel (headband version) Kneel (blindfold version) Kneel (Sexy God mix) Kneel (live in a Victoria's Secret Outlet) Kneel (live in an empty Church)

I think I have one for every album. ONE STEP CLOSER TO KNOWING I thought was the weakest song on BOMB at first, but now I realize that it is quite good. WILD HONEY originally I felt should have been a b-side, or not anything at all, but I really like it now. DIRTY DAY brought me around...

I love ACHTUNG, and I agree with this guy for the most part, but not about everything. But I do recognize the indie-music fan's hatred of U2, because as a U2 fan I've been hearing it all my life. This is a good, short article, thanks for posting it. The ALEX DESCENDS INTO HELL FOR A BOTTLE...

The information being thrown around in this thread has me very excited. Very, VERY excited. I don't know if any of it's true or not, but just the speculation alone is enough to make my head spin. Maybe it's just me, but lyrics for 8 songs isn't enough for a whole ablum. It may be more of the...

I agree with SunBloc. IF YOU WEAR THAT VELVET DRESS is probably the most drastically improved song from studio to stage, but like a lot of songs on POP you could say that it was hurried and unfinished, so the new arrangements from that album were all better, including DISCOTHEQUE and GONE. But...

Thanks guys. That isn't to say I don't know any people who call themselves fans. But then they say something stupid like, "Yeah, well, The Joshua Tree is the only good thing they ever did. Everything else sucks." So I pay no attention to those people. What I mean is I don't know any fans...

Pride Bad UF ISS That's how I would go on UF's top 4 songs, with 4th of July coing in last, even as a set-piece or intor, it's not very good at all, not as good as Bass Trap for instance. I love this song, I really do, but a lot of the emotional impact of it was originally taken away because...

Stuck in a Moment with brief overtures from Kite and New York.

I liked I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR and WITH OR WITHOUT YOU when I was younger, but when I first heard THE FLY and MYSTERIOUS WAYS I wasnt' sure what to think. But then, oh my, then ONE came along and I grabbed the record and haven't stopped listening ever since. Achtung Baby...

Great thread, CKONE, and I'd like to add to your "Newbie" sentiment if I may. BOMB is already standing the test of time. After so many multiple listenings the CD is worn thin, the songs (all of them) are still great, perhaps even getting better. In my truthful opinion, BOMB is edging its way...

Hello from NewbieLand. Thought I would wiegh in here real quick. 1. Gone 2. Bass Trap 3. Acrobat 4. So Cruel 5. A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel