Vlad n U 2
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Oh, damnit.
Given the choice: Everything before Achtung or everything after Achtung?
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Oh, damnit.
liz9640
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can I pick both? :-D
This is a bit tough, it depends on my mood really.
But if I choose one, I guess I'd go with before. When I think about it, how often do I listen to HTDAB? Or ATYCLB? Not as often as I'd listen the 80's albums.
I really wanted to say after AB, I mean I didn't even become a U2 fan till I heard either Stay and Lemon when I was about 12 or 13 years old.
This is a bit tough, it depends on my mood really.
But if I choose one, I guess I'd go with before. When I think about it, how often do I listen to HTDAB? Or ATYCLB? Not as often as I'd listen the 80's albums.
I really wanted to say after AB, I mean I didn't even become a U2 fan till I heard either Stay and Lemon when I was about 12 or 13 years old.
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Ranking The Albums
1. Joshua Tree
2. All That You Can't Leave Behind (Before = +1)
3. Achtung Baby
4. Unforgettable Fire
5. Zooropa (Before = +2)
6. War
7. October
8. No Line On The Horizon (Before = +4)
9. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
10. Boy (Before = +3)
11. Passengers
12. Rattle & Hum (Before = +2)
13. Pop (Before = +3)
So, "Before" handily wins without me adding in the superior non-album stuff from the 80's.
1. Joshua Tree
2. All That You Can't Leave Behind (Before = +1)
3. Achtung Baby
4. Unforgettable Fire
5. Zooropa (Before = +2)
6. War
7. October
8. No Line On The Horizon (Before = +4)
9. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
10. Boy (Before = +3)
11. Passengers
12. Rattle & Hum (Before = +2)
13. Pop (Before = +3)
So, "Before" handily wins without me adding in the superior non-album stuff from the 80's.
An Cat Gav
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before, i don't see how you could choose otherwise. Much as I love Zooropa, Passengers and Pop, what came after them doesn't come close to their 80s output.
Flaming Friar Sr
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their 80s output is overall stronger, but: i hardly listen to it anymore (been listening to u2 since release of october).
that said, my favourite u2 album is pop, which i also listen to most. therefore, my vote goes to 'after'.
that said, my favourite u2 album is pop, which i also listen to most. therefore, my vote goes to 'after'.
mikal
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That's just personal you know. For me TUF-R&H (mostly because I don't like R&) = 2000's output > boctowar
An Cat Gav
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i fell in love with U2 around 85-86, so obviously I love the 80s, stuff, but if I had to pick a favourite decade it would be the 90s. For me the 00's stuff just doesn't compare well against the 80s and 90s though i do like NLOTH and ATYCLB a lot.
after. can i trade atyclb and htdaab for uf though? no? well, take them anyway, i don't want them. all i need is zooropa, passengers, pop, and nloth.
corianderstem
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You know what? Screw this. I'm taking everything. You can't make me choose! 
The_Pac_Mule
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I'm 17. And I can safely say Before. Bomb is the only album I really liked after. ATYCLB is good too, but I don't feel it stands up. And NLOTH is just meh to me :/
sisterinthemoon
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This is so hard to choose! I grew up on the 80's stuff but I likeed the 00's and the 90's albums........ 
So I choose BOTH (if we could have AB) but if not then I guess after? No... but sure. NO BOTH STILL. This is impossible 
So I choose BOTH (if we could have AB) but if not then I guess after? No... but sure. NO BOTH STILL. This is impossible 
doctorwho
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I would generally agree with you.
But as I reflect on this, and as an older fan, I have to say after - especially if AB is added to the 90's-00's mix.
Before has some absolutely brilliant stuff and at times, that is the music I want to hear.
But there are some outstanding gems in the after. While I would argue there's also more fluff or filler in the after too, the gems outshine some of the strongest 80's material.
Therefore, I have to say "after" even though I am an "older" fan.
doctorwho
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Just to teas you a bit, the 00's only had three albums and you like two of them quite a bit. So...
An Cat Gav
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Just to teas you a bit, the 00's only had three albums and you like two of them quite a bit. So...
I know I know
But before 2000 they hadn't released anything that I didn't really love, and after 2000 they had about 5 songs that I actively hate so that gives it a better perspective 
Moonlit_Angel
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Damn. Tough choice. On the one hand, The Joshua Tree is the first U2 album I ever brought and has one of my all-time favorite songs, not just by the band, but in general, on it ("With Or Without You"), so that makes it special to me, and it's one of my favorite U2 albums, along with War and The Unforgettable Fire.
On the other hand, I love Pop, it's probably my favorite U2 album, and there's songs like "Stay" and "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", which I simply adore, they're some of the band's most gorgeous songs, and I got into U2's music in 2002 thanks to All That You Can't Leave Behind being everywhere for the two years prior to that. So...I may have to say "after", were I FORCED to choose (we're talking "gun to my head" scenario here)...but...gah...
Aw, hell, Cori said it best:
YEAH! *Grabs her CD case with all her U2 music, clutches it to her chest, and runs away very quickly*
Angela
On the other hand, I love Pop, it's probably my favorite U2 album, and there's songs like "Stay" and "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", which I simply adore, they're some of the band's most gorgeous songs, and I got into U2's music in 2002 thanks to All That You Can't Leave Behind being everywhere for the two years prior to that. So...I may have to say "after", were I FORCED to choose (we're talking "gun to my head" scenario here)...but...gah...
Aw, hell, Cori said it best:
You know what? Screw this. I'm taking everything. You can't make me choose!
YEAH! *Grabs her CD case with all her U2 music, clutches it to her chest, and runs away very quickly*
Angela
bugo
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Everything During!
AlexHamilton
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Before, and it's not even close (for me). Someone asked about age -- I'm 27, but I got started on them literally as a child in the 80s, so that might have something to do with it.
Bono's shades
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I pick everything before. Yes, I'm an old fart (just turned 43).
Earl-Of-IMDb
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i'm gonna go for 'after''
U2DMfan
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I'll take '83 to '93 for $500, Alex.
But to play along, BEFORE.
But to play along, BEFORE.
juliaguliaxo94
War Child
Everything after. 
Harry Vest
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Before and during.
elevation
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That's a difficult one.
I would probably say after - but mainly because of the 90's period: Zooropa/Pop ... And the time - I became a fan in 94.
But argh, I couldn't live without JT - dreadfuld idea never having heard Streets live ...
... and UF ...
No, this is not going to work ... Ich kann nicht wählen!
So, I'll go with both.
I would probably say after - but mainly because of the 90's period: Zooropa/Pop ... And the time - I became a fan in 94.
But argh, I couldn't live without JT - dreadfuld idea never having heard Streets live ...
... and UF ... No, this is not going to work ... Ich kann nicht wählen!
So, I'll go with both.
waynetravis
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After
thelaj
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I'd go for whichever INCLUDES Achtung. I am essentially tied between the periods as Pop & NLOTH vs TUF & TJT is pretty equal in my eyes.
Saracene
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I'd have to say after.
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