Nice to wake up this morning to see that this thread has turned into so much TUF love, as it's far and away my favourite U2 record. God took up full time residency at Slane Castle when U2, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois created this masterpiece.
And yeah, put all the b-sides from this era together and you have an album that's better than more than half the band's discography. Just an embarrassment of riches. My playlist of TUF+B-sides is something I can keep coming back to remind myself of the kind music these guys have been capable of making. You don't have to make excuses for that music, or talk yourself into reasons why you like it, it just speaks for itself. It's also clearly U2's most visual album, and you can almost see the colours, patterns and textures moving around you when you listen.
Play TUF+b-sides w/headphones on and you've got a sonic dream landscape of sublime perfection.