Palace_Hero
Refugee, Note: Troll-like
I vote Hut Dab, as it is only the 5th greatest album made by anyone. The remaining 4 are better.
D'oh! said:
if Pop was better than Zooropa or Atyclb or even Boy for that matter the sales would have spoken for themselves.... but............
Axver said:This is a slightly edited version of a post I made late in the last round. I feel it deserves to be said here too.
UF SHOULD make it to the final four. Objectively speaking, Pop should go now. UF was the start of an era of sonic landscapes and musical explorations, launching U2 into the masterpiece country of The Joshua Tree, while Pop is the end of the road of experimental albums. Pop ended an era and U2 left it behind; UF was the start of a legend and a crucial factor in the making of U2 as icons of music.
I'd then favour eliminating HTDAAB, though it hasn't had time to prove itself, and leaving the final three as UF (pivotal album), and JT and AB (widely recognised as masterpieces and classics). Boy should be in the final four with those three.
Then it's every album for itself.
Miggy D said:
No, just more diehard fanatics. No one stands up for Zooropa, and I think people forget how brilliant it was, at its time. U2 lost fans with Achtung Baby, to be sure, but they took all that new collateral they got with AB, and spent most of it on Zooropa. They were the biggest band in the world at the time, and they came out with a weird, experimental album. How amazing is that? Pretty amazing. Pop, in comparison, is rather mainstream, with a more guitar-driven sound that is accessible to a larger audience. Yes, there are 'experimental tracks' on Pop as well (I am defending myself against perceived attacks), but when you compare the two, Zooropa is less mainstream than Pop is, by far. The Wanderer? Zooropa? DGPFYCC? Lemon? These are weird, odd, exotic gems, completely unique to the U2 canon, and blessings we will never see anything quite like again.
But you guys voted her off. Bravo.
*sighs*
-Miggy D
U2Kitten said:
I'm not surprised though, a lot of people here are so hung up on it. It would get its ass kicked anywhere else. It's like some people have to take up for it like a poor retarded child everyone picks on but they love. But honestly, this is not one of the top 3 U2 albums, be realistic.
AtomicBono said:
Pride is kinda overrated, though still good.
roy said:
That's very interesting to me. Many months ago someone made the exact same comment regarding Pride. I asked the poster why they felt it was 'overrated', but alas no reply, not a sausage.
Perhaps you could explain what aspects of Pride are overrated?
bathiu said:
Asking for impossible, just to defend something YOU like isn't a good idea you know... someone can backfire it at you: "why do you think Pride is not overrated"?
Personaly I agree with AtomicBono... Pride is overrated for me... it's a succesfull single, nothing more... I think Wire and UF are far more interesting songs and IMO underrated.
It's the way people behave, jumping so easyly on a bandwagon.
The most comercialy succsesful albums are like that, I don't find anything special on UF (except for Wire and UF), JT (except for BTBS, Exit, MOTD, WOWY, the rest is weak IMO) and especialy on R&H (collection of live songs and a few average new studio songs).
...yet I don't feel anything special for it...Pride is an all time great IMO. Such strength, such power, Bono's voice at it's impassioned best.
I will Follow, New Year's Day, SBS, 40,... all much betterIt's been played live for almost 20 years, how many other U2 songs have lasted that long
Alas, it was not a hugely successful single, i.e. can you tell me where it got to in the US chart?
quesboc said:This really is a bad way to determine the ranking of the albums. Too many people vote to protect a beloved album instead of voting on principle. A poll where people could rank all the albums and then the albums receive points for so many first place votes, second place votes, etc. would be better, then you wouldn't have people voting out albums they normally would rank higher. But this is fun. Down with UF.
beli said:
It would be better as a secret ballot.