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15.The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Really beautiful music, even if the lyric's aren't Bono's.
14.Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Best song on HTDAAB.
13.Kite
Far and away the best song on ATYCLB.
12.Mofo
An overlooked gem. The bass lines and drumbeats, the pure techno-ness of it all, and the sheer soul underneath it all...'mother, am I still your son?"
11.Staring At The Sun
Some of the best lyrics Bono has ever written, over one of the great guitar riffs in the U2 catalog.
10.Until The End Of The World
One of THE live classics of U2's career, with epic lyrics by Bono.
9.The Fly
One of my all-time favorite lyrics, not just in the U2 catalog. The first 90s U2 song anyone ever heard, and the guitar riff still sounds as fresh as can be, not to mention the heart-stopping dual vocal in the chorus(Edge's falsetto and then Bono coming in).
8.Acrobat
The most incredible U2 song never preformed live, save for a few soundchecks during ZooTV. Masterful lyrics, and Edge making some of the most incredible sounds I've ever heard come out of the guitar. And the long final block of vocals/lyrics is one of the great moments in all of U2's music.
7.Ultraviolet
"Baby, baby, baby, light my way", one of the catchiest chorus hooks I've ever heard. Bono shines vocally in this song, and when he and Edge come together for "Ultraviiiiiolet oh oh, Ultraviolet yeah", chills move up and down the spine.
6.If God Will Send His Angels
Not appreciated anywhere near enough, this song does an incredible job of asking questions we all ask, about whether or not there's any sense in believing there is a god or that he cares about us. "does love light up your christmas tree/the next minute you're blowing a fuse/and the cartoon network turns into the news/if god will send his angels/and if god will send a sign/hey if god will send his angels/where do we go?". Finally, the outro of this song, especially on the single version, where Edge keeps repeating 'where do go' over Bono's improvistations, with both of them ending on the adrenaline-pumped 'toniiiiiight', is absolutely take-your-breath-away, perfect pop/rock music.
5.Please(single or live version)
This song does the restrained-yet-deep emotion bit so well it's scary, and from the first "love is big and love is tough" lyric onwards, it is one of the most passionate, exciting, deep, rocky, edgy, brilliant recordings/performances U2 have ever put their name to.
4.Where The Streets Have No Name
The epic organ/guitar into. Every live performance of it ever. Enough said.
3.New Year's Day
Edge's triple-duty(guitar, keyboards, and one of the most well-known backing vocals in U2's catalog) allows him to shine blindingly bright on this classic. Adam's bassline is SO well-known to fans that at the live shows, all he has to do is play the first bass note of the song and everyone in the arena knows what song it is and screams and the top of their longs. The theme of this song is so great...'I will be with you again'...'I will begin again'...'nothing changes on new year's day'.
2.One
Probably the best lyrics Bono ever wrote. So universal, yet so ambigious. Yet all the different meanings they could have all come down to the same thing, that we are all just trying to get through life as best we can, and that we need each other to make it through. Lyrics like that + the legendary 'Edge' guitar riff(the one Craig David ripped off) + the story of how it practically saved the band = masterpiece.
1.With Or Without You
The song that got me into U2. Everything about it is perfect. The lyrics. The theme. The vocals(the climactic OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH thrills me every time). The howling at the end. Another legendary 'Edge' guitar riff. When live, the addition of the 'Shining Stars' verse and/or the insertion of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' chorus makes a perfect song even better. One of the greatest breakup songs ever. Brilliant.
Really beautiful music, even if the lyric's aren't Bono's.
14.Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Best song on HTDAAB.
13.Kite
Far and away the best song on ATYCLB.
12.Mofo
An overlooked gem. The bass lines and drumbeats, the pure techno-ness of it all, and the sheer soul underneath it all...'mother, am I still your son?"
11.Staring At The Sun
Some of the best lyrics Bono has ever written, over one of the great guitar riffs in the U2 catalog.
10.Until The End Of The World
One of THE live classics of U2's career, with epic lyrics by Bono.
9.The Fly
One of my all-time favorite lyrics, not just in the U2 catalog. The first 90s U2 song anyone ever heard, and the guitar riff still sounds as fresh as can be, not to mention the heart-stopping dual vocal in the chorus(Edge's falsetto and then Bono coming in).
8.Acrobat
The most incredible U2 song never preformed live, save for a few soundchecks during ZooTV. Masterful lyrics, and Edge making some of the most incredible sounds I've ever heard come out of the guitar. And the long final block of vocals/lyrics is one of the great moments in all of U2's music.
7.Ultraviolet
"Baby, baby, baby, light my way", one of the catchiest chorus hooks I've ever heard. Bono shines vocally in this song, and when he and Edge come together for "Ultraviiiiiolet oh oh, Ultraviolet yeah", chills move up and down the spine.
6.If God Will Send His Angels
Not appreciated anywhere near enough, this song does an incredible job of asking questions we all ask, about whether or not there's any sense in believing there is a god or that he cares about us. "does love light up your christmas tree/the next minute you're blowing a fuse/and the cartoon network turns into the news/if god will send his angels/and if god will send a sign/hey if god will send his angels/where do we go?". Finally, the outro of this song, especially on the single version, where Edge keeps repeating 'where do go' over Bono's improvistations, with both of them ending on the adrenaline-pumped 'toniiiiiight', is absolutely take-your-breath-away, perfect pop/rock music.
5.Please(single or live version)
This song does the restrained-yet-deep emotion bit so well it's scary, and from the first "love is big and love is tough" lyric onwards, it is one of the most passionate, exciting, deep, rocky, edgy, brilliant recordings/performances U2 have ever put their name to.
4.Where The Streets Have No Name
The epic organ/guitar into. Every live performance of it ever. Enough said.
3.New Year's Day
Edge's triple-duty(guitar, keyboards, and one of the most well-known backing vocals in U2's catalog) allows him to shine blindingly bright on this classic. Adam's bassline is SO well-known to fans that at the live shows, all he has to do is play the first bass note of the song and everyone in the arena knows what song it is and screams and the top of their longs. The theme of this song is so great...'I will be with you again'...'I will begin again'...'nothing changes on new year's day'.
2.One
Probably the best lyrics Bono ever wrote. So universal, yet so ambigious. Yet all the different meanings they could have all come down to the same thing, that we are all just trying to get through life as best we can, and that we need each other to make it through. Lyrics like that + the legendary 'Edge' guitar riff(the one Craig David ripped off) + the story of how it practically saved the band = masterpiece.
1.With Or Without You
The song that got me into U2. Everything about it is perfect. The lyrics. The theme. The vocals(the climactic OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH thrills me every time). The howling at the end. Another legendary 'Edge' guitar riff. When live, the addition of the 'Shining Stars' verse and/or the insertion of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' chorus makes a perfect song even better. One of the greatest breakup songs ever. Brilliant.