believer75
War Child
Since I did not become a fan of U2 until '92, and did not buy Rattle and Hum until a couple of years after that, I was just curious to see what your initial impression of Rattle and Hum was when it was released in 1988. You may discuss both the album and the movie if you'd like.
As for me, I love the album and I do credit Rattle and Hum as one of their albums that helped shape my opinion of U2. I already owned Achtung Baby and War so was starting to understand what they were about. But, hearing Rattle and Hum for the first time was key. It made me love Achtung and enjoy Zoo TV even more if that makes sense. I remember riding around in my friend's car and listening to the live versions of Silver and Gold, Bullet the Blue Sky and then hearing Hawkmoon 269 and God Pt. II for the first time. The sound of the entire band, and the intensity of Bono's vocal delivery really captivated me. I wish I had been a fan just a few years earlier so I could have experienced all this when it was new.
I also know this album is sometimes slighted, and I was just curious to see what those just coming off the heights of Joshua Tree felt about this one hearing it or seeing it for the first time.
As for me, I love the album and I do credit Rattle and Hum as one of their albums that helped shape my opinion of U2. I already owned Achtung Baby and War so was starting to understand what they were about. But, hearing Rattle and Hum for the first time was key. It made me love Achtung and enjoy Zoo TV even more if that makes sense. I remember riding around in my friend's car and listening to the live versions of Silver and Gold, Bullet the Blue Sky and then hearing Hawkmoon 269 and God Pt. II for the first time. The sound of the entire band, and the intensity of Bono's vocal delivery really captivated me. I wish I had been a fan just a few years earlier so I could have experienced all this when it was new.
I also know this album is sometimes slighted, and I was just curious to see what those just coming off the heights of Joshua Tree felt about this one hearing it or seeing it for the first time.