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From each of U2's studio albums, what is your favourite and least favourite track?

Rules for this thread:
- Passengers may as well be included (It is just U2 with an extra member, Brian Eno, so I don't see why it can't be included)
- No live albums (So no Under A Blood Red Sky)
- No EPs (So no Wide Awake In America)
- No compilations (So no Best-Ofs)
- As good as they are, no bonus tracks (So no Ground Benath Her Feet etc, because they are not on all copies of the album)
- Regarding Rattle And Hum, please only include original U2 songs (So no Watchtower, no Helter Skelter, no live performances of pre-existing songs like Pride etc - Although you can include Silver And Gold because it's not on another official album. No Freedom For My People or Star Spangled Banner as they're not by U2

So, here are my lists:

Favourites
Boy - Into The Heart
October - October
War - New Year's Day
The Unforgettable Fire - The Unforgettable Fire
The Joshua Tree - With Or Without You
Rattle And Hum - Heartland
Achtung Baby - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Zooropa - Some Days Are Better Than Others
Passengers - Your Blue Room
Pop - If God Will Send His Angels
All That You Can't Leave Behind - Walk On
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
No Line On The Horizon - Fez - Being Born
Songs Of Innocence - Song For Someone

Least Favourites
Boy - Out Of Control
October - I Threw A Brick Through A Window
War - The Refugee
The Unforgettable Fire - MLK
The Joshua Tree - Mothers Of The Disappeared (I still have nothing against it though)
Rattle And Hum - Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - Zoo Station
Zooropa - Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car
Passengers - United Colours
Pop - Miami
All That You Can't Leave Behind - Grace
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Love And Peace Or Else
No Line On The Horizon - Unknown Caller
Songs Of Innocence - The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
 
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Best
Boy - The Electric Co.
October - Tomorrow
War - Surrender
The Unforgettable Fire - A Sort of Homecoming
The Joshua Tree - Running to Stand Still
Rattle and Hum - Heartland
Achtung Baby - The Fly
Zooropa - Lemon
OS1 - Slug
Pop - Please
ATYCLB - Kite
Bomb - COBL
NLOTH - Moment of Surrender
SOI - Invisible

Worst
(No least favorites from Boy)
Stranger in a Strangeland
Red Light
4th of July
Trip Through Your Wires (still like it, though)
Van Diemens Land
One
Some Days.....
Theme from the Swan
Miami (awesome live, though)
Wild Honey
Love and Peace or Else
Stand Up Comedy
Volcano


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Nice list. Great to see Surrender and ASOH on your favourites lists. I like those.

Just 1 thought though, As good as it is, I would class "Invisible" as not officially a SOI track, but rather classed under bonus tracks.
 
Favs

I Will Follow
Gloria
New Years Day
Pride
In Gods Country
All I Want is You
Even Better than the Real Thing
Lemon
Mofo
Beautiful Day
Vertigo
Magnificent
The Troubles

Least fav

Shadows and Tall Trees
Stranger in a Strange Land
Red Light
4th of July
Mothers of the Disappeared
Love Rescue Me
So Cruel
The Wanderer
Wake Up Dead Man
Grace
Love and Peace or Else
Stand Up Comedy
Volcano


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How I'm feeling today:

Favorites
I Will Follow
Gloria
New Year's Day
A Sort of Homecoming
Where the Streets Have No Name
All I Want is You
Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Miss Sarajevo
Gone
Kite
City of Blinding Lights
Magnificent
California (There is No End to Love)

Least Favorites
Shadows and Tall Trees
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Refugee
4th of July
Trip Through Your Wires
When Love Comes to Town
Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
Babyface
Elvis Ate America
If You Wear That Velvet Dress
Grace
One Step Closer
Cedars of Lebanon
The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)
 
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Respect the game, Saget


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I know I'm a cheater.
I chose Invisible for SOI and no choice for Boy.
I guess I'll go with Reach Around for SOI and my least favorite from Boy would be "Into The Heart".


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Best

An Cat Dubh
Tomorrow
New Years Day
Unforgettable fire/Promenade
Where The Streets...
All I Want Is You
The Fly
The Wanderer
Your Blue Room
Mofo
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
City Of Blinding Lights
Cedars of Lebanon
The Troubles

Worst

Into The Heart
Is That All?
Red Light
4th of July
In God's Country
Love Rescue Me
Who's Gonna Ride
Babyface
Playboy Mansion
Plot 180
Peace On Earth
Yahweh
Stand Up Comedy
Volcano
 
Favorites:
The Electric Co.
Tomorrow
Drowning Man
Bad
With or Without You
All I Want Is You
Ultraviolet
Lemon
Your Blue Room
Please
Beautiful Day
City of Blinding Lights
Moment of Surrender
California

Least favorites (much more difficult):
Stories for Boys
Is That All?
Red Light
4th of July?
Trip Through Your Wires
So Cruel
Some Days Are Better Than Others
No clue on OS1. The bottom half of the album is all about the same to me (good, but not amazing).
If God Will Send His Angels
Grace
All Because of You
Cedars of Lebanon
Raised By Wolves (despite its substantial improvement when performed live)


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I've noticed 4th Of July on a lot of least favourite lists. I used to hate it, but I've actually grown to appreciate it's atmosphere more now
 
I've noticed 4th Of July on a lot of least favourite lists. I used to hate it, but I've actually grown to appreciate it's atmosphere more now

I really love it to but TUF is such a strong album that it's hard to pick a least favourite.
 
Favourites
Boy - Electric Co
October - Rejoice
War - New Year's Day
The Unforgettable Fire - Bad
The Joshua Tree - Where The Streets Have No Name
Rattle And Hum - Hawkmoon 269
Achtung Baby - Until The End Of The World
Zooropa - Zooropa
Passengers - Your Blue Room
Pop - Mofo
All That You Can't Leave Behind - When I Look At The World
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Vertigo
No Line On The Horizon - Fez - Being Born
Songs Of Innocence - Iris

Least Favourites
Boy - A Day Without Me
October - Stranger In A Strange Land
War - The Refugee
The Unforgettable Fire - 4th Of July
The Joshua Tree - Mothers Of The Disappeared
Rattle And Hum - Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - So Cruel
Zooropa - Babyface
Passengers - Elvis Ate America
Pop - Playboy Mansion
All That You Can't Leave Behind - Grace
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - All Because Of You
No Line On The Horizon - Stand Up Comedy
Songs Of Innocence - Volcano
 
Can you edit your posts on here?

I want to change my Passengers least fav from United Colours to The Swan
 
Can you edit your posts on here?

I want to change my Passengers least fav from United Colours to The Swan

You can, but only within a certain amount of time. Or you can quote yourself and edit it within the quote and then just say "fixed" or something afterward.
 
Favourites
Boy - Out of Control
October - Gloria
War - Two Hearts Beat As One
The Unforgettable Fire - Bad
The Joshua Tree - Where the Streets Have No Name
Rattle And Hum - All I Want is You
Achtung Baby - Acrobat
Zooropa - Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Pop - Discotheque
All That You Can't Leave Behind - Kite
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - City of Blinding Lights
No Line On The Horizon - Moment of Surrender
Songs Of Innocence - Iris (Hold Me Close)

Least Favourites
Boy - An Cat Dubh
October - Fire
War - Surrender
The Unforgettable Fire - 4th of July
The Joshua Tree - Mothers Of The Disappeared
Rattle And Hum - Love Rescue Me
Achtung Baby - So Cruel
Zooropa - Some Days
Pop - Miami
All That You Can't Leave Behind - Grace
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - One Step Closer
No Line On The Horizon - Unknown Caller
Songs Of Innocence - Volcano

Zooropa has the rare distinction of having my all-time favorite U2 song and my all-time least favorite U2 song.
 
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