Happy 10th Birthday ATYCLB
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LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Damn, I'm old.
I remember when Tripod was the place that caught everyone for hotlinking.
I remember when Tripod was the place that caught everyone for hotlinking.
bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
Holy shit. Ten years? 
I remember I was in Spain when it was released.
namkcuR
ONE love, blood, life
This was and still is a significant record in their catalog; this was their first record after the alternative-sounding, sonically dense, thematically dark records of the 90s. It was startling for some fans to hear U2 making straightforward, poppy, anthemic songs such as Beautiful Day and Walk On, when the last thing they had heard from U2 was an album with subtler, harder-edged songs such as Please and Mofo.
Some saw it as a return to form for U2 after the relatively unsuccessful Pop, while others saw it(and still do see it) as the beginning of the end for U2, the beginning of their willingness to write safer songs in order to stay relevant. The latter group must have been comprised of only hard core fans, because the album was massively successful, both commercially and critically. It's initial success, and its renewed relevance a year after its release in the wake of 9/11, has made it one of the best-selling albums of U2's career.
Personally, I think it was neither a return to form nor the beginning of the end. I don't think it can touch anything U2 did between War and Pop, but then, I also think that's one of the greatest streaks of records any rock band has ever had. I think it's a solid record, made by a band in an uncertain place in their career, trying to do something new(pop songs) while maintaining their own unique sound. I think it's a good record, with a handful of great songs, made by a band that had made a bunch of incredible records before it. It's not in their top tier of records, but it's not nearly as bad as some have made it out to be, and I think it may be looked upon kinder in hindsight if it were an anomaly in their catalog - that is, if it hadn't been directly followed by HTDAAB, but rather NLOTH or another record that wasn't as straightforward and sonically uninteresting as HTDAAB.
I personally associate this record with, among other things, the 2000 presidential election, because it was released literally a few days before it, and I listened to it a lot during the whole Florida 2000 thing.
Anyway...just to remember the feeling when the album was first released, here are some performances from the promo tour(spoilered for your loading convenience):
CLARENCE HOTEL September 27, 2000
MANRAY, PARIS, FRANCE October 19, 2000
BBC RADIO 1 October 23, 2000
FARMCLUB.COM, LOS ANGELES, October 27, 2000
TRL, NEW YORK October 30, 2000
TOP OF THE POPS, LONDON November 2, 2000
PALACIO DE CONGRESOS, MADRID November 13, 2000
MTV EUROPEAN MUSIC AWARDS, STOCKHOLM November 16, 2000
GLOBO STUDIOS, RIO DE JANEIRO November 23, 2000
MY VH1 AWARDS, LOS ANGELES November 30, 2000
SNL, NEW YORK December 9, 2000
These SNL performances aren't on youtube.
http://www.mega upload.com/?d=A10WVGAN
Ok, that was more than some.
Anyway, happy 10th ATYCLB
secretly alone
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Ten years already?! Daaaamn. Doesn't seem like that long ago.
nothing_left
The Fly
You're awesome, people with remembering all those dates .
I personally don't like Elevation, New York or Grace, but the whole album sounds well and I discovered it for myself once again right after I found a song called Wild honey.
Happy birthday to the simple U2.
.I personally don't like Elevation, New York or Grace, but the whole album sounds well and I discovered it for myself once again right after I found a song called Wild honey
.Happy birthday to the simple U2.
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
This was either my second album I bought of the band's (first was AB). Definitely made me a fan for good after that.
Zooropa man
Refugee
The performance of "New York" rocked, specially the one at farmclub.com. Wish they would play it again.
Mrs. Garrison
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
the third coming
Vlad n U 2
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InB4 lulz Attyclub sucks!11!1!11!
I still like it.
I still like it.
partygirl43
Refugee
This was the album that made me fall back in love with U2. We had a break-up and some time apart in the mid-90's. Then, because I worked for a major alt-rock magazine we got some free tickets to the show. I went, because, hey free tickets--and wham!! In.Love.Again. Of course I was 7 months preggo at the time---so I blame alot of it on hormones. But here we are 10 years later, spending buckets of money to chase them around the US--and my 9 year old will be in the Red Zone in Pittsburgh--his 4th show!!
Mrs. Garrison
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
i remember when everyone thought the #3 on Edge's shirt was supposed to be in support of the late Dale Earnhardt.
Catman
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Happy Birthday, old friend. You brought me into the wonderful world of U2, and for that I will be eternally grateful 
Rachel D.
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Happy Birthday, old friend. You brought me into the wonderful world of U2, and for that I will be eternally grateful
Same here.
All That You Can't Leave Behind (what a fantastic title, by the way) will always have a special place in my heart and has so many memories and experiences attached to it in my mind. What better album to help a distressed teenager like I was? I salute you, ATYCLB!
DondeEsta
The Fly
Happy Birthday to U2's most well-crafted and song-focused album.
nirniva
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
It was HUTDAB that got me into U2, but ATYCLB was the second U2 record I really liked. Still summons that "late fall" vibe perfectly, even today.Happy Birthday, old friend. You brought me into the wonderful world of U2, and for that I will be eternally grateful
...Also, it's been ten years? Holy shit.
Saracene
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Happy Birthday, old friend. You brought me into the wonderful world of U2, and for that I will be eternally grateful
Hear hear
prbiker15
Blue Crack Addict
Wow, 10 years already. I was only getting into U2 when ATYCLB came out. Really one of those strong, hooked-on albums. Happy Birthday
Wow, 10 years!
I can't say this album really got me into U2, but there's no way I'd be a fan without it if that makes any sense!
This was my 1st full U2 album- the 1st one I remember hearing on repeat in the car, at home, etc. My Mom and Aunt are huge fans and I remember hearing A LOT of Beautiful Day, Stuck and Elevation in 2000/2001. For whatever reason, nothing else grabbed me, though I truly love Walk On, Kite, New York, In A Little While and When I Look At The World today.
The added relevance after 9/11 was definitely palpable with me, it was almost as if ATYCLB had been released again! I actually thought "Walk On" was an old U2 song
What made me a fan was the Super Bowl performance, coming through the crowd with BD, I remember thinking "damn, U2 are awesome live." Then MLK and Streets just floored me- I remember running in and asking my aunt after the performance what that new song was that they played for the 9/11 victims. I then found out that the tribute was written in 1984 and 1987 respectively. WOW. It seemed to me like it could have been written just for that occasion. I was only 14 but U2 grabbed me on a deeply emotional level that night and 2 things happened- I realized their power, and they had my respect. They were no longer just that band that my family loved and went to see in concert.
I was still a radio hits person until Bomb was released, and I of course remember Senior year of High School, everyone loving U2, Vertigo and I-Pod, etc. Bomb was the first U2 album I actually digested and decided on my own "I love these guys, they're just a cut above everyone else." My aunt picked up on this, brought me a ticket to a Vertigo show, and when I was walking out of the Boston Garden singing 40 at the top of my lungs with everyone else, I knew I was hooked for life.
Then I started through the back catalog and the rest is history.
So Bomb was the U2 album that made me a super fan, but it never would have happened without ATYCLB!
In fact, I am going to make a bold statement and say that U2 would have NO fans under 25 without ATYCLB. It doesn't matter who I talk to that is my age, even people that don't like U2 that much, there is at least one song on ATYCLB that grabbed them. It is directly responsible for U2's younger fan base. It lured a ton of young people in-myself included- and made a lot of them, myself included, realize that U2 made a great album in 2000 but they had even greater ones out there from the past!
I think ATYCLB gets a real unfair bashing around here as some safe bubble gum pop album. A lot of that stems from legitimate frustration over how much it is leaned on in live performances(no, we don't need anymore Elevation or acoustic Stuck) but I always separate that argument from the quality of the album argument. Too many here don't.
Its middle of the pack for U2 quality wise, but the great songs and the fact that it put them on top of the world again puts it right with JT and AB as far as importance to their career.
My 50 year old friend at the gym speaks for a lot of people I've met: "You know, I never really explored U2 that much. I've always liked I Will Follow, New Year's Day, etc but that album that Beautiful Day was on really spoke to me. You know, its interesting, most bands decline and lose importance as they get older,but I like U2 now probably more than I ever have."
An exact quote from a guy who really knows his music and is an all around very intelligent person.
I knock it as much as anyone sometimes, but there you have it. A big part of why so many love U2 today and a big part of why us diehards are not the only ones in stadiums!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ATYCLB!!
I can't say this album really got me into U2, but there's no way I'd be a fan without it if that makes any sense!
This was my 1st full U2 album- the 1st one I remember hearing on repeat in the car, at home, etc. My Mom and Aunt are huge fans and I remember hearing A LOT of Beautiful Day, Stuck and Elevation in 2000/2001. For whatever reason, nothing else grabbed me, though I truly love Walk On, Kite, New York, In A Little While and When I Look At The World today.
The added relevance after 9/11 was definitely palpable with me, it was almost as if ATYCLB had been released again! I actually thought "Walk On" was an old U2 song
What made me a fan was the Super Bowl performance, coming through the crowd with BD, I remember thinking "damn, U2 are awesome live." Then MLK and Streets just floored me- I remember running in and asking my aunt after the performance what that new song was that they played for the 9/11 victims. I then found out that the tribute was written in 1984 and 1987 respectively. WOW. It seemed to me like it could have been written just for that occasion. I was only 14 but U2 grabbed me on a deeply emotional level that night and 2 things happened- I realized their power, and they had my respect. They were no longer just that band that my family loved and went to see in concert.I was still a radio hits person until Bomb was released, and I of course remember Senior year of High School, everyone loving U2, Vertigo and I-Pod, etc. Bomb was the first U2 album I actually digested and decided on my own "I love these guys, they're just a cut above everyone else." My aunt picked up on this, brought me a ticket to a Vertigo show, and when I was walking out of the Boston Garden singing 40 at the top of my lungs with everyone else, I knew I was hooked for life.
Then I started through the back catalog and the rest is history.
So Bomb was the U2 album that made me a super fan, but it never would have happened without ATYCLB!
In fact, I am going to make a bold statement and say that U2 would have NO fans under 25 without ATYCLB. It doesn't matter who I talk to that is my age, even people that don't like U2 that much, there is at least one song on ATYCLB that grabbed them. It is directly responsible for U2's younger fan base. It lured a ton of young people in-myself included- and made a lot of them, myself included, realize that U2 made a great album in 2000 but they had even greater ones out there from the past!
I think ATYCLB gets a real unfair bashing around here as some safe bubble gum pop album. A lot of that stems from legitimate frustration over how much it is leaned on in live performances(no, we don't need anymore Elevation or acoustic Stuck) but I always separate that argument from the quality of the album argument. Too many here don't.
Its middle of the pack for U2 quality wise, but the great songs and the fact that it put them on top of the world again puts it right with JT and AB as far as importance to their career.
My 50 year old friend at the gym speaks for a lot of people I've met: "You know, I never really explored U2 that much. I've always liked I Will Follow, New Year's Day, etc but that album that Beautiful Day was on really spoke to me. You know, its interesting, most bands decline and lose importance as they get older,but I like U2 now probably more than I ever have."
An exact quote from a guy who really knows his music and is an all around very intelligent person.
I knock it as much as anyone sometimes, but there you have it. A big part of why so many love U2 today and a big part of why us diehards are not the only ones in stadiums!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ATYCLB!!
Gabi_Clayton
New Yorker
Happy b-day, All That You Can't Leave Behind! I love this album. Kite, Walk on, Stuck in a moment & In a little while - these songs means so much to me! I also love Beautiful day and Elevation. All That You Can't Leave Behind is simply great album.
I love this album. Kite, Walk on, Stuck in a moment & In a little while - these songs means so much to me! I also love Beautiful day and Elevation. All That You Can't Leave Behind is simply great album.alanah
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
Like others said, ATYCLB also was the album that got me into U2..love it a lot, happy birthday!!
Happy B-Day ATYCLB! It's not the most consistent nor most varied U2-album but it still has some of the best music U2's made up to this day IMO. Regardless of what anyone may say, Beautiful Day is one hell of a song, Elevation makes you jump up and down and Kite can bring anyone to tears.
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I agree wholeheartedly with that whole thing!
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
so i just made ATYCLB a cake, and tried to feed it to the cd. now it won't play in my cd player at all. in fact, my stereo won't play any cd's at all because there's frosting all over the laser. what should i do?
nirniva
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
What flavor is it? From what I understand, ATYCLB is allergic to chocolate, so that might have something to do with it.
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