Rank this century's albums

[Snowlock]

01. 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
02. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
03. 2 - 3 - 4 - 1
04. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
05. 2 - 3 - 4 - 1
06. 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
07. 1 - 3 - 4 - 2
08. 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
09. 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 (These all suck)
10. 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
11. 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

24 - 33 - 29 - 24

HTDDAAB
NLOTH
Tie - ATYCLB/SOI

Interestingly, if I was to rate each song 1 (worst) to 4 (best) on their own merit it would be:

01's - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4
02's - 1 - 2 - 2 - 3
03's - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3
04's - 4 - 1 - 1 - 2
05's - 4 - 4 - 4 - 2
06's - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1
07's - 1 - 2 - 4 - 1
08's - 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
09's - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
10's - 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
11's - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1


HTDAAB - 30
NLOTH - 25
SOI - 22
ATYCLB - 21

Very similar results.

 

[pepokiss]

ATYCLB HTDAAB NLOTH SOI

BD 3 Vertigo 4 NLOTH 2 Miracle 1
Stuck 1 MD 4 Magnif. 2 EBW 3
Elevation 1 SYCMIOYO 2 MOS 4 California 3
Walk on 4 LAPOE 1 UC 3 SFS 2
Kite 3 COBL 4 Crazy 2 Iris 1
IALW 1 ABOY 3 Boots 4 Volcano 2
WH 4 AMAAW 3 SUC 1 Wolves 2
POE 1 Crumbs 3 Fez – BB 4 CR 2
WILATW 4 OSC 2 WAS 3 Sleep 1
New York 2 OOTS 3 Breathe 4 TIWYCRM 1
Grace 2 Yahweh 3 COL 1 Troubles 4

TOTAL 28 - 29 - 30 - 23


Woah, I knew I liked HTDAAB and NLOTH a lot but let's do this one to one just once


ATYCLB SOI

BD 2 Miracle 1
Stuck 1 EBW 2
Elevation 1 California 2
Walk on 2 SFS 1
Kite 2 Iris 1
IALW 1 Volcano 2
WH 2 Wolves 1
POE 1 CR 2
WILATW 2 Sleep 1
New York 2 TIWYCRM 1
Grace 1 Troubles 2

17 - 16

 

[Vox02]

01. 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
02. 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
03. 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
04. 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
05. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
06. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
07. 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
08. 1 - 2 - 4 - 3
09. 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
10. 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
11. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

24 + 31 + 22 + 33

SOI
HTDAAB
ATYCLB
NLOTH

Vox

 

[Galeongirl]

ATYCLB HTDAAB NLOTH SOI

1. BD 1 Vertigo 2 NLOTH 4 Miracle 3
2. Stuck 2 MD 4 Magnif. 3 EBW 1
3. Elevation 3 SYCMIOYO 2 MOS 4 California 1
4. Walk on 2 LAPOE 3 UC 4 SFS 1
5. Kite 3 COBL 2 Crazy 4 Iris 1
6. IALW 1 ABOY 4 Boots 2 Volcano 3
7. WH 1 AMAAW 4 SUC 3 Wolves 2
8. POE 1 Crumbs 3 Fez – BB 4 CR 2
9. WILATW 4 OSC 2 WAS 3 Sleep 1
10. New York 2 OOTS 1 Breathe 4 TIWYCRM 3
11. Grace 1 Yahweh 1 COL 1 Troubles 1

God U2 has had some shitty closers over the year. I hate them all equally.

So
ATYCLB: 21
HTDAAB: 28
NLOTH: 36
SOI: 19

Seems like I was pretty accurate putting ATYCBL and SOI as interchangable in the album list.

 

[xtrmx]

ATYCLB HTDAAB NLOTH SOI
BD 4 Vertigo 2 NLOTH 3 Miracle 1
Stuck 1 MD 4 Magnif. 3 EBW 2
Elevation 2 SYCMIOYO 3 MOS 4 California 1
Walk on 4 LAPOE 1 UC 3 SFS 2
Kite 3 COBL 4 Crazy 2 Iris 1
IALW 2 ABOY 3 Boots 4 Volcano 1
WH 1 AMAAW 1 SUC 1 Wolves 1 ( Sorry but I can't give any song here more than 1)
POE 3 Crumbs 2 Fez – BB 4 CR 1
WILATW 4 OSC 3 WAS 1 Sleep 2
New York 3 OOTS 4 Breathe 2 TIWYCRM 1
Grace 2 Yahweh 4 COL 3 Troubles 1

ATYCLB : 29
HTDAAB : 31
NLOTH : 29 (I find I rate NLOTH much higher now that I've heard SoI, they all sound much better now)
SOI : 14 , what can I say, massive disappointment, even when Get on Your boots was released I was much more excited than anything I've heard on SoI so far, and I didn't even like Boots that much (4 points because the rest is even worse).

 

[ajax]

1. BD 4,Vertigo 1,NLOTH 3, Miracle 2
2. Stuck 1,MD 4,Magnificent 3, EBW 2
3. Elevation 4,SYCMIOYO 1,MOS 3,California 2
4. Walk On 2,LAPOE 1,UC 4,SFS 3
5. Kite 2,COBL 3,Crazy 1,Iris 4
6. IALW 2,ABOY 3,Boots 1,Volcano 4
7. WH 2,AMAAW 3,SUC 1,RBW 4
8. POE 1,CFYT 2,Fez-BB 4,CR 3
9. WILATW1, OSC 2,WAS 3,SLABT 4
10 New York 2, OOTS 4,Breathe 1,TIWYCRMN3
11 Grace 2, Yahweh 1, COL 4, Troubles 3

ATYCLB : 23
HTDAAB : 25
NLOTH : 27
SOI : 34

 

[Fumbleitis]

ATYCLB HTDAAB NLOTH SOI
BD 4 Vertigo 2 NLOTH 3 Miracle 1
Stuck 1 MD 2 Magnif. 4 EBW 3
Elevation 3 SYCMIOYO 4 MOS 1 California 2
Walk on 3 LAPOE 1 UC 4 SFS 2
Kite 2 COBL 4 Crazy 1 Iris 3
IALW 2 ABOY 1 Boots 3 Volcano 4- This is a weak position
WH 1 AMAAW 3 SUC 2 Wolves 4
POE 2 Crumbs 3 Fez – BB 1 CR 4
WILATW 3 OSC 4 WAS 1 Sleep 2
New York 4 OOTS 1 Breathe 3 TIWYCRM 2
Grace 2 Yahweh 3 COL 1 Troubles 4

ATYCLB 27 HTDAAB 28 NLOTH 24 SOI 31

Recency bias for SOI? Maybe... but the rankings for the other 3 are what I expected.

 

[PopFly]

BD 4, Vertigo 3, NLOTH 1, Miracle 2
Stuck 4, Miracle Drug 1, Magnificent 3, EBW 2
Elevation 1, Sometimes 2, Moment Of Surrender 4, California 3
Walk On 4, LAPOE 2, Unknown Caller 3, Song For Someone 1
Kite 2, COBL 4, Crazy Tonight 1, Iris 2
In A Little While 4, ABOY 2, Boots 3, Volcano 1
Wild Honey 2, AMAAW 3, Stand Up Comedy 1, Wolves 4
Peace On Earth 2, Crumbs 3, FezBB 1, Cedarwood 4
WILATW 2, One Step Closer 1, White As Snow 3, Sleep Like 4
New York 1, Original Of 4, Breathe 3, This Is Where 2
Grace 2, Yahweh 3, Cedars Of Lebanon 1, Troubles 4

ATYCLB: 28
HTDAAB: 28
NLOTH: 24
SOI: 29

So the moral of the story is, SOI has by far the strongest back end of any of the four albums.

 

[the tourist]

Interesting concept!

1: No Line On The Horizon (4), Beautiful Day (3), Vertigo (2), The Troubles (1)
2: Every Breaking Wave (4), Miracle Drug (3), Magnificent (2), Stuck In A Moment (1)
3: California (4), Moment Of Surrender (3), Sometimes You Can't Make It (2), Elevation (1)
4: Walk On (4), Some For Someone (3), Love And Peace (2), Unknown Caller (1)
5: Iris (4), Crazy Tonight (3), Kite (2), City Of Blinding Lights (1)
6: In A Little While (4), Volcano (3), Boots (2), All Because Of You (1)
7: Wolves (4), Wild Honey (3), A Man And A Woman (2), Stand Up Comedy (1)
8. Fez (4), Crumbs From Your Table (3), Cedarwood Road (2), Peace On Earth (1)
9. Sleep (4), One Step Closer (3), When I Look At The World (2), White As Snow (1)
10. Reach Me Now (4), New York (3), Breathe (2), Original Of The Species (1)
11. Troubles (4), Cedars Of Lebanon (3), Yahweh (2), Grace (1)

All That You Can't Leave Behind: 25
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb: 22
No Line On The Horizon: 26
Songs Of Innocence: 37

Yep, seems about right.

 

[CosmoKramer]

Interesting concept!



1: No Line On The Horizon (4), Beautiful Day (3), Vertigo (2), The Troubles (1)

2: Every Breaking Wave (4), Miracle Drug (3), Magnificent (2), Stuck In A Moment (1)

3: California (4), Moment Of Surrender (3), Sometimes You Can't Make It (2), Elevation (1)

4: Walk On (4), Some For Someone (3), Love And Peace (2), Unknown Caller (1)

5: Iris (4), Crazy Tonight (3), Kite (2), City Of Blinding Lights (1)

6: In A Little While (4), Volcano (3), Boots (2), All Because Of You (1)

7: Wolves (4), Wild Honey (3), A Man And A Woman (2), Stand Up Comedy (1)

8. Fez (4), Crumbs From Your Table (3), Cedarwood Road (2), Peace On Earth (1)

9. Sleep (4), One Step Closer (3), When I Look At The World (2), White As Snow (1)

10. Reach Me Now (4), New York (3), Breathe (2), Original Of The Species (1)

11. Troubles (4), Cedars Of Lebanon (3), Yahweh (2), Grace (1)



All That You Can't Leave Behind: 25

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb: 22

No Line On The Horizon: 26

Songs Of Innocence: 37



Yep, seems about right.

I'm glad to see that while The Troubles lost in round 1, it came back strong in round 11 to win!!


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[xaviMF22]

ATYCLB> EVERYTHING ELSE U2 HAS DONE SINCE

 

[the tourist]

I'm glad to see that while The Troubles lost in round 1, it came back strong in round 11 to win!!

Heh.

 

[nielsgov]

ATYCLB HTDAAB NLOTH SOI
BD 4 Vertigo 2 NLOTH 3 Miracle 1
Stuck 1 MD 4 Magnif. 2 EBW 3
Elevation 1 SYCMIOYO 1 MOS 4 California 3
Walk on 4 LAPOE 2 UC 3 SFS 1
Kite 4 COBL 2 Crazy 1 Iris 3
IALW 4 ABOY 1 Boots 2 Volcano 3
WH 3 AMAAW 4 SUC 1 Wolves 2
POE 1 Crumbs 2 Fez – BB 4 CR 3
WILATW 3 OSC 1 WAS 2 Sleep 4
New York 3 OOTS 1 Breathe 4 TIWYCRM 2
Grace 1 Yahweh 2 COL 3 Troubles 4
TOTAL - 29 TOTAL - 22 TOTAL - 29 TOTAL - 29

So NLOTH, ATYCLB and SOI are tied.

I'd rank the albums as follows:
1. NLOTH
2. ATYCLB/SOI (not sure yet on these two)
3. HTDAAB

It's pretty surprising that ATYCLB has the most 4's even though NLOTH is the one with the most stand-outs. It's probably because of the weak competition the better ATYCLB tracks had. Cool idea anyway!

 

[powerhour24]

I'm not giving #'s, you can't quantify things like this, I'll just go with what means the most to me and what I think about the music on a gut level.

NLOTH, it's a frustrating experience but cut the middle and drop in the old EBW and Soon to lead things off and it's my third favorite U2 album, likely would be even moreso if we just had the sessions from Fez.
SOI, the highs aren't all that high in terms of classics but the only lows are The Miracle and California and the Tedder touches and the absence of Invisible.
HTDAAB, some songs that mean a lot to me but are rather uninspired musically and yet another muddled concept from the post-Pop U2, and the mastering is painful. Should have stuck with the Chris Thomas sessions.
ATYCLB, Pop to MDH to this? Some of my favorite songs are on here, but the style is uninspiring and the lows are things like Elevation and Wild Honey. But I'll love Kite and When I Look at the World until the day I day.

 

[Aygo]

ATYCLB HTDAAB NLOTH SOI
BD 4 Vertigo 2 NLOTH 3 Miracle 1
Stuck 3 MD 2 Magnif. 4 EBW 2
Elevation 1 SYCMIOYO 4 MOS 3 California 3
Walk on 2 LAPOE 3 UC 4 SFS 1
Kite 1 COBL 3 Crazy 2 Iris 4
IALW 2 ABOY 3 Boots 4 Volcano 2
WH 2 AMAAW 2 SUC 2 Wolves 4
POE 1 Crumbs 2 Fez – BB 3 CR 3
WILATW 1 OSC 3 WAS 4 Sleep 3
New York 3 OOTS 3 Breathe 3 TIWYCRM 3
Grace 4 Yahweh 4 COL 4 Troubles 4

ATYCLB - 24
HTDAAB - 31
NLOTH - 36
SOI - 30

*In some cases, I gave a tie. None of the track 8 deserved a "4". All tracks 10 are equal to me, but none of them are awesome enough to deserve a "4". All closers deserved a "4" to me.

 

[Bonoisgodly]

BD 4 Vertigo 2 NLOTH 3 TMJ 1
Stuck 1 MD 2 Magnificent 3 EBW 4
Elevation 1 SYCMIOYO 4 MOS 3 California 2
Walk On 3 LAPOE 1 UC 4 SFS 2
Kite 3 COBL 4 Crazy Tonight 1 Iris 2
IALW 4 ABOY 1 GOYB 2 Volcano 3
WH 1 AMAAW 3 SUC 2 RBW 4
POE 1 CFYT 2 FEZBB 3 CR 4
WILATW 3 OSC 2 WAS 1 SLABT 4
NY 2 OOTS 3 Breathe 4 Reach Around 1
Grace 1 Yaweh 2 COL 3 Troubles 4

ATYCLB - 24
HTDAAB - 26
NLOTH - 27
SOI - 31