The Worst of U2 1980-2015

[BANZAI]

Hi,

What would a compilation album of U2 look like if it had the worst songs of their catalogue on it? I tried to make one compilation album. Every studio album is at least represented by one song.

If this would be the first U2 album I listened to, I never would have been a U2 fan...

1. The Ocean
2. With a Shout
3. Is That All?
4. The Refugee
5. Red Light
6. 4th of July
7. Elvis Presley and America
8. Trip Through Your Wires
9. When Love Comes To Town
10. So Cruel
11. Babyface
12. Some Days Are Better Than Others
13. Miami
14. The Playboy Mansion
15. Grace
16. All Because Of You
17. Get On Your Boots
18. Stand Up Comedy
19. The Miracle

Any ideas about such kind of a compilation album?

 

[coolian2]

Well. I'll revisit this with mine sometime.

I will note you are definitely on drugs.

 

[The Panther]

1. The Ocean
4. The Refugee
6. 4th of July
7. Elvis Presley and America
8. Trip Through Your Wires
9. When Love Comes To Town
10. So Cruel
12. Some Days Are Better Than Others
14. The Playboy Mansion
15. Grace
19. The Miracle

These are all really good songs. Which leads to the question...

 

[Oregoropa]

Stranger in A Strange Land
Love Rescue Me
Stand Up Comedy
Love and Peace or Else
Grace
Shadows and Tall Trees
All Because of You
Peace on Earth
Red Light


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[Mack_Again]

I personally like Babyface. is that bad?

 

[Pop Artist]

The Refugee and Elvis Presley...are definitely on my worst list, and I would probably add Boots too. Stand Up Comedy is a bit dodgy, but I take issue with the rest of the OP's list.

Studio Trash Trampoline and the Party Girl is pretty dreadful in execution, but Party Girl live is much better.

 

[Galeongirl]

Hm let's see...picking one from each album.

Another Time, Another Place
Scarlet (I guess, I really don't care much for the last four songs on the record)
Red Light
EPAA
MOTD
Silver And Gold
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Babyface
Miami
Grace
In A Little While (Just because I skipped one on AB I'll add one here)
Original Of The Species
Cedars of Lebanon
Song For Someone

 

[bobsaget77]

01 All Because of You
02 Peace On Earth
03 Red Light
04 J. Swallow
05 Wild Honey
06 Love and Peace
07 Stand Up Comedy
08 Get On Your Boots
09 Volcano
10 In A Little While

I would put it in this order.


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[Oregoropa]

I personally like Babyface. is that bad?

I do too. It's perfect on Zooropa. Nothing from that album should be included


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[zoopop]

I personally like Babyface. is that bad?

I do too. Those chimes after Zooropa spiraling out of control get me everytime


Peace On Earth has to be the opener. I can't stand that song

 

[Jarvio]

I will limit this to a top (or bottom) 20. But for arguments sake, I will discount Passengers.
So here it is, the bottom 20, each song getting even worse:

1 - Touch
2 - North And South Of The River
3 - Hallelujha Here She Comes
4 - Love Rescue Me
5 - Love And Peace Or Else
6 - Street Mission
7 - The Refugee
8 - Boy/Girl
9 - Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad
10 - Desert Of Our Love
11 - Cartoon World
12 - Deep In The Heart
13 - Holy Joe
14 - MLK
15 - Beautiful Ghost / Introduction To Songs Of Experience
16 - Blow Your House Down
17 - Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1
18 - A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
19 - Miami
20 - Drunk Chicken / America

Note - Only 5 of these actually made it onto a U2 album

 

[Oregoropa]

I love Deep in the Heart


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[Jarvio]

I love Deep in the Heart


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Lots of people seem to. I don't hate it or anything, but it's just a song that doesn't do anything for me.

 

[BVS]

I will limit this to a top (or bottom) 20. But for arguments sake, I will discount Passengers.
So here it is, the bottom 20, each song getting even worse:

1 - Touch
2 - North And South Of The River
3 - Hallelujha Here She Comes
4 - Love Rescue Me
5 - Love And Peace Or Else
6 - Street Mission
7 - The Refugee
8 - Boy/Girl
9 - Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad
10 - Desert Of Our Love
11 - Cartoon World
12 - Deep In The Heart
13 - Holy Joe
14 - MLK
15 - Beautiful Ghost / Introduction To Songs Of Experience
16 - Blow Your House Down
17 - Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1
18 - A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
19 - Miami
20 - Drunk Chicken / America

Note - Only 5 of these actually made it onto a U2 album

6 of these would fall into my good to great category and 1 exceptional category.


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[Jarvio]

6 of these would fall into my good to great category and 1 exceptional category.


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Which is the exceptional one IYO?

 

[BVS]

Which is the exceptional one IYO?

North and South of the River


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[bobsaget77]

I will limit this to a top (or bottom) 20. But for arguments sake, I will discount Passengers.
So here it is, the bottom 20, each song getting even worse:

1 - Touch
2 - North And South Of The River
3 - Hallelujha Here She Comes
4 - Love Rescue Me
5 - Love And Peace Or Else
6 - Street Mission
7 - The Refugee
8 - Boy/Girl
9 - Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad
10 - Desert Of Our Love
11 - Cartoon World
12 - Deep In The Heart
13 - Holy Joe
14 - MLK
15 - Beautiful Ghost / Introduction To Songs Of Experience
16 - Blow Your House Down
17 - Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1
18 - A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
19 - Miami
20 - Drunk Chicken / America

Note - Only 5 of these actually made it onto a U2 album

"North and South of The River" is a top 20 U2 song of all time IMO.
"MLK" is great.
"A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel", "Street Mission", "Holy Joe", "Touch", and "Love Rescue Me" are all good tracks.
"Miami" was a beast live, studio version is pretty meh.

 

[Oregoropa]

Love and Peace is such pretentious garbage. Glad I'm not the only one who despises that song.


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[bobsaget77]

Love and Peace is such pretentious garbage. Glad I'm not the only one who despises that song.


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Maybe the worst U2 song ever recorded IMO. So bad.

 

[Oregoropa]

Maybe the worst U2 song ever recorded IMO. So bad.

HTDAAB won album of the year with garbage like ABOY and LAPOE. SMH


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[Jarvio]

Just for the sake of it, here's what my bottom 20 would be if Passengers songs were included: (1 being best, 20 being worst).

1 - Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad
2 - Desert Of Our Love
3 - Cartoon World
4 - Deep In The Heart
5 - Holy Joe
6 - MLK
7 - Beautiful Ghost / Introduction To Songs Of Experience
8 - Blow Your House Down
9 - Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1
10 - A Different Kind Of Blue
11 - Always Forever Now
12 - A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel
13 - Miami
14 - Elvis Ate America
15 - United Colours
16 - Drunk Chicken / America
17 - Viva Davidoff
18 - Ito Okashi
19 - Corpse (These Chains Are Way Too Long)
20 - Theme From The Swan

As you can see, Passengers really isn't my thing.

 

[cobl04]

Disc one: HTDAAB
Disc two: Songs of Innocence

pretty fuckin easy

 

[Kieran McConville]

The Very Worst Of U2 (Bonus Photo Booklet From Davos 2015 Included)

All Because of You
Every Breaking Wave
Love And Peace Or Else
Get On Yer Boots
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Miracle Drug
Miracle Drug (Placebo Remix)
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonite
The Hands That Built America
When I Look At The World
Yahweh (Get On Yer Dancing Shoes Remix)
Bonus Hidden Track: The Refugee
Bonus Hidden Track: Volcano

 

[Hollow Island]

Sometimes...
All Because of You
Original of the Species
Crumbs From Your Table
Love and Peace or Else
One Step Closer
Yahweh
Helter Skelter
I'll Go Crazy
Stand Up Comedy

 

[Oregoropa]

How could I forget 'North Star'?


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[LemonMelon]

Here I am, a space cowboy
Looking out for love and logic in the universe
Yeah, yeah

 

[Mack_Again]

Edge is now a space cowboy

 

[U2DMfan]

B-sides were B-sides for a reason. The fun of this, IMO, is to identify the crap U2 thought was worthy of inclusion on an album.

album tracks only-

Another Time, Another Place
Shadows and Tall Trees
Stranger in a Strange Land
Red Light
Love Rescue Me
Babyface
In A Little While
Grace
Love and Peace or Else
Yahweh
Crazy Tonight
Stand Up Comedy
The Miracle

 

[LemonMelon]

I love Shadows and Tall Trees and Another Time, Another Place. Boy is remarkably consistent.

 

[youarenotimmune]

I love Shadows and Tall Trees and Another Time, Another Place. Boy is remarkably consistent.

Me too. Love both those songs. My appreciation for Boy has only increased over the years.