womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
how could anyone choose POP??
I picked R&H on this one. It was number one for about 6 weeks, sold 6 million copies in the U.S. and is thought by most of the public/fairweather U2 fans as one of the few classic records that U2 had. BULLLLLLLL !!!!!! And everyone here knows that. To think that this album was almost as succesful as AB, and more successful (sales-wise) than any of their post AB releases, makes my stomach turn. To me it is U2 at their least "U2ishness" and is overall a mediocre album with a couple of highlight tracks (Heartland, All I Want...)
POP was panned by critics, shunned by record buyers, and given little respect by even pretty solid fans. I LOVE this record - no way in hell was it over-rated.
As for the JT being over-rated debate. I tend to disagree. While I think AB is the superior album, I do think that JT should be in the top ten of every top 50 list ever done. I just think that AB should be in the Top 5 of every top 50 list!
I just think it's a shame that JT overshadows the complete greatness and shere brilliance of AB. Like I said JT deserves the praise that it gets, But for some odd reason the critics and even the public don't want to see two U2 records in the top 10 on their lists. They seem fine with putting two or three beatles records near the top, but that's life guess.
I picked R&H on this one. It was number one for about 6 weeks, sold 6 million copies in the U.S. and is thought by most of the public/fairweather U2 fans as one of the few classic records that U2 had. BULLLLLLLL !!!!!! And everyone here knows that. To think that this album was almost as succesful as AB, and more successful (sales-wise) than any of their post AB releases, makes my stomach turn. To me it is U2 at their least "U2ishness" and is overall a mediocre album with a couple of highlight tracks (Heartland, All I Want...)
POP was panned by critics, shunned by record buyers, and given little respect by even pretty solid fans. I LOVE this record - no way in hell was it over-rated.
As for the JT being over-rated debate. I tend to disagree. While I think AB is the superior album, I do think that JT should be in the top ten of every top 50 list ever done. I just think that AB should be in the Top 5 of every top 50 list!
I just think it's a shame that JT overshadows the complete greatness and shere brilliance of AB. Like I said JT deserves the praise that it gets, But for some odd reason the critics and even the public don't want to see two U2 records in the top 10 on their lists. They seem fine with putting two or three beatles records near the top, but that's life guess.