Most under/over-rated U2 songs

[Aardvark747]

A thread back from the grave!!

I still stick to my choices btw!

 

[Pero]

Overrated
-most of ATYCLB
-i would say Miracle drug, but now no!
-40
-MLK

Underrated
-last half of JT
-last half of AB
-POP
-Zooropa
-The Wanderer
-Surrender
-Two hearts
-Wire

 

[D'oh!]

Overrated

Discotheque
Bullet the blue sky
Angel of Harlem
Elevation
If god will send his angels
Original of the species

Underrated

Stuck in a moment you can't get out of
Scarlet (not that people bash it, its just that there aren't enough good things said about that little gem)
Hawkmoon 269
Like a song
Red hill mining town
Babyface
Wild Honey

 

[MsMofoGone]

over-rated:

Pride
Elevation
I Still Haven't Found.....
Beautiful Day


Under-rated:

Drowning Man
Walk To The Water
Heartland
The Ground Beneath Her Feet

 

[timothius]

Overrated
Boy
Pride
First 4 tracks of Joshua Tree
Unforgettable Fire
HTDAAB
Pop (In Here)
ZooTV
Running To Stand Still (ZooTV version)

Underrated:
PopMart
Walk On
Running To Stand Still (JT)
Lemon
When I Look At The World
HMKMKMTM
Rattle & Hum

 

[Achtung Joshua!]

Overrated - ATYCLB
Underrated - OCTOBER

 

[kawai17]

Overrated:

Beautiful Day
Sometimes
Desire
I Will Follow


Underrated:

Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Ultraviolet
The Fly
A Day Without Me
Last Night on Earth
Heartland

 

[Lemonchick]

Most underrated:

-Grace
-The Unforgettable Fire
-October (the album)
-Like A Song
-Drowning Man
-Lemon
-The Three Sunrises
-In God's Country
-Zooropa (the song)
-When I Look At The World

 

[glenn]

Overrated: I still haven't found what I'm looking for, a great song, but some people make it out to be top 3 or so.
Underrated: The Fly, I personally think it's a top 10 song.

 

[pax]

OVERRATED:
Pride :: dodges bricks ::
Beautiful Day

UNDERRATED:
If You Wear That Velvet Dress
Playboy Mansion
Rejoice
Original of the Species
Promenade

 

[Lisa71]

Overrated:
Desire
New Years Day


Underrated:
Gone
Unforgettable Fire (song)
Kite

 

[DaveC]

Miami is criminally underrated

 

[Macfistowannabe]

Overrated:
Desire
Acrobat

Underrated:
When I Look At The World
Crumbs From Your Table
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Electrical Storm (non-single version on B-side CD 90/00)

 

[Dodger]

under rated

SO CRUEL

This is Bono at his best lyrically and vocally. Man is his voice awesome in that.

 

[popacrobat]

overrated one

underrated do you feel loved

 

[miss becky]

under rated

SO CRUEL

This is Bono at his best lyrically and vocally. Man is his voice awesome in that.

I second this. So Cruel is in my top 10 U2 songs of all time. The vocal is amazing, and the lyrics are wonderfully bitter.

As for over-rated, I'd have to go with Pride.

 

[ponkine]

Overrated:
All ATYCLB singles plus Kite and In A Little While

All HTDAAB singles plus Original Of The Species



Underrated:

All songs of POP

All songs of Zooropa ( with the exception of Stay )


Peace

 

[edge_2125]

Overrated (and certainly overplayed):
Bullet the Blue Sky
New Year's Day
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Underrated:
Stay
All I Want Is You
Running to Stand Still
Gone

 

[Miggy D]

Overrated: Pride, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet The Blue Sky. If none of these songs are ever played live again, I wouldn't care at all.

Underrated: Running to Stand Still, Until The End of the World, Gone, The Wanderer, The First Time.