MSNBC: Best and Worst U2 albums (Vote)

[beatlesboy]

Found this on MSNBC. A vote for the Best/Worst U2 abums. I don't know how long the link will be around... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7159982/

 

[Axver]

1. The Joshua Tree
2. The Unforgettable Fire

Hey, I'm impressed.

 

[beatlesboy]

1. The Joshua Tree
2. The Unforgettable Fire

Hey, I'm impressed.

I was quite surprised to see "Zooropa" in their top five!

 

[Axver]

I was quite surprised to see "Zooropa" in their top five!

I was impressed!

I wish they'd done a full list, though.

 

[Pero]

Totally not true.
Pop is not a DUD!!it's great
Achtung should be first

 

[Neenie]

Good to see The Unforgettable Fire at number 2

 

[Aardvark747]

Pop - Dud?

 

[BigMacPhisto]

Pop - Dud?

Weakest album in their catalog.........and the biggest disappointment considering the four year wait.......whether or not you really like the album, it's definitely a commercial dud........it sold 1,500,000 copies which is dismal considering it was their first mainstream followup to Achtung Baby, which has sold over 8,000,000...

 

[starsgoblue]

Leave Pop alone, MSNBC! There's memorable songs on it!

 

[miss becky]

Wow. I'm pretty shocked by the results of the voting...I guess it goes to show, Interference is areally small part of the world. It's easy to forget that, with everyone who posts here.

 

[U2girl]

A somewhat surprising Top 5.

 

[starsgoblue]

Wow. I'm pretty shocked by the results of the voting...I guess it goes to show, Interference is areally small part of the world. It's easy to forget that, with everyone who posts here.

What is this outside world you speak of?

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

I didn't realize there were so many Pop haters out there. [/sarcasm]

 

[beatlesboy]

I didn't realize there were so many Pop haters out there. [/sarcasm]

That's quite a bulky percentage of POP haters!

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Did you note the sarcasm in my post there, beatlesboy?

 

[namkcuR]

1.The Joshua Tree
2.The Unforgettable Fire
3.Achtung Baby
4.War
5.Zooropa

*AHEM*

If I may, I'd like to direct your attention to the 'The Point About U2' thread I made on Saturday night. In this I thread I sited the string of pure studio records from 83-93 to be 'the zone' U2 were in, a body of work that the newer records are unfairly compared to so very often. That string of pure studio records is identical to the MSNBC top 5 list. My theory is being proven correct!

 

[Yahweh]

It is more interesting to see what people are voting on rather then 1 opinion at MSNBC.

 

[Adam'sbaby]

It is more interesting to see what people are voting on rather then 1 opinion at MSNBC.

I agree

 

[beatlesboy]

Did you note the sarcasm in my post there, beatlesboy?

Yeah, I gotcha! It seems like SOOO many people have beef with that album...

 

[Zoots]

There isn't one song here that would be considered memorable, although "Gone" is close.

Even though I would've liked to see Achtung Baby at #1 or max #2, I went along with that list until I saw the above quote.

 

[Bono's shades]

That was a good article, except for the part about Pop being a dud. Oh, well, at least he put War and Zooropa in the top 5 and not ATYCLB.

 

[Zoots]

Oh, well, at least he put War and Zooropa in the top 5 and not ATYCLB.

Yes! Thank God!

 

[popacrobat]

how the hell is the bomb the worst album with 50% of the vote

 

[Zoots]

how the hell is the bomb the worst album with 50% of the vote

Pop has been voted the worst, not Bomb. Obviously it was only the people with no taste who voted on that site, for the most part.

 

[popacrobat]

my bad , didnt do a good enough job reading , saw the 53% above atomic bomb and assumed it was meant for it

 

[Harry Vest]

Although it seems POP gets way too bad a rap these days I will predict that 10 years from now it will be considered a much better album than it is now. I'm not a "Pop lover" but I really think the album gets way more bad press and bad fan reaction than it deserves. I just listened to it the other day (first time in years!!!) and my first thought was "I don't remember it being this good".

 

[jick]

Not surprising at all that POP is bringing up the rear.

Cheers,

J

 

[peach]

Pop is a brilliant album to me.
Glad to see The Unforgettable Fire in the list.