ONCE AND FOR ALL, WHICH IS THE BETTER ALBUM: Boy OR War?

[Chizip]

I'm sure we'll hear all about it when he finally purchases the album.

hopefully we'll get a whole thread about it

 

[Queen Bee]

hopefully we'll get a whole thread about it

Maybe we'll even get a chance to help him choose his next purchase too

 

[Chizip]

 

[Zoots]

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i will follow > sunday bloody sunday
twilight <<<<<<<< seconds
acd/ith > new year's day
out of control > like a song...
stories for boys > drowning man
the ocean > the refugee
a day without me >>>>>>>> two hearts beat as one
another time, another place > red light
the electric co. < surrender
shadows and tall trees > 40

boy: 8 (or 15 if you count the >>>>>>>>)
war: 2 (or 8 if you count the <<<<<<<<)

so i guess boy wins

 

[innocent_eyes]

I will follow.....

BOY!!!!!!!!!

 

[martha]

Boy. I don't skip any songs on it, and there are skippables on War.

 

[corianderstem]

Boy, oh boy! Gotta go with War.

Ha! Fooled you all ... it's Boy.

 

[00Kevin]

I'll have to do this track-by-track...I'm going to include ACT and ITH as one track since they are played together and also because it makes it an even 10 against 10.

I Will Follow < Sunday Bloody Sunday
Twilight < Seconds
ACD/ITH < New Year's Day
Out Of Control < Like A Song
Stories For Boys < Drowning Man
The Ocean < The Refugee
A Day Without Me > Two Hearts Beat As One
Another Time Another Place > Red Light
The Electric Co. < Surrender
Shadows And Tall Trees > "40"

War 7
Boy 3

So, War.

Of course, I could've said War based soley on the fact that it has NYD, and that Boy doesn't

You stole my idea

Anyways i like war more too.

 

[Zoots]

You stole my idea

did you patent it?

 

[Joshua87]

Boy by a mile

 

[AtomicBono]

I Will Follow < Sunday Bloody Sunday
Twilight < Seconds
ACD/ITH < New Year's Day
Out Of Control > Like A Song
Stories For Boys < Drowning Man
The Ocean < The Refugee
A Day Without Me < Two Hearts Beat As One
Another Time Another Place < Red Light
The Electric Co. < Surrender
Shadows And Tall Trees < "40"

War 9, Boy 1

Tough, but I say War.

I'd like to add that I have only heard IWF and OOC off Boy, but it's the next album I'm getting.

okay, song by song...

I Will Follow < Sunday Bloody Sunday
Twilight < Seconds
ACD/ITH < New Year's Day
Out Of Control < Like A Song
Stories For Boys < Drowning Man
The Ocean < The Refugee
A Day Without Me > Two Hearts Beat As One
Another Time Another Place > Red Light
The Electric Co. > Surrender
Shadows And Tall Trees > "40"

War 6, Boy 4.

Pop wins!

 

[rock888nwo]

Boy over war...close one though
out of control, electrico, i will follow, an cat dubh/into the heart are collectively better than 40, new years day, and sunday bloody sunday...although nyd is in my top 5 favorite u2 songs (btw, out of control isnt far behind imo)

 

[cobl04]

Can I make a bold, daring statement? I think AtomicBono likes Pop...

I'm sure we'll hear all about it when he finally purchases the album.

There is no need to worry. You'll hear about it alright.

hopefully we'll get a whole thread about it

Well you got one for Achtung Baby, and The Joshua Tree...I hope these reviews aren't annoying people.

And yes, you can help me choose. Heck, you can even send me the money to buy and album if you really want to. You do? That's so nice of you. You'll probably need to send an extra 100 dollars though. Just for me to make sure you are a nice person.

Yes, I am very bored.

 

[U2girl]

War.

 

[Stefan]

Boy

 

[MsMofoGone]

WAR ... The breakthrough album that began their overall success !!
And the album in which Bono finally found his voice !!

 

[MacPhistoPT]

4. Boy
...
6. War

 

[Queen Bee]

There is no need to worry. You'll hear about it alright.

I can't wait. I'm bouncing off the walls in anticipation

 

[MacPhistoPT]

I can't wait. I'm bouncing off the walls in anticipation

I can't understand your point... what's your problem with his reviews... his discovering U2 music... bashing new fans sucks a lot

 

[Palace_Hero]

Boy has better songs and is a better album than that half-assed musical nothing called War.

 

[U2Man]

No contest at all, Boy wins easily.

 

[Nisse]

Boy.

I Will Follow 5/5
Twilight 4/5
An Cat Dubh 4/5
Into The Heart 5/5
Out Of Control 5/5
Stories For Boys 4/5
The Ocean 3/5
A Day Without Me 4,5/5
Another Time Another Place 3,5/5
The Electric Co 5/5
Shadows And Tall Trees 4/5

SBS 4/5
Seconds 3/5
Nyd 5/5
Like A Song 4,5/5
Drowning Man 4/5
The Refugee 3,5/5
Two Hearts Beat As One 4,5/5
Red Light 3,5/5
Surrender 4,5/5
40 4,5/5

 

[MsMofoGone]

Boy has better songs and is a better album than that half-assed musical nothing called War.

What's so-ooo funny ?? Your above post !!

Twilight, An Cat Dubh, Into The Heart, The Ocean, The Electric Co,
and Shadows And Tall Trees are better than Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day,
Drowning Man, Like A Song, Surrender or 40 ??

 

[MacPhistoPT]

The Electric Co.

 

[Palace_Hero]

What's so-ooo funny ?? Your above post !!

Twilight, An Cat Dubh, Into The Heart, The Ocean, The Electric Co,
and Shadows And Tall Trees are better than Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day,
Drowning Man, Like A Song, Surrender or 40 ??

Fuck about, yes.

Sunday Bloody Sunday = Anthemic yes. But boring.

New Year's Day = Legendary, better than anything on Boy.

Drowning Man = Awful, just awful. Probably one of the worst songs U2 have recorded.

Like A Song = Overdone, and musically boring.

Surrender = Pffft.. nothing there, a boring riff and some terrible singing by Bono.

40 = I'm in a small group that thinks the album version is better than any live version, prefection.

Seconds is alright, Red Light and The Refugee I think are underrated but still not up to scratch. I love Two Hearts however, it is one of my favourites.

War is by far the worst album U2 have recorded.

 

[God Part III]

BOY

 

[MsMofoGone]

Originally posted by Palace_Hero

War is by far the worst album U2 have recorded.

Their breakthrough album into their success !!
And you call it their worst ??
Let's just say War was far more successful for U2 than Boy will ever be !!
That's a fact !! Period !!

 

[Palace_Hero]

Their breakthrough album into their success !!
And you call it their worst ??
Let's just say War was far more successful for U2 than Boy will ever be !!
That's a fact !! Period !!

I don't mean to flog a dead horse with the Coldplay comparisons but I feel it applies here.

X & Y is Coldplays most sonically boring and contrived album, yet has been insanely popular and looks more successful than their previous two masterpieces.

You can be as patronising as you want and I appreciate the success of War. I don't dislike the album completely but I think it is sickly to listen to on the whole. Give me the variety and flow of Boy anyday. As a complete album I think Boy is probably their fith best album. I can't think of an album worse than War, except maybe How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, though that is easier to listen to.

 

[MsMofoGone]

New Year's Day = Legendary, better than anything on Boy.

Drowning Man = Awful, just awful. Probably one of the worst songs U2 have recorded.

Absolutely DAMN right about New Year's Day !!

Drowning Man is such an emotionally mysterious song !!
I love this song ... the emotion alone in Bono's vocals make me want to cry because it's so-ooo heartfelt !!