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Refugee
Playboy Mansion is the only song I don't like on POP.
rjhbonovox said:Wonderful post, nope I love U2 80's as well but their new stuff is getting worse. Their albums are going down hill unfortunately, although the new album has a couple of classic tracks there are too many fillers in there, even though their new fans seem to love it. Tracks such as Miracle Drug, All Because Of You, City Of Blinding Lights & Crumbs From Your Table are mediocre attempts at sounding like their back in the 80's and it has shown U2 up to being lacking in ideas and direction. Well the only direction their going in is back to the 80's and that is why Bono says this is their 1st album so that their new fans think that this is original material that sounds fresh when if your really honest it doesn't. I still love U2 and their still the best band in the world, but where is the opposition these days.
U2Kitten said:It's much better 2 weeks after its release than Pop ever was or ever will be. I can't understand it being held up as an example by a handful of you here. JT, AB, sure, but not Pop! If anyone is lamenting the bygone days of Pop, perhaps they can understand how many 80's fans felt while enduring the Pop era. Sometimes it looks like there are people here who only like Pop and not the rest, is that it?
WinnieThePoo said:it's a club record , good lyrics , nice party , big boom , no bob geldof ,
U2Kitten said:Question: WHY do some of you feel the need to keep touting Pop and how great it is and how much the new albums suck? Are some of you still that insecure about Pop's bad rep? Isn't 7 years enough to get over it? Put it to bed already.
jick said:Another POP gushing thread. Wake me up when it's all over.
Cheers,
J
U2girl said:
Exactly.
It would be also nice if not every "POP is great" or "90's were their best work" thread wasn't a "ATYCBL/HTDAAB is crap" at the same time.
ATYCLB was better, and HTDAAB is better than POP and ATYCLB easily.
Perhaps jealousy on some people's part?
U2Kitten said:
Right! I have always thought that jealousy and bitterness over Pop's unfavorable reputation compared to the later albums was the root of the bashing. I try to tell myself, oh well, if it makes them feel better have at it, they will always be in the minority among U2 fans. But it does get redundant and annoying and it's beyond time to let it go.
U2girl said:
ATYCLB was better, and HTDAAB is better than POP and ATYCLB easily.
bsp77 said:
You are doing the same thing as the ATYCLB bashers - insulting others' viewpoints so that you can make yours stronger.
Some people like one album better, others like the other better. And just maybe some people like Pop better simply because they like it better, not out of jealousy. Accept differing viewpoints.
U2Kitten said:
U2girl and I have been trying to analyze the reason behind the bashing for ages now, and I think that has something to do with it.
ponkine said:
Better for what ???? I know many people thinks HTDAAB is better than many U2 albums, or is a masterpiece just because it´s the new U2 album
ATYCLB is horrible and clearly below Pop, speaking about art and music. ATYCLB contains perhaps 3 or 4 worst U2 songs ever: Grace, Wild Honey ( the worst U2 acoustic number ever ), In A Little While and Peace On Earth. It isn´t experimental at all, also it isn´t fresh and new at all. It´s just a failure promise to return to their "classic" 80´s sound, that´s all. The outcome ? a safe and uninspired soup. . ATYCLB is not an album, it´s just 11 songs putting togheter. The same thing happen with HTDAAB. Despite it´s better in terms of music and compositions, overall it´s worst ( and this is the reason why many fans disliked HTDAAB ) because comes from ATYCLB, that´s clear. HTDAAB is another safe hyped album, pretty much ATYCLB, being another safe and uninspired 11 songs putting togheter, not an album like Pop or Achtung Baby were.
Just think what´s happening now: after 13 years, 100% fans think Achtung Baby is a masterpiece, their "Sgt Pepper", etc . Many and many fans realised how brilliant and different is Pop, and they finally started to name as a truly classic, essential, masterpiece, etc. On the contrary, more and more fans started to dislike and even hate ATYCLB. And because of their ATYCLB hating, they hate HTDAAB. For many fans ( including me ) ATYCLB isn´t a classic at all, filled with snappy and catchy pop singles, but without any attitude, any honesty, any white flags, nor TV, nor discotheques... NOTHING. ATYCLB gives me nothing, as well this HTDAAB.
Finally, I really believe some fans still think ATYCLB is better than Pop just because U2 said that
ponkine said:
Better for what ???? I know many people thinks HTDAAB is better than many U2 albums, or is a masterpiece just because it´s the new U2 album
ATYCLB is horrible and clearly below Pop, speaking about art and music. ATYCLB contains perhaps 3 or 4 worst U2 songs ever: Grace, Wild Honey ( the worst U2 acoustic number ever ), In A Little While and Peace On Earth. It isn´t experimental at all, also it isn´t fresh and new at all. It´s just a failure promise to return to their "classic" 80´s sound, that´s all. The outcome ? a safe and uninspired soup. . ATYCLB is not an album, it´s just 11 songs putting togheter. The same thing happen with HTDAAB. Despite it´s better in terms of music and compositions, overall it´s worst ( and this is the reason why many fans disliked HTDAAB ) because comes from ATYCLB, that´s clear. HTDAAB is another safe hyped album, pretty much ATYCLB, being another safe and uninspired 11 songs putting togheter, not an album like Pop or Achtung Baby were.
Just think what´s happening now: after 13 years, 100% fans think Achtung Baby is a masterpiece, their "Sgt Pepper", etc . Many and many fans realised how brilliant and different is Pop, and they finally started to name as a truly classic, essential, masterpiece, etc. On the contrary, more and more fans started to dislike and even hate ATYCLB. And because of their ATYCLB hating, they hate HTDAAB. For many fans ( including me ) ATYCLB isn´t a classic at all, filled with snappy and catchy pop singles, but without any attitude, any honesty, any white flags, nor TV, nor discotheques... NOTHING. ATYCLB gives me nothing, as well this HTDAAB.
Finally, I really believe some fans still think ATYCLB is better than Pop just because U2 said that