POP - the forgotten masterpeice

[carrotflowers]

The year is 1997. Grunge is over. Cobain is dead. The music world has turned in on itself. No more risk. Mainstream is safe. Danger is underground. Brilliant noises fall into empty spaces. No expression on our faces. Big Mac in hand. Apocalypse around the corner. Jesus is not spoken of. No more judge. No more jury. No crime is committed when no one will offend. Reality through a filter. ThE dEvIl hAs WoN. The devil in a red dress. The devil on TV. The devil in my clothes. The devil for free. Numb is not an expression - it's a way of life.

POP has arrived. Not to save the world. Not to take the world under. POP is the world.

The greatest commentator of our time. U2 - POP. You are alone in this world. I am alone in this world. What a f**ked up world it is too.

The most widely misinterpreted album of our time must not die. It is not the devil in disguise. It is the truth disguised as the devil. Let it in and the truth shall set you free.

 

[POP-ROMANCER]

Great poetry man!

And yes, POP is a masterpiece!

 

[Sken]

That sounds a lot like something Bono would say, and yes POP is unfortunately an overlooked masterpiece.

 

[U2Girl416]

I've always loved Pop. My sister, also a big U2 fan, hates it. Love Please and Gone to name a couple.

Pop

 

[Lancemc]

Great album. Not quite a masterpiece I'm afraid.

 

[patske]

Absolutely.. POP .. together with Achtung and Joshua Tree U2 at their best..
I even like Miami and the Playboy Mansion.. (and i am probably the only one..)

 

[If you shout...]

Great album, yes. I love it to death and I think that it's easily one of the band's finest.

But, really. Do we honestly need yet another thread about this "debate"? If the album is so overlooked, then why are there like 20398238790238789992 threads to discuss how misinterpreted and brilliant it is...?

Again, I love the album. It shocks me to this day with everything it is. I just think it's high time we started to consolidate, here...

 

[craigp]

Absolutely.. POP .. together with Achtung and Joshua Tree U2 at their best..
I even like Miami and the Playboy Mansion.. (and i am probably the only one..)

no your not

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

if the album is so overlooked, then why are there like 20398238790238789992 threads to discuss how misinterpreted and brilliant it is...?

 

[Bonochick]

 

[jacobus]

POP = their last great album
3 masterpieces: DYFL - MOFO - GONE + 9 great songs

 

[Pero]

great said.
Really. I consider myself a god,but i couldn't have put it better myself

Pop rocks.
If you don't like the truth, then you can't handle the truth

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

 

[Chizip]

 

[U2Man]

i like atyclb

 

[patske]

Me to.. But Pop is better..

 

[waynetravis]

Absolutely.. POP .. together with Achtung and Joshua Tree U2 at their best..
I even like Miami and the Playboy Mansion.. (and i am probably the only one..)

nope, i like them too

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

I love this thread

I love POP

 

[Total U2 Nut]

But, really. Do we honestly need yet another thread about this "debate"? If the album is so overlooked, then why are there like 20398238790238789992 threads to discuss how misinterpreted and brilliant it is...?

But yeah, I love Pop - but no matter how hard I try, I cannot like Miami. It's one of my least favourite U2 songs. Whereas The Playboy Mansion =

 

[Utoo]

As a posting of this person's poem-----sweet! Nice job.


As yet another thread claiming Pop is "forgotten"------


Pop = the album equivalent of Acrobat and Mercy. Really great stuff, but clung to a little too much.

 

[BVS]

Nothing is "forgotten" about POP...

 

[U2Man]

i try to forget miami.

 

[Utoo]

i try to forget miami.

 

[LemonMelon]

Great album. Not quite a masterpiece I'm afraid.

It is a masterpiece. It's Achtung done right.

 

[Utoo]

 

[LemonMelon]

I listened to both today, and both albums are equally dark, yet the concept, production, and feel of Pop is better.

Achtung is still though.

 

[Utoo]

I listened to both today, and both albums are equally dark, yet the concept, production, and feel of Pop is better.

Achtung is still though.

That's if you think the main purpose of each album is just to be dark. I think that the stories of each album are different...and am too lazy to get into it all right now. But I think the journey of Achtung is more defined.

Pop is still though.

 

[u2trinity]

POP & POPMART .
I hope it was not just a rumor about POP comming out on dvd !

 

[LemonMelon]

That's if you think the main purpose of each album is just to be dark. I think that the stories of each album are different...and am too lazy to get into it all right now. But I think the journey of Achtung is more defined.

Pop is still though.

The "darkness" makes them comparable, I'd say. I think both albums are journeys, yet I enjoy Pop's more, I guess.

Pop > Achtung

Zoo TV > Popmart

They both win in a way.

 

[LMP]

Everyone here seems to remember it well...

(I'm not knocking it, I love Pop, but the arguments grow tiresome.)