For me, it was maybe five years ago it dawned on me.... It isn't the best U2 album, but a good one. Def. in the top 11 U2 albums. Yessah.... It did win Alternative Album of the Year in 1994.
July 1993....after nearly two years loving and worshipping Achtung Baby, finally we were getting a new U2 album. I remember I didn't have to work that day (I was still in college) and I was standing at the door of the music store the very minute it opened. I couldn't wait to get my hands on the album. The day Zooropa came out was the third time I fell head over heels in love with U2. (The first being when I heard AB for the first time, and the second being the Zoo TV concert.)
I'm glad so many people are feeling the love for Zooropa.