well in an effort to follow the rules and choose one that hasnt been chosen.
(Summer of 1993)- while being a U2 fan back in '87 with JT and later with Rattle and Hum, I must say I was young and went through a period between 88-91 where I was listening to some very hard music, then Achtung came out and sort of reintroduced me to this band I fell into love with when I was 12. I think I spent the entire year of 1992 falling back in love with powerful, emotional music and U2, for that matter.
Then there was the rambling in May/June of 1993 about a new EP the band was going to release. I can't tell you the anticipation I had in words, it was incredible. Then I hear that it turned into a full blown LP with 10 songs and had Johnny Cash singing on it. WOW. I had heard Numb on the radio one day out of the blue, and I totally flipped when I realized this was Edge singing.
Back in the days before internet and mp3 destroyed much of what makes a new release by a fav artist seem so special, this was the heigth of anticipation for me. The first new release by my favorite band after falling back into love with them.
About 3 or 4 days before it was to be released, July of 1993, the local mainstream rock station here played it on their so called "Alternative" show at midnight.
After all that anticipation, and after only hearing Numb, I was floored by that album.
But mostly that piano on the intro and the subsequent "and I have no compass, and I have no map" part, forever has changed the way I listen to that song. And while U2 have better songs this song will always remain close to me, especially in a very volatile time of my life.
So I'll go with Zooropa (the title track, mainly the intro). Mostly because the "new media" has destoyed any anticipation of any new music, because I don't have the willpower NOT to download new stuff
Currently, I am fighting off downloading Pearl Jam's Riot Act, I'm doing well so far. Sorry for the long winded post.
Great idea! The best part of "One," for me, is this:
