timothius
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BigMacPhisto said:POP, I like everything through "Gone"......after that, it's all rubbish to my ears.
Uh.... Puh-lease!!!!!
Please,
Please,
Get Up Off Your Knees.
BigMacPhisto said:POP, I like everything through "Gone"......after that, it's all rubbish to my ears.
namkcuR said:ATYCLB.
1-6 are good but 7-11(Wild Honey, Peace On Earth, When I Look At The World, New York, Grace) don't have much kick to them.
timothius said:
Uh.... Puh-lease!!!!!
Please,
Please,
Get Up Off Your Knees.
Axver said:
You've got to be kidding! The Junk Day mix is good and Bitter Kiss makes the album version look mediocre. They're two of only five remixes I like. Though the live Dirty Day puts any studio version to shame.
Miggy D said:Most of U2's albums stumble towards the finish line. For all of the fantastic things the band does right, they do not properly arrange their albums. They're all top heavy, or front heavy, or whatever you want to call it.
Achtung Baby is their only perfectly arranged album.
Achtung Baby
-Migdilio
phanan said:
Interesting observation, although I would argue that The Joshua Tree is arranged very well also.
It's even more intriguing when you compare how U2 sequences their albums vs. other artists. I'll bring up my favorite example, Bruce Springsteen. Look at his Born In The U.S.A. album. It ENDS with four top ten hits. And while the title track starts the whole album off, I'd say this is a perfect example of a bottom-heavy disc and how the sequencing is very different to most of U2's works.
drt4 said:
Well, it is very rare for ANY band to put the best tracks at the end. The vast majority of albums are top heavy, unless they are consistently good from start to finish. Examples like Born in the U.S.A. are the exception to the rule.
How many albums can you think of where the hit singles are in the second half of the album? Not many.
Miggy D said:Most of U2's albums stumble towards the finish line. For all of the fantastic things the band does right, they do not properly arrange their albums. They're all top heavy, or front heavy, or whatever you want to call it.
Achtung Baby is their only perfectly arranged album.
Achtung Baby
-Migdilio