Ranking the songs after >10 days

[An Cat Gav]

ok mine hasn't changed much,all are very good except SUC which just gets worse and worse with every listen, and Unnown Caller which just hasn't grown on me and now I can barely listen to it, I'm surprised as it seemed like a song that would.

1 Magnificent
2 FEZ-being born
3 MOS
4 NLOTH
5 White as snow
6 BOOTS
7 IGCIIDGCT
8 CEDARS
9 Breathe



Unknown Caller
SUC

 

[Yahweh_OMG]

After 4 months, my list hasn't changed that much either.... very hard to put orders, so I will just group them:

***** tunes:

NLOTH and mostly NLOTH2
MAGNIFICENT
MOMENT OF SURRENDER
FEZ-BEING BORN

**** tunes:

UNKNOWN CALLER
BREATHE
GET ON YOUR BOOTS (I like it...)
WHITE AS SNOW
STAND UP COMEDY

*** tunes:

CEDARS OF LEBANON

* tunes

CRAZY TONIGHT

 

[mikal]

GET ON YOUR BOOTS (I like it...)

i like it too!

 

[Yahweh_OMG]

i like it too!

 

[bram]

Coming back to GOYB now, months after its debut, I'm increasingly surprised by its frequent dismissal. Apart from my subjective feeling about the song (I really like it), I'd expect it to be much more popular around these parts considering all the Pop love (and 90s love in general).

 

[mikal]

Coming back to GOYB now, months after its debut, I'm increasingly surprised by its frequent dismissal. Apart from my subjective feeling about the song (I really like it), I'd expect it to be much more popular around these parts considering all the Pop love (and 90s love in general).

but it didn't get played on the radio bram. that means EVERYTHING!

 

[Yahweh_OMG]

but it didn't get played on the radio bram. that means EVERYTHING!

that's actually what I like about this song, too special for the f.... radio mainstream!

 

[LemonMelon]

but it didn't get played on the radio bram. that means EVERYTHING!

NLOTH as a whole was a FLOP. Why listen to it??

Seriously, I do think it's the weakest song on the album, but I still really dig it. UC, Crazy Tonight, and GOYB are all pretty much interchangeable on my list, depending on my mood. They all have strengths, but some major weaknesses that destroy the potential for them to be anything more than pretty good.

 

[God Part III]

My revised list:

Timeless U2 masterpieces:
1. Magnificent (neck in neck with)
2. No Line On The Horizon
3. Moment of Surrender
4. Breathe
5. Unknown Caller
6. FEZ/Being Born
Very good U2 songs:
7. Get On Your Boots
8. Cedars of Lebanon
9. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Good U2 songs:
10. White As Snow
Kinda crap:
11. Stand Up Comedy

 

[gvox]

strike me with lightning, but I'm no longer listening to Stand Up, Cedars, Fez-Being Born.

 

[Salome]

1. MOS
2. Crazy tonight
3. White as snow
4. Magnificent
5. Unknown Caller
6. Breathe
7. No line
8. Boots
9. Fez
10. Cedars
11. Stand up

still think all the songs are very good or quite excellent

 

[gvox]

1. MOS
2. Crazy tonight
3. White as snow
4. Magnificent
5. Unknown Caller
6. Breathe
7. No line
8. Boots
9. Fez
10. Cedars
11. Stand up

still think all the songs are very good or quite excellent

Your 7th thru 11th positions are identical to mine.

 

[God Part III]

strike me with lightning, but I'm no longer listening to Stand Up, Cedars, Fez-Being Born.

 

[Acrobat51829]

1. Breathe
2. Fez-being Born

3. Magnificent
4. Cedars of Lebanon

5. NLOTH
6. White As Snow
7. Moment of Surrender
8. Boots
9. Crazy Tonight
10. UC

11.SUC

 

[Axver]

Let's do this thing again.

Very Fine U2 Listening
1. Fez-Being Born
2. White As Snow

Fine U2 Listening
3. Cedars Of Lebanon
(No Line On The Horizon II)
4. Magnificent
5. Unknown Caller
6. Moment Of Surrender
7. Crazy Tonight

Sort Of Fine U2 Listening
8. No Line On The Horizon I

Unremarkable U2 Listening
9. Stand Up Comedy
(Winter)
10. Breathe
11. Get On Your Boots

 

[cobl04]

fez-being born
cedars of lebanon
moment of surrender
white as snow
no line on the horizon
breathe
unknown caller
crazy tonight
get on your boots
stand up comedy
magnificent

something like that

 

[mgokelly]

No line (Best opening song since Zoo Station).
MOS (Great singing from Bono).
Fez (like to hear more of this in the future).
Beathe (Grown on me a lot over the last month or so).
Magnificent (Repeats 'Only love' too many times, otherwise It's a U2 classic).
Unknown Caller (Intro too long, great work from Edge at the end).
Cedars (Could have extended Edge's very short guitar solo towards the end).
WAS (Not sure it fits the album, but still a very good song).
Crazy (Sometimes higher up the list depending on mood, much better live).
Stand Up (Nearly a very good song).
Boots (Shouldn't have made the album, I cringed every time I saw it live).

 

[kassandra]

MOS
No Line
Unknown Caller
Fez
Breathe
Crazy
Magnificent
White as Snow
Stand Up
Cedars
Boots

 

[YBORCITY]

1>. MOS
2>. White As Snow
3>. Magnificent
4>. No Line
5>. Fez
6>. Crazy
7>. Unknown Caller
8>. Breathe
9>. Cedars
333>.SUC - does anyone other me feel like someone is dragging their fingernails across a blackboard listening to Bono's voice on this one?
734>. Boots - I can't even listen to the beginning of this song anymore I just skip it immediately every time, shouldn't have made the album.

 

[U2girl]

1. MOS
2. Magnificent
3. Breathe
4. UC (would be 3rd were it not for the techno speak in the chorus)
4. NLOTH
5. Cedars
6. FEZ
7. Crazy
8. SUC
9. Boots

White is snow is starting to wear out its welcome

 

[Lebowski07]

1. "Magnificent"
2. "Unknown Caller"
3. "Moment of Surrender"
4. "Fez - Being Born"
5. "Breathe"
6. "I'll Go Crazy..."
7. "No Line on the Horizon"
8. "Cedars of Lebanon"
9. "White As Snow"
10. "Stand Up Comedy"
11. "Get On Your Boots"

 

[gvox]

The more I listen to this album, the less I listen to Fez: Being Boring ....and COL

The first 5 tracks are on constant repeat, however, they are really great!

 

[mikal]

1. Unknown Caller
2. No Line On The Horizon
3. Fez-Being Born
4. Moment Of Surrender
5. Magnificent
6. Get On Your Boots
7. White As Snow
8. Cedars Of Lebanon
9. Breathe
10. Stand Up Comedy
11. Crazy Tonight (though the "Kick The Darkness" remix is one of the coolest things i've heard in a while)

 

[Registered Dude]

my 2 cents...

1. Moment of Surrender
2. Magnificent
3. No Line on the Horizon
4. White as Snow
5. Get on Your Boots
6. Cedars of Lebanon
7. Unknown Caller
8. Fez-Being Born
9. Breathe
10. Crazy Tonight
11. Winter
12. Stand Up Comedy

 

[alanah]

Moment of Surrender
Breathe
Unknown Caller
Magnificent
Fez - Being Born
No Line on the Horizon
White as Snow
I'll go Crazy If I don't go Crazy Tonight
Stand Up Comedy
Cedars of Lebanon



Get on your Boots

 

[Flaming Friar Sr]

fez-being born
unknown caller
cedars of lebanon
moment of surrender
no line on the horizon
crazy tonight (this one has grown the most)
breathe (this one has also grown a lot)
magnificent
white as snow
stand up comedy
get on your boots

 

[2861U2]

1) Stand Up Comedy
2) Magnificent
3) Cedars Of Lebanon
4) Breathe

5) Unknown Caller
6) Get On Your Boots
7) IGCIIDGCT

8) Fez-Being Born
9) No Line On The Horizon
10) White As Snow

11) Moment Of Surrender

That was 4 months ago. Big drops for UC and SUC, big gain for Breathe and Crazy Tonight.

1) Breathe
2) Magnificent
3) Cedars Of Lebanon

4) IGCIIDGCT
5) Stand Up Comedy
6) Get On Your Boots
7) No Line On The Horizon

8) White As Snow
9) Fez-Being Born
10) Unknown Caller

11) Moment Of Surrender

 

[Purplereign]

. . .never been very good at this ranking thing (always feel like I'm hurting someones feelings I know) . . . sooo, for what its worth - have come back to this album after a little rest (played it non stop for about 3 weeks until the kids were nearly in tears )

1. Magnificent - still get chills up my spine when Edge's guitar kicks in and there is something just gloriously uplifting about the song - makes my heart sing
2. No Line - loved this one from the get go and still do - love bono's slightly menacing undertow and the groove that sits quietly in the background - fantastico
3. Breathe - love it cuz its a little erratic but an absolute grower, adore the imagery and scatty lyrics and the pulsing guitars
4. White as Snow - lovely and lush and I like that it feels like an Irish folk song
5. Crazy Tonight - the opening and closing seal the deal for me and listening to the live treatment of it great
6. Boots - fast and furious and bloody good fun . . . puts a big ole smile on my face everytime (and listening to my kids trying to keep up with the lyrics makes it all the sweeter )
7. Fez - Being Born - I know a lot of people find it boring but I quite like the disparities between beginning and end of the song, it takes you somewhere a little unexpected
8. Moment of Surrender - I see saw a bit on this one, sometimes I love it and other times, meh, big ole skip . . .its growing on me as a closer though . . .
9. Unknown Caller - I sometimes just find myself doing the cringe when I hear the old restart/reboot yourself refrain . . .but loving what I have heard of it live so far
10. Stand Up Comedy - reminds me of The Cruel Sea and last few listens its been on the receiving end of the skip button . . .not sure why, really loved it when I first heard it, and now, well, it still whips the butt of some of the stuff on the radio at the moment but its not really doing it for me anymore
11. Cedars of Lebanon - lovely piece but some days I just can't be bothered listening to it all . . .

no I feel like I need to do penance!

been an interesting read flicking through this thread - and I actually think its fantastic that there is a real diversity of opinions on this album re fave songs

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

No Line On The Horizon

The rest...

 

[purpleoscar]

When I'm in an atmospheric mood:

MOS
UC
F - BB
WAS
COL

When I'm in a rock mood:

NLOTH
M
IGCIIDGCT
GOYB
SUC
B

When I'm in the mood for anything (rock or atmospheric) I can just press play on the album and let it go.