AndrewCowley
Refugee
I like the lyrics...
Go and re-boot yourself.
I like the lyrics...
alright, not to sound trollish here, but this is REALLY startin to piss me off! im all for the whole music-is-subjective and to-each-his-own philosophy, and hav no problem watsoever with ppl loving this song, but hearin ppl call this the "best U2 song ever" is a tad too much!! hell, I don't even think it's that bad a song!! and actually I really shouldn't be bothered if some ppl DO think of this as the best song U2 hav ever done, but are u ppl HONESTLY sayin that Unknown Caller is better than Streets??? Better than Bad??? With Or Without You? One??!!?!?!!!?!?????? Beautiful Day??? Running to Stand Still????? I could go on but I don't think I have enough space.
I get the whole excitement with the new stuff, and ppl goin a bit overboard cuz of it. but my GOD, draw a line somewhere to the insanity ppl!!!
Totally agree that UC is one of their best songs in recent years. I'm a big fan.
alright, not to sound trollish here, but this is REALLY startin to piss me off! im all for the whole music-is-subjective and to-each-his-own philosophy, and hav no problem watsoever with ppl loving this song, but hearin ppl call this the "best U2 song ever" is a tad too much!! hell, I don't even think it's that bad a song!! and actually I really shouldn't be bothered if some ppl DO think of this as the best song U2 hav ever done, but are u ppl HONESTLY sayin that Unknown Caller is better than Streets??? Better than Bad??? With Or Without You? One??!!?!?!!!?!?????? Beautiful Day??? Running to Stand Still????? I could go on but I don't think I have enough space.
I get the whole excitement with the new stuff, and ppl goin a bit overboard cuz of it. but my GOD, draw a line somewhere to the insanity ppl!!!
in studio? it's better than bad. way better than one. and it's close with running to stand still....and it's probably better than beautiful day.alright, not to sound trollish here, but this is REALLY startin to piss me off! im all for the whole music-is-subjective and to-each-his-own philosophy, and hav no problem watsoever with ppl loving this song, but hearin ppl call this the "best U2 song ever" is a tad too much!! hell, I don't even think it's that bad a song!! and actually I really shouldn't be bothered if some ppl DO think of this as the best song U2 hav ever done, but are u ppl HONESTLY sayin that Unknown Caller is better than Streets??? Better than Bad??? With Or Without You? One??!!?!?!!!?!?????? Beautiful Day??? Running to Stand Still????? I could go on but I don't think I have enough space.
I get the whole excitement with the new stuff, and ppl goin a bit overboard cuz of it. but my GOD, draw a line somewhere to the insanity ppl!!!
Your Blue Room is probably the best thing U2 have ever done. In my opinion, of course.I take your point and while all those songs you listed are great, none of them are my fave U2 songs, and that's the point. My favourite U2 sound different to your favourite U2. I love Your Blue Room and Love Is Blindness more than any of the above. Therefore Unknown Caller fits in with my favourite U2 probably more than yours... Opinions, eh?
alright, not to sound trollish here, but this is REALLY startin to piss me off! im all for the whole music-is-subjective and to-each-his-own philosophy, and hav no problem watsoever with ppl loving this song, but hearin ppl call this the "best U2 song ever" is a tad too much!! hell, I don't even think it's that bad a song!! and actually I really shouldn't be bothered if some ppl DO think of this as the best song U2 hav ever done, but are u ppl HONESTLY sayin that Unknown Caller is better than Streets??? Better than Bad??? With Or Without You? One??!!?!?!!!?!?????? Beautiful Day??? Running to Stand Still????? I could go on but I don't think I have enough space.
I get the whole excitement with the new stuff, and ppl goin a bit overboard cuz of it. but my GOD, draw a line somewhere to the insanity ppl!!!
Im a big fan of the lyrics
i think this may end up being one of my fav U2 songs of all time....best on album along with breathe, imo
UC is Edge's pick for best track off No Line.
I really am, too. I think they work perfectly in the context of the song, and I find them personally relevant, too.
i think this may end up being one of my fav U2 songs of all time....best on album along with breathe, imo
Wow... I'm here in this thread to understand. For me, it's my least favorite track, and I can't quite figure out why - something about the "oh oh oh" chorus with everyone singing bugs me. I'm honestly shocked that some people would list this as their "best on album" or "best of all time". Can anyone explain their opinions? What specifically hits you about this track? The lyrics? Anything in particular? Thanks!
Maybe the best song on the album....
Sonically this has really grown on me and it's one of my favourites on No Line. I just wish lyrically it wasn't another (yawn) clumsily camouflaged 'conversation with God', complete with (another, double-yawn) Biblical reference (3.33). Please Bono, in the name of all holy and unholy, write at least one song that has a foothold in the secular world too - y'know, the world we all have to deal with on a daily basis? Otherwise you're starting to sound pretty one dimensional. Achtung Baby was great because it still had spirituality in its bones but each song worked on all kinds of levels, so you could leave God alone if you wanted.
On No Line, he's clumsily wheeled out in nearly every track. Ok sorry, rant over, still loving the music...
alright, not to sound trollish here, but this is REALLY startin to piss me off! im all for the whole music-is-subjective and to-each-his-own philosophy, and hav no problem watsoever with ppl loving this song, but hearin ppl call this the "best U2 song ever" is a tad too much!! hell, I don't even think it's that bad a song!! and actually I really shouldn't be bothered if some ppl DO think of this as the best song U2 hav ever done, but are u ppl HONESTLY sayin that Unknown Caller is better than Streets??? Better than Bad??? With Or Without You? One??!!?!?!!!?!?????? Beautiful Day??? Running to Stand Still????? I could go on but I don't think I have enough space.
I get the whole excitement with the new stuff, and ppl goin a bit overboard cuz of it. but my GOD, draw a line somewhere to the insanity ppl!!!
I'm not bashing you for your opinion, because I'm certain that you aren't alone in how you feel. However, it is almost comical to me that you somehow think "the world you have to deal with on a daily basis" doesn't have God in it. To me, it's the equivalent of saying, "I'm tired of hearing all this appreciation for oxygen! Why can't somebody talk about an element that is important to us all the time?! I don't ever see or taste oxygen, so it's not something my life is centered around - I don't understand it! Let's talk about real elements like gold or lead!"
Maybe Bono has discovered that there is only ONE dimension that truly matters?
I really don't care for all the computer jargon in UC myself, but I think it is a beautiful song. I would argue that 100% of the "secular" world would miss the connection between "3:33 on the clockface" and Jeremiah 33:3 - heck, probably 99% of all people hunting a Biblical reference would miss that if there wasn't other background evidence and comments by the band at other times.