This is the coolest thing to hear everybody loving Zooropa! A long-awaited appreciation thread, I guess, eh? (Thanks, sula.)
It's one of my favourite listening experiences... As you put it so sharply, Michael, it's a world unto itself of melody and texture that wraps itself around you like a *very* funky coat... "Their like a warning bell reminding you to get off the 'ride' and back to real life." YES, exactly, Zooropa!
After AB, I got to hanging out in classical music for awhile, so when I finally heard Zooropa, I was
really disoriented. I liked the individual songs, but it took me awhile to get settled with the overall feel, the chill, the gloss... and I didn't know WHAT the hell was up with the Johnny Cash thing!
Soon after, I got POP and listened heavily to that. funny thing was, whenever I came back to Zooropa, it drew me in like a good drinking buddy who always keeps you out too late, you know?
And of course, once I'd seen Sydney, I was a goner. Daddy's Gonna Pay found its feet as the diabolical fever dance it's meant to be, and Dirty Day (like Please on POP) transcended itself...
And I giddily agree with all that's been said about Bono's vocals -- the title track is thrilling -- yes! awesome theory, Marko! I've always heard it as the view of the world from ZooTV, which isn't far off a view of the band...
God, I guess I'm just blathering on 'cause I never got to "confess" before
Before I was on the 'Net, not only was Zooropa kind of underground, so was my love for the band. Pretty private thing, right? (Some of you will remember those days...) So one day in the lunch room at work, I almost fell over when one of the young boarder guys strolled in, wailing in falsetto,
"She - wore - lemonnnn..."
Thank you, MuchMusic
Thank you, Feedback.
Cheers,
Deb D
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