I've been waiting for a topic like this. I've been nocturnal the past two weeks for most days, like going to bed at 6am and waking up at 6pm.(Work schedule's been weird lately). But the last thing I do before I fall asleep is listen to Zooropa. It's such a night album. Also a Decemeber-January album, despite its July 1993 release date (this is probably because I bought it in January 2001). It's definitely the most CRIMINALLY underrated U2 album. One of the coolest things (and there are many of course) about Zooropa is how it was made in like 2-3 months ON TOUR. It just goes to show that I think U2 might be better off if they didn't spend such a ridiculous amount of time between albums as has been the case ever since. But I feel like Zooropa (along with Achtung Baby and Pop) especially has that quality of U2 doing EXACTLY what they wanted to do with as little outside pressure as was possible prevailing. I love every single song on it, but especially Lemon, Stay, Dirty Day, and The First Time. The videos from the 3 singles are also f^*%ing excellent.
Alright this is all disjointed and long, I'm sorry but yeah - Zooropa: the coolest U2 album, most underrated U2 album..and oh yeah, best U2 album cover. 5 stars, 10 out of 10 on the general AND U2 scale.
Remember - "uncertainty can be a guiding light!"