Where The Streets Have No Name / The U2 Thread

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:29 pm

Zooropa is one of my ten favorite albums of all-time, and creeps up against the top five at times.

Rangi Guy · Post by **Rangi Guy** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:31 pm

When thinking about U2 - I kinda put Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop all together as one body of work.

Post by **stip** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:31 pm

oh wait, somedays are better than others is pretty good too. But it's definitely towards the bottom of U2s 'make a list of things' songs, compared to stuff like Hawkmoon or All I Want is You.

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:35 pm

You have now professed to liking seven songs on a ten song record. All that's left is Babyface, Numb, and Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Cars. YOU CAN DO IT STIP. I BELIEVE IN YOU.

Post by **stip** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:41 pm

I like Zooropa. I'd probably put it at 5 or so.

Achtung
Joshua Tree
Unforgettable Fire
Pop or Atomic Bomb
Zooropa

then there's a drop off. But the first three are amazing albums. Pop and Zoorpopa are uneven but have a lot of strong songs. Atomic Bomb is consistently good but derivative. I enjoy it (except for miracle drug) when I hear it, but I rarely feel compelled to listen.

Post by **stip** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:42 pm

It's been a long time but I think I kinda hate babyface.

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:45 pm

Babyface is my least favorite song on the record, but I like it as a trashy cyberlust song. I related to it a lot in the 90s.

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:46 pm

stip wrote:I enjoy it (except for miracle drug)

Miracle Drug is at the bottom of the barrel in the U2 catalog for me. Ugh.

EJ · Post by EJ » Thu February 20, 2014 9:50 pm

1, 2, 3, 14

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:54 pm

Far more hilarious than the miscounting is Edge shouting "Donde esta?" in the background of the chorus.

Post by **Jorge** » Thu February 20, 2014 9:55 pm

Hello, hello... HOLA!

That always makes me laugh

EJ · Post by EJ » Thu February 20, 2014 9:56 pm

Lament wrote:Far more hilarious than the miscounting is Edge shouting "Donde esta?" in the background of the chorus.

is he? I always thought he was saying "contesta", which wouldn't be that terrible for some reason.

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:08 pm

I have a real thing for artists who push their identity to the point of absurdity like that....

Spoiler: show

Something about being able to genuinely laugh about the same people I'm also having this sort of internal, very emotional conversation with...it's just glorious to me.

In the case of U2, it's the way they push their grandiosity to the point of those hilariously stupid missteps, or to where Bono is actually more of a cartoon than any South Park cartoon making fun of him. I dunno. I just adore that shit.

Post by **stip** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:09 pm

U2 is also probably totally self-aware about it, which, when you're feeling charitable, makes it easier to deal with.

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:10 pm

stip wrote:U2 is also probably totally self-aware about it, which, when you're feeling charitable, makes it easier to deal with.

Whether "self-aware" benefits or hurts just depends on the nature of the absurdity.

EJ · Post by EJ » Thu February 20, 2014 10:14 pm

McParadigm wrote:
stip wrote:U2 is also probably totally self-aware about it, which, when you're feeling charitable, makes it easier to deal with.
Whether "self-aware" benefits or hurts just depends on the nature of the absurdity.

the ticket prices just about line up for both bands

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:15 pm

I have a feeling I'm going to be popping back in here a lot just to enjoy that picture.

Lament · Post by **Lament** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:17 pm

Not anymore, really. The Stones skyrocketed on this last tour, didn't they? In 2009/2011 U2 was still like $70 for GA, $130 for most reserved, right? We'll see what they are next spring/summer, but I can't see them jumping to the level the Stones were at last year (in large part cause I can't see U2 abandoning the GA floors).

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:22 pm

Lament wrote:Not anymore, really. The Stones skyrocketed on this last tour, didn't they? In 2009/2011 U2 was still like $70 for GA, $130 for most reserved, right? We'll see what they are next spring/summer, but I can't see them jumping to the level the Stones were at last year (in large part cause I can't see U2 abandoning the GA floors).

true story for you: Bono lived around the corner from me in NY and I used to see him all the time..One day he was walking towards me on the street and I said something to the tune of " hey, how about you stop trying to save the world and put on some free concerts here in the city"..he just laughed

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Thu February 20, 2014 10:23 pm

I can't imagine how horribly and irreparably infected your smile-bladder must be, to respond to an image like that by seriously pondering ticket prices anywhere, to anything.

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