17-03-2011, 08:57
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U2 "war" 1983, vinyl/cassette. #1 UK, #9 AU, #12 US.
being St.Paddy's day i thought i best do an album from U2...in hindsight i should have picked Van the Man or kept the Boomtown Rats for today, but i didnt, so im about to dissapoint our Irish friends.
firstly:
i own around eight or nine U2 albums so i believe i have trhe right not to like some of their material.
secondly: i admire U2 for four reasons:
1.they do write good lyrics
2.they took stadium rock to a new level with their stage shows
3.they dont just sing about social and political change,they get off their backsides and put into actions what they believe in.
4.right or wrong, good or bad...U2 do try to reinvent themselves.
thats it, ive finished sucking up to U2...down to business
this is their third album, theres not really a great change in their material upto this point,except the boys have now learned to express their political side in a mature articulate way..."sunday bloody sunday", a sign of things to come,
apart from the two highlights on this on most of the music sounds very early 1980s pop in the vein of early INXS, and i dont like their music either.
i find most U2 albums boring and i struggle to listen to them in their entirety for some reason, even the couple i do like i have trouble staying focused. IMO U2 have a habit of making some brilliant songs and some complete doozies at the same time,
U2 just arent my cup of tea...not enough sugar and milk.
I DISLIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: seconds
best track: sunday bloody sunday
tracks:
1. sunday,bloody sunday***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGwfh8agBc8 live
2. seconds*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1ZO1VhV1k live
3. new years day*** #10 UK, #36 AU, #53 US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrcBeCU9TGw live
4. like a song...*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3vH7iZul1w live
5. drowning man**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpIgju0ZBJY audio
6. the refugee*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdcvsZRij40 audio
7. two hearts beat as one* #18 UK, #53 AU.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qih-qSsLf0A live
8. red light*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zu_i4EMSvM audio
9. surrender**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Jt7VEZ2q4 live
10."40"*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjtpplE39_g live
3s=2
2s=2
1s=6
rating: 1.6
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.