Originally posted by easports43[..]
I don't know that I'd be laughing!But you're indeed right....Bomb was supposed to be innovative as well, and it ended up being another ATYCLB.
Yea. I actually like ATYCLB better. It's been discussed before that U2 follow that 3 album pattern. Like Boy, October, and War were like their punk stage. UF, JT, and RnH were their sort of ethereal and american exploration stage, with that new sound that they became famous for. After that, it was sort of their innovative and experimental stage, with AB, Zooropa and Pop. Then it was the rock. Hopefully it will be different and they won't follow that pattern. Because if you think about it, IMO, the third album most often has been the worst out of the three in that time period. With the exception of War, the third has always been the least strong. Think about it. RnH was good, very good, it's one of my favourite albums by them, but it was the weakest out of that three, it was more less a JT part two. Pop was definitely the worst out of the experimental 3, IMO. It too wasn't bad or anything, it was cool, new, but it wasn't as good as Zooropa or AB, again, IMO. So I hope, HOPE that:
1) They don't follow that 3 album pattern.
2) If they do, I hope it's better than the last album, and maybe even better than ATYCLB.
Again, I'm not saying the third album in those patterns was bad. I love RnH, and Pop. But I think they were the "least good" of the 3.
