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Originally posted by Mr_Trek:[..]

I haven't bought Boy yet. And I think October and War are decent, a few really good tunes. I'd say I listen to them about as much as I listen to ATYCLB and HTDAAB.

There surely are great tunes on it, but to me they are the most known (I mean IWF, OOC, An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart, October, SBS, NYD, 40...). I prefer War though.

I prefer ATYCLB and HTDAAB, they fit more with what I'm used to listening actually. The two (or three) first albums are a bit to raw for me, I guess.

fabian

14 years

Ranking
1. All That You Can't Leave Behind
2. Achtung Baby
3. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
4. The Joshua Tree
5. No Line On The Horizon
6. Pop
7. Zooropa
8. The Unforgettable Fire
9. Rattle And Hum
10. Boy
11. War
12. October

Original Soundtracks 1 would be in between Boy and War I think.

Originally posted by Thib6992:The two (or three) first albums are a bit to raw for me, I guess.

This.

KieranU2

14 years

Originally posted by Thib6992:Guys, I have a question: how much do you like the three first albums? I'm definitely not fond of them (they are the only ones I don't have in full on my iPod actually )

I really like Boy with the exception of 2 songs. October is not my cup of tea, in my opinion their worst album. War has some great moments on it. The first half of the album is spectacular, but it drops. Red Light is a definite contender for the worst U2 song. The Refugee is terrible as well. The other 3 songs are decent though. Can't decide between War and Boy though.

Mr_Trek

14 years

Originally posted by Thib6992:[..]

There surely are great tunes on it, but to me they are the most known (I mean IWF, OOC, An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart, October, SBS, NYD, 40...). I prefer War though.

I prefer ATYCLB and HTDAAB, they fit more with what I'm used to listening actually. The two (or three) first albums are a bit to raw for me, I guess.

I think ATYCLB and HTDAAB are boring with a production sound that I don't like, that modern 'perfect' sound.

Thib6992

14 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:[..]

I really like Boy with the exception of 2 songs. October is not my cup of tea, in my opinion their worst album. War has some great moments on it. The first half of the album is spectacular, but it drops. Red Light is a definite contender for the worst U2 song. The Refugee is terrible as well. The other 3 songs are decent though. Can't decide between War and Boy though.

I definitely agree with your views on War Kieran.

Olof, I understand what you mean, although I believe I prefer overproduced to too underproduced. But there, it's just a matter of taste.

Fabian, I would have a ranking a bit similar to you I think. I'm glad to see you're sharing my tastes as for the albums

Thib6992

14 years

Completely different, but I just had that quote from Bono on my frontpage:

"Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not." - Bono

So true, and so amazing.

KieranU2

14 years

Something else about War is that it has one of my favourite ever U2 songs - Drowning Man. It's a real shame that wasn't played during 360 Tour.

Mr_Trek

14 years

Fabian, I don't agree at all with ATYCLB at the top.

Thibaut: Bono is god.

Thib6992

14 years

Kieran, Drowning Man is amazing, I really like it too. Too bad it was rehearsed for nothing.

Olof, that's the only thing I really disagree with Fabian on his ranking. ATYCLB is an average album for me, but not their best, even if it's really efficient and all.

KieranU2

14 years