U2start.com | Is NLOTH Ranked as one of U2's best albums?

1. The Joshua Tree
2. NLOTH
3. AB
4. Zooropa
5. All That You Can't Leave Behind

I would rank HTDAAB among the bottom few as I find that it is non-inspiring.
Songs like A Man and A woman, crumbs from your table, one step closer could skip.
Love and peace or else is tiring.

And I suggest for the upcoming tour, play only Vertigo from HTDAAB. City of blinding lights is good but Streets is better. I would rather hear streets and skip city.

Similarly, from ATYCLB, play only Beautiful Day.

Play more songs from AB and Zooropa.

I hope 360 tour would not be another greatest hits tour like they did for vertigo tour.

feffut

16 years

Originally posted by TheLedge:A few ties here, but still....

1/2 Optimum musical strength/depth, production, cohesion, thematic unity etc: Achtung Baby/The Joshua Tree

3/4 Superb creative milestones: Zooropa/The Unforgettable Fire

5/6 Consistent and solid: War/Boy

7/8/9 Mostly good, but not quite fully focused/developed, sounding slightly unfinished/slightly lacking, have Fire, Elvis Ate America and the second half of Miami among their ranks: October/Passengers/Pop

10/11/12 The Dadrock Trilogy - some genuinely great songs, but not enough imagination, consistency, cohesion or progression: How To DIsmantle An Atomic Bomb/All That You Can't Leave Behind/No Line On The Horizon

You manage to describe it exactly the way I see it but I'd like to put Pop top four.

dlguru

16 years

i dont think it will get rated as highly as older albums
but i still love their now sound and this album

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Zooropean

16 years

1. Achtung Baby
2. The Joshua Tree
3. Zooropa
4. The Unforgettable Fire
5. War
6. All That You Cant Leave Behind
7. Rattle & Hum
8. Pop
9. October
10. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
11. Boy
12. No Line On The Horizon

LikeASong

16 years

Originally posted by Zooropean:10. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
11. Boy
12. No Line On The Horizon

hodel_05

16 years

What a question? Of course it is.

After POP they didn't go further on, but decided to release more traditional tracks.
Nonetheless there are some great songs on ATYCLB.

But after experiencing ZooTV + POP and seeing them live, I was still a little disappointed,
because ATYCLB lacked the intensity of both predecessors.

And than came HTDAAB ... until today I think this the most feeble album in their career.

WIth NLOTH I'm very happy, this is a real album, that I mostly listen from beginning to the end.

Together with Eno, Lanois and Lillywhite they really succeeded in creating typical U2-sound with fresh elements.

Looking forward to see the new songs performed live this summer and a possible follow-up release to NLOTH.

And one word to the ones, who dislike this new album:

Be openminded and listen the whole album again, don't remain in TJT times, its over!

hodel_05

zoostation

16 years

No Line On The Horizon is the best U2 Album coming out after Achtung Baby and that says already a lot! My ranking:

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

Doc32

16 years

I'd put it solidly in the top 4 albums of their career. For me it ranks third

SalvationTambourine

16 years

1. Achtung Baby
2. The Joshua Tree
3. No Line on The Hoizon
4. All That You Can't Leave Behind
= Rattle and Hum
6. Boy
= Pop
8. The Unforgettable Fire
9. Zooropa
10. War
10. HTDMAAB
12. October

markp91

16 years