I know there are a few of us here that enjoy them. It's the 20th Anniversary of Achtung Baby! Anyone pick up the new deluxe re-issues? Some of the new unreleased cuts are fantastic. It's a shame that Burn Your House Down was ignored for twenty years. Also, pretty cool to hear Bono singing over Numb, instead of The Edge's dry mumbles.
I'm a fan of theirs, but not die-hard in the sense that I need to buy every over priced re-issue version of AB!. I do however love seeing them live and have spent way too much money over the past 10 years doing so.
it's unfortunate that they're pushed to "guilty pleasure" for me these days, but i'll be damned if boy isn't a lo-fi post-punk masterpiece. i like almost everything they've done through pop, though i could do without most of rattle & hum.
I'm one of the die hard U2 fans. I love everything they've done (with the exception of Rattle & Hum, which I consider a soundtrack and not an actual full LP). The 90s are definitely my favorite period of the band. Even POP is a masterpiece in my eyes.
I just got to see them for the first time, after years of not being able to see them, this last July and it was phenomenal. Very Achtung heavy set, and hearing them play Zooropa was a true gift.
I absolutely love POP, regardless if it's considered a dark period in their career. I still kick myself for missing out on seeing them live in '97 when they came through San Diego.hearing Mofo live is something I hope I can still do at some point.
When ATYCLB came out, I jumped on getting tickets for those shows after seeing them in Anaheim during the first US leg. I was camped out at 4am just so I could get floor ticket for the three LA shows on the 2nd leg
For the 360 tour, I won a contest that got me free REDZONE tickets for the Phoenix show and I have to admit that I'm not a fan of Stadium shows. Seeing U2 in a arena is MUCH more enjoyable
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I've seen them live twice: first time during the POPMart tour and then a few years later on the Elevation tour. I have to agree that they're much stronger in an arena setting than stadium tours, notwithstanding the Zoo TV tour.
I didn't mind the Stadium setting of the 360º tour. I had an AMAZING view. The show never once felt like it was at a huge stadium either. I know it was said a lot in the press, but the giant stage, and it's insane light show, truly made the show feel a lot more intimate than I imagine other stadium shows feel. Of course, I would probably faint and pass out if I were to ever see them in an Arena setting. A couple family members and I all had money set aside to see them on the Vertigo Tour, but they didn't end up coming here, unfortunately.
Also I have to note that hearing The Edge live is partially a religious experience.
I'm a big U2 fan, they're #4 on my favorite artists list. I own all of their albums and I saw them on the Elevation and Vertigo tours. I love their 90s period the most and I bought the 2 disc reissue of AB.
U2 have always been underappreciated by serious music listeners, and overappreciated by casual music listeners, I think. They're a great band, even if they're in a bit of a slump at the moment (those Spiderman songs were awful). They've also been a lot more experimental over the years than people give them credit for.
One of the best songs live.Originally Posted by richardp
and one of my favorite basslines...!
The Unforgettable Fire has been hitting the spot for me in a big way of late. "A Sort of Homecoming" and "Wire" are unbelievably good.
Fantastic album. Unforgettable Fire was U2's first U2 album, in my opinion, and the first in their trilogy of best albums.
yeah, unforgettable fire is where they hit their stride and found their own voice, but i still love boy and war just as much, if not more. that early post-punk/martin hannett/chameleons thing is so up my bag it hurts.
have always loved this, as far as UF-era is concerned:
New album in September according to Larry
http://www.atu2.com/news/report-larr...mber-2013.html
Fantastic! Knowing U2 though, September means Spring 2014. Excited for the tour. It'll be fun seeing what they come up with next after the 360º tour.
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