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| U2 Boy 1980 Island Records |
I
Will Follow Twilight An Cat Dubh Into the Heart Out of Control |
Stories
for Boys The Ocean A Day Without Me Another Time, Another Place The Electric Co. Shadows and Tall Trees |
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| For
my money, this is the best U2 album ever made! Every single song
rocks with an innocent confidence that is rarely captured again by any band (save, of course, The Beatles!). If you have to own only one U2 record, make sure it's this one. |
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| U2 October 1981 Island Records |
Gloria I Fall Down I Threw a Brick Through ......................... a Window Rejoice Fire |
Tomorrow October With a Shout Stranger in a Strange Land Scarlet Is That All? |
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| An
amazing follow-up to Boy. Aside from the obvious single 'Gloria,' there
is not one commercial tune on this record! You'd think that there would be more 'Gloria'-type songs to garner airplay and increase sales. Not U2; they were more concerned with the music than money or mass appeal. |
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| U2 War 1983 Island Records |
Sunday
Bloody Sunday Seconds New Year's Day Like a Song . . . Drowning Man |
The
Refugee Two Hearts Beat as One Red Light Surrender "40" |
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| The
big breakthrough; but there is so much more to this record than the singles
that were released. Some very powerful, moving songs in a time of unrest (especially in the UK) surrounding the Falklands War, the cold war heating up, and the threat of nuclear attack. Amazing that such a political album became such a hit with the oblivious MTV crowd. |
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| U2
Under a Blood Red Sky - Complete 1983 sirtwiggly records |
Out
of Control Twilight An Cat Dubh Into the Heart Surrender Two Hearts Beat as One Seconds Sunday Bloody Sunday |
The
Electric Co. I Fall Down October New Year's Day Gloria Party Girl 11 O'Clock Tick Tock I Will Follow "40" |
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| This
is the full version of the concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
The tapes from this show became the officially released version of Under a Blood Red Sky. I taped this off WMMS 100.7 FM in Cleveland, Ohio, on 7.10.83. Back when the Buzzard was the end-all, be-all of radio. Ah, those were the days! |
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| U2
Driving to Midnight Mass 1984 (Bootleg Record) |
Driving
to Midnight Mass On Dublin Christmas Eve The Fool Out of Control Twilight |
Lost
in the Silent Planet Another Time Another Place Alone in the Light I Realised |
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| I
found this at a local record shop in the 80's that stocked alot of bootlegs.
The quality is atrocious, but it's cool due to the fact that 'The Fool' is on it (one of the band's earliest demos). There's also Bono reciting a tone poem about Christmas Eve (hence the title); talk about shape of things to come! This very well may be the beginnings of their mid-80's pontification. Still cool to have, though. |
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| U2 The Unforgettable Fire 1984 Island Records |
A
Sort of Homecoming Pride (In the name of love) Wire The Unforgettable Fire Promenade |
4th
of July Bad Indian Summer Sky Elvis Presley and America MLK |
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| Here
U2 began to get a little too sanctimonious for my tastes. Some great
tunes, but with this record they felt it was their duty to save the world. |
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| U2 Wide Awake in America 1985 Island Records |
Bad A Sort of Homecoming |
Three
Sunrises Love Comes Tumbling CD Bonus Tracks: Boomerang 11 Spanish Eyes |
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| An
EP that Island Records quickly released to gain on the popularity of The
Unforgettable Fire. The unreleased studio tracks were very cool, but the coup de grace has to be the live version of 'Bad.' To this day it still sends shivers down my spine. |
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| U2 The Joshua Tree 1987 Island Records |
Where
the Streets Have ........... ........ ...... No Name I Still Haven't Found What ...... ........ ..... I'm Looking For With or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky Running to Stand Still |
Red
Hill Mining Town In God's Country Trip Through Your Wires One Tree Hill Exit Mothers of the Disappeared |
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| Here
is where it all fell apart. Yes, it's a landmark album. Yes, it's the 80's
version of Frampton Comes Alive! (everybody has a copy). And yes, U2 got too big for their britches. Again, some great tunes, but give me the U2 of the first three albums and I'll be happy. |
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| U2 Rattle and Hum 1988 Island Records |
Helter
Skelter Van Diemen's Land Desire Hawkmoon 269 All Along the Watchtower I Still Haven't Found What I'm ................ .......... Looking For Freedom for My People Silver and Gold |
Pride
(In the Name of Love) Angel of Haarlem Love Rescue Me When Love oOmes to Town Heartland God Part II The Star Spangled Banner Bullet the Blue Sky All I Want is You |
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| Well,
The Beatles had Magical
Mystery Tour; U2 has Rattle and Hum. Every artist needs
to be humbled every now and again and this apparently was U2's turn. Even the band has said that this project was self- involved and are embarrassed of it. To an extent anyway. Despite the grandiosity of it all, there are still some good songs on it. |
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| U2 Achtung Baby 1991 Island Records |
Zoo
Station Even Better Than the Real Thing One Until the End of the World Who's Gonna Ride Your ..... ..... ..... .... Wild Horses So Cruel |
The
Fly Mysterious Ways Tryin' to Throw Your Arms ..... ..... ..... Around the World Ultra Violet (Light My Way) Acrobat Love is Blindness |
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| Y'know,
there are very few artists who can successfully re-invent themselves. R.E.M.
has done it, to an extent. So has Madonna. And of course, The Beatles. Still, others like Def Leppard (the highly overlooked Slang CD) try something different, are ridiculed for it, and return to their proven formula. Not U2; they magnificently resuscitated their career with this record and proved why they are one of the world's best bands. |
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| U2 Pop 1997 Island Records |
Discotheque Do You Feel Loved Mofo If God Will Send His Angels Staring at the Sun Last Night On Earth |
Gone Miami The Playboy Mansion If You Wear That Velvet Dress Please Wake Up Dead Man |
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| Again,
U2 fell on their faces with this record, or so they have said. I
think it's a very good effort with some outstanding songs. Sure it may have a rushed feeling to it (in spots), but overall I think it's a good album. |
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| U2
All That You Can't Leave Behind 2000 Interscope Records |
Beautiful
Day Stuck in a Moment You ..... ...... .... Can't Get Out Of Elevation Walk On Kite |
In
a Little While Wild Honey Peace On Earth When I Look at the World New York Grace |
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| Thank
God for U2! In this era of hip hop, teen pop, country pop, and divas
galore, U2 came out swinging to reclaim popular music for rock 'n' roll. Every song is great - and this proved that U2 is a truly great band. THIS is the U2 I wanted from the first three albums! |
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How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 2004 Interscope Records |
Vertigo Miracle Drug Sometimes You Can't ..... ... Make It On Your Own Love and Peace or Else City of Blinding Lights |
All
Because of You A Man and a Woman Crumbs from Your Table One Step Closer Original of the Species Yahweh |
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| The
downside? It took four years . . . four years! . . . for a
new U2 record to come out. The upside? This is a bloody fantastic album! Rocks in the right places, introspective (but not pretentious) in the right places. Man, we need more music like this. |
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