Achtung Baby by U2

[funkdiggity]

A lot of people hate on these guys, and that's pretty understandable really. Their last two or three cd's were just ridiculously bland and by the numbers. And his social activism aside, I've never read/seen an interview with Bono where he didn't come across as either ridiculous, obnoxious, pretentious, or some combination of the three lol. These days they're an easy band to hate. But as crap a band as they've turned into I think people forget how much outstanding music is in their back catalog, and that they've always been willing to try new things. At least until this present decade. I seriously think Achtung Baby is both U2's best album, and one of the best albums of the 90s. Not THE best, mind you, but I'd put it near the top of my list.

I also think it'd carry over to Rock Band pretty well. Clubby beats and drum loops, bass that constantly pushes the songs forward, Edge's guitar work, which isn't amazing or anything, but is better than he gets credit for generally. And Bono's singing. I guess a Bono vocal would be tough to sing? Yes? No? Probably maybe not? I don't really know lol.

Without bothering with the singles that anybody who owned a radio in the 90s has probably already heard 9000 times, here's a few of my favorite tracks:

Acrobat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHa1ThS9avA

Ultraviolet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljg8_zt8Quw

The Fly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_82IYrdM2vU

Until The End Of The World
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHoj-PBGzs

[tackhead311]

o vey joshua tree gaggggggggg i cant stand u2 there thetype of band i want to like but just cant do it but they did play with bb king so thats pretty freaking kool!

[jesse1367]

Tacks insane brother don't listen to him U2 are an amazing outfit, at least IMO this was they're last good album. Bono is an amazing vocalist and The Edge, i mean come on , The Edge!.. Great Musicians and on a side not i think Pride(In The Name Of Love) would be a bitch to try and sing.

[funkdiggity]

Ha ha Tack doesn't like good music, what a surprise

I was 99% sure you weren't a fan of this album Ron, but Im quite surprised you don't like Joshua Tree. I assumed if you liked anything by U2 that would be the one. Though continuing our running theme of me hating music you like, I don't much care for that song they did with BB King at all lol.

Jesse-I more or less aggree with you. Zooropa and Pop both had some good moments, and I like that they were still pushing themselves creatively, but they're not good albums over all. And I don't have any use at all for the stuff they've done since. Achtung Baby was the last front to back awesome album they did.

[tackhead311]

joshua tree was the biggest snore fest made the spindoctors sound like megadeath.

[funkdiggity]

lol I don't understand your fascination with making fun of the spin doctors. They're harmless fun.

I'm not crazy about Joshua Tree, but it does have Bullet The Blue Sky, which is just an epic song, so I'll call it a win ;D

[tackhead311]

spin doctors worse live band everrrrrr unless you needed a beer and where opening execpt the lines where long cause everybody would leave there seats! i am convinced of this cause the 5 festivals i seen with them there where always in teh middle . so it was yay mosh crowd surf yay o spin doctors are on next BEEEEER ok there done ok back to fun!


but u2 i do like a few like 3 songs even i dont like the song with bb i just like the fact they gave him props. in my humble opion u2 belonged to the crowd that drove volkswagons and nissan pulsars and mazda miatas that drank pink boxed wine that you put ice cubes in and sent money to sally fields to feed hungry kids not that theres anything wrong with that. in other words preppy maybe emoish hmmm see funk likes emo! just not my cup of tea lol.

[funkdiggity]

I wish I owned a miata *sigh*