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I hadn't even thought about this but I would do bad bad things for basically anything from JT Paris thru Vertigo Chicago.
 
Achtung Baby celebrates another decade in 2021 - it'd be wild to see a ZooTV vinyl surface (even if it was Sydney). Though I guess those shows took place in 92-93. Whatever.

Need Passengers OS1 as well.
Would love them to do some pressings of the audio of the live DVDs as well.

They should do a 4LP, and include the B-sides on that comp too.
 
This recent “Best of 1980-1990” 2LP feels like a missed opportunity, unless they are saving “The B-Sides” for Record Store Day.

Severed is a phenomenal song - I love when bands can pull out surprises like that 8 albums into a career. The 80s synth, fun guitar lines - the whole thing is just really solid. Super excited for this album.

Severed is a phenomenal song - I love when bands can pull out surprises like that 8 albums into a career. The 80s synth, fun guitar lines - the whole thing is just really solid. Super excited for this album.

Try best since Achtung Baby! This is incredible.
 
You'll be very happy - the singles are the worst songs on the record. No joke.

Try best since Achtung Baby! This is incredible.
 
You'll be very happy - the singles are the worst songs on the record. No joke.

Yeah, the track is pretty good - I prefer the alternate mix that is floating around. The riff from the solo is used in the pre-chorus and it adds a lot. The steam goes out of the song there, but the riff helps keep it rolling, without ruining the build up.
 
http://playiga.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/U2-Youre-The-Best-Thing-About-Me-Sci-Fi-Soul-Mix.mp3
 
I am not sure of the rules here re MP3 posts - this is from Interscope's own info service directly, so I don't think I am breaking any rules.

As a long time U2 fan, I think opinions often spill into hyperbole in either the positive or the negative. The things you need to know about the last three:
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb:
Not great as an "album" but really good as a collection of songs. Nothing is an automatic skip on a play through, but the singles are easily the strongest songs (maybe not All Because of You). Worth listening to, and quite enjoyable after all this time. Miracle Drug, Crumbs From Your Table, and One Step Closer are gold.
No Line on The Horizon:
The middle 3 are throwaways, and shouldn't be there. If they'd released an 8 song mini-album without them, it'd be much better. Some lost gems in the other songs like Moment of Surrender, Cedars of Lebanon, and the title track.
Songs of Innocence:
Really solid album that suffers because of the release method. Production is too glossy and sterile at times, but the songs are really good. Any review that looks past the release method says glowing things. Non single picks are Raised By Wolves, Sleep Like a Baby Tonight, and The Crystal Ballroom (although it is only a bonus track).
 
Songs of Experience sounds like a far more adventurous album than those three - some more atmospheric and experimental sounds,  more 'natural' sounding production and song structures, and really well thought-out subject matter. I'm really looking forward to this album.

I'll give you that. The bassline is sexy.

I can see how someone would think that way if it was branded as a Bono feature. But it isn't...
Just because Bono is so annoying, people forget that U2 have a pretty great rhythm section - the entire second half is U2 playing drums, bass, and keys. There is virtually nothing else there in the way of synth, production tricks etc. I also think that the jarring change mid-song (reflective of the jarring change in theme - that is, revenge to moving forward with positive change) works totally, and using U2 was kind of a meta way of underlining that. So, not pointless IMO