dbarila
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I assumed The National but I could be wrong.
Talking U2 with you too.
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Enoch
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1. Achtung Baby
2. No Line on the Horizon (a very very close second, close to moving ahead of AB)
3. War
4. All That You Can't Leave Behind
5. Zooropa
6. October
7. Pop
8. Joshua Tree
9. How to Dismantle
10. Boy
11. The Unforgettable Fire (this is an important movement for U2 but only part of it resonants for me)
12. Rattle and Hum
13. Songs Of Innocence (if they just released the bonus disc it would be about 6 or 7)
14. Songs of Experience
2. No Line on the Horizon (a very very close second, close to moving ahead of AB)
3. War
4. All That You Can't Leave Behind
5. Zooropa
6. October
7. Pop
8. Joshua Tree
9. How to Dismantle
10. Boy
11. The Unforgettable Fire (this is an important movement for U2 but only part of it resonants for me)
12. Rattle and Hum
13. Songs Of Innocence (if they just released the bonus disc it would be about 6 or 7)
14. Songs of Experience
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Enoch
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KenKaniff
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Disclaimer - some titles here change regularly. Top 4 is always the same tho.
Joshua Tree
Achtung Baby
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
Unforgettable Fire
War
Pop
Boy
Songs of Innocence
Rattle & Hum
No Line On The Horizon
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Zoospore
October
Songs of Experience
Joshua Tree
Achtung Baby
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
Unforgettable Fire
War
Pop
Boy
Songs of Innocence
Rattle & Hum
No Line On The Horizon
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Zoospore
October
Songs of Experience
dbarila
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I don't know why I always thought you were a Joshua Tree guy. You're rankings wouldn't be far off from mine except for SOE being dead last.
Chucktshoes
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I feel like the title of this thread missed an opportunity by not ending it with “Too.”
Enoch
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Ethos99
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Mine change often as well but here is today's version. Achtung usually stays at number 1 and their first 3 albums are usually at the bottom. There is not many artists with this diverse a sound that I can say I still like every album they put out.
Achtung baby
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
No Line on the horizon
Pop
Rattle and Hum
Zooropa
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
The Joshua Tree
Songs of innocence
Songs of experience
Under a blood red sky
The unforgettable fire
October
War
Boy
Achtung baby
All That You Can’t Leave Behind
No Line on the horizon
Pop
Rattle and Hum
Zooropa
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
The Joshua Tree
Songs of innocence
Songs of experience
Under a blood red sky
The unforgettable fire
October
War
Boy
KenKaniff
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Fascinating list. Interesting to see someone like October more than War & Boy.
Ethos99
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The band has said they seem to release albums in trilogies so here are my favorite U2 trilogies also:
Achtung Baby (1991)
Zooropa (1993)
Pop (1997)
All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
No Line on the Horizon (2009)
The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
The Joshua Tree (1987)
Rattle and Hum (1988)
Songs of Innocence (2014)
Songs of Experience (2017)
Boy (1980)
October (1981)
War (1983)
Achtung Baby (1991)
Zooropa (1993)
Pop (1997)
All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
No Line on the Horizon (2009)
The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
The Joshua Tree (1987)
Rattle and Hum (1988)
Songs of Innocence (2014)
Songs of Experience (2017)
Boy (1980)
October (1981)
War (1983)
Ethos99
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My thinking is they do trilogies and when one is done they perfect the sound and focus the "era" . TBH that trilogy is on the bottom of my list and currently I've revisited October and it was more appealing. As you can see it is still my least favorite era for them.
And it is always amazing to me how, for a long time in music if not so much now, if you didn't have a great first or second album most bands were done. U2 had a very slow start to their popularity and went on to become huge.
doncornelius
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They arrived at a time when bands were allowed to grow over at least 3~4 years, getting label support for albums and tours. If War did not hit it out, who knows what might have happened?
But I think the band did show promise from the beginning, with The Edge in particular creating some international buzz.
Enoch
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Only change I would have is the Boy trio would be third
KenKaniff
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Colored versions up for pre-order:
Unforgettable Fire (Glad they made it closer to the album cover color, instead of the original marketing of "Red")
shop.u2.com
Bomb
shop.u2.com
Unforgettable Fire (Glad they made it closer to the album cover color, instead of the original marketing of "Red")
U2 Official Store | The Unforgettable Fire Limited Edition Wine Vinyl
The Unforgettable Fire Limited Edition Wine Vinyl.<br> <br> 35th Anniversary 180gsm coloured vinyl pressing.<br> <br> Includes ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’, ‘Bad’ & ‘A Sort Of Homecoming’.<br> <br> 16 page booklet with lyrics.<br> <br> Side 1<br> 1. A Sort Of Homecoming<br> 2. Pride (In The...
shop.u2.com
Bomb
U2 Official Store | How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Limited Edition Red Vinyl
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Limited Edition Red Vinyl.<br> <br> 15th Anniversary 180gsm coloured vinyl pressing.<br> <br> Includes the singles ‘Vertigo’, ‘Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own’, ‘All Because Of You’ & ‘City Of Blinding Lights’.<br> <br> 16 page booklet with lyrics.<br>...
shop.u2.com
Enoch
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Enoch
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Colored versions up for pre-order:
Unforgettable Fire (Glad they made it closer to the album cover color, instead of the original marketing of "Red")
U2 Official Store | The Unforgettable Fire Limited Edition Wine Vinyl
The Unforgettable Fire Limited Edition Wine Vinyl.<br> <br> 35th Anniversary 180gsm coloured vinyl pressing.<br> <br> Includes ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’, ‘Bad’ & ‘A Sort Of Homecoming’.<br> <br> 16 page booklet with lyrics.<br> <br> Side 1<br> 1. A Sort Of Homecoming<br> 2. Pride (In The...
Bomb
U2 Official Store | How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Limited Edition Red Vinyl
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Limited Edition Red Vinyl.<br> <br> 15th Anniversary 180gsm coloured vinyl pressing.<br> <br> Includes the singles ‘Vertigo’, ‘Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own’, ‘All Because Of You’ & ‘City Of Blinding Lights’.<br> <br> 16 page booklet with lyrics.<br>...
I will wait for Amazon, the initial posting prices have been great on there
KenKaniff
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Same. U2.com is always more and their store (Live Nation run) is the absolute worst with customer service and usually shipping delays.
Enoch
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Yeah Live Nation is terrible, I do wonder if their higher prices is to help pay the crew, if so, I wish they would say that as I know U2 works hard to pay the crew a decent wage