@CallanTelfer I would disagree with you there; Joshua Tree and to a larger extent Rattle & Ham definitely suffered from a bit of pomp but I think The Unforgettable Fire is up there with Achtung Baby & Zooropa in terms of them experimenting with new sounds and sounding fresh and interesting. This one & Pride are about the most conventional songs on that album.
Thinking hat on now. Had forgotten the power of 'Bad'. Will get the headphones on - agree, it was a change of pace and more a coherent 'album' than the previous Lilywhite produced collections of rock songs...Eno and Lanois (or was this just Eno?) did evolve thier sound. Will rope in my cynicism and open my ears...
okay, relistened (verb?)...it is much, much better than I remembered - parts of it sound Bowie-esque and the chiming guitars are more ethereal...Bass Trap horribly reminded me of "Stranger on the Shore"! (sorry)! but the other tracks are superb. Time to get nostalgic I think...
Glad you enjoyed the re-listen - I don't know Stranger on the shore but I will check it out. I have been listening to a lot of The Waterboys since you posted 'A man is in love' on here. This is the Sea - what a track!
9 Comments (since 11 Feb 2013)
loucalopes
this is the most remarkable album U2 recorded. No other compare to it, it's singular
loucalopes
and you can hear Larry saying "shit' on fifth second
CallanTelfer
Grrough. Can't do it! The pomposity...give me Achtung Baby / Zooropa and I'll be happy...
JamieMcNamara
@CallanTelfer I would disagree with you there; Joshua Tree and to a larger extent Rattle & Ham definitely suffered from a bit of pomp but I think The Unforgettable Fire is up there with Achtung Baby & Zooropa in terms of them experimenting with new sounds and sounding fresh and interesting. This one & Pride are about the most conventional songs on that album.
JamieMcNamara
Rattle & Ham - now that would have been a good album title!
CallanTelfer
Thinking hat on now. Had forgotten the power of 'Bad'. Will get the headphones on - agree, it was a change of pace and more a coherent 'album' than the previous Lilywhite produced collections of rock songs...Eno and Lanois (or was this just Eno?) did evolve thier sound. Will rope in my cynicism and open my ears...
JamieMcNamara
It was Eno and Lanois. Bad is a great track as is A Sort Of Homecoming. Some of the B sides and outtakes from the Unforgettable Fire sessions are also worth checking out if you haven't already; I particularly like Bass Trap as it sounds nothing like them: Bass Trap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NeMriwmiZM Boomerang i: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwtZFZFW-h0 Boomerang ii: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVtwh_2RMsA Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Comehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Nt0GJun0M
CallanTelfer
okay, relistened (verb?)...it is much, much better than I remembered - parts of it sound Bowie-esque and the chiming guitars are more ethereal...Bass Trap horribly reminded me of "Stranger on the Shore"! (sorry)! but the other tracks are superb. Time to get nostalgic I think...
JamieMcNamara
Glad you enjoyed the re-listen - I don't know Stranger on the shore but I will check it out. I have been listening to a lot of The Waterboys since you posted 'A man is in love' on here. This is the Sea - what a track!