Artist: U2 | Album: The Best of 1980-1990 (Remastered) | Released: 2018 | Genre: Rock
As one of the most popular bands of the ’80s, U2 didn’t quite fit into any particular category. They were a post-punk band that quickly found acceptance from a hard rock audience, a group that made fully formed albums but often made their best statements on individual songs, especially during the ’80s. Consequently, they’re a very hard band to anthologize. Since they were most effective on single songs, it seems that throwing all of them together on one disc would work. The problem is, each of the albums, from Boy to Rattle and Hum, has a distinctive flavor that doesn’t necessarily blend when combined, especially in the nonchronological form of The Best of 1980-1990. There’s little quibbling with the featured tracks on U2’s first compilation — a few important songs, such as “Gloria,” “I Fall Down,” “Seconds,” and “Two Hearts Beat as One,” may be missing, but everything else deserves to be here (“Pride,” “New Year’s Day,” “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Bad,” “Desire,” etc.). Even though the song selection is strong, the album winds up as less than the sum of its parts — each song is pretty great of its own accord (even the single mix of the B-side “Sweetest Thing,” which is, in truth, not much different at all), but the overall effect is a little underwhelming. On one hand, it may be a good choice for casual fans or nostalgia mongers, since it does contain everything they need to hear, but anyone who has more than a passing interest in the band will be better suited with individual albums.
Tracklisting:
01. U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love) (03:49)
02. U2 – New Year’s Day (04:18)
03. U2 – With Or Without You (04:58)
04. U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (04:40)
05. U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday (04:41)
06. U2 – Bad (05:51)
07. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name (04:36)
08. U2 – I Will Follow (03:37)
09. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire (04:55)
10. U2 – Sweetest Thing (03:02)
11. U2 – Desire (02:59)
12. U2 – When Love Comes To Town (04:18)
13. U2 – Angel Of Harlem (03:50)
14. U2 – All I Want Is You (06:31)
15. U2 – One Tree Hill (05:26)
16. U2 – October (02:21)
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U2 – There’s little quibbling with the featured tracks on U2’s first compilation — a few important songs, such as “Gloria,” “I Fall Down,” “Seconds,” and “Two Hearts Beat as One,” may be missing, but everything else deserves to be here “Pride,” “New Year’s Day,” “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Bad,” “Desire,” etc.
U2 – U2 – Pride In The Name Of Love
U2 – U2 – New Year’s Day 04:18
U2 – U2 – With Or Without You 04:58
U2 – U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 04:40
U2 – U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday 04:41
U2 – U2 – Bad 05:51
U2 – U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name 04:36
U2 – U2 – I Will Follow 03:37
U2 – U2 – The Unforgettable Fire 04:55
U2 – U2 – Sweetest Thing 03:02
U2 – U2 – Desire 02:59
U2 – U2 – When Love Comes To Town 04:18
U2 – U2 – Angel Of Harlem 03:50
U2 – U2 – All I Want Is You 06:31
U2 – U2 – One Tree Hill 05:26
U2 – U2 – October 02:21
Category:Rock
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