Pop

Critic Score
Based on 10 reviews
1997 Ratings: #65 / 139
User Score
Based on 469 ratings
1997 Ratings: #518
March 3, 1997 / Release Date
LP / Format
Island / Label
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Critic Reviews

johnb3g
72

mofo goes hard asf

Scientificman
84

Of Course I Love You Too! Part 9.

The album mix of Discotheque makes it sound flat as fuck, also Bono sounds like he’s being crucified at certain parts of the song. But Pop is great otherwise. Maybe it’s a bit on the long side but I think there’s some absolute gems in the tracklist. Miami is the most underrated song in the bands catalogue and I always liked it. Mofo is in my top 5 tracks by the band. I like the heavy and oppressive electronic sound on the track. Wake Up Dead ... read more

mikehermida
85

Hahahahaha I don't really have an explanation for this, but this is my favourite U2 LP. Always has been, I just love it. So there.

Essential Track - Staring at the Sun

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ghostwriter27
70

'Pop' falls a bit apart in the middle but overall it continues many rocksolid tracks. The opener and closer in particular are stellar.

twosetsisters7
90

what a serve! this was an amazing album from u2!!
favorite song: gone

SunKil_Attack
92

This album was amazing man, wow! These guys are truly an awesome man! I knew this was gonna be an underrated classic, and as I expected, it sure was! Well done, guys! Y’all truly made an amazing album!
Best Song: Gone (Best Aspect: The production!)

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