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The album is refreshingly personal — deeper and denser than any of the band’s previous releases — and a musical consolidation as well.
Unpopular opinion: this album is incredibly boring and underwhelming just like the band itself.
The rock megastars prick up their ears while thinking about the future, seek for consolation in reunified Berlin and renovate their brandname with unexpected sucess.
Achtung Baby also contains the thrilling, SO CRUEL...
Achtung Baby also contains the thrilling, SO CRUEL...
U2 gets experimental with their sound. Very ego-driven. And that's probably why I love it. You gotta love a band who ups their ambitions for the better. Brian Eno did a fantastic job on this record. It's also one of the few records I can point to when thinking of what influenced a record like OK Computer.
It glistens and shines brighter in all the dark areas of my life honestly. This thing speaks to me on a personal level. It's also extremely grand in its production and strong in its songwriting...their magnum opus.
I absorbed this album through my mom, who is a huge U2 fan. As a result, I probably have a noticeable amount of nostalgia for what is undoubtedly my favorite U2 album. Nonetheless, I think Achtung Baby is one of the best mainstream alt-rock albums of the early 90's (excluding all the grunge bands).
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| #63 | / | Rolling Stone (All Time) |
Track List
- Zoo Station
- Even Better Than The Real Thing
- One
- Until The End Of The World
- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
- So Cruel
- The Fly
- Mysterious Ways
- Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
- Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
- Acrobat
- Love Is Blindness
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Added on: October 28, 2012
