HarryWilliamC

59 minutes of perpetual comfort and inexplicable happiness.

Very glad to have stumbled across this album as I’m just now discovering the beauty of shoegaze. To See the Next Part of the Dream is no exception to the power this genre can wield - such conflicting sensations portrayed in all honesty simultaneously. Doubt and faith. Despair and hope. Light and dark. Though it exists within the constant droning of its own distortion, it is constantly driving forward toward something. Anything.

I wouldn’t go as far as to say the album is entirely ... read more

It still blows my mind how effortlessly they were able to pull this thing off. But then again, if any band was destined for the heights of arena-rock stardom, it was these guys. Because Achtung Baby isn’t just a stylistic reinvention of U2. More importantly, it was the moment they discovered music big enough to suit themselves. It’s loud, dramatic, self-indulgent - just like the band itself. All that talent and ego directed into something so confident and cutting-edge. What other ... read more

I like to think of Rattle & Hum as the epilogue to U2’s Joshua Tree period. It’s more akin to a party of sorts than a full-fledged album - being comprised mostly of covers, live tracks, and collaborations. It’s both a celebration of what the band achieved and a farewell to that very era. Interesting that despite doubling down on the folk/country vibe, they would soon become something else entirely. That said, the album serves as a nice treat for fans who want an extra ... read more