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Music CD - U2: Achtung Baby
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Music CD: Achtung Baby
Artist: U2
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $6.00
Your Save: $ 7.98 ( 57% )
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Manufacturer: Island
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Tracks:
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1. Zoo Station
2. Even Better Than The Real Thing
3. One
4. Until The End Of The World
5. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
6. So Cruel
7. The Fly
8. Mysterious Ways
9. Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
10. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
11. Acrobat
12. Love Is Blindness
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731451034725
Label: Island
Manufacturer: Island
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Island
Release Date: 1991-11-19
Studio: Island
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Summary: achtung achtung!!
Comment: the time is the early 90's, gone are the excesses of the 80's, technology is trickling down to the hands of the masses. the world is in transition as the cold war has thawed. europe is changing, as mindsets, politics and geographic borders are different.
music is changing as it is going away from slick production to a more grimier, less polished finish.
U2 is aware of the world changing and are influenced by it.
rumors circulate about how U2 are changing their sound. a sample of it is released on "red, hot and blue", the song, "night and day" and it just made my jaw hit the ground.
then in the fall of 1991 "the fly". i heard it at 6AM, waking up to the dj talking about the new U2 song and how it was being played for the second time that day. when i heard that opening guitar lick, U2 had put rattle and hum and the joshua tree into a wood chipper (mind you there is nothing wrong with both albums).
when i finally purchased the album, it was just incredible.
from the opening "zoo station" all the way through "love is blindness", i was plugged in and could not put down my headphones.
every song stands out for me, with no favorites as i love them all.
this is U2's best album, hands down, no other album even comes close.
the tour was way ahead of its time, a mobile television studio, a true multimedia experience before the phrase was ever used in popular vernacular.
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Summary: ACHTUNG BABY ! : THIS IS ONE OF U2's BEST. (it's more cynical and experimental than War or The Joshua Tree, but just as good)
Comment: U2's Achtung Baby (1991) is an album that I really like. Now, I like War and The Joshua Tree, too, and consider those two to be the band's finest work. I also consider Achtung Baby to be on the same level as War and The Joshua Tree. The best songs on War and The Joshua Tree are political in nature, but there are no overt politics on Achtung Baby. If there is a theme here at all, it's the fascinating nature of women and a cynical view of relationships with them. I like the modern sound of Achtung Baby. It's full of sound effects, feedback, and recording studio pyrotechnics. There's still plenty of emotional substance and melodic structure, it's just that the sound is more daring and stylish. Zoo Station and Even Better Than The Real Thing both feature that new sound along with the classic U2 melodic rock formula. The Edge's guitar work here is some of his very best. It's bold and dramatic, and it's experimental sound gives the album it's character. One is a great song, one of the band's best. The purity of love gets lost in the haze sometimes.
Have you come here for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head?
Ultraviolet (Light My Way) and Mysterious Ways are highlights, too, and both are great songs. I also like The Fly, and Love is Blindness. Achtung Baby is rocking, interesting, and inventive, and it's one of U2's best albums. This is one that you don't want to miss.
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Summary: Achtung!.
Comment: On Achtung Baby U2 decided to completely change and renovate their sound and it has turned out to be quite effective, not only has this turned out to be one of their best albums ever but its also one of the best albums of the 90's this album has also managed to sustain their level of success.
Just from the opening riffs and electronic sounds of Zoo station you could tell that they were experimenting with song structures and some dance beats this however really does work and doesn't sound cheesy.
The album also has some swirling guitar riffs from The Edge as well as layers of effects and Bono seemed to have more personal lyrics this time instead of the usual political stuff, I always thought he was a brilliant lyricist and songwriter as proven in songs like One, Until the end of the world and Mysterious ways which has some brilliant drumming and a nice rhythm those songs were the highlight.
The album also was a huge hit and from start to finish there is not a single bad song, U2 have definitely delivered on this album especially after the huge success that was The Joshua Tree and in my opinion Achtung Baby was a hell of alot better than that album not that theres anything wrong with Joshua its just that this album rocks alot harder and I tend to listen to this album more often.
Achtung Baby is a great epic album which has some great acoustic numbers with some great rock songs like Even better than the real thing, The fly, Mysterious ways these songs are very energetic and almost have a tribal or world beat to them.
I consider this to be my favorite album of all time and despite it being 17 years old it still sounds as cutting edge and fresh as the day it was released, the general concept or theme of the album is about love and betrayal with some more emotional and inspired lyrics and Bono does a great job with these songs just check out the excellent So cruel it has a simple piano sound and some great and honest lyrics "You say in love there are no rules/sweatheart your so cruel" and the song Tryin' to throw your arms around the world where Bono sings I'm gonna run to you.
The rhythm and solid guitar work was great although the drumming at times could have been better like in the song Who's gonna drive your wild horse but thats just a minor complaint, this album is definitely a work of genius the type of album you would listen to over and over again, I cannot recommend this album highly enough.
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Summary: Achtung baby for my baby
Comment: It was a gift for my girlfriend. She loves U2 and was looking for a specific title: "One" A good buy!
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Summary: The best by the best.
Comment: Every so often I go without listening to Achtung Baby for a few months, stick it in the CD player on a whim, and leave it there for another few months. This has been happening for 15 years now.
If you don't have it already, what are you waiting for? I can't remember seeing a Best Rock Album list worth a salt on which it didn't make an appearance. The undermentioned tracks, like "So Cruel" or "Acrobat" are every bit as compelling as the classics like "Even Better" and "Mysterious Ways." Not to mention that "One" is one the greatest rock songs in history.
Ignore the people saying how Bono is this or that and how annoying he is. I'm not sure what they think that has to do with U2's music, nor why they spend their time reviewing their albums on Amazon. Bono's been a rock star since he was 18, yet people are outraged that he has a bit of an ego. How do you think U2 made it out of Dublin? What do you think rock and roll is about in the first place?
Seriously, if you have even a slight interest in U2, or in just this particular album, it's certainly worth the $10. I predict, even, that it will leave you just as obsessed as some of the rest of us.
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Editorial Reviews:
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"I'm ready / Ready for what's next," Bono announces at the outset of Achtung Baby, the album that proved the so-called "band of the '80s" was capable of blazing into the '90s by replacing its flag-waving arena-rock stance with screaming synths, clubby rhythms, and industrial skronk. The group advances its sound without losing accessibility on "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," "Even Better Than the Real Thing," and "Mysterious Ways," while pushing the envelope a bit more on "The Fly," "Zoo Station," and "Acrobat." The moody ballad "One" is arguably the finest song the band has produced, full of sorrow, compassion, and hope all at the same time. --Daniel Durchholz
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