After a dissapointing second album, U2 was in need of a big lift in their third studio effort in order to have any hope to remain a relevant band. They did. They did, indeed. It is so evident that the band truly began to embrace the commercial nature of the business by this album, pumping out more than one or two viable radio singles. In addition, the band was beginning to garner a larger following. Bono was able to get away with a more spiritual nature on his last album and wanted to push the envelope with a politically charged album.
The band truly became rock stars with the emergence of Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Years Day, but it was the bulk of the album that allowed the band to shine musically and become more than just pretty boys. This is one of my top-ten or so favorite albums of all-time and currently ranks third in the annals of U2 history for me (listening it in the past 24 hours has helped push it back ahead of Achtung Baby).
Top songs to hold on to:
1. Sunday Bloody Sunday
2. New Year's Day
3. "40"
4. Two Hearts Beat as One
5. Drowning Man
6. Refugee
I'm having a terribly stressful day and can't get the creative juices flowing for a "U2 101" segment. Oh well.
Jerm's Take
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