I'm not saying POP is the worst album of all-time, I'm just saying I think it is the weakest of the U2 catalog.

I'm a fan of Pop.

I actually really like it.

NLOTH was 'eh' to me, much like most of their Post-Pop work. Don't get me wrong there is some pretty damn excellent work to found but you need to sift through some 'blah' to get to it.

I blame the reception of Pop for scaring them into the smushy middle of the road.

The title track, Magnificent, Unknown Caller (ridiculous lyrics, though), and Get on Your Boots are good. My favorite song on this CD is FEZ-Being Born.

Achtug Baby
Joshua Tree
War
Unforgettable Fire
Rattle n Hum
ATYCLB
Boy
NLOTH
Pop
Vertigo or whatever it was called
Zooropa
October

I like MBDTF, but it would have needed to include Christian Dior Denim Flow to rank near Dropout for me.

If nothing else, I give you credit for admitting in public that you like both Kim & Kanye.
They are both talentless hacks.

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We are pretty much on the same page, RPB.

I would just have Zoorpopa ahead of Boy and Pop ahead of NLOTH.

I know it's a live album but Under a Blood Red Sky is awesome and I'd put it on there just because.

War - arguably the only time U2 didn't make an album that never let up or utterly crapped out at the end. I love every song, especially "Surrender," which kind of weaves little bits of the first eight songs into the fabric. Very underrated as a conceptual piece because it was pre-Eno.
The Joshua Tree - all-time great 1-2-3 punch to start, stays relatively strong
Achtung Baby - really good
The Unforgettable Fire - ''
Boy - nice slice of post-punk, I love "An Cat Dubh" and can't think of a track I dislike!
Rattle and Hum - love the studio tracks/new songs, skip the live retreads
Passengers - I am a huge Brian Eno dork, so not only am I including this, I'm giving it pretty decent consideration

vast chasm follows

Zooropa - I like it more than most people do, I guess! I like the first four tracks a lot, but it falls off hard. "The Wanderer" is a very failed experiment. Johnny Cash grafted upon warmed-over Kraftwerk was a terrible idea.
All That You Can't Leave Behind - solely on the strength of "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation"
October - forgettable except the title track, which is nice, and whichever one has Uilleann pipes (EDIT: "Tomorrow")
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - I want to forget "Vertigo" forever, and a lot of songs are retreads
Pop - bad

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I would still have Zooropa and Pop up there, not near the top, but off the bottom.

Their ATYCLB on up to NLOTH is so squishy and middle of the road, to prepackaged for my tastes. You could cobble together a great album (12 songs or so) by taking the best material from the post-Pop albums. October is the worst for me.

Beautiful Day
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Elevation
City of Blinding Lights
(ugh) Vertigo
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

that's all i got

Can we agree that "With or Without You" is the best U2 song ever? Doesn't it kind of have to be?

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You could stick "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own," "No Line on the Horizon" and maybe a few (2-3) more.

As for "With or Without You," I can't say, great song but not sure if it is their best. Why would it have to be? Because it was on Friends?

Hello no. I hate that show so much. I just think it's perfectly structured and arranged.

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I think ATYCLB is a great album. I like it front to back. I would put Walk on in my top ten U2 songs.

I think arguments can be made for W W/out you, Bad, WTSHNN, and One. With Until the End of the World as a dark horse.

Dumb even for you. There is no denying Kanye's talent as a producer...it may not be your kind of music but that doesn't make the people who make it talentless..

You're slightly better than that...

Um, sexy...or something....

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