Pros: A handful of okay/good/great songs... Cons: Pompous, annoying, inconsistent, uninspired...
After twenty-five years of releasing music, U2 continues to please fans worldwide. Their albums are consistently entertaining and highly regarded in the music community. It’s amazing that the original four lads from Dublin are still together after all ...
Pros: The overlooked gems "Gloria", "Tomorrow", and "October"; early examples of The Edge's famous technique; band is tight all around. Cons: Lyrics are a bit rushed and some songs are underdeveloped. Bono's yelping and religious overzealousness are also occasional downfalls.
Ah, the dreaded sophomore album. The thing that every fan of a new band looks forward to, and that most of them end up criticizing sharply when it doesn't meet their expectations. Few bands seem to have a whole lot of luck with their second album, and ...
Pros: 2-3 listenable to good songs Cons: uninspired, pompous, self indulgent, basically everything people say about today's U2
In 1981, U2 released their second album. They called it October, and the band hoped that it would catapult them to a higher standing in America. There's no question the band thought they had a winner on their hands. There's a certain air ...
Pros: Some truly brilliant songs here Cons: Very inconsistent effort
A lot of people like to criticize the heck out of this album, and with good reason -- there are some songs on October that just aren't very good. However, that's to be expected, right?
1981's October finds U2 at an aesthetical crossroads. The band tried to keep the freshness of 1980's Boy whereas their religious and political interests were rearing their heads. So the record is overtly serious. Boy's melancholy was rendered ...
Pros: Good Album from U2. Cons: Tracks reminiscent of "Boy" and incoherent lyrics from Bono.
After the surprising debut album “Boy” released in 1980, U2 was becoming one of the big new bands in rock. The Irish quartet had already received critical acclaim in England, Ireland, and in America for the fresh outlook in rock. When the band toured...
Pros: The first three songs, the title track, and moments of inspiration from the band Cons: For their second album, U2 took a step back
While one can make a case that U2 have yet to issue a weak album, their second release, October, comes closest to refuting that argument. Compared to their debut album, Boy,
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Pros: "Gloria", "Rejoice", "Tomorrow" Cons: mediocre lyrics, sound doesn't necessarily go with the message, lack of melodiousness
The experience that led to my acquisition of U2’s “October” was hearing the song “Gloria” for the first time. I had already been a U2 fan for years, and owned every album they released since “The Unforgettable Fire”. ...
Pros: Great songs, ingenious concept, excellent arrangements....a truly epic effort from a great band. Cons: Fiercely overlooked.
Although October hasn't necessarily come a long way since it's release almost twenty-two years ago, it's more than proven itself as the greatest album of all time. The world has kind of turned away from U2's second album, also their most spiritual and ref ...
Pros: Good likeable rock and roll with excellent performances Cons: Mostly re-written material and ideas from "Boy"
U2's second cd, "October" was "Boy" all over again, but with inferior material. That's not to say that there were no sparks of genius on "October", but there are certainly more misses than hits.
Pros: A couple of cool tunes Cons: Some incoherent lyrics and ear-piercing singing, a couple of real duds
Riding the success of their first album "BOY", the Irish quartet found themselves desperate to come up with material for a sophomore album. After a lot of heartache and headaches, U2 finally released a mediocre effort called...
Pros: great lyrics Cons: not very known to general public
I am of course severely biased towards this album so I will try to name a fault first. This album, like Boy is never played in concert, nor publicized by anyone as being a classic album. It was once said that the album was thrown together rather quickly,...
From the opening "Gloria" (IMO their best live song) to the unsettling "Is That All?", October is simply beautiful. It's not "pale", it's just... sensitive. It sits in the corner and thinks. It's not loud or brash like War...
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