U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
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Free Music Review: Unforgettable
Hit: 5 Stars
While many people say that this album is an overrated mixture of songs I can't agree with them. This is my favorite U2 album and I think this is THE TIME of U2.
The album is one hell of an emotional ride from the opening tunes of "A Sort Of Homecoming" till the last chord of "MLK". There are standout tracks and there are terrific ones, but no fillers around this time.
My all time favorite shall be "A Sort of Homecoming". There were times in my life when I listened to the song 10 or 15 times in a row and just couldn't stop. My other favorite is the title track which is a tribute to the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack hence the title "The Unforgettable Fire".
This album still stands the test of time both musically and lyrically. I advise this album to everyone who is a 'U2 beginner'. If you don't like this one, you won't like U2.
"Oh don't sorrow, no don't weep for tonight, at last I am coming home"
Free Music Review: Sweeping Journey Through A Haunting Vivid Soundscape
Hit: 5 Stars
This is probably my third or fourth favorite U2 album behind what I believe is the greatest rock album ever, The Joshua Tree, and a top ten all timer in Achtung Baby. Let's put it this way, I could not listen to this album for weeks and then put it on and then be seamlessly tranported to a place that seems so familiar, and yet scary. The production on this album, due largely due the innovation of Eno and Lanois, and the genius of the band itself, really sends any listener on a sweeping journey through a haunting and vivid soundscape with its many musical layers that only Edge, Larry, and Adam can deliver. It dark, but yet spiritual. It IS the perfect bridge between the angst of WAR and the spirituality of JT. My favorite songs are Sort of HomeComing and Bad. Though Unforgettable Fire and Promenade have a special affect on me that I cannot explain...sort of analagous to Say Goodbye and No. 41 on Dave Matthews Band's Crash (1996)...can't explain it but they do. This album trully exposes one of the shortcomings of U2's more recent efforts ATYCLB and HTDAAB, the lack of keyboards and multiple layers of guitar and keyboard integration. I have to try another reviewers suggestion and play MLK and Streets from JT back to back to get the full effect and beauty of MLK, which is one of the most beautiful songs U2 has ever performed live...think back to Bono's silhouette against a fire red Arizona sky at Sun Devil stadium. Let me close by saying BAD is my favorite U2 song next to Streets...true anthems and samples of U2's grandiose presence.Free Music Review: Not the best, not the worst....
Hit: 3 Stars
I cannot count how many times I have argued over the best U2 album ever made, only to be challenged by someone claiming "The Unforgettable Fire" as their best work. I imagine that this is based on the fact that "Pride" is on this album as there are no other arguments that would be valid. For me, this album is boring and lacks any character in depth of sound. The absence of Steve Lillywhite is evident(as has been the case with the Dave Matthews Band). While Eno and Lanois would go on to produce far more superior albums for U2 in later years, this project sounds like a rough draft more than a finished product. I would have to place this album at the bottom of the U2 collection, I hardly ever pull this CD out to listen to it. As the reviewer above states, you can listen to the best tracks from this CD live on "Rattle and Hum" in much better forms.Free Music Review: muddy, over produced.........
Hit: 2 Stars
I was listening to this album for the first time in a few years and what struck me the most was the lousy recording. It is all very muddy, and they used reverb like a hooker uses eye shadow- i.e. trying to hide something. Back in the day I loved this record, can't really see why now. Sure there are a few good songs on it-from what one can hear through the noise. It is a very over produced and over rated record in my opinion though the band was hitting something of a high water mark at this point. They had 2 more records in them, then they should have bowed out gracefully instead of becoming the caricatures they are now.
A cautionary exaple for anyone who has a bit of success- don't let it go to your head.
Free Music Review: I Love This Album
Hit: 5 Stars
I love Indian Summer Sky and I have been listening to this album for over 13 years, I think it is absolutely a work of art.. obviously. It is very emotional and calm.