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Free Music Review: Great Addition to Any U2 Collection
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't usually do reviews, but I had to put my two cents worth into this one. I discovered U2 in the early nineties, due to VH1 and Achtung Baby's release. I have since purchased all their albums from Joshua Tree up to present. I LOVE all of them. When I first listened to U2 - The Best of 1990-2000 I was a little disappointed, but not disappointed in U2. I was disappointed because you just can't sum up all of their greatest songs from Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop and All That You Can't Leave Behind into 16 tracks. There are too many great songs missing from this compilation. U2 really needs to release a Boxed Set containing ALL the great songs from all their albums. I give this CD five stars because U2 deserves five stars and there are a few songs on this CD that can not be found on any of the studio albums. U2 is simply the Best!Free Music Review: The best
Hit: 4 Stars
Its very hard for me to be critical of anything U2 does because they are just an amazing band! I've been totally into them for over 20 years and my collection is humungus. Having read some of the reviews posted here, I can however understand where they are coming from. I have always believed that 'greatest hits' and 'bests of's' are always aimed at a mass audience and not entirely focused on dedicated fans - fans should already have all the tracks anyway!
This compliation, for U2 hardcore fans, is a little dissapointing. I thought the first best of was ok but lacked an obvious structure. Would it not have been better to start from the very beginning and include all the rare original tracks - Boy/Girl, Another Day and Celebration (I cant believe this was not included - also, I wish they had taken that awful Xylophone (spell?) out of I Will Follow). Maybe all this will come together in the future when a Beatles-like Anthology comes out. It is just obviously aimed at the mass audience who wont buy U2 albums but like the odd song.
The Best of 1990-2000 has a little something extra that the first didnt. The remixes of the songs was a bonus for all U2 fans - if you prefer the originals then simply play the album versions. What happened on Mysterious Ways though? There is a slight change in lyrics from the original single, yet there is no mention on the sleeve.
I am trying to be as objective as I can here which is not easy. Everything they do is superb and cant be knocked. I will only try to comment on things I find a little negative (not easy for me to do).
I was never a big fan of Even Better Than The Real thing and only gave that song its due respect when I heard it live.
Electrical Storm is a must because its not on an album - the other mix on the flip side is better. It does seem to follow the usual U2 template that they seem to be sticking to more than ever though (Edge could have really gone to town on a lead at the end but seemed to hold back).
Gone - the album version is better and yes I will only play the album version. This version seems an after thought from developing it live but its far better live.
The Hands That Built America - This could have been done better and lacks what it promises in the beginning.
Staring At The Sun - I would have prefered this song if it hadn't been done by U2!!! It so un-U2. What are those lyrics??? Still, it has a feeling and the feeling is good. Its a cracker live.
Numb - This is one of the few U2 songs I dont like at all. Why is it here?
I would like to have heard a remix of The Fly. Granted, the original is murky. If they could have redone it as they did on the Boston concert DVD I would have been happy - now if I want The Fly, I play Boston!
Thats the negative comments out of the way.
My advice, like most of the other reviewers is - if you are into U2 buy the albums. If you are just passing by, buy the compilations.
Free Music Review: I too like U2 :)
Hit: 4 Stars
While admittedly not a diehard fan of U2, I remember checking out my sister's U2 cds as a teen and I liked some of the songs. This is a good compilation of what I feel is their better more talented era, although I love "Sunday Bloody Sunday" from the other "best of" U2 cd. David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"
Free Music Review: Clearly, not a "best of"
Hit: 1 Stars
The second U2 "best of" was a waste of time. The first one, "The best of 1980-1990" was a pretty good compilation, but quite short ( 65 minutes, U2 could have added 2 extra songs like Gloria, Out Of Control or MLK ). This time, this compilation is 50% horrible. The hands that built America is so boring, one of the worst U2 songs, without a doubt. All the remixes are so bad !!!!. This is overall a big, big mistake. This is not the best of. I remember once participating in a U2 poll, in which they asked to the fans the best song from each album, before this "best of". One of those songs was "Please"... so where is this song ??? why U2 didn't include it ??. I don't know why U2 keep putting "Until The end Of The World" as one of their best songs. "The Fly" or "Who's Gonna Ride..." were real songs for a "Best Of".
This would be my "Best of 1990-2000"
1- Even Better Than The Real Thing
2- Mysterious Ways
3- Beautiful Day
4- Electrical Storm
5- One
6- Miss Sarajevo ( COMPLETE )
7- Stay ( faraway so close )
8- Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Off
9- Lemon
10- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
11- The Fly
12- Discotheque ( ORIGINAL )
13- Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me
14- Staring At The Sun ( ORIGINAL )
15- Please ( single )
16- If God Will Send His Angels ( single )
Free Music Review: A great collection of songs
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a good collection of songs from one of the best bands of all time. The new songs "Electrical Storm" and "The Hands that Built America" are excellent and the songs picked from Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop and All That You Can't Leave Behind are good. I like the remixes of the Pop songs but am dissapointed they left off "Please" and "Last Night on Earth". Is this a must have CD? No, not really... I would buy the other CD's instead but if you are looking for a good compilation this is worth buying. I wouldn't waste my money on buying the 2 CD set, the B-sides on disc 2 are mostly garbage.