u2 - Boy
List Price:
Our Price: $19.97
You Save: $15.01 (43%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $10.21 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Music CD Cover
Artist: u2Edition: Music CD
Format: Deluxe Edition, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2008-07-22
Music Label: Island
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- I Will Follow
- Twilight
- An Cat Dubh
- Into The Heart
- Out Of Control
- Stories For Boys
- The Ocean
- A Day Without Me
- Another Time, Another Place
- The Electric Co.
- Shadows And Tall Trees
- I Will Follow (Previously Unreleased Mix)
- 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
- Touch
- Speed Of Life (Previously Unreleased Track)
- Saturday Night (Previously Unreleased Track)
- Things To Make And Do
- Out Of Control
- Boy-Girl
- Stories For Boys
- Another Day
- Twilight
- Boy-Girl (Live at The Marquee, London)
- 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Live at The Marquee, London - Previously Unreleased Version)
- Cartoon World (Live at The National Stadium, Dublin - Previously Unreleased Track)
Free Music Notes for Boy
Free Music Review: An amazing debut album from U2!
Hit: 5 Stars
U2 released their debut album Boy in October of 1980. On the album contains two singles, "I Will Follow and "A Day Without Me." I'd like to break down my rating of each track.
1.)I Will Follow: 10/10 - Classic opening track on Boy, this has a great opening riff by The Edge. Another highlight for me is the bridge, where the music becomes quieter and then suddenly becomes more intense as Bono repeats the line, "your eyes."
2.) Twilight: 10/10 - Great song with an awesome guitar part by The Edge. However, my favorite part of the song has always been the lines "in the shadow, boys meets man." It seems to really fit the concept of the album.
3.) An Cat Dubh: 9/10 - I think this is a cool song, the singing is excellent from Bono but I just don't like the fade-out at the end, before going into the next track.
4.) Into The Heart: 10/10 - This is an amazing track that has an awesome instrumental part leading into Bono's lyrics about how he can't go back but remembers how he felt as a child.
5.) Out Of Control: 10/10 - In contrast with the last track, this is very upbeat and loud. The chorus is amazing and I love Adam's bassline during the verses. My favorite part is at the break where Bono almost sings something like "you take me far away" in the background.
6.) Stories For Boys: 10/10 - What's neat about this track is that when you put your headphones on you can hear Bono singing the chorus from both channels. The Edge uses some effects and harmonics on the guitar to make a neat, crisp effect.
7.) The Ocean: 9/10 - This song is very subdued, and the water noises in the background is pretty neat. I just wish the song was a little longer.
8.) A Day Without Me: 9/10 - The other single from Boy about the death of Ian Curtis. The one thing I don't like about this track is the ending. The voice pitch just sounds too high to me and is slighty irritating.
9.) Another Time, Another Place: 10/10 - The last couple of tracks have always been my favorite. The opening vocal by Bono, "bright morning lights" brings me into the song everytime. However, the chorus is what really makes this a superb track for me.
10.) The Electric Co: 10/10 - This is probably my favorite track on the album. The raw and sheer power of this song is simply incredible! The Edge thrashes away while Bono yells out some of the words. The ending is the best part for me. I can't exactly understand what Bono is saying at the end, but nonetheless makes it that much more mysterious to me.
11.) Shadows And Tall Trees: 9/10 - I like the acoustic sound on this track and the chorus, especially at the end where they modulate up one whole step. The one complaint I have of the song is that they leave out a chorus after the second verse.
12.) Hidden Track: 9/10 - This very brief snippet is what would become Saturday Night, which is located on Disc 2 of the Bonus Edition. It's a bit of a teaser but also an enticing listen.
The second CD is great as well, there are just some tracks that don't excite me too much. However, what can I say, they recorded these tracks before they released Boy anyway. Tracks 1, 2, and 3 I give 10s. Tracks 4, 5, and 6 I would give a 9, 10, 9. I think the instrumentals are cool but I don't love them. Tracks 7, 8, and 9 I would give a 7, 10, 8. The two original recordings of "Out Of Control and Stories for Boys," sound like they needed a little patching up. Otherwise, it's interesting to hear how it first sounded. Tracks 10, 11, and 12, I would give 10, 7, 9. Once again, the demo version of Twilight doesn't do too much for me, but it's interesting to hear the original riff in it's bare form. Tracks 13 and 14 end on a very good note. I would give the two of them a 10 and a 9. The extended ending of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" is breathtaking. "Cartoon World," is very entertaining but that feedback can ring in your ear sometimes.
Boy Poster
A standard CD and a bonus CD. Bonus CD includes b-sides, live tracks and rarities. Also includes a 32 page booklet with previously unseen photos, full lyrics, new liner notes by Paul Morley, and explanatory notes on the bonus material by The Edge.There's little in U2's 1980 debut to suggest that this was a band bent on world domination. Indeed, there's a charming, if naive, coming-of-age urgency in songs such as "I Will Follow," "Stories for Boys" and "Out of Control" that may startle listeners more familiar with U2's latter-day bombast and stadium-scale theatrics. Bono's viewpoint, still tantalizingly vague and wide-eyed, showed that his penchant for strident polemics hadn't yet gotten the best of him; his anthems are those of a yearning Dubliner barely out of his teens rather than those of a world-weary multimillionaire. The band's sometimes-ragged musical chops work in its favor here, gently burnished to then-fresh new-wave sheen by producer Steve Lillywhite. If the Edge's dense, effects-laden guitar work seems overly familiar, it's only because this album was such a key influence on the whole "rock of the '80s" sound. Though not quite as moody or musically accomplished as October, arguably the band's first masterpiece, Boy still ranks as one of U2's best albums. --Jerry McCulley
Alternative Rock Music CDs
Music Genres
Top music charts in U2 Albums Ranked
The Million Dollar Hotel: Music From The Motion Picture (2000 Film)Release date: 2000-03-14; Music CD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
U2 - No Line On The HorizonRelease date: 2009-03-03; Music CD
Best price: $5.11
Price in other shops:
U2 - Rattle and HumRelease date: 1990-06-15; Music CD
Best price: $4.25
Price in other shops:
U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic BombRelease date: 2004-11-23; Published: 2004; Music CD
Best price: $2.88
Price in other shops:
U2 - All That You Can't Leave BehindRelease date: 2000-10-31; Published: 2000; Music CD
Best price: $4.71
Price in other shops:
Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1Release date: 1995-11-07; Music CD
Best price: $9.88
Price in other shops:
u2 - OctoberRelease date: 2008-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $18.40
Price in other shops:
u2 - BoyRelease date: 2008-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $15.68
Price in other shops:
U2 - ZooropaRelease date: 1993-07-06; Music CD
Best price: $5.50
Price in other shops:
U2 - Joshua Tree (Remastered / Expanded) (Deluxe Edition) (2CD)Release date: 2007-11-20; Music CD
Best price: $14.15
Price in other shops:
Top Rated Albums
U2 - No Line On The HorizonRelease date: 2009-03-03; Music CD
Best price: $6.60
Price in other shops:
U2 - Achtung BabyRelease date: 1991-11-19; Music CD
Best price: $6.20
Price in other shops:
u2 - Under a Blood Red SkyRelease date: 2008-09-30; Music CD
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
u2 - Under a Blood Red Sky - Deluxe Edition CD/ DVDRelease date: 2008-09-30; Music CD
Best price: $19.60
Price in other shops:
U2 - The Unforgettable FireRelease date: 1990-06-15; Music CD
Best price: $4.75
Price in other shops:
U2 - The Joshua TreeRelease date: 1990-06-15; Music CD
Best price: $6.50
Price in other shops:
u2 - WarRelease date: 2008-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $13.00
Price in other shops:
u2 - WarRelease date: 2008-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $6.71
Price in other shops:
u2 - OctoberRelease date: 2008-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $5.87
Price in other shops:
u2 - OctoberRelease date: 2008-07-22; Music CD
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops: