Achtung Baby is such a masterpiece. Not a single bad song on that album. To me, Ultraviolet is probably not just the best song on the album but one of the best songs of all time. Perfectly placed, describing the desperation and void of a breakup. The lyrics, edges guitar... Simply amazing.

@litgamer6205

2 жыл бұрын

It was a good album but overrated, too commercial. Zooropa just has more depth and is more interesting. Whereas half the songs on Achtung baby are kind of repetitive and meh. I mean 'Stay" on it's own is better then anything on Achtung baby

@clintpot8521

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! In some ways I think this album is better than Joshua Tree. Not many bands can boast two albums that are nearly perfect works of art.

@chad7081

Жыл бұрын

Yeah absolutely love it about as much as the Joshua tree, just got it on vinyl. Underrated in my option

@edgabrielocay3376

Жыл бұрын

Boring album...I fell asleep listening to it.

@rip8564

10 ай бұрын

“Oh baby don’t you cryyyyy. Oh child wipe the tears from your eyes……. “ Sorry I had to. I just had to. I agree with you! A tremendous song and a masterpiece of an album. 😃

I still remember feeling "betrayed" by achtung baby, as a long time U2 fan at that time. Different image, different songs. Now it is one of my favourite records of all time

@russellthompson2507

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more,very disappointed at the time but now it’s classic. Visionary’s

@KingofCrusher

3 жыл бұрын

I had only heard Joshua Tree before Achtung, so at like 13 when it came out it instantly became one of the greatest things I'd ever heard. Still in my top 10 albums of all time. The Fly is probably one of my favorite songs ever written.

@MrRadialdrift

3 жыл бұрын

It was a sonic masterpiece

@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8

3 жыл бұрын

I was huge U2 fan back in early 90s during my high school years, Achtung Baby and Zooropa are still my most favorite U2 albums, along with their early 80's albums from the post punk era. I still remember the band describing the Achtung Baby album as "the sound of four men chopping down the Joshua Tree".

@michaelclarke9488

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Achtung Baby was a definite departure. But it is an amazing album!

A performance of “One” live is truly a religious experience. It is a moment I cannot ever forget. True magic.

Achtung Baby is thirty years old but sounds fresher than anything on the pop charts today. If anything on today’s chart is still being played 10 years from now, it will be as an ironic joke.

Haven’t seen many comments mention “So Cruel” ... shocking. Lyrical poetry of the most splendid kind.

@fabiozingales6211

3 жыл бұрын

Their real masterpiece 👌

@robertacosta3134

3 жыл бұрын

“She wears my love like a see-through dress Her lips say one thing Her movements something else Oh love, like a screaming flower Love, dying every hour, love” ... Damn

@RM-jj2kq

3 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJaezKedZ9XOd5c.html

@guitartalk999

3 жыл бұрын

That’s technically 80’s though, love the song though!

@pakinggankoangkantamo4244

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for You're "So Cruel" ... Love is a light bulb hangin' over my head

The Edge's guitar work on The Fly is truly special.

@MikeJones-pf4wd

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed some of his best guitar work besides "Bullet the blue sky" & "Where the streets have no name"

@travisbunce7334

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeJones-pf4wd agree, I love Exit, The Electric Co, Bad & In God's Country also. A few different reasons with some of those, but all amazing Guitar Songs.

@geekUSA101

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like he borrowed that riff from another artist…

@Earthshaker513

2 жыл бұрын

The term "mind-bending" fits it very well, if you ask me.

@cirenosnor5768

Жыл бұрын

@@geekUSA101 Stole what riff from where

In my opinion, Achtung Baby is their greatest album, every song a gem. Perfect answer for moving from the 80's to the 90's like no other 80's bands..

I would add The Passengers’ beautiful song Miss Sarajevo as an essential U2 track of the 90s

@petetrippe8457

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful song.

@seaoftranquility7228

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more.

@TheNinnyfee

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes.

There should be a law against not knowing who U2 are.

@mysticedge4

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@strangebrew1746

3 жыл бұрын

the lawyer would be have to be pro bono

@thejoshpresle

3 жыл бұрын

There should be a law against U2.

@ericbgordon1575

3 жыл бұрын

A more appropriate law would be that everyone has to take the history of rock music elective from my 1st semester of college. They would not only learn about the music of U2 but a host of other artists and bands they may not otherwise know about. Many of the students would come out of that course reeling, rolling and tumbling like the lead in *Blinded by the Light* when he first hears the music of Bruce Springsteen.

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck that. U2 becoming more and more hated or unknown is a good thing, because they’re a band that never should’ve existed. There’s no genuine life struggle in any of their songs. The members all come from very privileged upbringings and they’ve never experienced any big hardship in their lives.

Achtung Baby is a pretty perfect album. I enjoy all of the songs on it, never feel the need to skip any.

@TheNinnyfee

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too. After 30 years and countless repeated listenings that is quite an achievement. :)

@trsidn

3 жыл бұрын

hard to disagree, but I have to give Joshua Tree a slight edge.

@jamesdavison2927

3 жыл бұрын

Me TOO!!!! THATS WHY ITS MY FAVE , with TJT being number 2 for me

@jamesdavison2927

3 жыл бұрын

@@trsidn cant stand trip through your wire or it would be my number one

@smithryansmith

2 жыл бұрын

there are too many good songs on Achtung. Much more innovative than the safer Joshua tree.

Bono is one of the most underrated lyricists... completely emotive, completely memorable

Personally, U2 in the 90s is my favorite era in the band's history (Achtung and Zooropa are in my top five U2 albums). Although Joshua Tree and other 80s output are amazing, Achtung Baby is the album that cemented U2 as one of the greatest bands of all time. They took major risks changing their sound and image and it all paid off immensely with that album and the ZOOTV tour.

@cirenosnor5768

Жыл бұрын

No mention of Pop?

@renmusical

Жыл бұрын

@@cirenosnor5768 I love Pop as well, it just barely loses the 5th place spot to like Unforgettable Fire. Stuff like Please and Wake Up Dead Man is some of the band’s darkest material

@PreferToBeAnonymous

6 ай бұрын

@@renmusicalPop is a great album! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Best description of Pop: "starts at a party and ends at a funeral"

@ColorsBright

3 жыл бұрын

I always say Pop is an album written about wanting hope in a very dark place.

@adammartin7007

3 жыл бұрын

@Gahan2Vox He did. It wasn't my intention to take credit for it. He always has a snappy one-liner like this for every new album.

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

Awful. So pretentious.

@adammartin7007

2 жыл бұрын

@@curly_wyn Nonsense. It's an accurate description of the album.

One of my favorite lyrics:"if you wanna kiss the sky/better learn how to kneel/ on your knees boy".

Achtung Baby made me a lifelong U2 fan. 30 years later it still is one of my favourite albums. They reinvented themselves after almost quitting in Berlin after the breakdown of the Berlin Wall. Amazing times. The album is monumental and I feel so grateful having grown up with their music to hold on to in the 90s when many went for raves and designer drugs. I remember hating "The Fly" at 13 and all of a sudden I loved it and never looked back. And I just loved "Mysterious Ways". And the PopMart tour was epic, I still have my shirt. :) My top 5 (very hard to choose): 1. Mysterious Ways 2. One 3. The Fly 4. Love is Blindness 5. Numb The rest are all honorable mentions. ♥️

Until the End of the World song must be in any of U2's best of list

Check out the song "So Cruel" on Achtung Baby..its overlooked but it's so good

@dennisflax

3 жыл бұрын

picking 5 and only 5 is a harsh line to draw, there are always a couple on the cusp... So Cruel is definitely an overlooked beauty.

@ndbaker74

3 жыл бұрын

Always been my favorite off of Achtung Baby

@adspur

3 жыл бұрын

Great track and the album was just loaded.

I lived in Germany when this album came out. Almost 30 years later if I listen these songs I’m transported back to my late teens. That’s why I love music so much.

@exerciserelax8719

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. All U2 songs are nostalgic but some of the ones that really take me back are "Stay" and "Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World". Those songs make me think of friends I hung out with at the time,

@TheNinnyfee

3 жыл бұрын

For me it was my early teens that come back to life. :)

I am 43, and Achtung Baby is still my favorite album of all time. (with the Joshua Tree and The Unforgettable Fire in a close 2nd). Stay is a PERFECT SONG! So is One! (I love all of these songs! Thanks Professor!)

This album, Ritual from Jane's, GNR's Use Your Illusion, Southern Harmony by Black Crowes, Temple of the Dog, Rage's debut, Tom Petty's Wildflowers, R.E.M.'s Monster, The Wallflowers and Bob Dylan's Time Out Of Mind summed up the nineties for me, and "Til the End of the World" forshadowed the ominous vibe of the decade perfectly. That outro guitar solo might be the Edge's finest moment.

I have been a huge U2 fan since I was born in '03. Achtung Baby is my favorite album ever released. Seen them 4 times, and they are the greatest live rock band of all time! My fiver: Gone (from Pop) Dirty Day (from Zooropa) The Fly (from Achtung Baby) Staring At The Sun (from Pop) Even Better Than The Real Thing (from Achtung Baby)

I'm afraid the 90's U2 will be criminal underrated from the music world. The trilogy of Achtung Baby, Zooropa and POP are unique and masterpieces in their own way and the ground-breaking tours of ZOO TV and POPMart has still never been matched and was one of a kind. My top 5 from the 90's with no order: The Fly UltraViolet (Light My Way) Gone Lemon Zoo Station

@cirenosnor5768

Жыл бұрын

Seems Achtung Baby isn’t underrated and widely regarded as being a masterpiece where they also reinvented themselves. Then they played together as a band in the studio taking all they learned from Achtung, Zooropa and Pop to give us their next classic - All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Apparently they were jamming of sorts in a studio together and some rapper said to them they should do that (play together) for their next record

My personal 90's Fiver - Until the End of the World - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Staring at the Sun - Mysterious Ways - Stay (Far Away, So Close)

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

💜 Ditto! + "Miss Sarajevo" ...

@MgaTalunanKayo

3 жыл бұрын

Stay is really underrated!

@ObamaFromKenya

3 жыл бұрын

@@MgaTalunanKayo agreed

@ARTHURCBR

3 жыл бұрын

Why is Acrobat never mentioned?, what a song.

@ObamaFromKenya

3 жыл бұрын

@@ARTHURCBR have they ever performed it live?

For me, the best moment of the 90's for U2 was the ZooTV live in Sydney concert special. As much as I love the album version of "Zoo Station," the live version from that tour completely blows it out of the water. I still consider it one of the best, if not THE best opening number to a rock concert I've ever seen.

U2 in the 90's was the sound track of my teen years. Every time I hear one or all of these albums I clearly remember it all. Australia loved U2

I can’t even imagine anyone at 27 not knowing U2! Where did that person live all of his life? In the dojo?

@michaelrochester48

3 жыл бұрын

His parents failed him. That is the only way to explain it.

@TrebleForTheBass

3 жыл бұрын

They grew up on crap talentless garbage like Selena Gomez and Imagine Dragons

@kellitrevino650

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha!

@grovestreetpartner4144

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrebleForTheBass Selena and Imag Dragons are genX thing

@TrebleForTheBass

3 жыл бұрын

@@grovestreetpartner4144 doesn’t matter both generations listen to it and have the same lack of musical ear. The members of the band are millennials

Am I the only guy who loved the U2 song “Numb”? It was hilarious that U2 would attempt a rap song but they actually pulled it off. And they had the edge do it instead of Bono which I thought was brilliant. But my all-time favorite song of theirs is “all because of you.”

@SunDevil1984

3 жыл бұрын

I love Numb

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

A ballsy, humorous, inventive single and hit!

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

@@briansherwood3595 Likewise... "Lemon" on headphones! 💜

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

The video for Numb is cringy as hell.

@litgamer6205

2 жыл бұрын

@@curly_wyn How is it cringy?? barely anything is happening Lol

Here’s my U2 five for from the 90’s Professor 5 - Even better than the real thing 4 - Staring at the sun 3 - Stay ( far away so close) 2 - One 1 - Who’s gonna ride your wild horses I can’t believe that one never made your list!!!!

@k.c.huffman

6 ай бұрын

Love seeing people's lists b/c they are so personal. 5- Zooropa 4- One 3- Live version of Love is Blindness 2- Until the End of the World 1- Acrobat

I have absolutely adored U2 & Bono for years 😍.. Thank you for this amazing video! ❤🎶❤

1: Until the end of the World 2; The Fly 3: Even Better Than The Real Thing 4: Acrobat 5: Gone

@joeyg.6138

3 жыл бұрын

Gone is so great

@RM-jj2kq

3 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJaezKedZ9XOd5c.html

@Wills_Duffy

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeyg.6138 ...so gr8, and live version is sublime.

@MathieuLLF

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeyg.6138 one of my favourite ever

@MATTA74

3 жыл бұрын

Even better than the real thing is a great lyrical song!

I was born in 77 and absolutely love the 80s, but there is something about the 90s that makes me just about tear up everytime i hear a 90s song. The 90s had so many different genres and bands/artists that there was something for everyone. Besides songs from Joshua Tree, my favorite song is Mysterious ways. Once I hear the opening riffs im in heaven.

i was 16 when the fly came out and it was absolutely clear for me: this is the freakin coolest song, I‘ve ever heard. now, 30 years later, absolutely NOTHING changed this assessment. (special thumbs up for your mentioning of the #76 on the a3 for MW)

U2 is without question one of the biggest bands in the history of the rock era. What I love about them is that thier musical greatness truly spans thier entire career. From the beginning till now they have made great and really relevant music. When kids start to dig into their catalog, they will quickly come to understand the true significance of this band.

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

No, they right to stay away from U-Poo. They suck.

@chad7081

Жыл бұрын

This is valid, I’m 17 just really started getting into U2 over the past year. When I heard them first I hated the sound. But now they are my favorite band

@rogerhoward7498

Жыл бұрын

I know they are an Irish Band, but a band that is very much connected to Bands coming from the Isles of the United Kingdom ( which in their borders also includes, Ireland , Scotland and Wales), U2 have ALWAYS Been the most innovative Band in Popular ( Modern) Music. They have ALWAYS been the Pop and Rock Group , who have Always been pushing for innovation of new ideas and concepts in popular music expression. Actually....I do believe that their expressions of innovative ideas, are just as important as David Bowie's ideas were. Something, I don't truly believe the band has been given enough credit for in popular music appreciation culture.

Love U2!! Thank you for this. Crazy when you think of the vast amount of music they have given us over the years..its truly amazing

Agree, Unforgettable Fire is my favorite too. Can't wait until you do a video on that album. Thank you Professor of Rock!

I own exactly one U2 album: Zooropa. It's unlike anything else they ever did, and features the most up-front use of producer Brian Eno.

So glad you mentioned Hold me Thrill Me...that song flat out Rocks!

U2's tours in the 90s were huge, they had state of the art stages, especially the Zoo TV tour, music wise tho the change was good, i liked the Achtung Baby album

@Zontar82

3 жыл бұрын

even the Popmartu tour was awesome and big

@stbu9709

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair they still are!

@TheNinnyfee

3 жыл бұрын

The screen at the PopMart tour even broke some record if I remember correctly. They always put so much effort into their shows, the audience never feels ripped off. And every concert I went to was more than two hours. And even with the 360 degrees tour they set new screen/stage standards.

@SaiAbitathaDUCIC

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNinnyfee every screen they used in concerts broke records, even the one at the Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019.

Thank you SIR! for this video. Your analysis of their song 'One' NOT just how important this song is to U2's discography, but also to the whole world, moved me to tears. You are an incredible music ( world- wide) cultural analyst and an even more incredible music journalist. I truly wish to be an incredible music journalist myself, and your videos and the incredible way you describe bands and songs in popular music, truly inspire me for my own music journalist career. Again! Thank You Sir! I truly tip my hat to you.

I am so blessed to have been a U2 fan from the early days and have gotten to watch them grow. I’m proud of the fact that they’ve stayed together so long and are still making great music. I was also blessed to meet them in 1987. They are both kind and funny guys!

I was the opposite, I never really got into U2 during the 80s, but when Achtung Baby was realised it blew me away, I loved the sound it felt like the future was here. This album brought in the new decade and the beginning of what that decade had to offer. For me the 90s was the perfect decade for music (closely followed by the 80s of course).

I think that Mysterious Ways is what got me into U2 when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure I'd heard some of their Joshua Tree hits previously but after hearing Mysterious Ways which was like nothing else, then picking up the album and hearing the rest, I've been a lifelong U2 fan ever since. Achtung Baby is my favorite album of all time and one of the most cohesive albums I've ever heard, the entire album just flows from start to finish, a masterpiece of masterpieces...

@MikeJones-pf4wd

3 жыл бұрын

Acthung Baby is definitely their SGT. Pepper Lonely Heart Band. Bono cut his hair & put on his "FLY" shades & the Edge became a "Guitar God" with his unorthodox guitar style.

@HarveyHirdHarmonics

3 жыл бұрын

For me pretty much too. Although I wasn't a kid anymore, I was 16 when Achtung Baby came out. Didn't know U2 then. Was actually oblivious of pop music until the beginning of the 90s when a now famous radio station in my area started broadcasting and we got MTV in Germany. I didn't like "The Fly" but thought "Mysterious Ways" was pretty great. My views of "The Fly" then changed radically with one scene on MTV. In front of the entrance to a U2 concert they interviewed some fans and a group of girls sang the "Love, we shine like a burning star, we're falling from the sky" part. I thought "I know that lovely melody, where was that from again?" From then on I also loved "The Fly". Then "One" came out and MTV also played older songs from U2 and I couldn't escape becoming a fan.

Thanks for this video! U2 is my all time favorite band! Can’t wait to see more videos on them

I worked at Tower Records about 20 years ago. One of the label reps for Universal, Todd, had a great story about "Zooropa." It was originally supposed to be an EP. But, over the course of 60 days, "Zooropa" became a full album with accompanying big tour. Todd and his fellow label reps had to put all of their efforts into promoting "Zooropa" because U2 was the biggest band on the planet in 1993.

@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In

3 жыл бұрын

Tower Records was the best place to pick up music and to hang out.

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

I go to Tower Records regularly here in Kobe, Japan (They have survived here, along with 7-11s), but it's nothing like the ones I knew back in the day in the San Francisco Bay Area. What a great place to listen to music and get turned on to something new. Hat tip to the former clerks. 💜 Zooropa!

my #1: until the end of the world. perfect lyrics, groove and everything.

I'd put Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses in there.

@mamatay7

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs of all time!

@moochercat

3 жыл бұрын

You can put just about any song from Achtung Baby on the list. It's easily one of their best albums, if not the best.

@johnIZaUWL

3 жыл бұрын

I F’ing find that song kinda boring if not mediocre honestly... glad they didn’t perform it live lol

@TheAgwon79

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the kindergarten version. Almost a totally different song, so much so that it could stand alone as such.

@hrossaman

3 жыл бұрын

The bridge is out of this world

Dude I've been binging your vids and I must say - Bravo! Great videos 🔥

Great video.....Achtung Baby is such an innovative album with so many classic songs

The whole PopMart setup was the most impressive staging I ever worked on

@dawnchesbro4189

3 жыл бұрын

We saw the tour opener in Las Vegas and the Glitterball lemon actually got stuck with them inside! They were supposed to ride in the mirrorball lemon as the opening of the first encore. We had to wait 15 minutes while they got the boys out! Such a great memory

@mysticedge4

3 жыл бұрын

You worked on popmart 😳

@artpereira

3 жыл бұрын

@@mysticedge4 yeah I did. Was gruelling. Local crew when they were on tour in my city. I wasn’t tour crew. Just to be clear

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s over-the-top and stupid.

@artpereira

2 жыл бұрын

@@curly_wyn Wonder why you think it was over-the-top and stupid? You don't believe that staging adds to the experience? DId you go to one of those shows? Really curious.

“Stay” is one of my favorite U2 songs. “Red lights, gray morning....You stumble out of a hole in the ground.” Saw this concert, was excellent and have the Zoo Concert on VHS. Adam, you picked some great tunes, not the major hits everyone knows.

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

@ It's a great afterthought of an album that started as a EP... One of the U2 albums I return to most (along with "The Unforgettable Fire", along with "The Unforgettable Fire" and "No Line On The Horizon", but I clearly dig what Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois bring to their sound.

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

"Stay" is one of my favorite songs. If you appreciate the visuals of Wim Wenders, then even more so. 'As an angel hits the ground...'

@onitsed-

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man Upload that material please

Back in 91 I had moved to a new part of the UK. Old life gone forever. New empty house in a strange area with a few bits of furniture and a boom box with Achtung Baby as company. 30 years on its still Ultraviolet that transcends. My guilty pleasure. Great vid man , super respect.

You could throw a rock and hit a great U2 song in any decade! thanks for this great compilation! Love your in depth videos and interviews! Keep it coming!

U2 are legendary. Achtung Baby was stuck in the cd player in my car for months back in early 92'. Love that album!

U2’s transformation started with Night and Day for the Red Hot+Blue AIDS benefit album

@austintrousdale2397

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

That song is like a bridge from "The Unforgettable Fire" to "So Cruel" to "Miss Sarajevo"... and a hauntingly beautiful performance.

@deshunsmith2580

3 жыл бұрын

That is so true 100%

@Brian_Boru

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on. The song and its accompanying video was a big clue that U2 was about to change things up in a big way. Night and Day kicked it all off, followed by The Fly as the first single from AB. Exciting times.

@pitchforker3304

3 жыл бұрын

That's the truth! My friends and I grew up listening to U2 and were blown away by that song..

Great video! I just discovered the Professor of Rock and love all your videos. Keep up the good work!

@ProfessorofRock

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Really enjoy this video! Love the five pics!

Playboy Mansion & Wake Up Dead Man are very underrated 90's songs...

@larshansen2340

3 жыл бұрын

So is Please!

@MathieuLLF

3 жыл бұрын

Wake Up Dead Man is so good!

@strangebrew1746

3 жыл бұрын

agreed and the less said about Miami the better

@creamydistortion

3 жыл бұрын

@@strangebrew1746 You are correct. :-)

@nianfiedler5291

2 жыл бұрын

Wake Up Dead Man is perfection. The ending of a 90’s trilogy of masterpieces.

U2 in the early 90s was on top of the rock world. There was this little window between the end of 80s rock/pop and 90s grunge/ hip hop....achtung baby and zooropa were monsters....u2 dominated that window in the music world

Got that Ocean Blue album in the background. Love your show brother. Your love, passion and no doubt a long life obsession with music shines through in all your review. It takes one to know one. THE AIR WE BREATHE BROTHER!

Thanks professor, I am a big U2 fan, the 90's challenged me as a listener, Zooropa is the first U2 album I returned the day I bought it I wasn't ready to board that bus at the time. Today "Stay" today is one of my favorite songs it is bare and reflective of the disaffected society of the mid 90's. One is genius.

The 90's were awesome for 80's legends such as Depeche Mode, REM, Madonna and U2 Also you forgott to mention the passengers soundtrack wich has miss Sarajevo and your blue room two of my favourites

@TimothySmiths

3 жыл бұрын

agreed on the passengers soundtrack,those are two very good songs.

@Damacles9

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I guess the Professor doesn't consider that album as purely a "U2" album since they share credits with at least Pavarotti, Eno, and Lanois. "Your Blue Room", "Miss Sarajevo", "Beach Sequence", "A Different Kind of Blue", and "Elvis Ate America" are all U2 gems.

@israelalvarez4884

3 жыл бұрын

@@Damacles9 Agreed is not a U2 album, but the professor mentioned the Batman Forever song, but not the ones in the passengers soundtrack

I remembered going to see Rattle and Hum in the theater. Loved that album too. Re: the song ONE - I literally melt when I hear the Mary J. Blige / U2 version.

@thereissomecoolstuff

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great version. She belts it out.

U2 is ONE of my favorite bands and Achtung Baby is definitely MY favorite album.

In this history of rock music, no biggest band of one decade has ever completely reinvented to then trailblaze through the next decade. Great video as always, Professor! My 90’s U2 Fiver: 1. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) 2. Zooropa 3. Love is Blindness 4. Lemon 5. MOFO

Achtung Baby/Zooropa was one of the most creative and brilliant periods of any band in the 90s. So much credit has to go to Brian Eno for this as well.

@eddyk6853

Жыл бұрын

Eno's influence is often overlooked but he has mostly been responsible for a change in direction of a number of artists like Bowie and Talking heads just to name a couple.

for me - Zoo station -Zooropa -Dirty day -Lemon -Some days are better than others

@alexribeiro4934

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you1ve mentioned Dirty Day... What an atmosphere, those lyrics cut so hard... Love that song, the irony you can sense... It's one of the best portraits of early U2 90s

Very nice! Love this breakdown of a great era of U2.

Great video. This brought back lots of memories when Achtung Baby was released. It was a brave new direction from U2. I was hooked from day one!

'Numb' - 5:00-from their 1993 album Zooropa is my #1 pick ; featuring a music video directed by Kevin Godley ; its monotonous mantra of "don't" commands spoken by the Edge as various characters poked, prodded, and pushed at his face and person - is incredible and was truly innovative . (*and I agree on 'the unforgettable fire')

@michaelmoraga2926

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto... and ditto!

@pilouuuu

8 ай бұрын

Don't disagree

Hey Professor that's exactly how I felt about the Batman movie. The U2 song was the best part of the movie.

U2 live are at their best,their tightest, when they find themselves all gathered around Larry’s drum kit, almost as if they’ve forgotten there’s 50,000 people watching. And seeing four great mates, just like it must’ve been in Larry’s house, way back when. And they’ve been the one constant in my life since the Boy album

My favourite band of all time, and Achtung Baby and Zooropa my favourite chapter of U2! U2 are just awesome because they keep on endeavouring to reinvent themselves, to keep their music fresh and current. A true progressive rock band, especially during the 90's, being inventive, different to the norm, pushing the boundaries. Great video Professor, I really enjoyed your review of U2 in the 90's!!!

Bono’s lyrics could paint with poetic imagery. Until The Of The World is one hell of a poetic song that helped me dealing with a hard break up at that time.

U2 has been my favorite band since the War album. I typed this before watching your video but if I had to do a Top 5 U2 songs from the 90s it would be. One, So Cruel, Love Is Blindness, Until the End of the World & Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.

@Augfordpdoggie

3 жыл бұрын

that would be my 5 as well

@gmar7836

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite band since 1983. When I was 16 I predicted they would be massively successful. No lie

@milesian1

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmar7836 Likewise. We're the same age, apparently, and although I had become a casual fan thanks to seeing the "Gloria" video countless times on MTV, "Under a Blood Red Sky" came along like a runaway freight train, carrying all the power and passion of the War album to their live shows. I knew right then that they would be unstoppable.

Absolutely love your videos, always makes my day when I see one has been posted. One of the best, most respected channels on youtube without a doubt.

@seanparker5595

3 жыл бұрын

I was disappointed- virtually no analysis just some descriptions and various quotes.

please keep making these videos. so amazing.

My favorite album is "Achtung Baby." I was listening to a lot of Manchester stuff at the time. Happy Mondays, Super dancy New Order, James, The Charlatans, and Stone Roses. That's because I listened to WHFS a lot. So "Achtung" really hit the mark for me. "Until The End of The World" is my favorite U2 song.

@timharper3390

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reminding me of James. Time to cue-up immediately. Cheers-

@RBS_

3 жыл бұрын

....BAM! ...I used to LOVE the Happy Mondays' Farley / Heller mix of "Stinkin' Thinkin'...haven' heard that 'cracker, since '92! >pullinoutmyCDsinglesNOW

@kellitrevino650

3 жыл бұрын

James... love still to this day.

@Chandra_Moon13

3 жыл бұрын

And The London Suede😍😍😍 I remember falling in love with the Manchester sound at 9 watching Post Modern MTV and 120 Minutes.

Good call, Adam! U2 is always a winner.

my brother in music ... long time no hear😂 ... once again you spoke straight from my heart ... i had to " grew " into nineties U2 ... and i made my peace with" we are not unforgatrable fire and Joshua tree anymore ......" maybe its the lyrics that i had to lern to understand..." and bono nailed it ....... i love whos gonna ride your wild horses .... ultraviolet ( light my way .... stay (far away .. so close)......and mention their Version of "night and day" on the Red hot and blue compilation ❤ three chords and the truth ! ❤

You sir, The Professor, MUST be commended for your research on these incredible bands, songs, and messages. I am an inglorious fan of U2! Your backstory of The Fly was amazing. The Edge’s solo on that song is and was life-changing for me personally. It soars. I think U2 gets a lot of flack and I have no idea why. I guess it’s easy to attack the great ones. Especially the ones that get worldwide acclaim. My agreement with you on the Fire album as well. Wire is a ridiculous song on that one as well. You have to give these guys their due. Why? Because their music will be appreciated far beyond their time with us. We’re the lucky ones - we got to hear, see, and witness this phenomenal band. Thanks.

My non single fiver because I’ve listened to these albums so much... Ultraviolet Acrobat Dirty Day Miss Sarajevo Mofo Great episode, love the show!!

I love 'The Unforgettable Fire' too! So many superb songs on it.

@lukeconverse6632

3 жыл бұрын

Wired and the song the unforgettable fire are so underrated

The album was pure genius and absolutely ❤❤❤. Thank you for this amazing video!!

Achtung Baby in particular it is perfect. For me all the songs have a dark, mysterious and profound vibe; the videos were something else! Very eloquent and well made pieces of visual art. After that hit or miss. That one was the last amazing u2 record. Nice video Professor

Funny I was listening to U2's "Song for Someone" this morning

I adore Achtung Baby. The rest of U2's catalog is hit and miss for me. 5 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses 4 - Acrobat 3 - One 2 - Ultraviolet 1 - The Fly

@Grandizer8989

3 жыл бұрын

Ultraviolet is very underrated

@Grandizer8989

3 жыл бұрын

@Taylor Holloway there’s been a few good songs since Achtung Baby, and Zooropa wasn’t bad, but there hasn’t been an awesome guitar heavy sound in years. I’d still go to see them live though.

@PedroVieira-jv2ef

3 жыл бұрын

Some post-AB greats Stay Lemon Gone Staring at the Sun Please Wake Up Dead Man Beautiful Day Elevation Walk On Kite Vertigo City of Blinding Lights Original of the Species Magnificent Moment of Surrender Every Breaking Wave Song For Someone Cedarwood Road The Little Things That Give You Away

@Grandizer8989

3 жыл бұрын

@@PedroVieira-jv2ef Iris and Dirty Days too

I'm the fan of the another story 😉😆 unforgettable fire,October, war,boys,Joshua album rattle and hum....good session professor in waiting the another one! Big kisses from France 😊 👍✊✊✌✌🎸🎸🎸

The Unforgettable Fire is my favorite too!!! I love hearing that. Elvis Presley And America is my favorite track....so mystical

....Oh, Prof., ya gonna get me STARTED! ...I was SOOOO tired of "80's" U2, by 1989; I LOVED "Desire" (#3 Pop, Fall, 1988), but, felt they didn't have anything to say anymore, by the grandiose sound / image they had, by then....But, Fall, 1991, "The Fly" dropped...WHAT-IS-THIS!?? (looong cont.) ...rejuvenated. RENEWED. leading the charge, with FULL THROTTLE! ...They did what a 'Rock' Band is supposed to do in a new decade; immerse, create, & set a TEMPLATE to what a 'new' sound can do for Ones' creativity.....AND, can we talk about Bono's 'The Fly' SUNGLASSES!?? ...after He debuted those in the "Fly" video, E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E had them!! ...He became a Fashion Icon, also, by leading a new 'look' for the 90's, TOO!! ...AND, lets go to THE CLUBS: U2 did NOT play, when they wanted Dance Club cred; "Mysterious Ways", "Even Better Than The Real Thing" "Discotheque", and, the CLASSIC David Morales / Perfecto Mixes of "Lemon" were HUGE Dance Club Hits (the prior 2, reaching #1 Club Play), broke the wall down of 'classic Rock' Artists allowing their compositions getting the Remix treatment; Eric Clapton, Garbage, Sheryl Crow, Macca, Elton John, New Order, Sting, etc,. ALL had gotten Club Hits in the 90's due TO U2, 'catching up with the times'..... OH! ...and another thing- U2 being aware of the AIDS crisis, by donating proceeds of the single "One" (and, the singles artwork, being done by an openly Gay Man with AIDS), helped break down ANOTHER barrier- Homophobia in the Rock community, which was never discussed but KNOWN to be there (the 'Disco Sucks' movement was tell-tale proof)...U2, K.D. Lang, Melissa Etheridge, Elton John, George Michael, Seal, Madonna, etc, acknowledged Homosexuality in ROCK (and, some actually voiced their OWN sexual preference) in the 90's, and STILL had careers that flourished...but U2 was ROCK, and garnered a stronger fan base, BECAUSE of that... ....all, because, of a little, "Action, BABY!!" ...ha-HAA!! Thanks Prof. I LUV this post....I TOLD ya, you were gonna get me started!! ...ha-HAAAA!!

The fly is some of the heaviest rock music I ever heard

I'm 17. Obviously, I was never there to witness U2 at their prime. However, when I first found U2 3 years ago in an attempt to listen to more 'modern' songs (I am a classically trained violinist and thus I used to listen to classical music a lot), I was in absolute awe at their music. I loved the message they are spreading and the amount of passion and dedication in their music really made me fall in love. They may not be top 1 on my Spotify, but they are always in top 5.

I was huge U2 fan back in early 90s during my high school years, Achtung Baby and Zooropa are still my most favorite U2 albums, along with their early 80's albums from the post punk era. I still remember the band describing the Achtung Baby album as "the sound of four men chopping down the Joshua Tree"

I've met a few people from the music industry over the years, late bar chatting when the subject gets around to tours and everyone of them bring up Zoo TV & everyone of them say the same, the single best show they'd ever seen, and How the F#+K did they do that with the technology they had then, the sound and vision just extraordinary

@Will21st

3 жыл бұрын

Zoo Tv is the best Live Show I have ever seen, way ahead of it’s time

@dawnchesbro4189

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, my friends and I didn't really become OBSESSED, as high school kids do, with U2 until 1993, a year after zootv tour came to our city..... so sad we never got a chance to experience that tour at the height of our fanaticism. We've all gone as a group layer to seven U2 tours since then.

The Achtung Baby album alone could have been the top 5. Until the End of the World, Even Better Than The Real Thing, So Cruel, Ultraviolet (Light My Way), Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, Acrobat...all amazing songs.

More u2 videos please! This was brilliant!!

Great video, great band, killer album!

What's great about 'Mysterious Ways' is that it gave birth to 'One'.

Loved seeing them on their “PopMart” tour. “Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me” and “Pride (in the name of love)” were particular standouts that night in ‘97.

This was a great presentation, very good work. I wanted to say that your lighting placement causes your eyes to be blacked out from shadows, may not matter to you but its always nice to see a full face. Thank you again.

Mysterious ways and more from that album and tour. So deep and ahead of its time. Ok, I'll say it. I was in a band opening for them for over a month and the tech all of it was far ahead of its times. Sonic wise and the depth is hitting me harder today!!!!!!