Echo and the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" better than anything U2 has recorded?

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I voted no. Excellent as Ocean Rain is it is not better than Achtung or Joshua Tree.

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No. EATB only wrote 2 good songs and their singer is a dick. Not that bono isn’t a dick but u2 have blatantly written many better tunes 

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No. EATB only wrote 2 good songs and their singer is a dick. Not that bono isn’t a dick but u2 have blatantly written many better tunes

Two good songs?

Let me see. Ocean Rain. On Villier's Terrace. Bring on the Dancing Horses. The Killing Moon. The Cutter. The Back of Love.  Seven Seas. Lips Like Sugar. There's eight off the top of my head.

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Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.


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No. EATB only wrote 2 good songs and their singer is a dick. Not that bono isn’t a dick but u2 have blatantly written many better tunes

Two good songs?

Let me see. Ocean Rain. On Villier's Terrace. Bring on the Dancing Horses. The Killing Moon. The Cutter. The Back of Love.  Seven Seas. Lips Like Sugar. There's eight off the top of my head.

Actually make that one good song; the killing moon

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Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

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Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

I disagree.

U2 were a way better live band and songs such as NYD, Drowning Man, Bad, ASOH, The Promenade to name but a few leave anything EATB have done in the dust

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Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

All went wrong in the late 80's with Mac leaving then the death of de Freitas....what followed was never the same.

30 Years

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Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

I disagree.

U2 were a way better live band and songs such as NYD, Drowning Man, Bad, ASOH, The Promenade to name but a few leave anything EATB have done in the dust

I'd be willing to bet you've never listened to most of the songs I named, let alone an entire EATB album.

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Re: Echo and the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" better than anything U2 has recorded?
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2020, 06:58:29 AM »
Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

I disagree.

U2 were a way better live band and songs such as NYD, Drowning Man, Bad, ASOH, The Promenade to name but a few leave anything EATB have done in the dust

I'd be willing to bet you've never listened to most of the songs I named, let alone an entire EATB album.

Wrong!!!! I used to own Ocean Rain and a best of. Hated both.

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Re: Echo and the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" better than anything U2 has recorded?
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2020, 07:06:22 AM »
Over The Wall
Rescue
Show of Strength
Going Up
The Cutter
Silver
Ocean Rain
The Killing Moon
The Pictures on my Wall
Villiers Terrace


10 belters there.
30 Years

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Re: Echo and the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" better than anything U2 has recorded?
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2020, 07:08:53 AM »
Over The Wall
Rescue
Show of Strength
Going Up
The Cutter
Silver
Ocean Rain
The Killing Moon
The Pictures on my Wall
Villiers Terrace


10 belters there.

I still see nothing here that beats the best of U2’s first 4 albums

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Re: Echo and the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" better than anything U2 has recorded?
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2020, 07:09:18 AM »
Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

I disagree.

U2 were a way better live band and songs such as NYD, Drowning Man, Bad, ASOH, The Promenade to name but a few leave anything EATB have done in the dust

I'd be willing to bet you've never listened to most of the songs I named, let alone an entire EATB album.

Wrong!!!! I used to own Ocean Rain and a best of. Hated both.

Suit yourself. I own several albums, several best of collections and a Live album and I love them all, like they were my lickle babies.

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Re: Echo and the Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain" better than anything U2 has recorded?
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2020, 07:11:53 AM »
Not sure about better than anything u2 have recorded - but it is a very fine album.

For my money EATB had a stronger cannon than u2 early doors.

Crocodiles > Boy
Heaven up Here > October
Porcupine > War

TUF and Ocean Rain is very very close.

Those first 4 albums came out in the same years.

Yes I agree, there's a strong argument EATB in the early years, say pre-1987, were simply a better band that U2.

I disagree.

U2 were a way better live band and songs such as NYD, Drowning Man, Bad, ASOH, The Promenade to name but a few leave anything EATB have done in the dust

I'd be willing to bet you've never listened to most of the songs I named, let alone an entire EATB album.

Wrong!!!! I used to own Ocean Rain and a best of. Hated both.

Suit yourself. I own several albums, several best of collections and a Live album and I love them all, like they were my lickle babies.

Then you need to see a Doctor.