U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy

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U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« on: June 30, 2022, 01:59:53 PM »
This is a U2 album league in which every week there will be seven fixtures/match ups of two U2 albums.  Vote for the one you prefer and the winner will be awarded 3 points, with no points for the losing album.  In the event of a draw both albums will be awarded 1 point each.  There will also be a Vote Difference between albums based on how many votes were cast for it minus the votes that were cast against it.  It would be much neater if the mods pinned the current week's fixtures and unpinned the previous week's.

Current league table standings after Week 2.

(Points) W/L/D (Vote Difference +/-)

1. Achtung Baby (6) 2/0/0 (+29)
2. The Unforgettable Fire (6) 2/0/0 (+22) Votes For/33
3. War (6) 2/0/0 (+22) Votes For/32
4. No Line on the Horizon (6) 2/0/0 (+20)
5. Boy (3) 1/1/0 (+9)
6. Zooropa (3) 1/1/0 (+8)
7. Pop (3) 1/1/0 (+7)
8. The Joshua Tree (3) 1/1/0 (-1)
9. October (3) 1/1/0 (-6)
10. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (1) 0/1/1 (-4)
11. All That You Can't Leave Behind (1) 0/1/1 (-14)
12. Rattle & Hum (0) 0/2/0 (-18)
13. Songs of Innocence (0) 0/2/0 (-35)
14. Songs of Experience (0) 0/2/0 (-39)
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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2022, 02:02:56 PM »
AB of course - but to be fair to Boy it is one of the two 80's u2 records I still have some time for.
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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2022, 02:11:25 PM »
Achtung Baby

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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2022, 02:15:16 PM »
Achtung Baby

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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2022, 02:45:12 PM »
Achtung

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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2022, 02:50:28 PM »
Achtung Baby

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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2022, 03:55:12 PM »
Boy shows where they started and AB showed their greatest apex.

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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2022, 04:02:23 PM »
I'd have to change my screen name and I just don't have any intention of doing that.
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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2022, 06:17:00 AM »
AB. I don't rate Boy much.
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Re: U2 Album League - Week 3: Achtung Baby vs. Boy
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2022, 02:50:31 PM »
I really like the energy of Boy and its a great debut album, but AB is for most fans  no1 or 2 on their favourite list.