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Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated

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Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« on: July 27, 2024, 09:14:05 AM »
LG and I are compiling our lists and I realised I missed out AB and UABRS while Martin ‘visited’ me in London.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2024, 09:14:25 AM »
Make me sticky, Martin!
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2024, 09:14:54 AM »
I voted for UTEOTW. I just cannot understand the fuss about this song.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2024, 09:23:48 AM »
So Cruel.  Overlong and musically uninteresting.

I'd rather have ABBA's The Day Before You Came.

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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2024, 09:36:17 AM »
Yeah so cruel is pretty boring although I’m not sure many her rate it anyway. I’d add MW and EBTTRT to the list too.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2024, 09:43:04 AM »
Similarly, TTTYAATW is boring, too, although, like SC, I’m not sure many rate it.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2024, 11:25:37 AM »
Acrobat

Yes, it's a great song, but the rabid love that many fans have for it just doesn't resonate with me.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2024, 12:51:17 PM »
My assessment of AB is this:

Zoo Station - excellent
EBTTRT - Whatevas
One - a genius tune ruined by overexposure
UTEOTT - Whatevas
WGTRYWH - excellent
So cruel (the song, not the member) - boring
The Fly - genius songwriting
Mysterious Ways - Whatevas
TTTYAATW - boring
Ultraviolet - excellent
Acrobat - excellent
LIB - excellent

For me, nearly half of this record really isn’t that good. But when it works, it’s great.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2024, 01:02:53 PM »
EBTTRT, MW, So Cruel and TTTYAATW are the lesser tracks on the album.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2024, 01:30:05 PM »
Acrobat.   Especially in this forum. 
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2024, 02:27:51 PM »
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2024, 02:40:34 PM »
The ONLY song I think may be a tad overhyped is Ultraviolet, but it's still great. No vote from me!
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2024, 04:04:13 PM »
Quote from: Larry Lovebucket on July 27, 2024, 09:14:05 AM
LG and I are compiling our lists and I realised I missed out AB and UABRS while Martin ‘visited’ me in London.

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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2024, 09:52:16 PM »
So Cruel, though it might not be rated enoughto be overrated.
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Re: Achtung Baby / OVERRATED : Best, Worst, Underrated, Ovearrated
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2024, 02:10:02 AM »
Lame, Acrobat is a top three U2 song and So Cruel is absolutely beautiful.
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