U2’s The Joshua tree is number 1 in Dutch broadcaster Veronica’s Album Top 1000. The band retained last year’s number 1 spot way ahead of the numbers 2 and 3 in the chart, Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts ClubBand. Chosen by the station’s listeners, the chart will be broadcast between May 7 and 18.
Fifteen of U2’s albums made it to the list, seven of which are in the top 100. The Unforgettable Fire ended up in 13th place, while All That You Can’t Leave Behind sits at 24. U2’s acclaimed master piece Achtung Baby slipped from last year’s 21st place to a sad 41. Poor misunderstood ‘Pop’ got stuck at 351. The lowest charting U2 album is ’18 singles’, a new entry at number 848.
that at least earns good old POP a black velvet from my side. amazing that ten years after its release, the record is still so poorly received. problem is the band themselves even seem not to like it that much after all. when will POP get some recognition of the greatest rock/pop/dub records of the 90’s?
boys, shove all those rather poor re-mixes and stick to the phat of that record. POP was in its time as much as AB (flame me now), and has lost nothing of its sonic appeal and relevance after a decade.
maybe rediscover its greatness in the course of making the new record.
that at least earns good old POP a black velvet from my side. amazing that ten years after its release, the record is still so poorly received. problem is the band themselves even seem not to like it that much after all. when will POP get some recognition of the greatest rock/pop/dub records of the 90’s?
boys, shove all those rather poor re-mixes and stick to the phat of that record. POP was in its time as much as AB (flame me now), and has lost nothing of its sonic appeal and relevance after a decade.
maybe rediscover its greatness in the course of making the new record.
typo: it should have read, maybe “they” rediscover…
typo: it should have read, maybe “they” rediscover…
I agree Bernhard! I didn’t like Pop when I first heard it because I did not care for techno/dub music at the time. Then I gave it another listen after becoming a fan of techno, and all of a sudden it was my favorite U2 album! Like I said earlier in the discussion on worst lyrics, all of U2’s past albums get better with age for me, because I’m always finding something new in the lyrics or the music every time I listen. Pop is the least dated sounding album in my opinion, maybe because it was ahead of it’s time. I also scratch my head when the band acts embarassed about the album since they were so proud of it when it came out. I wonder if they actually feel that way or if they are trying to make peace with the critics that still refer to it as their “biggest mistake” or whatever.
I agree Bernhard! I didn’t like Pop when I first heard it because I did not care for techno/dub music at the time. Then I gave it another listen after becoming a fan of techno, and all of a sudden it was my favorite U2 album! Like I said earlier in the discussion on worst lyrics, all of U2’s past albums get better with age for me, because I’m always finding something new in the lyrics or the music every time I listen. Pop is the least dated sounding album in my opinion, maybe because it was ahead of it’s time. I also scratch my head when the band acts embarassed about the album since they were so proud of it when it came out. I wonder if they actually feel that way or if they are trying to make peace with the critics that still refer to it as their “biggest mistake” or whatever.
POP forever!
POP forever!
Yippee! i loved pop from the first listen and still have heated discusions with fans who think i’m a total plank ……….deaf etc i really feel htdaab is a much weaker record……..here’s hoping im around to see how that one dates on its 10th birthday.
Yippee! i loved pop from the first listen and still have heated discusions with fans who think i’m a total plank ……….deaf etc i really feel htdaab is a much weaker record……..here’s hoping im around to see how that one dates on its 10th birthday.