This is a new factory sealed U2 - Achtung Baby
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Track Listing
ACHTUNG, BABY:
1. Zoo Station
2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
3. One
4. Until the End of the World
5. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
6. So Cruel
7. Fly, The
8. Mysterious Ways
9. Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
10. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
11. Acrobat
12. Love Is Blindness
| Details |
| Contributing artists: | Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois |
| Producer: | Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois |
| Distributor: | Universal Distribution |
| Recording Type: | Studio |
| Recording Mode: | Stereo |
| SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
U2: Bono (vocals, guitar); The Edge (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Adam Clayton (bass); Larry Mullen (drums).
Additional personnel: Daniel Lanois (guitar); Brian Eno (keyboards).
Recorded at Hansa Ton Studios, Berlin, Germany; Dog Town, S.T.S. and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
In
1991, U2 shocked the pop-music world with ACHTUNG BABY, a striking
departure from the Irish band's beloved '80s arena-rock sound. Here the
group careens into sonically adventurous territory, reveling in
distorted guitars, drum loops, and layers of synthesizers.
The
stunning opening track, "Zoo Station," kicks in with fierce, fuzzed-out
guitar and a clanging industrial beat, Bono's distinctive voice the
only tell-tale sign that this is indeed a U2 album. From here, ACHTUNG
BABY deftly maneuvers between giddy electro-pop (the shimmering "Even
Better Than the Real Thing," the funky "Mysterious Ways"), bold
techno-tinged rock (the majestic punch of "Until the End of the World,"
the seductive squall of "The Fly"), and contemplative ballads (the
heartbreakingly beautiful "One," the haunting closer "Love Is
Blindness"). Throughout it all, the quartet plays to the peak of its
abilities, aided by the atmospheric, top-notch production of Daniel
Lanois and Brian Eno. This is the record where Bono, for better or
worse, fully embraced the role of "rock star," with the Edge, Adam
Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr. ably accompanying him every swaggering
step of the way. One of the group's finest outings, ACHTUNG BABY is
indisputably U2's most adventurous album.
Industry Reviews
Picked by critic John Dilberto as one of the 10 best albums of 1992.
Jazziz (12/01/1992)
4.5
Stars - Outstanding - ...the band is able to grow confidently and
consistently on its own native strengths...few bands can marshal such
sublime power...
Rolling Stone (01/09/1992)
...ACHTUNG, BABY is dense, tough and endlessly surprising...a great accomplishment...
Musician (12/01/1991)
..Dense, self-serious and overly ambitious: all the things this band is rightfully famous for..
New York Times (01/01/1992)
5 Stars - Classic - ...U2's heaviest album to date. And best... - One of Q Magazine's 50 best albums of 1991.
Q (12/01/1991)
..refreshingly personal - deeper and denser than any of the band's previous releases... - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (11/29/1991)
Included in CMJ's list of Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time
CMJ (01/06/2003)
Included in Q Magazine's 90 Best Albums of the 1990s
Q (12/01/1999)
Ranked #9 in Q's Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime
Q (10/01/2001)
Ranked #19 in Spin Magazine's 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s
Spin (09/01/1999)
Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the '90s.
Rolling Stone (05/13/1999)
Ranked
#62 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time - ...The album
has lots of uncertainty, irony and distortion. It also has one of the
most beautiful songs U2 ever recorded: 'One'...
Rolling Stone (12/11/2003)