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Rattle and Hum by Original Soundtrack/U2
 
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divad23
619

Angel in Devil's Shoes, Salvation in the Blues

bydivad23 Jan 17, 2004
70 Helpfuls 71 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 5 Comments
Pros New studio material is highly enjoyable in its diversity, plus a quality live track or...
Cons Awful, AWFUL pacing; embarassing comments from Bono during live performances.
Recommended it? Yes

When I first set out to review all of U2's albums, I honestly didn't realize how difficult it would be. I know I've said that in almost every U2 review thus far, but as I moved away from their techno-influenced 90's output into their 80's heyday of shimmering arena rock, I realized that I had hit... Read full review »

1113

U2 Can "Rattle and Hum"

bylambchops Jul 2, 2001
33 Helpfuls 34 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 5 Comments
Pros Great vocals, great covers, great live music...
Cons Too short, sometimes annoying live tracks...
Recommended it? Yes

Yeah, okay. I'm a bit partial to this album. But, think of it this way. Why would I do a review unless I had a strong opinion about an album? Well, "Rattle and Hum" released in 1988 is my absolute favorite U2 album hands down. I realize that there have been other albums that have gotten more... Read full review »

149

Shows diversity.

byRayneStorm Dec 14, 2000
30 Helpfuls 31 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros Slows a lot of diversity. A lot of well known songs. Beautiful lyrics.
Cons A few songs that I do not like.
Recommended it? Yes

Until I borrowed this CD from a room-mate, I had never been a U2 fan. I had never given their music a chance as I always thought of them as being too commercial. Once I started listening to this CD, it became one of my favourites, and probably one of the most played CD?s in my collection.

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257

Wide Awake in America, U2 Attempts to Rattle and Hum at the Same Time

byPantagruel Oct 11, 2005
27 Helpfuls 28 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Some classic U2 songs performed live combined with new material
Cons uninspired cover songs; Bono puts on a sanctimonious air in concert
Recommended it? Yes

It's the mid-1980's, you've been a critical darling your entire career, and you've just hit commercial paydirt. What is your next move? If you are Bruce Springsteen you follow it up with a career spanning 5 record live album. If you are U2 you do something more ambitious. You go on tour, film it... Read full review »

120

The Pride and the Power of U2

byjlr29 Dec 19, 2003
25 Helpfuls 26 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Powerful live performences, some good new songs
Cons The band's attempts to connect itself with Dylan, Hendrix, Beatles, etc.
Recommended it? Yes

"All I've got is a red guitar, three chords, and the truth," Bono sings. On another occasion, the U2 frontman said, "There's so much power in that E chord going through an amplifier. The sound is just...red." That spirit guides "Rattle and Hum" more than any other U2 album. It should be know that I... Read full review »

44

Raw or Polished? That's the question...

byflyingdutchman Feb 23, 2000
25 Helpfuls 26 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros Honest, good album..
Cons ..if you like it raw.
Recommended it? Yes

The Story

An almost desert road, round midnight. Me and a colleague, returning home with the van after what we call a remote job, 70 mile ride. The drone of the engine, Jimi's "Red House" and a tasty-tricky-cigarette :) for company. The cassette tape rolls out and the player stops -... Read full review »

JediKermit
2484

Like a preacher stealing hearts at a travelling show

byJediKermit Jan 22, 2001
24 Helpfuls 25 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Great live performances of classic U2 Songs, great "new" songs
Cons Bono's Egomania? It works for him and for me...
Recommended it? Yes

This 72-minute album was actually the first U2 album I owned, simply because it was at the used CD store. For some reason (and I blame my parents, as all good children should) I didn't know U2 until about 1996-97. Then I started hanging out with a group of friends who worshiped Bono and the Boys,... Read full review »

408

Not old enough for Blues too young for Electronica

bysilktempest Oct 31, 2007
19 Helpfuls 20 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros A pivotal U2 item, their Beatles for Sale
Cons Not for good reasons, for most of the time
Recommended it? Yes

U2 had continuously tried to embrace the roots of deep America when the Grunge tide brought a noticeable Americana influence from an alternative standpoint to Pop culture. U2 played "ambient" Rock with 1984 Unforgettable Fire and brought post-Punk to the desert netherworlds of 1987's Joshua Tree... Read full review »

588

Is this You Too, U2?

bymomofmichael Aug 10, 2010
17 Helpfuls 18 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Diversified collection
Cons Rougher than I expected
Recommended it? No

I was a teenager of the 80s and I heard plenty of U2.  My friend had extra appreciation for them because she believed that, in spite of being in the Rock genre, they were a Christian band.  Most people would at least give them that they are a humanitarian band, especially Bono - the lead... Read full review »

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Pick this up....if you're not short on cash.

byhawkbee Mar 18, 2003
15 Helpfuls 16 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros The second chronicle of U2's love/hate relationship with America has a raw spirit to...
Cons The flip-flop between live & studio songs might annoy; some live songs just not great.
Recommended it? Yes

Whatever critics say about Pop, Rattle and Hum was U2's most panned album, regarded as egotistical, assuming, and just plain bad in most circles. It was U2's response to those who said they were too serious, and it didn't go over very well. The half live/half new studio tracks concept didn't prove... Read full review »

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