Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 years

dothewatusi

Member

• May 1, 2010

• #1

"How about those Smiths, huh?...You gotta admire a guy who can rhyme 'rusty spanner' with 'play pianner' and who can espouse the beauty of a double-decker bus collision."

U2's Actung Baby is number one, observed by some as a cause for angst, not celebration.

 

9 x Fined

nevermind

• May 1, 2010

• #2

Re: Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 ye

Haha. Spin.

Another lame attempt to gain the credibility they never had.

At the time they barely acknowledged its existence.

 

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Qvist

Well-Known Member

• May 1, 2010

• #3

Re: Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 ye

Achtung Baby. Right. Did I miss something here? How often do you see a good band list U2 as one of their references? And if they do, is it Achtung Baby in particular? It's not even a good album, by U2s standards.

cheers

 

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goinghome

Guest

• May 2, 2010

• #4

Re: Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 ye

Qvist said:

Achtung Baby. Right. Did I miss something here? How often do you see a good band list U2 as one of their references? And if they do, is it Achtung Baby in particular? It's not even a good album, by U2s standards.

cheers

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Horses for courses. I love Achtung Baby, a beautiful balance of raw dark angst and joyous heart beams.

 

kissmyshadestoo

Nobody ever looks at me twice

• May 2, 2010

• #5

Re: Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 ye

goinghome said:

Horses for courses. I love Achtung Baby, a beautiful balance of raw dark angst and joyous heart beams.

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Yeah......what he/she said.

 

PregnantForTheLastTime

Hideous trait.

• May 2, 2010

• #6

Re: Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 ye

I like Achtung Baby, it may be U2's last real/decent album, but influential? No. I can't see that. Highly polished, processed pop isn't influential, it's the result of influences. I mean, Kick was a great album, but nobody's calling it influential. Are they? God, I hope not.

 

Lemon

Loves Lamp

• May 5, 2010

• #7

Re: Spin Mag: The Queen Is Dead is the third most influential album in the last 25 ye

goinghome said:

Horses for courses. I love Achtung Baby, a beautiful balance of raw dark angst and joyous heart beams.

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Me toooooooo .