U2 - Achtung Baby

I've been reading the book U2 by U2 which is an amazing collection of photography and commentary by and about the band. I guess reading the stories behind a lot of the music has re-ignited my love of U2. A lot of people hate the group for various reasons, but pretty much everybody goes through at least a "U2 phase" in their lifetime. Mine started with this album.

I remember the feeling I got the first time I listened to this album (way back in ninth grade!). I still get that feeling when I listen to it, and this is one album I have never gotten sick of. The songs are completely unique and incredibly melodic, and the production is about as close to perfection as anyone could hope to achieve.

Achtung Baby ranks as one of my favorite albums of all time, if not my absolute favorite. It's so good I that there's no way I could pick a favorite track. The song I happen to be listening to becomes my favorite. And there isn't a bad track on the whole album. "Love is Blindness" used to be one of my least faves, but for some reason now I totally love that song. It must be some sort of maturation process.

And to give you a piece of useless trivia: My wife informed me (she's further ahead in the book than I am) that this album got its name because no U2 song had used the word "baby" until this album came out (check out the track "Ultraviolet" - such a great song). So the title means "Caution Baby".

Listen to this album