U2 – Achtung Baby (30th Anniversary Edition) (2021)
Thirty years ago, U2‘s singer Bono described ”Achtung Baby” as ‘the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree’. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and became one of the most significant records of the Nineties and of U2’s career.
Today Island Records, Interscope and UMe announce the ‘30th Anniversary Edition‘ release of ‘Achtung Baby‘, a double disc deluxe pack including ‘Achtung Baby (remastered)’ and ‘Achtung Baby (Unter Remixes)’.
I don’t care much about the remixes – which are cool – but for me ”Achtung Baby” it’s an awesome record. It’s quite different from what U2 did in the ’80s, adding electronics and studio effects, but what really stand out is the songwriting.
All tracks on ”Achtung Baby” are fascinating in their own way, and while some are an attempt (successful by the way) to given themselves a fighting chance for ’90s pop stylings, if you strip-down the ‘sonic artillery’ you’ll find terrific songs.
A mandatory album into your contemporary rock&pop collection.
Disc 1 : Achtung Baby (remastered)
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. The Fly
8. Mysterious Ways
9. Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World
10. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
11. Acrobat
12. Love Is Blindness
Disc 2 : Unter Remixes
1. Mysterious Ways (Tabla Motown Remix)
2. Mysterious Ways (Apollo 440 Magic Hour Remix)
3. Can’t Help Falling in Love (Mystery Train Dub)
4. One (Apollo 440 Ambient Mix)
5. Lemon (Momo’s Reprise)
6. Salomé (Zooromancer Remix)
7. Even Better Than The Real Thing (Trance Mix)
8. Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix)
9. Mysterious Ways (Solar Plexus Magic Hour Remix)
10. Numb (The Soul Assassins Mix)
11. Even Better Than The Real Thing (Apollo 440 Stealth Sonic Remix)
Bono – lead vocals, guitar
The Edge – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion
Brian Eno – additional keyboards
Daniel Lanois – additional guitar, percussion
Duchess Nell Catchpole – violin and viola
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