Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Discotheque | 5:13 | 43,853 | |||
| 2 |
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Do You Feel Loved full track | 5:07 | 51,728 | ||
| 3 |
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Mofo full track | 5:47 | 49,322 | ||
| 4 |
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If God Will Send His Angels full track | 5:24 | 68,738 | ||
| 5 |
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Staring At The Sun full track | 4:38 | 82,304 | ||
| 6 | Last Night On Earth | 4:45 | 48,158 | |||
| 7 |
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Gone full track | 4:26 | 53,237 | ||
| 8 |
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Miami full track | 4:52 | 37,423 | ||
| 9 | The Playboy Mansion | 4:40 | 39,551 | |||
| 10 |
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If You Wear That Velvet Dress full track | 2:42 | 43,304 | ||
| 11 |
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Please full track | 5:02 | 48,814 | ||
| 12 | Wake Up Dead Man | 4:52 | 45,203 |
About this album
Pop is the ninth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in March 1997. It is notable for combining elements of popular techno and electronica influences with traditional alternative rock. On it the band continued their experimental phase and worked with Howie B, a DJ and artist who introduced the band to the underground club scene by going to clubs and gigs and turning them on to new and old electronic music that he felt would be inspirational.
For Pop, U2 continued the sonic experimentation they explored with Achtung Baby and Zooropa. Pop prominently features tape loops, programming, some sequencing and sampling, along with heavy, funky dance rhythms. The album is much more dark and experimental than, as the title would imply, light and mainstream. The band also continued their usual practice of having a few producers working with them on the record so that they could “bounce off each other’s and other people’s ideas.”
The main producer on Pop was Flood who had worked with U2 since The Joshua Tree which he engineered and then Achtung Baby which he engineered and mixed and Zooropa which he co-produced with Brian Eno and The Edge. On Pop most of the engineering was left to Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (known for his work with Massive Attack) and Howie B, who also has production credit along with Steve Osborne on some tracks.
For Pop, U2 continued the sonic experimentation they explored with Achtung Baby and Zooropa. Pop prominently features tape loops, programming, some sequencing and sampling, along with heavy, funky dance rhythms. The album is much more dark and experimental than, as the title would imply, light and mainstream. The band also continued their usual practice of having a few producers working with them on the record so that they could “bounce off each other’s and other people’s ideas.”
The main producer on Pop was Flood who had worked with U2 since The Joshua Tree which he engineered and then Achtung Baby which he engineered and mixed and Zooropa which he co-produced with Brian Eno and The Edge. On Pop most of the engineering was left to Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (known for his work with Massive Attack) and Howie B, who also has production credit along with Steve Osborne on some tracks.
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Shouts
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Echelon10995 wrote:
U2 best album right after Achtung Baby.
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Terrasidius wrote:
Yeah, this album is way ahead of its time, genius. Even now.
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lizvelrene wrote:
A bit rushed, but good stuff. Too weird for America in the 90s, unfortunately. We weren't totally on board with the electro like we are now. If this were released today it would fit right in with Lady Gaga and Kanye.
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Terrasidius wrote:
My favourite U2 album.
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badlife wrote:
Tracklist 1. Discothèque 2. Do You Feel Loved 3. Mofo 4. If God Will Send His Angels 5. Staring at the Sun 6. Last Night on Earth 7. Gone 8. Miami 9. Playboy Mansion 10. If You Wear That Velvet Dress 11. Please 12. Wake up Dead Man
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Xalira wrote:
Nice songs, but in the end the band is right, it feels so incomplete and discontinuous... Too bad they ran out of time when they were recording it.
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RabOptimus wrote:
Brilliant!
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Paolavox wrote:
U-N-D-E-R-R-A-T-E-D.- [2]
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Terrasidius wrote:
"Gone" is my 666th played song from this album! Excellent song from my favourite U2 album. :)
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Tales_LP wrote:
the people hate Pop but I love it =D
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an_outlaw wrote:
pretty good
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TempusMinus wrote:
Read THIS journal post! Anyone else know that Underworld remixed MOFO??? Of all the tunes and all the bands! They should definately release it. http://www.last.fm/user/Terrasidius/journal/2009/08/26/2ytmfa_u2_-_mofo_%28underworld_mix%29...
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Bluekahn wrote:
Le plus intéressant des albums, je trouve ^^
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Add_Steem wrote:
My fav U2 album. True masterpiece.
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Kily_Morrissey wrote:
U-N-D-E-R-R-A-T-E-D.-
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danzag wrote:
Underrated.
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Edenhorn wrote:
U2's best apart from Achtung and Joshua, this is a masterpice.
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Terrasidius wrote:
Yeah the CD looks awesome with all the colours. :)
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SirMothy wrote:
this album is great. When i was on vacation there was a book full of CD's and i saw this one and was like heck yeah! I never hear any of these songs anywhere though/
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Terrasidius wrote:
I agree hotterthanjuly its an amazing album and for the band to talk about it like its the blacksheep or something is ridiculous. They should be immensly proud of creating this album! Alos they should definately work with Howie B again and Flood. they make magic when the work with these guys.
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Gblbb
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leanpoeta
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the10sgirl
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mumukshu
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szaras
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Recent Activity
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deemmon wrote about Pop in Top Albums (Jan 2010). Sunday evening
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LastFraggle added Pop to LastFraggle’s library. Sunday afternoon
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Echelon10995 updated the Polish wiki page for Pop. (diff) 7 days ago
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Kaltduscher78, Mrs_Rock_N_Roll and Alexxuus added U2 – Pop to their libraries. 7 days ago
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u2error added Pop to u2error’s library. 14 days ago
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u2error tagged Pop with ‘u2’. 14 days ago
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A deleted user tagged Pop with ‘favorite albums’. 16 days ago
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notsorockstar and hmotah added U2 – Pop to their libraries. 22 days ago
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coji8ma tagged Pop with ‘albums i own’. 23 days ago
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Bonoffee01, porshons, joberri and 2 other people added U2 – Pop to their libraries. 26 days ago
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