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Pop by U2

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Discotheque 5:09 58,374
2 Do You Feel Loved 5:07 70,237
3 Mofo 5:47 66,563
4 If God Will Send His Angels 4:35 92,087
5 Staring At The Sun 4:35 114,515
6 Last Night On Earth 4:16 64,015
7 Gone 4:26 71,159
8 Miami 4:52 50,708
9 The Playboy Mansion 4:40 52,592
10 If You Wear That Velvet Dress 5:14 56,963
11 Please 5:02 64,350
12 Wake Up Dead Man 4:52 59,617
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Universal Music International Div. (1997) Released: 28 Feb 1997 12 tracks (58:35)
Pop is the ninth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in March . For some fans it is the “last great U2 album”; the subsequent albums not being as daring or as artistically different than Pop or previous albums and more commercial. 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.
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  • Fuhghettaboutit

    Yeah, anyway, first part of the album fits the mood of a racing game. I guess the second part is far more passive I'd say

    last month

  • hotterthanjuly

    I used to do that with Project Gotham Racing haha. "Discothèque" just fits the mood of a racing game. It's the intro.

    March 2012

  • Fuhghettaboutit

    I used to play this CD while playing Need For Speed 5 Porshe video game.. and I loved it, I don't know why

    March 2012

  • hotterthanjuly

    @TheCreatedVoid1: I have rarely heard Be Here Now be referred as the weakest Oasis album. If anything, it's their most controversial, as it was often derided as a disappointment coming off of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? and Definitely Maybe. It has since become acknowledged by many fans as the last great Oasis album—a sentiment I don't necessarily share. I think Don't Believe the Truth and Dig Out Your Soul are both excellent late-career efforts. However, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is their most forgotten, and also their lowest-selling release. The praise for it, initially, was muted at best. Some have warmed up to it since though. It is the only Oasis album I have never listened to in full. I think Heathen Chemistry is their weakest.

    February 2012

  • TheCreatedVoid1

    @hotter Ehh, it's just public opinion. I'm sure there's people who think Morning Glory is the worst Oasis album, against the popular public opinion that it's their best. Each to their own.

    February 2012

  • jhansennueve

    Their last good record [2]

    February 2012

  • hotterthanjuly

    @TheCreatedVoid1: That's not true either though. Most refer to Standing on the Shoulders of Giants as the weakest Oasis album. Other than both albums being released in '97, the comparisons are inexplicable.

    February 2012

  • slammer83

    Their last good record

    February 2012

  • TheCreatedVoid1

    @ The whole Pop/Be Here Now thing, I don't think they were comparing the two albums musically, but quality-wise. A lot of people regard Be Here Now as Oasis' worst album, and a lot of people regard Pop as U2's worst album. No big deal.

    January 2012

  • pa_llo

    great album.

    January 2012

  • hotterthanjuly

    That's because there aren't any similarites. I don't get it either.

    January 2012

  • blueribbon_

    I love Be Here Now, and I love Pop, but I don't really see the similarities....?

    November 2011

  • w_1_7

    I really enjoy this album. Not really a big U2 fan but for some reason I really love the whole album. They made something beautiful.. but it was a problem :/

    November 2011

  • thebruteclub

    @Terrasidius Well since they didnt earn as much money as they were supposed to earn on 90s stadium tours - they had to abandon edgier electronic sound and go for US crowd pleasing albums that are more luctrative. Oh well, cant blame them... But strangely enough, there arent many bands today that undergo this journey. Hmmmm... a niche for upcommers. And you heard it here first. :D

    November 2011

  • Revlin

    U2's "Be Here Now" [2] Which is a good thing in my book.

    October 2011

  • KarmaPolice95

    The best U2 album. Don't get me wrong, they've done some great stuff since but nothing matches their 90's work, especially this amazing album.

    October 2011

  • hotterthanjuly

    If U2 wasn't so self-conscious and insecure...

    August 2011

  • hillers

    It's annoying how on the 360 tour, they played songs from every other album except this one (unless you count a 30 second snippet of Discotheque).

    August 2011

  • hotterthanjuly

    I think it's pitiful and disgusting the band seems to be so ashamed of this era. Too bad, because they have much to be proud of. Pop is easily one of the U2's finest albums.

    August 2011

  • hotterthanjuly

    @LoveisInfinite: Considering that Pop was released before Be Here Now, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense...

    August 2011
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