Island
90040-2
(1980)
Rock/Pop
CD, 10
Tracks, 42:15
Length
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01 |
I Will Follow |
U2 |
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03:36 |
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Recording Date
1980
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02 |
Twilight |
U2 |
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04:22 |
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Recording Date
1980
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03 |
an Cat Dubh/Into The Heart |
U2 |
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08:16 |
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Recording Date
1980
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04 |
Out Of Control |
U2 |
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04:13 |
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Recording Date
1980
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05 |
Stories For Boys |
U2 |
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03:02 |
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Recording Date
1980
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06 |
The Ocean |
U2 |
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01:34 |
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Recording Date
1980
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07 |
A Day Without Me |
U2 |
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03:14 |
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Recording Date
1980
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08 |
Another Time, Another Place |
U2 |
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04:34 |
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Recording Date
1980
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09 |
The Electric Co. |
U2 |
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04:48 |
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Recording Date
1980
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10 |
Shadows And Tall Trees |
U2 |
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04:36 |
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Recording Date
1980
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
AAD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
Bono |
Guitar |
The Edge |
Bass |
Adam Clayton |
Drums |
Larry Mullen |
Musician |
U2 |
Producer |
Steve Lillywhite |
Engineer |
Paul Thomas |
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Index |
#
3581 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
New Wave, Pop Rock |
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From the outset, U2 went for the big message -- every song on their debut album Boy sounds huge, with oceans of processed guitars cascading around Bono's impassioned wail. It was an inspired combination of large, stadium-rock beats and post-punk textures. Without the Edge's echoed, ringing guitar, U2 would have sounded like a traditional hard rock band, since the rhythm section and Bono treat each song as an anthem. Of course, that's the charm of Boy : all of its emotions are on the surface, delivered with optimistic, youthful self-belief, yet the unusual, distinctive guitar textures give it an unexpected tension that makes it an exhilarating debut. The songs may occasionally show some weakness -- the driving "I Will Follow," the dark "An Cat Dubh" and the shimmering "The Ocean" stand out among the sonic textures -- yet the band's musical and lyrical vision keep Boy compelling until the finish. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)