Recap so far...
7. All Right Here – Sara Groves
8. The Beautiful Letdown – Switchfoot
9. Remedy – David Crowder Band
10. Divine Discontent – Sixpence None the Richer
11. This Mystery – Nichole Nordeman
12. Learning to Breathe – Switchfoot
13. The Chess Hotel – The Elms
14. Add to the Beauty – Sara Groves
15. Get Behind Me Satan – The White Stripes
16. She Must and Shall Go Free – Derek Webb
17. Arriving – Chris Tomlin
This brings us to…
6. All That You Can’t Leave Behind – U2
I recently decided to move U2 up to the position of the 2nd best band in history, behind only the Beatles. And while i never thought it possible for the Beatles to be dethroned, i’m this close to doing it.
This release from October 2000 is U2’s best work since 1987’s The Joshua Tree. It garnered the band a whopping 7 Grammy Awards, either for the album or its singles. The song “Beautiful Day” alone snagged the band 3 of those Grammys.
There’s not a bad track on this album. My favorite is Elevation. Kite is overlooked.
I would call this U2’s most accessible album. It’s the one i would offer to the average non-fan to get introduced to the band. It’s one i could see playing with my parents in the room, and not being on edge that it’s bothering them. I don’t see these as negative things at all.
On a final note, this is an album that took on added resonance after the 9/11 attacks. It’s almost eerie to listen to this album in that context, almost as if it were written in and for the aftermath. Almost every track seems to connect, from the obvious “New York” and “Peace on Earth” to “Walk On” and others.
Other links:
· Elevation live at Slane Castle
· Special 9/11 themed video for Walk On
· 9/11 tribute performance
· Super Bowl 2002 halftime show (Beautiful Day)
· Kite live
· Moving Grace video. I’ll take it.
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