Epinions Recent Reviews for Boy by U2

Boy by U2: Buried Under 25 Years of Success, A Solid Album

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:32:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theamendment - If you mention U2 nowadays, there's a number of responses you could get. One could be about Bono and his efforts in Africa. Another could be about their recent hits, like "Vertigo" and "Beautiful Day." A slightly more knowledged fan would allude to...

Boy by U2: U2: Boy

Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:08:06 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gypsy_eyes78 - U2, as philanthropists I commend you, as musicians, I condemn you. Your blend of post-punk, pop rock, and stadium rock is neither appealing or ground-breaking. Shimmering guitars, a flashy front man, and way too much confidence has landed you at the...

Boy by U2: Boy meets me. (blackstar40's 'Buried Treasure' write-off)

Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:40:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noddy1 - So this was the beginning of U2. Who knew they'd be good? In 1978, a young lad from Dublin named Larry Mullen put an advert in his school calling for a few other young lads at the school to form a new rock band. Four guys answered -- native Britons...

Boy by U2: The Beginning

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:00:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zeptana - First Up is U2 - Boy, which was released in 1980, i got this as a birthday present and was suspicious at first, as everyone i know tells me that U2 only became good with "War". However after listening to it i have to say that everyone was wrong. Boy is a...

Boy by U2: U2's Boy: This Is What Hunger and Fire Sounds Like

Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:08:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - It's easy to think of U2 as the "biggest band in the world." Hell, it's a title that they've essentially held for close to 20 years, outside of the disastrous period in the mid 90s when they started trying to be too cute with ironic jokes. More...

Boy by U2: A star in wrap-around shades is born

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:05:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyfr - One of the most pressing questions of the late twentieth/early twenty-first century, alongside "Who let the dogs out?", "Is George Bush the Antichrist?", and "Where my b*tchaz?", is "When will U2 finally blow their twenty-five year long winning streak?"...

Boy by U2: The Story That Could Be About U2 -- Chapter 1: Boy (The First 18 Years)

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:16:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flamepillar - What I'm gonna try to do here is write a first-person short story about a fictional boy whose life is based on all the U2 albums, or maybe just up until POP, I'm not sure yet. The only really tough part is working out a way to talk about the songs and...

Boy by U2: Do You Feel in Me Anything Redeeming?

Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:51:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author divad23 - What's this? A review of Boy? NOW??!?! Doesn't divad23 know that there's a new U2 album out that deserves his attention? I know, I know. I've been procrastinating as usual. I told myself I would finish this crazy U2 project...

Boy by U2: Back in the day, U2 were almost a punk band. Crazy, I know.

Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:49:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author silverlocke0 - Though I don't think anyone could really describe this sound as "punk." It certainly has shades of The Clash, as well as The Stooges, but it probably has more in common with Bowie. The tracks sound, for lack of a better word, spacey. The guitars all...

Boy by U2: I was blind, I could not see...

Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:29:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lambchops - Who knew in 1980 that punk kids U2 would take the musical world by storm just seven years later? Based on the quality and intensity of the band’s debut, one could hope such a feat could be accomplished, but many bands never get over the...

Boy by U2: U2 Revisited - 22 Years After the Birth

Thu, 7 Mar 2002 22:39:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Freak369 - Music. What is it about a song that can evoke a memory? I sat on the floor of my “office” yesterday evening wading through boxes of CD’s that haven’t seen the light of day for at least two years. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the cover of...

Boy by U2: Walk away, I Will Follow: Once when Bono was still Bono

Sun, 1 Jul 2001 00:12:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nini23 - U2's greatest albums are their earliest and "Boy" is right up their in the best of the best.

Bono was still Bono and did not wear sunglasses on stage (I don't think) in 1980. Larry took drumming to a better level and combined the...

Boy by U2: A Magnificent Debut from U2

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 16:14:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thevoid99 - When the 1980s began, rock music had put itself in a corner with such 70s corporate rock leftovers like Styx, Journey, Boston, and other established acts were ruling the charts and arenas but made rock music uninteresting at the time. When punk rock...

Boy by U2: From Boys to Men in the Course of One Album

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 03:16:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pantagruel - Boy represents U2 at their youthful and playful best. Though lyrically not as strong as some of their later work, the music ranks as their most inventive and energetic of the 80's. For instance, the distinctive guitar chops that The Edge...

Boy by U2: Fountain Of Youth

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 05:31:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Smoople - First off, I normally don't care that much for U2. I like "Achtung Baby," parts of "The Unforgettable Fire," "Zooropa" and "Pop," and the singles from "War," but I have never been swept away by the...

Boy by U2: Boy's music

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:19:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author m.s.heart - It's hard to believe this album was put together by kids barely out of high school! The debut of the Irish quartet is extremely refreshing for an album released at the beginning of the 80's. I couldn't believe the anthems, melodies, and topics on this...

Boy by U2: The brilliant debut cd set the standards

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:18:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Guildenstern - "Boy" is the classic U2 release that I hold to be their freshest and most convincing. "The Joshua Tree" and "Achtung Baby" are very good albums, no doubt about it, but to me they lacked the punch of "Boy". It...

Boy by U2: Back When My Boyz Wuz Just Shorties

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:14:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author IBC - There is no better song to begin a concert with than "I Will Follow". I learned this when I saw the Popmart tour in the summer of '97. But of course this was no surprise since I had owned "Boy" for a number of years anyway...