U2 - Boy LP
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U2

Boy LP

$24.98
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.

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 I Will Follow 3:37
2 Twilight 4:22
3 An Cat Dubh 4:46
4 Into The Heart 3:28
5 Out Of Control 4:14
# Title Length
1 Stories For Boys 3:02
2 The Ocean 1:35
3 A Day Without Me 3:13
4 Another Time Another Place 4:33
5 The Electric Co. 4:47
6 Shadows And Tall Trees / Saturday Matinee 5:15