U2
The Unforgettable Fire - Island Records 1984
Tracks:1. 1. A Sort of Homecoming / 2. Pride / 3. Wire / 4. The Unforgettable Fire / 5. Promenade / 6. 4th of July / 7. Bad / 8. Indian Summer Sky / 9. Elvis Presley and America / 10. MLK
Comments:
For their fourth album, U2 wanted to try something new that could give their music a different and more exciting sound. They chose hire Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois as producers on "The Unforgettable Fire".
This did give the band a different sound; but personally I don't think it's that striking. I have more concerns the songwriting in general on the album. I re-listened to "The Joshua Tree" a couple of days ago and was once again duped over the high level of the songs on that album. It inspired me to bring out "The Unforgettable Fire" again; and here I must confess that I was less impressed. In fact, I felt that 3-4 songs were really not very exciting and I came to the conclusion that the album has probably always been somewhat overrated. There are, of course, great numbers too; definitely. "Pride" is a classic and "Indian Summer Sky" and "Elvis Presley and America" are still among my U2 favorites.
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