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  • Issued : 05 Oct 1991

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 510347
Format : CD Label : Island
Issued : 05 Oct 1991 Item sourced from : Europe
Original Release Year : 1991   
Number of Discs : 1

Achtung Baby

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  • CD   Japan Edition   ¥1,980   Reissue CD   Released: 07 Mar 2007  
  • LP   INT Edition   ¥17,315   Reissue Limited Edition LP (INT Import)   Released: 01 Nov 2011  
  • CD   INT Edition   ¥2,695   Reissue CD (INT Import)   Released: 01 Nov 2011  
  • CD   INT Edition   ¥1,681   Reissue CD (INT Import)   Released: 01 Nov 2011  
  • CD   Import(Japanese Edition)   ¥45,000   Reissue Limited Edition CD (Import(Japanese Edition))   Released: 30 Nov 2011  
  • CD   Import(Japanese Edition)   ¥15,000   Reissue Limited Edition CD (Import(Japanese Edition))   Released: 30 Nov 2011  
  • CD   Import(Japanese Edition)   ¥3,600   Reissue CD (Import(Japanese Edition))   Released: 23 Nov 2011  
  • CD   Japan Edition   ¥2,200   Reissue CD   Released: 23 Nov 2011  
  • CD   INT Edition   ¥13,128   Reissue Limited Edition CD (INT Import)   Released: 01 Nov 2011  
  • CD   INT Edition   ¥51,285   Reissue Limited Edition CD (INT Import)   Released: 01 Nov 2011  

HMV Review

Reinventions rarely come as thorough and effective as Achtung Baby, an album that completely changed U2's sound and style. The crashing, unrecognizable distorted guitars that open Zoo Station are a clear signal that U2 have traded their Americana pretensions for postmodern, contemporary European music. Drawing equally from Bowie's electronic, avant-garde explorations of the late '70s and the neo-psychedelic sounds of the thriving rave and Madchester club scenes of early-'90s England, Achtung Baby sounds vibrant and endlessly inventive. Unlike their inspirations, U2 rarely experiment with song structures over the course of the album. Instead, they use the thick dance beats, swirling guitars, layers of effects, and found sounds to break traditional songs out of their constraints, revealing the tortured emotional core of their songs with the hyper-loaded arrangements. In such a dense musical setting, it isn't surprising that U2 have abandoned the political for the personal on Achtung Baby, since the music, even with its inviting rhythms, is more introspective than anthemic. Bono has never been as emotionally naked as he is on Achtung Baby, creating a feverish nightmare of broken hearts and desperate loneliness; unlike other U2 albums, it's filled with sexual imagery, much of it quite disturbing, and it ends on a disquieting note. Few bands as far into their career as U2 have recorded an album as adventurous or fulfilled their ambitions quite as successfully as they do on Achtung Baby, and the result is arguably their best album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Credits

Adam Clayton(Guitar (Bass)),  Adam Clayton(Guitar (Electric)),  Bono (U2)(Guitar),  Bono(Guitar),  Bono (U2)(Vocals),  Bono(Vocals),  Brian Eno(Keyboards),  Daniel Lanois(Guitar),  Daniel Lanois(Percussion),  Duchess Nell Catchpole(Violin),  Larry Mullen Jr(Drums),  Larry Mullen Jr(Percussion),  Edge(Guitar),  The Edge(Guitar),  Edge(Keyboards),  The Edge(Keyboards),  Edge(Vocals),  The Edge(Vocals),  Duchess Nell Catchpole(Viola),  Edge(Vocals (Background)),  The Edge(Vocals (Background)),  Brian Adams(Engineer),  Brian Eno(Producer),  Daniel Lanois(Producer),  Flood(Engineer),  Joe O'Herlihy(Engineer),  Paul Barrett(Engineer),  Robbie Adams(Engineer),  Steve Lillywhite(Engineer),  Steve Lillywhite(Producer),  Adam Clayton(Composer),  Anton Corbijn(Photography),  Arnie Acosta(Mastering),  Bono (U2)(Composer),  Bono(Composer),  Brian Eno(Mixing),  Brian Eno(String Arrangements),  Charlie Whisker(Illustrations),  Daniel Lanois(Mixing),  Flood(Mixing),  Larry Mullen Jr(Composer),  Robbie Adams(Assistant Engineer),  Robbie Adams(Mixing),  Robbie Adams(Mixing Assistant),  Sean Leonard(Mixing Assistant),  Shannon Strong(Assistant Engineer),  Shannon Strong(Mixing),  Shannon Strong(Mixing Assistant),  Shaughn McGrath(Design),  Steve Averill(Design),  Steve Lillywhite(Mixing),  Edge(Composer),  The Edge(Composer),  Edge(Mixing),  The Edge(Mixing),  Edge(String Arrangements),  The Edge(String Arrangements),  Stewart Whitmore(Digital Editing)

Songs

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    1
    Zoo Station  (04:36)
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    2
    Even Better Than the Real Thing  (03:41)
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    3
    One  (04:36)
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    4
    Until the End of the World  (04:39)
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    5
    Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses  (05:16)
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    6
    So Cruel  (05:49)
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    7
    Fly  (04:29)
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    8
    Mysterious Ways  (04:04)
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    9
    Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World  (03:53)
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    10
    Ultra Violet (Light My Way)  (05:31)
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    11
    Acrobat  (04:30)
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    12
    Love Is Blindness  (04:23)

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  • ★★★★★ 

    うすしお  |  北海道  |  不明  |  03/January/2012

    声が生々しい。

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    リリーGO  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  24/August/2011

    こういうデジタルロック系の音作りって当時のはやりだったからU2もその部分を意識したところは多分にあったんだろうと思う。そういった流行ものに手を出すと作品として風化するのも早いし、その意味で本人達にとってもこのアルバムはひとつの「賭け」だったんだろうけど、その試みは見事に成功してます。なにせ全く古くなりませんから。やっぱりしっかりした曲が書けることと、デジタルというスタイルだけを批評精神もなく取り入れてしまうのではない彼らの屈折したポップ感がこのアルバムのある種の凄みにつながっているんだろうと思う。BONOが扮した”The Fly”等、どこかミステリアスで曖昧なイメージ作りをプロモーションやツアー含め徹底したところも大きな成功要因のひとつ。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    がすたふ孫  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  05/August/2010

    ①や⑦に象徴されるような大胆な変化が衝撃を持って語られる事が多いｱﾙﾊﾞﾑだが、⑤⑥⑨のような狂おしいまでの愛しさをｼﾙｸを撫でるかのように滑らかで優しいﾎﾞﾉの艶やかなｳﾞｫｰｶﾙ。まるでが闘いの求道者から愛の伝道師へと変身したかのように。そんな官能的な愛にうっとりするｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ。個人的にはWAR、JOSHUA TREEと並ぶ名盤。

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