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The Best Of: 1980-1990 | 
| Artist: U2
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 1819
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 67
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5.1 x 0.4
MPN: 524613
UPC: 731452461322
EAN: 0731452461322
ASIN: B00000DFSK
Release Date: October 1, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Pride (In The Name Of Love) | | • | New Year's Day | | • | With Or Without You | | • | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | | • | Sunday Bloody Sunday | | • | Bad | | • | Where The Streets Have No Name | | • | I Will Follow | | • | The Unforgettable Fire | | • | Sweetest Thing | | • | Desire | | • | When Love Comes To Town - U2, B.B. King | | • | Angel Of Harlem | | • | All I Want Is You / October |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One need hear only the first notes of this collection--the Edge's ringing guitar notes ushering in "Pride (In the Name of Love)"--to be taken back to 1984: Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher rule the Western world, the L.A. Olympics is the top sports story, and Ms. Pac-Man reigns at arcades. In rock & roll, there's U2 growing in stature with each new tour and title. Even doubters of the Irish lads have to concede that together they formed the one '80s band with the skill and sense of scale to take over the airwaves and concert stages in a decade of diminished expectations. This 15-song '80s best-of assortment (stick around for the hidden track) spans the decade, reaching back to 1980's "I Will Follow," when Bono and company were peach-fuzzy and earnest as choirboys, and tracking their path through their universal domination with 1988's Rattle and Hum. --Steven Stolder
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 U2 at the peak of their powers!! September 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although the band still manage to create great songs and sounds it was during the 1980s that they arguably produced some of their best work and indeed, created some of the songs of all time which made the band the worldwide phenomenon they are today.
Songs like Pride, With or with out you, I still haven't found what I'm looking for and Where the streets have no name are now iconic and serve to represent what was a golden era for U2 and the music world in general.
Even if your not bothered about the B sides this compilation is simply brilliant and well worth owning. For me it should be in any music lovers collection.
Just as a final note, the music does not stop at track 14. After 'All I want is you', you will be treated to a bonus track so be patient and let it roll on.
Excellent April 3, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This album is U2 at it's finest. For me their best music ever was out in the 80's and every one of those songs is represented here. The album starts off with Pride and moves through the brilliance that is U2 with New Years Day all the way through to All I want is You. The emotion of Sunday Bloody Sunday is evident every time and brings you right back to the first time you ever heard that song.I believe this is one of those must have cd's of the 80's especially if you're a U2 fan.
 Good album!!!!!!!!!:) December 3, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of U2s best albums. All the classics are here. The voted and jugded the best song ever :With or without You is on it(track3). A truly emotional and Irish song:Sunday Bloody Sunday is included. A less known yet classic I will follow is trk8.
Download: With or without You,Sunday Bloody Sunday and Bad.
Immense April 20, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
U2 are certainly in my book the best band of all time and the 80's was their finest era. The brilliance of the joshua tree, unforgettable fire and rattle and hum are wonderfully represented here. However, my only gripe with the album is the lack of material from the band's early flashpunk era. Songs like tomorrow, like a song, with a shout, drowning man, out of control, electric co. etc... deserve inclusion in my book. Any of them could certainly have replaced when love comes to town which, although incredibly interesting, is by far the worst song here. The revamped sweetest thing is excellent though I prefer the b side original. But perhaps I am being too fussy. This is almost as good a best of album as you will get with ome truly fantastic songs, if you have never heard U2 in their prime you must buy this album.
AWESOME! U2 ROCK! February 9, 2005
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
this album has it all. When i bought it I didnt have any U2 cds but always appreciated their music, well after buying this CD i have now bought a few others! So many great songs on this album, Pride, New yrs day, With or Without You, Where the streets have no name, Still havent found what im looking for, desire, sweetest thing, i will follow, all i want is you and my personal favourite the unforgettable fire. This album is a masterpiece, made up of all of U2's best songs between 1980 and 1990. The songs never get old and tired from listening to them excesively, now i cant wait to c them live in June!!Before i appreciated their music now i am a FAN!
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