U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 (CD 1998)

price and condition of product were too good to miss out on ,always looking to add to my collection and this cd was well worth buying.

U2 are a classic band and i loved this cd, its a cd of all thier earlier hits, i must have played it over and over 50 times already Bono is a top singer, ireland are very lucky to have this band come from there, if only England had the same talent we could all be proud

If like me you prefer the older U2 stuff then you can't go far wrong with this collection, I like driving to it... maybe I'm weird

Great band that has lasted a very long time.Since mid eighties to present day U2 have been one of the leading bands in history and can change quite easily with the times.

Really enjoy the C.D just what I wanted.Always wanted to see U2 in concert....still waiting lol.Great A++++

As one of the most popular bands of the '80s, U2 didn't quite fit into any particular category. They were a post-punk band that quickly found acceptance from a hard rock audience, a group that made fully formed albums but often made their best statements on individual songs, especially during the '80s.

Consequently, they're a very hard band to anthologize. Since they were most effective on single songs, it seems that throwing all of them together on one disc would work. The problem is, each of the albums, from "Boy" to "Rattle and Hum", has a distinctive flavour that doesn't necessarily blend when combined, especially in the nonchronological form of The Best of 1980-1990. There's no dispute with the featured tracks on U2's first compilation — a few important songs, such as "Gloria," "I Fall Down," "Seconds," and "Two Hearts Beat as One," may be missing, but everything else deserves to be here ("Pride," "New Year's Day," "With or Without You," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Bad," "Desire," etc.). Even though the song selection is strong, the album winds up as less than the sum of its parts — each song is great of its own accord -even the single mix of the B-side "Sweetest Thing," which is, in truth, not much different to the original - but the overall effect is a little underwhelming.

This album may be a good choice for casual fans or of nostalgic value, since it does contain everything they need to hear, but anyone who has more than a passing interest in the band will be better suited with the individual albums.

NB: Watch out for the secret track at the end of "All I Want Is You" though, it's beautiful.

Looking for a Clash album, I saw the seller had this and bought both-the service was good and the price was right-I checked the sellers feedback and as all was well I went ahead

This 2 disc best of shows off U2 at their finest covering all their hits from 1980 through to 1990.
Being a U2 fan from their very early days some of my personel favourites are featured here such as 'New Years day','I will follow','Sunday bloody Sunday'and 'Bad'.
Disc one has 14 tracks in all whilst disc two covers 15 tracks that appeared as B sides.
For the older U2 fans amongst us that only have the earlier material on vinyl,this compact disc is a must and will sit proudly in anyones music collection.

exellent cd people should buy this quickly
with such songs as the sweetest thing and where the streets have no name deffinatly a good buy

I decided to buy it for my husband as a Father's Day present from our son. My husband liked U2 back in the 80s and 90s but never actually purchased any of their music. It was not until recently whilst watching the music channels on Sky that U2 came on and he mentioned that he liked them. I remembered and so bought him two CDS for Father's Day. He absolutely loves them and said he had only been talking to a mate at work about liking U2 aswell. The songs on the album are great. Brings back memories of the 80s.

Great buy and such a good bargain when bidding on Ebay.