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Track Listings
| 1. Gloria |
| 2. I Fall Down |
| 3. I Threw A Brick Through A Window |
| 4. Rejoice |
| 5. Fire |
| 6. Tomorrow |
| 7. October |
| 8. With A Shout |
| 9. Stranger In A Strange Land |
| 10. Scarlet |
| 11. Is That All? |
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S'il n'en reste qu'un, ce sera celui-là. Produit par Steve Lillywhite, sorti en octobre 1981, trustant les premières places dès sa parution, October est sans doute un des albums les plus cohérents et les plus peaufinés de la formation irlandaise.
Ouvert par un curieux Gloria aux accents ouvertement catholiques, (Irlande oblige…), cet album étonne dès les premières notes par l'attention portée à la production, qui s'accommode fort bien de quelques claviers au son doux, voire de quelques accompagnements de piano acoustique distillés au fil des titres. C'est que cet album marque pour le groupe, une recherche musicale nouvelle, une exploration des mondes connexes, mais surtout, fait nouveau chez U2, une utilisation de nouveaux instruments comme les trompettes ou les timbales qui résonnent par exemple sur With A Shout. Mais c'est aussi sur cet album que se font sentir les influences premières du groupe, piochant allègrement dans le répertoire des Stooges ou de Bowie, voire de Joy Division.
En termes d'émotions, ensuite, U2 a rarement fait mieux que Stranger In A Strange Land qui fait écho à la situation militaire irlandaise ou encore October qui navigue en eaux troubles, soutenu par quelques accords d'un piano léger. Incontournable, October déploie un panache d'idées musicales ingénieuses au travers desquelles le groupe étend la gamme de ses possibilités, variant les sons et les idées, selon une recette que l'on retrouvera à bien des égards sur les albums suivants, et notamment sur War. --Toma Blondeau
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My first u2,
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This review is from: October (Audio CD)
A couple of years ago i knew u2 existed. I hadnt really gotten into their albums because most of the songs i had heard on the radio when i used to listen to it were a little overplayed. One day i was looking through someones cds and i found october. I dont know what came over me but i decided to play it. what i heard shocked me: the edge's amazingly super-reverbed guitar and bono's cathedral-echo sustaining voice and it sounded so full and original. from then on i was hooked. i couldnt get it out of my cdplayer. during this time in my life i didnt realize that i was developing a depression, and for some reason whenever i get really pissed off or sad i play this album really really loud and sing to it until my voice is gone. it is just so emotional and track 7 sounds so sad with the minor piano chords. it all works so flawlessly together. This is a great album and if i HAD to pick a favorite this would be it but all the u2 albums (minus zooropa and pop) were 5 star recordings and classics, but for me this was a great starter. so if you are sick of hearing 'War' over and over again listen to 'October' there are no overplayed songs here.
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This was U2,
By thisisgibbie (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews
This review is from: October (Audio CD)
"Gloria" was the first U2 song I heard."October" was U2 and is still their best recording! And, "Gloria" is still their finest song!
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Is That All?,
By A Customer
This review is from: October (Audio CD)
Is that all? This wasn't just the last track on U2's sophomore album, but also the question surrounding the band during the time of this album's commercial release. You see, frontman Bono, guitarist The Edge, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. are devout Christians, and it was around this time that the three became aware of it. Bassist Adam Clayton never shared their religous views. This difference of opinion nearly broke up the band, because the three didn't know if their Christian faith could co-exist with their chosen profession of rock music. By sticking together, however, they soon realized that their fears and uncertainties were all based on what other people would think of it. With this realization, it became clear that there was no problem, it was just other peoples' problems. U2 followed their hearts and plowed forward. This was only one of several difficult personal issues in the early days of U2 that are responsible for the strong friendship within the band that exists to this day. And this wasn't the only challenge they faced with this record. There was also the fact that Bono's lyrics were stolen, and he had to re-write them all, which is impressive when you do read the lyrics that made it to the album. Highlights include the opener, 'Gloria', 'I Fall Down', 'Fire', 'Rejoice', the title track 'October', 'Tomorrow', and 'Scarlet'. This album did not find the commercial success of 'Boy', and as a result is one of the most underrated records U2 has ever put out, but I think musically it was better then its predecessor, and, like its predecessor, was indicitive of the potential this band had. It acted as a kind of segue between 'Boy' and 'War', the album in which U2 truly arrived, and that potential became reality.
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