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U2 - The Best of 1990-2000 & B-sides (2-CD)(Japan Edition)(2002) 

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The Best of 1990-2000 is the second greatest hits compilation album by Irish rock band U2. The album was released on 5 November 2002 by Island Records, except in the United States where the album was released on the Interscope label as a single-disc CD compilation. The Best of 1990-2000 & B-Sides was released on the same day with a second disc featuring 14 of the b-side singles released from 1990 to 2000 and a bonus DVD with a trailer for the album and three other segments.

The story goes like this: poised on the brink of disappearing in their own earnestness in the wake of the Rattle and Hum, U2 revitalized themselves with Achtung Baby, embracing irony and modern music in a garish celebration of pop culture that effectively distracted attention from the wounded, broken heart at its center. Basking in the acclaim of Achtung Baby, U2 continued to release Euro-experimental music - equal parts Madchester, Krautrock, and good old-fashioned prog rock, partially courtesy of longtime collaborator Brian Eno - until their ambition imploded on Pop, leading them to a celebrated return to roots, All That You Can't Leave Behind. Through it all, they turned out singles that equaled their '80s work (and in the case of "One" and "Beautiful Day," surpassed it), providing the basic ingredients for a great hits collection, but The Best of 1990-2000 is botched, nearly fatally so, by a desperate attempt to rewrite history. Original mixes are replaced by recent remixes, while album tracks (why does "The First Time" close the collection?) and two new songs elbow out actual hits. Naturally, this highlights what's missing, which is quite a bit: "The Fly," "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses," "Zooropa," "Lemon," "Mofo," "Last Night on Earth," "Walk On," "Elevation," "Peace on Earth," to name a few. This wouldn't hurt as much if the new songs were good, but they're bland, particularly "Electrical Storm" (which, to add insult to injury, is presented not in the original mix, but in a William Orbit mix), an attempt to give the aesthetic of Behind a vague electronic gloss that doesn't work. Worst of all, anytime U2 flirted too closely with either dance or electronica has been replaced by mixes that attempt to give these tunes the sound of neo-classicist U2 à la All That You Can't Leave Behind. So, all the Pop material ("Gone," "Discotheque," "Staring at the Sun") is given new mixes, as is "Numb," none improvements and all undermining the actual career arc of U2 in the '90s. Then, these mixes, new songs, and hits are thrown out seemingly at random, with no regard for either chronology or musical momentum. Sure, there are great songs here - not just "Mysterious Ways" and "Beautiful Day," but relatively rare items like the Passengers tune "Miss Sarajevo" (sounding more majestic than ever) and the Batman & Robin theme "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (a glam rock pastiche that was the best thing about the film and remains a highlight), plus the underappreciated "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (as lovely as anything they've ever cut). And that may be enough for some listeners, but it's hard not to wish that The Best of 1990-2000 actually lived up to its title and presented an overview of this excellent era in a logical, accurate manner.


Artist: U2
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Post Punk, Dance Rock 
Format: Mp3
Bitrate: 320Kbps
Grootte: 381Mb
Speelduur: 02:30:20
Covers: Ja


Tracklist
CD1 (Best Of):

01. Even Better Than The Real Thing (03:41)
02. Mysterious Ways (04:03)
03. Beautiful Day (04:08)
04. Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) (New Song) (04:39)
05. One (04:35)
06. Miss Sarajevo (04:32)
07. Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (04:59)
08. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (04:34)
09. Gone (New Mix) (04:34)
10. Until The End Of The World (04:40)
11. The Hands That Build America (Theme From 'Gangs Of New York') (New Song) (04:58)
12. Discotheque (New Mix) (04:42)
13. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (04:45)
14. Staring At The Sun (New Mix) (04:49)
15. Numb (New Mix) (04:23)
16. The First Time (03:50)
17. The Fly (04:28)

CD2 (B-Sides):

01. Lady With The Spinning Head (Extended Dance Mix) (06:08)
02. Dirty Day (Junk Day Mix) (04:42)
03. Summer Rain (04:08)
04. Electrical Storm (04:25)
05. North And South Of The River (04:38)
06. Your Blue Room (05:29)
07. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (The Gun Mix) (04:47)
08. Salome (Zooromancer Remix) (05:52)
09. Even Better Than The Real Thing (The Perfecto Mix) (06:39)
10. Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix) (05:51)
11. Mysterious Ways (Solar Plexus Club Mix) (04:10)
12. If God Will Send His Angels (Big Yam Mix) (05:42)
13. Lemon (Jeep Mix) (05:30)
14. Discotheque (Hexidecimal Mix) (05:44)


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