| After fostering a dour public image for years, U2 visibly
loosened up on Achtung Baby, cracking jokes and even letting themselves
be photographed in color. "It's a con, in a way," Bono admitted
to Rolling Stone in 1992. "We call it Achtung Baby, grinning up our
sleeves in all the photography. But it's probably the heaviest record we've
ever made." Recorded in Berlin with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, the
album has lots of uncertainty, irony and distortion. It also has one of
the most beautiful songs U2 ever recorded: "One," a ballad in
which Bono wonders whether individuality also means eternal loneliness and
comes down on the side of hope. (Rolling Stone)
Total album sales: 5,328,000
Peak chart position: 1
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#36 Virgin/Colin Larkin(2000)
#40 Sounds(2009)
eins von 1001 Alben, die Ihr hören solltet, bevor das Leben vorbei ist! (2008)
