| Alex -- Running to Stand Still has always been one of my favorites. If I were to list them, my top five U2 bits would be: Bad, Walk On, Kite, Running to Stand Still, and So Cruel.
Their best ALBUM, though, I think is still "The Unforgettable Fire". If you listen to it from beginning to end, it's the single most homogenous album I've ever heard...the songs, while each unique, seem to play to an overriding theme that connecs the whole album. It's not a concept album, but it's not just a collection of songs, either.
For me, I think they resonate because a lot of their songs seem to "grow" or evolve as you listen to them. It's like reading a good story -- they mean something completely different to each person, and they seem to have a real start, middle, and end. If classical composers like Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninoff did pop music, this is what they'd write!
Okay, that's a stretch...but they're one of the few groups who understands that popular music is more than just a drum beat and fancy lyrics.
As far as Joe is concerned, as near as I can tell he's essentially gone the freelance/solo route. I think he's booked for some broadway shows, and has released a solo album (check out the CB store)...
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