As soon as the album gets to the part where An Cat Dubh goes into Into the Heart, you lean back, take a deep breath, smile, and realize you are listing to greatness!
Old U2, back when they were really young, was so serious, solemn, grave and earnest. They seemed wise in their innocence. They were kids, almost like me. And their music felt... somehow like winter, or autumn: cold, but beautiful, raw, thoughtful and spiritual. They seemed to have such an untypical perception of the world for being young people, which some could find rather depressing or sinister, but I relate to young U2's sound so very much. I relate to feeling old as an adolescent, and everything else expressed through their songs. Their sound was so special, dreamy, magnificient, transcendent, reverent, out of this world. Not just "sad" at all. It makes me believe in the wonders of this world again, makes me remember the unpretentious and pure happiness of a child and the pain of realizing that some things are just gone forever. Now, as they have become actual "old" men, it seems like they've ironically moved on to summer: their music is upbeat, pop, too happy, too polished. I relate way less. But I'll never forget what their music has done for me, and love them so much for this that no others bands could ever come even close. I am eightteen, between the two worlds of childhood and adulthood, melancholy is my main state of mind, and young U2 just seems to get me.
I saw U2 in Fall 1980 at free concert at San Jose State University student union with my dorm roommate. We knew "I Will Follow" from radio play. I will forever remember the electricity in the hall when they started playing An Cat Dubh. We knew we were present for something truly special. The concrete floor of the hall flexed to the beat of the crowd in synch with the band. Roadies sprawled across the amplifiers to keep the stacks from falling over. Absolutely the best concert I've ever seen - period. Amazing memories...amazing band - U2
@@curtislowe2775 there was something about that Long Beach Arena show that was unlike other shows ive seen by U2 ~ ive always felt it too! THE AUDIENCE was so engaged singin 40 they didnt want that show to end they sang acapella into the parking lots....pure magic with electricity in the air!!
@@MrDLOC11 I had the same experience at a U2 show but a couple years later at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. It was electrifying and the crowd was in tune as one. Nobody wanted to go home and just stood in the surrounding streets singing for hours. I have never had the same feeling or experience since at any live show.
I heard Fire on the radio one summer in Ireland Bought Boy on my return to England....Completely captured by heart this band .October is special to me too
Finished uni, spent 4 months in Oz. Returned home broke November 1981. Bought the October cassette in Sheffield, and have cherished it ever since. 42 years ago....I can go back...I can stay awhile.
I recall hearing them at a college dance in 1984 for the first time, and everyone (I'm talking 1500 kids) stopped dancing to watch the video. It had to be taken seriously not danced to. Amazing.
Wished they still sounded like this. As a musician, I understand the need to grow and experiment musically. All my favourite bands did it. But I admit that I lost track of U2 after Zooropa, which I thought was shite. When I heard Achtung Baby, I could tell they were losing their Irish rock sound, becoming more Americanized, but the album did grow on me. Saw them on that tour and they pulled off all the classics with that signature sound. Sometimes it takes more than one listen, I suppose...
I've only seen U2 once and it was just a few months after 9/11. One of the best concerts I've ever seen! I so wish they would go on tour in 2023 but heard that Larry Mullen is having major surgery 😥
Haven't listened to much of this for quite awhile, and I admit that although I love the band, I've never been a HARDCORE devotee. I don't know what R&H was intended to be, but when they went from With Or Without You, Still Haven't Found, Streets Have No Name to Desire, Angel of Harlem, Love Came To Town etc, it was obvious something was changing. At least, with Unforgettable Fire and the others you mentioned, they still sounded like the band we all know and love. Guess ur a bigger fan than I.
Wasn't 'Rattle & Hum' ('88) meant to be an homage to Americana? What about the bluesy country feel of 'The Joshua Tree' ('87)? What about the title 'Wide Awake In America' ('85)? Two references to MLK in 'The Unforgettable Fire' ('84)? 'Under A Blood Red Sky' ('83), live at Red Rocks? If you ask me, the evolution started much earlier. I think 'Achtung Baby' & 'Zooropa' were a conscious attempt to get back to their geographic roots. They lost a lot of their appeal in the U.S. after Zooropa...
A stunning piece of work indeed! From a band that was still creating and forming their sound. I've said it before and I'll say it again... 1980-1988 were the glory years.
begged for the cassette for Christmas one year...got it...went out into the garage, sat there in my parents' Delta 98 listening to it on a cold Chicago Christmas. One great memory.
When Joshua tree came out thats when the band changed for me loved all there stuff up untill then the whole feel of the band changed then the music did not have the same impact on me as the stuff before .and the stuff before that album did something to my soul i felt everysong to the core of me
That change happened for me with that 'Rattle And Hum' album and (even more so) movie BS, when they suddenly decided to be a Blues band and to sound like all those artists they'd originally set out to differ from. Luckily they did recover for a while, when 'Achtung Baby!' was released (30 years ago!!), but it didn't take very long before I lost interest in what used to be my absolute favourite band.
I bought every album up to and including Rattle and Hum. Then I jumped off the bandwagon. Those first 3 albums were still the best. Then it started going downhill, at least for me anyway.
I have loved💕 U2 for nearly 40 yrs. Not appologizing for shit cuz they r the greatest band ever! Their music is the soundtrack to my life. Starting with my love of rock to discovering sexuality for the first time into becoming socially aware of the world around me and learning what it is 2 b a responsible human being and actually enjoying my life, my spirituality and cherishing those things I hold dear. Not many ,if any, other bands n the world can say they stood a testament to someones life. With or without u...I CANT LIVE WITHOUT U2! Thank God! I will never have to. Thank u guys(Edge, Bono, Larry & Adam) for so many years of joy, melancholy, education, celebration and love!
Picked this up on a whim because of one song and became hooked and fell in love with the music. This was their coming out party and they show and proved. Music...Good music has no boundaries whatsoever!
I bought this (LP) when it came out , this was the song that told me I will see these guys into the year 2000 and beyond. Out of control also gave that feeling. Then I saw them on the Boy tour....Drums on a riser w lights, the Edge all echoing and a simple white flag Bono ran thru the entire stadium with. first time tears of joy came just from music. I knew then that I was witnessing a timeless group. told my band at the time about them we learned I will follow, stories from boys but really I wanted sooo bad to learn this tune and into the heart. They have gotten close to this ambience but it can not be duplicated. genuine genius.
One of the greatest bands ever. Such talent & class. Never any bad press; no drunken or drug fueled destructive behavior, (which was pretty much standard in the 80s & beyond) just consistent great music. Saw them live 5 times, always mesmerized. Everything: vocals, guitars, percussion, songwriting, melodies, sheer brilliance & bliss....
Bit of a glitch there, in the first half of 'Into The Heart' 😉 Anyway, it's probably thanks to that sustaining keyboard sound (or is it a guitar?!) in the right channel, but to me the atmosphere here is similar to David Bowie's song ''Heroes'' 🙂
On New Years Day 2022! Playing this with them It’s the howling for me 😂 We need to belt, I love all belting songs Especially this hauntingly beautiful one It’s supreme for me 😘 love ❤️ love it Yes black girl 🇺🇸
Right you are, bassman! After some thought on my previous comment, it seemed to me that U2 began losing their signature sound on Rattle & Hum. But well, you know, every musician has the right to experiment, so long as they don't turn Hollywood. But hey, I still love U2, as a musician and as an Irishman...
An incredibly emotional song. It simply doesn’t get any better than this. I fell in love with u2 upon hearing this. My soul rejoices whenever I hear this. It’s the greatest travesty in all of rock that they turned into a pitiful puppet for the left.
@@KPD017 I think the human refuse in the streets of SF...in a once glittering city...says all leftism has to say in that the DNC and U2 have become as corporate as can be. At least, the modern right has the small business contingent to represent grassroots possibilities over Left Wing top-to-bottom multinational rule by the few and excessively rich. Structure seems to overrule ideals, dig?
As soon as the album gets to the part where An Cat Dubh goes into Into the Heart, you lean back, take a deep breath, smile, and realize you are listing to greatness!
I think I love you for that
crazy that they already had their classic sound down on the first record
Old U2, back when they were really young, was so serious, solemn, grave and earnest. They seemed wise in their innocence. They were kids, almost like me. And their music felt... somehow like winter, or autumn: cold, but beautiful, raw, thoughtful and spiritual. They seemed to have such an untypical perception of the world for being young people, which some could find rather depressing or sinister, but I relate to young U2's sound so very much. I relate to feeling old as an adolescent, and everything else expressed through their songs. Their sound was so special, dreamy, magnificient, transcendent, reverent, out of this world. Not just "sad" at all. It makes me believe in the wonders of this world again, makes me remember the unpretentious and pure happiness of a child and the pain of realizing that some things are just gone forever. Now, as they have become actual "old" men, it seems like they've ironically moved on to summer: their music is upbeat, pop, too happy, too polished. I relate way less. But I'll never forget what their music has done for me, and love them so much for this that no others bands could ever come even close. I am eightteen, between the two worlds of childhood and adulthood, melancholy is my main state of mind, and young U2 just seems to get me.
Damn, you nailed it. Definately a winter thing.
@@shawnstarks1743 Although they made the Boy album in summer, apparently An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart were made in Summer,…. but, it's Ireland.
Summer is Cancer season. Great time to be down.
Well spoken, young man!
@@TheWonderer7 thank you! Young woman here though :D
Best song on the album and one of their best made 👌
kocham i will follow
I saw U2 in Fall 1980 at free concert at San Jose State University student union with my dorm roommate. We knew "I Will Follow" from radio play. I will forever remember the electricity in the hall when they started playing An Cat Dubh. We knew we were present for something truly special. The concrete floor of the hall flexed to the beat of the crowd in synch with the band. Roadies sprawled across the amplifiers to keep the stacks from falling over. Absolutely the best concert I've ever seen - period. Amazing memories...amazing band - U2
+davidedickjr I was at UCSD at that time and saw them in Long Beach Arena during Xmas break. A concert like no other I've seen since:-) Carpe diem!
Sounds amazing, you lucky dog.
@@curtislowe2775 there was something about that Long Beach Arena show that was unlike other shows ive seen by U2 ~ ive always felt it too! THE AUDIENCE was so engaged singin 40 they didnt want that show to end they sang acapella into the parking lots....pure magic with electricity in the air!!
@@MrDLOC11 I had the same experience at a U2 show but a couple years later at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. It was electrifying and the crowd was in tune as one. Nobody wanted to go home and just stood in the surrounding streets singing for hours. I have never had the same feeling or experience since at any live show.
That's a cool story
The Production by Steve Lillywhite !
I heard Fire on the radio one summer in Ireland Bought Boy on my return to England....Completely captured by heart this band .October is special to me too
Finished uni, spent 4 months in Oz. Returned home broke November 1981. Bought the October cassette in Sheffield, and have cherished it ever since. 42 years ago....I can go back...I can stay awhile.
Brilliant tune ,so young.
I recall hearing them at a college dance in 1984 for the first time, and everyone (I'm talking 1500 kids) stopped dancing to watch the video. It had to be taken seriously not danced to. Amazing.
emotiva intensa oscura simple genial.........
Wished they still sounded like this. As a musician, I understand the need to grow and experiment musically. All my favourite bands did it. But I admit that I lost track of U2 after Zooropa, which I thought was shite. When I heard Achtung Baby, I could tell they were losing their Irish rock sound, becoming more Americanized, but the album did grow on me. Saw them on that tour and they pulled off all the classics with that signature sound. Sometimes it takes more than one listen, I suppose...
It’s okay. The first 12 years were pure gold. That’s enough.
Such a beautiful album. I gave up punk rock after hearing Boy.
I've only seen U2 once and it was just a few months after 9/11. One of the best concerts I've ever seen! I so wish they would go on tour in 2023 but heard that Larry Mullen is having major surgery 😥
pouah comme je l'adore celui là!!! mon préféré de U2 et dire qu'il a bientôt 40 ans comme moi wow!!!
Haven't listened to much of this for quite awhile, and I admit that although I love the band, I've never been a HARDCORE devotee. I don't know what R&H was intended to be, but when they went from With Or Without You, Still Haven't Found, Streets Have No Name to Desire, Angel of Harlem, Love Came To Town etc, it was obvious something was changing. At least, with Unforgettable Fire and the others you mentioned, they still sounded like the band we all know and love. Guess ur a bigger fan than I.
My adopted mum always insisted that we say goodnight to everyone before we went to bed.
❤
All bullshit aside, I don't think they could make another album like this again. That's what's sad. They got too much and they have a formula now.
Wasn't 'Rattle & Hum' ('88) meant to be an homage to Americana? What about the bluesy country feel of 'The Joshua Tree' ('87)? What about the title 'Wide Awake In America' ('85)? Two references to MLK in 'The Unforgettable Fire' ('84)? 'Under A Blood Red Sky' ('83), live at Red Rocks? If you ask me, the evolution started much earlier.
I think 'Achtung Baby' & 'Zooropa' were a conscious attempt to get back to their geographic roots. They lost a lot of their appeal in the U.S. after Zooropa...
...when U2 was good...and Boner didn't think he was god...
He already had 'messiah complex thoughts' back then
Ace
In all the u2 bashing of today.....lest we forget .....sheer and utter inspiring brilliance.....
A stunning piece of work indeed! From a band that was still creating and forming their sound. I've said it before and I'll say it again... 1980-1988 were the glory years.
No complaints, these guys were great ! All completely original songs, their own sound !
a trick: you can watch series on kaldrostream. Been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Dax Kameron Yup, I've been watching on KaldroStream for since december myself =)
@Dax Kameron yup, have been watching on kaldrostream for months myself :D
begged for the cassette for Christmas one year...got it...went out into the garage, sat there in my parents' Delta 98 listening to it on a cold Chicago Christmas. One great memory.
that is A WONDERFUL COMMENT! Hello, from fellow Chi-towner.
Good times. South sider here. 😊
Thanks Dad. I will always remember you playing me this. Always reminds me of you. x
Into the Heart always touches my soul and makes me weep.
Kick ass song.
Edge introduced a whole new way to play guitar on this album.
So good. The voice. The guitar. The bass. Just perfect. A great song.
the drumming is , well tight as a drum 😊
one of the best intense slow rock songs ever!!!
Man his guitar sound was so punchy and crackily and still smooth on the top. Amazing recording.
This and October best records by these guys
Agree
🔥👍💯
Absolutely!
Bought this album in the early 80s. That was my favorite period in their career. I bought every album up to Rattle and Hum.
I was listening to this 40 some years ago- it still resonates
song ahead of its time
Sheer Brilliance. I grew up with old U2. Who’s listening. 2022.
I can still smell the sleeve of the album after unwrapping the plastic....
When Joshua tree came out thats when the band changed for me loved all there stuff up untill then the whole feel of the band changed then the music did not have the same impact on me as the stuff before .and the stuff before that album did something to my soul i felt everysong to the core of me
Listen to early stuff October
That change happened for me with that 'Rattle And Hum' album and (even more so) movie BS, when they suddenly decided to be a Blues band and to sound like all those artists they'd originally set out to differ from. Luckily they did recover for a while, when 'Achtung Baby!' was released (30 years ago!!), but it didn't take very long before I lost interest in what used to be my absolute favourite band.
It will always be about Boy, Gloria, and War for me. The rest of it, meh. Love the young boys they were, hate the old men they became.
I bought every album up to and including Rattle and Hum. Then I jumped off the bandwagon. Those first 3 albums were still the best. Then it started going downhill, at least for me anyway.
Such incredible songs. Their first album is by far my favorite .. one of my favorites ever.
One of my favorite albums by U2
discovered this song just this month 12/2019 damn what a brilliant song,sounds very modern
😎😎👏👏🇮🇪🇮🇪Dublin ireland
now The Murder Capital
The BEST U2 album ever, back when they were "new" and so un-commercialized. That's when they were GREAT!
This is one of music's greatest recordings. True story.
***** Thanks, Timothy. I agree!
Jon Remy agreed... my fav U2 album
Best song ever
They have always been great
I have loved💕 U2 for nearly 40 yrs. Not appologizing for shit cuz they r the greatest band ever! Their music is the soundtrack to my life. Starting with my love of rock to discovering sexuality for the first time into becoming socially aware of the world around me and learning what it is 2 b a responsible human being and actually enjoying my life, my spirituality and cherishing those things I hold dear. Not many ,if any, other bands n the world can say they stood a testament to someones life. With or without u...I CANT LIVE WITHOUT U2! Thank God! I will never have to. Thank u guys(Edge, Bono, Larry & Adam) for so many years of joy, melancholy, education, celebration and love!
Picked this up on a whim because of one song and became hooked and fell in love with the music. This was their coming out party and they show and proved. Music...Good music has no boundaries whatsoever!
I bought this (LP) when it came out , this was the song that told me I will see these guys into the year 2000 and beyond. Out of control also gave that feeling. Then I saw them on the Boy tour....Drums on a riser w lights, the Edge all echoing and a simple white flag Bono ran thru the entire stadium with. first time tears of joy came just from music. I knew then that I was witnessing a timeless group. told my band at the time about them we learned I will follow, stories from boys but really I wanted sooo bad to learn this tune and into the heart. They have gotten close to this ambience but it can not be duplicated. genuine genius.
frank alfar
yeah! in mid 80's I bought a bootleg live lp that includes this song and a song called touch. felt just like the way you did about the band
U2 never had a white flag on the Boy tour. It was only a stage backdrop photograph of the Boy album sleeve.
@@mrsuperger5429 So maybe the flag was the boy LP pic? I was young,lol.
@@frankalfar Flag was on War tour.
One of the greatest bands ever. Such talent & class. Never any bad press; no drunken or drug fueled destructive behavior, (which was pretty much standard in the 80s & beyond) just consistent great music. Saw them live 5 times, always mesmerized. Everything: vocals, guitars, percussion, songwriting, melodies, sheer brilliance & bliss....
Totally agree with 'ya
Super underrated comment
Their first and best album imho. Not a weak track on it..
Just one word ...... Beautiful
Bit of a glitch there, in the first half of 'Into The Heart' 😉 Anyway, it's probably thanks to that sustaining keyboard sound (or is it a guitar?!) in the right channel, but to me the atmosphere here is similar to David Bowie's song ''Heroes'' 🙂
One of Most beautiful C Major 7 chords in Music history: Intro the heart ! Lobe ist for more than 40 years. Thanx
One of the bestest song by U2
Finally learned this on my bass. Let's go.
Pretty much best piece on Boy and one best pieces they ever created!Amongst some of the crap latter years that made them popular !
Bought this album when young when it came out to tbis day its still best piece and one of tbe best U2 EVER DID,
i got this disc when it came out,i said this groups gonna be big-----great album
In 2024 still into the to the hearth of the child in me 7:01
On New Years Day 2022!
Playing this with them
It’s the howling for me 😂
We need to belt, I love all belting songs
Especially this hauntingly beautiful one
It’s supreme for me 😘 love ❤️ love it
Yes black girl 🇺🇸
With them of course my babies
great generation of music............
The real "BOY BAND"
Early U2 are the best
U2 siendo pioneros del Ground..
exelente canciòn malditos !!!!!!!!!!
They've come a long way since they first rehearsed this in Larry's kitchen haven't they?
Oi turn that bloody racket down! lol
Love this song!!!
Right you are, bassman! After some thought on my previous comment, it seemed to me that U2 began losing their signature sound on Rattle & Hum. But well, you know, every musician has the right to experiment, so long as they don't turn Hollywood. But hey, I still love U2, as a musician and as an Irishman...
I want this U2 back so goddamned bad.
No need to blaspheme.
This was/is a Christian, check your language.
I wore this cassette out when i was doing sheetrock one summer during my high-school yrs.
New Wave Masterpiece all times
🇧🇷👏👏😼
Ouvindo essa pérola.
GR8 SONG! 💥 👏 😁 ✌ 🍻
This has got to be the band's more overlooked album. It's one of my top 3 favorite U2 albums next to Joshua Tree and Zooropa.
Zooropa is more overlooked, imo. Boy is pretty well known among U2 fans.
Alley cats!
二曲続けてどうぞ
You too, boy!
0:48 The sound of a band being born.
4:47- Diane Mitnik and me.....
Welcome return to vertigo tour 2005 utterly brilliant both
Too moving
Una vita fa
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Artisti
U2 sono tanta ma tanta roba
Erano. Purtroppo.
this song feels very post-punk. I love it
Definitely a sassy riff that captures the feeling of heading over to your girl's house at 12:36am on a Friday night.
"sassy"?
An incredibly emotional song. It simply doesn’t get any better than this. I fell in love with u2 upon hearing this. My soul rejoices whenever I hear this. It’s the greatest travesty in all of rock that they turned into a pitiful puppet for the left.
😂😂😂
@@KPD017 I think the human refuse in the streets of SF...in a once glittering city...says all leftism has to say in that the DNC and U2 have become as corporate as can be. At least, the modern right has the small business contingent to represent grassroots possibilities over Left Wing top-to-bottom multinational rule by the few and excessively rich. Structure seems to overrule ideals, dig?
OIn another level og EPIC!!