18 Singles (Bonus Dvd) (Pal) [Import]

U2 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 27, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B000JJSRUC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,617 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beautiful Day

2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

3. Pride (In the Name of Love)

4. With or Without You

5. Vertigo

6. New Year's Day

7. Mysterious Ways

8. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

9. Where the Streets Have No Name

10. Sweetest Thing

11. Sunday Bloody Sunday

12. One

13. Desire

14. Walk On

15. Elevation

16. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own

17. The Saints Are Coming

18. Window in the Skies

Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.co.uk

The youthful faces that stare out from the cover of this latest collection of singles from Irish rockers U2 suggest that the focus of the album is, perhaps, their lauded yet under-represented early days. A quick glance through the tracklist shows that not to be the case, however. There are examples of their rawer '80s sound--"Pride," "I Will Follow," "New Year's Day"--but where, older fans may well ask, are songs like "The Electric Co.," "Gloria," "I Threw a Brick," and "Fire" from Boy and October? Similarly, songs like "With Or Without You," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and "Where the Streets Have No Name" were on The Best of 1980-1990, whilst "Beautiful Day," "One," "Mysterious Ways," and "Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" were all on The Best of 1990-2000. U218 does have the advantage of featuring more recent tracks, including their collaboration with Green Day, "The Saints Are Coming," and a new song, "Windows in the Skies." Whilst dedicated followers of the band may see this as a missed opportunity to offer fans some genuinely rare gems, it still remains a collection of mighty pop music masterpieces. --Danny McKenna

Product Description

Limited Edition two disc (CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the Irish superstars' 2006 compilation that features many of their biggest hits plus two new tracks: a cover of The Skids' 'The Saints Are Coming' performed with Green Day and Window In The Skies. Includes a bonus DVD includes a bonus live disc, featuring tracks performed on Vertigo Tour in Milan last year. Both new tracks were overseen by Rick Rubin and recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios in England. 18 tracks total including 'One', 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', 'Desire', 'Beautiful', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', 'New Years Day' and more. Mercury.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More like 3 1/2 stars..., November 26, 2006

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H. Yu "smashnthrash" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U218 Singles [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

First of all, I'm a huge U2 fan. I have every album the band has put out. And yes, I even have the two Best Of compilations (Limited Editions, mind you, each with a bonus disc of rare, unreleased material). With that said, the songs individually on U218 Singles are at least decent in of themselves (some better than others). However, like everyone else has wondered, it's the selection of songs that comprise the Singles collection. I'm wondering (like some other people have wondered) why "I Will Follow" wasn't included. Or how about "Gloria"? Or even the live version of "Bad"? "Angel Of Harlem"? "All I Want Is You"? "Even Better Than The Real Thing"? OK, I'll admit that those were some of my own personal selections and that everyone has their own personal selections. But anyway, on to the bonus DVD which was why I bought the CD/DVD combo of U218 Singles in the first place...

Their concert at Milan isn't all that bad. I must admit, however, that it's not one of their best performances (for me, in terms of their best concert, it's a tie between Zoo TV Live In Sydney and Live At Slane Castle). The band opens the concert with "Vertigo". Bono sounds visibly out of breath during a portion of the song. Despite that, the band follows up with an electrifying performance of "I Will Follow". The highlight of the concert, in my humble opinion, is "With Or Without You", the last song on the DVD. The part where Bono asks the audience to sing towards the end of the song is very inspirational and uplifting.

In any case, if you're a huge U2 fan like myself, my recommendation is to buy the CD/DVD combo at least for the Milan concert itself!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Beautiful Day, November 21, 2006

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Muabid69 (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U218 Singles [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

I'm a U2 diehard fan from Chile, and i love their music. The new 2 songs are excelent. This compilation incorpores a beautiful booklet with details of the chart position when each single was launch in USA and UK. U2 has an important place in my life - and i wonder what a lot of people in the world think and feel the same -, so we must celebrate, and wait until the new record is edited - and the begining of the new tour -. If you love U2, you must have this cd.

38 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pride (& Vertigo) recycled One more time, November 21, 2006

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gnagfloW (Rosa Barks) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U218 Singles [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

After having released the 1980-1990 & 1990-2000 Best Of Compilations, it seemed logical that the next U2 compilation would be a 2000-2010 compilation. With 2-3 leftovers from All...Behind, 4-5 contenders from How...Atomic Bomb, and the new single with Green Day (eh hem), not much would have been needed to fill that quota. Apparently, U2 no longer have such patience and have delivered this single disk career overview just in time for Christmas.

This is a pattern that has increasingly been developing by U2, i.e. releasing recycled material of sorts between each new release. We've had this decade alone 3 concert DVD's (plus Zoo TV re-released) and the 1990-2000 CD & DVD compilation.

On the plus side, at least for the very casual fan, all the biggies are included on this set. For those who have been Following U2 for ages, it is highly unlikely that such fans will have any Desire listening to Pride One more time (included on each concert DVD). Granted, there are 2 new tracks included but the average price for each new song for those who own U2's previous material, probably in many shapes, is steep.

The song selection is, as a set for casual listeners, as close to perfect as possible. U2 have e.g. skipped all the songs from the Pop flop; as are Zooropa and the first two albums (meaning that I Will Follow is not included, a hidden track still on the U.K. version). 2 UK #1's, The Fly and Discothéque are also nowhere to be found here, indicating that the songs are chosen by their world wide success. There are obvious misses, such as City of Blinding Lights, Numb and Angel of Harlem, but which songs to replace them with would be a difficult task.

This edition includes a "bonus" concert DVD including a staggering 10 songs. Many U2 fans already own, however, the Vertigo DVD filmed during that same tour (not same concert), making this more of a purchase to satisfy those who need to own everything officially released by U2, which is becoming proportionally ever more difficult in a similar degree as their declining rate of new material.

U2 fans (me included) probably will, with a slight grumble, purchase this set en masse. With the entire catalogue yet to be re-released, however, patience with their recycling efforts may begin wearing thin if this process continues.

I would give this set 5 stars for the songs themselves, they do stand the test of time (having heard many of them so often, I hardly will listen often to this set). There are, however, only a couple of stars given to the 18 release itself (in light of the baffling few songs on the DVD, that may be generous) , due to U2's abnormal recycling efforts, which should be concentrated more on earth's resources, not their back catalogue.