392 of 1001 Albums: U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind

It seems that the best of U2 features the producer Brian Eno. He had disappeared from other efforts, but this one and the other I listened to, Achtung. It seems he has the magic to make their albums pop. This album reached a lot of critical claim, and once again after burning out with audiences on their previous albums they need something to once again revive them, so with the tenth album they rung in 2000 with a vamped up sound.

History: The album was much more well received than their previous albums they had doing for the past decade, and it returned to blend the sound from the 80's back into their music more.This album was also the first album to be nominated with two songs in one category for the Grammy's. A lot of the songs have personal meanings as well like "Stuck in a Moment" which was written by Bono after the death of his friend, the lead singer of INXS.

384 of 1001 Albums: U2's Achtung's Baby

Achtung Baby is one of the most famous albums from U2. You've probably heard some of the bigger hits from the album like "One", which would become the theme for Bono's organization. Regardless of what you think of their personal endeavors they area huge pioneer of music, and they established a lot of the modern sounds you hear today.

History: U2 was recovering from a very disappointing album release in 1988, where fans were not too impressed. In order to refresh their sound they brought on Brian Eno to help with making the album, and began combining elements of alternative rock and electronic music to make their new sound that has with them a while. The sound was inventive and new, especially for music coming into the 90's. The seventh album was almost like a rebirth for the band.