The Best of 1980-1990 by U2

Pros: Fifteen words is just not enough.

Cons: Should've left in the album version of "New Year's Day".

The Bottom Line: This collection by the most important rock band of the past 25 years is essential if you're a U2 virgin or if you're too lazy to make your own mix.

Review: You don't need this album. If you're a music fan, it's likely that you have several U2 albums in your personal catalog. I own most (not all) U2 albums (never bought “Boy” or “October”, and my copies of “Zooropa” and ...

Pros: Every song except...

Cons: The Sweetest Thing

The Bottom Line: A must have for any first time U2 listener, as well as someone who wants to have all their favorite songs on one album.

Review: I am a big U2 fan, and I had to have all of these songs on one convenient disc that I could take in my car without having to swap out for my favorite songs on all six albums from this era. Here is a track by track analysis for all 14+1 (October is ...

Pros: Good refresher for fans, good for anyone wanting a collection of winners.

Cons: There's so much good material, it's a shame it had to be narrowed down

The Bottom Line: In just ten years U2 defined itself as one of the premier bands in the world. This collection proves it.

Review: What else can really be said about such an amazing band? No matter what you think of U2 or its seemingly pretentious singer, there's no denying the masterful knack the band has to touch the soul. And has been for over two decades now. For all we know,...

Pros: Great selection of songs

Cons: The lyrics are not printed

The Bottom Line: If you're a U2 fan, buy it. If not, buy it anyway. You will appreciate this album, because it provides a sample of the best songs from their earlier work.

Review: I bought this album because I have always been a fan of the band and I thought it would be great to have a compilation of my favourite U2 songs. I was not disappointed, they chose some really great songs, and a couple I had not heard before. It was a...

Pros: a great collection of great songs by a great band

Cons: No Bullet the Blue Sky

Review: Most bands if they are at all successful for 3 or 4 albums eventually release a "greatest hits" set. Some of those same bands take all the b-sides and rarities and release a cd of those. U2 decided to do something a bit different. They...

Pros: "With or Without You"; one great song after another

Cons: It ends

Review: There are a few albums in my collection where I rarely get beyond a certain number of tracks because of a personal favorite, or deeply inspirational, or just darn good track - U2's Best of 80-90 is one of those.

However, while I rarely make...

Pros: An Essential Album, contains all the memorable U2 hits

Cons: Only a couple not-so-memorable hits towards the end of the CD (if you are not very familiar with 80s music)

Review: Highly satisfying, whether you are a novice pop fan, or a hardcore U2 fan. Personally, I never went out for U2 albums, although I do have their recent album, Pop (with Staring at the Sun).
This album obviously features the best of U2 from 1980 to...

Pros: Everything

Cons: None

Review: This is my most treasured CD since it is a limited edition. I have a habit of scratching CD's and breaking them, but this CD is handle with care. I wish it came out earlier so I didn't have to re-buy all the old albums on CD. (I previously had the tape...

Pros: Collection of all the great u2 songs

Cons: None!

Review: Myself and my older brother are avid fans of the band U2, and have been following them since the beginning. A while back we purchased The Best of 1980-1990 and we were very pleased with the compilation of music that was put into the cd's. It groups the...

Pros: A decade's worth of some of the best music around

Cons: It doesn't include the 90's Achtung, Baby

Review: I'm going to go with the cliched but timely premise of being stranded on a desert island. In that situation, separated from any form of music other than any that I myself could make (which would probably be scary), narrowing the wide field of CDs down to...