October

by U2

October cover art

U2's sophomore album heavily incorporates piano and deeply spiritual, Christian-oriented themes, exploring the band's profound internal conflicts regarding faith and rock-and-roll decadence. 'October' is a highly introspective, passionately delivered post-punk record bathed in a surprisingly optimistic, distinctly autumnal atmosphere, highlighted by the Edge's increasingly expansive guitar textures.

Genres

  • Post-Punk

Tracklist

  1. Gloria
  2. I Fall Down
  3. I Threw A Brick Through A Window
  4. Rejoice
  5. Fire
  6. Tomorrow
  7. October
  8. With A Shout (Jerusalem)
  9. Stranger In A Strange Land
  10. Scarlet
  11. Is That All?
  12. Gloria - Live - Hammersmith Palais - December 1982)
  13. I Fall Down - Live, Hammersmith Palais - December 1982
  14. I Threw A Brick Through A Window - Live, Hammersmith Palais - December 1982
  15. Fire - Live, Hammersmith Palais - December 1982
  16. October - Live, Hammersmith Palais - December 1982
  17. With A Shout (Jerusalem) - Richard Skinner BBC Session - September 1981
  18. Scarlet - Richard Skinner BBC Session - September 1981
  19. I Threw A Brick Through A Window - Richard Skinner BBC Session - September 1981
  20. A Celebration
  21. J.Swallow
  22. Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl
  23. I Will Follow - Live, Paradise Theatre - March 1981
  24. The Ocean - Live, Paradise Theatre - March 1981
  25. Cry/The Electric Co. - Live, Paradise Theatre - March 1981
  26. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock - Live At The Paradise Theater, Boston
  27. I Will Follow - Live from Hattem - May 1982
  28. Tomorrow - Bono & Adam Clayton, Common Ground Remix - 1996