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BOY announced the arrival of four young men from Dublin who would conquer the world in short order. Bono and company were barely out of their teens when they recorded their first album, and their youthful vigor lights up every track here. Full ... Full Descriptionof ambition, driven by a politicized (though not yet explicitly so) sense of purpose, the songs give listeners an idea of what it's like to come of age in a strife-torn country and count on rock and roll as your means of transcendence.
Bono's clear, strong voice rings out over the already-anthemic arrangements. Though none of the band members had yet developed much instrumental facility, their commitment and emotion are palpable in the simple-but-perfect parts they play. "I Will Follow" was BOY's calling card, unfolding with brashness and a sense of wonder as it chronicles the journey from boyhood to manhood, a trip the band had only just taken recently. BOY stands as an auspicious beginning to a long, successful career.
The initial shot from the band that won the world's heart with an impassioned delivery and precocious songs. The European edition cover art is different than the US edition and features a boy who also appeared on the cover of the "War" album and it's accompanying singles.
"An Cat Dubh" and "Into The Heart" are listed as one song.
Recorded at Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland.
U2: Paul "Bono Vox" Hewson (vocals); Dave "The Edge" Evans (guitar, background vocals); Adam Clayton (bass); Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums).
Rolling Stone (3/1/01, p.54) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...In a way that hadn't been done in popular music since the Who...BOY explored male adolescence...as a state of desperate searching....fashioning dense, dusky atmospheres in which unabashed yearning and insistent conviction collide and intertwine..."
Q (7/95, p.148) - 3 Stars - Good - "...a culmination of modern ideas amid a sea of confused contemporary directions..."
CMJ (1/5/04, p.8) - Ranked #10 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1981"
Melody Maker (6/3/95, p.36) - "...they've made three great albums, of which BOY, their eulogy to the twilight of innocence is one. It's dated badly, but that doesn't matter...I hear gobstoppers and ghost stories, magic and mischief, the sunnier moments of my childhood..."
Q (Magazine) (p.151) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "BOY impresses with its adolescent energy, its gauche charm, and sounds like a band already too big for the record they've just made."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Heard today, there' still a palpable ardency to U2's debut, an unselfconscious clawing for excellence..." Hide Description U2 Boy Songs | 1. | I Will Follow |
| 2. | Twilight |
| 3. | Cat Dubh, An |
| 4. | Into the Heart |
| 5. | Out of Control |
| 6. | Stories For Boys |
| 7. | Ocean, The |
| 8. | Day Without Me, A |
| 9. | Another Time, Another Place |
| 10. | Electric Co., The |
| 11. | Shadows and Tall Trees |
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Boy Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Epic U2!!!!
Although this album is almost 25 years old the music still satisfies. If you like ripping guitar, echoing beautiful lyrics, and taking a trip back in time, this is a must have album. I had forgotten why U2 had burst upon the music scene, now I remember how their music affected me. Favorites are " A Day without me" "Stories for Boys" and "An Cat Dubh". I kind of wish U2 would make a modern album with this kind of feel to it-Wishful thinking???
The Edge has never sounded better!
Submitted by jsonoqui (Huntington Beach Ca) 
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Essential Rock Album
After all of these years, I am still perplexed how this very young band developed this unique, ahead of its time sound back in 1980. Every track is strong, well orchestrated, and well played, and the band sounds as if they
have been recording for years on this, their debut album. U2 would build on this raw rock sound for the next 2 albums,but by “Unforgettable Fire” the bands direction started to change.
Submitted by dvcomo (Marlton, NJ)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Classic
U2's best album along with Achtung Baby, without any doubt!!
Submitted by Ole (Oslo, Norway)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No essential 80s sound
proably the best album of the 80s.An Cat Dubh, Out of control,Into the heart,I Will Follow are absolutley beautiful. You must take time to listen to and understand this album,or don't bother. The reviewer above who is in love with MTV is shallow.MTV is total garbage(except U2).you have to have this in your collection.magnificant.
Submitted by steve (NY,NY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  The MTV generation
A bad album from the mtv generation
Submitted by Doug (Orange County NY)
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