I've been a fan of U2 ever since I bought this album and with good reason. U2 were good old fashion rock in the 80's but kinda went techno in the 90's then where sorta in the middle with "all you can't leave behind" and this is just a carry on from that but with the music having a bit more meaning. On my 12th birthday "sometimes you can't make it on your own" was my favourite U2 song at the time and at the time it was at the top of the charts on top of the pops and when I was watching it, U2 played it live! It was like a birthday present they didn't know they were giving. anyway onto the music itself. "Vertigo" was more rocky compared to the others except for "all ecause of you" which was getting into the scene a little later on. "Love and Peace or Else" was obvisly about war but didn't really express it in the lyrics."City of blinding lights" didn't really have a meaning but it was a good song and a couple of months after the album was relised, it was next in line for the spotlight."Sometimes you can't make it on your own" was basicly about Bono singing about his father's death."Origional of the species" was played live at chicago on the Vertigo tour and was the at one time or another, a really famous live song. Most of the album is a slow sort of music but 3 or 4 of the songs menchioned are a little more heavy. long story short, its a great album which kick- strated my love for U2 and could do te same for you.