4. U2 – The Early Days

Forget the iTunes shite from last year. Forget the recent run of tepid albums, Forget your distaste for Bono. Nothing can rouse your soul or make your Irish roots tremble with nationalistic fervor more than early day U2. Now, I embrace all of U2’s catalog, but if you really want to get sentimental and sing at the top of your lungs with a tear in your eye at any point of the day or you just want a song to really grab your soul — then any U2 album up until 1988’s Rattle and Hum will do. Now, piece of advice, you should listen to the band’s 1991 masterpiece Achtung Baby as well, but that could be any day of the week and not just the 17th of March…but I digress. Hits like “I Will Follow,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “New Year’s Day,” “Pride (In the Name of Love),” Where the Streets Have No Name,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “With or Without You,” or “Desire” will definitely do the trick to get your Irish emotions roused. Bono’s soaring vocals combined with the patented sound of The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen are just heavenly perfection.

http://youtu.be/XmSdTa9kaiQ

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