My Music Listening Journal 2021: Day 44: Saturday February 13, 2021.

- U2: OCTOBER: 1981: 3 STARS OUT OF 5 STARS: IPOD: ROCK: It’s the old line about having a lifetime before your debut album- then a short period before your second album. 51 weeks after releasing their debut Boy- U2 released their sophomore album October- while its certainly not a stinker- it is a step back. I didn’t get into U2 until album #3 War- but if I can place myself back in 1981 not knowing the future and the rapid rise of U2 after this album judging from the first two albums I would have still had a lot of hope for this band in the future. Mount Rushmore: ‘Gloria’, ‘I Fall Down’, ‘Fire’ and ‘October.’ What was lacking here was the songs.
Man, U2 were my replacement for Led Zeppelin back in the 80’s. This brings back so many memories of Tampa, University of South Florida and a dive bar named, Miss Lucky’s.