★愛爾蘭搖滾天團1980年勇闖龐克搖滾領域的首張大碟
★入選滾石雜誌史上500張最佳專輯作品
★「動人的,早熟的,充滿傳統搖滾樂華麗感的作品。」 …英國新音樂快報
【Boy】是U2在1980年發行的首張專輯,U2獨特的搖滾性格就是在這張專輯的創作冒險歷程中摸索出來的,從專輯第一首歌曲"I Will Follow"響起的剎那,一股被壓抑的年輕能量徹底爆發,迫不及待的想要在這個充滿敵意的世界中證明他們的能耐。
專輯中的招牌名作,包括 Bono在母親過世後創作、登上全美主流搖滾榜TOP20,同時是U2在巡迴演唱會上演唱頻率最高(超過700次)的歌曲"I Will Follow";還有因Joy Division樂團主唱Ian Curtis自殺後所寫的一首關於沉思自殺議題的歌曲"A Day Without Me";紐約搖滾團The Bravery在2005年重新詮釋的"An Cat Dubh";Bono回憶童年時於都柏林海港城市Rush度假心情的小品"The Ocean";向諾貝爾文學獎得主William Golding名著「蒼蠅王」致意的作品"Shadows And Tall Trees"…等。
Mastered by Arnie Acosta and cut by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Includes 12" x 12" deluxe 16-page booklet.
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 of 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.
Track Listings
1. I Will Follow
2. Twilight
3. Cat Dubh
4. Into the Heart
5. Out of Control
6. Stories for Boys
7. Ocean
8. Day Without Me
9. Another Time, Another Place
10. Electric Co.
11. Shadows and Tall Trees