3. U2 - Pop
U2 are a band that bore the living arse off me. A deaf, dead mule can see the attraction of songs such as With Or Without You or Beautiful Day, but there's a small, beshaded Bono-shaped hole at the heart of their records that leaves me colder than a witches bosom. On Pop, by far their most unloved album, he actually sounds like he gives a s**t for once. Discotheque is a grungy dance beast, and Staring At The Sun is simply lovely. Such is Bono, he's spoken frequently of re-recording the entire album. Only a tasteless fool would do so. Be in the shops soon, then.