U2 - The Electric Co.

[pagandude1]

can any die hard U2 fan out there tell me what the lads wrote this song about? i had heard that it was about how they used to give mental health patients electric shock treatment , but i don't know if i was given the true info on that one... anybody know for sure?

[Nightmike1989]

There really should have been a video for this one, it is one of their early best, and it kicks high tail.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

nor tinker tailor soldier sailr

spy plane

your head

2.1.12

mayan clender electri

[DogbiteOW]

U2 had an entirely original sound--no antecedent.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

@DogbiteOW Bacchus 2012

[grantski2003]

i feel electricity in my veins now!!

[bryaneaddy]

I was young and felt like I could take on the world when I listened to U2. Some of the best times of my life!

[Brutz52176]

You don't shout, you're spoon fed.

[tahoevic]

Electric Co= Capitalism, we are just batteries for the .06%, SLAVES WITH A FEW RIGHTS. WATCH THE FIRST MATRIX!. Star Trek Bread and Circuses.

Listen to Spock, The Roman Empire with old age pensions for Slaves. And we can't even rely on that . The rich KEEP TAKING,BUT WHO WILL FIGHT THEIR WARS/

They will be last and burn, so let them have their fun, If you don't know!

[MudCow33]

The U2, most people dont know

[hussey23871]

wouldnt it be great if they released this on i tunes and it went top 10 or something? Kids actually hearing a guitar and drums!! 1:55 to 2:05 blew me away in the early 80's and it still does it now

[Brutz52176]

@hussey23871 You can kinda' hear the guitar phrase Electric co. in a few of the notes on that run. Brilliant!!!

[CastletoKarma]

They began at some gigs using the opening lines of 'All I want...' and going off into another tune. I dont like gigs where a song or part of a song is used but its used to good effect at the live Slane concert where he began it but stopped and I could hear the band strike up the opening notes of 'The Streets...' great. It's online 'U2 at Slane Castle'. All I Want is nice, I recall it come up at the end credits of Rattle and Hum.I've the Electric Co on loud now! The great guitar riff's on now!

[TheFly212]

laddies and gentlemen on lead guitar Mr. The Edge. Such a dynamic guitar player. No one sounds like him in popular music, 30 years and counting.

[Hannanstl]

pretty good tune. 

[CastletoKarma]

I'm listening to it again...... Really loud.

Boy is still (still!) one of my favourite albums by them. Achtung Baby and the Joshua Tree the other two, maybe with Unforgettable Fire coming in next.

[roybaker18]

@CastletoKarma

nahh Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby its gotta b but wid "all i want is you" thrown in for good measure..

[CastletoKarma]

RTE Radio 2, Summer of '79, I was listening to this music... I knew this quartet were seriously good......Am lissnin to this loud and going to try to download it.Mighty!

[thewildcaputo]

alas can you change some one with electrical therapy ?

[hippopowernow]

1 person disliking this in need of electric convulsion therapy.

[BonfasLegionaria]

Guys , why Cry are always together with Electric Co.? TKS !

[LLproductions01]

@BonfasLegionaria No clear reason. Its probably used because cry as a riff works well with the electric co and works with the song. Hope that helps :)

[BonfasLegionaria]

@LLproductions01 , Thanks for the answer!

What I do not understand is why I never heard "Cry''sung alone.

[LLproductions01]

@BonfasLegionaria Proably too short or was written as a riff for the electric co live. I honeslty don't know but thats my best guess and NP :)

[eneagabaldo]

la mia prima hit degli U2!!!........avevo 15 anni,e da allora ....una dopo l'altra,una dopo l'altra.........

[Sandbagger101]

not loud enough.

[ayajedi]

Larry Mullen Jr does not get enough credit for his contribution to U2, especially on these early records

[ToolsnFire]

Their best live versions of The Cry/Electric Co. during the Boy Tour, and some other very early era gigs smash this studio version.

[ddraguti]

One of the 3 best U2 songs.You choose the other two. Personally the song no1 from U2. Their best song in career.

[bregreen72]

totally agree as loud as possible till ur ears bleed man even better see them live ,first saw them live brighton 82 tiny venue couldnt properly for 3days love it

[milnergregorye]

BEST U2 Album ever brilliant!

[jtminutisme1]

sell out or not, U2 is still and will always remain an unforgettable band, and their first 3 records will always be their best

[jenniferloveex3]

U2 YAAASSSSSS

[dynoraygunza]

I bought this album"BOY" on a whim like so many others in that era. This still stands as tall as it did back then when so many artists,(bands) that I enjoyed listening to lack the stamina and punch that this has endured. unfortunately like alot of band's U2's first effort is miles above the rest of their repertoire. It's been years since I herd most of the music off this album, and I'm more blown away now than I was back then!

[generationx1966]

@alvastonmick Unforgettable Fire was decent ,Joshua Tree got tons of critical acclaim but it just didn't have that "feel",ya know?

[generationx1966]

Boy and October were their BEST albums,you could feel their "purpose" adn presence .WAR is a close 2nd and then it was sell out city.....=(

[xXxUnforgiven]

this time until the late 90's they still makes good musics...!!!

[ownworstenemy76]

U2=pioneers of alternative rock :)



[metalheadrocker44]

@ownworstenemy76 forgot REM \../

[armo1963]

Joshua tree lacks, as you say , the "raw" energy of either boy or war...just compare a song say like "Where the streets have no name" (which is a good song) with Electric co. (which is a really, really cool song!)

[rufukindaft]

yup! turn it up and let it bang out. u2 at there best.

[DTL3317]

Boy = Masterpiece

[makka01984]

@Fender1976uk see I thought that as well, I overlooked this album for so long, shame on me.

[kcirdrab]

Unbefukinlievable!!

[kingkong3601]

reminds me of living in London around 1980. I wonder why.

[5AmSuN]

YEAH!!! \m/ Woo! Ill go to sleep peacefully now. XD WooHOO!

[nonnyj81]

I use to have this album I don't know where it went:(. I use to play the shit out of it when I was younger!!

[eriedmann]

Ginand Chess - you couldn't be more correct. volume is the key :)

[7franny7]

@eriedmann

soon as i read his comment i was like, *taptaptap* up the volume ;)

[theedge2009]

I wish U2 would write song that kick ass today like this one!!!!!

[mohara39]

The theory about the LOTF might be true - Shadows & Tall Trees was the name of a pivotal chapter.

[stardaddyo9]

bono had a friend who got e.c.t.{ electro convulsive therapy} on an involuntary basis back in the late 70's. the song is about shock treatment

[lsnows]

Can someone tell me what this song is about?

[MrMraab]

I remember from a lonnnng time ago a friend who was a U2 fanatic telling me this was about electric shock therapy. Obviously, that is hearsay, but it seems to fit the lyrics relatively well.

[jimfit8411]

@MrMraab Yes, it is about electric convulsive therapy, hence "Electric Co." a treatment for major depressive disorder still used today. It continues the overall themes of Life/Death that the whole album deals with.

[RichardJBroderick]

@lsnows Frustrations of childhood

[mmm9mmm9]

For me this song is about 1986, running around in my 72 mustang big block. Blasting up u2 Boy tape wile out running the San Diego police

[Fender1976uk]

I always feel Boy is their best album!! its just raw and full of energy! dare I say I choose this over the Joshua tree!!! :)

[RichardJBroderick]

@Fender1976uk I would choose both boy and october over the joshua tree

[lellendo]

@Fender1976uk Fuck me too!

[ianoxx91]

@Fender1976uk i think different u2 albums appeal to different people, thats what is so good about u2! personally how to dismantle an atomic bomb is my favorite because its u2s own special brand of rock n roll. where the streets have no name is my favourite song though. if thats your favourite then theres nothing wrong with that!

[Max112023]

@Fender1976uk , I would say its their second best, after the joshua tree :P

but I agree about it being the most energetic (Y) :D

[saatwikkatiha]

@Fender1976uk Exactly. The energy on this album was, IMHO, never reproduced in U2's career. My absolute favorite as well.

[Thefragilesunshine]

@Fender1976uk So true. So damn true.

[1Larry9Mullen1Jr2]

@Fender1976uk Ok, fair, but nothing can compare to Achtung Baby :)

[muddingwithjeeps]

I've always liked U2, A Flock Of Seagulls and The Cure guitar sounds. I've always thought it helped out the 80s eara. Now seems like these days, you hear the same sound over and over again. Where's a good beat like these guys?

[bloodystump3]

I was the biggest u2 fan, I loved them so much. Wow do fucking hate Bono now. Breaks my heart, but I still really love the old stuff.

[muddingwithjeeps]

I totally agree, U2 good stuff was in this era, like Pride, Streets Have No Name, New Years Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday and the 90s like they were wired I take it. but with the lwo latest albums, seems like they're going back to rock.

[psybinetic]

Do the The Electric Co have any more songs? They sound really good and I reckon they could do well in the music business.

[KidWithTemper]

hmmm...The Electric Co is a song by rock band U2.

[AwesomeCoasters]

..no

[bloodystump3]

Witty, I got cha at least.

[muddingwithjeeps]

You mean U2, check out Pride (In The Name Of Love) and Bad, they're my personla favorites

[dpisceslady]

How could you have never heard of U2 or "Bono"?

[dpisceslady]

Well obviously you're into them; this is why you keep coming back to this link!

[fitz2147]

fanny

[lsnows]

LOL!!

[fitz2147]

its a plane. a bomber . made in america ..dude . doh

[PequenaAlice]

best album ever

[erniebeggs]

A very good number..Not gok at all

[muddingwithjeeps]

The best albums from U2 are from the 80's. I really didn't care for them in the 90's. They are a little better now. But still, they were really good in the 80's

[PequenaAlice]

U're right

[AwesomeCoasters]

yes

[Marcuskristicus]

Probably the closest they came to pure post-punk.

And there's a really great live version of this on "Under a Blood Red Sky"

[ForgottenblackSoul]

Fuck I have no idea U2 was so heavy

[dpisceslady]

Welcome BLACK MAN

[earlyU24U2play]

@ForgottenblackSoul, and U2 had much heavier rendition of this song during the Boy tour through the War tour. That era in particular was amazing. The whole thing about. The quality, freshness, and eagerness.

[ejanddor]

Catch Joey!!!!

[sansserifim]

sublime

[AwesomeCoasters]

yes

[Rumahuqu]

Rumahuqu says YEAH !

[GinAndChess]

This song is best appreciated when played as loud as possible.

[ffairlane57]

Agreed.

[r1skate]

I have NO idea how could be TOO loud!

[AwesomeCoasters]

yes

[5AmSuN]

@GinAndChess HEck Yeah! Haha. I thought I was the only one. XD

[u2MacPhisto09]

wat is this song even about? i had never known

[natojacobs5]

it's about electric shock therapy, which the band opposed.

[jugger99777]

thanks and thanks again!

[martinrivasguerrero]

algiuen sabe que dice en el brige o que idioma es?

[huskyjerk]

This song and "Twilight" are the tops of the BOY album.

[fisher2521]

Yes, it COOKS! But don't forget about I Will Follow.

[huskyjerk]

I wasn't born to follow!

[ToolsnFire]

Version of Electric Co. on the October deluxe album is 'the best', though they edited out the bridge due to the 'clowns' lyrical copyright.  The original copy of that gig is the best, if you can get it.

[cobaltredux]

This is my favorite song from the Boy album.

[dewarknows]

Yes, thank you, U2rock55, for posting the U2 album 'Boy'. I used to listen to these on audio cassette tape. I could only remember snippets of these songs I once knew. Thanks to you, I hear them again.

[mllkfulgore333]

u2 es el mejor

[skinnyirishman]

thank you