I think it's funny that this album and the one that comes before this (All That You Can't Leave Behind), both have super long names for albums. Bono even said during this era where they won grammys for this album (shown in the picture), he said "I just now realized how ridiculous the titles sound." It's true, but funny in away. I love this album (apart from a few songs I don't like), this album is way personal to the band members themselves. The song Original Of The Species is a personal favorite of mine, but that song is about all their baby girls (who aren't babies, but their daughters). I think in away Bono has foresight, because (you can disagree with me here) not even a year after this album came out, Edge's daughter (Sian) had Leukemia (she's fine now), but when you listen to it, it has to be about that. Even though I know Bono has said what this song is about something else. I think in away when you write a song or anything, that your mind goes to the future, and for me that's what I really think Miracle Drug is about.
Originally this album was going to be called How To Dismantle An Atomic Bob. Bob being his father who died prior this making this album. There's a song called Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own is about Bono's father. It's an emotional song, when sung live I don't know how Bono sings it without shedding a tear from it.
My favorite songs are:
Miracle Drug
Vertigo
Original Of The Species
A Man And A Woman
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Crumbs From Your Table
Yahweh
