U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
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Free Music Review: Wow. God-awful. It's AMAZING they can sell and win so easily.
Hit: 1 Stars
I thought "Beautiful Day" was a good track, 'cause it's got some energy, but when you listen, his vocal is buried, because his range is GONE. Then, I thought "When I Look At The World" was gonna be OK, but his voice cracks, and he misses some notes. Last, on "Grace" he's flat. (They were the only mildly-promising songs!) Like other reviewers said--too much booze and cigarettes. But WHY and HOW does it SELL and WIN like it does? Unfathomable. Pet Shop Boys foreshadowed it YEARS ago on "How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously," after parodying "Where The Streets Have No Name:" "DO YOU THINK THEY'LL PUT YOU IN THE ROCK-N-ROLL HALL OF FAME?"!!!Free Music Review: A wonderful return to form
Hit: 4 Stars
Total comeback! That's what happens when you go back to doing what you do best, which does not involve techno, thank you very much. The surging "Beautiful Day" pleasantly recalls those '80s anthems like "Where the Streets Have No Names", and is just as good as any of them; "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out of" does the same for ballads such as "With or Without You". The rocker "Elevation" has a very Brian Eno sound, and even though there are a few bad lyrics, I really like the melodic structure and the sound effects. And those techno beats on "Walk On" are an exquisite touch. Much better than most the techno from the '90s! Sadly, "Kite" recreates those old hits without much of their quality; and "In a Little While" has no substance whatsoever. "Wild Honey" is kind of boring too, a failed attempt to grasp American roots music. Sounds a bit like Rattle and Hum? That's why I don't like it. The lovely but slightly naïve ballad "Peace on Earth" is a far better song than any of those, thankfully. Bono sings it nicely. The ringing "When I Look at the World" is even better, thanks to the awesome effects The Edge puts on his guitars. And while "New York" threatens to get boring, it ends up really rocking like the best of U2. And "Grace" makes for a tasteful closer. Total, total comeback. Their best since The Joshua Tree, in fact.Free Music Review: Probably should have left it behind
Hit: 2 Stars
After they were trashed for their more alt-electronica advances on their 90s material, it seemed that a return to an earthier if still shimmering sound was in order. The result is a mishmash of success--some quite good, others barely even listenable. Kicks off with the infectious and anthemic pop rocker, "Beautiful Day," a solid hit, but then follows that up with the cringe-worthy earnestness of the Hutchence-dedicated, soulful dregs on "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of," a regrettable hit. The rest follows a similar rollercoaster process and before the end, you'd have wished it were a really solid EP instead of a borderline-embarrassing LP. Even most of the better moments on this album (like "Kite") still reek of faded glory. Beyond "Beautiful Day," the only song that truly earns its worth is the striking pop song, "Wild Honey"; the other good tracks only become so in comparison with the dreck elsewhere on the disc. We knew that U2 was trying to become significant again, but a watered-down stew of their good and bad tendencies is not the route to travel. That a forgettable single like "Walk On" could win a Grammy for Record of the Year says a little about Bono's songwriting and a lot about the Grammys.
Best cuts: "Wild Honey," "Beautiful Day," "Kite," "Elevation," "When I Look At the World," "Grace"
Free Music Review: U2 gives us a softer side
Hit: 3 Stars
With many albums under their belt, and with so many musical changes album to album, who knew what the U2 of the 2000's would bring us. 2000's "All that you cant leave behind" is still a pretty solid release from U2, but is a far cry from the first four albums, and doesnt have the creatvity of "POP" What U2 gives us is some pretty good "pop" songs with "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation" and give us some more slowed down, more of a folkish type of rock with most of the album. Not to say that the softer side of the band is horrid, but I only found a handful of songs that I really liked, and some of the songs were just a bit to whiney for me. Its not a horrid album, its good, not great or Outstanding, but has some good tracks on it. Its a new age, a new U2, so I guess we all have to get over the fact that they are getting older, and the days of "October, War, and even Pop" are over...but lets just not get another horrid stinkbomb like "How to dismantle the atomic bomb" or how to dismantle your fan base of old. ENJOYFree Music Review: Returning...
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm not completely bowled over by this CD in its entirety, but it is a welcome return to their core sound. I like the music on it, for the most part, a lot better than the lyrics.