I've been a big U2 fan since New
Year's Day and Boy. I think I have every studio album,
including their weak and dubious efforts in the 90s. I heard that
this album was a return to their rock sound of the 80s, so I couldn't
wait to hear it.
Unfortunately,
this isn't the album it could've been, or the album I was waiting
for. It does have some great rock songs, but a lot of the slower stuff
is the syrupy drivel that we've become accustomed to with Bono. Oh
well. Just skip over the filler and listen to the rockin' songs. It's
still worth a purchase, even if only about 5 songs hold up to repeated
listenings.
— marty
