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The foursome come roaring
out of the blocks with their
latest collection. The album's
first single, "Beautiful Day,"
raced to the No. 1 slot on the
U.K. singles charts and
received a similar rapturous
reception stateside.
From its shimmering preamble
to its sweeping, infectious
chorus, it perfectly stakes out
the middle ground between the
anthemic U2 of the '80s and the
more grounded group of the
'90s.
All That You Can't Leave
Behind is their
10th studio album.
Once again U2 have shown
that they are alive and well in
the rock and roll scene.
Teaming up again with Brian
Eno and Daniel Lanois who were
with U2 on their hit albums
Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree
and Achtung Baby, U2 have shown
that they are a band of the
80s, 90s and the new
millenium.
Beautiful Day is a brilliant
poppy song that hides its deep
overtones of meaning and lack
of value in material
things.
The Edge is still a shining
star in songs like When I Look
at The World. His screaming
guitar solo, reminiscent of
Unforgettable Fire days. You
can hear Eno's influence in
this song. Lanois' skill at
giving a great beat to the
music is as inspiring as
ever.
Bono can still write, there
is no doubt about that. From
the spiritual beauty of Kite to
the frolicking romp of New York
he weaves stories and thoughts
that are as captivating as
ever.
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purchase.
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