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I'm half through the 3rd listen of the whole album and you can definitely tell Eno has been involved, which can be nothing but good....


I am a very hardcore fan of U2, and this album put me in an awkward place when I knew it was going to be released. Some people has the problem of unconsciously dislike U2 because the consciously dislike Bono, and I have just the opposite problem. I like the guy so much that I get really nervous at the prospect of a big fuck up in their new releases. I learnt to like ATYCLB and HTDAAB as a whole when truth was I only liked a 30% or 40% of them.


I need more time and see how their live act develops (it's where they really belong) to have a more solid opinion, but I'm liking what I'm listening at the moment, a lot. Unknown Caller (silly computer metaphors aside) sounds so solemn, majestic and impressive, like their late 80's material, that I couldn't help shaking my head and grinning in a "they are still able to do it" way. Moment of Surrender sounds a lot like the stuff they made with Eno on the Passengers era, Your Blue Room, etc.... They can't be wrong going this direction either.


I agree about how the clean and suffocated guitar and bass flaws Get on Your Boots. Not good enough to be a proper U2 Stadium Anthem (tm) anyway.



All in all, I am really really REALLY looking forward to their live show. If I'm able to get tickets, that is.