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I feel like it's an album that did a couple of things: it came off as yet another attempt to make a more commercial album to redeem some sort of greater public standing on the heels of an album (No Line on the Horizon) that really didn't get as much love as they were used to getting, much as All That You Can't Leave Behind did on the heels of Pop, and also as a second attempt to be the face of the digital age of music, much as they did with How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. At any rate, I'm sure pleased.Many songs, as well as the album itself, have grown on me, but it's still near or at the bottom of my U2 album rankins. Sure, there are a few problems, here and there: Volcanoes and Raised by Wolves are almost *too* frenetic and the exclusion of Invisible is nearly unforgivable, but entirely possible to overlook, in the long run. It's pretty deep for a U2 that's so recently *tried* to be deep and it seems like it comes across incredibly naturally. A story that starts wide-eyed and innocent follows the production path down into the depths of all that is evil in the hearts of men: Controversy in the Catholic Church, death, religious warfare, anger, war, and somehow battling your own demons down deep enough that the light, in the end, can win out. But here, they did something truly unique to their catalogue, and threw out their past conventions, focusing instead *on* their past. I've been following the band for a long time, and I've seen them grasp at success so tightly, in this last decade, not realizing, they'd already lost it. I've been Unfortunately, I'm sure my username predisposes my affections towards the band, so please don't dismiss the review out of hand. Unfortunately, I'm sure my username predisposes my affections towards the band, so please don't dismiss the review out of hand.
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Really looking forward to seeing plenty of songs from Songs of Innocence being played live on the next tour and then we have Songs of Experience to look forward to! Great time to be a U2 fan, despite all the bandwagon-jumping negativity being thrown around. Then the different version of The Troubles is a bit of a let down, really just showing how it developed. Invisible is still a great tune, though not really on a par with anything on the album. The alternative mix of Sleep Like A Baby is superb, lyrics literally the other side of the story and the music much dirtier and darker than the album version. Acoustic songs are interesting though not particularly essential. The Deluxe Edition CD2 is a nice bonus, Lucifers Hands is a great B-Side, Crystal Ballroom is brilliant but let down by a flat, noodly guitar solo that outstays it's welcome. The overall level of intricacy and musical detail mean that even a month later I'm hearing new nuances in every song. There's not a single bad track and my favourites continually change but right now Iris, Volcano and particularly Cedarwood Road are right up there. Superb album, and even better, it works perfectly as an album, a proper experience from start to finish - something that U2 haven't been so Superb album, and even better, it works perfectly as an album, a proper experience from start to finish - something that U2 haven't been so good at since the "Pop" era.