Nearly ten years after beginning U2 Mach II with their brilliant seventh album Achtung Baby, U2 ease into their third phase with 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind. The title signifies more than it seems, since the group sifts through its past, working with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, all in an effort to construct a classicist U2 album. Thankfully, it's a ock record from a band that absorbed all the elastic experimentation, studio trickery, dance flirtations, and genre bending of Achtung, Zooropa, and Pop -- all they've shed is the irony. U2 choose not to delve as darkly personal as they did on Achtung or Zooropa, yet they also avoid the alienating archness of Pop, returning to the generous spirit that flowed through their best '80s records. On that level, All may be reminiscent of The Joshua Tree, but this is a clever and craftsmanlike record, filled with nifty twists in the arrangements, small sonic details, and colors. U2 take subtle risks, such as their best pure pop song ever with "Wild Honey"; they're so self-confident they effortlessly write their best anthem in years with "Beautiful Day"; they offer the gospel-influenced "Stuck in a Moment," never once lowering it to the shtick it would have been on Rattle and Hum. Like any work from craftsmen, All That You Can't Leave Behind winds up being a work of modest pleasures, where the way the verse eases into the chorus means more than the overall message, and this is truly the first U2 album where that sentiment applies -- but there is genuine pleasure in their craft, for the band and listener alike.
I know it's been a couple of years. But I just love this album, right form the start. These are all good tracks on the album, right now, I am really diggin' these 2... again."In a little while" ...Bono's hoarse and wailing voice is probably what attracted me to this album in the first place. Bono really sounded as if the notes are stuck in his throat because of all the sentiments he has inside ...
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U2 have joined the promotional leagues of Madonna. Bono and Co. have signed a 12-year deal with music conglomerate Live Nation, the company who last year "inked a groundbreaking $120 million, ten year, three album deal with Madonna.":http://mog.com/Mackenzie_P/blog_post/117447U2 will however continue to release its records and publishing commitments with Universal Music Group. The deal covers t...
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Damn. Who are you and what have you done with Mog? I'm diggin this shit. Curious to know what you other old schoolers think about all of this? Things have changed a lot in the past 9 plus months, haven't they? Otherwise, the weather is very nice , outside and here, too.
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What has two thumbs and is really, really happy?-->THIS GIRL!<--Now can I have my new U2?Thanks.
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I have been reading a great book recently, The Power Broker, by Robert A. Caro. It is a biography of Robert Moses and is a great summary (1200 pages worth) of New York City and State politics of the the 20th century. It definitely has disspelled any notion that I may have had that I possibly could have done more to help society by being a politician. It seems that is hard for anybody to "accomp...
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I know it's been a couple of years. But I just love this album, right form the start. These are all good tracks on the album, right now, I am really diggin' these 2... again."In a little while" ...Bono's hoarse and wailing voice is probably what attracted me to this album in the first place. Bono really sounded as if the notes are stuck in his throat because of all the sentiments he has inside ...
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| 1 Beautiful Day |
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| 2 Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of |
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| 3 Elevation |
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| 4 Walk On |
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| 5 Kite |
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| 6 In a Little While |
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| 7 Wild Honey |
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| 8 Peace on Earth |
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| 9 When I Look at the World |
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| 10 New York |
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| 11 Grace |
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