How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

Love, love love! Great album! U2 doesn’t have a bad song! I listen to their station on Sirius XM and every song is amazing!

This is a CD worthy of U2, though not quite as ambitious or groundbreaking as their several prior works. It may not be as good as their prior release, All That You Can't Leave Behind, for some reason it has spent a lot more time in my CD player than that acknowledged classic. It's because of Edge's guitar playing and the production which brings it to life. They sound like a rock band, like they do live, and that connects with any audience.The sound of this record is mainstream U2. The experimentation of the 1990's is largely absent, as is the folk/country/blues sounds of Joshua Tree and ATYCLB. Here's a track by track review. I've included B-sides, because frankly they should've made the final cut.Here are the tracks that are worth putting on your i-pod:'Vertigo' (can you think of a better U2 rocker?)Fast Cars (a hypnotic, flamenco influenced b-side that should've made the final cut). This is more of the experimental side of U2 that should've made it to the final cut.'Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own' (Edge's guitar playing makes this ballad go).'All Because of You' (a great rocking tune). Edge and Adam Clayton's ability to take a standard rock song and do interesting things with the bass and guitar sounds is what sets U2 and all the post-punk bands apart from mainstream contemporaries.'Crumbs From Your Table' - very underrated. Showcases the band's sound. They should've repeated the 'cool down mama' part in the second verse, however.'City of Blinding Lights' - a crowd favorite that packs the emotion and sound of the old U2 with the writing, production and guitar playing of today. A great track.'Original of the Species' - hate the lyrics, and hate the version on this CD. The live version that appears on a DVD and also appeared on an ipod ad however, rocks. Download that one.'Love Peace or Else' - reminiscent of Bullet the Blue Sky (though not quite as good). They created a great sound for Edge on this one.'Yahweh' - reminscent of the Unforgettable Fire days. A nice song to sing along to. The live performances of this track are outstanding.'Miracle Drug' - This one I initially liked but have grown tired of. 'Fast Cars' would've been a better choice.'Neon Lights' - a b-side. A mellow, piano driven track that reminds one of the October days.I've omitted some tracks, but in short, it's a solid, though not great CD. Yet, the sound of this record is fantastic and it makes you want to hear it more and more.

After all the hype I was SOOOOO excited to listen to "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb". I heard comparisons to "Achtung Baby" with vestiges of "Joshua Tree" and "Unforgettable Fire". I was so hoping for a raw, hard-hitting, guitar-driven, edgy album. I was SO disappointed when I heard how mellow and easy the songs were.But to my surprise, I found myself haunted by the songs, especially "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" (which I believe will join the ranks as one of the best U2 songs ever written). This album is dense. Everytime I listen to it, I catch another layer of music or another idea occurs to me suggested by a bit of lyric. This album is quickly becoming one of my favorite U2 albums.I think the initial reviews created certain expectations by making comparisons with prior U2 works. But there is no comparison. U2 have never been at this place and time in their lives. It would be ridiculous if they were still stuck in the place they were in 10 or 20 years ago. This is an evolution even from "All That You Can't Leave Behind", which is my least favorite and is far surpassed by this album.While I also yearn for that raw edginess that once was U2, this album achieves what all of U2's other albums have done by giving us a snap shot of this time and this place in U2's evolution. This album is not "in-your-face" confrontational; it is much more sophisticated than that. It confronts you on a deep personal level. And true to U2 form, these songs bring you to the highest high while simultaneously taking you to the lowest low. In these songs, U2 have created genuine "soul music" in the way that only U2 can. The masters are still at it.(BTW, I remember the same kind of passionate, intense negative reviews when (1) "October" came out because people compared it to "Boy" and (2) "Achtung Baby" came out because it was compared to "Joshua Tree". And what are people saying now about these albums?)

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