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U2: No line on the Horizon |
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Written by Ted Reyes
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009 |
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NEW YORK– On March 3, U2 released their much-awaited album since 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The new album, No Line on the Horizon, was intended to be an experimental album, because of the band’s collaboration with musical innovators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and their location recording sessions in exotic Morocco. However, after many passes, one could determine that it is not. Instead, the new album could be volume two of their previous one and volume three of their second to the last one ad infinitum. By the middle of the record, The Edge’s riffs would have sounded familiar already, of course it would, after all, it is the same pair of hands that built the sound. But for the band to claim that this new record departs from their ‘usual’ sound is a mistake. It is the same U2 after all these years. But like other U2 releases, this one would definitely sell big and perhaps even get a Grammy. Track List: 1. "No Line on the Horizon" 2. "Magnificent" 3. "Moment of Surrender" 4. "Unknown Caller" 5. "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" 6. "Get on Your Boots" 7. "Stand Up Comedy" 8. "Fez – Being Born" 9. "White as Snow" 10. "Breathe" 11. "Cedars of Lebanon"
The verdict: Three and a half stars out of Five (3.5) – A good record with false claims.
Tags: U2 Brian Eno Daniel Lanois The Edge No Line on the horizon U2 album |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 April 2009 )
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