All That You Can't Leave Behind

Beautiful day and elevation were the only worthwhile 8 mins of the album, and even elevation is only because of the OHHHHOH

Beautiful Day

Ok

I think its ait, but I didnt listen to the entire thing, because my Spotify fucked up

The first few tracks are really amazing but I was less impressed with the rest of the album, even calling myself a U2 fan. I'm at a 3 I think.

It's official, Bono has lost all ability to write good lyrics

I think it’s these types of albums that u2 critics point to when they say they’re bland and kinda cringe. Beautiful day is good but even that is pretty boiler plate sounding and the whole thing makes the band feel stuck in the early 90s at the turn of the century. Some good moments near the end but nothing I’ll remember.

U2 kom a ovart

It starts great and just goes downhill for the rest. It is good chill music, but it doesn't feel revolutionary or anything that would stick out in my head.

With the benefit of hindsight, All That… was not a return to form, but rather a speed bump in U2’s precipitate descent into bombast. Case for the prosecution: 1. Walk On. Whilst a delightful song, it has aged pretty badly. I won’t be so unfair as to say that U2 had run out of icons to eulogise by then. More to the point, Aung San Sui Kyi is not a baddie in the Cartesian sense. But this was U2’s uncritical (albeit heartfelt) mode of engagement by this time; as far as the dynamic of polarisation is concerned, they chose wrong. (2) New York. As TY said in another song from that period, the glorious Music to Fly By, ‘Sept 11: all of a sudden, we’re talking about a problem that didn’t start on the tenth.’ Even at this point,New York was more in line with the dystopia of The Pogues, as far as fairytales are concerned…. (3) They left The Ground Beneath Her Feet off the original pressings. (tbf, this may have been a songwriter credit issue. But hey, I’m prosecuting a subjective argument here.) For the defence (1) Beautiful Day. Still Euphoria incarnate (insomuch as songs do not incarnate. But you know what I mean) (2) Elevation. It’s an ok album, and I suspect we got excited about it because it was head and shoulders above Pop. But it isn’t the great album it is touted as being; I don’t think it deserves to be in the glorious shade cast by Achtung Baby/Zooropa.

This was pretty good. Mostly mellow but not as strange as their output recently before this.

I like U2 but this was pretty bland all things considered. It would be better if they just played Beautiful Day 12 times. Stand-out: Beautiful Day Stand-out for "Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury": Music and Politics

I used to think I really liked U2, but I’m starting to think it’s more that I just liked the documentary “It Might Get Loud”. These days, I find U2 pretty boring. I’ll still give this album a 3 because I didn’t actively dislike it, but it was kinda lame and definitely cheesy at times. A couple good tracks, though. 3/5 Highlights: Beautiful Day Elevation

decent imo but songs sound repetitive 3/5

Ariana, what are you doing here?! While I’m glad Eno is still making music for airports, All That You Can’t Leave Behind is inoffensive yet unnecessary. I think I’m too old to hate U2; not that I foresee myself going out of my way to defend them, especially on this record, but nothing here actually pisses me off. In fact, the fact that these songs are well-produced, well-written, and all appeal to a big tent is exactly why I almost kinda like it. Like, there’s nothing I *adore*, and that’s the real issue, but there’s also nothing I loathe. It’s a clean, serviceable album that shouldn’t encourage you to change the dial, and I personally never feel the desire to change the dial while listening to it. At the very least, it’s a huge step up from their more “experimental” albums from the early ‘90s, for sure. That said, mere existence and appeal so broad that preemies and Hospice care patients alike can hear it and say, “This is fine,” doesn’t merit praise. I wish I felt *some* critical spark while listening to this, but none of these songs do enough to move the dial. I don’t hate any song, although tracks like “Beautiful Day” or “Peace on Earth” do feel very pandering in a way that almost elicits hatred, though it’s again saved by its tightness and cleanliness. But I don’t love anything, either, even the more uptempo and rock-driven tracks like “Elevation,” “When I Look At The World,” and especially “New York,” which all don’t go far enough. Ironically, though, I think I could preserve my critique and flip the songs I’m talking about, and the statement would still ring true. U2 is like air, and All That You Can’t Leave Behind is an oxygen tank. In a list of 1001 albums, it almost feels like the control in the dataset – this meaningless, empty record that isn’t good in any standout way, but also isn’t shitty in any particular way, either. The only reason to hate this is because it inspires so much apathy in the listener that it feels like it’s mocking said listener’s intellect. I don’t hate this that much. This album is there, in the ether, sure, but it shouldn’t be here, on this list. I’ll never think about it again.

I figured we’d be getting the last hidden albums we were missing in this list but it’s starting to look like we are getting the last albums of the same bands we keep hearing. Is this our third U2? Who knows or cares. They have a unique sound that is squarely stuck in the 00’s (yes even their older stuff). Beautiful Day is a classic and all the others are upbeat in their own way but I’m good on U2 just the same as I’m good with all the other groups that this list feels need this much exposure.

Another U2 album is fine by me. It's got "Beautiful Day," one of their biggest and best hits. Beyond that, nothing I recognized, but a few deep cut tracks that I did enjoy. Listening to "New York," for some reason I thought of Radiohead; not really that it sounded like Radiohead, but that I don't think U2 and Radiohead are all that different. Just a couple of UK rock bands doing their thing, obviously U2 is more anthemic and bigger than Radiohead for it, but some of the softer cuts on here aren't a far cry from what Radiohead is doing. Favorite tracks: Beautiful Day, When I Look at the World, New York, In a Little While. Album art: Four guys standing in an airport or something? I've seen this one plenty, it's not that great but it's recognizable at this point. Tim Heidecker's got that joke about U2 standing for "untalented 2" just because we don't know anyone aside from Bono and Edge. I really don't though, these other two guys could be related to me for all I know. 3.5/5

The front of this album is stronger than the back but overall this was OK.

I don't personally think that this is one of their better albums. I lean more toward the earlier, more raw music. This one just feels a bit too safe and poppy.

It's so earnest I can still taste it 20+ years later

Previously rated: War (4/5) ************************* By 2000, U2 was a pretty generic sounding rock band with generic pretentious uplifting sounding songs - the kind you'd hear during church worship services. That's what it always reminds me of. It's well done generic music though, so 3/5. Favorite track: Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

Pretty okay

6/10

Not a big fan of this new millennium U2, not the worst, singles were decent, album overall kinda boring

Not their best stuff.

Hadn't listened to this in quite a while. Solid album...started strong and was thinking 4, but the second half isn't as strong so can only give it a 3.

Not as bad as I had anticipated, I was in the right mood for the first couple of songs and then had to do a bit of skipping here and there.. but otherwise ok

Late-stage U2: more commercial, stadium-filling stuff. Not as edgy or captivating as earlier works. However, Beautiful Day will be forever linked to ITV's ill-fated early evening 'The Premiership' highlights programme featuring Dishy Des and Andy Townsend's Tactics Truck for me, and this slice of 00s nostalgia makes me look more favourably on the whole album.

Decent album.

As someone who enjoyed the 90s dancey stuff, this return to rock was not appreciated and even though the first few songs start out strong, this is a rough listen.

Meh

Not bad, but the kind of album you don't need to pause when you leave the room for a moment.

This is the era of U2 that I grew up with, and never really liked. I’ve since become a fan of their older stuff, so I was able to go into this one a little less pessimistic. Still not really a fan of this era but “Elevation” is great.

A good but not great U2 album. Very strong opener, probably the best song on the record, but a bit uneven after that. Would like to give 3.5.

Starts off really strong but gets pretty boring as it continues. I wanted to give it a 4 but this will get a high 3 instead. Beautiful Day is excellent though.

Oma suosikki levyltä Stuck in a moment you cant get out of. Muuten ihan tasalaatuista rallattelua.

I can’t say I like U2 but I have to admit that they can write some good songs so I’m going 3*

It’s unexplainable U2 to release this album on January 1, 2000, and have the opener be “Beautiful Day.” I fear that the times are beginning to catch up to U2 on this album. They stuck to their guns, which are running out of ammo. This sound was so clean and cutting-edge on something like Joshua Tree in the late 80’s. But the Radioheads of the world have since taken the blueprint that U2 laid and expanded upon/experimented with it. So is this album bad? No. Is it unique, worth being your first U2 album listen, or a stand-out in the field of its early 2000’s contemporaries? Nope. One more unrelated note, today is July 3rd, and I know this list has kicked out holiday themed albums in the past. I’m calling a Born In The USA pull for tomorrow.

The first four tracks are all great. Everything else is average to forgettable with the notable exception of In A Little While, quite possibly U2’s most underrated song. Joey Ramone was reportedly listening to this song when he died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in April 2001. People like to shit on U2 and call their music soulless corporate rock, but if that anecdote and that song don’t move you in some small way, you probably either don’t truly care about rock music or don’t have a soul yourself.

Nije meni ovaj album loš koliko mi je gibonni

Totalmente innecesario en esta lista, pero recuerdo haberlo escuchado mucho ese año

Beautiful Day is obviously an absolute nostalgic banger for any fan of 01/04 premier league football. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of is also half decent. Not a lot going on otherwise. Simpsons: Yes

Помню, что я считала ю ту каким то аццкимсорвиголовароком, но через год-два..мнение поменялось. Конечно, данный альб не заменит войнушку 83, но вроде и покатит.

The 2001 return to form U2. After focusing on Pop in Europe, the band does the Beautiful Day album.

Não é um dos melhores do u2

Although many of the U2 hallmarks are in evidence there are few that standout. A pretty good album overall but not going to displace their early work.

I really liked this album at the time and got quite into U2 off the back of it. Listening again 24 years on it comes across as extremely competent pop rock music which is VERY safe. Beautiful Day is an extremely commercial lead single (and a bit of a banger) and the rest of the first half of the album is of a similar vein. The second half is a bit weirder, but also not as good. Following 'Zooropa' and 'Pop', this is probably the record that U2 had to make to save their career as a stadium band. However, it is sad that to do that they had to move from their most experimental to their most unintersting. Like millions of others, it worked on me at the time, but doesn't hold up so well in retrospect. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Beautiful Day Date listened: 01/06/24

U2 is just so.... bland. Like Dollar Store soft rock. I have an irrational hatred of that band, and I don't really know why. I just never liked them. Maybe it's because the radio constantly played their music and it just got washed out to me, maybe it's because Bono is an insufferable douche canoe, who knows... This album had a really strong start as far as U2 goes. 5 of their hits in a row. Favourite songs: Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Elevation, Walk On, Wild Honey, Beautiful Day Least favourite songs: Peace on Earth, Grace 3/5

Another cop out safe album. 2 hits and the rest instantly forgetable.....like the fire.

the full u2 albums i've heard were part of their earlier material, so i was excited to hear their more recent sound, even if it's nearly twenty-five years old at this point. i heard a more mature sound as they welcomed a modern rock soundscape. though i enjoyed this album, the singles are the strongest, and the non-single songs fade into the background too well.

While I don't hate this album as much as others do, I can agree that it is a really tame, watered down version of U2. I think the album starts off very strong with "Beautiful Day" and "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of". From there, things seem to fade into a generic territory a little bit more, more so than I would expect from U2. There is a bit of an ambient quality to this album, which made a lot more sense when I noticed that it was produced by Brian Eno. It's not an unpleasant album, but it also doesn't stand out or come across as trailblazing as their earlier stuff. And yet, I would say this album still succeeded in cementing U2 as a top rock act in the new millennium after having faded a bit into the background as the 90s progressed. An okay effort, but ultimately U2's other albums on this project are stronger representations of both their band and the project overall.

Leuk album, maar niet speciaal genoeg voor deze lijst

I was ready to trash this as a terrible end of career mistake when U2 had run out of songs but it starts out with three great singles and it is fairly consistent on songs. It's nowhere near the heights of their career, but most bands would be pretty happy to have put this out. I'm not saying it's great, it's just not a turkey.

What a great bunch of opening songs and then limps to the finish.

Jag håller inte riktigt med de som hatar på U2, de finns värre band/artister här i världen. De har många riktigt bra låtar som har stannat med mig genom åren ända sen jag började lyssna mycket på musik. Men detta var första gången jag lyssnade på ett av deras album rakt igenom och jag kan inte säga att jag är positivt överraskad. Väldigt basic, mer pop än rock eller någon annan genre för den delen. Det var ungefär lite mindre än vad jag hade förväntat mig. Visst gick det att lyssna på och det var några låtar som jag gillade ganska mycket, men hela plattan var ingen höjdare i sin helhet. Jag är inte jätte besviken. Dock så hoppas jag att nästa U2-album jag lyssnar på i framtiden är lite bättre.

Pretty darned good U2 album.

The messages of the songs are good, but I am just not a fan of U2.

It’s a very front-loaded 3.5 that I just don’t think I can bump up to a 4. The first 5 tracks here really clicked well for me, but of the back 7, I really think only 3 of them caught my ear in a really meaningful way. I might be a little tired, but I do think a number of songs in the back half just blend together in terms of messaging, lyrics, overall vocals, and instrumentation that doesn’t really hit the same heights as the first 5. Ultimately, I do think it’s a good album, and it’s worth a listen – I’m sure someone will connect more deeply to the back half than I did. I just don’t think the album as a whole is good enough to go to a 4, so I’ll feel a little disappointed with a 3. It’s like a 7/10 album, though.

Solid album. I didn’t realize I would know so many of these songs

The three killer singles that kick off the album compare favourably with anything in their discography, I reckon, but it kinda feels like they phoned it in a bit after that. There are lots of gentle, lightly textured tunes that did start to grow on me after a while, but they’re undeniably vanilla.

5/2/24. Not the biggest U2 guy, but this was a good listen. Definitely memorable songs I've heard over the years (Beautiful Day, Elevation), but the rest of the songs are written with passion and The Edge's guitar work is masterful.

Good vibes

Starts off strong, fades quickly.

Again, U2 isn't really my cup of tea and I thought the beginning with the hits really cemented that opinion. The tail-end of the album surprised me somewhat and I enjoyed it more. "In a little While" felt like a motown track and was probably my favourite track of the album. The ending song "The ground Beneath Her Feet" was also decent.

I was ready to give thus a lambasting but its ok. I guess it tries to go back to a classic era in some ways. Not a patch on Joshua or Achtung but decent.

U2 was one of my friends' favorite bands to listen to, so I admit I got a bit tired of them playing in his car all the time. But they are really good.

Though a fan of War, Boy, October and Unforgettable Fire, my interest in the music of U2 waned. This album is a good example. Each song is quality, and overall bland to my taste. I'll listen to it again, but I'm not in a rush to do so.

Gentle rock, quintessential U2

It's very U2. If that's your thing, you'll love it. if it's not your thing, you won't. I cannot for the life of me figure out why this band was so goddamned big. There are some decent songs on here, like Beautiful Day, but none of them are iconic enough to warrant the amount of adoration U2 always gets. I understand that Joshua Tree was a classic, but this album is like a decade or more later. Lots of bands have one awesome album and then a bunch of mediocre albums, why is U2 idolized? Anyway, it's fine. 2.5 stars if I could.

While the first 4 songs are seared into my brain, I just can't move past how played out and generic they sound at this point.

It was fine. I wouldn't include it

catchy. -1 star on principle.

Starts well but then fades away…

Nothing spectacular here, not bad.

It’s okay, but a bit lame and uninspired

A trio of above average singles from an time great rock band save this album.

U2 is a weeeee bit overrated. This album wasn't bad, just boring. I thought I was going to like it a lot more than I did so it's a bit of a disappointment. 3/5

Good but not for me

Not nearly as bad as people say… some solid singles and the deep cuts aren’t too bad either

Ehh, I guess it's pretty good and nice to know U2 were going back to their roots. But still after the first 3 tracks the rest of the album just kind of fades into the background. Fave: Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

Eh, the first three tracks would make a pretty strong EP but then it keeps going and going. Not horrible, but not outstanding, either. It seems to be the most listened to of their albums on last.fm, which is a bit puzzling! Fave track - "Elevation", for sure!

Top loaded album... All the good stuff up front and can skip the latter half. Stuck in a Moment best song 5 stars Elevation is more annoying than I remembered. New York is a god awful 0 stars 2.5 round up to 3

A fun album with songs that remind me of my childhood

3/5

Never been a fan of U2, but this was tolerable.

Rock, 2000, -> 3

Dad’s a big U2 fan, so I wanted to like this one. But it’s just so mediocre. Especially the latter half. 6.5/10 Top 3: 1. Walk On 2. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 3. Beautiful Day

I admire this album from a production stand point more than anything. I think I liked maybe 3 songs off of it. Not really a U2 guy

Started off strong but didn't enjoy the back half as much

Just pure pop magic!

More like U3

It's pretty good. Elevation is my favorite track. I was not expecting much because I much prefer earlier U2 (Achtung Baby and Joshua Tree), but it's better than I expected.

When I opened this up on the morning I was very disappointed. U2 used to be great but became pretentiously irrelevant and annoying. Then I listened to it and I was less disappointed. This must have been their last somewhat decent album. That said, I’m not at all sure that I Must Have Heard This Before I Died.

Lots of nostalgia for this one, but it's really buoyed by the singles. Bono's lyrics can be a bit trite and heavy handed at times, but the album is a cohesive collection of songs, bereft of most of their experimentation of their 90's albums without totally smearing their signature sonic pallete.

There are 88 albums that have been removed from the list? The website I use lists 77 - it may be out of date. But of those 77, 73 are from the 21st century. But U2’s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” isn’t one of them. It should be. “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” brought a career resurgence for U2. It was a turn away from a more experimental sound and style that they explored in the 90s, but it was an overcorrection. “Beautiful Day” deserved all the acclaim and spins it got as an ideal pop-rock track. But in hindsight, the song has been run into the ground. I’d be happy to never hear it again. It is followed by “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” which further loses my attention. The “woo’s” that begin “Elevation” are the best part of the album, but the song doesn’t live up to those heights. On the other hand, “Walk On” may actually be the single from the album that holds up best. While those singles may have been overplayed and overhyped, there are some other, more interesting tracks on the album. “Kite” isn’t too bad, and “In a Little While” has a restrained, sparse, and clean guitar that is a refreshing shift for U2. The hits might be overplayed, but they are attention-grabbers. “Wild Honey” and “Peace on Earth” are not. The back half of the album is pretty forgettable. At the time “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” came out, when people thought of U2, the image that came to mind was “The Fly” version of Bono with the ridiculous glasses. This album and tour effectively transformed U2, and made everyone forget their previous wanderings.It solidified them as a long-lasting, incredibly successful arena rock band. I don’t really like the album, and think it pales in comparison to their early work, but I’m almost convincing myself of its value on the list?

Interesting choice of a U2 album - I would have rather expected The Joshua Tree or The Unforgettable Fire as an album to hear before I die. New York is good, though.

brian ends production is amazing but bono is just annoying in this era

There are some songs on here that are enjoyable a bit but I can’t do U2. Will round up though…..

i don’t even need to listen to this whole record again to know it’s a 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYEP9sjX-tk Compre o CD do U2, mas não ou ouça

Not a fan, but it's okay to listen sometimes when you have that mood.

Its not bad. Second U2 album I have got and it seems they start out strong then just drag on to the finish.

Not a huge U2 listener but this album isn't their best stuff!

I like the beginning much better than the end of the album.

I hate bono so much. But credit where credit is due. The singles are good. But everything else is so blah. But it's definitely not a 2. Even though I want to give it a 2.

A little bit lame, none of the power and hard hitting songs of previous albums. Not bad just not good

Lacks fire. Mostly forgettable

This is one of U2s worst albums. And I'm not a massive U2 fan. Think the hype around them is exaggerated.

Good. Just good.

I’ll never understand the hype for this band, it’s bland and lacks substance.

Pretty soggy, sounds great but god those lyrics

The sound of a once great rock band chasing the trend rather than making it. There are glimpses here and some undeniably catchy tunes but they just don’t have the sonic depth or resonance of U2’s earlier work. I’m not as willing to bash Bono as other critics appear to be but on this one it’s a miss.

While Radiohead was putting out Kid A and Amnesiac, U2 was putting out this album. I guess it just goes to show you that some music is really good, and some music is fucking stupid. Did we learn anything with this comparison? No, but we didn't learn anything by listening to this album either, so in that sense, it's appropriate. It's really hard not to see this album as vapid. I understand that U2 has to do something with it's albums if it wants to keep making them. But this feels like a weird statement from a band that was styling themselves as politically important during this period, and yet they seem to have nothing to say about the world. The fact that this album was listed on so many Top XXX albums of all time lists is truly baffling to me 3/5

The first four songs are five star and then the album dies

I'm an occasional listener of U2 and find 'The Joshua Tree' is one of the best rock albums out there. This one here? Well, it's alright. They wrote a lot of better stuff. The opening track sets the course for a straightforward, somewhat mellow but rather highlight-less album by this band which can do a lot better.

Close enough to regular stuff that I listen to that I got all the way through it without even really noticing I was trying to listen to it and didn't really notice when it ended. Not sure what that says about it

Love this album but it gets 3 stars because I don't think it's one of the 1001 best ever. U2 has more interesting albums.

Every time I listen to U2, I feel surprised that I didn't hate it.

Inoffensive. I liked listening to it, but it would never be an album I would reach for and say, "I want to listen to this."

After a decade of experimentation, U2 returns to a more anthemic base. Unfortunately, while this album has glimpses of past greatness, it all feels a bit too commercial. The front half of the album is stacked with hits but the back half drags on severely. Lyrically, this album is fairly positive; it's clear that as U2 have aged and started families, that much of their edge (no pun intended) has gone away. That's not a bad thing, that's just what happens.

I have rose-coloured glasses for this album because my parents used to play it at home but gee it's pretentious in places. The bonus song with lyrics by Salman Rushdie slayed me

The first four songs are hits. The rest of the songs are lackluster. New York is probably one of the worst songs about New York I’ve ever heard. U2 has always been one of those bands that think they are more important than they really are. This album and all its Grammys permanently stoked that ego, to the point where they eventually had the balls to push a shitty album no one wanted out to millions of people’s devices. Wankers.

Terrible lyrics throughout (A mole, digging in a hole/Digging up my soul/Now going down, excavation) but I enjoyed this more than I expected tbh, the singles are bangers for sure - opening 1/2/3 is undeniable despite their overplayed nature. Production is a bit weird, certainly very over-produced and clean, but there's an element of vulnerability to the album that I wasn't really anticipating.

Really fun listen. Borderline 4/5 but not quite

Not my favorite

Not even close to the best U2 album

First half of the album is good but drops off afterwards

Better than I thought, even if Bonno's voice can be grating

Was this the album that was forced onto peoples' iPhones? I didn't listen to it back then and I didn't find anything overwhelmingly important about it now. It's a fine album that sounds like it was crafted with a "spare no expense" mindset. What I can't shake though is how formulaic it feels.

I wanted to dislike this more, but tbh thought it was good. I haven't really heard any U2 apart from beautiful day

Every song sounded the same

Another U2 album that starts off like a greatest hits cd. A lot of their angst is gone and the songs are much softer and not as heavy. Decent but not their best.

This U2 record is very bland but does not offend (unlike any later U2 album). The Brian Eno sound is there, but in essence they simply seem to have forgotten to write any good tunes, apart from Wild Honey and New York: the first one sounds a bit like a b-side, but is my favourite song (4 star); the second one is a proper rock song (4 star). I can appreciate Beautiful Day and Elevation (both 3 star) and a few other songs. Overall score in 2000 = overall score in 2023 = 5/10.

Starts quite nicely (beautiful day is a top song) but doesn't keep up that level.

Surprising myself, I found this kind of soothing. They know what they’re doing and exactly how to do it. If I had to hire a band for world domination, a band that could get the job done, U2 would be a top candidate.

Solid, sure, but not the U2 album I would’ve chosen for this list. A little too shmaltzy for me compared with their earlier work.

good not great? when i saw U2 popping up i immediately assumed it would be a different album… this one doesn’t feel landmark-y enough to me

For me this album is bittersweet. It’s a banger and has some of my favorite U2 tunes, but it also marks the beginning of the end. After this, U2 became the characters they portrayed in the zootv tour. Comical, outsized, yelling into an empty room relics. It’s a great album and would’ve been a fine outro for one of rock’s greatest bands, but alas, they chose to try and take it with them.

I've been an android user (the audacity, I know) forever, so I'm not harboring the same vitriol as others over the iTunes incident with "Songs of Innocence". I'm also not angry about their attempted return to early 90's U2 with this release. The soundscape at the time needed it. That being said, this record is fine but I don't think it's critical U2 listening, unless you can specify that the back half should be discarded preemptively and almost entirely. The singles are good, particularly "Beautiful Day", but from "In a little while" on, it's mostly forgettable and boring, befitting a mediocre rom-com soundtrack. What do I know though, I really liked, "Pop".

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Started off really strong I thought, but just not very interesting after that. Just below 3 stars for me and the first 4 or so songs are doing most of the heavy lifting there.

This album is very easy to listen to, but feels very long despite its length. Some really good songs on here, but overall it feels like it can easily fall into the background

The U2 sound is cool, the Edge’s playing style is unique and very big. Not as good as their other albums, but cool use of effects and electronics with a rock base.

Not bad A bit front-loaded though Amazing production from Brian Eno Favourite tracks : Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment…, Walk On, Kite

Pretty nice

The good songs are very good, rest of it didn't do much for me

A welcome return to their sound from the mid-1980s, but a largely forgettable album. For me the highlight is "New York", but I also liked "Grace".

Tylko jeden w miarę dobry utwór

I liked some songs, it was basically OK

Best Song: Beautiful Day. Even though by now this song has been co-opted by a million commercials and sitcoms, it still does go pretty hard on its own. Worst Song: Peace on Earth. Something about that kind of preachy, "can't we all just love one another" vibe from Bono always felt somehow disingenuous. And even if it is earnest, this song is just cheesy. Overall: After a strong start, it's just soft rock and Bono wailing. That isn't to say it's bad, it's just so very milquetoast that there isn't really much more to say about it.

U2 is U2 but this is a good enough listen

So here's the thing. I hate U2. I always thought their music is so bland like a sheet of paper without writing. But to be fair I've never listened to any of their albums as a whole. That was the first time. I constantly keep in mind that this is their tenth album and I'm guessing the style changed a lot since debut but I'm not a fan and I can't tell if this is true. And what's the best part and really suprising (especially after reading reviews here) I don't despise this. Really think that couple first songs are great, some of them are straight garbage that sounds like an elevator music from Mass Effect but in the end that was an enjoyable listen. 3/5 and I'm really curious how The Joshua Tree will sounds when time will come to finally listen to it.

Probably one of the last two good U2 albums, just not one of their great ones. It starts strong but just kinda is just there after the first two songs.

Not sure why, but Stuck in a moment…. has always been one of my favourite songs. However, the rest of the album didn’t really do much for me. Five stars for the one song. 2 for the rest of the album.

Strong middle period U2 is still weak overall U2.

Ik ben nooit fan geweest van U2, voornamelijk door het zeurderige stemgeluid van Bono. Dit album luistert wel prima weg, een paar herkenbare hitjes en wat nieuwe ontdekkingen.

Me gustó, capaz porque me gusta el estilo que hace U2 y siento que si escucho cualquier canción de este album sin contexto sabría que son ellos, pero después de eso, me parece un poco repeitivo en algunos puntos y sin grandes puntos de destaque

Starts great, becomes a bit boring afterwards.

Beautiful Day is natuurlijk een lekker nummertje. Over de rest van het album is weinig te melden. De kenmerkende U2-klank wordt snel eentonig. 2 sterren voor het geheel en dat plus ik op met wat punten voor Beautiful Day.

Ik ben op zich wel een fan van het oude werk van U2. Daarna kwam er een periode met veel geexperimenteer, en van experimenten weten we dat ze soms kunnen lukken, maar ook des te vaker mislukken. Dit album gaat eigenlijk weer meer terug naar een wat poppy sound, maar de echte urgentie of liefde voor muziek waren ze wat mij betreft al een beetje verloren. Getuige ook de massa aan singles die van de latere albums afkomt, het is met name de kassa laten rinkelen. De hitjes liggen op zich goed in het gehoor, maar als we de hitjes hebben gehad, wordt de plaat opgevuld met wat niemendalletjes en een enkel experimentje. Het doet me allemaal weinig. Een schamele 3 sterren voor de moeite en de lekker in het gehoor liggende hitjes aan het begin.

"All That You Can't Leave Behind" is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2. The band wanted to record music more akin to their earlier work after their more experimental 1990's work and the disappointment of their previous album "Pop." I kind of think their more experimental albums are their best...but. The band brought back producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois who had collaborated on three of their previous albums. The album received mostly positive reviews. It was a commercial succes selling over 12 million copies. It also won them seven Grammy's. The Edge used a guitar tone in "Beautiful Day" he hadn't used since "War." Electrification of chords also. Larry Mullin's drum and Adam Clayton's bass. A nice backing vocal chorus by The Edge. Bono doing Bono. About losing everything but still finding joy in what one has. The band adds gospel-like chords in "Stuck in a Moment and Can't Get Out." Piano. Synths. The lyrics were inspired by a fictional conversation between Bono and Inxs' Michael Hutchence about suicide. The Edge gets a fuzzy guitar going on "Elevation," the most rockin' song on the album. Hypnotic beat. I have no idea what Bono is singing about. "Walk On" has a great guitar chord progression, the best on the album probably. Nice harmonies at the end. It's a song that's banned in Burma since it is about Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was placed under arrest for his pro-democratic activities. "Kite" has a loop of strings and a slide guitar. It's Bono most emotional vocal delivery on the album. Dual meaning perhaps, being about Bono's daughters flying kites and, also, his father who was dying of cancer at the time. A quicker drum beat and synths open "New York." The bass and guitar come in slowly with Bono whispering/talking. The song then takes off with the guitar and Bono. It goes back slow. Again, I'm a sucker for the soft-loud-soft. The only alternatve-sounding song on the album and my favorite. It would have been interesting to see what this album might have been with more songs like this. It was a picturesque description of New York and a tribute to Lou Reed and Frank Sinatra. It's been awhile since I listened to this and it is a nice sounding pop album. It has to be their best of this century; I know a lot may think that's not saying much. I have to admit I didn't dig too deep into their catalogue after "Zooropa." It is front loaded with the second half being just OK withe exception of "New York." Anway, the first half is solid if not stretching any musical boundaries and the album is worth a listen again if you weren't burnt out when this came out.

This was ok. Not Joshua Tree magnificent, not Achtung Baby great, but ok. Some good tracks here.

I love U2. Absolutely love them. But really? Why is this on the list? "Elevation" is a stadium-rock banger, but the rest is solid at best. It's not BAD by any means, but compared to their heights, it's overwhelmingly meh.

I used to like this one, but honestly only for the opening track. “Beautiful Day” is a banger, but pretty much everything after that is pretty lifeless.

Beautiful Day is a superbly crafted pop song. Catchy indie sounding with the U2 treatment. The rest of the record is fine: some good songs, some duds. Clearly U2 are seasoned pros who can deliver against a successful formula, and this album does just that. But only just that.

Loved! the earliest albums: Boy, October, and War. Appreciated the evolutions after that, mostly, but after Achtung Baby! everything feels too formulaic and predictable.

Its u2, found this largely dull and safe

Jeg trodde at jeg ikke likte U2 men her er jo åpenbart mange hits. Positiv overraskelse selv om vokalen ikke er helt i min gate.

I did my best to disregard any negative biases I might have had about U2 before listening to this album. Overall the hits were decent but the rest of the music was quite bland and generic sounding. Just not music that I typically enjoy.

I think you can tell the era of U2 based on what guitar pedals the Edge has decided to use. It sounds like a U2 album - pleasant, but safe.

Listen, I don't really like U2, but this was the U2 I was introduced to at the cusp of high school in 2000. I kinda like the singles, and I've been waiting to listen to this one until I was in the right mood. It's a sunny workday afternoon and my belly is full of paneer. This was the smooth adult contemporary pill I needed it to be.

A good U2 album. Minus "Beautiful Day" and "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", the album feels a little lackluster. The music sounds good, but lacks intensity is the best I can describe how it makes me feel.

U2 is a great band, but their stuff (especially this album) all kinda blends together for me. It's brilliant and boring at the same time.

2nd May 2023 Listened on the drive in to London, catching up from the weekend again. Everything out of whack with no phone, podcasts all over the shop too. Weirdly took me back to teenage times and I have no idea why. So found it quite affecting despite Bono's best attempts with his sycophantic lyrics about world peace.

It's fine

Second U2 album in a week. A few hits, mostly generic.

I've got some terrible memories attached to this album. A pious bully I worked with would play this one repeat and blasted "Beautiful Day" when I finally quit. So it was hard to listen to this with an un tainted view. It feels like a misstep to me. The band had done some interesting stuff during the 90s and then follow it up with something that sound bland in comparison. Would this album even be on this list if it wasn't U2?

Better than I remembered

All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth album by Irish rock band U2. The band returned to their earlier sound of rock with this album instead of the experimentation they had with dance music throughout the 90's that wasn't very popular. This award winning album won 7 Grammy's and received many positive reviews from critics. It's the only album in history to have multiple tracks win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year: "Beautiful Day" in 2001 and "Walk On" in 2002. This carefully crafted album showed U2 returning to their roots and it was immensely popular among critics and the mainstream music listeners. It is probably the best U2 album I have listened to so far, and I did enjoy it.

I can only classify as this as pleasant pop rock that doesn’t have many distinguishable features. A lot of the songs blend together in their sameness Saved tracks: Beautiful Day, New York, The Ground Beneath Her Feet

I love the up-front misdirection of Beautiful Day. Most of the remainder of the album sounds much like it’s trying to re-capture former glory and while that’s not necessarily bad, it is derivative.

я честно не выкупил((( вроде приятно все но неинтересно(((

Alright not too many songs I liked later into the album

Pop rock. Un poco aburrido.

Great album. Would definitely listen to it again. I'm not the biggest U2 fan though

Some absolute bangers to start the album. I feel like this album falls into one of those "every song sounds the same" categories. Overall a good listen!

I like U2. I like this album well enough. It brings back good memories and the songs are okay. But most of this is just a great bang going through the motions.

U2 I used to have an aversion to u2 but I don’t know why. This is a great sounding album which is always refreshing after some of those early punk rock records. Beautiful day is a great song. Brian Eno production is so good! The chorus is so huge sounding. Nothing else on this record comes close to this. I actually really like Bono’s voice - it breaks up in a John Lennonesque way. There’s some good and some bad lyrics. Feels like the songwriting may have been rushed and doesn’t live up to the production and the better songs on earlier albums. I liked: Stuck in a moment wild honey Grace Did not like Elevate or New York

First songs are really good

5/10 really cheesy and not many redeeming qualities

6/10. Why was 90's rock obsessed with Moles? "Elevation" from this album, "Holes" by Mercury Rev, and above all "Flagpole Sitta" all fit this label, which wouldn't be that significant except that I can't think of any songs with mole-related lyrics from other decades. What was it about life in the 1990s that made these weird little animals so briefly and triumphantly relatable?

Not very good. 5/10

I havent heard any other U2 albums on this list yet, but this is not their best work. Its got a couple of decent songs, but its nowhere near the quality of achtung baby or joshua tree. Its not "bad" but its not great. 3/5

Ik ben een groter fan van de eerdere U2 albums, maar deze is niet slecht.

I shouldn't have gone back and rated this one. The first song, yeah, that's a solid song. Solid radio-pleasing U2. You can see it fitting nicely on a greatest hits album. But the rest of this, even with all the high dollar production, just ain't as good.

I went on a little U2 kick right around the time this album came out. Owned it on CD, but mostly listened on my iPod. "Beautiful Day" was a song basically written for an iPod, right? Why was U2 so prominent in the iPod space? No one will ever know. But I like this album as a whole well enough. It ain't "the Joshua Tree," but I kinda don't blame them for playing it a little safe after the whole "Pop" débâcle. They had to compete with Coldplay. Speaking of "Pop," I saw U2 on that tour at a stadium in South Carolina with Krista Loheed and Brian Crane. It was fun! I don't really care about seeing another stadium show, but it was hard not to appreciate the effect of that many people singing along to a song like "With or Without You." Glad I went, though still pissed we arrived too late to see Rage Against the Machine open. I'd seen 'em twice before, but at a stadium in South Carolina? That must've been something.

Damn life was good when I was 5 and the world wasn't burning. Made me forget that the first half of this album is leagues better than the second.

great first 2 songs, the rest is alright but not outstanding

Je voulais simplement vous annoncer qu'eltrapeze confondait U2 et Coldplay, de son propre aveu, ce qui laisse extrêmement perplexe quant à la pertinence de ses critiques musicales.

J'ai passé 20mn à prendre Bono pour le chanteur du groupe Coldplay, et vais donc noter cet album en conséquence.

It starts strong with a few classic tracks, but the second half is pretty bland.

Good but not for me.

Mostrou a sequência em qual estão inseridos dois hits.

Moins pire que je pensais honnêtement

surprisingly gewd!

I have a thing with U2 where sometimes I’m like “gah! U2! Ugh!” and other times where I’m bobbing my head and asking “do I like U2?”

“I in the sky You make me feel like I can fly So high“ This from “The Greatest Band in the World”. I don’t really get the fuss - positive or negative - around U2, half decent songs and annoying personalities. All very average but over hyped and over publicised.

Er was een tijd dat Bono nog iets te melden had en U2 nog enige relevantie had. Dit album is voor mij een beetje ‘op de weg terug’. Niet slecht, maar afgezien van de fantastische opener deed het er al niet meer toe.

Nooit zo'n fan geweest van U2, maar was goed te doen.

Slecht kan ik het niet noemen, maar ze hebben hier wel een enorme duikvlucht genomen. Gelikt en nietszeggend.

Watered down mainstream music for the masses.

I generally don't care for U2. I gave Achtung Baby a 1 and I stand by that. I wasn't expecting too much going into this. I was a little surprised to NOT hate this. There are actually a couple songs on here that were not bad at all. I forgot that,while it may be a bit hokey, Beautiful Day is actually a pretty solid pop/rock tune. All in all this really wasn't too bad. I don't really plan on revisiting it, as there was some dull stuff to be found here amongst the surprisingly not bad. Also, Elevation sucks ass and is VERY annoying. That's the stuff that fuels my anti-U2 sentiment. I'd give it a 2.75 (am I turning into Pitchfork?) So I'm going to round up and give it a 3. I'm shocked, but it deserves it.

Deducted one star because there are several superior U2 albums

no, no, no this is just too corny, bland and unoriginal. I was 8 when this came out so can't really remember that it was so hyped. imagine my shock when reading about all the awards and critical appraisal. it annoys me that it seems like they try really hard to appeal to the listener. i would have given it a 2 but i still enjoy "beautiful day" and the production throughout the album, which is just crystal clear. i don't really wish to relisten to this but will probably force myself though to check if i missed anything. ps new york new york new york oh fuck off. i dont really understand how did it make it on the list? maybe to represent the bland 2000 rock era? if so, than it does its job very well 2.5/5 up to 3/5

Nothing special beside some hits

I don't hate U2, and I don't hate this album -- listened to it a fair bit at the time -- but the only track that stands out now is Beautiful Day.

The first 6 songs on the album are stronger, with great help from “Beautiful day” as the opening track. By the time the album got to “Wild Honey” it all kind of bled together where the last four songs dragged on and sound indistinguishable from each other.

I liked it better than Joshua Tree, but honestly kinda just a cheezy pop rock album.

Same old.

Patient 0 for U2's Mid Era

Well, it's definitely a U2 album. No question about that. But, despite that fact, I'm not sure why it's here. All we needed on the list was "Achtung Baby" and "The Joshua Tree". This album has two songs worthy of adding to the pantheon of great U2 songs ("Beautiful Day" and the unnecessarily long-titled "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of") and the rest is utterly forgettable at best and annoyingly preachy at worst. I didn't need this. Nobody did. Except for U2, I guess. Gotta fulfill those record contracts.

Pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of U2, but I think I actually prefer this album to Joshua Tree.

U2 has been pop background radiation since I was a teen. Don’t think I ever owned an album (other than the one iTunes foisted on me that one time), my sister maybe had the LP of Joshua Tree? I don’t remember this album, other than Beautiful Day; other than that and the final track, not much stood out for me. Vocals surprisingly weak on a lot of tracks.

Decent album. Couple good hits. I'm just not a big U2 guy.

If rock had clipart, this would be it.

All That You Can't Leave Behind is not a bad album, but in the discography of U2 it is a sidenote. They produced several albums more deserving to be on this list. "Beautiful Day", "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", "Elevation" and "Walk On" are nice songs, nothing more.

Wild Honey is a 4 maybe a 5. Rest is mediocre.

A few catchy tunes but then a lot of just there

Not terrible- wouldn’t put it up with their best or even second tier stuff but it’s a good pop rock record

Crowd pleasing arena rock. A return to a more classic U2, and purpose engineered to play in front of 30,000 people a night. Front loaded like crazy (the first four songs are the four singles), it starts to drag in the back half. It's a very U2-y album, but feels a bit shallow and superficial compared to Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby, which an inevitable side-effect of being designed to play big live.

It feels like their sound is tied up in a chair and forced to perform at gunpoint. I don't know what's missing in their sound. I like the guitar and production bits in some places, but overall the atmosphere tries hard and fails to connect. They're apparently trying to portray nostalgia or something, yet it comes out as emotionless. I think they should be a bit more carefree and maybe leave behind their past. I enjoyed their hard rocking "Elevation" for example. I love how they used their signature echoey sound in the electric guitar driven chorus. Some mellow tracks are pretty good too, but again, they didn't connect with me. Overall, whatever is that thing that they can't leave behind. They should probably leave.

Oddly structured album - if this came out during the vinyl era, it would have an A side of massive commercial hits and a B side of slower songs with observations about life. Later U2 is too slick, calculated, radio-friendly and preachy for me.

You'll hear the hits from this album in almost any country on the radio. U2 steps into stadium world tours and FIFA sponsorship with this album. The highs are constant pop hits. The lows are forgettable. Lyrically, it feels like Bono found God in a dew drop on a flower and is trying to explain it to an elementary school. That should mean failure. Instead, they are accessible to the world. Translatable. It shifts the core from American radio to something wider. Can't deny that means something.

Pretty good

I thought I was going to hate this album and kind of remember hating it when it came out but on another listen it was bumped up to mediocre for me.

This album holds my least favorite U2 song of all time. U2 is ok, and this album is ok. This whole album is adult contemporary Top40 music that they can play in a dentists office... I find it quite amusing that the song play count falls like a rock after song 6. It's like the back half of the album doesn't even exist.

Starts off strong but overall a pretty average album.

The lead single is the strongest track, but the album drops from there. Somehow the band sounds like it’s forcing itself into territory it doesn’t naturally fit in. The Edge, whose sound makes U2 so unique, is blocked out by electronic and ambient production that makes this album sound closer to average 90s electronic than anything of U2’s own authentic work from the 80s. I suppose this period of confusion is why they became a band to hate on. They stopped being authentic.

Solid U2 album, but nowhere close to Joshua Tree

Pop de estilo reconocible al grupo en sí. Demasiado blandengue. Melodías fáciles, pero algo falto de intensidad. No es un grupo que me guste especialmente.

Swag; pretty solid vibes

Beaitiful day was nice. Then it went downhill gradually.

Seriously, out of all the U2 albums, this is what we get? A bland, unoriginal, and uninspiring attempt to recreate former glories that should have been left to rest? Where did the baldness and experimentation of Achtung Baby and Zooropa disappear to, in this failed attempt to rewind time with an inferior Joshua Tree?

7/10

I feel like this is the album that changed most people's opinions on U2. It's such a drastic deviation from the sound they created in the 80s. The hits from this album seem a bit too manufactured to me. You could feel the emotion on albums before 1991. There just isn't any connection with this album and the listeners.

A hit parade but new U2 is not my taste

Ok OK. I kind of get it. But U2 still has such an emptiness to their sound that really puts them at a mediocre 3 here. Some songs I can definitely return to, and it has that millennial dread aesthetic that I like, so there you go Bono. Happy?

I haven't really been much of a fan of U2 since they broke through to the mainstream and became THE biggest deal worldwide. The band is fine, but I don't care much for Bono, much like Sting, who I feel they believe they are much bigger than their bands, though I know this is true. Despite what my opinion about Bono is, the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind is a surprisingly "back to basics" type of record. Though this album is over 20 years old, I've never listened to it from start to finish and I admit it's very listenable and solid throughout. I'll contribute that to a total band effort! Hope that doesn't hurt your ego too much Bono.

It's U2. Consistently good, but not exceptional

Glossy pop rock. At this point in their career it was purely for MTV and radio. I'd heard the first eight or nine tracks before without ever listening to this album. It's not bad. Just a lot of light radio singles. Elevation is very 2000.

I'm not much of a U2 fan but I can't deny it's quite good from a musical standpoint.

Inte mitt favoritalbum med min kära fars favoritband. Däremot är Beautiful Day en jävla topplåt som aldrig gör mig besviken. Den bygger upp och är så otroligt mycket hype på något märkligt vis. Kanske för att den var med i en klassisk youtubevideo som var en av de första jag såg. Totalt sett ett habilt album, men endast en riktigt stark låt och resten känns som klart utfyllnad.

Like an album full of power ballads. Overall enjoyable. No real standout tracks for me.

It’s fine, liked a few songs but it’s just not that good.

Так себе альбом, да и вообще u2 скучная группа

Not the biggest U2 fan, but the album does contain the hits.

It's U2, you know what you're going to get. It's competently made rock and roll.

Ganz ok. Gerade so 3 Sterne, da das Album zum Ende hin abflacht.

Objectively not too bad, but I just can't get over Bono. Probably "In a little while" my surprise song from this album

Some nice pop/rock, great for that evening dinner with the parents. Parents usually love U2, I've gathered 3/5 2.5/5 because of the lip smack at 1:12 in Grace. Fuck man

Never been much of a U2 fan. Like their hits and what not, but have never added them to a list I'm listening to or clicked on vid. I get their influence and that they are great song writers, it just doesn't speak to me.

Поначалу начал думать, что 1001 переведёт меня из разряда скептиков U2 в хейтеры. Но не в этот раз, альбом вроде бы неплох. Наиболее одиозными моментами их творчества для меня были Боно и блеклые мелодии. Тут оба этих фактора немного нивелируются. Из положительных моментов: Beautiful Day, Walk On, Kite, In A Little While, Wild Honey, Grace, The Ground Beneath Her Feet Из не очень: All That You Can't Leave Behind, Elevation, Peace On Earth, When I Look At The World, New York Чувствуется, что Elevation, вероятно, хит, там всякие «ву-ху» и потрясающие рифмы lips–hips–eclipse, крестьяне такое любят. Но я нет. Walk On вроде бы находит у меня отклик, но, как понял – это резонанс с треком Оззи Осборна «Tonight», который на порядок выразительнее. New York – просто пошлость. Вспоминаются времена, когда среди самок было модно шликать на этот город, носить футболки I♥NY. Впрочем, занимательно, что насколько New York – скучный невыразительный город, насколько показная любовь к нему – безвкусна, настолько проходной этот трек. В Grace словно чувствуется звук Radiohead. Но что ли недостаёт глубины, может – психических расстройств Тома Йорка, из-за чего трек звучит скорее не медитативно, а скучно. Впрочем, возможно, из-за праздного голоса Боно, который к медитации не располагает. The Ground Beneath Her Feet – мощно. Не, тупо кайфанул, очень сильный трек: мелодика, подбор инструментов, композиционная прогрессия. Будь весь альбом в подобном ключе написан – я бы задумался ознакомиться-таки с дискографией. А так задумываться об этом всё же не стану. Альбом получает 3,5 звезды с округлением в 3.

There was a time for me when U2 could do no wrong. By the time this album came out, the former time had long since passed. I like this album OK, but it wasn't enough to get into regular rotation for me. It's a 3 star effort.

Lots of stylistic variation. A mostly quiet, subdued album. Many of the songs fall flat for me. Perhaps Bono's most overwrought album lyrically. All in all nothing I loved, 1 song I disliked strongly. 3 🌟

3.25

U2 was one of my favorite bands in HS/College until about Achtung Baby or even Zooropa. But after that... Maybe I just expect more. Lots of respect to the band and some good songs here. But overall, pretty flat. Lyrics are even a bit lame and album seems a bit over-produced. Hard for me to even give it a 3.

good production, meh lyrics

Eerste nummer en we weten al hoe laat het is Elevation bop The ground below her 🎸👌🏼 2.7/5

3 De eerste 5 nummer waren mij bekend. Ik zie ergens wel waarom het iconisch is en ik snap ook waarom mensen fan zijn. Voor de rest vind ikhet een zeer veilig album niks gedurft en dat maar het wel wat 'pop-achtig'. Na he teinde begon eht album mij te vervelen, oepsie, minpunten! 'Stuck in a moment you can't get out of', vond ik het beste nummer.

Beautiful day - start met een banger Elevation - spring hype Rustige rock, ik zou het moederrock noemen, they love it.

2 hits but the rest is forgettable

A decently solid rock album. Nothing really stood out as incredible or awful. Fav song: Beautiful Day

Some good singles on there but boring as a whole

pretty chill

Bono wollte nur Singels auf das Album packen. Ist das gelungen? Mir gefällt das Album, es ist echt guter Pop-Rock - dafür, dass es im Formatradio teilweise totgedudelt würde, kann das Album ja nur in Teilen was. Auf der anderen Seite, will ich eingängige Rockmusik, hole ich dann dieses Album raus... Ich bin unschlüssig.

Irgendwie "schön", irgendwie manchmal etwas viel.

The last decent U2 album

Spool 2000s u2.

3/5 way too mellow for my taste

“Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of” sounds familiar. I don’t know if I’ve heard this song before or if it’s similar to something else. It’s better than expected though. “Beautiful” is just corny at this point. “In a little while”, while not *funk*... definitely funkier than what I’d expect from u2. I’m def not calling this a 5 star and probably not a 4 either but this album is surprising me. I thought it’d be a lot more... Bono being Bono. “New York” is cheesy. And it’s pre 911 which makes it even cheesier. Honestly, I’m a bit confused at how bad some of these songs are. I knew u2 wasn’t my flavor but some of this just feels like... unfinished. Like a demo take. I think a 3 is fine. But honestly I hate rating albums. I just like listening.

Great start, Peters off but still a good album

Classic U2!

Bono! He’s not great he’s just popular! Syphilis is popular

I really enjoyed it's a beautiful day. I wish I was dancing to it at a wedding though, a bit pissed screaming it in the faces of people I love.

The lads know how to write a banger tbf

It started out well but felt a little contrived by the end. I still enjoyed it though

6

Better than I thought, also didn't ever notice the Bowie lyrics

All the edges feel worn away from U2 by the time this came out (pun not intended). Similar with later Coldplay, the initial originality has faded, leaving generic stadium pop rock. Some excellent tunes, of course, just... the overall package feels a little hollow.

I generally like U2. Especially when they are working with Eno. The songs on this album are pretty hit or miss with me though. The tracks I think work best are Beautiful Day and In a Little while.

I sort of have a prejudice against U2, but I think a lot of that is cultural and Bono. Beautiful Day is a fine pop song though. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of... ok this is too much, it basically is like someone took a Christian worship song and removed all mentions of God in it, same with Walk On, Peace On Earth, Grace, oh god... The tolerable part of the album is probably The Edge's ambient-guitar-stuff but it doesn't save it. It's obviously a well put-together album but, lots of these songs are just painful. Oh man, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois produced this? My how the mighty have fallen. I understand why people like U2 though, but this sort of U2 is on a mission to do something I am not interested in when listening to music. 2.5 up to 3 since it's competent.

u2 né eu sei tu tb

Nice album, not my favorite genre of rock (soft and sad-ish I guess). Standout Tracks: Beautiful Day, Wild Honey, New York

Funny this should come up cause I was listening to a comedy podcast where the guys argued about u2 vs Metallica for over an hour. And now here we are. And that aside u2 is the poster child for being fine. Ive never really thought about them. Not hating. Not loving. Just never crosses my mind. U2 is just some pop rock band who does things I never see or think about. They just are quiet in the background. And this album is just that. Don't hate it dont love it. It just is. Maube something like Joshua tree would make me see the light but this sure doesnt. It just went by and thats it. I dont even have much to say about it thus why I had to bring up the Dawgs likening it to gay vs straight. Cause there is nothing here. And im not a Metallica guy either. I'll be gay on this one cause I actively hate Metallica. This I dont even have enough passion for this to have anything though. Its almost worse but I guess jot in this case. Its just u2 and I could care less really

It could be argued that this is an interesting album in the history of U2 as it’s the sound of a gigantically successful, commercial rock band trying to redefine and re-evaluate themselves for a new era after 20+ years of ever inflating pomp and ridiculousness that culminated in them sharing a stage with a giant lemon. But could it also be argued that it’s an interesting album beyond the history of U2? Nope.

Sorry, but sadly this is Starbucks music. The lead vocals are pretty good but the radio has prevented me from ever being able to hear these songs as they’re meant to be heard. I did like some of the less played songs but not enough to change my overall opinion.

I don't fuck with U2

Vamos hoy miércoles con una banda que sólo ubico por sus singles. Nunca me llamó mucho la atención sumergirme en su propuesta (es la primera vez que voy a escuchar un disco completo de ellos) pero muchas de las canciones de éste disco me hacen acordar a mi niñez y a MTv. Luego de la escucha, sólo puedo agregar que sirve como música de fondo, como algo que se termina volviendo parte del sonido ambiente. Quizás no es mi momento para escucharlos o quizás simplemente me aburren. Hasta mañana, gente.

First half of the album is okay, but the back half is God awful. Joshua Tree this is not.

There was storm last night and I was up keeping two scared dogs company. I was beyond exhausted this morning and wasn't able to sleep. This helped. It gets an extra star for sending me off to sleep after the third song. I see this album was released on 01.01.2000. Celebrating the second decade of their banality. It's anti-awake abilities earns it deux points.