It's not good but it's not aggressively bad. It's department store music for the 2000's. Comparing this to earlier U2 work that has some heart and message to it, namely War, displays an aging rock band with nothing to sing about. The singles are catchy and I could sing along after 22 years. If you go to the Wikipedia page for U2, Edge is always listed as "the Edge". I think it's adorable that he thinks he is both sharp and the only one.