U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
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Track List: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
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- VertigoDownload & Buy
- Miracle DrugDownload & Buy
- Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your OwnDownload & Buy
- Love And Peace Or ElseDownload & Buy
- City Of Blinding LightsDownload & Buy
- All Because Of YouDownload & Buy
- A Man And A WomanDownload & Buy
- Crumb's From Your TableDownload & Buy
- One Step CloserDownload & Buy
- Original Of The SpeciesDownload & Buy
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Album Details: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
- Release Date:
- 11/23/2004
- Label:
- Interscope Records
- UPC:
- 602498678299
User Reviews: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
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, November 21, 2004Reviewer: asudem1983 - See all asudem1983's reviews -
Better than the last one
, November 23, 2004Reviewer:
David B - See all David B's reviews 4 of 4 Yahoo! Users found this How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb review helpfulPros: a few tracks qualify as U2 classics
Cons: a few misfires
I was a bit disappointed with "All You Cant Leave..." There were 3 or 4 tracks I really liked on that cd and Beautiful Day is still one of my all time favorites...but several of the tracks on that cd are hookless and forgettable. So I looked forward to this new cd with caution and a bit of skepticism. After listening to it several times...Im MUCH happier with this collection of songs. These songs do a much better job of sucking you in melodically and emotionally. Vertigo is perhaps the weakest track (well...its actually tied with Love and Peace or Else) and it may just be because with all the TV exposure, the song has just grown tiresome and irritating. But, I swear, some of these tracks soar higher than anything they have ever done. "Crumbs from Your Table" is a wonderful song that showcases everything that U2 is known for doing well. Great hook...angelic guitars...honest sing along lyrics. Then the track is followed by "One Step Closer"...probably the best song, next to "one" that U2 has ever written. It is soulful, sad, and somehow full of joy all at once. It would be a great song to listen to while youre about to blow a fuse in traffic...because it will make you all of a sudden feel really stupid for getting angry...and you may end up with sort of a smile instead. I know...Im being cheesy...but so what. Some writers criticize the band for not being more adventurous on this album. But..if U2 decided to experiment and be risky, these same critics would criticize them for not being themselves...blah blah blah. Some have also complained about Bonos weakening vocals. Yes..he is showing a bit of wear and tear on the vocal cords. A couple of the missed higher notes on the album made me wince and wonder why they havent heard of a "do over". Its a minor complaint. Bono still sings like he means it. And this fan thanks u2 for another collection of songs that will make my time here on earth just a bit brighter. ...
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Pro Reviews: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Ever since the beginning of their career, U2 had a sense of purpose and played on a larger scale than their peers, so when they stumbled with the knowing rocktronica fusion of 1997's Pop the lone critical and commercial flop in their catalog it was enough to shake the perception held among fans and critics, perhaps even the group itself, that the band was predestined to always be the world's biggest and best rock roll band. Following that brief, jarring stumble, U2 got back to where they once belonged with All That You Can't Leave Behind, returning to the bighearted anthems of their '80s work. It was a confident, cinematic album that played to their strengths, winning back the allegiance of wary fans and critics, who were eager to once again bestow the title of the world's biggest and best band upon the band, but all that praise didn't acknowledge a strange fact about the album: it was a conservative affair. After grandly taking risks for the better part of a decade, U2 curbed their sense of adventure, consciously stripping away the irony that marked every one of their albums since 1991's Achtung Baby, and returning to the big, earnest sound and sensibility of their classic '80s work. |
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Pros: The Edge's Guitar, Bono's Soaring Vocals
Cons: Too New to be Classic
This is an excellent U2 album. No, its not "The Joshua Tree." That was the band's greatest record and will probably remain the band's greatest record. After spending most of the 90's in the euro-pop wilderness U2 returned in full form with 2000'suot; But there are far more high points than low points and after the opposite being true of "Zooropa" and "Pop" this is one U2 fan who is greatful that U2 came back 4 years ago, and has stuck around again for another go around. Give this album a few years and will be saying that it stacks up with the best of the best U2 albums. And who cares if you think it sucks---at least it gets them out on tour, and thats all that matters!
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"All That You Can't Leave Behind." What made that record so amazing is that U2 was "U2" again for the first time since "Achtung Baby." "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" lacks the inital shock that ATYCLB had. We're no longer surprised that U2 is still capapble of creating excellent music. This album has its high points--"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own," "Original of the Species," and "City of Blinding Lights"--and its low points--"Yahweh.&q