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U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind Audio CD

A fair review of the U2 "All That You Can't Leave Behind" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all U2 reviews here, or go back to the U2 tabs.

U2 Band: U2
Title: All That You Can't Leave Behind
Rating:
Release Date: 2000-10-31
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Beautiful Day 2: Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of 3: Elevation 4: Walk On 5: Kite 6: In a Little While 7: Wild Honey 8: Peace on Earth 9: When I Look at the World 10: New York 11: Grace

Lots of highs and lows.
Recommended: Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment, Walk On, Wild Honey. Although there are a handful of catchy U2 classics, the last 4 tracks are quite weak. Overall a solid album.


Second Only To Achtung Baby
I has also sold platinum X4 to date. 2000s All That You Can't Leave Behind, scored 5 grammys, including best rock album, song of the year (Beautiful Day) and 2 of them for record of the year (Walk On & Beautiful Day). I rank U2s albums to date as follows:

Achtung Baby
All That You Can't Leave Behind
No Line On The Horizon
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Pop
The Joshua Tree
War
The Unforgettable Fire

This one is highly recommended for anyone that likes art-rock with soul and a variety of styles used for effect. .


If you're new to U2, this is the first one you should listen to.
So they did. With "All That You Can't Leave Behind," U2 set out to conquer the world once again. Sports Illustrated. com ranked their Superbowl halftime show following the Elevation tour and 9/11 as the "best superbowl halftime show ever. " If you are somehow still somewhat unfamiliar with U2's music, this is the album to start with. All of their different kinds of musical attempts from their first two decades are well represented here. If you prefer the 80's U2, this is the closest thing to that era's sound since Joshua Tree. If you prefer 90's U2, not to worry, they're still into some techno sounds and phat beats. Most of all, the love on this album is so palpable it radiates through each song. Listening to this album is like having an hour long hug from your best friend. No wonder U2 toured with a heart-shaped walkway to support this album. Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment, Elevation, Walk-On, Kite, In a Little While, Wild Honey are seven consecutive awesome heart-melters. All of which are now U2 classics. The album admittedly does slow down a bit at the end, except for When I look at the world, another classic. With ATYCLB following POP, U2 set out to make an album where any of the tracks could be singles. With the exception of MAYBE peace on earth and grace, they succeeded admirably, however those tracks are by no means bad songs, just not strong enough to sustain weeks or months of radio play. This is far and away the warmest, most easily accesable U2 album, and it really carried a lot of us in the weeks and months following 9/11. It was a metaphorical shoulder for all of us to cry on, and in the concerts following 9/11 the band literally DID cry along with the audience because the material just happened to be so real, so emotional, and down to earth that there was no denying that connection. If you don't already own it, do yourself a favor and go out and pick up one of the best albums EVER. Rock, Soul, or otherwise. I can't really put a label on this album other than CLASSIC and INCREDIBLY REMARKABLE.


Another victim of the Loudness wars.
However after listening to the entire CD on my high-end sound system, I feel much like Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" - revolted and nauseated with the music I love. When I first heard this album on my car's MP3 player, I immediately fell in love with the album.

This seems to be the first U2 album to be subject to the destroyer of sound fidelity: The loudness filter. Forget about appreciating the guitar work, drums and bass. All those sounds have been mushed together into a giant wall of static. This album is impossible to listen to from beginning to end without getting motion sickness.

And record labels keep wondering why CD sales are plummeting. I would love to send this CD back asking for a refund due to lack-of-fidelity. Save your money and just download the MP3s.


"Beautiful Day" was great but then...
But the rest of the album is crap. I thought "Beautiful Day" was an awesome single. I guess their creativity is long gone. Not since "Auctung Baby" have they come up with a decent album. .


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