One of their BEST studio releases in a long-while.
Calling U2 'sell-outs' for this record is utterly WRONG! The opening note to 'ALL BECAUSE OF YOU' catches my attention right away and gets my adrenaline pumping. Anyone who rates this lower than three stars has bumped their head! I agree that the packaging could have been better but the music is top-notch on this album. The track 'A MAN AND A WOMAN' is beautiful and 'SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN' is inspirational.
Ulitmately, I can hear the best of early U2 mixed with the experience and passion of later U2 mixed together very nicely on this album. I have both this version and the regular version of this album with no qualms about owning either.
Pathetic Fans bring this masterpiece down!
All those of you who claim HTDAAB one of the band's worst cd's are obviously blinded by your pathetic ideals of selling out. The easy way for longtime U2 fans to bash the current cd is to say that they have sold out.
If you judge the product as it is, ignoring the fact that they are on Ipod commercials now you will find a complete GEM. The album is a roller coaster of emotions, it can take you to highs as well as bring emphasis on the low moments of life.
"Sometimes you can't make it" is very criticised by so called "old school" fans; what you all don't realize is that this is an gift that Bono gave to himself and his father. It comes from so deep in the heart that we as listeners can feel what he is saying.
Sure, the album has a couple misfires but the overall product is outstanding. Just because U2 has "sold out" doesn't mean a damn thing, and yes I DO believe that the album goes in the same sentence as Achtung Baby, Joshua Tree, War and Boy.
IT IS THAT GOOD!
U2 prove again why they are one of, if not the best band of all time.
No, U2 have not lost it!
But thats how it works, they keep mixing it up to keep themselves and the audience on their toes. I just wanted to add something seeing as the few reviews I did read were rather "blah" for lack of a better word! I think this album is a great album, mind you, like all of U2's albums, it took me awhile to get into it. Not sure about buying this super deluxe edition, but the album is a must for any U2 fan (hardcore or not).
What a great product!
I love the cd, listen to it often. This is a beautiful collector's item, extremely high quality - as I'm used to expect from U2. It has some of the finest songs U2 has ever released - they just seem to get better and better. The dvd is great and the book is very interesting and unusual. .
3-1/2 stars -- You too can enjoy
But I just want to clear things up for the lovers AND haters of this CD: no, I'm not a hardcore fan of the band; and no, I didn't rate this less than four stars because it's no Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby. I noticed that the first two pages of reviews for U2's latest album are almost entirely made up of one-star ratings, and it almost made me sick.
I'm not exactly sure where the title How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb came from, but at any rate, this is a pretty decent album. The album starts out with "Vertigo", which had to grow on me for some reason (and I know this is old news, but. . . did Bono forget how to count?). Other good songs include "Yahweh", "One Step Closer" and my favorite, "All Because of You". And "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" is a wonderful I'll-be-there-for-you track that doesn't sound so clichéd.
To be honest, though, this album is half-good, half-okay. And there are a couple of missteps. As good as "Miracle Drug" is, it sounds just like "Beautiful Day"; and "Original of the Species" makes no sense at all. Anyway, while this isn't U2's best album, it's definitely not a bomb, so if you're a more open-minded consumer like I am, then you won't be mad that you picked this up.
Anthony Rupert
P. S. In response to another reviewer, "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" is the third single off this album, not the second ("All Because of You" was the second).
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