This album of U2 actually begins even before it has really begun: advertising effect the master tapes are stolen in France. And the music world holds its breath as the work now to be called? Well, whether true or not. So much for the history of the small Kanninchen`s. Bono and his men have remained faithful to their way, make no experiments and supply from what we know for a long time and even expected. In some respects crowded for me always a comparison to the Sythiepoppern of Depeche Mode on: With Flood the same producer, with Anton Cobaijn the same artwork employees, some of the same release dates of new albums. While DM is not only experiementierfreudiger and further developed, remained U2 with their Nimbus "best rock band in the world" from the time of Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby are on the spot. Specifically for Album: In a known manner with the I-Pod Trailer "Vertigo" is going on rocks. The third piece Bono sings in despair the death of his father, so that it touches the listener himself to tears. And of course, the misery of the world is moved with "Love and Peace or Else" right into the light. It has just been waiting for the plan such phrases as "Lay Down Your Guns" fall. There are also, of course, with "City of Blinding Lights" and "Crumbs from Your Table" also blast a format like "the streets have no name." My personal hit the admittedly very surprising song "A man and a woman". Just great, just not typical times U2! When U2 are the ghosts: the one hand, they idolize, others simply can not hear. I vacillate between in this album. This disc proves indispensable for any fan, but to call now to dusty to be "best rock band of all time". Since there are now more innovative ...
