After spending the 1990s experimenting with electronic music and returning to arena-ready rock during the first few years of the 21st century, U2 stakes out territory somewhere between those two points on 2009's NO LINE ON THE HORIZON. Enlisting its go-to production trio of Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Steve Lillywhite, the Irish quartet seems intent on crafting a quirkier companion piece to HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB, and they succeed with restless tracks such as "Get on Your Boots," which sounds like "Vertigo" hijacked by T. Rex, and "Stand Up Comedy," a wiry number that lets the Edge cut loose with barbed guitar lines. Some of most striking songs on HORIZON are the ones that venture farthest from U2's comfort zone, as on the surprisingly weighty title track, a tune that counterbalances its nearly industrial heft with a high-pitched keyboard melody, and, of course, Bono's soaring vocals. Although HORIZON is willfully less accessible than BOMB or ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND, it's no return to ZOOROPA-level obtuseness either, meaning that U2 fans will find plenty to admire here even if it doesn't hit them with the immediacy of the group's signature anthems.
- Format: Vinyl, 2 LP
- Genre: Rock, Pop
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Track Listing:
A1 No Line On The Horizon
A2 Magnificent
A3 Moment Of Surrender
B1 Unknown Caller
B2 I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
B3 Get On Your Boots
B4 Stand Up Comedy
C1 FEZ – Being Born
C2 White As Snow
C3 Breathe
C4 Cedars Of Lebanon
D1 Magnificent (Wonderland Remix)
D2 I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (Redanka's 'Kick Darkness' Vocal Version)
