 | U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
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| 5.0 classic | cjboog | December 28th 08 |
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" remains my first musical love and my all time favorite album. The peak
moments in this album -- when listened too loudly with very good speakers -- make you feel like you can fly: the
blazing guitars on "Vertigo", and the soaring sonic chorus of "City of Blinding Lights". Even at it's lowest points ("A
Man and a Woman", "Original of the Species"), HTDAAB is still a sturdy effort of solid songs from U2. The bottom
line with "Bomb" is that a band that has been around for over two decades is still putting out music that can kick
the crap out of everything else being played on the radio. Now that is a feat worth admiring.
It will be difficult to ever duplicate than the sense of exhilaration I felt while listening to this album the first several
times and I was struck by the revelation that there really is such a thing as great music.
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| 3.0 good | lz41 | November 29th 21 |
It's got some tunes but this is the first album where U2's message stretched from the universal towards the anonymous as they struggled to maintain a purpose and goal in their music.
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| 3.0 good | sugarcubes | June 1st 17 |
Pretty solid rock album from U2 in my opinion. Does what it does quite well and fuck I'm tired I'll come up with a better soundoff soon sometime keep it real
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| 2.5 average | Jack Fraser | July 20th 15 |
U2's worst qualities turned up to 11, with stadium-sized production and teenager-level songwriting.
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| 3.5 great | NightmareCinema16 | November 7th 12 |
Pushing spiritual flow into the equation. It sounds like U2, except for it doesn't sound quite as powerful. Maybe it's just me.
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| 3.5 great | j1myz | September 5th 12 |
A tale of two half albums- the first is amazing, the second is truly rubbish.
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| 3.0 good | AngryCrabFaces | April 25th 10 |
As a whole, this isn't anything special or groundbreaking; many of the songs don't hook me in, or are particularly original. The gold on this album is in the obvious singles "Vertigo" and "City of Blinding Lights," which are incredibly infectious and joyful.
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