Title: Rattle and Hum? Ho-hum? How about No Hum?
Product review: Once upon a time, you could count on U2 to give you 6 or 7 decent tracks on a new cd or record, 3 of which were brilliant, and 1 that amounted to a timeless gem (for example, "New Year's Day," "Bad," "One Tree Hill," or "One"). On this new cd, you can count zero gems, nothing brilliant, and 2 decent tracks ("Vertigo," and "Yahweh" if you can overlook the Jesus reference). A pattern has emerged: ATYCLB and HTDAAB demonstrate the lack of (and need for) propulsive bass lines and strong vocals (which Bono seems to have lost forever). Sadly, the Edge's reemergence on HTDAAB (after having gone missing on ATYCLB) isn't enough to merit repeat listening of the new cd. And so HTDAAB provides little reward for the waiting.
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