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Title: The jury is still out...
Review: When I purchased Pearl Jam's Binaural, I was vastly disappointed. But after about 5,000 listens, I made myself like it. I don't think I'll be able to do that with this album. I am so disappointed. U2 fans will know what I mean when I say this: the boys have finally "gotten over it." Gone are the days of angst, intimacy and heartbreak in U2 songs; here are the days of sappiness, shallow lyrics and complete normalcy. Normalcy. Blah. When did I ever ask for normalcy from U2? What happened to the textures and open-ended lyrics of Achtung Baby? What happened to the abstract poetics of the Joshua Tree? If I had wanted "straight-up rock and roll" from this band, I would have saved my money. Or bought a Hootie and the Blowfish album. Whichever. Can you tell I'm disgusted?!
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