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Title: It's Over
Review: How can the mighty have fallen so far? One of the greatest bands in the world has devolved into a mockery of itself - the U2 I knew and loved is long dead and this is far from a suitable epitaph. The Irish lads promised this would be a return to their classic style, with The Edge's beautiful, ringing guitar standing out once more; I can't hear it, at least not for more than a few seconds. The album offers up three "good" tracks, and they all pale in comparison to what this formerly great band produced in its heyday - "Beautiful Day," "Elevation," and "New York." Everything is forgettable, missing even the incisive lyrics this band once wrote so well. I really had hoped this album would be a return to form after U2's terrible spiral throughout the 90's - instead, it's some half-hearted attempt to become something new again, and a failure at that. Goodbye U2, it was great while it lasted.
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