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Title: Inspiring veering on cheesy
Review: All That You Can't Leave Behind was a grand return to form for U2, and it's an album meant to inspire and bestow the virtues of positivity. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Opening with "Beautiful Day," amongst the best singles the band ever wrote, they set up an electrifying array of excitement and passion - tracks like "Walk On" and "New York" carry the gauntlet well enough and make for a fun, uplifting listen. But it's hard to deny that too much of this is U2's downfall - Bono's so smooth sometimes he sounds condescending, and the songwriting can often verge from positivity into nauseating treacle if left unchecked ("Grace sees goodness in everything." Way to be, Grace).
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