12-27-2017, 01:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-27-2017, 01:08 PM by Drunk Monk.)
I got this too! It was on my list. I thought it might remind me of my recent Dublin trip and it does just that. A few tracks brought me right back to sitting in Temple Bar at a cafe, delighting in some rich and hot seafood chowder and watching the rain fall. That was a lovely Dublin day.
I've listened to it a few times while driving but haven't really given it my full attention because I've had passengers (my mom) and the volume was low. This morning I cranked it for the commute and got about halfway through. It's enjoyable but like you say, none of the tracks really stand out yet. The lyricism is good, a bit preachy but preaching to the choir as far as I'm concerned. I feel the Edge is missing. I can hear everyone else in the band - Bono seems in particularly good voice and Clayton reminds me a bit of Waters on a few tracks. And Mullins is keeping time well, like always. But I'm not hearing those soaring riffs from the Edge. I'm still listening to it though, if for no other reason but to savor memories of Dublin last month.
I've listened to it a few times while driving but haven't really given it my full attention because I've had passengers (my mom) and the volume was low. This morning I cranked it for the commute and got about halfway through. It's enjoyable but like you say, none of the tracks really stand out yet. The lyricism is good, a bit preachy but preaching to the choir as far as I'm concerned. I feel the Edge is missing. I can hear everyone else in the band - Bono seems in particularly good voice and Clayton reminds me a bit of Waters on a few tracks. And Mullins is keeping time well, like always. But I'm not hearing those soaring riffs from the Edge. I'm still listening to it though, if for no other reason but to savor memories of Dublin last month.
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