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The new U2 album, Songs of Innocence, rate it!

vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
edited September 2014 in Other Music
Apperently 33 million people have already listened to it. Rolling Stone gave it 5 stars! But, lets see what the people think. We will use the RS scale of 1/2 to 5 stars.

The new U2 album, Songs of Innocence, rate it! 43 votes

1/2 star
9%
Red LukinhappyhourheroSVRDhand13RobbyD462 4 votes
1 star
0%
1.5 stars
4%
caifan82mfc2006 2 votes
2 stars
16%
letsongsprotestvaggar99pledgeagrievanceMay 30thPJ_SoulFlamery1ThoughtKnown 7 votes
2.5 stars
2%
Roeghmann 1 vote
3 stars
13%
bootlegger10JimmyVTim SimmonseeriepadavebluegraceBrainOfJHA 6 votes
3.5 stars
13%
SpartanacusPonciervedder6NamiChazzHesCalledDyer 6 votes
4 stars
23%
primussuckschittyfifepjfaninindianahinsey21dogmattMedozKrummyweddingparadePopmartijn 10 votes
4.5 stars
11%
2-feign-reluctancehalvjosevolutiong under pJWPearl 5 votes
5 stars
4%
FatassJustaPJFan 2 votes

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  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    2 stars
    a couple of good songs maybe.
  • RobbyD462RobbyD462 Posts: 4,812
    edited September 2014
    1/2 star
    lol I think its dog shit!
    I still cant believe RS gave this thing 5 stars.
    The same magazine that ripped every Led Zeppelin album.

    I mean come on they had to give this shit away!

    Not to mention it's a total pain in the ass to get off my phone.

    There I go being honest again.....
    Post edited by RobbyD462 on
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  • halvhalv Posts: 701
    4.5 stars
    Love it! 4.5 stars for sure.
  • JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    4.5 stars
    You didn't vote ?
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,959
    2 stars
    It's not terrible, but it inspires absolutely NO emotion in me. It's just there sounding kind of alright. The one absolute requirement I have for music is that it inspire some kind of emotion. So I can't give more than a 2 for this album.
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,173
    3 stars
    I have enjoyed using my announcer voice to say "the most controversial album on the planet" over and over and over again.

    Simple pleasures. :-)
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  • JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    4.5 stars
    Yes I love all eleven songs on the album..
    I'm off now to listen to the radio....my eyes are still wanting rest now from the pc so chow
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,947
    3 stars
    It isn't a bad album, but it just doesn't seem to have any peaks or valleys to it. For me it is like Lightning Bolt: quality you expect from PJ (or U2), but nothing pushing the envelope or really new. I still love U2, and like the album, but it doesn't sound very inspired.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,454
    1.5 stars
    Liked a couple of songs, but they lost me after Achtung Baby.
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  • RobbyD462RobbyD462 Posts: 4,812
    1/2 star
    mfc2006 said:

    Liked a couple of songs, but they lost me after Achtung Baby.

    I agree with you
    I tuned out after Achtung Baby as well
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  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    3 stars
    Same here, haven't really listened to them after Achtung Baby simply because it hasn't been very good.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    bluegrace said:

    Same here, haven't really listened to them after Achtung Baby simply because it hasn't been very good.


    Zooropa grew on my after many years, and Pop isn't horrible. But I always say that after Achtung Baby, I like some U2 songs but not entire albums (Zooropa is close).
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  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    edited September 2014
    4.5 stars
    BinFrog said:

    bluegrace said:

    Same here, haven't really listened to them after Achtung Baby simply because it hasn't been very good.


    Zooropa grew on my after many years, and Pop isn't horrible. But I always say that after Achtung Baby, I like some U2 songs but not entire albums (Zooropa is close).
    4.5 stars

    At the time for some reason I liked Zooropa more than AB. Now though AB is more liked than Z and Pop isn't bad either. As for the new album I really like it and each new listen the songs take shape. Love that little guitar riff in track 10 the title is too damn long, they will kick ass live with at least 5 from this album. I like the U2 songs that don't sound U2ish, I could say the same for RUSH too.

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  • vaggar99vaggar99 Posts: 3,427
    2 stars


    Agree with this. U2 lost their way in terms of producing complete albums after achtung baby. They seem to focus on a few hit songs and then tack on a bunch unlistenable stuff to fill out the album
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,168
    1/2 star
    but I give it five stars if I'm listening to something that will put me to sleep
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    mfc2006 said:

    Liked a couple of songs, but they lost me after Achtung Baby.

    I agree with this.
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  • NamiNami Posts: 5,995
    3.5 stars
    pretty good and its free
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  • primussucksprimussucks Posts: 2,360
    4 stars
    After my first 2 listens I thought this album was total shit (Just like Binaural). But the more I listen to it the more I like it. It's growing on me and these type of records usually become my favorite.
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  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    4 stars
    it's better than their last cd
  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,444
    3.5 stars
    It reminds me of them going back to their roots. Has a very 80's U2 feel to me. Still not quite on that level, but it's pretty good.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,959
    edited March 2015
    2 stars
    I'm listening to this album again, just trying to figure out why it does nothing for me..... I think it might just be that the band lost its spirit somewhere along the way. They are playing the notes and singing the lyrics and it does sound like U2 music, and even like older U2, but it doesn't feel like the good U2... I dunno, something ineffable just seems to be missing for me.
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  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    2 stars
    It's mediocre at best. But I would still go to a concert
  • JustaPJFanJustaPJFan Posts: 710
    edited March 2015
    5 stars
    Same thing as with PJ, some people here who say PJ didn't make a good album after Advocado, I just disagree with them. Songs of Innocence, Lightning Bolt all fine with me. Not their best albums for sure, but I still hear the bands I've always loved. Maybe I'm not that demanding, but if a band stole my heart I can't dislike their new albums. Although I have a hate for U2's All You Can't Leave Behind :angry:.
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    2 stars
    JustaPJFan said:

    Same thing as with PJ, some people here who say PJ didn't make a good album after Advocado, I just disagree with them. Songs of Innocence, Lightning Bolt all fine with me. Not their best albums for sure, but I still hear the bands I've always loved. Maybe I'm not that demanding, but if a band stole my heart I can't dislike their new albums. Although I have a hate for U2's All You Can't Leave Behind :angry:.

    THIS I can understand. If you are a huge U2 fan then you will love it. I am a casual fan and it just did not inspire me. Lightning bolt has songs on there which inspire me and I feel emotion (especially Swallowed Whole and Yellow Moon). Cheers!
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