How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2

Being one of those people that plays a CD to death then moves onto the next best thing it's perhaps unwise of me to purchase more than one CD at a time. U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb", came in a nice package from Amazon with REM's latest and an Oasis CD A couple of months down the line I remembered that I actually owned U2's latest album and perhaps it was time to annoy the neighbours with something other than nightly doses of Oasis. Through out Atomic Bomb what you can't fail to notice is the fact U2 are perhaps going back to their musical roots -what you get is an album packed with those classic rock songs that you just know will ...  Read the complete review

* Introduction * I must admit that I'm the kind of person who tends to buy a CD, almost on impulse, often having only heard one of the songs from the album, and sometimes not even fully sure if I like it. Well, U2's "how to dismantle an atomic bomb" is possibly the best example of this currently in my CD collection. I purchased this album a while ago, based on my liking on the immensely popular hit single "Vertigo," only to find that a while after, I was utterly sick of its tendency to be over played on the radio, to the point where I no longer found any enjoyment in listening to it. Luckily for me, the rest of the album was to ...  Read the complete review

"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" was the eleventh studio album by U2. This album is probably the best collection of songs since "Achtung Baby" but unfortunately continues the trend of "Zooropa", "Pop" and "All That You Can't Leave Behind" in that there are some outstanding tracks on it but sadly there are one or two which should never have made it to the final album. The track listing is as follows (UK version, track 12 is a UK bonus track) 1. Vertigo (3:11) The opening track and the opening single is an upbeat rock song. It has a catchy chorus and comes over well live, although I am ...  Read the complete review

With the exception to a few ballads, I've never really cared for U2 although I found time to give the new album a spin during a spare hour. Indeed, there were only two tracks which really stood out on the album, both of which are indeed ballads. Firstly, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, which is not only very true, but features Bono at his pinnacle as far as the album goes. City Of Blinding Lights is the second outstanding track, which has a great keyboard introduction and atmosphere. The track goes onto develop quiet nicely as a more upbeat ballad, with some interesting lyrical work. Also mentioning is the 'obvious single' that is ...  Read the complete review

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was released by U2 in 2004 and is a stunning album, the eleventh they've made as a band. The album features twelve tracks with some rock and a few ballads. track list 1 - VERTIGO - A great guitar performance by Edge and a really catchy song full of energy that you just have to sing along to. 2 - MIRACLE DRUG - In my opinion the weakest song on the album as it's too slow. 3 - SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN - A lovely ballad written by Bono about his father's death that builds tempo as it goes along. 4 - LOVE AND PEACE OR ELSE - A nice gentle song. 5 - CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS - A great song that ...  Read the complete review