How good is U2′s new album – Gothenburg Post

The duet with Swedish Lykke Li is the disc’s strongest song when U2 is back with the album Songs of Innocence.

The Miracle (of Joey Ramone) – two lighthouses

The Edge riffar on a heavily distorted guitar in a småfånig but charming rock song where Bono sings about when he and the others saw the Ramones in Dublin. The rest, as they say, is history.

Every Breaking Wave – FOUR LIGHTHOUSES

The bass line is vintage-U2 song but soon becomes a glittering showcase of how stadium rock should let the 2014 U2 berates both Coldplay and The Killers and states who are masters in this branch. While the symbolism of the waves breaking against the shore is a pastiche of rank.

California (There is no end to love) – THREE LIGHTHOUSES

The Choir in the intro is a loving tribute to the Beach Boys as over clear that it could be signed Per Gessle. Then find the song its own identity and will far on the marauding run. Bono sounds inspired.

Song for someone – FOUR LIGHTHOUSES

One of the disc’s stronger texts bears turned and turned on. The song begins, which is to say the least unusual from U2, with an acoustic guitar. Impressive ballad at half of that battle that U2 are so good at.

Iris (Hold me close) – FOUR LIGHTHOUSES

Bono sings about his mother while Edge drives the song with his typical guitar and U2 are successful in bringing together the classic arena rock with dance music. It sounds very much … Kent. Expect that it will turn up a number of remixes on this one. Will be able to be amazing live.

Volcano – FOUR LIGHTHOUSES

Back to the roots with post-punk and new wave. A nasty bassline and choppy guitar that takes great location towards the end. Many younger bands have tried to do about this in recent years, but the U2 shows class.

Raised by wolves – two lighthouses

It’s about a car bomb. Musically, it is unfortunately too rigid and square. The disc’s weakest song.

Cedarwood Road – THREE LIGHTHOUSES

Fragmentation song with too many ideas ihopknödda on the same surface. I like the chill, a little folkiga part. Bono sings of his childhood neighborhood.

Sleep like a baby tonight – FOUR LIGHTHOUSES

Kraftwerk syntigt, a bit like in Hakan Hellstrom gun but slower. Grows out to a nice song with a lovely chorus. Reach heavenly heights when Bono goes into falsetto and Edge drop off a searing guitar solo.

This is where you can reach me – two lighthouses

Some of a not entirely successful, experiment in which U2 samples seagulls and playing 80s.

The Troubles – FOUR LIGHTHOUSES

The disc’s biggest moment where Swedish Lykke Li will take place. Basically a typical U2 ballad with strings and a lot of drama but the way that Lykke Li singing makes the song also becomes something else entirely. Perhaps a sort of Irish / Nordic soul gospel.