Since when this album became a masterpiece? There are few good songs but it's nowhere near The Joshua Tree and definitly a minus masterpiece!!

I really enjoyed the first two tracks off this CD until it went on and it went downhill for me from there... I'm sorry-but this music is less than mediocre. Great for the masses and the New Yorkians who buy this cra*. I'm really dissapointed in these guys. They used to put out quality music and this is definitely nothing new to the world of music. He could have done a much better job singing too.. but even the quality of the recording is terrible. His voice sounds scratchy and believe me that is not from his off key style. It comes from not caring about the music--period. Give it 5 stars-- it's exactly what MTV would love to rave about. I sold this one right away- I would give it away if I had to.

I enjoy this CD and I cannot add to what has already been said, however, I am disappointed that the lyrics were not included in the sleeve. One reason to purchase CD's instead of burning them is to support the artist and HAVE the lyrics to the songs on the CD. U2 is not the only set of artists to have this short coming. I recently purchased nine new CD's from Amazon, (nearly all were this year's grammy winners) and not a single sleeve included lyrics. I feel short-changed!

After listening to the latest installment of the U2 archive, I cannot help but think back to a news story that I heard last year regarding Bono's loss of his laptop containing all of the lyrics for this album. The laptop was returned and the album lyrics eventually made it to the album. That said, I cannot help wishing that they had never been found. The world wouldn't have missed a thing except a bunch of immature lyrics that are better suited to a fifth grade love letter than a U2 album.

I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO LISTENING TO U2 LATEST CREATION AND THE CD LEFT ME WITH A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. I FOUND MYSELF PUTTING ON THE OLDER CDS TO MAKE UP FOR IT,ESP.ACHTUNG BABY WHICH IS BY FAR SUPERIOR. EVEN POP AND I HATE TO SAY ZOOROPA IS BETTER.

I am absolutely astounded that anyone can rate this latest dismal effort with anything more than a 1 star!! 'Going back to their roots'?. Keep digging further than that! More like 'the bottom of the pit'. This album is more like a bad 'B' side release. I cannot even listed to it again. DO NOT BUY IT! DON'T EVEN WASTE YOUR TIME BURNING IT FROM INTERNET. GET RID OF IT!