Okay, the title of this thread says it all. People have been complaining about these lyrics since the day it leaked (november 17 i believe). And now, I will try to settle things, one and for all. With Vertigo, people have been saying things like "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" is the worst lyric I have ever heard. What do you want him to put in there? Recite poetry? It is just a little rocking out/jamming at the end! Plus, it isn't the first time that a singer has sang words that don't neccesarily mean anything. Hey Jude's na na na na finale? Need I say more? Then there's the "just gimme what I want and no one gets hurt." A perfectly fine cliche, that says what Bono is trying to say. It is hard to write up a phrase that means the same thing as that. Once again, what do you want him to say instead of that? "Just hand me the things I need, and then I will not attempt to harm you?" I mean, come on! My argument is pretty much the same for the other songs, too. It bugs me when people say "What kind of lyrics are "sugar c'mon?" and what kind of lyrics are "doo doo doo?" He is not using them to state his opinion on politics, ro to rhyme with other words, they are just showing his emotions!
Now, what I think is wrong with HTDAAB, is not the lyrics. It isn't the production either. I think that the songs aren't related enough. It reminds me of a mixtape of all the styles of music that U2 can do. It doesn't redifine them. It is still an extremely good U2 album, because all the styles of music that U2 can do are great, but "A Man And A Woman" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" just can't be on the same disk for me.
Well, there is my rant. Say what you will, I stick to it.
Now, what I think is wrong with HTDAAB, is not the lyrics. It isn't the production either. I think that the songs aren't related enough. It reminds me of a mixtape of all the styles of music that U2 can do. It doesn't redifine them. It is still an extremely good U2 album, because all the styles of music that U2 can do are great, but "A Man And A Woman" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" just can't be on the same disk for me.
Well, there is my rant. Say what you will, I stick to it.
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That should be our forum motto. 
Yet this is from my favorite U2 album.
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It's just funny that if someone even dares to point out a few flaws in the new album, they're jumped on by passionately defensive posts saying 'stop complaining like it's the weather' or 'if you don't like the album, go listen to some other band' and so on. WTF? Is it wrong to objectively look at an album for plus and minus points? Overall, I like this album by the way... just in case you're confusing me for a 'hater'.
