Man, the albums not shit, just not your taste, obviously being used to listening to Guns 'n' roses, i'd have guessed you be craving something different from the norm, appearently u2 was.
plus, do you not like beautiful day, elevation, new york, when i look at the world?
The album's theme was compassion, sincerity, joy, and bombastic sounds, U2 is known for not repeating their sound.
Anyway, the new sound looks like it'll be harder than anything else U2 has done, i know it won't be the typical Nickleback/creed/theory of a deadmanetc....
Those bands have good tunes, well nickleback has one or two, but they will be forgotten in time, and don't have enough thought/feeling/relevance to remain like U2's music does!
Plus, the Elevation TOUR was rockin!!!