Personally I think ATYCLB was very good but I don't think it was their third masterpiece. Joshua Tree... Yes....Achtung..hell yes but the last album I 'm not sure it was. Don't get me wrong I loved it but its not an album I can run straight through and say every song touches me in a certain way. Wild Honey good POP song, Stuck in A Moment Great Melody but I tend to skip over them and a couple of others. With Achtung and Joshua Tree, I can never skip over any of the songs.
Call me old school. Now from what I heard of this album, I'm digging the aggressiveness of the guitar. This is a sound Edge has stayed away from all of his career and now he seems to be embracing it. Full Throttle as Bono puts it. Will this be their 3rd Masterpiece, who knows.