Well..
SUC isn't "verbal diarrhea " . It's more the opposite. Bono obviously took took time to gather together many of the 'cute' sayings and analogies that had been floating around his head and notepad, and carve them into a series of lyrics that are a little too wordy and , hm, clean. They might make for a decent read on paper, but they don't sound all that great when sung. But it was carefully written and crafted, even if it doesn't quite work as a singable song. More hard nuggets than loose stool.
Yet, you later bring up Breathe, which is far more diarrhea-ish than SUC, but ends up being a better song anyhow, partially because it's more loose. But you dislike Breathe while liking SUC, despite The latter having one of the main qualities you say you dislike about the former. Strange, that.
Also, WAS is a lovely little song, imo. The fact that you dismiss it as a 'rif-off' and therefore not a U2 song is a little bizarre. Do you feel the same way about 40? Unchained Melody? The 'days run away like horses over the hills' lyrics from Dirty Day, or all the lyrics from TGBHF? The hook from DYFL? I guess taking a rare but traditional tune and putting their own spin on it is off-limits, but it's an odd reason to discount the song, given the band's history.
Cedars - you know how U2 likes to close out albums, right?
Sent from my fingertips.
, I can enjoy it, while during Breathe I suffer, especially during the prechoruses and choruses, that feel like they are pushing and pushing too hard...
