I think my opinion mirrors many others on here - the album starts strong, has a poor middle and then ends well.
NLOTH, Moment of Surrender and Magnificent are all good songs. MoS was a grower, at first I thought it plodded along a little too much but I appreciate it far more now.
The poor middle section for me is Unknown Caller, Crazy Tonight and Get On Your Boots. What were they thinking with Boots? For me it is one of the worst U2 songs, and a terrible choice for opening single.
Stand Up Comedy - it isn't amazing, but I don't mind it.
FEZ, White as Snow, Breathe and Cedars - all great songs. Breathe should have been the lead single.
Overall I'd give the album a solid 6.5/10. It has a couple of gems, a bunch of good songs but unfortunately also has three terrible songs, including one of the worst ever written by U2.
NLOTH, Moment of Surrender and Magnificent are all good songs. MoS was a grower, at first I thought it plodded along a little too much but I appreciate it far more now.
The poor middle section for me is Unknown Caller, Crazy Tonight and Get On Your Boots. What were they thinking with Boots? For me it is one of the worst U2 songs, and a terrible choice for opening single.
Stand Up Comedy - it isn't amazing, but I don't mind it.
FEZ, White as Snow, Breathe and Cedars - all great songs. Breathe should have been the lead single.
Overall I'd give the album a solid 6.5/10. It has a couple of gems, a bunch of good songs but unfortunately also has three terrible songs, including one of the worst ever written by U2.