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this album has no song to be remembered along the future years...the only half good song is moment of surrender, and guess what.... is too long for radio play. I really feel sad of this new album
First or second listen may take you aback as the album isn't immediately accessible.
If you're used to U2's more recent output (and what the heck, I'll even throw in AB and "Pop" there too), you might be expecting some big singles with big catchy hooks.
Instead you have an album more similar to TUF and "Zooropa", with songs that don't leap out at you upon the first or second listen.
My advice, listen a few more times.
The more I listened, the more I liked.
In contrast, the more I heard "Pop", which I actually enjoyed on the first listen, the more I disliked it (sorry "Pop" fans). I can say this about other U2 releases too (for example, I would like about half the album and skip the rest).
Still, after a few more listens you don't like it, then that's cool.
As for me, with regards to the question of your thread, "Pop" is worse. But I don't feel "Pop" is U2's worst album by far.