To be honest, I'm not really wild about The Troubles either, but it has a nice melody and a good (albeit overused) hook from Lykke Li. It's not a musical revelation and it fades out before it really lets loose, but it's one of the most subtle and measured tracks on the album. It would be my least favorite song on Achtung Baby, but it's definitely a highlight here.
I also really like that the title is a red herring. Some may have been disappointed, but I thought it was clever.
The Troubles is by far my favorite song on SoI, and one of my favorite U2 album closers. And I really like the red herring, too. But what really is a red flag for me regarding SoI is that I like my favorite song on every other U2 album better than The Troubles.
I Will Follow
Tomorrow
Drowning Man
Bad
With or Without You
All I Want Is You
Ultraviolet
Lemon
Your Blue Room
Please
Beautiful Day
City of Blinding Lights
Moment of Surrender
The Troubles: yeah, going through this again, it's definitely not as good as any of the previous songs.
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