U2freakboy
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Here's Billboard's review of Window in the Skies. Let's use this space to comment on the review ... I posted this same review in another topic to discuss the "new album" reference. I think overall the review is pretty positive.
"Hot on the heels of the punk anthem "The Saints Are Coming" recorded with Green Day, U2 spins off a second new track from "U218 Singles," its hits collection for the holidays. "Window in the Skies" is an epic ballad that echoes "City of Blinding Lights" and climaxes with the heart-warming couplet "Can't you see what love has done/And what it's doing to me." It's a jolly, light-filled and somewhat diluted arena gospel with a big falsetto chorus and Bono's trademark "oo-ee-oos," but the biggest rock band sounds indecisive, perhaps already distracted by the Christmas lights. One of U2's poppiest ever, this huggable tune should gain momentum with the first snowfall and keep fans warm until the next studio album, which drops in 2007. —Sven Philipp
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/index.jsp
"Hot on the heels of the punk anthem "The Saints Are Coming" recorded with Green Day, U2 spins off a second new track from "U218 Singles," its hits collection for the holidays. "Window in the Skies" is an epic ballad that echoes "City of Blinding Lights" and climaxes with the heart-warming couplet "Can't you see what love has done/And what it's doing to me." It's a jolly, light-filled and somewhat diluted arena gospel with a big falsetto chorus and Bono's trademark "oo-ee-oos," but the biggest rock band sounds indecisive, perhaps already distracted by the Christmas lights. One of U2's poppiest ever, this huggable tune should gain momentum with the first snowfall and keep fans warm until the next studio album, which drops in 2007. —Sven Philipp
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/index.jsp