Wow, I have to admit "Sometimes" is growing on me. Especially after the SNL performance and then Brooklyn. That "when I sing" part is astonishing. But, overall, I just can't get over how the song plods in the 2nd verse. My favorite vocal is on A Man and a Woman. "Man" may be the most flawless song U2 has ever done. It's tight, precise, gorgeous, moving, meaningful, hooky.
And I agree with anyone that says Bono's voice is better than it's been in a long, long time. Even back on the JT tour, he started in with this voice-from-the-depths-of-hell when he couldn't reach the high notes. Now, almost 20 years later, he's reaching notes I haven't heard since War. Did he quit smoking? Make a deal with the devil?