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Generally favorable reviews- based on 409 Ratings
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Positive: 294 out of 409
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Mixed: 34 out of 409
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Negative: 81 out of 409
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Apr 6, 2020
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Dec 22, 2016The 4Fourth Masterpiece of U2, Follow By The Joshua Tree (1987), Achtung Baby (1991) & All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000).
Even with 9 winning grammy for this album i think that the fans and the own U2 underrated this Brilliant album -
Sep 30, 2016After opening a new millenium strong with All That You Can't Leave Behind, this album and it's forgettable alternative rock set U2 on a downward spiral.
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May 11, 2016............................................................................................................................................................U2 At his Best
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Apr 2, 2016This Album don't deserve 79% for Critics...
Deserves at Least 87% percents Is a Masterpiece.... And also have Retarded and Idiots in the public, that give less than 4 points, A NEGATIVE REVIEW, Please Metacritic Erase at least 45 negative reviews. -
Dec 30, 2015............................................................................................................ Metacritic please delete any review with 0,1 and 2 points
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Oct 21, 2015More than half of negative reviews should be erased 81 negative reviews from this album???? Really???
Even Songs Of Innocence 2014 that isn't great album don't deserve a negative review i gave 6 for Songs Of Innocence 2014 that i considered a so-so weak record of U2 without doubt HTDAAB is a hard punch compared to SOI in this album U2 won all 9 nominations of grammy and not won for nothing... -
Jul 19, 2015Para os 81 imbecis foda-se............................................................................................................ o Metacritic devia anular esses votos
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Jul 6, 201581 imbecis que não sabem o significado de U2,poderiam morrer e anula seus votos inúteis e imaturos. HTDAAB é U2 em melhor forma sem mentira tinham que anular no mínimo esses 81 votos para não precisa mata-los;
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Dec 23, 2014Excelente Album!
A 4 Obra Prima Do U2,Os Outros São The Joshua Tree,Achtung Baby E All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Todas São Excelentes Mas Essas São As Top.
Top How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
1-City Of Blinding Lights
2-Miracle Drug
3-Yahweh
4-Sometimes You Can't Make It Our Own
5-Original Of The Species
6-Crumbs From Your Table
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Dec 9, 2014This album wants to be high-energy, but never fully gets what it wants. Once again, this U2 album opens up with its best song, Vertigo. Tracks like Love and Peace or Else are obviously trying to be edgy, but just fall flat. Once again, U2 just seems to have lost what made them legendary.
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May 30, 2013Excelente Album!
A 4 Obra Prima Do U2,Os Outros São The Joshua Tree,Achtung Baby E All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Todas São Excelentes Mas Essas São As Top.
Top How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
1-City Of Blinding Lights
2-Miracle Drug
3-Yahweh
4-Crumbs From Your Table
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Jun 15, 2012Top record from U2 - it's got it all. Hit singles, rock anthems, lighters in the air moments and some great production as well. Bono and co should the world how you make a stadium sized rock album. Although there isn't much experimentation on it and its pretty standard guitar rock, its got some of the bands finest moments on it. There are only a couple of non outstanding tracks on here.
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Jan 30, 2012When a new U2 album comes out, you hope there is some sort of progression or evolution. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb doesn't accomplish either of those. HTDAAB sounds like a band that has hit a wall of pretentiousness.
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Apr 30, 2011A good album...but they're losing a bit of their older distinct sound that made them U2. A couple of the songs are a bit similar to previous songs. But they still sounded great, I think. 'Vertigo' sounded wonderful. It was kind of a newer-sounding U2, but it was them. I liked it.
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Aug 14, 2010
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AristonBSep 21, 2009The worst album of U2. They could tour without this crap. Maybe 3 songs worth listening. New low.
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JohnKFeb 19, 2009I love U2. I hate this album. I even liked Pop and I hate this album. The difference? The lyrics all the way. Pop had interesting lyrics, this has boring, straightforward and unpoetic. It's a terrible, terrible album.
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JalexDFeb 15, 2009A stellar collection of songs, even if it doesn't gel as nicely as nearly all their other albums. Still it stands as a peak for one of the world's greatest artists ever, as well as being the best album of 2004.
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AlecFJan 9, 2009
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TheDudeNov 21, 2008Amazing album. Great songs and melodies right throughout.
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FabianoS.Sep 14, 2008Good album.
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JonnyFSep 3, 2008Brilliant album but not as gd as ATYCLB, Achtung Baby or the Joshua tree. however still a great piece of work.
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ElevanIJul 18, 2008U2 always record good albums. Atomic Bomb is a great rock´n roll album. BEST OF 2004.
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DermottFJul 4, 2008
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tylerkJun 24, 2008Marginal. U2 used to have a distinct sound. This blends nicely with the proliferation of mediocrity on the radio. Possibly the weakest lyrics on any U2 record, "I'll give you everything that you want..except the thing that you want" Everything after zooropa has been marginal at best.
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GeorgeC.Feb 7, 2008Totally irrelevant. U2 hasn't made a good record since War. If these guys aren't careful... in 5 years they're going to end up opening for Hinder or Nickelback on a tour of gay biker bars... in Bulgaria.
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PignoahJan 9, 2008Mundane, repetitive, pretentious and phony musical trash.
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CalebM.Dec 19, 2007First time i heard this CD i thought it was a greatest hits CD. Thats how good it is.
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MusicLoverOct 21, 2007I was so excited when I first got this album. Then I listened to it & all I felt was disappointment. I expected more from U2. I still got faith in Bono & the gang, though.
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Awards & Rankings
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This time, Steve Lillywhite and the other producers assembled simply construct a U2 album in miniature, mixing in the Edge's processed-guitar trademark whenever you fear they're straying into unforgivable un-U2ness. That's just not enough.
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This is grandiose music from grandiose men, sweatlessly confident in the execution of their duties.
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While the rest of the album fails to live up to the breadth of “City” and “Crumbs,” and while it takes serious missteps on the shockingly bad “Man and a Woman” and “Yahweh,” this is, by and large, an album to be thankful for, regardless of your demographic.