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Universal acclaim- based on 161 Ratings
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Positive: 134 out of 161
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Mixed: 13 out of 161
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Negative: 14 out of 161
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Jun 16, 2023
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Apr 15, 2021An incredibly life-affirming, refreshing listening experience that takes me back to the early 2000s in an instant, while also containing some of the band's greatest melodies.
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Aug 21, 2020Dernier chef d'oeuvre de U2 à ce jour. Un disque d'une grande beauté. Quatre grands singles dont Beautiful Day, une des plus grandes chansons du groupe désormais.
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Apr 26, 2020
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Apr 7, 2020
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Oct 11, 2019U2 definitely made this album a bit too poppy with a theme that seems to be mid life crisis. That being said all of the songs are bops and they find a way to imbue the music with so much energy.
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Mar 7, 2019After Pop (which f.y.i. was pretty trash) this album was just what U2 needed. The hits were extraordinary and the album as a whole was just amazing. This is the real U2. How can critics only come up with 7.9? Jeepers.
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Sep 13, 2017
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May 4, 2017Very good album. Perhaps their 3rd best album behind Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby. Simpler sound that mimics their 80s sound, adds sincerity and emotional power. Most songs have memorable melodies and Bono's phrasing varies much more than Songs of Innocence.
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Dec 22, 2016All That You Can't Leave Behind Is the best U2 Album since Achtung Baby (1991)!!!!
Great melodies & lyrics it's beautiful album, and a Beautiful achieviment to U2,
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Sep 30, 2016The end of a long line of U2 classics. As U2 releases disappointing albums now like No Line on the Horizon and How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, it's nice to revisit an album full of expertly crafted pop rock.
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May 11, 2016................................................................................................................................................................U2 AT HIS Best
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Apr 2, 2016.................................................................................................Deserves from critics a +81% 'Universal Acclaim" Holy **** 79% is Bull ****
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Mar 3, 2016
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Dec 30, 2015These 14 negative reviews are irrelevant and fool Metacritic delete them...........................................................................................
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Oct 21, 2015ATYCLB 7.8 NLOTH 8.1 No.... No Line On The Horizon isn't better than this and isn't better than HTDAAB too... this album marks the return of sucess of U2.. An Amazing album with light songs....
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Jul 6, 2015100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...................................................excelentissimo
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Dec 25, 2014Excelente Disco A 3 Obra Prima,Depois De The Joshua Tree E Achtung Baby.
Top All That You Can't Leave Behind.
1-Walk On
2-Beautiful Day
3-Kite
4-Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
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May 30, 2013Excelente Disco A 3 Obra Prima,Depois De The Joshua Tree E Achtung Baby.
Top All That You Can't Leave Behind.
1-Walk On
2-Beautiful Day
3-Kite
4-Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
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Sep 28, 2012One song encapsulates this album in my opinion, the single 'Walk On', one of their greatest song, albeit a bit under appreciated. Great album, a bit unbalanced (the first 4 songs were some of their best works, the rest not so..). Not in the same level as 'Joshua Tree' or 'Achtung Baby' but still a classic rock album.
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Jan 30, 2012All That You Can't Leave Behind is a timely album and important one. However it's hard to look away from the records short comings as a whole. Elevation and Wild Honey keeps the LP grounded from great status.
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Dec 16, 2011I grew up listening to this album. I cannot remember life before listening to any of these songs, and wish not to either. To those whom rate this with a zero, you have lost all respect from me.
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PaulTJan 25, 2010A gorgeous, deeply inspiring collection of heartfelt music. U2 not only made a comeback with this album, they created a masterpiece that will lift your soul and break your heart. Bravo!
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nicknMar 12, 2009The worst album in u2's career happens to be the best reviewed; then again magazines need to advertise big stories--if they don't kiss a little ass then what happens...? magazines and critics have been castrated by the advertisers and multi-billion dollar corporates.
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AristonBOct 14, 2008It is better than the stuff what follows but worse than anything U2 did before. Never again Achtung Baby or The Joshua Tree. U2 should retire or eventually try one more time, but I think they are finished, especially Bono. Money ruins everything.
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scottw.Aug 19, 2007Every song on this album is fresh, vibrant and fool of life, and is done U2 style. One of U2s best and one of the best albums ever made. Its truly a pop rock album with lots of hits. Bono and the Edge show that they were fare from finished, in this big come back album for the band.
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KevF.May 22, 2007
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JonathanHMar 9, 2007U2 can do better than this, POP was their last great album - it could of been even better had they not rushed it because of scheduling. How to dismantle an atomic bomb is even worse though. Can only hope for better things this year - please don't make it 2009!
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SmokefreeRodriguezJan 7, 2007Some of the best songs of the last 10 years are on this CD--U2's best album since Joshua.
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MCDec 30, 2006
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JulianAJul 28, 2006After a decade of performing for crowds of nearly one-hundred thousand people, U2 released "All That You Can't leave Behind" taking off the layers guitar and effects, and going back to their roots in the 1980's. The effect is a straightforward, graceful, and compelling album. Every song stands out, and the band has never played better.
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anthonyaMar 29, 2006
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RHMar 22, 2006U2 stripped to the essentials. Not what everyone was expecting, but one of the most moving albums I've ever heard. In fact, it's still the best of the current decade.
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AlbertoMAug 16, 2005By returning to their roots without loosing edge, they've crafted their best album since "Achtung Baby".
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JohnBJun 4, 2005
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[Anonymous]Apr 26, 2005The first half of this album would score a perfect 10 but once just past the halfway mark, it sounds more like U2 b-sides rather than album-quality material. Still, U2's b-sides are better than most bands' a-sides.
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ZackAApr 2, 2005I thought it was timely and great!
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DaveMMar 11, 2005an absolute classic!!
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LarryMFeb 24, 2005
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HenryFeb 24, 2005
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RichardCFeb 24, 2005
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PamelaVFeb 24, 2005On ATYCLB I skip over Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment, Elevation, Walk On, Kite, In a Little While, Wild Honey, Peace on Earth, When I Look at the World, New York and Grace. Deal with it, it's their worst ever U2 crap. Period.
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ComfortablyNumbFeb 24, 2005
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RickFeb 24, 2005
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PhilMFeb 24, 2005
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ChrisCFeb 24, 2005
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DanielFeb 24, 2005Most overrated album ever
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mariamariaFeb 8, 2005it sucks
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AndrewJan 27, 2005
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WilliamSSep 21, 2004Where is there diversity,this Album sounds and feels one-dimensional. beautiful Day may be their best song ever...
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BaconboyJun 14, 2004
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MaryP.Jun 5, 2004
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mickeyPDec 5, 2003U2 are STILL one of the greatest rock bands to ever emerge. This CD, as with all their others has the power to move it listeners. There are some uneducated people who will can only appreciate blunt music which pierces the eardrums. However U2 will continue to be one of the greatest bands this world has ever seen.
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mickeyPDec 5, 2003U2 are STILL one of the greatest rock bands to ever emerge. This CD, as with all their others has the power to move it listeners. There are some uneducated people who will can only appreciate blunt music which pierces the eardrums. However U2 will continue to be one of the greatest bands this world has ever seen.
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BBNov 7, 2003
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DavidM.Jul 5, 2002Why pick at a really good album. Look at what's out there and then look at this album. In a time where back street and britney are #1 on the billboard, how can you say one bad thing about this album.
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ValentinaDec 5, 2001I haven't to say many words, only: it's MAGIC MUSIC
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AngelaJ.Sep 10, 2001I absolutely love this cd! I like the fact that U2 has gone back to their basics. This album is chock full of strong and soulful songs that remind me of their beginnings in the 80's. Simple, yet strong lyrics and U2 is the best band ever!
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Awards & Rankings
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Stepping outside of their natural environment ensured their longevity in the '90s, stepping back in seems to have given them a fresh boost. For all Zooropa and Pop's pushing of the envelope, limiting themselves to rock's core ingredients has given the band a new challenge. Certainly, not since The Joshua Tree have U2 sounded so like U2 but, with songs of this startling calibre, right now being U2 is no bad thing.
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All That You Can't Leave Behind is a rock record from a band that absorbed all the elastic experimentation, studio trickery, dance flirtations, and genre bending of Achtung, Zooropa, and Pop -- all they've shed is the irony. U2 also chooses not to delve as darkly personal as they did on Achtung or Zooropa, yet they also avoid the alienating archness of Pop, choosing to return to the generous spirit that flowed through their best '80s records.
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Despite the almost universal hyperbole that has greeted 'All That You Can't Leave Behind', this is no masterpiece. Certainly not by U2's stratospheric standards.