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Generally favorable reviews- based on 293 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 225 out of 293
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Mixed: 38 out of 293
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Negative: 30 out of 293
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Sep 10, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 10, 2014Simply horrible. I was took by surprise when I saw that their album was a part of my music on my iPhone. I decided to give it a try and I found myself not recognizing U2. It almost seems like they accepted this deal with Apple because they know that the album sucked.
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Sep 10, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014Very much like a mix of good old U2 with a modern approach, This is one of U2's best, I've loved it. Though Song for someone is guilty of being a bland acoustic ballad every other song hits all the right notes and despite the mix up of genres the band never has tonal inconsistencies. Catchy, expertly crafted and better than almost everything on the charts right now, this is a must have.
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Sep 10, 2014An exceptional return to form. While there is a freshness to the tracks that lacked on recent albums, there are characteristic U2 moments throughout. The first truly polished album since Achtung Baby. Thank God they took their time.
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Sep 20, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 10, 2014This is a wonderful album! I'm surprised by so many negative reviews. People have got used to music with out good melodies or lyrics, and when they actually here music with this, they dont know what to make of it ...
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Sep 10, 2014First off, if you look at the negative user reviews, most are just complaining about how they don't like U2. So this section is skewed. It's a very, very good album.
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014The best U2 album since ACHTUNG BABY in the sense that there is no weak song or filler in this album. Upon first 3 or 4 hearings, the stand-out songs are Every Breaking Wave, Song For Someone, The Troubles, Iris (Hold Me Close), and Raised By Wolves.
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Sep 16, 2014
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Jun 16, 2015Pathetic album by a big band! I really hope U2 try again in the upcoming album.
Even the release strategy was ridiculous. They can sell records, don't need to put it down our throat as they did. -
Sep 10, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 10, 2014this is by far most cohesive and enjoyable record since pop, there are maybe only two songs that are not so great (The Miracle, California) the rest of it is pure delight
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 14, 2014This is perhaps U2s most complete album. With not a single bad song. The band sounds fresh and there is truly something personal and genuine about this album. Haters will hate, but the ones that really appreciate U2s music are in for 50 or so fantastic minutes.
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Sep 16, 2014Songs of Innocence is everything a U2 fan could want and more. I'm particularly fond of Iris, simply because on that song I think U2 is burning on all cylinders. The liner notes and words on the Lp really tie it all together. A focused vision by all involved, made this a great U2 concept record . Dare I say, Songs of Innocence ..will be remembered as another Masterpiece.
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Sep 19, 2014
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Sep 13, 2014
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 21, 2014
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Sep 14, 2014It's no disaster but one for the faithful only. It's very doubtful that Songs of Innocence will win them any new fans, and a few old ones will be disappointed by the lack of ambition and innovation. They'll still be great live, but maybe U2 just don't have it in them anymore to write any great new songs. Oh God.... I just realised. They are turning into the Rolling Stones!
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Oct 3, 2014Entirely forgettable, not a single on it. You will not hear this on the radio. The Stones wrote their last classic tracks 40 years ago; apparently U2 has passed into that phase too.
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Oct 8, 2014
Awards & Rankings
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 17, 2014Songs Of Innocence is stricken with lethargy, with a level of aspiration that extends as far as Coldplay and never explores further. [Nov 2014, p.93]
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UncutNov 11, 2014Things get increasingly glum and disenchanted as the album grinds towards the cop-out of "The Troubles." [Dec 2014, p.81]
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Oct 3, 2014They want to be everything to everyone and, in attempting to do so, they've wound up with a record that appeals to a narrow audience: fellow travelers who either thrill at the spectacle or dig for the subtleties buried underneath the digital din.