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Track Listings
| 1. No Line On The Horizon |
| 2. Magnificent |
| 3. Moment of Surrender |
| 4. Unknown Caller |
| 5. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight |
| 6. Get On Your Boots |
| 7. Stand Up Comedy |
| 8. Fez Being Born |
| 9. White As Snow |
| 10. Breathe |
| 11. Cedars Of Lebanon |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
If you don’t already know what to expect from U2’s twelfth studio album then you’re either a goldfish with Alzheimer’s or newborn, and if that’s the case then there are probably much better places for you to start than No Line On The Horizon. However, for the rest of us this is everything it should be, even if it’s nothing you wouldn’t expect. The lead in single "Get On Your Boots" might have forgotten to pack a chorus and instead crammed in a bewildering mash of Nancy Sinatra, Cameo’s "Word Up" and Led Zeppelin in an effort to reignite the pop art dervishes in them that time washed down the creek, but it does actually get more singularly feisty with every listen. "Stand Up Comedy" is equally absurd ("Stand" by REM/"Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses/generic Red Hot Chilli Peppers in a light funk sandwich), but the album’s not all about them trying to prove their creative audacity. The title track vibrates with the mild threat of modernity and a chest-beating, loud-hailer bravado, "Moment Of Surrender" allows Bono to shed some passion over the measured, subdued backdrop and the triple of "Unknown Caller", "I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight" and "Magnificent" make no bones about being classic U2, ringing chimes reverberating from The Edge’s guitar like endlessly reproducing embryos under the microscope; the kind of stuff that professional obsessives The Killers would, you know, kill for.--James Berry
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INCLUDES 32 PAGE BOOKLET & FOLD-OUT POSTER Here is the limited edition version of 'no line on the horizon', which includes a 32 page booklet, fold-out poster, plus access to an exclusive anton corbijn film
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20 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
U2 are one of those bands that have such a fan base so as to merit my review irrelevant, for no matter what I or anyone else says it will not make any difference to the fact that YOU ARE GOING TO BUY THIS. I wouldn't worry too much if I were you because, in short, this album is superb. More of a "complete" album I would say than some of their recent albums, and certainly ticking all the boxes that make U2 what they are - one of the world's greatest bands. No, no, deny it all you want, but U2 are monumental for what they do, and only a fool would discriminate them for their success.
Moving away from the format of single after single of tap-your-feet-along-to-the-beat-please kind of music, U2 have produced a wonderfully vibrant collection of songs that create a whole - rather then the odd stand out track surrounded by misplaced jargon. It's not that U2's recent releases have been poor; it's just that they weren't quite up to the standard of previous classics Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree to name but a couple. The songs here fade from one to the next with graceful precedence, and the album as a whole is a joy to listen to. By no means perfect, however, I did find the production a little heavy at times - probably just my own personal opinion (I have a thing for raw production), but not surprising given Brian Eno's presence at the helm of production, as well as others.
This is an album that will not disappoint, whether you like U2's heavier stuff or their more fragile pensive stuff, it's all here together in one perfectly arranged slice of delight that flows from the disc to your brain with delirious brilliance. I can't recommend it enough - but I doubt I really have to: you will buy this.
Moving away from the format of single after single of tap-your-feet-along-to-the-beat-please kind of music, U2 have produced a wonderfully vibrant collection of songs that create a whole - rather then the odd stand out track surrounded by misplaced jargon. It's not that U2's recent releases have been poor; it's just that they weren't quite up to the standard of previous classics Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree to name but a couple. The songs here fade from one to the next with graceful precedence, and the album as a whole is a joy to listen to. By no means perfect, however, I did find the production a little heavy at times - probably just my own personal opinion (I have a thing for raw production), but not surprising given Brian Eno's presence at the helm of production, as well as others.
This is an album that will not disappoint, whether you like U2's heavier stuff or their more fragile pensive stuff, it's all here together in one perfectly arranged slice of delight that flows from the disc to your brain with delirious brilliance. I can't recommend it enough - but I doubt I really have to: you will buy this.
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've heard it, I love it, I am utterly blown away!
Damn the doubters snarling envious and bitter comment, wounded by astounding evidence, huddled together in astonishing wilful ignorance, this band is surely the finest in the world.
Without a doubt their best album since Achtung Baby, it is an utter masterpiece, dripping joy and pain, the search for meaning and belonging, the intense hurt and hope of the human heart.
No other band could even venture into this dangerous territory with the boldness and fragililty of U2, yet rarely even for them, here so achingly beautiful, soaring and ecstatic, honest and heartbreaking, gutteral, raw, and majestic.
It grows with every listen, and no doubt will bind itself to my DNA like so much of U2's work such as One, With or Without You, Kite, Please, Bad, and Where the Streets Have No Name.
Even after just 24 hours listening to this album, I confidently add Unknown Caller, Moment of Surrender, Breathe, and Magnificent to this list of songs that set me alight, and mean so much.
I simply can't wait to see them live again this year.
Devastatingly good, this is a truly awesome and brilliantly crafted collection of songs!
Damn the doubters snarling envious and bitter comment, wounded by astounding evidence, huddled together in astonishing wilful ignorance, this band is surely the finest in the world.
Without a doubt their best album since Achtung Baby, it is an utter masterpiece, dripping joy and pain, the search for meaning and belonging, the intense hurt and hope of the human heart.
No other band could even venture into this dangerous territory with the boldness and fragililty of U2, yet rarely even for them, here so achingly beautiful, soaring and ecstatic, honest and heartbreaking, gutteral, raw, and majestic.
It grows with every listen, and no doubt will bind itself to my DNA like so much of U2's work such as One, With or Without You, Kite, Please, Bad, and Where the Streets Have No Name.
Even after just 24 hours listening to this album, I confidently add Unknown Caller, Moment of Surrender, Breathe, and Magnificent to this list of songs that set me alight, and mean so much.
I simply can't wait to see them live again this year.
Devastatingly good, this is a truly awesome and brilliantly crafted collection of songs!
14 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For a brief summation of what this album is like, look no further than the title of track 2 - Magnificent. You gotta put in the effort though. It's a multi layered, multi textured, "proper album", as opposed to a collection of singles and potential singles like we had on the last two CD's from U2. If you became a fan of the band based on the last two albums this may not be for you, unless you are willing to give it a chance and a lot of listens before you form an opinion. I doubt if this record will shift the kind of numbers that the record industry are hoping for, in their wish for some sign of recovery in the album sales industry. Younger music fans are generally not interested in full albums, but instead want to download their own choice cuts from a record. This new album really works best when taken as a whole. It took me about a dozen listens before I could even begin to form an opinion. It really rewards the effort though and I was reminded of when I bought my first U2 album (The Unforgetable Fire) and how at first it just sounded strange and a bit of a blur, but as you listened again and again it came into focus and now it one of my favourite U2 albums. The current release is still getting better with every listen and it definately deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby as a trio of classic U2 albums. Different tracks on this album will be favourite tracks to the different kinds of U2 fans that exist in this world. I favour the more experimental tracks like Unknown Caller and Fez - Being Born. For those of you who like the more traditional U2 type of song, I think the aptly named Magnificent is made for you along with Breathe. Other stand outs are the title track, Stand Up Comedy and White As Snow. The single, Get On Your Boots, for me, is the weakest track on the album, but at the same time, when you listen to the whole album through, you will see that it was the only real choice for lead off single. It actually really works well in the context of the album, because it is the most upbeat and uptempo track on the record and it comes in at half time if you like, just to give proceedings a bit of a jolt.
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this album and as I said before, it is still getting better with each listen, so who's to say it wont eventually become my overall favourite U2 album.
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this album and as I said before, it is still getting better with each listen, so who's to say it wont eventually become my overall favourite U2 album.
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A possession I am very proud of
Well, if you are reading this I bet you already know about U2 and their music. So there is no point in reviewing the music in the album. Read more
Published 16 months ago by ArsalanM
Top U2 Album
Being a U2 fan, I may be a little biased! However, this is another excellent Album that I just can't stop listening to. My favourites are Magnificent, Fez and Breathe. Read more
Published on 29 May 2009 by Nick the Gooner
U2 - Back in their best days
After "How to dismantle an atomic bomb?" this is real refreshment.I haven't heard so excellent sound from U2 for so long. Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by Bojan Cvetanovski
U2 CD
This was a gift for my friend and it arrived on time, in excellent condition.
Published on 9 May 2009 by Lin
Not convinced this is a collection of their best - most recently...
Reasonable CD, spoilt with the number of different options to purchase what basically is the same album. Read more
Published on 14 April 2009 by M. Connor
No end to their talent
The best album they have produced in a long time, listen to it everyday, true work of art, can't wait to see the 360 concert in August
Published on 5 April 2009 by C. Church
Modern classic
This is a great album by a great band - probably their best ever, can't wait for the tour
Published on 2 April 2009 by Stephen P. Trangmar
Not great
Not great, actually pretty poor by U2 standards. Perhaps their weakest effort. Shame on Q magazine for proclaiming it their best. Embarrassing lyrics. Read more
Published on 2 April 2009 by S. Jones
IT GROWS ON YOU
Well, in the end I did buy the CD - not surprising really as I was eagerly awaiting what the guys had in store for us... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by druid
BONO FIDE !!!WELL WORTH THE WAIT U2 STETCH THIEIR HORIZONS
I don't like this record.....I love it!!!!
Over the past few years U2 have deviated from the path somewhat. Read more
Over the past few years U2 have deviated from the path somewhat. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2009 by Finbar the looney
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