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Generally favorable reviews- based on 293 Ratings
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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, 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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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 21, 2014
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Sep 10, 2014A breath fresh air, not just the same old U2. I've listened through a few times now and I'm liking it more and more every time. I can't say I love every song equally, but there are definitely some good ones here being added to the U2 song catalog.
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Sep 10, 2014Probably U2's best album since "All That You Can't Leave Behind." Don't listen to the negative reviews. It's just from trolls who simply dislike U2 due to Bono's political convictions & that the fact that they feel threatened by someone who's far more talented & successful than they'll ever be.
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Sep 13, 2014
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Sep 17, 2014
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May 13, 2016One of the decade's best albums! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 12, 2014If I rate it 5 star, I must be emotionally attached fan of U2 and if I rate it 2 star then I must be like those hypocrite critics(which I am certainly not). How many rock bands we know where lyrical beauty is as glorifying as U2. I simply loved this album.
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Sep 12, 2014
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Sep 12, 2014
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Sep 13, 2014
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Sep 13, 2014In my opinion, this is a very very good album! U2 classic, but a fresh sound. I give it 9 points, because the old classic U2 albums is better. U2 forever!
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 18, 2014The lovable lads from Liverpool: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clay-2000lbs, and Larry Mullen Sr.'s son have done it again! This is good rock n' roll, uh, music.
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Sep 10, 2014
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Oct 10, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014Awesome U2 and awesome Apple!
Love the songs, great album and I got it for free! :D
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Sep 12, 2014
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Sep 13, 2014On 1st listen, I wasn't too impressed with it. After listening to it on headphones and in the car, it's won me over. I thought they were through after the awful Ordinary Love. This shows they still have some life left in them.
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Sep 15, 2014
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Sep 16, 2014
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Sep 12, 2014Surprisingly good. It seems that they finally found what they were looking for. Now I understand better what they tried to achieve - without success - with No Line.
This is definetely one of their best, even better and All that you can't leave behind.
Something of U2, but with a better production, with a better sound, more emotional, more variety.
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Feb 3, 2018
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Oct 16, 2014
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Sep 11, 2014
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Sep 14, 2014
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May 23, 2015
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Sep 14, 2014Good Album ! U2 still continue like a great band ! The album is very good, sometimes you need to heard, you can see quantities and they are still with great songs This album isn´t is the best album their, but i see U2 came back, and the next album must be still better than this.
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Nov 12, 2014U2 have made a comeback with this album. Its lyrics are more personal and actually and bold, it shows off the talent of its instrumentalists, and it strikes that satisfying balance between audacious and reserved. I actually like it. It's no Joshua Tree, but its better than I expected. Favorite track: This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now.
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Dec 15, 2014
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Mar 24, 2015It's a good album once you listen to it a few times and has songs you can sing along to. If only the release of the album was not 'shoved down our throats' and we actually got to come up on this on our own time.
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Jul 27, 2015This is U2's best album, it has lots of great music like: Raised By Wolves, Iris, California, and many others. Bono's voice is freaking awesome and Edge's guitar play is great.
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Dec 20, 2017This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 17, 2020
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Jun 13, 2016The first 5 songs of the album are brilliant. Like, wow! Some of their best work in years. Then you get to the next 6...and it all crashes and burns from there. This should have been an EP with only the first 5 songs included.
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Mar 25, 2020
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May 4, 2020One of the Greatest U2's album,that I ever heard. Best songs are Every breaking wave and Song for someone
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Aug 21, 2020Disque parfait dans son genre. Pas une seule fausse note. Encore meilleur plus de six ans après sa sortie. Bravo pour un groupe qui a plus de 40 ans de carrière désormais.
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.