The warning has been sounded.

U2 are experimenting again!

Only once, withAchtung Baby, have Bono and Co. ever stretched far and found glory.

U2

Credit: Deirdre O’Callaghan

Let me in the sound!

To be clear,No Lineisnt some radical evolution of rock & roll.

Its not even a radical reinvention of U2.

Dirty guitar, heavy bass, cheesy keyboards, beeps and loops those sounds were all there during theZooropa/Popdigression.

The difference this time is that U2 dont sound lost in them.

Now you know what didactic spam sounds like.

Get On Your Boots, which has invited some Do I like this or not?

Memo to U2: Dont leave this behind.A?

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