U2's latest album hasn't been selling well and I can't say that it's hard to figure out why. The first single "Get On Your Boots" just wasn't very good and the second single "Magnificent" sounds like a rehash/mashup of various other U2 songs of the past - except lifeless.

A lot people seem to say that the band is branching out in this album but it doesn't sound all that groundbreaking. It's nowhere near the departure that Achtung Baby/Zooropa/Pop were. Not that the songs are bad but when I hear even catchy songs like "Stand Up Comedy", it just reminds me of other songs like God part II and The Fly.

I recommend checking out "Zooropa" again. After listening to this, I evem appreciated the band's last venture out of their comfort zone "Pop" more. Songs like Discoteche or Mofo seems like something Chris Cornell and Timbaland wishes they could have come up with.