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All That You Can't Leave Behind |  | Artist: U2
Label: Interscope Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  1294 reviews
Sales Rank: 1370
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 524653
UPC: 731452465320
EAN: 0731452465320
ASIN: B00004Z0LW
Publication Date: 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Beautiful Day | | • | Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of | | • | Elevation | | • | Walk On | | • | Kite | | • | In a Little While | | • | Wild Honey | | • | Peace on Earth | | • | When I Look at the World | | • | New York | | • | Grace |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com's Best of 2000
The foursome come roaring out of the blocks with their latest collection. The album's first single, "Beautiful Day," raced to the No. 1 slot on the U.K. singles charts and received a similar rapturous reception stateside. From its shimmering preamble to its sweeping, infectious chorus, it perfectly stakes out the middle ground between the anthemic U2 of the '80s and the more grounded group of the '90s. With Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno sharing production chores again after having taken a break with Pop, the U2 team enters the new millennium with their lineup--and mission--intact. --Steven Stolder
Amazon.com essential recording
If U2 hadn't used the title already, "A Sort of Homecoming" might have suited this, their 10th studio album. All That You Can't Leave Behind sounds, at various points, like any or all of U2's previous albums, as if the band is sending postcards back from a protracted ramble through previously conquered territories. The euphoric opening track, "Beautiful Day," reintroduces Edge's signature delay-laden guitar, which has been pretty much absent since The Unforgettable Fire. Elsewhere, the gospel stylings of Rattle and Hum resurface on "Stuck in a Moment," and the deranged, Prodigy-influenced dance textures that characterized 1997's Pop crop up on "Elevation." None of which suggest that this commendably restless bunch is running out of ideas. Having spent the '90s making three of the most bizarre and adventurous albums ever delivered by a stadium-rock band (the consecutive masterpieces Achtung Baby, Zooropa, and Pop), it's as if they're now trying to figure out what is the one particular thing they've always done best. Based on the evidence presented here, their forte remains a facility for making the epic statement alongside Bono's increasing lyrical intimacy: "Walk On" and "Peace on Earth" are two of the best things he's ever written or sung. All That You Can't Leave Behind confirms that U2's laurels are still making them itch. --Andrew Mueller
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 Lots of highs and lows. October 30, 2009
Matthew J. Terminesi
Although there are a handful of catchy U2 classics, the last 4 tracks are quite weak. Recommended: Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment, Walk On, Wild Honey. Overall a solid album.
 Second Only To Achtung Baby September 27, 2009
Just Fell In (LA, California)
2000s All That You Can't Leave Behind, scored 5 grammys, including best rock album, song of the year (Beautiful Day) and 2 of them for record of the year (Walk On & Beautiful Day). I has also sold platinum X4 to date. I rank U2s albums to date as follows:
Achtung Baby
All That You Can't Leave Behind
No Line On The Horizon
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Pop
The Joshua Tree
War
The Unforgettable Fire
This one is highly recommended for anyone that likes art-rock with soul and a variety of styles used for effect.
If you're new to U2, this is the first one you should listen to. September 3, 2009
Brian Burrage (Cleveland,OH)
With "All That You Can't Leave Behind," U2 set out to conquer the world once again. So they did. Sports Illustrated.com ranked their Superbowl halftime show following the Elevation tour and 9/11 as the "best superbowl halftime show ever." If you are somehow still somewhat unfamiliar with U2's music, this is the album to start with. All of their different kinds of musical attempts from their first two decades are well represented here. If you prefer the 80's U2, this is the closest thing to that era's sound since Joshua Tree. If you prefer 90's U2, not to worry, they're still into some techno sounds and phat beats. Most of all, the love on this album is so palpable it radiates through each song. Listening to this album is like having an hour long hug from your best friend. No wonder U2 toured with a heart-shaped walkway to support this album. Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment, Elevation, Walk-On, Kite, In a Little While, Wild Honey are seven consecutive awesome heart-melters. All of which are now U2 classics. The album admittedly does slow down a bit at the end, except for When I look at the world, another classic. With ATYCLB following POP, U2 set out to make an album where any of the tracks could be singles. With the exception of MAYBE peace on earth and grace, they succeeded admirably, however those tracks are by no means bad songs, just not strong enough to sustain weeks or months of radio play. This is far and away the warmest, most easily accesable U2 album, and it really carried a lot of us in the weeks and months following 9/11. It was a metaphorical shoulder for all of us to cry on, and in the concerts following 9/11 the band literally DID cry along with the audience because the material just happened to be so real, so emotional, and down to earth that there was no denying that connection. If you don't already own it, do yourself a favor and go out and pick up one of the best albums EVER. Rock, Soul, or otherwise. I can't really put a label on this album other than CLASSIC and INCREDIBLY REMARKABLE.
 Another victim of the Loudness wars. July 30, 2009
S. Srivastava
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first heard this album on my car's MP3 player, I immediately fell in love with the album. However after listening to the entire CD on my high-end sound system, I feel much like Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" - revolted and nauseated with the music I love.
This seems to be the first U2 album to be subject to the destroyer of sound fidelity: The loudness filter. Forget about appreciating the guitar work, drums and bass. All those sounds have been mushed together into a giant wall of static. This album is impossible to listen to from beginning to end without getting motion sickness.
And record labels keep wondering why CD sales are plummeting. I would love to send this CD back asking for a refund due to lack-of-fidelity. Save your money and just download the MP3s.
"Beautiful Day" was great but then... July 25, 2009
Gerald Murakami (Seattle, WA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought "Beautiful Day" was an awesome single. But the rest of the album is crap. I guess their creativity is long gone. Not since "Auctung Baby" have they come up with a decent album.
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