Just as William Blake’s tiger stalked his lamb, so songs about the miracles of Joey Ramone have been followed by ones about abandoned babies. Yes, U2 are following 2014’s modern pop rock set Songs Of Innocence with its inevitable flipside, though truly embracing the darkness might have created a real classic.
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Songs Of Experience | U2
Island | 5797704 (CD/2LP)
Reviewed by Phil Smith
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