U2 – No Line on the Horizon


It took me two days to completely understand the essence of U2’s new album “No Line on the Horizon”. This is the U2’s ultimate album of their entire career. This album is higher than their most successful album “Achtung Baby”. The specialty of this album is a kind of mesmerism, excellent background music, high stretch Bono’s vocal and heartbreaking lyrics. Some songs (moment of Surrender, fez of born) are literally taking us to space, mood elevating. The anti-poverty band U2 and Bono’s central theme is no line on the horizon then why need line between countries. He is switching between east to west song sequence is brilliant to reveal his stance on peace, anti-war and anti-poverty.


No line on the horizon

First song of album, high stretch Bono’s vocal is a difference here. The started Eno’s magic with sound was made this song as a title song. Rock style is something different.


Magnificent

A typical U2 song. Probably hardcore U2 fans going to like this song much.


Moment of Surrender 

What a mesmerizing song. It started with again rock style with church music. Lyrics and Bono’s vocal melody and background music is blended brilliantly for this song. My favorite song. The theme is “nothing can be taken granted", "big but yet vulnerable”.


Unknown Caller

Great typical U2 song.  

          

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

Ambient music, Bono's vocal is high here. Great song to listen.


Get on Your Boots

Grammy's introduce song. A beautiful song.       


Stand Up Comedy 

A high spirited song. "Out from under your beds C’mon ye people  stand up for your love". Great music also.       


Fez – Being Born

Excellent song, another mesmerizing song. The starting music sequence mixed with some marketplace sound somewhere in Africa and music change over to eastern style, then a pause, finally         a high note different mixed feeling music, then Bono’s vocal melody. What else we need to mesmerize us.


White as snow

A slow melody. seems to me a flashback song.


Breath

Another brilliant from Bono, it is something like pop-hip-hop mixed variety. Anti-war centric theme again.


Cedar of Lebanon

A slow melody, "Child drinking dirty water from the river bank. Soldier brings oranges he got out from a tank" lyrics describes Bono's anti-war stance.


Overall U2’s No Line on the Horizon is a quality and beautiful album ever produced by any band.

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