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U2: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 27 October 2000

PRISING THEMSELVES free from their mid-'90s fixations with irony and Las Vegas glitz, U2 have circled back to what they've always done best. That means big tunes, thumping beats and soaring guitars, while Bono pins his heart on his sleeve and sings as if he fears it might be for the last time.

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