"Even Better Than the Real Thing" (from 1991's Achtung Baby): "I just remember at the time just being blown away by that groove.

U2's Wednesday night intimate club show in London has garnered the band extraordinarily warm reviews from critics.

'U2's tenth studio album and third masterpiece, All That You Can't Leave Behind, is all about the simple melding of craft and song.

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.

Its beauty is in subtlety rather than extravagance.

Track by Track Guide to the New U2 Album, All That You Can't Leave Behind By Larry Flick.

Despite its awful title, Achtung Baby is an admirable record. Surprisingly introverted and complex.....

These Irishmen have proven that the same penchant for epic musical and verbal gestures that leads many artists to self-parody can, in more inspired hands, fuel the unforgettable fire that defines great rock & roll....