All That You Can't Leave Behind

Tenth studio album for the Irish rock superstars, 'All that you can't leave behind' is a conscious effort to move away from the 'experimental' music prevalent on both 'Zooropa' and 'Pop'. Produced by Daniel Lanois it is a more mainstream effort but still utilising some of the 'cutting edge' techniques introduced by Brian Eno. Includes the singles 'Stuck in a moment', 'Elevation' (also used in the Tombraider film) and the anthemic 'Beautiful Day' which has been co-opted by weekly football show 'The Premiership'

Entertainment Weekly (12/29/00, p.138)
- Ranked #2 in EW's Top 10 Albums of 2000.

Rolling Stone (1/4/01, pp.106,118)
- Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Albums of 2000" - "...They sound emotional, intense, sincere and full of themselves..."

Spin (1/01, p.73)
- Ranked #20 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...A warm, relaxed album....Thesis: THE JOSHUA TREE. Antithesis: ACHTUNG BABY. Synthesis: this great record."

Q (1/01, p.94)
- Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".

Q (12/00, pp.116-7)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...U2 have turned the clock back to doing what they used to do..."

Entertainment Weekly (11/3/00, pp.79-80)
- "...It's as if they decided it was time to write and record an album of very good, extremely substantial traditional rock songs with an underlying inspirational bent....unwaveringly assured..." - Rating: A

Mojo (12/00, p.102)
- "...The performances are sparky and committed..."

NME (10/28/00, p.41)
- 7 out of 10 - "...Possibly their most straightforward, honest record...modern enough to sound new, but sufficiently evocative of their prime JOSHUA TREE days..."

CMJ (10/30/00, p.4)
- "...You are now entering an irony-free zone, where you, too, can get back in touch with the 'real' U2..."