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Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review: "a clever and craftsmanlike record, filled with nifty twists in the arrangements, small sonic details and colors." 4 out of 5 stars.
James Hunter's review: "U2 distill two decades of music-making into the illusion of effortlessness usually only possible from veterans. The album represents the most uninterrupted collection of strong melodies U2 have ever mounted.." 4 out of 5 stars.
Robert Levine's review: "It's a simpler songwriter's album from a band that sounds like it has lost faith in anything fancier."
Ben Gilbert's review: "despite the almost universal hyperbole that has greeted 'All That You Can't Leave Behind', this is no masterpiece." Rating: 6/10.
James Good's review: "U2 seems to have rediscovered it's the songwriting that matters and with this new release, the writing combined with various musical influences and arrangements, makes an effort to reassure its core fan foundation they can walk the fence and be the U2 of 10 years ago as well as the U2 of this decade." Rating: 4/5.
"Although this is clearly a record made by men coming to terms with middle age, it refuses to feel tired." Rating: 7/10.
Jonathan Cohen's review: "Arguably the least interesting album U2 has ever released, All That You Can't Leave Behind is simply too safe for its own good."
Stephen Thompson's review: "in terms of execution, it splits about 50-50 between soaring hits and dispiriting misses."
John Sakamoto's review: "All That You Can't Leave Behind leaves behind an impression that even the group's staunchest critics would not apply to any other U2 album: That this is the sound of a band that has lost its nerve."
John Williamson's review: "U2 at both their best and worst: as a piece of product, it is robust and dependable, on an artistic level it is a snack rather than a meal."
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