msn.com: The Who once sang, “I hope I die before I get old,” and for most of us, the feeling is mutual. We’d rather our favorite groups give up the ghost than age ungracefully. U2 refuses to do either.
“[The album is] driven by a guitar player who is sick of the sight of me shaking hands with dodgy politicians,” Bono recently told a British paper. “The anger is unbelievable.” Believe it: His better-with-age vocals snap and crackle on the anthemic first single “Vertigo,” and the band sounds leaner—and louder—than ever. [
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“[The album is] driven by a guitar player who is sick of the sight of me shaking hands with dodgy politicians,” Bono recently told a British paper. “The anger is unbelievable.” Believe it: His better-with-age vocals snap and crackle on the anthemic first single “Vertigo,” and the band sounds leaner—and louder—than ever. [
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