Review:

on 2011-10-25 CharlesMartel Said:

This was possibly the height of U2's long and, in its later stages, often dull career, and it is no coincidence that "New Year's Day" came out as U2 were on the cusp of their present status as a mega-arena band. For a band who started out as post punks, they had certainly developed an ability to put over a hit single and appeal to a part of the mainstream masses untouched by the usual pop-pap fodder. That is why, despite a distate for their later work, I still find a soft spot in my heart for U2. "New Year's Day" succeeded because it contained the standard double rhythm guitar attack of the post punks but was more upbeat and positive - none of the miserableness here thank you! And if you listen closely you can hear the sound which was, in its fully developed form, to provide the anthems which later filled the arenas.
Rating: 7/10