Brief Review of Best of U2 in NY Times

This appeared in Friday's Arts section of the New York Times, amidst a long
list of new CD's available for the holiday season.

U2, "The Best of 1980-1990/B-Sides"
(Ann Powers)

This nostalgic effort may be viewed as a cautionary move by a middle-aged
band unsure of its next move, but it shines for showing one of this era's
greatest groups in its dazzled, daring youth. The hits still soar, and may
sound grandiose to today's humbled rock fans, but the joy comes in those
B-sides. It's a thrill to hear the Edge feeling out his signature guitar
style, and Bono wrestle with his messianic urges. These tracks offer a look
at U2 in all its yelping earnestness, and makes one long for the days when
reaching for more was a rocker's best hope.

Paul