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Rattle and Hum
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Functioning as both the soundtrack to
's feature film documentary and as a tentative follow-up to their career-making blockbuster,
is a bit messy. A mix of live cuts and new studio tracks, the album finds
running wild in the aftermath of
, continuing their embrace of America to the point that they adopt several classic rock moves. Specifically, they dabble in American roots rock, something they ignored before. These experiments sometimes work:
has an intoxicating
beat,
is a punchy, sunny
soul tribute,
is an endearingly awkward blues duet with
, and the
collaboration
is an overlooked minor bluesy gem. These are paired with some affecting laments -- the cascading
and
which sounds like a
outtake -- but
is by far the least-focused record
ever made, leaving it to the listener to mine for the Silver & Gold within its sprawl. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine