Review: U2

Review: U2

U2 'U218: The Singles': Aidin Vaziri | Why didn't they just call it "U2 for Dummies"? The track listing for this holiday cash-in package is almost as apathetic as its actual title, "U218," featuring only the band's biggest, boldest, most obnoxious hits. It's a merciless cut: Lesser singles such as "Even Better Than the Real Thing" and "Lemon" don't make it. Entire albums are ignored, including "Boy," "October," "Zooropa" and "Pop." The band's rich '80s output is condensed into just eight tracks, while the '90s only get two. What's left is a collection that is skewed heavily toward recent blockbusters ("Vertigo," "Beautiful Day"), arranged in completely random order. Meanwhile, a pair of new tracks -- the Green Day collaboration "The Saints Are Coming" and a familiar-sounding "Window in the Skies" -- are tacked onto the end to make sure long-suffering fans don't sneak by without paying the toll