I understand what you saying. Bono's voice has change through the years. But U2 fans like myself is just happy I saw them live in concert after being a fan for 30 plus years.
Load of shit , they sound great. The three "could not take your prides" was to encourage Bram to play that nearly impossible Larry drum part. This is a poor recording. Other recordings bono sounds great. And those are revelations Edge plays on the hybrid acoustic. Always trying new things. That's the mark of a legend