Those songs are as "rock" as they come.
People with ears can actually tell the difference between the club/electronic/clubculture/whateveryouwanttocallit frosting and the actual rock song underneath.
Why does "IGWSHA" have that dumb "WHOOSH" sound? It serves no purpose, except it's trendy.
Does "Discotheque" need a 2 minute intro with stupid dance sound after stupid dance sound? No. But, hey, they needed to sound "progressive."
Mofo? What didn't they put on Mofo? It's the most overproduced track U2 have ever recorded.
Please? Well, U2 were so happy with "Please" that they COMPLETELY RERECORDED IT 6 months after releasing the album.
What's funny is the best stuff on the record leans heavily on the "traditional" U2 sound, which so many here seem to hate.
Gone, SATS, LNOE all are firmly rooted in U2's traditional lexicon (with a few HowieB touches).
Beautiful Day was a shameless grab at past glories? But LNOE wasn't? Gone wasn't?