…at least insofar as Achtung Baby is listed as one of U2's best albums. Regardless of whether you agree with Chet's assessment (I certainly don't–I think U2's discovery of irony was a watershed moment for them), the article in the NYT is worth reading. And just so you know, they'll be on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
Oh, and if anyone by chance has a copy of U2's last last performance on SNL, I'd appreciate a copy–specifically the rendition of Elevation that interpolated Instant Karma.