The U2 problem.....

Hmm,
I picked up the new U2 cd at my buddies store. I was on my way home from work after kind of a rough week and felt I needed to pick up either a cd or DVD or something.
It's odd, U2 are probably one of my favorite bands, TO A VERY CLEARLY DEFINED POINT! I couldn't listen to them after Achtung Baby. It's like all the air had been sucked out of them and the Pop/Zooropa crap was just awful to my ears. My favorite album of theirs remains The Unforgettable Fire. It's an odd one for sure, the Eno production and experimentation just kind of hit me where I live musically. I do love The Joshua Tree but all the hype and megalomania that ensued after it kind of put me off, at least on U2 as a commodity.
So, I haven't even listened to it yet but did pull the liner notes, oops, I mean the cd booklet. Am I a jerk to be predisposed to not liking it based on the 2-3 pages of recording info/thanks/causes that we support info? While I completely dislike being preached at by somebody in the entertainment industry, I think that Bono has been pretty honest and sincere in his moral quests. I think that he probably does put his money where his mouth is but I still kind of get my hackles up when I see 3 pages of perceived self-aggrandizing information.
I'll rip it onto my iPod and see how it hits me. It's nice to see Eno/Lanois/Lillywhite in the credits for production, maybe it will be at the least, sonically interesting to me.
We shall see.........