Texture & Taste

I'm starting to really fall in love with U2's Atomic Bomb album, for whatever reason - songs I wasn't too fond of in the beginning are now fitting better and I'm sensing more of a flow to the album than originally. I think the closing song Fast Cars (on the UK & Collector's release) balances out Vertigo in the beginning and that may be part of it. I love the nostalgia that the album exudes from past albums while still pushing some musical boundaries for the band. It is very hard to do both but I think U2 have done it in some way. In other words, it is still clearly U2 but with a different overall texture & therefore taste. Which brings about my age-old question does texture affect taste? In food, in music, in art?