Best Performance of the Unforgettable Fire

[Jdelbove]

I think this is the best performance of the Unforgettable Fire I have ever heard - Bono sings it absolutely perfectly his voice is huge in this version

YouTube - The Unforgettable Fire - u2 live in milan san siro

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Un

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[Peterrrrr]

The best versions of UF ever was on the first shows of the 1st leg of 360 tour,

 

[major_panic]

I'm guessing Bono sings with his "Kermit voice" on the "Unfrogettable Fire" then?

 

[The Sad Punk]

I'm guessing Bono sings with his "Kermit voice" on the "Unfrogettable Fire" then?

We were all thinking it, but I'm glad someone said it.

 

[redhotswami]

I'm guessing Bono sings with his "Kermit voice" on the "Unfrogettable Fire" then?

 

[ar195]

For me the best vesion of TUF was played at the second Wembley gig on 15th of august 2009. It has best bridge/instrumental part plus Bono snippeting "A Day Without Me"... On U2Start page there is bootleg from this show (choose 4 stars rating version) and sound on this boot is PERFECT!!!

Links to this 4 star version are below:

Part 1:
http: //.com/files/270157745/U2start.com_-_2009-08-15_-_London__Chris_Voyney_lossy_.part1.rar

Part 2:
http: //.com/files/270158911/U2start.com_-_2009-08-15_-_London__Chris_Voyney_lossy_.part2.rar

 

[david]

ribbit

 

[nielsgov]

The versions on this tour are great.

 

[alanah]

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Un

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I wuv you

 

[gman]

musically....im really digging Adams bass line in the 360 version of the song....but singing wise.....bono is killing it with his reluctance to sing the full chorus
Best all round versions were on Joshua Tree tour

 

[digitize]

I never did like how they played this song live in the 80s (I don't think it ever lived up to the studio version)... I love it now, though!

 

[Jdelbove]

i love how now Bono has added a bit more of a chorus to the song (staaaaay now, staaaaay now, staaaaaaay in the moment, etc) as the studio version of the song had a looser chorus - for me the song is the best it has ever been right now

 

[youarenotimmune]

my favourite performance of TUF is from Montreal back in 85. also love the Nantes 84 performance

Montreal 1985
https://download.you send it.com/YkxMS3duTkEzMWxjR0E9PQ

Nantes 1984
https://download.you send it.com/YkxMS3dsT01Qb0t4dnc9PQ

 

[edgeplaytheblue]

Dublin1 .. Bono on the bridge above me and singing through a cellphone

 

[coolian2]

any performance i've seen because fuck whatever was played 20 years ago, i didn't get to see it.

 

[bono_212]

This is probably the only U2 song that I truly care for that has not lived up to the studio version live. Not in the 80s and not now. From what I've heard on 80s boots, I prefer those versions, but as Ian said, I wasn't there, so I can't know for sure. As for the 360 tour, his vocalizations over what I call the "James Bond Gutiar Solo" really irked me. Nevertheless, I got to hear my favorite song of all time live, so ^_^.

 

[coolian2]

i accidentally hit back and lost my post, but basically it was a x2 of what ashley said.

i had tears when i heard this in chicago. it equalled one tree hill in auckland for best live music moment of my life, along with ultraviolet! and liam finn.

guh.

 

[gvox]

I can't tell if people are joking or not but this is wayyyy less Kermit than in the 80s.

 

[Galeongirl]

I can't tell if people are joking or not but this is wayyyy less Kermit than in the 80s.

They are joking, read the thread title again, carefully.


Ribbit.

 

[God Part III]

i had tears when i heard this in chicago. it equalled one tree hill in auckland for best live music moment of my life, along with ultraviolet!

This, except this happened in Nice for me, and I didn't go to Auckland, so it ranks as the very greatest music moment in my life.

and if the mountain should crumble
or disappear into the sea
not a tear
no, not I

I cried even more when this came along.
Honestly, having heard two bootlegs from 1985 and two from 1987 I still feel the 2009 version ranks above them. I like Bono's voice today more than the 80's voice, and I love how he adds additional lyrics. It's absolutely incredible, and the be-all-end-all moment of U2/360/2009. (I haven't seen Your Blue Room live though, but I get goosebumps thinking about it)

 

[digitize]

I love YBR, and it was amazing seeing it live in Houston, but TUF-2009 > YBR-2009, IMO. That song is just incredible this tour.

 

[gvox]

Yes this was a key moment of the shows for me. No word of a lie, at Toronto 2 there was this at least 6"7 mammoth guy standing in front of me holding up a huge Irish flag so that I couldn't see a thing. I was so transfixed that, instead of simply moving, I asked him to lower his flag. In retrospect, I could have moved and later I felt a bit bad for asking him that. I hope I didn't ruin his moment, he was clearly off on his own also. What a great move of theirs to include this song