If you wear that velvet dress live

[hasin73]

It's a mystery why U2 never played like opening night in Vegas. Dreamy EDGE
guiter work. What do you think is the reason?

 

[Bottle Bono]

Possibly one of the top 10 live songs in U2 history.

What a pity they never finished it on POP.

 

[Mr. V]

i think the studio version is 100x better than any live version.

 

[Tyagu_Anaykus]

I absolutely love the live version

 

[Screwtape2]

It's a mystery why U2 never played like opening night in Vegas. Dreamy EDGE
guiter work. What do you think is the reason?

The change from full song to half a song puzzles me as well. Of the new songs, it was one of the best that night.

It was one of the few times that night where Bono sounded great.

 

[cobl04]

The album, live and Jools Holland versions are soooo different I can never pick which one I like best. Just depends on my mood really.

Don't know if I'd go so far to say it's top 10 live.

 

[Elann]

Does someone have a link ?

 

[Galeongirl]

search on youtube.. plenty of live versions


I prefer the Jools Holland version, that one gives me chills down my spine!
The live version isn't bad, but I feel they could've gotten more out of it..

 

[Bottle Bono]

Maybe the best overall for quality, consistency, intelligence and genuine humour.

 

[Carek1230]

I think I prefer the Jools Holland performance. I used to be really torn on whether I liked the Live, recorded or Jools versions better. I think I've come to my decision though.

 

[Slapnutz]

Boy, I really hate the Jools version. They took this haunting ballad full of incredible sonic imagery and turned into a Tom Jones show tune. But then poor old Jools always has been a hack.

 

[chrissybaby]

glorious on popmart leeds, with the hands to pray bit...

 

[Muldfeld]

i think the studio version is 100x better than any live version.

Me, too. After hearing so much about how great it was live, I was disappointed when I finally saw it a month or 2 ago. Pretty boring. I think the album version wasn't fully realized, but the live version didn't do much for me, either, and was even less impressive.

 

[Salome]

it's ok in every version
nice idea, not a great song
do like listening to it though

 

[Blue Room]

Its an "ok" song. I think the version they rehearsed for Vertigo would have worked nicely in the setlist (better than Popmart). Unfortunately they dropped Discotheque which elminated the whole "Popcore" idea and Velvet Dress in the process.

 

[thelaj]

the version they rehearsed for Vertigo

I've never heard of this. Can you describe it, or let us hear it?

 

[Peterrrrr]

I've never heard of this. Can you describe it, or let us hear it?

Bono also just spoke the title on 2005-07-29 - Gothenburg show

 

[Bottle Bono]

The times they play it live it is brill.

 

[hasin73]

Every U2 and THE EDGE lover. Please listen the following version of the song in MUSIC ON THE INTERNET FORUM and spread it everywhere. I think even non-U2 fans, girls, young and old----- all will fall in love of U2
specially of THE EDGE{the genius}.

http://forum.interference.com/f192/best-if-you-wear-that-velvet-dress-live-189667.html

 

[The John Tree]

I never liked the live version. It took what was a primal, sexual song and made it something...well, not primal and sexual.

The studio version is perfect and is, in my opinion, one of the best songs U2's ever done. Definitely one of my favorites. Edge's guitar solo even sounds like an orgasm. Unbelievable.

 

[Blue Room]

I've never heard of this. Can you describe it, or let us hear it?

Basically more of an atmospheric echo and maybe a slightly different key? (I'm not a musician so I have no clue) on Edge's guitar from what it had on Popmart. I think Terry played some type of peddles underneath it while Bono sang the lyrics. Edge hit the echo at the end of Disco which made it flow right into Velvet seamlessly. Would have been cool and Bono was really excited about it at the time. But never got farther than that unfortunately.

 

[theFly51]

PopMart Seattle version