u2 have ruined the ending to "ONE" !!

[Axver]

I found One to be one of the most unexciting songs at all three concerts I attended (though it was still great and would've probably been a highlight if done by any other band), though I actually like the new ending.

If I were to have my way, I think One should actually be kept only for special occasions. The song can have tremendous emotional power sometimes - watching the Live 8 performance on TV affected me much more than seeing it live from the front row at Boston II! Same goes for listening to the performance from Popmart Sarajevo. Imagine how much more powerful those performances would be if they were truly rare.

 

[Lancemc]

Yeah Axver, I have to agree with you with pretty much everything you said.


Of course that would never NEVER happen, considering One is u2's most popular songs, and widely considered their best. Imagine the choas the absense of One from the tour would cause! It would be even crazy then the Vertigox2 hatred that is running rampant in these forums

 

[Palace_Hero]

If they can make it relive on each tour like Bullet I'm all for it.
It's tiring to hear the album version, yet again, on every tour.

But Bullet has died on this tour, I think most would agree.

No only is it horrible to listen to on boots, but it is allegedly a crowd killer live.

 

[ZOOTVTOURist]

No, I don't agree at all. Neither are U2 playing a bad version of "One" nor they do so with "Bullet".
The Joshua Tree song is linked perfectly with "Sunday": Bono's performance as a blindfolded POW, a very subtle, new arranged and great The Edge solo plus the song's fitting snippets have a simply breathtaking and moving effect. And in the classic track order an awesome version of "Running" follows - played in a classic way. So these three songs are U2 classics - and they sound more relevant than ever these days: one of the strongest parts of the show - the "Political Part I".
"One" has a lengthy introduction ("Political Part II"), a new guitar intro by The Edge, you can clearly hear Bono's guitar - and they often play a new, kanon-like ending to this ballad. It is truly one of U2's best songs and so they play it ...

 

[KUEFC09U2]

agreed about bullet, i wouldnt say it killed the crowd at all, more like the crowd just stood back and it kinda created a "wow" factor,

 

[Chizip]

bullet and one are the 2 worst songs of the set

 

[the soul waits]

bullet and one are the 2 worst songs of the set

I agree. I totally don't get why Bullet specifically has been a staple for so many years.
One has grown old.

 

[Palace_Hero]

I second Chizip's motion and back this up in the case of One with Axver's first hand evidence.

Game, set and match.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

bet then theres always people like me who like it? so what are U2 meant to do

 

[Palace_Hero]

They're meant to listen to me and me only.

 

[shaun vox]

ya one and bullet are old songs, thats why u2 are playing that crap vertigo twice for all of you!! enjoy!!