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I really hope they play this live. Alas, I fear they'll do something like SUC instead.
Unknown Caller is just such a great song!!
Unknown Caller is just such a great song!!
I really hope they play this live. Alas, I fear they'll do something like SUC instead.
Unknown Caller is just such a great song!!
I hope they do, the solo would be so
But who will be all the voices in the chorus?
And who will play the organ?
And how will they get these birds to sing on stage?
Difficult song to play live.
Of course they will play Crazy, it's their next single.
But I don't understand this "I hope they will play _____ but I have a feeling that SUC will be played" that doesn't make any sense to me, why can't they play both?
I hope they do, the solo would be so
But who will be all the voices in the chorus?
And who will play the organ?
And how will they get these birds to sing on stage?
Difficult song to play live.
Of course they will play Crazy, it's their next single.
But I don't understand this "I hope they will play _____ but I have a feeling that SUC will be played" that doesn't make any sense to me, why can't they play both?
i'm still betting on 7-8 NLOTH songs on opening night.
NLOTH
Magnifent
MOS
Unknown Caller
Crazy Tonight
Get On Your Boots
Fez-Being Born
Breathe
I think some of you are following the "5 song" parameter a little too close...
This is U2, we all know they speak a different language than us.
Is that the language called "we are not able to play some of our own best songs live while coverbands can" you are talking about? God, that is pretty difficult to understand indeed and pretty frustrating when you speak 6 other languages fluently.
I hope the solo is beefed up a notched... its not quite there on the record. I hope it ups the volume and intensity live a-la Electric Co on the Chicago DVD
Before reading this post, I thought Magnificent should be the opener. Now...not so much.I agree. (about it being an awesome song) This quickly has become my of my NLOTH favorites. With regard to the tour, I think it would be a good opener. They definitely have many options overall and more than likely "have" to open with a new song. Of course Magnificent sits on many lists to be the opener but if you really listen to the song as a whole it would almost be perfect.
The bagpipe sounding intro will certainly get everyone's attention and with almost a lead time of 1 minute (which they easily could stretch to two, simply by building the sound up) gives the band plenty of time to walk out on stage, get settled and not to mention bring the crowd into a frenzy.
Talk about fan interaction. Bono and the boys need not strain themselves on this song. Bono just has to sing his parts and the fans will do the rest. I guarantee from night one, if someone gets a decent boot of Barcelona, the crowd will sound louder and clearer than what is recorded in the studio on the album on the "oh oh oh ohhhoh - oh oh oh ohhhhohhs" as well as the "caller" parts. (This is not to say Adam, Larry and Edge will not be singing along).
Lights - if those screens do what many have said they can do, it would be cool to see them take shape of the sun and just get really bright as Bono (or Edge) sings "Sunshine. . .Sunshine". This is the goosebump moment!!!
This is simply a perfect "warmup" song and needless to say WILL bring the crowd to a controllable frenzy (or uncontrollable - depends how you look at it). It ends perfectly to either segue into a new song or give Bono a few seconds or minutes to welcome the crowd to 360 and "How do you like the claw" as Edge leads into the next number to bring down the house. The next song will dictate the tempo for the first wave whether they continue quietly (with something like "Drowning Man") or something more frenetic like "Boots".
I personally would like to see them open with "Caller" but who knows, they always open with something perfect and whatever they choose will start those chills down our backs and get us fired up for the 2 1/2 hour roller coaster ride to come!!
The audience! They could put the lyrics on-screen, like the GOYB Oscars performance. Now THERE'S a "big moment" that'd put Bono drumming on LAPOE to shame.I hope they do, the solo would be so
But who will be all the voices in the chorus?