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The Revange of Popmart or U2 meets Mallorca Party
The show opened up with an unnormal U2 Style this time they had their own track from the Songs of Ascents sessions.Larry is joining the stage from the back on his owen when the other fellows joining the stage from the right. (a visiual slightly breakup....in the past they joined together, mostly, unlike Bono was most the last one who entered the stage).
First Trak BREATHE, one of the fastest numbers on the Album if you can speak about fast. The crowed was exicted but after 2min the excitement went down, cause the song doesn´t have these power like other opening tracks from the past like ZooStation, Mofo, Elevation or even Vertigo.
Track two NO LINE ON THE HORIZON. Mid tempo number on spot 2 where the last time it was the Electric Co wich gave the crowed a real push this time the tempo and atmosphere couldn´t reach that level. Even remebering it was the same slot were 16 years ago THE FLY rocked the Stadiums and Halls this time....No line...
Track 3 GOYB....the first crowed pleasing number with an tempo thats excaptable and also needed cause the first two numbers coudn´t reach that kind of tempo.
And now after having the crowed rocked ....MAGNIFICANT...another mid tempo number wich couldn´t rock the house but the crowed was pleased with it.
That was the first block of new tracks and now we reach in the classic block opening with the newest crowed pleasing number since 2001....BEAUTIFUL DAY, wich actually is a rocker but since 2001 wich means since 8 years they played that tune at every gig....can´t live without it? I can....Also no snippet in the end only Crowed pleasing Barcelona Barcelona...well if you wanna get a crowed on your side just tell them where you are.
Now the old and everytime favorite track from the Joshua Tree Album ...I STILL HAVEN´T FOUND. Played in a classic style and the version reminds me on L.A. 87 soundcheck (seen on Outside its America), perfect.
Now was the moment wich decides where the concert is going to....the rehearsed version of an old time favorite unplayed track Drowning Man or an old sing a long song ANGEL OF HARLEM. The Band decided for ANGLEL. Wich actually was not a bad version incl. a snippet for M.J. wich was expeceted from the night before during the Dress Rehearsel also incl. a smal harmonica part, wich was longer the night before......well we could do it also shorter....dont forget this sentence!!!
Next spot do they have balls to play an acoustic version of Mysterious Ways wich they also rehearsed the day before or do they just go for the save version of IN A LITTLE WHILE....of course they don´t have balls and go for the save way. Wich also meant that NO acoustic version was played until now and the spots for it had gone....later more on this one.
Now we reached the time to make some blablabla....a make it looks spontaneous Space Chat with the ISS Crew wich covered at least 10-15min. Incl. a lot of blablabla wich no one needs to know we came here for music and not for conversation!!!! Instead of this they could played 3 more tunes instead of blablabla...but they don´t.
Going after that one into another new Track from the Album...UNKNOWEN CALLER...where the Edge had some slightly guitare problems, and not for the last time this night!!!!
The CALLER became also a hughe crowed pleaser as the corus words were shown on the screen that the crowed could sing a long...OH OH OH..OH OH OH...well it was not the last one.
Now a spot that really doesn´t fit in the concept so far introduced by: We havn´t played this tune....thinking for some sec. 20 Years...THE UNFORGATTABLE FIRE. Wich peaks highly out of the set. Many in the crowed espacally i had a good seat place didn´t even know this track. For me personlly i heard this tune the first time on the 14.12.89 on the LoveTown Tour and now after 20 years it sounded still fresh but lyrically my first version was outstanding this one...was ok even better than nothing. And i doubt it the tune will stay there for the hole tour.
This tune also finished the classic block and now we reaching in the Party block opening with CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS wich was not a bad version of it with all the lights etc. some said that was their best version ever they heard well for me after 20 years Touring U2 it was an Ok version could live with it, but was better for me on Vertigo Tour.
Following from the same Album....VERTIGO! Unos dos tres....whats that????? Havealy Bass and more Drums and less guitarre?! Was not able to compare to the Vertigo Tour version incl. Rock away Beach or Dirty Water or Stories for Boys versions.....far far away from those.
Now time for some WestBam or LoveParade meets U2 version of CRAZY TONIGHT. I mean in the past their were some nice and interesing remix version of different songs...Even Better, Lemon, etc. but now....the Band is going in to play those things LIVE!
Personally for me ....embarrasement. CRAZY is a good tune on the Album wich i like to hear it in the car driving by sunshine....that version they played live....Drum Computer with heavy Bass ...i would like to know what Edge was really playing on that tune?!
But part of an show element because the Band was walking all over the cat walk around incl. Larry with Bongos.Fixed part of the show and also center song!!!
But the crowed took it on....and now reaching in the all time cowed pleasing part starting wich ...SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY....a short version wich became only for crowed pleasing....oh they played Sunday bloody Sunday....well....yeah they did...but where has this anti War song gone to??? Where was the rocking casbah from the last tour....? Or Johnny was a good man oh oh...version from 1993????....its gone....
Followed by a track wich followed me over that last 20 Years of U2 Touring....i had good versions on it i had bad versions of it....now we reach in we don´t want to play it but the crowed wants it version so we play it.
PRIDE in the name of.....sing oh oh oh oh.....and so the tunes ended up like this...oh oh oh oh oh oh ....hardly remindes me on the crapy Popmart versions wich i had dozens of can´t compare to the high energy versions of LoveTown or ZOOTV or ELEVATION Versions... let the crowd sing they are happy.
Followed up by a scratchy version of MLK going into another crowd pleaser...WALK ON. Everybody put on your mask.....stop question ...why not 8 years before???
Time for some more speech ....Bishop TuTu who was hasseled by the Band during 1987 version of Bullet the Blue Sky now opening the old time favorite STREETS. Where the Stage is in red light incl. an old time favorite flash light. After this having the crowed rocked well we put down the atmosphere with....well how can i put it....the worest version ever since the tune has reached daylight...ONE.
Bono didn´t even sang this song he was mostly speaking the words of it....and then a moment came wich i have never seen in 20 Years of U2 Touring....Bono wasn´t pleased about his Band mates Adam and Edge!!!
We had some scratchy versions of different other songs in the past but mostly the band took it as a joke....ok we fucked up...lets try it again etc......this time...he is embarassed about his long time (friends?)....ONE was a desaster, nothing there from the favorite tune from the ZOOTV Tour.
After a short break another songe appeared again sind 16 years back to the set list....ULTRAVIOLET.
A smal christmas tree man came back on stage....well he actually looked like our christmas tree....and performed a version of an favorite tune from the Achtung Baby album wich i last herad in absolutly perfect condition now....a shadow of it self. But crowed was pleased.
Now anther self destruction of a song wich i personally love but play it good or better skip it out of the setlist......WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
This version was.....I don´t want to sing this tune but i have to......kicking the mic aside and let the crowed sing it. No emotions in the song with an radical ending..........please sikp this tune out of the setlist it is to good to be played like this!!!!
And becoming a crowed pleaser to let them sing oh oh oh
Last but not least a new song to end the show....MOMENT OF SURRENDER or U2 Surrender to them self.
Again let the crowed sing it...oh oh oh oh....oh oh oh oh.....
What has happend to U2?? What has happened to the Songs??
At least they play it now without emotions more like a sing a long song. Party time with U2 let the beer flow shout the songs....a shame for every U2 song to become a drinking song.
The worest concert i saw in 20 years U2 Touring....and it broke my heart nothing was left from these guys i saw 20 years ago. New Songs with greatest Hits as sing a long songs thats the concept of the tour.....well then i don´t need this i don´t want this......i stopped touring now....different times comes and different times goes....thats my hope. If they do keep continuing like this....well its a short tour for me and saves a lot of money....my hopes goes into the next tour.
All these interviews in the start nothing has been made what they said before. We doing a hughe acoustic set....well not in the start. We are going to play songs that has never been played before....well not for the start. Show effects were hughe better on ZooTV.
And in the end when the band left the stage Larry was going on his own. The three other were posing arm in arm together.....without Larry he didn´t even return for this to build up a unit....a dark picture became clearer.... a break inside the Band has begun.
As Larry said in an interview in 10 years i have plenty of time for everything i wanna do.......i could see it personally now.
The show opened up with an unnormal U2 Style this time they had their own track from the Songs of Ascents sessions.Larry is joining the stage from the back on his owen when the other fellows joining the stage from the right. (a visiual slightly breakup....in the past they joined together, mostly, unlike Bono was most the last one who entered the stage).
First Trak BREATHE, one of the fastest numbers on the Album if you can speak about fast. The crowed was exicted but after 2min the excitement went down, cause the song doesn´t have these power like other opening tracks from the past like ZooStation, Mofo, Elevation or even Vertigo.
Track two NO LINE ON THE HORIZON. Mid tempo number on spot 2 where the last time it was the Electric Co wich gave the crowed a real push this time the tempo and atmosphere couldn´t reach that level. Even remebering it was the same slot were 16 years ago THE FLY rocked the Stadiums and Halls this time....No line...
Track 3 GOYB....the first crowed pleasing number with an tempo thats excaptable and also needed cause the first two numbers coudn´t reach that kind of tempo.
And now after having the crowed rocked ....MAGNIFICANT...another mid tempo number wich couldn´t rock the house but the crowed was pleased with it.
That was the first block of new tracks and now we reach in the classic block opening with the newest crowed pleasing number since 2001....BEAUTIFUL DAY, wich actually is a rocker but since 2001 wich means since 8 years they played that tune at every gig....can´t live without it? I can....Also no snippet in the end only Crowed pleasing Barcelona Barcelona...well if you wanna get a crowed on your side just tell them where you are.
Now the old and everytime favorite track from the Joshua Tree Album ...I STILL HAVEN´T FOUND. Played in a classic style and the version reminds me on L.A. 87 soundcheck (seen on Outside its America), perfect.
Now was the moment wich decides where the concert is going to....the rehearsed version of an old time favorite unplayed track Drowning Man or an old sing a long song ANGEL OF HARLEM. The Band decided for ANGLEL. Wich actually was not a bad version incl. a snippet for M.J. wich was expeceted from the night before during the Dress Rehearsel also incl. a smal harmonica part, wich was longer the night before......well we could do it also shorter....dont forget this sentence!!!
Next spot do they have balls to play an acoustic version of Mysterious Ways wich they also rehearsed the day before or do they just go for the save version of IN A LITTLE WHILE....of course they don´t have balls and go for the save way. Wich also meant that NO acoustic version was played until now and the spots for it had gone....later more on this one.
Now we reached the time to make some blablabla....a make it looks spontaneous Space Chat with the ISS Crew wich covered at least 10-15min. Incl. a lot of blablabla wich no one needs to know we came here for music and not for conversation!!!! Instead of this they could played 3 more tunes instead of blablabla...but they don´t.
Going after that one into another new Track from the Album...UNKNOWEN CALLER...where the Edge had some slightly guitare problems, and not for the last time this night!!!!
The CALLER became also a hughe crowed pleaser as the corus words were shown on the screen that the crowed could sing a long...OH OH OH..OH OH OH...well it was not the last one.
Now a spot that really doesn´t fit in the concept so far introduced by: We havn´t played this tune....thinking for some sec. 20 Years...THE UNFORGATTABLE FIRE. Wich peaks highly out of the set. Many in the crowed espacally i had a good seat place didn´t even know this track. For me personlly i heard this tune the first time on the 14.12.89 on the LoveTown Tour and now after 20 years it sounded still fresh but lyrically my first version was outstanding this one...was ok even better than nothing. And i doubt it the tune will stay there for the hole tour.
This tune also finished the classic block and now we reaching in the Party block opening with CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS wich was not a bad version of it with all the lights etc. some said that was their best version ever they heard well for me after 20 years Touring U2 it was an Ok version could live with it, but was better for me on Vertigo Tour.
Following from the same Album....VERTIGO! Unos dos tres....whats that????? Havealy Bass and more Drums and less guitarre?! Was not able to compare to the Vertigo Tour version incl. Rock away Beach or Dirty Water or Stories for Boys versions.....far far away from those.
Now time for some WestBam or LoveParade meets U2 version of CRAZY TONIGHT. I mean in the past their were some nice and interesing remix version of different songs...Even Better, Lemon, etc. but now....the Band is going in to play those things LIVE!
Personally for me ....embarrasement. CRAZY is a good tune on the Album wich i like to hear it in the car driving by sunshine....that version they played live....Drum Computer with heavy Bass ...i would like to know what Edge was really playing on that tune?!
But part of an show element because the Band was walking all over the cat walk around incl. Larry with Bongos.Fixed part of the show and also center song!!!
But the crowed took it on....and now reaching in the all time cowed pleasing part starting wich ...SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY....a short version wich became only for crowed pleasing....oh they played Sunday bloody Sunday....well....yeah they did...but where has this anti War song gone to??? Where was the rocking casbah from the last tour....? Or Johnny was a good man oh oh...version from 1993????....its gone....
Followed by a track wich followed me over that last 20 Years of U2 Touring....i had good versions on it i had bad versions of it....now we reach in we don´t want to play it but the crowed wants it version so we play it.
PRIDE in the name of.....sing oh oh oh oh.....and so the tunes ended up like this...oh oh oh oh oh oh ....hardly remindes me on the crapy Popmart versions wich i had dozens of can´t compare to the high energy versions of LoveTown or ZOOTV or ELEVATION Versions... let the crowd sing they are happy.
Followed up by a scratchy version of MLK going into another crowd pleaser...WALK ON. Everybody put on your mask.....stop question ...why not 8 years before???
Time for some more speech ....Bishop TuTu who was hasseled by the Band during 1987 version of Bullet the Blue Sky now opening the old time favorite STREETS. Where the Stage is in red light incl. an old time favorite flash light. After this having the crowed rocked well we put down the atmosphere with....well how can i put it....the worest version ever since the tune has reached daylight...ONE.
Bono didn´t even sang this song he was mostly speaking the words of it....and then a moment came wich i have never seen in 20 Years of U2 Touring....Bono wasn´t pleased about his Band mates Adam and Edge!!!
We had some scratchy versions of different other songs in the past but mostly the band took it as a joke....ok we fucked up...lets try it again etc......this time...he is embarassed about his long time (friends?)....ONE was a desaster, nothing there from the favorite tune from the ZOOTV Tour.
After a short break another songe appeared again sind 16 years back to the set list....ULTRAVIOLET.
A smal christmas tree man came back on stage....well he actually looked like our christmas tree....and performed a version of an favorite tune from the Achtung Baby album wich i last herad in absolutly perfect condition now....a shadow of it self. But crowed was pleased.
Now anther self destruction of a song wich i personally love but play it good or better skip it out of the setlist......WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
This version was.....I don´t want to sing this tune but i have to......kicking the mic aside and let the crowed sing it. No emotions in the song with an radical ending..........please sikp this tune out of the setlist it is to good to be played like this!!!!
And becoming a crowed pleaser to let them sing oh oh oh
Last but not least a new song to end the show....MOMENT OF SURRENDER or U2 Surrender to them self.
Again let the crowed sing it...oh oh oh oh....oh oh oh oh.....
What has happend to U2?? What has happened to the Songs??
At least they play it now without emotions more like a sing a long song. Party time with U2 let the beer flow shout the songs....a shame for every U2 song to become a drinking song.
The worest concert i saw in 20 years U2 Touring....and it broke my heart nothing was left from these guys i saw 20 years ago. New Songs with greatest Hits as sing a long songs thats the concept of the tour.....well then i don´t need this i don´t want this......i stopped touring now....different times comes and different times goes....thats my hope. If they do keep continuing like this....well its a short tour for me and saves a lot of money....my hopes goes into the next tour.
All these interviews in the start nothing has been made what they said before. We doing a hughe acoustic set....well not in the start. We are going to play songs that has never been played before....well not for the start. Show effects were hughe better on ZooTV.
And in the end when the band left the stage Larry was going on his own. The three other were posing arm in arm together.....without Larry he didn´t even return for this to build up a unit....a dark picture became clearer.... a break inside the Band has begun.
As Larry said in an interview in 10 years i have plenty of time for everything i wanna do.......i could see it personally now.