Joshua Tree Tour 2017 - Rumors & General Discussion II

[Wide Awake n AZ]

But...if they played Pop all the time, no one would want them to play it.

It's better to have something to hold out for...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

This is pretty great, Bono asking a fan what they thought of the show in Vancouver:

https://www.reddit.com/r/U2Band/comments/6bbzj7/i_met_bono_and_the_edge_at_chambar_in_vancouver/

ugh she shoulda said "well, it would kinda suck for the people in the nosebleeds, amirite?

 

[corianderstem]

To be fair, if I'd run into Bono and he'd asked me about the show, I would have said "... show? Was there a show? I can't even think of my name right now, to be honest. HI YOU ARE THE BEST OMG WOW HI."

And then Bono would NOPE right on outta there.

 

[DeVaul]

"Boom cha"

 

[lazarus]

Having talked to Bono twice before (after a Popmart show and before an Elevation show) I'd like to believe I would be able to keep my composure if it happened again.

Topics in order of priority:

1. Release the original studio Mercy and make it official
2. Play Acrobat
3. Stop shaming Pop
4. Give Reach Around a chance

 

[DeVaul]

Actually, 1A. is play Promenade.

 

[TheGeekyU2Fan]

"Play Last Night On Earth!!"

 

[BVS]

"Here let me see those glasses?"

*take glasses, throw them on ground, and stomp

"Now how many more of these do you have?

So let's talk about the tour."

 

[lazarus]

"Can I make one small criticism?"

*security drags Laz away*

 

[birdman]

What time did the Seattle show finish?

 

[corianderstem]

Right about 11, I think? I think they went on just before 9, if I recall correctly.

 

[Hewson]

Having talked to Bono twice before (after a Popmart show and before an Elevation show) I'd like to believe I would be able to keep my composure if it happened again.

Topics in order of priority:


4. Give Reach Around a chance

What if he said "I did with Adam last night".

 

[superchuk5]

"Bored with closing with Little Things"? Doubtful. I think they were digging the energy of the crowd and tacked on one more treat to keep the energy going. It worked!

Neil McCormick was there, and I think they played it for him

 

[lazarus]

Too bad McCormick didn't request something we've heard a million fucking times.

 

[corianderstem]

I thought I saw Neil at the soundboard, and posted it on Twitter, only to have him.reply and say it wasn't him. But then he said later "I'm here now, though."

#CoolStoryCori

Is Anton Corbijn super tall? He may have been who I initially saw.

 

[lazarus]

Anton Corbijn has considerably less hair, if that helps jog your memory:

 

[phommel]

To the people who visited Vancouver/Seattle: how is Bono's voice? I heard he didn't do the Pavarotti part in Miss Sarajevo. Hopefully his voice is ok this Tour?

 

[birdman]

To the people who visited Vancouver/Seattle: how is Bono's voice? I heard he didn't do the Pavarotti part in Miss Sarajevo. Hopefully his voice is ok this Tour?

I think it's a pretty uniform opinion, that Bono only just goes through the motions on a lot of the songs. Not that we should be complaining.

 

[birdman]

So.. instead of a micro-'Baby' Bieber snippet during UV, they showed Lena Dunham as one of the faces..? Where do I put in my forms to sign out?
aka Bieber's career, SHATTERED. Couldn't even get an acknowledgement at iHeartRadio..

 

[Axver]

Right about 11, I think? I think they went on just before 9, if I recall correctly.

Yep, it was before 9pm local. Here in Melbourne I ducked out of my office briefly to buy afternoon tea and got back at about 7 minutes to the hour, and the band were already playing the first song.

 

[BWU2Buffs]

it brings joy to my heart that so many U2 fans can't tell the difference anymore between Bono and The Undertaker...

So I'll buy some swampland from you in Florida as well.... well played.

That said, if you had gone with John Cena or Stone Cold Austin I might have had a fighting chance.

 

[Hewson]

Anton Corbijn has considerably less hair, if that helps jog your memory:

McCormick may have been separated at birth form our current Governor Charlie Baker

 

[corianderstem]

The guy I saw had a gray hoodie over his head, so hair was not a factor in my misidentification.

 

[corianderstem]

And Bono sounded much better in Seattle than he did in Vancouver.

 

[Hewson]

And Bono sounded much better in Seattle than he did in Vancouver.

Probably the favorable exchange rate.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I've heard that poutine is especially hard on the vocal cords

 

[sscalhoon]

I thought Bono's voice sounded very good--especially considering he was singing outside in rather cold air for mid-May (winter and spring have been pretty dismal in the NW this year). There are some higher registers he can't reach anymore so they've definitely accomodated that. I do agree with most about "Miss Sarajevo"--it's a bit weird to have piped Pavarotti vocals. It's a lovely song, and the images of the Syrian refugees in the camp make for a very emotional moment. Overall, I was very pleased musically with the show. Loved that we got "Bad" (which I haven't had a chance to see live in several years), and that we got "I Will Follow" as the final song in the encore.

I did feel that the band overall weren't engaged with the audience nearly as much as usually, and I did miss that. Ever since I saw U2 on the "War" tour way back when, I've always thought they were one of the few bands who really took the audience with them on the journey. This time, I really felt I was being played and talked at as opposed to played and talked to during the show.

 

[Wide Awake n AZ]

I thought Bono's voice sounded very good--especially considering he was singing outside in rather cold air for mid-May (winter and spring have been pretty dismal in the NW this year). There are some higher registers he can't reach anymore so they've definitely accomodated that. I do agree with most about "Miss Sarajevo"--it's a bit weird to have piped Pavarotti vocals. It's a lovely song, and the images of the Syrian refugees in the camp make for a very emotional moment. Overall, I was very pleased musically with the show. Loved that we got "Bad" (which I haven't had a chance to see live in several years), and that we got "I Will Follow" as the final song in the encore.

I did feel that the band overall weren't engaged with the audience nearly as much as usually, and I did miss that. Ever since I saw U2 on the "War" tour way back when, I've always thought they were one of the few bands who really took the audience with them on the journey. This time, I really felt I was being played and talked at as opposed to played and talked to during the show.

I would imagine during parts of the Joshua Tree and ASOH, they are holding on for dear life early on. You can rehearse for a year, but playing songs you haven't played live, or new arrangements? They always were a band on a piece of thread that could snap and go shambles at any minute. I imagine that string is tighter for this run...at least early on.

 

[gareth brown]

McCormick looks like a cross between Bill Nelson out of Be Bop Deluxe and Richard Kiel. in that picture at least haha

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

to be fair cori thought the undertaker was bono, so it could have been brad pitt.