b. "best tour" is totally subjective. Every fan likes different tours/shows for different reasons
If you think this tour is better than the Joshua Tree tour then I don't know what to say to you. Unless size of stage and utilization of technology, organically or not, is what makes a tour great. For me, I'll take a band at the peak of their powers, supporting one of the greatest albums of all-time.
But that's just me!
ladies and gentleman....we have a winner!
popmart > every other tour by all artists/groups in history, past and future
-dan
No matter how big the stage gets or how bright the lights get the Joshua Tree can never be topped nor can lyrics like that most likely ever be written again. NLOTH is a good disc but is nowhere in the atmosphere of the Joshua Tree.
Then you just answered your own question about why people want to hear Drowning Man.
If you think this tour is better than the Joshua Tree tour then I don't know what to say to you. Unless size of stage and utilization of technology, organically or not, is what makes a tour great. For me, I'll take a band at the peak of their powers, supporting one of the greatest albums of all-time.
But that's just me!
popmart > every other tour by all artists/groups in history, past and future
you do realize that Popmart featured many of Bono's lowest moments in the history of his singing career?
-dan
Agreed, very high energy show, and artistically their most impressive tour.
But 360 still looks amazing, and I can't wait to see it live, so happy U2 is back in stadiums!
See...I just can't relate to that, because at the time of the JT Tour...there is so much U2 that did not exist...like...far too much to call it their best ever...
And yet, I'm calling it their best ever.
Or, to be fair, the best tour of theirs I've seen in person. Because I find it hard to judge tours I did not attend. I've been to well over 40 of their shows, spanning every tour since JT and that's just how I feel. Zoo TV gives it a run for its money since Achtung Baby is another amazing album.in my opinion
well........If you think JT tour is better than 360 Tour, I don't know what to say to you, because this tour basically just got underway. JT Tour ended about 21 years ago. Calling JT Tour the better tour at this point is pretty much meaningless.
I'll wait till the tour hit it's stride...
Let's remember ZooTV took awhile to really develop it's theme, and well most of us remember how PopMart started, so I'm gonna wait and see it has the potential to be...
If you think this tour is better than the Joshua Tree tour then I don't know what to say to you. Unless size of stage and utilization of technology, organically or not, is what makes a tour great. For me, I'll take a band at the peak of their powers, supporting one of the greatest albums of all-time.
But that's just me!
Good point
Personally I don't think anything will top ZooTV. Of course I never actually saw it, but the strength of the concept/visuals/look (well, I think U2 looked pretty cool ) AND the innovation AND the songs AND the band's performance (Bono sounded great, amazing solos from Edge like LIB for example) ... it's hard to imagine it getting better than that.
I'm biased toward Popmart because of the songs (also great visuals), but of course Bono's voice makes it not their ultimate best. probably my second favourite tour though because Pop is my favourite album. sadly another tour I did not see
and Vertigo was a great tour I think, but 360 may be better. I'll have to judge when I see it, and as BVS said once the tour has really hit its stride. we're still pretty early in.
Rob, I'm not the one that started a thread asking if this was the best tour yet, am I? But, the question is being asked, no?
Is that not the thread title, Rob? And my answer, to the question being asked, IN THE THREAD TITLE, is a resounding "no".
I mean, you did read the thread title, right?
If you think this tour is better than the Joshua Tree tour then I don't know what to say to you. Unless size of stage and utilization of technology, organically or not, is what makes a tour great. For me, I'll take a band at the peak of their powers, supporting one of the greatest albums of all-time.
But that's just me!
I think best tour will always be defined individually by how much you like the album being supported and the live performances of those songs.
Liar. I never saw you at the Baggot Inn.