As much talk as the last few concert videos have sparked, this JT bonus DVD is a reminder of what a great band U2 were at this stage.
Really, just four guys on a stage bashing through an already superb canon of songs. And that's it. Bono's charisma (in all its un-selfconscious glory) communicates to that vast stadium.
It is just great to see a U2 concert that isn't edited to an inch of its death, to see the band actually interacting as a working rock band, to see a band that isn't locked into sequencers for the bulk of the songs, to see a setlist that just seems like a great collection of songs, not a fussed-over rigid emotional arc.
I love all the multimedia stuff that followed, but this is just a solid reminder of the greatness of that era. I mean, this really was live without a net. They worked their asses off.
Really, just four guys on a stage bashing through an already superb canon of songs. And that's it. Bono's charisma (in all its un-selfconscious glory) communicates to that vast stadium.
It is just great to see a U2 concert that isn't edited to an inch of its death, to see the band actually interacting as a working rock band, to see a band that isn't locked into sequencers for the bulk of the songs, to see a setlist that just seems like a great collection of songs, not a fussed-over rigid emotional arc.
I love all the multimedia stuff that followed, but this is just a solid reminder of the greatness of that era. I mean, this really was live without a net. They worked their asses off.