nicholsfornixon said:
I think I speak for all Americans when I say that
blueskyzg said:No spoken words : nothing to add to your post. u said everything and all is true. For all rest of you; ENJOY in this tour, in this U2 year, and be happy couse we have so creative and powerfull band!
No spoken words said:I cannot believe threads like this exist, I really cannot. And maybe I'm at fault for replyling...but...
For those of you that have been to the shows this tour...have you seen how many younger kids there are in attendance? IMO, more than at any U2 tour I've ever seen. It's likely because long-time fans like me are now old enough to have children at a concert-attending age.
Also, have you seen how many teenaged/college aged interference users there are? They post a lot, and it's great.
The thing is, these people have never seen U2 in concert before. And guess what? They might really love Bullet. Or Elevation. Or both! Imagine that.
Bottom line is, people like me, who have seen them multiple times per tour, are in a significant minority. People who are going to their first U2 show...or are only going to 1 show this tour...these people represent the majority. They might love U2 just as much as you or I, but due to age, financial constraints, etc, only get to see the band once every 4 years.
I said this in my very first post on interference, and I'll say it again: At Anaheim 1, I took a coworker with me to the show. He'd never seen the band, and was a fan, but not a die-hard like me. He likes the new album, and was familiar with every song played, with 1 or 2 exceptions. Anyway, he had no prior set-list knowledge, so he had no clue what he'd be getting. So, Bullet starts, and he grabs my arm and says "Dude, this is my all-time favorite U2 song! Holy crap!". Do you think he listened to the song and then started to debate in his head if it compared to the JT version, or the LIVE version from the Zoo TV tour? No. He was in heaven for 5 minutes and that moment was worth more to me than the happiness I might get out of them replacing Bullet for one show with Acrobat or something else I'd love to hear. I guess I'm just not selfish enough, that could be it.
And as for Elevation, go to a show and take a look at what goes on during that song....from the rafters to the Bomb Shelter, people love it.
So, please do not drop Bullet or Elevation...they might not be my 2 favorites, but they make thousands happy nightly, and that's the whole fucking point of the tour
No spoken words said:they make thousands happy nightly, and that's the whole fucking point of the tour
sonofabono said:i wish they would drop pride and bring in lemon!
Kinsa said:
I am not going to copy all your comments because I don't want to give them unwarranted attention, but Good God, please don't think your pathetic comments speak for all Americans. You comments demonstrate the typical American arrogance that other countries abhor us for.
Sorry, I had to address this.
On to topic -
Bullet should stay, it is an important moment in the concert, and very powerful.
And Elevation is really a lot of fun this time around. Its a great version, and really gets the place rockin. Larry was singing the entire song in Phoenix and it was so cute!
nicholsfornixon said:
I think I speak for all Americans when I say that a) I don't give a flying fuck what other countries think about me or my country and b) you and all your euro-centric, elitist, asshole countries should feel free to pat yourselves on the back while your economies sputter, your cultures collapse under the weight of unchecked immigration, and you realize that the only reason you haven't gotten the shit kicked out of you by any number of invading armies is that the United States has been watching your back since WWII. Meanwhile, we Americans will be keeping the world safe for democracy, getting rich off our efforts, and occasionally taking time off for a cheesburger.
Zoomerang96 said:but 'please' is perfectly relevant, and is one of the most chilling songs u2's ever made, no?
- compare $ to Euro and think again wich economy, European or american "sputters"nicholsfornixon said:
b) you and all your euro-centric, elitist, asshole countries should feel free to pat yourselves on the back while your economies sputter, your cultures collapse under the weight of unchecked immigration, and you realize that the only reason you haven't gotten the shit kicked out of you by any number of invading armies is that the United States has been watching your back since WWII.
what a stupid comment, bono cant hit the high notes? listen to Bad, Beautiful Day, Sometimes, SBS. and then say he cant hit them, if your worried about anything then dont go, and save yourself the dissapointment how people forget the first leg of popmart and elevation, its always the way that the tour kicks on in the second and third legstilen said:i am also a bit disappointed with this tour! I am worried--bought 3 tickets, bono talking and talking of getting better,and never better blablabla, but the truth is he cannot hit the high notes to older songs--that is IMO the reason they don't play (or rarely play) AIWIY,WOWY,also RTSS cannot compete with the version in late 80s!!
They should definitely quit playing BTBS, because the rearrangement of the song isn't close as good as the Elevation tour or Pop tour version!!
Yep, guys, improve yourself!!!!!!This tour (by all said so far) should be the best of all, but in reality it's not even close! Though they play songs from last album very solidly.
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zooropanator said:I think anyone who says it blows is totally wrong, should shut the F up about it and start talking about all the songs that they should add to the shows. I've seen Sting do a 3 hour show on his first tour solo, The Stones do a show almost as long and U2 has enough in their rack of tunes that they could play this and many others I see that people want to hear. A friend of mine actually was dissappointed they didn't place Still haven't found what I'm lookin for, which is yet another they could play. How about bitch for a longer show, like 3 hours plus????