mikal
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i swear, if that electrical storm bit is just to tease us i'll kick some ass.
yeah, i normally don't get too wound up about things, but i would be very disappointed in U2 if they did that.
i swear, if that electrical storm bit is just to tease us i'll kick some ass.
yeah, i normally don't get too wound up about things, but i would be very disappointed in U2 if they did that.
it's one thing like vertigo where all we ever saw about it was it was a warm up for guitar techs or something, but to have a member of the band playing notes on a video on their own website and then doing nothing? that would just be rude.
as elevated mentioned, all bands have their crazy fans with their over-analytical chart porn
-dan
I honestly think people who go to concerts with the express intention of hearing specific songs are doing it wrong, whether they're a casual fan just going because they heard some hit on the radio or some fanatic hoping for a particular beloved song. Sooner or later, you're going to be very disappointed.
Sure, everybody has songs they'd like to hear. I can give you a lengthy list of songs I'd dearly love U2 to perform. But I go to gigs expecting the band to play songs they're most enthused to play, and to play them well. Maybe they'll play my favourites; maybe they won't. Either way, I want to see a scintillating live performance. If the band play well, then playing my favourites is simply a bonus.
The songs I tend to criticise U2 for continually playing without a rest are those that I think have become tired and reveal a lack of a passion for playing them - the songs the band feel they "should" or "have" to play. If you are as good a live band as U2, you don't "have" to play anything; you can play a whole bunch of rarities and obscure songs, but with such fervour, intensity, and passion that you still have the crowd in the palm of your hand. In short, if a band wants to play something, their audience is going to enjoy hearing it. You folks all know I'm not a fan of Ultra Violet, but I'd rather hear the band perform it with unbridled enthusiasm than an aimless, lifeless version of something I like more.
Sounds like an awesome way to open the show! Any music playing in the background?This new vid is an entrance of the band from the back stairs all lights down, then when they walk on the ramp 2 spots light up & make them light angels
Why wait? Go to the FedEx Field show this year. Cheap tickets are still available.I've never seen U2 live. I might get to see them next year if they make some time in their schedule to visit the fifth largest area in the United States.
nice new video on U2.com
Setlist parties!Uhhh these teasers are killing me. Thank god its only a week away
The set list is always my primary concern; call me old fashioned, but I can't help feeling that if we know what the script is, then we might stand a better chance of constructing a great show. Ironically, looking at the available material now presents an embarrassment of riches. U2 could play for four hours and not run out of great songs, so some judicial editing is called for. I made a speech to the effect that in the wonderful world of musical theatre, a show is written and rehearsed over-long. As opening night draws near, cuts are made and you can feel the whole show tighten up. It also means that if something simply isn't working for some reason, then it can be dropped without panic. This is the tack that I've gone in on and, at the time of writing, we have a rehearsal set list of about 30 songs.
Due to over-crowding and the need for some fresh air, we've let go of some of the mighty war-horses of previous tours but fear not gentle reader, heaps of classics remain, as well as some highly unexpected gems. A couple of these have even surprised me, much to my delight, so may the best songs win. No doubt we won't be able to entirely please all the people all the time, but it feels like a rip-snorting set to me. And I've seen a few U2 shows.
^ surely eastlink can't be being less than honest can they?
We have also seen the setlist on the mixing desk photograph which concurs with eastlink's sources. The only confusion for me are the alleged remix versions and I can't help thinking that that is something lost in translation...
My only doubt comes from the fact that the only audio we have had is of songs not out of the ordinary...
I believe its been honest. I just wonder if 1) every song has been properly identified 2) there hasn't been some songs missed or 3) some songs accidentally written down more times then they've been practiced thus far.
No.Electrical Storm is a great example of this. the U2.com video shows them working on it during the daytime
No.
the U2.com video did show larry playing some notes of it while no one else was doing anything, so I won't let you say 'them', & I don't expect it too much, yet
Speaking of EastLink, are there going to be rehearsals today? If so, at what time?i'm pretty confident that they've been honest with their reporting.
Why wait? Go to the FedEx Field show this year. Cheap tickets are still available.
that is a really good point. i do wonder if there have been songs missed.
Electrical Storm is a great example of this. the U2.com video shows them working on it during the daytime, yet all the rehearsal info has been from their night sessions. so they easily could have busted out Electrical Storm at noon, and no one was paying close enough attention to actually report it.