jachba
The Fly
Hi everyone,
I understand the criticism that was directed at the band for delivering a shortened set list (20 songs) particularly after it was reported earlier that day that MOFO and Discotheque were rehearsed, lead to expectations that at least one or both would surface during the show. Add to the fact that a few songs were dropped and not replaced and you have the perfect recipe for thinking that the band got lazy and/or went throught the motions.
There is a recording of the show in mp3 format that is in the process of being uploaded on U2Star (as I post) and I have downloaded the first 12 songs and listened to them. I can tell you that even though the set list may have seemed uninspired the performance certainly wasn't. The band (especially Edge, who was on another level entirely: his playing on "I Still Haven't Found..." was better than anything I have heard in years) was definitely flowing from the get-go. I would highly recommend getting a copy of this show (the recording is very good as well).
I understand the criticism that was directed at the band for delivering a shortened set list (20 songs) particularly after it was reported earlier that day that MOFO and Discotheque were rehearsed, lead to expectations that at least one or both would surface during the show. Add to the fact that a few songs were dropped and not replaced and you have the perfect recipe for thinking that the band got lazy and/or went throught the motions.
There is a recording of the show in mp3 format that is in the process of being uploaded on U2Star (as I post) and I have downloaded the first 12 songs and listened to them. I can tell you that even though the set list may have seemed uninspired the performance certainly wasn't. The band (especially Edge, who was on another level entirely: his playing on "I Still Haven't Found..." was better than anything I have heard in years) was definitely flowing from the get-go. I would highly recommend getting a copy of this show (the recording is very good as well).