U2 Live From Sphere - Final Show SiriusXM stream

[ascender_RS]

Couldn't sleep - 309.03 MB file on MEGA

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Thank you for sharing!

Anything of interest in the interview segment?

 

[TheEnd]

Thank you for sharing!

Anything of interest in the interview segment?

"Intimacy is the new punk rock"

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

"Intimacy is the new punk rock"

Bono needs to stop calling things punk rock

 

[dan_smee]

Apparently a much better source is doing the rounds. I will try and get a copy, but it’s late here. Hopefully it finds its way to this thread soon.

 

[mikal]

Bono needs to stop calling things punk rock

Calling things that are not punk rock is the new punk rock.

 

[bazzza1]

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

here's the link from the original poster on reddit - i asked for his approval to post

U2 - Last night at Sphere - Google Drive

drive.google.com

 

[dan_smee]

This one sounds much better and cleaner. I can actually make out what Danny is playing in One. The little fill from the studio version. It sounds cool.

Bono is a bit lower in the mix, and I’ve seen some people complain about that, but I actually think it is a positive sign for how an album might be mixed. We are just so used to him being loud and over the top of the music. He blends back in with the band here. I like it.

 

[Achtung Ya'll]

This one sounds much better and cleaner. I can actually make out what Danny is playing in One. The little fill from the studio version. It sounds cool.

Bono is a bit lower in the mix, and I’ve seen some people complain about that, but I actually think it is a positive sign for how an album might be mixed. We are just so used to him being loud and over the top of the music. He blends back in with the band here. I like it.

This has been one of my biggest compalints of the last few albums. Songs will start with a great riff or intro that actually sounds like it might be the mythical "unreasonable guitar" album... and then it all fades into the BG as Bono's vocals come front and center. They don't sound like they're a "part" of the song often.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[dan_smee]

I'm capturing the u2.com rip to see if the sound is better. Will share tomorrow

 

[dan_smee]

Ok. It is SOO MUCH better than the best Sirius rip. I need to split the files etc, will probably be mid morning tomorrow Australian time.

 

[Hewson]

mid morning tomorrow Australian time.

So, Like August?

 

[dan_smee]

How about, like, now?!

Lol - I know we Aussies are futuristic types.

FLAC - 1.89 GB file on MEGA
Apple Lossless - 2.05 GB file on MEGA
MP3 @ 320kpbs - 406.94 MB file on MEGA

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Ok. It is SOO MUCH better than the best Sirius rip. I need to split the files etc, will probably be mid morning tomorrow Australian time.

Bono's vocals in particular are MUCH better here than on the original Sirius rips

 

[dan_smee]

I think every single instrument is crystal clear, has space in the recording and pops really well. The other recordings were quite blended together, and as you say, Bono was buried in the mix

 

[dan_smee]

For the boffins, I popped it into the U2torrents forum as well and had this response from Sharebear:

You got me curious! I compared a bit to the digital recording from the original Sirius broadcast. The recent U2.com seems to be at a lower bitrate (see more artifacting on the high end). BUT the extra dynamics compression applied to the original Sirius appears to be gone. The mix appears to be more or less the same from my initial look. The dropout at beginning of All I Want Is You is still there. The JFK speech is still missing from Love Me Tender (and mistakenly appears during Until End of the World). Mix is still mixed a bit too loud for my taste but that's personal preference.

If only because the removal of the extra dynamics compression effects, which made it a painful listen to me, I'd say the U2.com stream is the best at the moment (setting aside any fan made recordings).