PopDaisy
Acrobat
A little background...my ex-husband and I had "discovered" U2 together during the UF-JT era. Sadly, we divorced shortly after that period and U2 was a bit of a painful connection. So I moved on to other music for most of the '90s.
However, with the release of ATYCLB, a good friend gave me a copy for Christmas 1990 hoping (knowing?) I would love it. Of course I did.
But I still hadn't been to a concert in person until the Vertigo tour. That same friend and I traveled to Milwaukee, where I was surprised to actually break down a bit before the show because of the "full circle" implications.
The second surprise came during the show. I had fully expected some strong reaction to "Streets" since that is my favorite song. But strangely, it was "Pride" that raised the goosebumps and caused my heart to race. At the risk of being overdramatic, I think it was that feeling of returning to the very beginning, reclaiming who I am and who I was, accompanied by that resounding chorus of "In the name of love...What more in the name of love..." that I never expected to hear live in concert.
I will never, ever forget that feeling.
However, with the release of ATYCLB, a good friend gave me a copy for Christmas 1990 hoping (knowing?) I would love it. Of course I did.
But I still hadn't been to a concert in person until the Vertigo tour. That same friend and I traveled to Milwaukee, where I was surprised to actually break down a bit before the show because of the "full circle" implications.
The second surprise came during the show. I had fully expected some strong reaction to "Streets" since that is my favorite song. But strangely, it was "Pride" that raised the goosebumps and caused my heart to race. At the risk of being overdramatic, I think it was that feeling of returning to the very beginning, reclaiming who I am and who I was, accompanied by that resounding chorus of "In the name of love...What more in the name of love..." that I never expected to hear live in concert.
I will never, ever forget that feeling.