Songs I Wish They Would Play With The Whole Damn Band Again

[DeVaul]

Mofo. Oh wait...

 

[AndWeGetDizzy]

Songs I would like to hear full band versions of:

Stay (Faraway, So Slose!) - One of the best U2 songs, period. When they played it, with the full band, on the Zoo TV shows.... wow.

Stuck In A Moment - This song gets bashed a lot, but I really liked the Elevation performances.

Desire - Just doesn't work without the full band.

Look, I think that the only time an acoustic set has really worked in a U2 show was during the Popmart and Zoo TV tours, and that was just because they really needed something to balance out all of the craziness of those shows.

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

In God's Country and Please.

I would love to see that but nothing will ever come close to the rattle and hum version

 

[11o´clock]

Let see:

-Lemon
-Desire (but a version like the ZOOtv one, not like PopMart and Elevation)
-Gloria
-With a shout
-Gone
-Mofo
-Zoostation
-The Fly
- Another time, another place
-In God´s Country
-Do you feel loved?
-Please
-Last Night on Earth
-Fez

 

[U2FanPeter]

But don't they use the acoustic slots a lot in order to be a little spontaneous. To play some songs, which can be performed without the visuals on the screen and not having to rehearse it full band.

If they write acoustic songs for these slots, the setlists would become even more static.

Aren't the acoustic slots only done to give Larry's back and wrists a rest?

 

[Mauwer]

They should play North Star and Every Breaking Wave full band again

Cheers ,

Mauwer

 

[mad1]

Please belongs to 1997, it would be a total waste to play it live now.

 

[redhill]

Lets be honest here...in most cases....playing a song acoustically has become a cop-out.

The band gets lazy and instead of rehearsing enough to play an outstanding full band version they pass off an acoustic version as "special."

This is not in every case but happens far more often than it should (never.)

I actually liked SATS acoustic with the two guitars (nice work Bono) and SBS from Popmart did have something going for it. Other than that...

 

[Moser]

When Love Comes To Town

Bringing sexy back.

YouTube - U2 - ZOO TV -Part 7- When love comes to town

 

[Galeongirl]

^If that includes Edge's vocal part I'm so totally up for that!

 

[AndrewCowley]

I would vote for no more stripped back acoustic versions ever again. It is lazy. Often robs us of one or two band members so fundamentally I am against it.

They have the ability to change songs whilst still keeping them full band. For example, Bullet (many iterations) and Crazy Tonight. Keep it full band please and that is much more interesting.

I have a mild tolerance for the ocasional acoustic throw away inclusion in an encore for fun. But once you make it a fixture it becomes boring and the disease will spread into other songs. Acoustic Please was a major downer compared to the full band version. They destroyed it. Similarly acoustic Desire is a bit tragic without Edge's shredding guitar part.

 

[LemonMelon]

I would love to see that but nothing will ever come close to the rattle and hum version

Agreed. The urgency they show in that performance is impossible to replicate.

Wish they would try though.

 

[gareth brown]

Anyone who prefers acoustic Desire has never heard electric Desire. It's like watching your pet get neutered in front of you every night.

hahahahaha

 

[gvox]

YouTube - U2 - ZOO TV -Part 13(final)- Desire

mind: blown