U2 (3/4 aint bad) 1986 secret bar gig footage surfaces

[gvox]

U2's Lost 1986 Hotel Bar Jam - Video | Rolling Stone

 

[david]

Hah, cool!

 

[YBORCITY]

Whoa Very cool!

 

[Mr. Sarajevo 20]

Oh my gosh...this is Holy Grail material!

This is a collector's dream, as this is something that most would never have expected to see the light of day.

Of course the material / setlist is probably not much, but capturing the moment... Priceless.

 

[cobl04]

Bono is a "wonderful improvisor?" (improviser?) Dude can't even remember his own lyrics.

 

[jeevey]

So he improvises. I can see criticizing lyric ignorance when he's covering Dylan or something but that's not what's going on here. I think improvising lyric and melody while guiding the band is quite a trick, and sometimes it turns out pretty fabulous.

U2 - We Love You - [Unreleased Song] (Elevation Antwerp) - YouTube

 

[BlueSilkenSky]

I love this. I always wondered if any footage that Peter Gabriel filmed with his video camera on the Conspiracy of Hope tour would ever surface, and suddenly... it did. Sounds like a great improv song, too!

 

[U2girl]

So he improvises. I can see criticizing lyric ignorance when he's covering Dylan or something but that's not what's going on here. I think improvising lyric and melody while guiding the band is quite a trick, and sometimes it turns out pretty fabulous.

U2 - We Love You - [Unreleased Song] (Elevation Antwerp) - YouTube

"Forgetting lines" is likely improvising most of the time anyway...