I still think This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now would be an incredible opener.
yep, this. it would be perfect as the opener though, lightbulb thing and all.it'd be incredible if they just played the dang song.
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I haven't been the biggest fan of The Miracle, but it worked. The "oh oh ohs" worked, it worked with the Ramones as a lead-in PA track, the crunchy guitar worked. It worked.
The only other song I could see opening in its place is Invisible, but for the reasons I just stated, The Miracle works.
yep, this. it would be perfect as the opener though, lightbulb thing and all.
Iris is way too slow to open. I agree as said above, we need Mofo before it. some how, some way. I'd take a revamp even.
I obviously wasn't there, but it seems to me like it would've gone down a lot better on night 1 going right into Out of Control, Vertigo and I Will Follow. California is great, but I think they should keep the punk energy rolling for 4 songs to start.
That transition night 1 to Out Of Control kicked major ass! Right in without stopping.
I think at this point, every U2 song has been mentioned as a good transition into Streets.
It's good where it is right now. But it can do without the preceding speech and it needs a reworked mofo to segue into it. That'd be incredible.
It works well with the 1st half of innocence, so I doubt it'll move. But who knows, maybe in one of these 8 night stays they'll experiment a bit.
No offence but come on. It wouldn't be a good opener period let alone the best opener on the album. There is no way in hell Iris would make a better opener than The Miracle. Seriously the band comes out to a slow build and Bono softly singing about his mom and then Hold me close!.... It wod NOT work at all.Would be the best of SOI, since there are no good natural openers on the album. It does have a natural build to it, that could be a pretty good opener.
Would be better than the miracle, which I actually like as a song, but is just a poor opener.
100% right. It worked great both nights in Vancouver. Was better the second night and will continue to get better as the tour goes on. It worked and those in attendence know it works.I haven't been the biggest fan of The Miracle, but it worked. The "oh oh ohs" worked, it worked with the Ramones as a lead-in PA track, the crunchy guitar worked. It worked.
The only other song I could see opening in its place is Invisible, but for the reasons I just stated, The Miracle works.
No it wouldn't. Too slow, not enough energy and doesn't grab you quick enough. It's not like TIWYCRMN or Iris have the same tone as COBL. TIWYCRMN would flop as an openerI still think This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now would be an incredible opener.
Completely disagree about it not needing the preceding speech. The band comes out firing for four straight songs. It works perfectly for Bono to say a few words, introduce the band at this point and explain what Iris is about. It adds to the appeal of the song for those in the crowd who may not know what it's about. When you talk about your mom and then go into a song written for her it has the desired affect. Just going into it wouldn't be a good move