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-Bullet/Hands/Pride is way to jarring of a transition. RTSS would be great to get the tone back up to where it needs to be for Pride. Furthermore, the Paul Simon/AIDS transition into Streets isn't working either. Crowd not nearly as ballistic for Streets as I've seen at other shows.
Bad -amazing but a bit condensed in terms of arrangement and running time.
This is 2015; Bad was great.
If anyone is interested, here's the review I wrote for the Seattle publication I write for. A little more balanced than the kind of review I'd post here (i.e., less squeeing), but wanted to share.
U2 – Innocence + Experience in Vancouver - SMI (Seattle Music Insider)
I disagree completely about the transition from BUllet/Hands to Pride. In fact I think it should be even more jaring and Pride should come in quicker and more crisp.Thoughts on Round 2, starting with the minor things:
-Bullet/Hands/Pride is way to jarring of a transition. RTSS would be great to get the tone back up to where it needs to be for Pride. Furthermore, the Paul Simon/AIDS transition into Streets isn't working either. Crowd not nearly as ballistic for Streets as I've seen at other shows.
I honestly don't know what you mean about the second set stinking on the Thursday. It was anything but a stinkfest. Friday night's was better but that doesn't mean Thursday night's sucked. It wold be like saying because Thursday nights opening was better that Friday nights opening stunk. Not the case at allAnd the good:
-Now THIS is the band we all know and love. Tentative replaced with aggressive. Tonight's second set is why Thursday's second set stunk. They were slow rolling the release.
Yup. As good as the sound was Thursday night Friday's was even better. This is easily the best sounding arena show I have ever been to.-Sound was 1000 times better tonight than last night. Joe earned his paycheck tonight.
Agreed. The set up is perfect and allows those unfamiliar with the songs to appreciate them more. Someone said in another thread that Iris doesn't need the set up or explanation as to what it's about. They could not be more wrong. THAT is a perfect time in the show for Bono to first address the crowd and give some insight to the next song. And YES the new songs sound incredible live.-Having the growing-up narrative helps the new material flow together very well. And have I mentioned yet how awesome the new stuff sounds?
I was shocked by this. I could not believe how small the GA line was on Friday compared to Thursday. Lke you said obviously word travels fast.-Word gets around fast. The show basically makes lining up irrelevant. Reportedly, when the GAv line was brought up to Door 3, it didn't get to the bottom of the stairs.
-Moving back to the benches/penalty boxes was an excellent decision. In addition to being able to move around at one's convenience, you're able to soak in all the visuals on the screen./QUOTE]
I'm torn between doing this or trying to gain a rail spot in Montreal. After the two shows in vancouver I'm starting to think the more enjoyable way to enjoy the show would be to show up when the doors open, chill out and just do like you say. hang out by the benches/penaty boxes. There really is NO bad spot on the floor.
It's kinda taken the place fo the Achtung baby. The crowd reacts positively to the image of the Joshua Tree. It's kinda cool.-No comments on here yet about the re-shot/CGId footage of Joshua trees?
I was in section 117 and the entire section was loving it. It was the best part of the show by far in my opinion. Pure energy and the entire building seemed to love it.-I can't speak for the other end of the arena, but everyone around the E stage was rocking out to and belting out AoH and Love Comes To Town. Awesome doesn't begin to describe the Lovetown sequence.
haha yeah it was amazing for sure. Unlike you though I didn't go to my phone.-Bad. Unbelievable. Like Lovetown, everyone around me completely lost it when the sequencer started. Texting with a friend that lives in eastern Canada and was following along on the various live streams, we simultaneously sent texts consisting of an indecipherable string of letters.
And it's a much better closing song than ISHFWILF from the night before.-The New arrangement of One was actually worth listening to.
I felt as though he was thanking me personally haha-Very classy of Bono to specifically thank the many fans who had traveled great distances to be with the band at the last two shows.
My only "complaint" with night 2 in Vancouver was that I didn't feel California fit very well in the set. It just seemed out of place between Vertigo and I Will Follow. It would work better later on somewhere. Maybe after With or Without You or something.