redhill
Refugee
I think Bono is even saying she moves IN mysterious ways and actually singing the entire chorus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhWj4mtEddY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhWj4mtEddY
i was just thinking about starting a thread about this. this newest version sounds lukewarm to me. i agree that without the extended intro or the solo at the end it loses the energy and impact. either play it right or GTFO!
What blows my mind about this song live, is the fact it starts so simply, and escalates into this almighty epic shimmering soundscape, yet it still retains its simplicity. The latest 360 versions seriously lacked the energy this song usually has live. If they don't do the solo, play something else like HMTMKMKM! Check out below @ 4:20 mark....wow! Bono just going crazy all over the place, U2's best live song, period.
YouTube - Mysterious Ways U2-Pop Mart (Live from Mexico City) HD
Now that's what I'm talkin about!! The MW version in this tour doesn't take you anywhere. The trippy funky guitar intro and solo was wicked and transcending. Perhaps they will polish it up as the tour progresses.
I don't know, to me it sounds uninspired and just plain "blah." Kind of like WOWY, another song on this tour that's being played just for the sake of being played- they're kind of cut off like radio edits or something
I think Bono is even saying she moves IN mysterious ways and actually singing the entire chorus!
YouTube - Mysterious ways - U2 360° TOUR - Stade de France - 12/07/09
What blows my mind about this song live, is the fact it starts so simply, and escalates into this almighty epic shimmering soundscape, yet it still retains its simplicity. The latest 360 versions seriously lacked the energy this song usually has live. If they don't do the solo, play something else like HMTMKMKM! Check out below @ 4:20 mark....wow! Bono just going crazy all over the place, U2's best live song, period.
Apparently they're sleepwalking through their whole set list. They act like they don't want to be there.
That's just NOT true. How anyone can say that is beyond me. Were you there? I experienced exactly the opposite.
As for MW, I don't need the song at all, any version is a waste of space for me. Same goes for WOWY. I don't care how they perform it, I don't need to hear these songs. The rest is fine for me.
i love this song, i sure hope they keep playing it i think it would be a mistake to leave it out.
Did they start this show early or does it get dark very late in Paris?
I haven't been really paying much attention to the whole claw thing...but is the bridge moving over people??
Apparently they're sleepwalking through their whole set list. They act like they don't want to be there.
where'd you get that from?? must've been a different band i saw in Paris then...
they were totally on form and looked like they were really enjoying themselves - Bono was just a dynamo, totally full of energy really really giving it some... maybe the most energetic i've seen him actually... (in my grand total of 4 concerts/tours ever haha lmfao )
yeah, Bono was overwhelmed by Paris response. He even stopped singing two or three times, smiling to us with open arms.
I saw Edge running like crazy in one song (too bad, I don't remember which one lol), as Bono in COBL.
Adam was like a little boy with a new toy. And Larry, well... is Larry.
I'd love to see Bono running around the catwalk during COBL. Is there a You Tube video where you can see it?