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knox said:I hate to be a wet blanket here, but this is probably the worst U2 show I've seen. It was, in a word, weak. I don't think that the band had a whole lot of energy last night, and I really think that it's because the show has remained basically unchanged since it opened in San Diego.
knox said:I hate to be a wet blanket here, but this is probably the worst U2 show I've seen. It was, in a word, weak. I don't think that the band had a whole lot of energy last night, and I really think that it's because the show has remained basically unchanged since it opened in San Diego.
One of the ironic things was that the performance of Pride was on its way to being a highlight of the night...until the band seemed to cut it short. Streets was good, as usual. Don't get me wrong, there were very, very high points -- City of Blinding Lights, Bad, The Electric Co., to name probably my top three songs from last night...but the rest of the time the band seemed uninspired.
The "war trilogy" that I was so high on back in May fell flatter than a pancake. Some of that may be personal, but some of it might just be that the band really wasn't behind it in the same way.
I suppose that when one has started to see many shows on the same tour, though, the weaker ones are a letdown...
well maybe if most of the crowd were into it, maybe that says something? maybe its just the people who find the lack of energy, and not the actual band, from what i seen of them in europe and on the bootlegs i have from that leg, there is plenty of energy and playfulness, and from what i heard about toronto and the first chigago show, the energy was still there, people constantly blame the band, when really it could them themselves that arent feeling it as much as they used toknox said:Axver, I understand that some songs have changed, but the overwhelming majority of the show feels exactly the same as it did back in May. They still kill the show's full-steam-ahead momentum when they play The Ocean. And except for switching in Ms. Sarajevo (which is better on the record) for Running to Stand Still and the addition of Yahweh in the middle (a song that almost sucks as badly as The Ocean), There is an entire block of songs that are EXACTLY the same:
Beautiful Day
Miracle Drug
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
(Yahweh)
Love And Peace Or Else
Sunday Bloody Sunday (gets more uninspiring every time it's played)
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still/Ms. Sarajevo
Pride
Where The Streets Have No Name
One
AND THEY STILL PLAY ELEVATION.
This show needs a three month hiatus so this band can learn to play their good songs again. Anything off of Pop. Wire. Exit. Something....
And there's still the fact that the band is playing with zero energy, at least that's how it seems.
The funny thing was that a lot of the crowd was really into it...I dunno what the experience would have been like without that.
KUEFC09U2 said:but surley to god some of the people on here who claim there was energy werent the "drunk and loving it" types?. all i am saying is its harsh to blame the band all the time, sometimes its the person watching that isnt into it as much
well you made the point better than i didoliveu2cm said:
Yeah... or the person could have been in a poor section of the arena, where others were drunk or just not into the show. That can sometimes make it appear like it's not a knockout show.
Not that I mean anyone in particular here, but it's something I've seen- obviously it's subjective; I know people who have had two very different concert experiences at the same show, and I think it does come down to who happens to be around you and other variables.