Tour ranks as the easiest one to be forgotten , considering U2's last five tours , Actually a explanation why I'm a good , only good fan of it :
1- It was the tour that toured the less in all lasts , US - Canada and Europe , how are supposed the fans from other countries to love such a thing ?
2- Consider Lack of the last album material - in the case : Pop , songs like Please and LNOE could have easily improved the show
3- Lack of explosive sound / songs , while it's out of discussion Elevation Fly was TNT , Just compare the indoor shows dvds of vertigo and elevation , while in the 4th song of chicago , Electric Co is rocking everythin after Elevation had done as well ( Considering that elevation vertigo is even more expls than it's 2001 version ) , Boston changes from Until the end , which is pretty much the only real explosive rocker early moment of the set
4- Some bad guitar choices : While it was a nice return of the explorer , I feel a lot the almost complete absence of Edge's Goldtop Les Paul , which after proved all the power of it's sound in Popmart , was reduced only for End of the world , and the complete lack of Semi-acoustic guitars , a song like One for me never worked as originally without an SA guitar like in Zoo and Pop ....
5- Too much short sets , Slane for example which is presented complete , only 20 songs , having an 4 songs only encore
6- Too drastic early mood changes , in the indoor shows for example , after End of the world , Stuck and Kite right next ? It kinda doesn't exactly work the best way
7- Talking bout the versions itselves :
Elevation 2001 never grown on me , it seemed that there was something missing , smthing they only found in 2005 IMO ; Fly while many love it and i kinda like , but I don't consider as the true version of fly ; Bullet , specially the solo doesn't sound good compared to others ; NYD doesn't sound good using effects similar to war tour sound with the custom LP .... there are many others
1- It was the tour that toured the less in all lasts , US - Canada and Europe , how are supposed the fans from other countries to love such a thing ?
2- Consider Lack of the last album material - in the case : Pop , songs like Please and LNOE could have easily improved the show
3- Lack of explosive sound / songs , while it's out of discussion Elevation Fly was TNT , Just compare the indoor shows dvds of vertigo and elevation , while in the 4th song of chicago , Electric Co is rocking everythin after Elevation had done as well ( Considering that elevation vertigo is even more expls than it's 2001 version ) , Boston changes from Until the end , which is pretty much the only real explosive rocker early moment of the set
4- Some bad guitar choices : While it was a nice return of the explorer , I feel a lot the almost complete absence of Edge's Goldtop Les Paul , which after proved all the power of it's sound in Popmart , was reduced only for End of the world , and the complete lack of Semi-acoustic guitars , a song like One for me never worked as originally without an SA guitar like in Zoo and Pop ....
5- Too much short sets , Slane for example which is presented complete , only 20 songs , having an 4 songs only encore
6- Too drastic early mood changes , in the indoor shows for example , after End of the world , Stuck and Kite right next ? It kinda doesn't exactly work the best way
7- Talking bout the versions itselves :
Elevation 2001 never grown on me , it seemed that there was something missing , smthing they only found in 2005 IMO ; Fly while many love it and i kinda like , but I don't consider as the true version of fly ; Bullet , specially the solo doesn't sound good compared to others ; NYD doesn't sound good using effects similar to war tour sound with the custom LP .... there are many others