Elevation Tour or Zoo Tv Tour? If you had only one chance...

[follower]

Today I spent the whole day at home and I listened to some of my bootlegs, from both tours, Elevation and Zoo TV. Maybe you remember that I didn?t go to any of the concerts on both tours, only to a Popmart concert. So I started thinking, if I had the opportunity, only once, to get into a time machine and going back to the time of Zoo TV or Elevation tour to see a concert which tour I would choose? Tough choice, isn?t it?

Well, I?m very attached to the songs from ATYCLB but even so I would say a Zoo TV concert. Why?
Because of the beauty of songs they didn?t play this time around, like Love is Blindness, Ultraviolet, Dirty Day, Running to Stand Still, Tryin to Trow Your Arms Around the World, Sattelite of Love and Can?t Help Fallin in Love. Also Lemon, Numb, Zoo Station and Even Better Than the Real Thing, so good to start dancing around. And last but not least, the unforgettable MacPhisto character and the whole concept of the Zoo TV.

Now it?s your turn. I know the majority here got to see at least one of the concerts, maybe from both eras. Even so, pretend you didn?t and try to make your choice, if that is possible for you. I would appreciate to know why you would choose one or another tour. Thanks

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[KhanadaRhodes]

interesting question...i would wanna see zoo tv.
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[TheU2]

My vote: ZooTV

CK

 

[Hawk269]

Zoo TV...

I just think about that intro, how it just blew everyone away. It destroyed the critics' view of what they thought U2 were capable of at the time. It was information overload...my jaw dropped to the ground the first time I saw it.

It was the first time U2 showed that dark, mischievous side that pervaded the Achtung Era. The Fly shades, the swagger, the guitar solos, the depth, the brutal honesty...just brilliant.

Elevation was more of a celebration and bonding experience between the band and the fans, but Zoo TV was a total extravaganza. It is a close race, but I have to give Zoo TV the edge because of how innovative it was and how it set a standard for live rock shows.

Great topic follower.

AJ

 

[IvanClaytonJnr]

Zoo Tv

 

[sulawesigirl4]

Good topic.

hard decision tho. One thing I loved about Elevation was the whole GA/heart thing and being able to be sooooo close to the band. But for the sheer spectacle of it all, I'd have to say ZOOTV. Not to mention all the songs you listed that were played during that tour that are no longer part of the live set. And it would have been cooool to see MacPhisto.

-sula

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[rafmed]

ZOO TV

The concept is more rounded, and the band push themselves to his limits, trying to find a musical place for them, Elevation is more like close to the vest. they came after similar circunstances, zoo tv after the backslash of Rattle and Hum, and Elevation after Pop one, well the result of similar situation, is a diferent aproach, and I enjoy the band more when they take risks, U2 at his best!

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[no disk]

zoo tv

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[HelloAngel]

ZOO TV

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[mocool12]

It's tough- I agree w/ everything Sula said.
Yeah, ZooTV would've been so cool...

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[baker6621]

OMG...tough decision. I only went to Elevation, but ZOOTV looks/sounds amazing. But Elevation would be it, since I actually experiences Bono from 5 feet away..

 

[Jayhawk]

ZOO TV but only if they included "Bad" in the setlist. That was the highlight of every Elevation show I attended.

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[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

ZOO TV-I actually got to experience my first U2 concert during this era.

While I loved the closeness and overall feel of Elevation, ZOO was just mindblowing. If I could go back I would have wanted closer seats.

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[Zoo Schabow]

I would choose to be in the heart at a ZooTV show!

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[MikeSt]

EL-LE-VA-TION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bonochick]

Originally posted by Zoo Schabow:
I would choose to be in the heart at a ZooTV show!

Cheater!

Dammit, newbie, can't you read?

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[Hawkfire]

Definitely ZOO TV!!!!

(Especially Zoomerang so I could hear LEMON!!!!!!!)

Of course, I'd choose Lovetown over both just so I could hear piano-based Running, One Tree Hill, Unforgettable Fire, and most especially, Hawkmoon 269.

Anyone else see the DirectTV Lovetown footage? U2 was on FIRE that tour. It is simply sick how good Hawkmoon 269 is live, 1000x superior to the Rattle version.

 

[critter]

My choice would be Zoo TV because of the great songs, what a spectacle it was, its edginess. I wish I'd been interested in U2 then.

 

[Calluna]

ZOOTV

With better seats this time around.

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[Tony]

I think most of you are saying Zoo tv because you miss the tour or you just haven't seen it. Almost everybody here saw Elevation tour a couple of time or at least one time. You just saw it, this is why. The choice is easier than it should.

My choice is ELEVATION IN THE HEART.

 

[alreadygone]

Elevation, hands down. If you watch the videos... look how close the fans are at Elevation compared to any other tour. They did this for us!! How could you want anything else?

I saw ZooTV, Popmart, and Elevation, btw.

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[wolfwill23]

I want my ZooTV

 

[Foxxern]

I would have loved to see ZooTV...

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[Angel]

I will not choose...

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[kariatari]

ELEVATION bay-bee!! This tour relied almost *completely* on the chemistry between the band and the audience. That in itself makes for a totally religious and cathartic experience!!


...and becuase Edge just looks adorable nowadays!

 

[Salome]

went to both and would have to say Elevation

better playing band + more good songs to choose from

ZOOTV was censory overload, you didn't get what was going on until you could see the damn thing at home on VCR

Elevation was a better concert experience for me

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[Saracene]

I would want to see ZooTV, simply because I missed out on the first 20 years of U2, and while it's never safe to say "never again", I don't think they'll put up such a visual-heavy show again. And I'm still hoping for the Elevation tour (or its "mutated" form) here in Australia (fingers crossed). Oh hell with ZooTV, I'd like to see U2 on EVERY one of their past tours,

 

[hippy]

Elevation....it was a truly religious experience that I haven't experienced before regardless of how close to the band you were.

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[Crzy4Bono]

I'm gonna buck the trend here...

I saw both and I would say Elevation. I think ZooTV was an awesome show, but it was the beginning of a period where I felt U2 putting a bit of a "wall" between them and their audience (just big, technological, lots of showmanship, etc.). And I really enjoyed them coming back to the crowd this show, and feeling more a part of things like I did in the early days.

But they were both GREAT shows.

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[pub crawler]

All I know is, I recently walked out of two different Elevation shows feeling emotionally higher than I did after any previous U2 shows I've seen, which would include shows on the PopMart, ZooTV and Joshua Tree tours.

To answer the question initially posed here, let's suppose we distance ourselves from the Elevation tour and pretend that it occured in 1994 instead of 2001. Right now, I'd pick Elevation over ZooTV.