Popmart Mexico '98 Vs. Elevation Slane '01

[shart1780]

Which show do you prefer? I'm talking about the respective DVDs of course.

 

[Pero]

mexico

 

[Axver]

Popmart Mexico (which was filmed in 1997, by the way) is leaps and bounds and about ten thousand miles ahead of Slane.

 

[bathiu]

PopMart Mexico...

 

[ludilobrate]

Slane is much better than Mexico

 

[DignityPassesBy]

For the show Popmart was more impressive (and it had please) ... for the emotion of the band in a show slane wins it hands down. Its to hard to pick cause both shows even though both U2 shows are so different

 

[RickFly]

slane castle!

 

[DontExpect]

I watch the Slane DVD all the time and I love the energy of not only the band but also the images that are shown of the gigantic crowd. What exactly is the Mexico DVD like? Is it similar to the documentary style of Rattle & Hum, the sheer energy of Slane, or the dizzyness of Vertigo?

 

[Numbology]

POPMART Mexico for sure

 

[GibsonGirl]

Does anyone feel another ATYCLB vs Pop argument coming on? I'm so excited!

 

[Numbology]

 

[tommycharles]

Regardless of the strength of either album, Mexico wins this one. Slane does have some great moments (Beautiful Day, Out of Control, the whole SBS-Stuck bit, All I Want is You-Streets), but Mexico is just jaw dropping from beginning to end. Popmart really was an amazing show.

Also any concert which does *not* feature Angel of Harlem-->Desire-->Staring at the Sun acoustic is a winner in my book.

 

[love_u2_adam]

Slane

 

[BABEL]

Ain't 2 out of 3 of those on Mexico?

Popmart Mexico hands down, don't like the Slane show, in fact Elevation was the worst tour out of the major's.

 

[xaviMF22]

Popmart--- Mofo opening the show

 

[manon]

PopMart Mexico, the show was amazing and seeing a thoundsand of souls singing every word was amazing.

 

[If you shout...]

Mexxxico

 

[POP-ROMANCER]

Popmart

 

[typhoon]

Worst PopMart show>best Elevation show.

But I really loved that tour for some reason.

 

[shart1780]

Wow, I havent seen Mexico but it's coming in the mail along with ZooTV Sydney and I can't wait to see them!

 

[craigp]

after just winning my popmart vid on ebay, im gonna say slane!

 

[tommycharles]

Ain't 2 out of 3 of those on Mexico?

Yeah, but Popmart Staring at the Sun was way better than Elevation SATS, and Desire was really a joke.

 

[Axver]

Worst PopMart show>best Elevation show.

Pretty much. I don't care for half of Slane.

Then again, I skip some of Mexico City too (starting with Pride, stopping before SBS, and then skipping WOWY and stopping the tape after MW). But Mexico City's high points are absolutely incredible. I can't think of anything particularly notable to make me want to watch Slane.

 

[xaviMF22]

Pretty much. I don't care for half of Slane.

Then again, I skip some of Mexico City too (starting with Pride, stopping before SBS, and then skipping WOWY and stopping the tape after MW). But Mexico City's high points are absolutely incredible. I can't think of anything particularly notable to make me want to watch Slane.

I agree

 

[MrBrau1]

Popmart was pretty goofy.

It reeked of "one-ups-man-ship",

the colours were great, and performances on the 2nd half of the tour were some of the bands best, but it was a crappy Zoo TV Part II.

Bono and those bubble pants? Adam and that stupid mask? Edge's 24 Gallon Cowboy Hat?

 

[typhoon]

Yeah, it was goofy, but at least it wasn't boring...

 

[Axver]

Yeah, it was goofy, but at least it wasn't boring...

And at least the new songs were, on the whole, great. There's just no contest between Please and Stuck In A Moment or Last Night On Earth and Elevation.

 

[shart1780]

I have this, Zoo TV Sydney and Vertigo Sao Paulo coming in the mail and I want them now now NOW!!!

I just can't wait any longer...

 

[Catman]

POPmart as a whole is a better tour than Elevation, IMO, but Slane was such an emotional outpour. SO...

Slane > Mexico


I really don't see how anyone could say otherwise

 

[Zoomerang96]

i saw slane once, and i've never felt the need to buy it. the setlist was horrible. i don't care about the surroundings, give me popmart any day.

so what if it was goofy. that was the whole point.

plus the songs kick 10's of thousands of asses over the new tripe u2 was playing in 2001.