breathe
Refugee
I was wondering does U2 always rehearse a few hours before the show? I might get into the stadium very early in miami. So i was wondering if i would see the soundcheck.
Hey Axver, how do people know whether it's tha band or the crew soundchecking? I was in the Salt Lake GA line, and everyone was really calm about the soundcheck cos they knew it was "fake U2"
breathe, it's great you have connections so you can sneak in. You could also suss out which spot in the GA you wanna stand at for the show too!
Easiest distinction is lack of vocals. But mostly it's audible by the pieces being played. Are you hearing Gloria or Mofo on drums? That's Sam. He usually soundchecks with those drum rolls. Are you hearing random pieces of guitar music, could be U2 songs or even "Sweet Home Alabama"? That's Dallas soundchecking the guitars. I'm still sad nobody taped that in Brussels. He actually played Sweet Home Alabama a couple of times.
Usually the crew sound checks are instrument by instrument. If it's a U2 soundcheck it's all instruments at once(or just guitar if it's only Edge rehearsing). And you can sometimes hear them communicate over the PA as well.
That was the band. 100%. Drowning man too. Edge varied the guitar parts a bit, and vocals were added. They also played I Will Follow a couple of times.
yeah, exactly. in auckland i could hear bono talking to the rest of the band when they played one bit of boy falls from the sky for like an hour.If it's a U2 soundcheck it's all instruments at once(or just guitar if it's only Edge rehearsing). And you can sometimes hear them communicate over the PA as well.
Dallas usually plays a riff and then something else. This was different. The riff kept being played and other parts of the song too, then bass and drums kicked in. THat's definitely the whole band there.Oh I remember I Will Follow extremely well and it sounded so good both times. I was almost certain that had to be the Edge....but you never know. A good tech can emulate really well, and there never was an effects pedal that the Edge didn't fall in love with
yeah, exactly. in auckland i could hear bono talking to the rest of the band when they played one bit of boy falls from the sky for like an hour.
You were in Dublin as well.....one of the days, I think second show, they did Electrical Storm in the soundcheck.
I was almost certain it was the band. Thoughts?
That was Dublin III. Full band Drowning Man, I Will Follow, New Year's Day, and Electrical Storm. Vocals were very, very obviously live, especially when Bono decided to stop ES!
Like others have said, it's generally very easy to tell when it's the band. The only time it can be hard to tell is when Edge decides to do a soundcheck by himself, but even then, if you're familiar with his style relative to Dallas's, you can pick it. One clue is that Dallas will hop from song to song to test different guitars and effects; if Edge is rehearsing by himself, it is because he wants to work on specific things and the soundcheck will be more focused.
When the crew use pre-taped vocals, it's pretty obvious. Partly through sounding too polished, partly because you say "hey that's the album/ZooTV Sydney/something else I own!" There was an Elevation soundcheck where the band were checking Mysterious Ways with taped vocals from ZooTV Sydney; Bono comes in someway through and sings along with it.
Actually, your own site says that was Vertigo, Mr. Setlist King.
U2 Anaheim, 2005-04-01, Arrowhead Pond, Vertigo Tour - U2 on tour
In my defence, check the timestamp: Today, 07:07 AM
Axvers do not function before about 11am.
how do you even know that??Actually, your own site says that was Vertigo, Mr. Setlist King.
U2 Anaheim, 2005-04-01, Arrowhead Pond, Vertigo Tour - U2 on tour
In my defence, check the timestamp: Today, 07:07 AM
Axvers do not function before about 11am.
how do you even know that??
I'm sorry, but I operate on Jesus Daylight Time, ie, America Time. That's the proper time zone by which to evaluate things. It was 4:07pm. Deal with it.
When I was waiting in the GA line in Oakland, the crew kept using the Claw's PA system to sing Happy Birthday to one another.
It got so annoying.
They soundchecked the rehearsal the night before the concert in Denver, full blown concert, I just stood outside the stadium, walked up to the gates and watched. More than likely they'll soundcheck later at night, usually 9/10/11... and during the day, their techs will soundcheck songs about 4-5 hours before the band takes the stage.