So'll long Magnificent

[canedge]

It was one of the highlights of the 2009 tour.

 

[nirniva]

Seriously though can the OP please explain what the 'll is?

The goal is so'll.

EH! LUH! VAY! SHUN!

 

[corianderstem]

Haaaaaa.

 

[Galeongirl]

It was one of the highlights of the 2009 tour.

Lol it was? I thought it fell completely flat live..

 

[canedge]

You didn't see it in Dublin. Dublin 2 to be exact.

 

[cobl04]

Lol it was? I thought it fell completely flat live..

I have never liked the song, and I gave it a chance live, but it just felt so lifeless.

 

[corianderstem]

You didn't see it in Dublin. Dublin 2 to be exact.

Don't be so sure ....

 

[youarenotimmune]

what are you ppl talkin abt??

you guys think this is flat/lifeless/dull???

‪U2 Athens 2010-09-03 Magnificent - u2gigs.com‬‏ - YouTube

 

[nirniva]

Spoiler

Welcome'll back, Magnificent!

Better yet, it was the non-remixed version.

 

[cobl04]

what are you ppl talkin abt??

you guys think this is flat/lifeless/dull???

‪U2 Athens 2010-09-03 Magnificent - u2gigs.com‬‏ - YouTube

Yep.

I've heard that U2 could play Grace for three straight hours in Europe and they'd still get a screaming crowd.

 

[superglen]

Magnificent would fit perfectly well in the setlist between Beautiful Day and Pride, taking Elevation's place (which I think is slightly awkward there, although not quite on the level of a terrible transition).

there can't be a transition worse than a couple from the V tour: elevation/nyd/BD and zoo st/fly/wowy still scream for vengeance after all these years...and they kept them for 20+ shows...



those summer 2005 setlists were very, very bad, in terms of choice of songs, transitions and flow.
this was the "standard" 2005 setlist:

1. Vertigo
2. I Will Follow
3. The Electric Co.
4. Elevation
5. New Year's Day
6. Beautiful Day
7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
8. All I Want Is You
9. City Of Blinding Lights
10. Miracle Drug
11. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
12. Love And Peace Or Else
13. Sunday Bloody Sunday
14. Bullet The Blue Sky
15. Miss Sarajevo
16. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
17. Where The Streets Have No Name
18. One
    encore(s):
19. Zoo Station
20. The Fly
21. With Or Without You
22. All Because Of You
23. Yahweh
24. Vertigo

and this is what it should have been, IMHO:

1. vertigo
2. aboy (bono guitar)
3. elevation
4. bd
5. follow
6. electric co/control/gloria
7. original (edge piano)
8. ny day (slow piano intro, as in bruxelles 2005)
9. found
10. city
11. miracle
12. sometimes
13. love and peace
14. sbs
15. bullet
16. miss sarajevo/running
17. pride
18. streets
19. one
------------------------------
20. zoo st/until
21. fly
22. wild horses/myst ways
23. wowy
------------------------------------------------------------
24. yaweh
25. all i want/bad/40

 

[cobl04]

You have obviously never heard Stingray into Beautiful Day.

 

[superglen]

You have obviously never heard Stingray into Beautiful Day.

I have ;-)

in person, the very first time it was done, Turin 2010. it was awful, and they kept it for 30 odd gigs. stubborn Irishmen!!!!

can it be any worse than little while into miss sarajevo? maybe.

fact: u2 setlists, 2005 onwards, in terms of flow and transitions are not as good as they used to be through 2001.

 

[Blue Room]

You have obviously never heard Stingray into Beautiful Day.

Worst U2 transition ever IMO. Beats out Pride into Streets on Vertigo, which was also bad.

 

[mellow moog]

Magnificent is back!!!! Please stay a while!! All the way to Moncton!!!!

 

[Blue Room]

Magnificent is back!!!! Please stay a while!! All the way to Moncton!!!!

Really? In place of The Fly??

The Fly >>>>>>>>>> Magnificent, its not even close.

It is good that at least it is the original version as the intro to the song is the only cool part for me.

 

[Numb1075]

Really? In place of The Fly??

The Fly >>>>>>>>>> Magnificent, its not even close.

It is good that at least it is the original version as the intro to the song is the only cool part for me.

Magnificent probably has a right to be in the setlist, but NOT at the expense of The Fly...that was just criminal last night. A part of me died inside.

 

[Blue Room]

Magnificent probably has a right to be in the setlist, but NOT at the expense of The Fly...that was just criminal last night. A part of me died inside.

Replace Miss Sarajevo with Magnificent. MS is one of the few weak parts of the setlist they have been doing. That would be an improvement.

 

[Numb1075]

^ agreed.

 

[Galeongirl]

You didn't see it in Dublin. Dublin 2 to be exact.

Lol. I was at all three Dublin shows.



And I am cry. Seriously, of all songs it could replace, it replaces The Fly? THe best piece of epicness they came up with and added to the latest shows?

What a shame. But at least it gives the "More NLOTH" cryers something..

Glad I saw it the three shows I went to. It was epic.

 

[ryancoke71]

Epic it was, my dear!

 

[canedge]

Ok Galeon,

You went to the shows, my bad. I am glad it is back.

It was the highlight of those shows for me.

 

[The_acrobat]

My opinion: Keep Magnificent. Having 4 songs from the most recent album just makes it seem less like the Rolling Stones.

Also, keep The Fly. Trade it out for the tired antics of Mysterious Ways or UTEOTW. MW is a big hit, so it's likely to stay despite being very boring since the Elevation tour. I think UTEOTW is only in the set because it's not very vocally challenging.

 

[brooklynmike]

Sounds like they played the sped up version with the old intro. Nice.

‪U2 - Magnificent (Live) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia‬‏ - YouTube

 

[brooklynmike]

The live performance of the song would be greatly helped if Bono roamed the stage as he does during UTEOTW.

That also goes for Breathe.

Not sure why certain songs he stays in one spot.

 

[corianderstem]

... he needs his teleprompter?

 

[Galeongirl]

My opinion: Keep Magnificent. Having 4 songs from the most recent album just makes it seem less like the Rolling Stones.

Also, keep The Fly. Trade it out for the tired antics of Mysterious Ways or UTEOTW. MW is a big hit, so it's likely to stay despite being very boring since the Elevation tour. I think UTEOTW is only in the set because it's not very vocally challenging.

Are you kidding? UTEOTW is one of their two BIGGEST live songs ever. The crowd and band both go mad when it's played!

 

[powerhour24]

There's just something about the studio version that has always been held back from the live version that sadly prevents it from being the live classic it should be. Never been able to put my finger on it though. I had always hoped that the songs that would carry over in the future would be Mag/NLOTH and occasionally MOS. Doesn't seem at all likely anymore.

 

[brooklynmike]

My opinion: Trade it out for the tired antics of Mysterious Ways or UTEOTW. MW is a big hit, so it's likely to stay despite being very boring since the Elevation tour. I think UTEOTW is only in the set because it's not very vocally challenging.

I agree Mysterious ways has been awful since Elevation, but take out UTEOTW?

 

[brooklynmike]

There's just something about the studio version that has always been held back from the live version that sadly prevents it from being the live classic it should be. Never been able to put my finger on it though. I had always hoped that the songs that would carry over in the future would be Mag/NLOTH and occasionally MOS. Doesn't seem at all likely anymore.

Yeah, the "wall of sound" is tough to recreate live. Lots of nuance. However, I think Edge mushes the 2 distinct sounds of the intro together and you never get the rhythm as on the album. (If that makes any sense). It also plods along at a kinda slow pace, no dramatic moments.

I think the one time they got it almost right is here:

‪U2 - Magnificent Live Fordham University [HD - High Quality] Good Morning America‬‏ - YouTube