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And now I can't wait to hear, what they will do in the next rehearsals –always with the hope, that Bono does not strain his voice so much. Take care, pal ...:drool:
 
phillyfan26 said:
I disagree with pretty much everything you just said.

I've never seen U2 live. I might get to see them next year if they make some time in their schedule to visit the fifth largest area in the United States. (If that's not too much trouble for them. The Norman's of the world need their shows, after all.)

If they play Bullet, I'm going to be disappointed. That song just sucks lately. All the punch of it is taken out. I'd only want to hear it if they played it like they did 17 years ago. Same with Sunday Bloody Sunday, which is so slow now.

Meanwhile, Streets is transcendent live, every time. I cannot believe you prefer Bullet or SBS live to that. Did you see the video of Bullet and SBS on Vertigo? They were slow and boring. Streets blew the fucking roof off.
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if you've never seen U2 live, how can you say that Bullet will "suck" live when you've never had that experience?? (bootlegs and dvds just don't compare with the real thing btw)

i've seen the band just 3 times, and i have to say even on the Vertigo tour, after all these years, Bullet was so powerful and still surprisingly gave me chills...
 
SaintSubversive said:
I just hope they keep in mind that not everyone going to this tour has been to a previous tour (much less every tour for the last two decades or more), so its not as important to keep from "boring" someone who's already seen them perform certain songs on every tour as it is to satisfy those of us for whom this has been a lifelong dream that we are finally able to make happen this tour. Ive been wanting to see them in person for over 25 years, so Im going to be very disappointed indeed if they dont do NYD, SBS, Bullet, or The Fly, and if they skip all four of them, Im gonna be pissed. That would be my luck, this would be the first time they decide to skip most of my favorite U2 songs altogether. :angry:

On the other hand, I wish they had dropped Streets from the setlist long ago, even though I love the JT studio version, Ive never liked how that song sounds live (at least in the video versions that Ive been confined to experiencing them thru up to this point). Pride is another one that I dont much care for in its live version (though Im happy to see them rehearsing the song Unforgettable Fire and would love to see them do Wire!!)

Im all for hearing several of the NLOTH songs played, as I really like the new album alot (with the exception of Boots), and I think Unknown Caller in its concert version might end up sounding shatteringly epic (I wish they would do Fez too). But I do hope that they dont shortchange first-timers like myself on too many classic songs from the 80s like the essential War standards.

We shall see in a little over a week ... and tomorrow, the 23rd, begins the 4-month countdown to my show, 10/23 - Vegas baby! :D
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experiencing Streets live for the first time will blow your mind :D
 
I honestly think people who go to concerts with the express intention of hearing specific songs are doing it wrong, whether they're a casual fan just going because they heard some hit on the radio or some fanatic hoping for a particular beloved song. Sooner or later, you're going to be very disappointed.

Sure, everybody has songs they'd like to hear. I can give you a lengthy list of songs I'd dearly love U2 to perform. But I go to gigs expecting the band to play songs they're most enthused to play, and to play them well. Maybe they'll play my favourites; maybe they won't. Either way, I want to see a scintillating live performance. If the band play well, then playing my favourites is simply a bonus.

The songs I tend to criticise U2 for continually playing without a rest are those that I think have become tired and reveal a lack of a passion for playing them - the songs the band feel they "should" or "have" to play. If you are as good a live band as U2, you don't "have" to play anything; you can play a whole bunch of rarities and obscure songs, but with such fervour, intensity, and passion that you still have the crowd in the palm of your hand. In short, if a band wants to play something, their audience is going to enjoy hearing it. You folks all know I'm not a fan of Ultra Violet, but I'd rather hear the band perform it with unbridled enthusiasm than an aimless, lifeless version of something I like more.
 
I don't get people who never been to a U2 show, yet complain about certain songs "sucking" live :huh:

I'm pretty sure that when you're actually there at the concert you will enjoy the set. Stop worrying about the whole bickering and analyzing of setlists on an internet forum, it doesn't at all compare to the actual concert experience. Sometimes I feel we're forgetting what the live experience is about because we're so busy analysing setlists. Just go enjoy the show!

And I still think U2 are trying out stuff at this stage, especially the transitions. I'm sure they'll get it all to work, we really shouldn't worry about any transitions. They might sound better at the concert than they sound "on paper" now. Just have a little trust in these guys.
 
ZOOTVTOURist said:
And now I can't wait to hear, what they will do in the next rehearsals –always with the hope, that Bono does not strain his voice so much. Take care, pal ...:drool:
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From u2start

LikeASong said:
[..]They were just checking and improving the transitions between the songs.
Previous reports of Ultraviolet and Unforgettable Fire said that they were ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, Bono doesn't lack even a bit of voice, and music goes smoothly great ;)
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last unicorn, that link is the catalan version too.
just checked on their site (the TV channel one) and the non dubbed version is not up yet. they usually do it day after so expect to get it today
 
Axver said:
I honestly think people who go to concerts with the express intention of hearing specific songs are doing it wrong, whether they're a casual fan just going because they heard some hit on the radio or some fanatic hoping for a particular beloved song. Sooner or later, you're going to be very disappointed.

Sure, everybody has songs they'd like to hear. I can give you a lengthy list of songs I'd dearly love U2 to perform. But I go to gigs expecting the band to play songs they're most enthused to play, and to play them well. Maybe they'll play my favourites; maybe they won't. Either way, I want to see a scintillating live performance. If the band play well, then playing my favourites is simply a bonus.

The songs I tend to criticise U2 for continually playing without a rest are those that I think have become tired and reveal a lack of a passion for playing them - the songs the band feel they "should" or "have" to play. If you are as good a live band as U2, you don't "have" to play anything; you can play a whole bunch of rarities and obscure songs, but with such fervour, intensity, and passion that you still have the crowd in the palm of your hand. In short, if a band wants to play something, their audience is going to enjoy hearing it. You folks all know I'm not a fan of Ultra Violet, but I'd rather hear the band perform it with unbridled enthusiasm than an aimless, lifeless version of something I like more.
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You've said something worthwhile again Axver! Life is full of suprises:D
 
Axver said:
I honestly think people who go to concerts with the express intention of hearing specific songs are doing it wrong, whether they're a casual fan just going because they heard some hit on the radio or some fanatic hoping for a particular beloved song. Sooner or later, you're going to be very disappointed.
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Yeah I agree with you.

I'm lucky in the fact they've always played my favourite song (Mysterious Ways), but I suspect that on this tour it's being replaced with Magnificent.

The way I always look at it, is that if they play my favourite song it' a bonus, but there's always another stand-out song that makes the performance memorable..

For example -
Elevation London - the Fly was fantastic,
Vertigo Manchester - Zoo Station
Popmart Wembley - Mofo
etc etc
 
Ellay said:
Yeah I agree with you.

I'm lucky in the fact they've always played my favourite song (Mysterious Ways), but I suspect that on this tour it's being replaced with Magnificent.

The way I always look at it, is that if they play my favourite song it' a bonus, but there's always another stand-out song that makes the performance memorable..

For example -
Elevation London - the Fly was fantastic,
Vertigo Manchester - Zoo Station
Popmart Wembley - Mofo
etc etc
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luckily they will allways play my favourite song: ELEVATION

A MOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:
 
Originally Posted by phillyfan26
(If that's not too much trouble for them. The Norman's of the world need their shows, after all.)

Nice crack on the Midwest phillyfan --- but you know, I'm in complete agreement with you -- why stop with those 50 trucks or so and giant claw in the Midwest? Heck with that, just do like 40 shows on the East coast, maybe 10 in Philly, and then transport to California for 20 shows and call it good.
 
Axver said:
If you are as good a live band as U2, you don't "have" to play anything; you can play a whole bunch of rarities and obscure songs, but with such fervour, intensity, and passion that you still have the crowd in the palm of your hand. In short, if a band wants to play something, their audience is going to enjoy hearing it. You folks all know I'm not a fan of Ultra Violet, but I'd rather hear the band perform it with unbridled enthusiasm than an aimless, lifeless version of something I like more.
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i agree with most of what you are saying, but the flip side is that many, many fans go to see u2 to see the hits. i would be willing to bet that well over half the people at any given show (esp in a stadium) are there to see the big songs. most of those won't know DM, and won't care one bit. that is why u2 does a handful of relatively lesser known songs, and keeps the big ones in there.

the majority of fans would be really disappointed if they only played deep cuts and b-sides no matter how they are played. the problem is loads of people are looking for certain songs that they love, and if they didn't get any of them they would want there money back. i have heard many, many musicians talk (u2) included talk about how people want to come to shows and yell and jump up and down for themselves. they have such a strong connection with certain songs, they have a wonderful moment by experiencing those like that. you play a bunch of b-sides and deep cuts, and you totally lose that. more people are coming to hear those songs that have meant so much in their lives, than are coming to see great musicians.

if everyone went to the show with the same attitude and just for the love of seeing a great band play live, they probably would have a great time no matter what they played. the simple fact is that many, many people don't do that. i have enjoyed greatly many, many shows by bands i really love that played a bunch of totally random stuff that i would have never guessed. a lot of times it wasn't my favorite songs but they made me appreciated them more. the problem is those bands don't have massive back catalogs of stuff that everyone knows and wants to hear.

if u2 decided to never play their hits again, and just play deep cuts and b-sides they would be playing much, much smaller venues very quickly.
 
i remember a pearl jam site that did something cool like that.

but the y-axis (vertical part) of the chart was the city
and the x-axis (horizontal part) of the chart was the song

as elevated mentioned, all bands have their crazy fans with their over-analytical chart porn

-dan



chrissybaby said:
Good find! We are rather obsessed aren't we?! Do fans of other bands do things like this? Please tell me they do! :D
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