U2 (Minus Bono) playing in NYC Tonight
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Irvine511
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Bruce doing Streets was the realization of a fever dream I've been having since 7th grade.
He's great on ISHF, and the crowd was totally into it. Good stuff. Those 4 son gs are deathless.
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bobsaget77
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I wish Bruce would've done Lemon. His voice is perfectly suited for that song.
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prbiker15
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Bono must be happy that he still has the job.
ClaytonsKitten
ONE love, blood, life
So yeah I missed this because of a Scout thing for my son but I just watched ISHF via Youtube. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. I miss our B-man. I dont know if I am going to watch the rest of the performances if they surface (the live stream has a giant censor bar over it now). Adam's hair is perfect and I keep falling more in love with it every show. Other than that, I'm gonna keep hoping that B makes a fabulous recovery, because dammit, this hurt more than it should have. 
Good to know B's in Dublin...surely that's a GOOD sign. They wouldn't have released him from NYC otherwise.
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Good to know B's in Dublin...surely that's a GOOD sign. They wouldn't have released him from NYC otherwise.
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I just got back from the concert!! Awesome night but it left something to be desired. There's just no replacing the B man.
Some notes:
Preshow everyone around me was talking about either Bono-less U2 or Kanye. Younger girls were screaming about Chris Martin, about a zillion umbrella selfies happened & there were a few people asking why U2 were still around..
The sound was great in person. Curious to listen to a stream to hear more of the nuances in the vocals.
The crowd was dead for Chris Martin.. Kinda upsetting. I thought he did a fine job. Lots sang along to WOWY though. Just no energy for BD.
Larry's intro for Kanye made me crack up hahaha the crowd practically backed up a step.
Streets intro sent chills down my spine. Looking around during the opening chimes and taking in the Times Square scene was incredible.
Bruce's performance was kind of exactly what I'd expect it to be haha
EVERYONE took a zillion photos of Bruce + U2. Smart phones were much more present than umbrellas.
Very very fun night!! Get well soon Bono!!!
Some notes:
Preshow everyone around me was talking about either Bono-less U2 or Kanye. Younger girls were screaming about Chris Martin, about a zillion umbrella selfies happened & there were a few people asking why U2 were still around..
The sound was great in person. Curious to listen to a stream to hear more of the nuances in the vocals.
The crowd was dead for Chris Martin.. Kinda upsetting. I thought he did a fine job. Lots sang along to WOWY though. Just no energy for BD.
Larry's intro for Kanye made me crack up hahaha the crowd practically backed up a step.
Streets intro sent chills down my spine. Looking around during the opening chimes and taking in the Times Square scene was incredible.
Bruce's performance was kind of exactly what I'd expect it to be haha
EVERYONE took a zillion photos of Bruce + U2. Smart phones were much more present than umbrellas.
Very very fun night!! Get well soon Bono!!!
david
ONE love, blood, life
I'm watching it now here on the West Coast. Chris doing Beautiful Day is weird. Maybe it translated better there live and in person?
Chris Martin's performance made me remember just how much I appreciate having Bono as U2's frontman. Chris wasn't bad, but Bono is amazing and adds so much even on a bad night. Few can match him, although Matt Bellamy came close back in 2010.
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david
ONE love, blood, life
Larry Mullen's introduction for Kanye West was more stronger than Kanye's voice during his own performance. Larry should have just covered for Kanye. Would have nailed it.
So yea none of the vocal performances were that great... but ya know, singing is kinda hard. Singing someone else's songs without adjusting the music to your own voice? Also kinda hard. Singing someone else's songs on a small stage in a wide open space with all sorts of interference and no sound check with 4 different singers all using the same sound system in short order? That it didn't sound like chickens being slaughtered is a miracle.
Cut em some fucking slack. The alternative was canceling the show.
Cut em some fucking slack. The alternative was canceling the show.
david
ONE love, blood, life
Larry should have just sang for everyone. Even Carrie Underwood.
pepokiss
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
you forgot the cold
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Chris Martin's starry-eyed performance was weak and uncomfortable. It really didn't help that the other three members of U2 were as stone-faced as Martin was thrilled.
david
ONE love, blood, life
U2 minus Bono should be the next cool comic strip.
david
ONE love, blood, life
Bruce should have changed the first line of Streets to "Baby we were born to run" just because..
It's actually a balmy 56 here tonight.
david
ONE love, blood, life
Bruce nailed it, like a mutha f'ing boss.
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
I'm way more curious to hear what U2 would sound like covering Born to Run than what Bruce would sound like singing Streets.
david
ONE love, blood, life
Kanye should have done Lemon..
There's a reason why U2 don't do many covers, just as there's a reason why others don't cover U2 very often... and when they do it's radically different.
Irvine511
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bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
Bono, Bruce and Dave Stewart doing Because The Night is one of my absolute favorite things to ever happen.
Irvine511
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I'd be fine if Bono sang along with what remains of the E Street Band.
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prbiker15
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And they probably would have bored the majority with stripped-down renditions of some of the new material.
flowerchildH
The Fly
Lemon by Kanye sounds like a fragrance but also a very awesome cover of a very interesting song
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#compositionbooksarebetter
shaun vox
New Yorker
the whole show was quite boring..if it was not for larrys introduction..i would have slept through the whole thing..yay go larry!
Pop Artist
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I was there tonight and I just watched the playback on YouTube and the sound in person was way better for everyone's vocals! If you take Chris Martin and Bruce for as they are, and not Bono, then I think they did quite fine. And when the Streets intro kicks in...ahh, just gets that adrenaline flowing, enhanced by Times Square lights...ahhh...
I think the other three all stepped up their presence some in the absence of Bono.
Anyhow, that was great fun! I think the band is ready to get out there, now we just need the singer to be.
In other notes, sad to say that I think there were more people there for Kanye than for anyone else. OMG, I was right in front of speakers and his bass literally was blowing my hair back, it was crazy!
I think the other three all stepped up their presence some in the absence of Bono.Anyhow, that was great fun! I think the band is ready to get out there, now we just need the singer to be.
In other notes, sad to say that I think there were more people there for Kanye than for anyone else. OMG, I was right in front of speakers and his bass literally was blowing my hair back, it was crazy!
