Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
I didn't see anything wrong with it.
It's fun live! It looked like they were just jamming. Very casual.
Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
I didn't see anything wrong with it.
Originally posted by LikeASong:The reason why they played "40" last night was as a tribute to Dennis... As Bono acknlowledges on U2byU2, he was the guy who started singing the "Hooow looong" refrain at Red Rocks, which became one of the defining moments in U2's history. Last night was the night to play it in his honour.
Originally posted by Bloodraven:[..]
never heard this theory before, never thought about it myself.
25 years listening that song, bored of listening to it.
And now you tell me there's this little gem has been hiding on plain sight all the time? great!
Hiding in plain sight indeed!!Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Another brilliant postI had noticed the symmetry a long time ago on the paper, but never expected Bono to notice and gesticulate it! Now I just have to watch many vids from previous concerts and tours and see if he was already doing it!
Originally posted by cesar_garza01:[..]
Couldn't disagree more.
Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
And of all the tracks on SOI I think California is one of my least favorites. Though I also love the album so I still really like the song.
It's fun live! It looked like they were just jamming. Very casual.
Originally posted by flowerchild:[..]
wow, I didn't even know that. that causes some extra chills listening to this...
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Thanks for the shout, sorry for not answering before - I wasn't online until now and I haven't read the whooole of last night discussion haha. It looks like the same Telecaster (or very similar) to the one he used at Jools Holland, doesn't it?
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Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Absolutely.
Regarding California... I was nicely suprised with the promo performance at Jools Holland, but the actual tour performances have been really WEAK so far. By far the worst of the performed SOI songs, I agree with blink and Kris... It does nothing special, besides that it doesn't really fit in this setlist; on top of it all, Edge screwed the solo the other day (and his guitar -or at least the string he plays the solo on- was sliiiightly out of tune)!
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Originally posted by blink:you forgot Stuck hehe
Originally posted by LikeASong:A good song should work equally good in a small club and in a 80.000 people stadium; California is an over-produced track on the album (my main complain about it), and therefore they fail when trying to translate it to a live setting.
one of the highlights of the lp for me, should've been a single. Sounds good live, it just does not fit in (yet), they have to find a better place for it.