What's wrong with Bono?!

Originally posted by BigGiRL:Looking through Bono's "eyes"

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#littlethings2#the1sthatmatter

Originally posted by ahn1991:When I saw this topic, I honestly thought somebody tried making a second drunk thread.


After reading all the comments here I think we should rename this topic to "Eternal Bitching" mainly because I'm seeing a lot of "I haven't seen them yet this tour, but yeah I agree it looks like 4 robots on a screen" types of comments.

I saw them twice in LA and Bono was honestly in the best form I've seen him ever since I've seen them in person (360). His voice was superb and every performance was spot on fantastic, except for Beautiful Day for stylistic reasons and Miss Sarajevo due to my personal preference of the piano version. He has much greater control over his voice and actually does way more singing now compared to the past where he tended to do a mix of yelling and rhythmic talking. Most notable difference for me is With Or Without You because he actually sings the song instead of speaking it as he has been doing for a while prior to this tour. The key change in New Year's Day puts the song into a much more comfortable range for Bono and he hits every note.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the band whatsoever. However, I will say for people who listen to every single recording of every single concert on every single tour, it's easy to develop fatigue simply because you are listening to essentially the same thing over and over and over again. You can make the argument that each performance should have its own unique sound, but the human mind is designed to seek out patterns and similarities, especially when exposed to the same material repeatedly. This means as time goes on, repeat exposure to the same material becomes less and less notable because your mind has already registered an expected response.

Case and point, people who listen to fewer bootlegs are more likely to be impressed by lower quality performances while people who listen to most bootlegs are more likely to register "average" performances as "bad." It's the same phenomenon that explains why drug addicts will eventually overdose. Each time it takes more drug to produce the desired high because the body becomes accustomed to a particular dose and dampens response.


Long story short, go to a show and write a review on the show page saying you attended a show and it was terrible. Then I'll start believing this garbage about the band slipping.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Jeez. The salt in this thread is real.

I still think you guys are looking for trouble where there isn't any. They're getting old, there wasn't a huge break between the last tour and this one, they're probably more fired up about their NEW material than they are about playing their old stuff (when have U2 ever looked this much to the past? It's like the antithesis of who they are), but I still think they've been performing everything as solidly as they could be.

People are describing Bono on the last tour like people describe Bono in the early 80s. I remember him being pretty stiff on that tour too, especially when playing their older songs.

Agreed with Matt about Streets. There's still something about being in the stadium when that screen goes red and the organ starts, but yeah, I definitely think Streets is becoming the next WOWY in terms of Bono's vocal performance.

Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:
I guess anyone who isn't head over heals about anything they do are "eternal bitchers".

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:
Agreed with Matt about Streets. There's still something about being in the stadium when that screen goes red and the organ starts, but yeah, I definitely think Streets is becoming the next WOWY in terms of Bono's vocal performance.

Originally posted by paulc:No YouTube video or bootleg is ever as good as being there in the flesh.
To be frank, the sound on most of these YouTube clips is awful, and there is very little bass, and Bonos voice sounds quite weak.
When I am in the stadium on Saturday night, I bet my heart and chest is pumping because of the sound of the drums and bass, and I bet Bono's voice is very powerful.
More than anything, I will be so happy because my band of 30 years are back in town!