1. 2005-12-05 - Boston, Massachusetts - Fleet Centre

    Sound:

    I didn't have nearly the problem that some of my fellow BRT reviewers did, which is a little surprising, because I used to only listen to DVD rips, broadcasted shows, or 5+ star boots. All members of the band were audible, and there weren't a lot of moments when you can hear some random person in the crowd talking during the show. IMO, somewhere between 3.5 a 4 stars.

    Performance:

    The more I listen to U2 boots (as opposed to just the highly produced DVD rips), I realize that the band is "on" more than they're "off." Sure there are wrong notes every once in a while, but it's really rare to find a show where someone really mucks up an entire show. (Except for Adam's famous ZooTV Sydney debacle.) For the most part, this show was a typical U2 show. The only exception is that Bono really waltzed his way through the first verse of "With Or Without You," but picked it up after that.

    Highlights:

    Gloria - Gloria on Vertigo Tour!!! What more needs to be said. I hope we see more of this on the next tour.
    Until the End of the World - Love the little down-slide Edge does in the intro riff, instead of sliding up.
    Instant Karma - Creative drum fills by Larry and ad lib lyrics by Bono....sounds good to me.
    Miss Sarajevo - Bono sounds really good singing the Italian....even if it sounds like he's trying a little too hard.
    Snippets-Galore!!!

    Lowlights:

    Crumbs From Your Table - Switching between his normal voice and the falsetto doesn't work live like it does on the album. I love the album version, but thank god they didn't play it more live. Yikes.

    Overall:

    I liked it enough that I want to track down the DVD bootleg....even if "Crumbs" was atrocious.

    Rating: 8.5 out of 10


  2. Originally posted by haytrain2005-12-05 - Boston, Massachusetts - Fleet Centre

    Sound:

    I didn't have nearly the problem that some of my fellow BRT reviewers did, which is a little surprising, because I used to only listen to DVD rips, broadcasted shows, or 5+ star boots. All members of the band were audible, and there weren't a lot of moments when you can hear some random person in the crowd talking during the show. IMO, somewhere between 3.5 a 4 stars.



    Same here, I used to only want to listen to stuff that appeared to be the best quality, but now I've realised that a lot of the lower ranked bootlegs aren't actually that bad for quality, and with a lot of 3-4 star stuff the quality isn't as bad as you'd think PLUS there's often rarer songs to be found...

    I'd like to think that what we thought was similar lol, except you managed to summarise it in about half as much space lol!



  3. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Audiophile alert!!!!


    i'm turning into one. I'll replace these links sometimes and I bet you can hear the difference
  4. Nice review Jeremy.

    Got to agree (in part) about WOWY

    (and Gerard, lol, ....)
  5. Originally posted by djrlewis

    Got to agree (in part) about WOWY




    Looking forward to reading the other reviews so we can get some discussion going....
  6. In fact, let's get some discussion started now:

    Favorite song?

    Mine was Gloria. Haven't heard a live version of that one since JT/Lovetown, so it was a nice new addition.
  7. Originally posted by haytrainIn fact, let's get some discussion started now:

    Favorite song?

    Mine was Gloria. Haven't heard a live version of that one since JT/Lovetown, so it was a nice new addition.


    Love and Peace for me. Love the live version and this was a strong one I thought.

    I see what you mean about Gloria but it's nearly there with Beautiful Day for me....
  8. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Love and Peace for me. Love the live version and this was a strong one I thought.

    I see what you mean about Gloria but it's nearly there with Beautiful Day for me....


    Yuck. I'm hoping they shelve Beautiful Day for the next tour, but I doubt it.
  9. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Yuck. I'm hoping they shelve Beautiful Day for the next tour, but I doubt it.


    I doubt it too. As I recently posted in the overrated song topic, it's one of those songs now that people expect. Maybe not every night hopefully, and prey it's one of the shows I go to....
  10. Summary for:-

    Globen, Stockholm (11/06/1992)

    Reviewed by Sergio, Patrick, Drew, Casper, Nate & Gerard (sort of), Reclinerman, Remy, Dan

    Notes
    ZOO TV 2nd leg: Europe
    Rated 5-star audience here
    The concert is broadcast live to the house of an MTV contest winner. Bjorn and Benny from ABBA join U2 for Dancing Queen.

    Originally posted by GerardSTOCKHOLM. Well tonight was the one. It was the night that I stopped during the gig and thought to myself ''This is the high point on my career''. The entire gig from the Globe in Stockholm was broadcast live to just one person's house - that of Mr John Harris of Nottingham, England. He won an MTV competition, so got the private broadcast. His small living room was piled high with TV's and of course everybody from the whole street was in there. There was also a camera at their end, sending pictures back to us, so at various points during the show, the living room in Nottingham would appear on the stage video walls. Bono would break to speak to them and they would reply of course. Of course by 10pm everyone at the Nottingham end was blind drunk, which made it all the more entertaining. Technologically it was flawless too, which was pretty astounding.

    So later on, Benny and Bjorn - the guys from ABBA - appear. We have U2 and ABBA performing 'Dancing Queen' beneath the mirrorball trabant, being broadcast live from a giant spherical building in Sweden to one terraced house in Nottingham. I rest my case.


    Sound
    A 5-star recording worthy of it's status. Crisp, clear and very listenable. Every reviewer found it to be a pleasurable listening experience

    Performance

    Popular with all reviewers doesn't even begin to summarise the love felt for this gig. Ever single review was heaped with praise.

    Originally posted by SergioThat crowd was witnessing one of the most astonishing shows ever, with lights, industrial sounds, jokes, surrealism and great music, all mixed up.

    Originally posted by PatrickThis is one of the most flawless performances of U2 ever. The show is full of energy and creativity from the beginning to the very end, this was the peak of the arena period of the monstre tour, yet it still has its human sides, which was definately lost after they turned towards stadium performances. This footage reveals the humourous side of Zoo TV (few recordings has that), it's hard not to find the irony behing the floating disco-Trabant during 'Satellite of Love'.
    During some concerts, the complexity of Zoo TV failed to continue for the whole 2 hours of the show, but this Stockholm perforaance is not one of those. Just wish the whole tour would have been like this. The audience breathes together with the band, their continous input gives the energy the band needs to give them an unforgettable experience.

    Originally posted by RemyI absolutely love the "I could've lost you" intro of the first legs of ZooTV, stunning.


    Gerard and Nate found it so good they couldn't even see a value in writing anything about it.
    Not one bad song, not one bad performance by any band member or an insane crowd:-
    Originally posted by ReclinermanYou Europeans have what I call Passionate Mannered Insanity. I mean that in the highest compliment.


    Some highpoints to be singled out (but, really, it's all good)

    + WGRYWH - top-notch performance of a ZooTV rarity
    + Angel of Harlem / Dancing Queen - well, what do you expect with half of Abba on stage in their home-country!!
    + Ultraviolet without MacPhisto

    Overall
    Arguably the best arena show of Zoo TV. Milan may challenge it and there are highlights in some of the American legs (WOWY in Washington, One in Tacoma), but as an overall record of '92 ZooTV you can't go wrong. Have this and Dublin 28/08/93 and you have the perfect record of this monster tour.

    Essential. Download now.

  11. Originally posted by haytrainMine was Gloria. Haven't heard a live version of that one since JT/Lovetown, so it was a nice new addition.


    2005-05-18 - East Rutherford. Try that out for a Gloria. Fucking stunning. Faster, more energy, better crowd. Bono was lazy in this Boston gig. You can hear it. Try the show above. Best show of the tour
  12. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]
    Best show of the tour


    That's quite some claim with Saitama etc around