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  1. 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
  2. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]
    Best show of the tour


    That's quite some claim with Saitama etc around
  3. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    That's quite some claim with Saitama etc around


    give it a go I say. . . .
  4. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    give it a go I say. . . .


    Oh aye, it's very good. I got the recent conversion and loved it. I do agree of its merits. Love the pre-Miss Sarajevo gigs. Just not sure of your claim is all. But we all have different favourites don't we.
  5. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Oh aye, it's very good. I got the recent conversion and loved it. I do agree of its merits. Love the pre-Miss Sarajevo gigs. Just not sure of your claim is all. But we all have different favourites don't we.


    Saitama was excellent but that whole leg was way to reminicent of a Greatest Hits tour whereas East Rutherford is pure Vertigo
  6. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    Saitama was excellent but that whole leg was way to reminicent of a Greatest Hits tour whereas East Rutherford is pure Vertigo


    Hmm. Good point indeed. Very true. Suffered for them not being there on Elevation I guess. Trotted out some stuff they wouldn't have otherwise.

    Although the leg did yield a mighty Kite Down-Under....
  7. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Hmm. Good point indeed. Very true. Suffered for them not being there on Elevation I guess. Trotted out some stuff they wouldn't have otherwise.

    Although the leg did yield a mighty Kite Down-Under....


    That be's true. But with East Rutherford you get a proper full length Bad (instead of those 5 minute jobs from Saitama), an amazing Gloria, flawless Vertigo and everything else just gets nailed
  8. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    That be's true. But with East Rutherford you get a proper full length Bad (instead of those 5 minute jobs from Saitama), an amazing Gloria, flawless Vertigo and everything else just gets nailed


    Ok, ok

    I'm convinced.

    I'll listen again once I'm done with this one...
  9. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Ok, ok

    I'm convinced.

    I'll listen again once I'm done with this one...


    you won't be dissapointed
  10. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    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


    Downloading now.....
  11. 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.


    Agreed - like I said earlier, for me it stole the show, even being so early on the setlist something different on a Vertigo show that I hadn't heard before...

    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....


    Que? You mean you liked the BD on this show or you mean that Gloria should be shelved?
  12. 2005-12-05 - Boston, Massachusetts - Fleet Centre

    Sound

    Better than I would I have expected. Originally I would have shied away from three star bootlegs but, after firstly hearing the Berlin 7/7/05 gig and now this, my opinion has improved greatly. Despite the lack o bass (clearly lost in with or without you) and certain parts where Bono would sound ‘distant’, the sound is clear, unbroken and full of vibe you would expect from an audience recording, even with the audience lack of timing the their clapping.

    Performance

    The setlist was far more unique than many had experienced in the first and second legs of the vertigo tour, with songs such as Gloria, Crumbs at Your Table and Instant Karme popping there head round the door and biting the balls of the audience. They were a surprise, but performed well? Gloria is probably one of the best song for October and the performance showed it, played with a real oomph, commitment and passion. Crumbs at your table, barring similarities to All Because of You rightly replaced it for the odd one off shows, but I’m not being a big fan of either live of studio.
    Apart from the odd surprise, the setlist also featured a few rearrangements. Most notable that to the time Original of the Species was played and the replacement of Zoo Station with Until the end of the World, both keeping the setlist fresh for those who attend various nights, both blunting the show in there individual way. Why play Original of the Species just after rock out tracks such as Beautiful day, Elevation and Vertigo, why not put it in the place of Crumbs at your Table. Until the end of the World I feel would have been better suited played after Zoo Station and in turn of Mysterious Ways, And wheres The Fly!

    Stand out Points

    Rant over, there were plenty of highs, Gloria as previously mentioned. City of blinding Lights is the best I’ve heard as an opener since the Chicago performance. Running to Stand still is my favorite song, put its still nice to have a passenger representative present in the set, and to be preformed so well. And finally, apart from the usual solid tracks such as Where The Streets Have No Name and One, the final to tracks deserve a mention for the finish they gave the show. Yahweh wasn’t the best I’ve heard but, that along with ‘40’ really gave the show a relaxed ending, almost making you feel sad when they leave, like all good gigs should.

    Negatives.

    Is Elevation slowly dying, and what has Bono got with these bloody Christmas Tree, I thought the Aussies had it bad.
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