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  1. No-one else?
  2. Looks like. But I'm bumping to make sure that this topic stays fresh in people's minds.
  3. Originally posted by ReclinerManLooks like. But I'm bumping to make sure that this topic stays fresh in people's minds.


    whenever a new show is posted i'll bump it daily up until the staurday
  4. Originally posted by germcevoy
    whenever a new show is posted i'll bump it daily up until the staurday


    You mean Sunday...
  5. Originally posted by ReclinerMan[..]

    You mean Sunday...


    no point bumping it on the sunday if we are gna be discussing it that day
  6. bump*
  7. Ok, it's Saturday afternoon GMT and I've had no further PM's about it so the listener list for this week's boot (Gelsenkirchen) stands as per my previous post.

    Hope everyone's had a listen!


  8. agreed Dan. Everyone thats on the list should try and leave their feedback by Sunday night if possible. If hyou can't do it Sunday then earlier would be much prefered
  9. Originally posted by germcevoyagreed Dan. Everyone thats on the list should try and leave their feedback by Sunday night if possible. If hyou can't do it Sunday then earlier would be much prefered


    Yep. I'm leaving mine early tomorrow.
  10. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Yep. I'm leaving mine early tomorrow.


    I listened to the show on wednesday night. I'll leave my feedback tomorrow afternoon.
  11. Well, I said it'd be early on Sunday!!

    Here's my take:-

    Gelsenkirchen 2005-06-12

    Observations:-

    Generally a great boot. Deserves its 4-star rating on here.

    1. Sound
    Negatives –
    • On headphones the sound flits from ear to ear occasionally which is off-putting.
    • Audience noise is a little intrusive occasionally, especially on quieter songs eg One & Yahweh (singing wrong lyrics, talking during song etc)
    • Edges guitar varies from being very prominent in the mix to a little quiet
    • Bass is a little quiet

    Positives
    • Despite the above it is all very clear and one of the better boots of this part of the tour that I have heard.
    • Bono is very clear at all times
    • Larry is very clear

    2. Performance
    Negatives –
    • Not so keen on Beautiful Day performance
    • Miracle Drug isn’t great vocally and lacks a little cohesion (but the guitar is great, especially Edge’s solo), but that isn’t isolated to this boot. Probably explains why they dropped it for later legs.
    • No Unchained Melody at the end of One which was a good feature at other concerts during this stage of the tour; BUT (see below)
    • No “Shine Like Stars” on WOWY (not common on this tour though)
    • You get Party Girl with absolutely no recollection of the lyrics by Bono!

    Positives
    • New Years Day is strong
    • Love “No regrets, no tears goodbye” snippet at end of SYCMIOYO
    • Edge’s guitar on LAPOE is some of the best I’ve heard
    • Audience + performance during SBS is very good
    • Very good Bullet, good snippets, but I can’t hear a Please snippet as listed on this site?
    • Great little bits in Streets – “I love you Adam Clayton” and “Nice one The Edge”.
    • We get ‘Do you hear us coming Lord” in One, which wasn’t usual in this stage of the tour
    • Great The Fly
    • Excellent snippet of My Sweet Lord at end of Mysterious Ways
    • Audience excellent during WOWY
    • You get Party Girl (Edge knows it at least!)!!
    • I always liked the Vertigo encore (maybe because they did it at the show I went to!)

  12. Vertigo Tour - Gelsenkirchen 2005-06-12

    It's been a while since I've listened to a 2nd leg boot from this tour. Nice return though. I remember this summer. I would sit in my office here in the States listening to Virgin UK Radio 1 hoping to catch an update from the tour. Great times. Great sounding concert!

    Sound:
    Sound fades back and forth occasionally. Overall mix is great.
    Bono - Excellent
    Edge - Excellent
    Larry - - Excellent
    Adam - Good. Bass it the weakest out of the four

    Highlights:
    ---Intro - I'm getting those goosebumps. hell yeah! I love the fact that you get pretty much the entire song on this boot. It gets you in the mood. Love the guy who you can hear yelling "U2! U2! U2!" He's totally taken with anticipation. I remember feeling that way!
    ---Vertigo - All i have to say is this song is electric! definitely a stadium anthem. crowd participation is unbelievable. Go Germany!
    ---The Electric Co - man i love this song. i absolutely blew my lid after I saw that they were playing this song at the start of the tour. great return of a classic! edge has a mad solo here.
    ---Sometimes... - I don't think there was a bad performance of the song the whole tour! so much emotion runs deep in this song. you don't get more personal than Bono introducing this song and dedicating it to his father. It takes a lot to put yourself out there with things like that. Bono carries this song and the audience carries Bono.
    ---Where The Streets Have No Name - love the "I love you Adam Clayton" part
    ---The Fly - this one just sounds great!
    ---With Or Without You - the crowd is the highlight of this track, there's nothing like that feeling you get with thousands of people singing together. I love the placement of this track in the setlist. Perfect!
    ---Party Girl - special gem
    ---Vertigo - I definitely like that Vertigo ended this show.

    The not so good:
    ---Beautiful Day isn't so great
    ---All Because Of You - just don't know what's going on with this song. In my opinion, they haven't matched the performance since the Brooklyn Bridge show.

    Raiting: solid 4 star rating.
    Overall this is a terrific boot. To me the show feels like it loses some intensity in the middle but picks back up after the break and ends with a bang with the 2nd Vertigo.
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