Bootleg Round Table

Originally posted by aussiemofoI'm keen to get some decent discussion going with this one but not everyone's posted.

Originally posted by haytrain[..]

Yeah, the best thing to do is probably just start some discussion, and we'll slow chat through it. So, what have you got?

Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]

Well,
1) I must have been listening to a different show to other BRT members, because I honestly thought the sound wasn't too bad. Everyone was audible enough. Granted I'm not an audiophile as you referred to.
2) When oh when, will Bono feel like singing WOWY again??!!
3) Could someone pls explain to me how this was a "lazy" performance? It was laid back and relaxed with a kinda party feel to it, but that's not lazy. The boys were just having fun and that came through in the performance. It one of the reasons why this will stay on my iPod for a little while.

Originally posted by haytrain[..]

Hmm...I think that Gerard & Dan will have to answer #1 and #3, but I didn't think that WOWY was as bad as you thought. Sure, the beginning sounded pretty bad, but I thought he pulled it together after that lackluster first verse.

Originally posted by aussiemofo Bono's voice deterioration over the years hasn't helped WOWY.

Originally posted by haytrain[..]

I've got to agree with that. As much as I love the song, I hope that it isn't played regularly on the next tour, for the exact reasons that you've listed here. I'd love to hear "Love Will Tear Us Apart" again too...I get chills everytime I hear that snippet.

Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]

Agreed, keep it on ice for next tour, so they can re-discover it, and when they do, throw in lots of snippets! Shine Like Stars/Never Tear Us Apart/Love Will Tears Us Apart......

What did you think of Instant Karma!? Should U2 do more covers?

Originally posted by haytrain[..]

Personally, I loved Instant Karma. I'd love to see them pull out covers every now and then (and more than just snippet form). Not to the point where they're doing "Stand By Me" every night, but every few nights, pull something out that they could really personalize....like "All These Things That I've Done" by the Killers.

Did you hate "Crumbs" as much as I did?

Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]

No. It's one of my least favourite HTDAAB tracks, but I didn't mind it purely for the variety value. Mind you if I was at the show, I probably would have something else. I'm guessing it replaced All Because of You in the setlist. I would have preferred the latter.

On covers, it's interesting that you suggest Killers. They always do old songs. They'll snippet new songs but won't do the whole box and dice. They have snippetted a couple of Killers tracks haven't they?

Originally posted by haytrain[..]

I'm not sure if they have done any Killers snippets. I'd be interested in hearing them if they have, that's for sure. You're right though, they don't really seem to do the current songs in their full form. Just spare us that awful rendition of "Fortunate Son..."

I actually love the "Crumbs" version on the album....IMO it's classic U2: ringing guitar, xylophone in the intro, 2 chords in the verses....but the falsetto is just too high for Bono to consistently shift between that and his regular voice, and it really took the power out of the song.

Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]

I just checked: They snippetted "All These Things That I've Done" with Beautiful Day in the two Las Vegas songs on Vertigo Tour - 4th and 5th of November 2005.