Originally posted by germcevoy1992-05-22 - Milan[/i]
I could talk for days about this show but i'm not going to. This for me is the best ZooTV show out there (at least from 92 anyway). The recording, the performance, the audience are all just perfectly balanced and amount to one extremely pleasurable listening experience.
Audio
3.5 Stars maximum make it a very solid audience recording. Plenty of crowd noise but it is nocely balanced, the crowd sing with one voice and theres barely any individual shouts or claps. Solid all round recording.
Crowd
I don't usually include a paragraph for the crowd but my god these guys deserve it. I've never heard a better crowd on a U2 bootleg. They knew every word to every song from start to finish. It's truly awesome to hear a crowd outsing Edge during The Fly. Just listen to Ultraviolet to understand where I am coming from.
Performance
Downs : Zero, zilch, none
Ups :
-Every song was nailed. That simple. Full stop
-One of the best Even Better Than The Real Thing performances i've heard. Bono ditched the falsetto 'take me higher' and just sang it using all the power in his voice awesome.
-The crowd outsinging Edge durinf The Fly.
-Until The End and Who's Gonna Ride were awesome (especially the latter)
-One of 2 hilights was the lengthy snippet of So Cruel at the end of Bad. It just fitted perfectly and again the crowd sang every word of it.
-The second hilight has to be Ultraviolet. This performance was always and still is in my eyes the best version of this song ever. None of that crap Macphisto touch of 1993, just pure Bono singing this song just like it should (including the I Was All Fucked Up. Again the crowd during the 'baby baby baby' parts was just wow.
Overall
The best ZooTV show out there IMHO. Never, apart from late LoveTown have I heard every song in a show nailed with such perfection. It has to be heard to be believe. To sum up then, this show has always been in my top ten and not only has it remained there, it has also clambered its way further up the list. Download it now, Here's a link for handyness
I have to agree with the most part of that. It's a brilliant show.
Sound quality is good despite being muffled. The performance of the band are phenomonal. Top draw. The crowd....simply amazing (except the rhythm clapping which got on my nerves after a while). Great gig.
A lot of the songs are amazingly good, played to perfection. Mysterious Ways drags on a bit too long for my liking though.
Highlights:
Zoo Station
The Fly
Until The End Of The World
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Crowd singing the chorus to Angel of Harlem followed by a rendition of When Love Comes To Town
Bad
Bullet The Blue Sky (I like the fast versions of this with the superb Zoo solo)
Pride
Ultraviolet (Absolutely amazing)
It's a great gig. Simply put. (5/5)
