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  1. As far as I remember the concert at Milton Keynes in 1985 has a version of bad without that loop because of malfuntions. It´s intersting but the "full" version is better.
  2. Originally posted by JanRodi:[..]
    As far as I remember the concert at Milton Keynes in 1985 has a version of bad without that loop because of malfuntions. It´s intersting but the "full" version is better.



    Yeah, and they stopped, Bono started telling jokes, then they played Rain, and finally started playing Bad.
  3. I'm OK with the loops and backing tracks, but there is something to say abvout playing evrything live - Tom petty and his heartbreakers play and sing EVERYTHING live and there is no substitute, radiohead plays everything live on stage themselves, even the loops, drum machines and electronic effects are handled by the band members throughout the song. so when you compare these three types of concerts, Bono should probably be doing more to contribute musically. And i am waiting for the dream moment when U2 go after a hired gun to sit in on some piano/organ songs(love terry in the underworld, but...) - obviously my vote would go to Benmont tench of the heartbreakers as he played with U2 on the all i want is you album version..here's hoping against hope for benmont to join the band in Los Angeles...BENMONNNNNNT!


  4. I actually really like the sound of the loop LOL and kind of want to know where to get it so i can use it for when I learn how to play Bad


  5. The big problem i have with the cue track it that it kills all opportunity of improvisation. Time and time again i have heard Larry end a song at a point where Bono or Edge are just getting into it. A live band can feel when a guy like Bono hits a spot of inspiration and will keep the song going until Bono is ready to end. A cue track will just kill the song where it is programmed too. Actually in my oppinion, their tendency to kill every song just at it hits is hit point is the largest flaw in U2s live performances.



    I Feel you are bang on my friend about backing tracks etc holding back the improvisation even Dan Lanois makes reference to this in his article in the U2 Show book when he talks about working to a grid.

    Working with the likes of Eno and Lanois in the studio means that even songs as basic as Elevation have a sonic backing track which when reproduced means a loop / tape
  6. i'm searchin for loops and baking tracks for my U2 cover band..does anyone telle me where i can i find them?thanks
  7. In the early rehearsals at Las Vegas for Popmart, they played 'Gone' and 'Do You Feel Loved' just as a four piece without any keyboard sequencers or samples. It sounded more raw but great, then you hear them discussing how many bars of keyboards to playback before the band kick in etc. I know they want to get as close to the album sonics as they can live, but it goes to show they aren't always needed.

    All this said, seeing them live you never consider all those extra sounds you're just in the moment.
  8. I noticed on the tour last year during the songs in the barricage (The Fly, Stay) there was a lady in the area between the stage and the rail that would follow Bono along, pushing a rolling desk with a laptop on it
  9. Originally posted by EthanD:I noticed on the tour last year during the songs in the barricage (The Fly, Stay) there was a lady in the area between the stage and the rail that would follow Bono along, pushing a rolling desk with a laptop on it
    I saw that in London, I think it's to show him the lyrics!
  10. I think it's to show him the lyrics!

    Yup, that's the mobile teleprompter
  11. Two-legged teleprompter
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