On October 10th, I decided to begin a quest to listen to each one of the 582 U2 tracks on my iPod before the end of the year. Normally, it wouldn't be hard, say..in the summer, when I wasn't in school, and having to worry about applying for colleges and getting my homework done. But its' been pretty steady so far, and I think at the rate I'm going, I'll finish on time. It's also been a HELL of a lot of fun.
I decided to try this because so many of my U2 tracks have gone un-listened since I downloaded them. The most common problem would be that I'd download a complete Vertigo show, make it to "Bullet the Blue Sky", and get caught up in something else, leaving the second half unfinished. Listening to the shows I have all the way through has been INCREDIBLE!
So anyway- go ahead and try it! My bootleg collection isn't as big as I'd like it to be, because I only have so much space on my iPod for U2 (other music needs listened to, too!)....but here's what I have, bootleg-wise. Already accomplished shows are in bold. This list is alphabetical.
Children of the Revolution (DATE UNKNOWN) Elevation: 7/9/2001- Stockholm
Elevation: 10/16/2001- Chicago, IL Elevation: 21/05/00- Irving Plaza NYC
Elevation: Live from Boston DVD RIP Elevation: Live from Slane Castle DVD RIP Hasta La Vista, Baby! PopMart Live from Mexico City DVD RIP
Joshua Tree Tour: 4/29/87- Chicago (Rosemont) Joshua Tree Tour: 6/6/87- Gothenburg PopMart: 5/31/97- East Rutherford, NJ
Under a Blood Red Sky- The Complete Concert
Unforgettable Fire Tour: 3/21/85- Chicago, IL
Vertigo//Live From Chicago 2005 DVD RIP Vertigo//Live From Sao Paulo: 2/20/06
Vertigo//Live From Tokyo: 12/4/06
Vertigo//Live From Vancouver: 4/28/05 ZooTV: 6/11/92- Stockholm
360°: 8/20/09- Sheffield
360°: 9/13/09- Chicago, IL
360°: 9/21/09- Foxborough, MA
360°: 9/24/09- East Rutherford, NJ
And a few random tracks from random shows here and there that truly stand out. I've listened to many of these before- but not ALL of them. The goal is to listen to every single track, even if it's been istened to before. I have all of U2's albums as well, so those all count too. All the rare, unreleased songs, TV performances, BBC Sessions- you name it.
I'm tracking and reviewing each individual show/album/listening period on my LiveJournal- http://u2jok3r.livejournal.com/...so feel free to leave me comments or simply read and see what I've enjoyed! I've reviewed pretty thoroughly so far!