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I liked it when it came out, and hearing it again, I still do. It's what one would call the CD that 'separated the men from the boys' as far as U2 fans go. If you're willing to give it time, you'll come away surprised, or you'll just turn away after the first 20-30 seconds. A remastering does sound pretty nice though, and a slightly modernized "Miami" sounds particularly intriguing - that's my favorite track on the album (guess that makes me one of the 'men'!).

RUMMY

13 years

Originally posted by pleasegone:[..]

A lot on this site think the best DVD of any tour is the one with the best fans. I could care less if they played in front of 100,000 rabid fans, or an empty rehearsal hall. I love the Mexico City show, but thought the ones from the leg I chose were just a little better. Atlanta was also a great show, and even though that was the one I went to, I still felt Sao Paulo was a little better. The only shows I went to that I thought would've been a great DVD was Raleigh 2009 or Nashville 2011.

I like the Sao Paulo performance the best. Santiago and Buenos Aires were also great. I do think U2 has a bad habit of just picking one show to film, and worry too much about avoiding a still camera with Cornish Hamilton's crazy zooming all over the place. They also worry about how it looks, when the music should be the focus.

The nice thing about the Mexico City show is it is a nice document of the tour (very listenable 14 years later) and there aren't any glaring lyric mess ups and Bono kept his voice for the entire show. The Sarajevo show is monumental for mulitple reasons but I just don't enjoy listening to a show where the lead singer struggles through the second half of the show.

AllBecauseOfU2

13 years

Originally posted by kurukira:I liked it when it came out, and hearing it again, I still do. It's what one would call the CD that 'separated the men from the boys' as far as U2 fans go. If you're willing to give it time, you'll come away surprised, or you'll just turn away after the first 20-30 seconds. A remastering does sound pretty nice though, and a slightly modernized "Miami" sounds particularly intriguing - that's my favorite track on the album (guess that makes me one of the 'men'!).

That's really interesting - I had the complete opposite reaction to it. I was hooked immediately from the first fews notes of Discotheque, and I couldn't put it down for a month (like, literally--it did not leave my Discman). I'll join you in that "men" category.

Whatever edition comes out for it (if one at all), I hope it'll be a great experience listening to it again, just like the first time.

pleasegone

13 years

Nice points. I like to think I am a Pop fanatic due to being a "Man" as opposed to a "Boy." Maybe U2 could've called it "Man," as the grown up alternative to their debut album, "Boy." To be honest, I am one of those Self-Proclaimed "Music Snobs." I feel because I write music, that I am better qualified to listen to recordings rather than just hear them. In reality, I'm not. I do feel I take more time to listen more often than not. It is simply a test of patience, rather than being a boy or a man.

Some people only live in the past with their favorite artsits. Try finding a US radio station that will play any post 2001 U2 song on the radio. It doesn't happen. Therefore you get conditioned to think that U2 is WOWY, SBS, NYD, Streets, etc. If you didn't see Letterman or one of the other promos, you hardly know the album came out. If you saw it at the store, the cover barely reveals it as a U2 product. Pop came out when this sad transition was starting. Only a "safe" album like ATYCLB would really get attention. I love all of U2's releases, though I admit "October" is probably my least favorite.

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