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  1. Originally posted by nickbibby:Pato - Brilliant!!!!

    The show you have reviewed was in my shortlist (along with current show of the month) of choice!!! It's weird that the show of the month came up after I'd made the choice, and that you've reviewed the Chicago "ZooTV" Elevation show. Great minds think alike!


    It was in my shorlist too

    Anyway you can review that show !!! it really worth !!!
  2. Hi everyone,

    My review won't be in tonight. I've had a tough week and I'm not feeling up to sorting this out. I want to extend this round until next Sunday if that's ok? I will be in contact with someone midweek regarding the next round. Hope you understand.

    Reviews by the 19th
  3. Hi Tim and the guys,

    I too have been out of reach of a computer for the last few days and have been unable to review in time. I'm happy extending the review deadline as long as everyone else is.

    Cheers

    Nick
  4. I m happy with this too. I can t review this weekend , so i will do it the next !!!
  5. Hi guys,

    I'm ready to review! I know I chose this boot but I've got to say it's the one I've enjoyed most so far in the BRT! I hadn't listened to it before and the set and performance make this a boot I will return to quite often!

    Performance - 4.5 stars

    Raw rock and soul! Such energy coming from the band, reciprocated by the audience, coupled with a really good setlist make this a magnificent performance.

    The band seem to extend quite a few "outros" of songs, especially BD, The Fly and a wonderful outro to Gone. The snippets are brilliant and in some cases very unusual, especially in Desire. Bono's interaction with the audience is great.

    The setlist really has a great flow to it. Plenty of upbeat rock to start with, a lovely coupling of Stuck and Kite, Gone through to SBS is great hard rock and a brilliant acoustic set. I love BD as a closer to the main set and a special mention should go to BTBS, especialy the Mark Chapman rap which has so much hurt in it!

    So, you're wondering why they lost 0.5 star? I've got to admit, there are some mistakes in there, especially in tuning from the Edge (see outro to EBTTRT!). However, I love the way the band sail through the mistakes.

    Audience - 5 stars

    Fabulous in every respect. Great interaction with the band, especially Bono. Great audience.

    Sound - 4 stars

    Decent audience recording. Audience don't get in the way of the sound too much.

    Overall - 4.5 stars

    Definately one I shall be returning to! If you want an interesting set and real rock performance, then this is a boot for you.

    Highlights:
    -Setlist
    -The Fly
    -Gone
    -Desire
    -BTBS (especially the Mark Chapman rap)

    Lowlights:
    -None!!!


    Looking forward to the next choice!!!
  6. Performance
    Kicking off with the usual, Elevation. It's an energetic start to the show, difficult to judge Bono's vocals at this point because of the nature of the song but so far so good. The band sound tight and in the mood. The Pump It Up snippet at the end is good. Is that Pride? Second? Wow. Decent performance overall, not particularly outstanding but I'm thinking it actually works better early in the set. I suppose this is a good time to assess Bono and I think it's thumbs up vocally. Introduction to Until The End Of The World sounds a little loose musically, but it comes together for the start of the first verse. In fact, it comes together for a truly enjoyable performance. Sticking with a little Zoo TV ensemble, enters The Fly, in it's typical Elevation reincarnation. Sublime, nothing much else to say. Even Better Than The Real Thing sounds fantastic. Edge makes a minor mistake but other than that, bang. Could it get any better? Well when Mysterious Ways kicks in, you can only assume that it can. Excellent. Stuck In A Moment was executed to near perfection. That is in turn followed by a great performance of Kite, which in turn hands over the floor to an old Pop favourite, Gone. Nailed. What else can I say? This is why I love U2. Now onto the Miami of the Elevation Tour. New York. I've always been a fan of it and tonight, I'm still a big fan. *Fast forward the tape* Sunday Bloody Sunday! I love this song on the Elevation Tour and it just continues a long line of extremely enjoyable performances on this one night in Boston. Desire is a song that is difficult not to enjoy. The beat, the lyrics, everything is just perfect. The snippets just turn it into something else though. Party Girl is so relaxed, everything just seems to be going in the right direction for this show.

    Stay is performed with such a beautiful feeling. Simply perfect. Bad is faultless. Perfect segue into Streets and a perfect performance. Great bouncing feel to the show now. Well, here it is. The song we should've heard long before now, Beautiful Day. Closing the main set in a very unusual fashion. I'm tired of praising the set and the performance now, but I am finding it difficult to pick faults. A good way to end what has been a brilliant main set.

    Bullet The Blue Sky opens the encore with the power we have come to expect from this song. Edge is bang on throughout. Time to slow it down now, With Or Without You. I'm not to keen on Bono's vocals at the start, but he picks it up and starts singing. Strong performance on the whole. One is exceptional. Closing the show is Walk On, such an inspirational song yet it's so easy to forget how great it is as a closer.

    Rating - 4.5 out of 5

    Audience
    Already up for it by starting the "oooh" during the Elevation introduction and continuing to be vocal throughout. Also contribute to Pride. They continue throughout to be fair to them, laughing at jokes, booing those who deserve it, cheering when applicable, singing when the chance allows. Credit to them.

    Rating - 4 out of 5

    Sound
    There are a few distorted moments throughout the show but unless you are listening for them, they're barely noticeable. Some members of the crowd come through individually in the recording which is never good. The low frequencies rumble quite a bit more than you'd expect them to throughout. The actual clarity of the recording though is pretty good. Nasty fast forward sound after New York

    Rating - 3.5 out of 5

    Overall

    Highlights:
    - Pump It Up Snippet
    - Zoo Tv Section
    - Sunday Bloody Sunday
    - Desire
    - Stay (Faraway, So Close)
    - One

    Lowlights:
    - Where is Out of Control?
    - Noticeable skip midway through

    Rating - 4 out of 5
  7. Originally posted by iTimPerformance
    Kicking off with the usual, Elevation. It's an energetic start to the show, difficult to judge Bono's vocals at this point because of the nature of the song but so far so good. The band sound tight and in the mood. The Pump It Up snippet at the end is good. Is that Pride? Second? Wow. Decent performance overall, not particularly outstanding but I'm thinking it actually works better early in the set. I suppose this is a good time to assess Bono and I think it's thumbs up vocally. Introduction to Until The End Of The World sounds a little loose musically, but it comes together for the start of the first verse. In fact, it comes together for a truly enjoyable performance. Sticking with a little Zoo TV ensemble, enters The Fly, in it's typical Elevation reincarnation. Sublime, nothing much else to say. Even Better Than The Real Thing sounds fantastic. Edge makes a minor mistake but other than that, bang. Could it get any better? Well when Mysterious Ways kicks in, you can only assume that it can. Excellent. Stuck In A Moment was executed to near perfection. That is in turn followed by a great performance of Kite, which in turn hands over the floor to an old Pop favourite, Gone. Nailed. What else can I say? This is why I love U2. Now onto the Miami of the Elevation Tour. New York. I've always been a fan of it and tonight, I'm still a big fan. *Fast forward the tape* Sunday Bloody Sunday! I love this song on the Elevation Tour and it just continues a long line of extremely enjoyable performances on this one night in Boston. Desire is a song that is difficult not to enjoy. The beat, the lyrics, everything is just perfect. The snippets just turn it into something else though. Party Girl is so relaxed, everything just seems to be going in the right direction for this show.

    Stay is performed with such a beautiful feeling. Simply perfect. Bad is faultless. Perfect segue into Streets and a perfect performance. Great bouncing feel to the show now. Well, here it is. The song we should've heard long before now, Beautiful Day. Closing the main set in a very unusual fashion. I'm tired of praising the set and the performance now, but I am finding it difficult to pick faults. A good way to end what has been a brilliant main set.

    Bullet The Blue Sky opens the encore with the power we have come to expect from this song. Edge is bang on throughout. Time to slow it down now, With Or Without You. I'm not to keen on Bono's vocals at the start, but he picks it up and starts singing. Strong performance on the whole. One is exceptional. Closing the show is Walk On, such an inspirational song yet it's so easy to forget how great it is as a closer.

    Rating - 4.5 out of 5

    Audience
    Already up for it by starting the "oooh" during the Elevation introduction and continuing to be vocal throughout. Also contribute to Pride. They continue throughout to be fair to them, laughing at jokes, booing those who deserve it, cheering when applicable, singing when the chance allows. Credit to them.

    Rating - 4 out of 5

    Sound
    There are a few distorted moments throughout the show but unless you are listening for them, they're barely noticeable. Some members of the crowd come through individually in the recording which is never good. The low frequencies rumble quite a bit more than you'd expect them to throughout. The actual clarity of the recording though is pretty good. Nasty fast forward sound after New York

    Rating - 3.5 out of 5

    Overall

    Highlights:
    - Pump It Up Snippet
    - Zoo Tv Section
    - Sunday Bloody Sunday
    - Desire
    - Stay (Faraway, So Close)
    - One

    Lowlights:
    - Where is Out of Control?
    - Noticeable skip midway through

    Rating - 4 out of 5


    Tim - I had the same problem with the "skip" missing OOC. However, if you are using iTunes and sending the tracks to your iPod like I do, then simply converting your files into mp3 works and OOC returns!!!!

    To convert to mp3, look in one of the menus. Can't remember which one it's in, but highlight all songs and do it.

    Hope it helps!

    p.s. nice review!
  8. Here is mine...

    Performance 4.5

    1-Elevation 9.5/10
    2-Pride 9/10
    3-Until the end... 8.5/10
    4-The Fly 9/10
    5-Even better than the real thing 8/10
    6-Mysterious ways 8/10
    7- In my life 8/10
    8- Stuck in a moment 8/10
    9- Kite 9.5 /10
    10- Gone 9.5/10
    11- New York 8.5/10
    12-Out of control 9/10
    13-Sunda bloody sunday 8.5/10
    14- Desire 9/10
    15-Party girl 8.5/10
    16- Stay 8.5/10
    17- Bad 8.5/10
    18- Streets 8/10
    19- Beatiful day 9/10
    20- Bullet the blue sky 9/10
    21- With or without you 8/10
    22- One 8/10
    23-She s a mystery girl 9/10
    24- Walk on 8.5/10

    Audience 4.5

    Very loud !!!

    Sound 3.5

    Ok , good to listen

    Overall 4.5

    Very good show. The setlist is awesome.Different to the rest of the tour , this make this boot really to worth. Pride worked very good second. I think this song with Bono in 100 % of his energy ( early in the show ) and the audience too will work very well !!
    The same situation happened when they played early in the set One or With or without you . I dream to hear in this days a show opened with Streets , i think it would be great !!

    Highlights: Setlist, Elevation, Pride, Kite, Gone, Out of control and Desire

  9. Great show ....It's a sort of Elevation meets ZOOTV show !!!

    The band is great but Edge is the weakest link that night he made some Mistakes in a lot of songs ...

    Audience: 4.0
    Very Loud but in a good way !
    Sound : 4.0
    I think the sound is good to listen
    Overall 4.0
    see above ..

    Highlights : Very good and Different show during the Elevation Tour 2001
    Bono is in a good mood ...!!
    Elevation, Kite, Out of control,Stay

  10. Performance: 3/5 Stars
    The band wasn't in great form, particularly Edge. Several mistakes early in the show took away from the great energy they were playing with. I though Even Better Than the Real Thing was one of their worst performances of that song.

    Audience: 4/5 Stars
    The audience was full of energy. They were pumped for Elevation, and kept it up throughout the show. I never was distracted by them.

    Sound: 4/5 Stars
    Good, but not great. Some noticeable skips were a little distracting, but overall, it was more good than bad.

    Overall: 4/5 Stars
    I appreciate the effort of changing up the setlist, with Pride early and Beautiful Day late, but there wasn't much else special. EBTTRT was not good. Out of Control was also a little weak. There was some good though. While I love Bad>40>Streets, Allison in place of 40 was very good. I wouldn't want it for every show, but as a changeup, I loved it. Stay was beautiful as always. I love the Elevation version of the Fly. The encore was also great, with the She's a Mystery to Me snippet really standing out. The long Msrk David Chapman speech is outstanding in this show. It wouldnt be my first choice for an Elevation recommendation, but a good show nonetheless.

    Highlights: Bad, WTSHNN, Stay, The Fly, BTBS, One
  11. Right guys, here we are. Round Seven! This week, lestertriplett87 chose the show and I'll post it up on his behalf for you all.

    - Current Show -
    2011-07-02 - Nashville, Tennessee - Vanderbilt Stadium

    Audio: 4.5* Audience Recording
    Downloads: 1494
    Chosen by: lestertriplett87
    Download by: 26th February - Review by: 4th March
    Reviews Expected (2):lestertriplett87, iTim

    Setlist
    1. Even Better Than The Real Thing
    2. The Fly
    3. Mysterious Ways / Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (snippet)
    4. Until The End Of The World
    5. I Will Follow
    6. Get On Your Boots
    7. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / The Wanderer (snippet)
    8. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
    9. Beautiful Day / Space Oddity (snippet)
    10. Elevation
    11. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
    12. Miss Sarajevo
    13. Zooropa
    14. City Of Blinding Lights
    15. Vertigo
    16. Miss You (snippet) / I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Discothèque (snippet) / Psycho Killer (snippet) / Life During Wartime (snippet)
    17. Sunday Bloody Sunday
    18. Scarlet
    19. Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet)

    encore(s):
    20. One
    21. Amazing Grace (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name
    22. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
    23. With Or Without You
    24. Moment of Surrender
    25. All I Want Is You



  12. There's quite a few matrixes with IEMs for that show on U2start. Probably even better sound. I think I'll do a review this week.
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