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  1. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    SWEET! That's the whole point/purpose of the BRT, isn't it? Introduce others to shows that you particularly like but are still a bit "undiscovered?"


  2. So, I'm afraid I joined this round in the middle sometime. What's the timeline these days? When are the reviews due (able to be posted?)
  3. Originally posted by haytrainSo, I'm afraid I joined this round in the middle sometime. What's the timeline these days? When are the reviews due (able to be posted?)


    Still collecting vounteers. Reviews anytime next week (from Sunday).
  4. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Still collecting vounteers. Reviews anytime next week (from Sunday).


    Thanks, Dan
  5. Welcome back to the BTR, Jeremy
  6. Originally posted by LikeASongWelcome back to the BTR, Jeremy


    Thanks, Sergio
  7. Final call for late comers. Reviews to be posted from Sunday onwards.

    Participants so far:

    (chooser) Steve
    aussiemofo
    Harry
    Casper
    Sergio
    Nate
    Daley
    Nick
    Jeremy
    Dan
    Gerard
    Tim

    1993-07-02 - Verona, Italy - Stadio Bentegodi

    Zoo Station
    The Fly
    Even Better Than the Real Thing
    Mysterious Ways / Love to Love You Baby (snippet)
    One / Unchained Melody (snippet)
    Until the End of the World
    New Year's Day
    Dirty Old Town
    Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
    Angel of Harlem / My Girl (snippet)
    When Love Comes to Town
    Satellite of Love
    Bad / Fool to Cry (snippet) / All I Want Is You (snippet)
    Bullet the Blue Sky
    Running to Stand Still
    Where the Streets Have No Name
    Pride (In the Name of Love)
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    Stand By Me

    encore(s):

    Desire / You Make Me Feel So Young (snippet)
    Happy Birthday
    Ultra Violet (Light My Way) / My Way (snippet)
    With Or Without You / Shine Like Stars (snippet)
    Love Is Blindness
    Can't Help Falling In Love

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    Part One

    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x3hmzrzfzpd

    Part Two

    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?edvzxtljldk

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  8. Surprisingly underwhelming gig
  9. Originally posted by germcevoySurprisingly underwhelming gig

    Will need to give it another listen to be sure, but I'm getting similar impressions...
  10. (chooser) Steve
    aussiemofo
    Harry
    Casper
    Sergio
    Nate
    Daley
    Nick
    Jeremy
    Dan
    Gerard
    Tim

    1993-07-02 - Verona, Italy - Stadio Bentegodi

    So, it's a wrap with us lot above.

    Post away
  11. so after a week in i got to actually listening to this boot. first time actually really getting to hear it other than the old lossy one here. what a mistake. the lossy one had some much energy in it compared to the sleepy remaster. go figure, right?

    anyway, my review of the show:

    Zoo TV 1993-07-02 Verona

    Performance

    The band was on fire that night...from Zoo to Still Havent Found they showed what Zoo TV was about! Even Better Than the Real Thing suffers a tad from the excessive backing track, but to me, it sounds like the Zoo TV machine up close. Glad to hear the Edge singing his heart out too at the intro, just as loud as Bono. Mysterious Ways rocked the house. Bono's falsetto intro, Edge creating sparks with his guitar, and the awesome power from the piano. I'll quote my girlfriend when she said "haha the guys in the audience are going crazy for the belly dancer onstage". One is dedicated to Sarajevo, which is nice. Unchained Melody sounds beautiful, as always. I'm surprised my speakers didn't explode during Until the End of the World, because I thought they were. The scream at the start of NYD was just so awesome, another definitive moment in this show. Dirty Old Town was fun to hear....kudos to Larry! TTTYAATW sounded almost unreal. Angel of Harlem was good, with a cool snippet of Hello Goodbye. The snippet of My Girl is the real highlight here. Like Unchained Melody, it sounds beautiful. They shouldve gone with this song instead of Dancing Queen for the rest of 1993. I gained new respect for When Love Comes to Town during my Joshua Tree phase, and it really rocked the place. Satellite of Love is good, maybe one of the weaker moments in the show. During Bad, Bono sings the Wide Awake bit in falsetto, which is really neat. BTBS is another one of those numbers where i thought my speakers would explode or my ears would be in a state of ecstacy. RTSS is always great during the Zoo Tour, as is Streets. Pride just sounds like it caught on fire, and set Verona ablaze with it. Then Still Haven't Found. It wasnt really played that much during the Zooropa leg, so its a rarity. It was one of those nights where the band were in a great mood, and could make anything possible. If you listen really close, you can hear the crowd sing as well. Stand By Me finishes off an amazing set, and honestly, I don't understand why the band didn't close with Still Haven't Found and Stand By Me for the rest of the tour. Also, amazing singing by the Edge to end the song. And then....the debut of Mr. MacPhisto! An odd version of Desire, but whatever. Ultraviolet sounds perfect. Nothing else can describe it. WOWy was nice, as does LIB and Cant Help Fallin In Love. Amazing solo during WOWY. A great show, and one of my favorites.

    10/10 for the setlist and performance

    Sound

    My remaster sucked. I'll admit it. It sounds sleepy, shitty, muffled, etc. So I had to listen to the old files, just had to. I literally couldn't stand my own work. I apologize for the agony of listening to such crap. I shouldve live and let live with the original files, which regardless of bitrate are superior to my shameful audio fix up.

    my remaster 5/10, old files 10/10

    Shining Stars

    Still Haven't Found, Stand By Me, EBTTRT, MW, Dirty Old Town, TTTYAATW, My Girl, Ultraviolet and WOWY.

    Down the Gutter

    My remaster and the sound quality. Just goes to show, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

    Overall

    To me, it's one of my favorite boots. It has everything Zoo TV is defined as (before Zooropa). Power, electro, synth, media...... everything came together to buld the Zoo machine. After waiting in the Zoo Station, the express train pulled up, and this gig took off in such fashion.

    with remaster: 7/10 for the boot.

    with old files: 10/10
  12. aussiemofo's review of

    Zoo TV 1993-07-02 Verona

    Sound

    Scratchy, rough, distant and muffled. The bass, in particular, was tragic. I haven't checked out the version in the bootleg section but this was definitely not 4 star. It's about on par with most 3 stars I've listened to. On top of that, there seemed to be fairly regular volume fluctuations and movements between speakers. I was a little disappointed to say the least. The only shining light - a very vocal audience whose voice was very well measured in the recording.

    Performance

    A very workmanlike performance from the boys in this the fourth leg of their biggest tour. And heirin lies my major problem with this boot. It was too routine. The band played a very good setlist with great proficiency (the Edge, in particular, was spot on) but there was no gusto or brilliance to it I felt. I got the impression that they were a little too comfortable here, choosing not to take it to another level and really turn it on for the fans.

    To be fair, I cannot overlook a few attempts to mix it up a little and throw out a few surprises which should be commended. Larry's Dirty Old Town was a good bit of fun and My Girl provided interesting variation in a great spot in the set. I should acknowledge that all the ZooTV stalwarts were played quite well, particularly the encore. McPhisto's Desire and Ultraviolet were perhaps the pick of the bunch. I always like hearing the shimmering Zoo intro of With Or Without You and can never understand why it was dropped on the last leg.

    A minor complaint that I have is the setlist. Streets and Pride should have wrapped up the main set on every ZooTV show as they climax the energy extremely well. Still Haven't Found.... and Stand By Me don't belong here. They end on a rather soft note. Sorry. Push them up around Bad or something.

    Highlights:
    None really to speak of.

    Lowlights:
    None really to speak of.

    Overall

    The lack of highlights and lowlights says it all really. Just a very typical run of the mill ZooTV boot. And there was nothing really to distinguish itself. It was caught between the first legs and the onset of Zooropa. If you want a good genuine ZooTV show, check out the U.S. legs or a few 2nd leg European gigs like Globen. If you want a Zooropa mix, select some of the latter 4th leg shows like Dublin or London or the Australasia leg. This Verona show was in a bit of a time warp. I can only give this 6/10.
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