Originally posted by stj0691My 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.
Crikey, talk about beating yourself up over something fairly minor! Steve m'man, I think you're getting a little too hasty with your self-criticism lol, I didn't think there was anything particular wrong with it. Granted, I haven't had the chance to compare with the original boot (or rather, the one you had your wicked way with) but I really don't think it's bad enough to get yourself in a potted stew over! Credit where credit's due for giving it a go.
Anywho, here's my review;
1993-07-02 - Verona, Italy - Stadio Bentegodi
Sound
It seems that early reviewers aren't too keen on the sound here. I'm not particularly fussed, but it's definitely better than 3-star in my opinion, I think 3.5-4 is perfectly acceptable - hell, it's much clearer than the previous 2 BRT choices in my opinion which were generally agreed to be 3-stars. That's not to say I think it's wonderful - my bones of contention lie mainly in the way the sound seems to fluctuate to and fro, aswell as seeming fairly distant, not to mention the manner in which it seems to "fart" when the bass gets too much, and hence this isn't the most enjoyable in terms of a listening experience...that said, I've sat through far worse. The band are all audible and the crowd come into their own when you expect them to, e.g. the B-stage set, Bad, Pride etc. Not amazing, but certainly not crap.
Performance
Hmm. In comparison to more standout shows, this doesn't really match them any of them for mindboggling exhiliration. I think the release of Zooropa came slightly too late for this show, because by this point it seemed that the band and the ZooTV spectacle - Bono in particular - was losing momentum, what with it having been the best part of a year and some since the release of Achtung Baby, and it seems that the energy was dwindling from all and sundry. Although I'm sure that, had I been at the Stadio Bentegodi that night, I may have a slightly differing opinion but as a bootleg, everything seems fairly innane, especially on a ZooTV scale. Compare this to the true Zooropa shows, the early incarnations of the Outdoor Broadcast shows (e.g. 1992-04-21 Tacoma or 1992-08-12 East Rutherford) or some of the 2nd leg European gigs (1992-06-04 Dortmund, 1992-06-11 Stockholm or 1992-05-07 Paris spring to mind) and this really is miles behind - everything's fairly innane, dare I say a bit flat? I hate to be a bore, but unlike many, I'm not a fan of Larry's 'karaoke' moments during the tour, and I can't really make any exceptions for this. 'Tis clear why he's only really a backing singer at most...my personal highlight of the show has to go to the audience during the Confessionals when someone (on the screen) says something and the crowd all shout out "Va fan Culo" or "Vaffanculo" ("Go fuck yourself" and "fuck off" respectably). The encore was probably the pick of the setlist - fun version of Desire, although MacPhisto does really make a meal of the refrain (as ever). That said, I did enjoy his appearance. Ultra Violet never really benefitted from his delivery, but the rest of the encore was always good, excuse the pun, with or without him, and in this case, I thought Love Is Blindness was as epic as ever - loved Edge's little melody part just after the solo, even though it was oh so shortlived. Encore apart, nothing really grabbed me as being of particular note.*
Overall
I don't think there's much to add, I'm afraid - decent (if not incredible) soundquality and a fairly bog-standard performance from the band. Prior to the encore, Bono just seems to be reaching out for that something to really liven up proceedings, and it shows.
A fairly solid, middle-of-the-road 6/10, for me.
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(*Ooh, one last thing, no WGRYWH
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, but you don't have to commit suicide. No one was going to blame you, aminly because not that many people had listened to the originals 
Anyway, it's quite true. The original files, which I still own, are quite more crispy and louder than the remastered ones, but... No worries 
), I don't think anyone's making a criticism of you and even if that is/were the case, is it that much of something to fret about? I have loads of respect for you for being willing to put your work up as part of the assessment for a BRT review, and hey, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but no worries mate! 
