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  1. Originally posted by LikeASong:2001-08-27 Glasgow is WRONGLY rated, I downloaded it centuries ago (I got virtually all the post-Bob's-death bootlegs) and it's an VG=>Ex. Audience

    Shall I change the rating now? Or we'd better wait to all the reviews and for what users say?


    leave it to the reviews
  3. bumpety bump-bump lol

    i hope your all doing the assigned homework for this week


  4. I hope to post within the next 24 hours. Not a bad Elevation gig. Certainly doesn't deserve the 2 stars in the bootleg section. I'm predicting the BRT will bump the rating on this one. Sorry, didn't mean to be pre-empt due process. LOL!
  5. Hi all, I might be making a return for this one, am I too late, what shows been picked?


  6. Your in. Elevation Glasgow. Scroll back a few pages to find which night.
  8. aussiemofo's review of

    27/8/2001 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow

    Performance

    A very workmanlike Elevation Tour performance from our boys on this particular night. I felt Bono's voice was a bit off and lacked any kind of penetration but he gave it everything he had on most tracks so I can't nitpick too much. The Fly was still a feature on this night, although Out Of Control would have really set the Scottish folk wild... There were some touching moments, particularly Bono's quite open discussion about his old man's very recent passing and this was emphasised when the band immediately went into a great rendition of Kite. You could sense a great atmosphere in the arena like it was a very intimate, cosy venue and the boys seemed to have felt quite comfortable in these surroundings with a very vocal Scottish audience (see below).

    I couldn't fault too many tracks but I felt it was a fairly lacklustre start to the show. It seemed to pick up when the boys let rip with Discotheque (a tour highlight IMO) and Gone shortly thereafter, but fluency wasn't really a strong point here. Why play a sombre kind of tune like Kite right after a kick-ass number in Discotheque and then go into another fairly energetic song in Gone? The New York/I Will Follow/SBS combo was a good fit though and then you had arguable the best section of the show - the middle set which started from Stuck in a Moment (played really really well) through to Stay.

    Other than, there's not a hell of a lot to add. It's certainly not a brilliant Elevation performance but you could do plenty worse. Three stars.

    Audience

    Easily the best feature of this recording and one of the best I've heard. The Glaswegians again proved why they are one of the best U2 audiences in the world. On every single song they made their presence felt whether it be their sing-a-longs or just straight-out screaming and excitement. Bad and Streets were especially great. Flawless. Easy five stars.

    Sound
    It's a genuine three-star recording. Nothing more, nothing less. It certainly doesn't deserve the two-star rating on the bootleg section. Perhaps the crowd are a litte too audible at times, there's sound fluctuations here and there, Beautiful Day has some distortion and Elevation cuts out suddenly at the end and then goes straight into Beautiful Day. Also, don't expect to pick up Adam at all, he's virtually non-existent. And Larry lacks a bit of penetration. But all in all, it's ok.

    Overall

    Highlights

    Stuck In A Moment--->In A Little While---->Stay - Superior performances of these songs. Perhaps it was the emotional state Bono was obviously in and they are pretty heartfelt songs but he really gave it his all.

    Bad/40---->Streets - The best Streets segue IMO (pity it didn't have Psalm 116) and a tour highlight.

    The Fly - I never tire of this version.

    Notable mentions - Mysterious Ways and Shine Like Stars snippet (just because it's there).

    Lowlights

    Probably the lacklustre start and the closing set didn't really set me alight either.

    Overall, only get this gig if you've tried all the other Elevation shows we rave about here. The New Yorks, Slanes, Southbends and others. It's 3.5 stars - the audience lifts this rating.
  9. Is it time already? This is going to be very brief so I hope you don't mind...


    Performance (3.5 stars)

    A good performance here. Not great, but good; and some nice touches along the way with songs like Discotheque, I Will Follow, Bad, Gone, In A Little While etc - the usual suspects as well - funnily enough, I didn't find the band to be "on fire" as they are in every single one of my other reviews.

    For two songs being played for the last time on this particular tour (In A Little While, The Fly) and the last-ever performance of Gone, they just didn't seem to get off the ground as well as they were probably hoping - and the audience were hoping. I also enjoyed the speech about the Drop The Debt Campaign and the G8.



    "I just buried my old man and it's a great time for the family. My old man's got a new body now because his old one was hell."




    Audience (4 stars)

    Screaming at the top of their lungs, singing along and having a ball...like only the Scottish can. A great audience.



    Sound (3.5 stars)

    Not a bad little recording at all, and it certainly deserves a bit more credit than 3 stars - give it 3.5, I say. A decent recording again, and with the usual audience issues, like small distortion, reverb and warbling. It's a fact of bootlegs, however, and doesn't ruin your appreciation of a nice intimate show like this.



    Overall...

    A nice little gig, relaxed and a good two or so hours of enjoyment. 3.5 stars.
  10. Glasgow SECC, Elevation

    Performance - 4 stars

    Enjoyed this. It's not their best on this tour, let alone ever, but there is a raw nature to this that is endearing. Bono had just buried his old man and is on top form. Chat to a minimum and genuine when it comes. Good playing by the other guys. Pretty standard Elevation setlist, so no real surprises.

    Audience - 4.5 stars

    As usual for Glasgow, excellent. Very energetic and captured well on the boot. Knocked off half a star for talking during One and not knowing all the words

    Sound - 3.5 stars

    Far better than advertised and very listenable. Again nowhere near the best but a good capture of a raw gig.

    Overall - 4 stars

    Recommended. Nice little listen and if you like the Elevation Tour it's definitely one you should try.
  11. Added your review Drew
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