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  2. Bumpy-T-Bump

    More reviews please.
  3. 1985-02-05 - Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenda

    Performance

    On fire. Very impressed. I don't have many UF boots and this one has perked my interest. Some outstanding performances of some classic songs and others that you don't hear any more.

    5 stars

    Audience

    Very into this first ever (Really?? Wow - I had no idea about that!!) Italian crowd. Singing along to everything.
    Not intrusive in the mix either.

    5 stars

    Sound

    For the age of bootleg this is very good indeed. It's not top-class, but a very good audience. Really it's a 3.5 I think if we're sticking to our rating rules (I never give an audience more then 4), but this will get a 4 due to the age and the overall impact. Plus that the audience doesn't intrude.

    4 stars

    Overall

    If, like me, you are limited in your UF boots then get this one. It's a corker. If you love UF boots then you'll likely have it anyway, but do give it a listen. It's a keeper.

    4.5 stars
  4. Originally posted by djrlewis:Overall

    If, like me, you are limited in your UF boots then get this one. It's a corker. If you love UF boots then you'll likely have it anyway, but do give it a listen. It's a keeper.


    This says it all really.
  5. Mines coming probably tonight, tomorrow at the latest
  6. 1985-02-05 - Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenda

    Performance

    A strong performance, a very strong performance. It U2's first performance in italy and they sound ready for. I'm not a great fan of this era, the album or live shows, but this one had an almost lovetown feel to it, and performances such as Electric Co, and Seconds really set the show alight

    5/5

    Audience

    Despite this being U2's first visit to the Azzuri, the Audience sure know the band, a strong performance also by the crowd

    4/5

    Sound

    Good solid, enjoyable sound, fades in some places but takes nothing away from the recording

    4/5

    Overall

    A great show, far from my favourite but I've never been a great fan of this era, but a must if your a TUF fan

    Highlights:

    Seconds
    Electric Co

    4/5

  8. Seeing as you're up next, as long as the show you pick is from my list of boots, I don't care

    By the sounds of it, I need to get me this Bologna boot ASAP...
  9. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    Seeing as you're up next, as long as the show you pick is from my list of boots, I don't care

    By the sounds of it, I need to get me this Bologna boot ASAP...


    Yep, I'm next indeed. But there are about 3-4 guys who still need to post their reviews, if I'm not mistaken.
  10. I think this is only the second time I'm able to post my review on time mwahahaha Those of you who know me, you already know I use to be the Monday or Tuesday Guy


    1985-02-05 - Bologna


    Performance

    The band were on fire from January to April of 1985, and this boot is a perfect proof. Epic versions of almost every song (Electric Co, Bad, Sunday Bloody Sunday, 40), flawless guitars, bass and drums and an awesome Bono made out of that night one of the best bootlegs I've heard. The audience were waiting for U2, and U2 thanked them with an awesome concert.
    4,5 / 5


    Audience

    Awesome. Simple as that. As happened when U2 first played in Spain, here in Madrid in 1987, that audience had been wating for a U2 concert for years, and when it eventually took place, they celebrated it together with the band. The audience (apart from the obvious reason, this is a TUF bootleg and we hadn't reviewed none!) was the main reason for me for choosing this boot
    5 / 5


    Sound

    Fantastic excellent audience, it sounds like a 1993 Ex Aud, but being 8 years older!!! No clicks, no digital noise, no cuts, no annoying fades. Just a fantastic recording.
    4,5 / 5


    Overall

    Fantastic, awesome, GREAT.
    5 / 5





  11. I fear for my life if I don't post!


    1985-02-05 - Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenda

    “The first but not the last time here!”

    Outstanding show. The performances are clear and polished, like the boys have been playing all the songs, including the UF ones, since they started as a band, but at the same time the show keeps a raw energy that shows they genuinely seem to love being there. Adam is all over this show—I Will Follow, The Unforgettable Fire, October, Party Girl, and Gloria all feature him prominently, completely rocking out. And for a crowd that had never seen U2 live before, they were on fire as much as the band was (see MLK, Sunday Bloody Sunday and Gloria).


    Performance

    11 O’Clock Tick Tock gets us going with a clean, crystal clear tone packed with raw energy. I Will Follow has a little extra depth and echo in the bass that makes it sound much fuller than other performances. Seconds is solid, and the ambience of MLK is bookended nicely with the audience’s enthusiastic reactions at the beginning and end. The Unforgettable Fire—now this is how it should be played. All Edge here, painting a huge sonic, elevating landscape. A pulsing performance of Wire and its segue into Sunday Bloody Sunday bring us back down into the concert’s energy, and both meet in an outstanding performance of The Electric Co. with an Amazing Grace snippet that was perfectly timed and executed by Bono. I got goosebumps.

    Any performance of A Sort of Homecoming is always welcome, but especially when it’s as clear, clean and (mostly) lyrically correct and full as this one. A 12-minute, thumping Bad followed that didn’t drag on or end too abruptly, but was perfectly timed. A full, bass- and piano-driven October made its usual segue into New Year’s Day, which had the entire concert’s single bum note from Edge on piano. Then we get Pride—this may sound odd, but what a treat to hear it. If you’ve lost interest in hearing it live from too many Vertigo shows, go back and listen to this version to restore your belief in it. Pure and its prime.

    Party Girl was outstanding, first for not forgetting the words or fucking up the notes, and second for the small, last part, a few notes back and forth between Adam and Edge that I wish they’d do at every performance of it. The transition into Gloria is flawless, and Adam regains his fire, as does the crowd. Knocking on Heaven’s Door might be the only wild card in the show, a bit rocky with an ending that just sort of trails off, but not horrible by any means. Finally, I usually find 40 to be a bore to end shows, but Bono includes a small snippet or some kind of extra verse at the end that is just beautiful.

    Overall, a very clear and clean sound, a polished band that knew (or seemed to know) what they were doing, and somehow, a huge, raw, thick energy from both the band and the crowd that shows in the entire concert’s performance. Outstanding show.

    Highlights:

    All songs were nearly flawless, so I’ll point out a few key tracks that I loved that don’t usually get a lot of recognition:

    MLK
    October
    Party Girl and its transition into Gloria
    The end of 40

    5 stars

    Audience

    Excellent. Not interfering, not too quiet. They’re energetic, they know the words, and they respond to all the energy that Bono throws right back at them—“You—you hold me up!”

    5 stars

    Sound

    Good to my ears. The band can be heard clearly, the audience isn’t up front all the time, and there’s no random fade-outs or beeps.

    4.5 stars

    Overall

    One of, if not the, Unforgettable Fire boots, Dortmund included, and one of the best of all the tours. If you’re not a fan of the UF tour, this will change your mind in a heartbeat. A must-have.

    5 stars


  12. I wouldn't dare..

    Anyway, the following three still need to review:

    - Andrew_C
    - katherine94
    - Steve

    I'll post the next show tomorrow.
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