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Originally posted by dieder:Hold Me Thrill me

Oh, that would be awesome indeed

Originally posted by ric:still not enough 90's in the set for me...

but i'm loving UV followed by WOWY - ZOOTV STYLE!!!!!!

They gave us plenty of 90's in the 90's and the last two tours. I don't mind it because they'll be playing songs no played or rarely played.

Genaro92U2

15 years

my setlist on the other topic has Bad followed by Discotheque. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL THE BAND!!!!

ric

15 years

Originally posted by aussiemofo:[..]

They gave us plenty of 90's in the 90's and the last two tours. I don't mind it because they'll be playing songs no played or rarely played.

really? you reckon?! i dont think they gave us that much 90's on the last two tours! -especially not from Pop or Zooropa! my problem with this setlist is its a bit too similar to the last two tours.... but hey i've said all this already earlier in this thread!

aussiemofo

15 years

Originally posted by ric:[..]

really? you reckon?! i dont think they gave us that much 90's on the last two tours! -especially not from Pop or Zooropa! my problem with this setlist is its a bit too similar to the last two tours.... but hey i've said all this already earlier in this thread!

They haven't given us much Pop or Zooropa I grant you that. But this is their 13 or 14th album right? Rule of thumb is about 8 songs played off new album, leaving 13 or 14 songs left to play. Doesn't leave a lot of room after the necessary 'classics' when you think about it.

drewhiggins

15 years

No Line On The Horizon
Drowning Man
Bad
In a little while
Angel of Harlem
Unknown Caller
Unforgettable Fire
Even better than the real thing (Perfecto mix with full band playing)
City of Blinding lights
Where the streets have no name
Ultraviolet
Walk on
Moment of Surrender

Shit, that's nice. And the way Walk On was always done is awesome.

vanquish

15 years

Originally posted by ric:[..]

this!

Nah, they should eject Pride, Elevation and Walk On waaay before they replace Vertigo.

I have no idea why they still tour those songs.

drewhiggins

15 years

Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

Nah, they should eject Pride, Elevation and Walk On waaay before they replace Vertigo.

I have no idea why they still tour those songs.

I wanted them to bring back Walk On the way it was done on Elevation. Pride is getting a bit tired, but it's a crowd-pleaser, so....

vanquish

15 years

Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

I wanted them to bring back Walk On the way it was done on Elevation. Pride is getting a bit tired, but it's a crowd-pleaser, so....

True, Walk On if done properly, is decent.

But I don't get how the other two are crowd pleasers, just who likes them; U2 fans proper? (I think not, they're hardly little known fan favourites).

What about the other non-hardcore-fan concert goers?
No way, Pride is outdated, melodramatic and was never even a proper U2 classic back in its day.
And Elevation on the other hand is one of the songs ALWAYS being cited by U2 haters to attack the band, and is even more cringeworthy and sillier than GOYB (and we all know how that was received by the public).

So who exactly are they flogging these two dead horses for? As it is these two are just adding fuel to the 'U2 are irrelevant' fire and their seemingly permanent setlist status is just preventing much better songs from making the setlist.

Which is especially disappointing when you have a backcatalog with as much diversity and quality as they do.

aussiemofo

15 years