Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
Bob, I know its going to sound surprising, but I completely agree with you. I think they SHOULD try more things instead of working the Zoo routine....but, also- think about it from the other perspective. After taking a break from ZooTV for the entire PopMart Tour, where NO traces of setlist similarities existed, they embarked on Elevation...where people's favorite moments tended to be "The Fly", or in particular, a show that was mentioned on the "Last time U2 blew you away" thread- the 2001-05-16 Chicago show, where after Elevation, the band basically played a ZooTV setlist for the next 5 or 6 songs.
Cut to the Vertigo Tour...best part of the setlist? The Zoo encore. It's almost unanimous, I think, that this was the coolest part of that tour. (Perhaps I'm completely wrong...I thought plenty of things about that setlist were cool, but I think it's more widely agreed that the encore was one of the coolest)
So, I do completely agree- try something new! Do a Pop throwback, get rid of the "throwback" feel and do something radical, what have you...but also, I think it's fair to acknowledge that they may understand that the Zoo aspect of every show SINCE ZooTV has been perhaps the most enjoyed part of their show.
Them playing AB in full, now, though- I'd be against that. If they wanted to do perhaps a club tour in 92, pre-ZooTV, just to promote, and play the album in full THEN, when the songs were FRESH, then maybe. But not anymore.
Yes, there has been some ZooTV influenced moments in every tour except for PopMart. Bono even looks like The Fly again.
