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  2. Originally posted by Macphistfly:I like how he speaks over the intro here, it's fitting with the music and the theme of the tour.

    It's a spiritual song, he speaks spiritually.

    He doesn't ruin it here by linking it to a set subject like Africa.

    It's a song about and/or written in Africa, so why shouldn't he link it to Africa? In fact, he shouldn't speak at all since it's a very important song for them and for the audience, and speaking over that epic intro is nothing but bastardizing it.
  5. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    It's a song about and/or written in Africa, so why shouldn't he link it to Africa? In fact, he shouldn't speak at all since it's a very important song for them and for the audience, and speaking over that epic intro is nothing but bastardizing it.


    Completely agree. He should let the music speak. The music is far more powerful than his speech, which ruins it. And, what is more, his speech doesn't allow for different interpretations. Which brings us to the song called One ... don't even get me started on that one.

    And I also think they shouldn't in any way even try to shorten the Streets intro.
  6. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    It's a song about and/or written in Africa, so why shouldn't he link it to Africa? In fact, he shouldn't speak at all since it's a very important song for them and for the audience, and speaking over that epic intro is nothing but bastardizing it.


    Because it's not about Africa to the people who listen to it, its usually about the ascendence of the spirit, or something fleeting, spectral, ethereal.

    When you release a song it become the property of someone else's heart, particularly if it is ambiguous in nature - people will find their own meanings to it.

    So, when I see the song that was the life raft of my teenage years be pulled out in front of African Flags to continue that oh-so f'ing preachy attitude of the Vertigo Tour.
    The one that made you realize just how much you needed to pee after queueing for 3 hours - hearing a guy talk about debt cancellation after he screams 'put down your fucking phone, you're at a rock n' roll show!' to some girl in the audience who looked (though was not in reality) too bored of a Centrist Political spiel that engulfed an entire tour, he works against the point of the show he's trying to push across - the rock show, the idea of escapism without preachiness.




  8. +7. If they pull this kinda stuff out at Glastonbury they will have the crowd eating ouuta their hands


  9. +8

    I absoutely love it. I cannot get this version of EBTTRT out of my head...
  10. +9

    Has had me pumped all day!
  11. +10

    Had to join the ranks, what can I say- incredible to be a part of last night's setlist party as well, that was the last time U2Start blew me away
  12. +11! Pissed off that I wasn't part of the setlist party, but who cares! They played Real Thing!
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