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  1. So, we're waiting for jean_pasquerel's post as above and also Sergio never posted anything either. I'll hang fire on a summary.

    List for this week so far:-

    Tiffany's - Glasgow, Scotland

    The link you posted goes to the above named show Chris? Did you mean this show or the one you mentioned?

    The link to the show you mentioned is

    London, Paris Cinema Studio

    Which is it?! (Although, to be honest, with only 8 songs in the London show,we could manage both ?!)

    I'll do info etc when the show is confirmed

    Definitely in:-

    Dan (djrlewis)
    Gerard (germcevoy)
    Chris (fenderman)
    Nate (easports43)
    Sergio (LikeASong)
    jean_pasquerel

    Possibles (TBC):-

    Drew (drewhiggins)
    Jeremy (haytrain)

    Definitely out:-

    Ali (Ali709)
    Reclinerman

    Anyone else?
  2. So, here comes my review for this week's show, sorry for the delay:

    1981-06-09-London England

    Sound: Great for '81, not really a 4-star level, but when compared to other bootlegs from this era, it can be 4.

    Performance: This was an early U2 show with all its good and bad sides. good, because they are young and energetic, each musician added all the best they could, and the atmosphere is really 'all over the place'. The problems starting with the songs they play. I'm not a big fan of the early U2, because no matter how energetic and brave these songs are, just becasue of this, they won't began to differ from each other. Especially in the 'Boy' and pre-October era. I cannot really tell the verse of 'I Fall Down' apart from the verse of 'Another Time/Another Place', these songs are too much like the other. Even they feel that 'some songs are better than others' - they play 'I Will Follow' twice, the band-audience communication is Ok, but most of the times, we get just the name of the next song.

    Edge is fantastic, he runs like a locomotive, it's always great to hear that whatever Bono sings, Edge adds his own layer to it, his guitar can nearly talk like a human!

    Ups:

    I Will Follow: (even twice it kicks)
    An Cat Dubh (loved the chorus part)
    11'o Clock Tick Tock (Can they play it bad?)

    Downs:

    Fire (boooring)
    Boy/Girl (boooring)

    Overall: Great early U2 from 1981, it's as good as it gets.

  3. Still no news on which show we're actually listening to this week?
  4. we'l need confirmation from Fenderman but his link directs me to the Tiffany's 1982 pre-war show (a very good show). I wouldn't want to waste my time reviewing an incomplete show so i'm assuming we're going for Tiffany's?
  5. Originally posted by germcevoywe'l need confirmation from Fenderman but his link directs me to the Tiffany's 1982 pre-war show (a very good show). I wouldn't want to waste my time reviewing an incomplete show so i'm assuming we're going for Tiffany's?


    Suits me. I've downloaded both (hey, after I paid for it to get your iPod video, I thought I might as well!) but agree that reviewing 8 songs seems a little pointless.

    We'll go for that unless there's very strong reason to the contrary.
  6. I'm in Dan. Just edited you rpost and added myself on the 1st part.

    PS- I didn't post my London's gig review, but everything has be said here before. Tremendous overall show, good sound, great energy both from the audience and the band, and weak versions of some songs (Fire, Boy·Girl). Nothing else.
  7. Summary:-

    1981-06-09 - London, England - Hammersmith Palais

    Sound
    We all felt the sound was overrated at 4 stars on here. Opinion varied on whether it was worthy of 3 or 3.5 stars, but Gerard's point that at lower volume the negatives (hiss mainly) are less obvious. Lack of bass is obvious whatever the volume, but this is common of most audience boots (as noted by haytrain).
    Bearing in mind the concert is 26 years old it's not at all bad.

    Performance

    The first song, Carry Me Home, wasn't overly popular. Reclinerman noted that most of the lyrics were virtually inaudible. Poor opener.
    However, the rest of the show was a different matter. Some high points noted between the roundtable
    --I Will Follow rocked, even twice
    -- I Fall Down was excellent
    --An Cat Dubh & Into the Heart was on fire
    -- I'm A Believer was a very popular snippet (within Boy-Girl, see below)
    --
    Originally posted by ReclinermanThe Electric Co... Oh. My. God. That song sounded like they were going to destroy the world.
    Sums up the popular view of this song
    -- Hearing some of the old songs played live was nice - Stories for Boys, Twilight for example

    Only negatives - Fire is not one of U2's finest songs, although Gerard would like to hear the riff resurrected. Boy/Girl is best confined to the annals of history.

    Overall

    Again, some of the members comments some this up best, so I'll leave it to them:-


    Originally posted by ReclinermanI can't help but think of Bono's quote, "We had nothing but 'it'." This gig really shows. They're just four men in overdrive, not planning to stop for anything. It's cool to hear that.

    Originally posted by JeremyOverall, I love this bootleg. Sure, the audio quality isn't spectacular, but the crowd's energy alone makes it worth having. Oh, to be able to jump in a time machine and check out the band's early shows......

    Originally posted by ChrisBesides the sounds quality not being that great, this is one rocking boot. You ear adapt to the sounds quickly. The energy throughout the show is great. I'd recommend this boot.

    Originally posted by NateOverall I felt this was a great show. The energy was there, from both the band and the crowd. The audience seemed to have an intense passion, especially during the opening numbers.

    Originally posted by GerardGood show, good recording, good performance. Solid all round. How great is it to think that people in the audience were recording U2 that early on? Just another band passing through to most but they had fans devoted enough to come and recordthem. Would you or I think aout recording a show of some random band that we went to see? I know I wouldn't. The crowd reception and participation was great. It was heart warming to hear and feel the warmth of the British crowd to the 4 Irish boys onstage in a time when relations between the two countries still weren't great. Will I kep this show on my iPod? No, but i'll keep a few ofthe performances for my Random playlist and i'll remember the show for a long time.

    Originally posted by JeremyOne of the highest energy gigs I can remember listening to, which is really cool to think about. Here's a band coming off their first major album our, and they're coming home (somewhat) after playing across Europe and the United States. The crowd sings along and really carries the show for a lot of the songs. You can tell the guys are really having fun and enjoying themselves at this show.

    Originally posted by ReclinermanHistorical note: This was the gig attended by Bruce Springsteen & Pete Townshend that would be referenced in Bruce's Intro for U2's Induction and in U2 by U2.


  8. Originally posted by djrlewis

    This week's boot:-

    Tiffany's - Glasgow, Scotland

    Info
    1st gig of the new tour - Pre-War Tour
    Live debuts of Surrender, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and New Year's Day, all a few months before the release of War in early 1983.
    Rated 4/5 for sound on this site currently (Audience boot)

    Setlist:
    Out Of Control
    Twilight
    Surrender
    I Threw A Brick Through A Window
    A Day Without Me
    An Cat Dubh
    Into The Heart
    Sunday Bloody Sunday
    The Cry
    The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / Loch Lomond (snippet)
    I Fall Down
    October
    New Year's Day
    Gloria
    I Will Follow

    encore(s):
    Fire
    A Celebration
    11 O'Clock Tick Tock / We Wish You A Merry Christmas (snippet)
    The Ocean
    I Will Follow

    Definitely in:-

    Dan (djrlewis)
    Gerard (germcevoy)
    Chris (fenderman)
    Nate (easports43)
    Sergio (LikeASong)
    Chris (jean_pasquerel)

    Possibles (TBC):-

    Drew (drewhiggins)

    Definitely out:-

    Ali (Ali709)
    Reclinerman
    Jeremy (haytrain)

    Anyone else?


    Slight update to this week's list
  9. i'll modify the London gigs star rating. 3.5 is very fair I think
  10. Of course NOT!!!!It's a SOUNDBOARD, not Audience! The rate is bad on this site, I will change it in a few minutes.
  11. Originally posted by LikeASong[..]Of course NOT!!!!It's a SOUNDBOARD, not Audience! The rate is bad on this site, I will change it in a few minutes.
    DONE. It's Soundboard now.
  12. Originally posted by LikeASong[..]DONE. It's Soundboard now.


    still only 4 though. When the new site launched all bootlegs reverted to audience so theres plenty of soundboards lurking in the pages listed as audience. I find them all the time.
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