Originally posted by MattG:Encore should be
Stand Up Comedy (Stand up for women!)
Get On Your Boots (Women can wear boots too!)
Miami (A city that loves women!)
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (acoustic)
Vertigo / Happy Birthday (snippet)
Originally posted by MattG:Encore should be
Stand Up Comedy (Stand up for women!)
Get On Your Boots (Women can wear boots too!)
Miami (A city that loves women!)
Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (acoustic)
Vertigo / Happy Birthday (snippet)
Originally posted by MattG:Bathroom lines get really long, man, I was honestly counting my blessings that I found Red Hill so boring and was able to sprint inside, wait, and sprint back out all before missing In God's Country!
Funny though, had I been in the bathroom and heard GOYB start, I would have barely been able to tighten my belt quick enough to RUN back into the stadium, just to get the hardest laugh as possible. I wouldn't be able to believe myself.
Originally posted by MattG:Bathroom lines get really long, man, I was honestly counting my blessings that I found Red Hill so boring and was able to sprint inside, wait, and sprint back out all before missing In God's Country!
Funny though, had I been in the bathroom and heard GOYB start, I would have barely been able to tighten my belt quick enough to RUN back into the stadium, just to get the hardest laugh as possible. I wouldn't be able to believe myself.
Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
Interesting that you have that perspective Matt. If memory serves me correctly, when we were discussing setlists after the tour was announced you were very adamant that the album should be played in sequence. Did this change your mind?
I'm glad this came up, and I still stand behind being adamant that they play it in full. I really don't think the problem is the sequencing, I think the problem (as others have stated) is that they sort of don't know what to do with the end of the show. It's like they HAVE to play some hits, and they want to do the women-themed section which I loved and which came across great, but they just haven't cohesively put it together yet. Because of that, when you come off of side 2 of Joshua Tree - which itself is absent of a single "greatest hit," the show fumbles until its over, really.
Originally posted by MattG:[..]
I had mentioned this in a previous post that I'll quote below:
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It's really more about how the absence of a very strong finish makes the album appear to "kill the mood" of the setlist
Originally posted by MattG:[..]
I had mentioned this in a previous post that I'll quote below:
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It's really more about how the absence of a very strong finish makes the album appear to "kill the mood" of the setlist
Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
I might be in the minority here, but I thought the encore finish was spectacular. I do get the criticism that the constant shuffling of song order makes it look like the band isn't sure how to end things consistently. But as long as they start with a more upbeat one (Beautiful Day, Elevation) to pick the crowd up after Mothers, then I think it works. I Will Follow to end night 1 just rocked.
Also, while I also understand the criticism of the refugee theme (Miss Sarejevo) and the "women tribute" (Ultraviolet) feeling forced and disjointed at the end, I thought the connection to the Syrian crisis was beautiful and another great example of U2 updating an older song to fit a new theme. And Ultraviolet was just so unexpected and being one of my favorite songs ever, I just loved it.
Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
I might be in the minority here, but I thought the encore finish was spectacular. I do get the criticism that the constant shuffling of song order makes it look like the band isn't sure how to end things consistently. But as long as they start with a more upbeat one (Beautiful Day, Elevation) to pick the crowd up after Mothers, then I think it works. I Will Follow to end night 1 just rocked.
Also, while I also understand the criticism of the refugee theme (Miss Sarejevo) and the "women tribute" (Ultraviolet) feeling forced and disjointed at the end, I thought the connection to the Syrian crisis was beautiful and another great example of U2 updating an older song to fit a new theme. And Ultraviolet was just so unexpected and being one of my favorite songs ever, I just loved it.
