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Experience and Innocence tour
 Legs (3): Promo tour, Leg 1: North America, Leg 2: Europe
Shows: 75
  1. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

    Most U2 songs are played in a lower key live and they're not "disappointments" because of that.

    RHMT was a disappointment because it was played in a half-arsed piano arrangement instead of playing it with guitars as in the album.


    Hmm..... while Love is Bigger is in the same key as Pride. Seems that it is not for every song necessary for Bono's voice parts. Which songs are you refering to?
  3. Originally posted by snortier:[..]


    Hmm..... while Love is Bigger is in the same key as Pride. Seems that it is not for every song necessary for Bono's voice parts. Which songs are you refering to?
    I'm pretty sure the highest note sung in Love is Bigger is a semitone down from the chorus of Pride in its current form, which is dropped down a full step from its original key.

    I can certainly see it being a tough one for him though, especially if it's played late in the set. Nothing wrong with taking it down a half step to help him out.
  4. Originally posted by snortier:[..]


    Hmm..... while Love is Bigger is in the same key as Pride. Seems that it is not for every song necessary for Bono's voice parts. Which songs are you refering to?
    I'm refering... To most of their songs. I think it actually might be shorter to list the few songs they play (or have played) in their original tuning than listing the dozens of songs that they have played tuned down a semitone or a full tone (like Pride and Sunday Bloody Sunday). It's become more usual as they got older and Bono started to lose voice power. You're pleased to come to the U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A thread so we can discuss this deeper
  5. Originally posted by cyborgninja117:[..]
    I'm pretty sure the highest note sung in Love is Bigger is a semitone down from the chorus of Pride in its current form, which is dropped down a full step from its original key.

    I can certainly see it being a tough one for him though, especially if it's played late in the set. Nothing wrong with taking it down a half step to help him out.
    The recording of Pride and LIBTAIIW are both in AB and E (F#).
    So if LIBTAIIW is a semitone down to Pride in its current form, Pride in its original form is almost an octave higher sung by Bono?
    I find that hard to believe or my musical knowledge needs a check-up ;-)
  6. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    I'm refering... To most of their songs. I think it actually might be shorter to list the few songs they play (or have played) in their original tuning than listing the dozens of songs that they have played tuned down a semitone or a full tone (like Pride and Sunday Bloody Sunday). It's become more usual as they got older and Bono started to lose voice power. You're pleased to come to the U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A thread so we can discuss this deeper
    Apologies, I am way off topic ;-)
    Thx for you reply and will definitely dive into this ...;-)
  7. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    I'm refering... To most of their songs. I think it actually might be shorter to list the few songs they play (or have played) in their original tuning than listing the dozens of songs that they have played tuned down a semitone or a full tone (like Pride and Sunday Bloody Sunday). It's become more usual as they got older and Bono started to lose voice power. You're pleased to come to the U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A thread so we can discuss this deeper
    That's actually very common for any aging vocalist...
  8. Thought we would have heard 'Bad' by now in he rehearsals..... with Landlady snippet


  11. Being a guitar player myself, i love to hear the IEM's from Edges ear, makes learning U2 songs with ease!
  12. Originally posted by James360:[..]
    Surely there is a way to give him a set with the drums/symbols he needs for the song. They have enough money to make a custom set that is for sure! They used a smaller drum kit in the screen for Invisible/Real Thing on i&e and also a smaller set on the e-stage where Larry was stood up so they would be able to come up with something if they really wanted to.


    The problem with the drumming for streets is that Larry would really need to sit down, Invisible and EBTTRT isn't to bad standing. And the fact he changes what snare drum he hits halfway through Streets, normally his drum tech will move one towards the drum kit and then one away..

    Or that's what it used to be like the last few tours.
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