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  1. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    I'll probably listen to audio first, and then if I have time, watch the DVD if I have time.


    you'l love tis new UF gig I have on the way. Sounds better than Edinburgh
  2. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    you'l love tis new UF gig I have on the way. Sounds better than Edinburgh


    Seriously?! I loved Gloria in that Edinburgh show....Edge playing the riff at all the wrong times, it actually sounded really good.
  3. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Seriously?! I loved Gloria in that Edinburgh show....Edge playing the riff at all the wrong times, it actually sounded really good.


    it took them a minute to sort it out then Bono gave it a second '2,3,4' and then they were back on track. But this gig sounds better at least
  4. Originally posted by Ali709[..]

    Trust me, I didn't expect anything in particular. This isn't about choosing something that others like, it's about choosing something and seeing what everyone thinks. I chose the bootleg without having listened to it completely myself, and I'm glad I did...the BRT isn't supposed to be reviewing the perfect shows everyone knows about.
    And hey...I chose the bootleg which caused the most controversial BRT ever...I'm proud!

    EDIT: may I add...I'm glad there was a review like Drew's...I mean, as a member here, I wouldn't want people to get scared and not post what they think, as long as you keep it clean (and Drew did that).


    [..]

    I downloaded a rip of it some time ago...it's about 700MB I think...made pretty small...do you think it's good for me to review?


    Well said. You in then?
  5. Summary for:-

    1997-09-20 - Reggio Emilia, Italy - Festival Site

    Info

    Popmart 2nd leg: Europe
    150,000+ fans attend this concert. It currently holds the world record for the largest paying crowd to a single act without support.
    Next show was Sarajevo (!)
    Rated 3.5/5 stars (Audience) on this site.
    Available from Rapidshare

    Setlist

    Mofo
    I Will Follow
    Gone
    Even Better Than The Real Thing
    Last Night On Earth
    Until The End Of The World
    New Year's Day
    Pride (In The Name Of Love)
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    All I Want Is You
    Staring At The Sun
    Volare (Edge Karaoke)
    Miami / My Mammy (snippet) / Cuba (snippet)
    Bullet The Blue Sky
    Please
    Where The Streets Have No Name

    encore(s):
    Discothèque / Love To Love You Baby (snippet) / Black Betty (snippet) / Take Your Partner By The Hand (snippet)
    If You Wear That Velvet Dress
    With Or Without You
    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
    Into The Groove (snippet) / Mysterious Ways
    One
    MLK

    Reviewed by Jeremy, Remy, Dan, Patrick, Sergio, Nate

    A late review was also submitted by Reclinerman but does not contribute to the overall summary presented here.

    Sound

    Originally posted by DanRight, first and foremost let me make a recommendation. Do not, repeat do not listen to this show through a cassette adapter in your car from your iPod. I did this and could barely listen; sucked, a lot.

    So I gave it another go whilst walking the dogs with my Sennheisers - bloody fantastic by comparison.


    This wasn't a 5 star recording as it was originally listed by any means, and was changed to 3.5 after all the reviews were in. No bass, poor drums and fuzzy occasionally. It was very difficult to perceive the crowd also, probably due to the size of the arena, but it was a shame not to be able to hear 150000 screaming Italians very much

    Performance

    This was a popular show with reviewers. Everyone found something to enjoy, and it is a solid concert performance all round. Certainly shows the Popmart naysayers how wrong they are.
    Highlights:-

    EBTTRT - "Ciao Reggio. Viva Italia...., viva Popmart, ... viva..... Bono!" B-Man on top form
    Mofo - very good:-
    Originally posted by JeremyLet me start by saying that the intros at the Popmart shows are, in my opinion, the best beginning to a show the band has ever done. I get chills every time I hear "Pop Muzik" on a bootleg, especially that part where the vocals drop out and it's just the drum loop playing that high-hat heavy dance beat. When the crowd realizes for the first time that the band is walking to the stage from the back of the stadium and let out that primal shrill, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. This is what going to a Popmart show was about. Absolutely my favorite part of every Popmart bootleg.

    "Mofo" sounded exceptional on this bootleg. I don't know if it's my new Sennheiser CX300s or what, but this particular mix blew me away. I heard every single detail of the looped drumbeat like I've never heard before, especially at the part right when Edge holds those high notes (2:25 into the song). Amazing.

    "Discotheque", "WOWY", "HMTMKMKM" - excellent performances; great encore really, especially:-
    "One" - very good performance. None of the extended guitar from early ZooTV, but everything else. And a special 'A Capella' bit where all but Bono and the huge crowd drop away. Fantastic
    "Please/Streets" - as normal this was amazing.
    Rare Popmart outing for "MLK"
    Bono's voice was generally very good, especially compared to the next show (Sarajevo)

    Poor bits:-

    LNOE dragged and generally didn't meet with favour.
    I didn't like the karoake, but others seemed to think it was a bit of fun.
    Otherwise, nothing.

    Overall

    Good listen. Just listen to it in the right circumstances - decent headphones preferably.
    There are better (Leeds, Santiago, Mexico, Sarajevo), but this is a solid, recommended 3.5 star listen
  6. I have the new audio
  7. Originally posted by djrlewisI have the new audio



    opinions? So much loss from the lossless version that it sounds similar to the previous mp3's. Mo longer 128kbps though
  8. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    opinions? So much loss from the lossless version that it sounds similar to the previous mp3's. Mo longer 128kbps though


    umm.

    haven't quite got it on my iPod yet and the laptop speakers are...uugghh....

    I'll let you know, I'll force myself to listen to WOWY or LIB again...
  9. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    I'll let you know, I'll force myself to listen to WOWY or LIB again...


    not much force involved in listening to your fav version of WOWY
  10. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    opinions? So much loss from the lossless version that it sounds similar to the previous mp3's. Mo longer 128kbps though


    I'm still stubborn and haven't gotten anything to play lossless. I'll be reviewing the mp3s, but not on headphones.
  11. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    I'm still stubborn and haven't gotten anything to play lossless. I'll be reviewing the mp3s, but not on headphones.


    Lossless can be burned to CD
  12. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    Well said. You in then?


    Yep...I'm gonna review the DVD-rip tho...not the best quality, so I'll base it more on the performance.
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