U2 Joshua Tree Tour 2017 / 2019 **No Ticket Sales**

daithi7 wrote: »

Curious, which would you consider the 'bangers on there'?

I love U2, but I think Zooropa was my least favourite U2 album of all, mostly middling gash imho.

For me - the first 5 - Zooropa, Baby Face, Numb, Lemon and Stay are great tunes. I like some days are better than others a lot also.

sydthebeat wrote: »

I had the pleasure of seeing the zoo tv tour in the feyenoord stadium in rotterdam in May of 1993.

Friggin epic

I saw them in Cork and I still think it was the best concert I have ever been at .
It was like nothing I had ever seen before ,I was blown away .

Alot of the impact of the newer shows are spoilt by Youtube and the internet .
You can watch the whole show in advance and as the band stick to a rigid format ,not much is left to surprise.

SoundOfSilence wrote: »

The future needs a big KISS....

Get on Your Boots is one of the worst songs they ever released .

For massive band to subvert expectations/put out transformative material 40 years into a career is unheard of. The last 3 records are no Achtung or Unforgettable Fire, but what is? Posting stuff like "morto for them" about songs like "Love Is Bigger" "Moment of Surrender" or "The Troubles" - to name one from each of the last 3 - is a strange one. Classic U2 songs IMO. "The Troubles" could have been on any of their best records. "Embarrassing"? Mhmm okay don't think this band is for you, lads.

PTH2009 wrote: »

yeah one of my favorite youtube videos truly outstanding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQhrD6ek4k

In tears here listening to that transition .... ****ing amazing .... wow wow wow wow !!!!!!


I love it !

tritriagain wrote: »

Was there that night . I got a high with that transition that i never had before. Epic. Tears rolled down my face. Still gives me goosebumps. Also check out electric co. In Chicago. Towards the end of the song I think I'm just going to levitate . Amazing band live.

When was that Slane concert ?

JoeExotic81 wrote: »

September 1st 2001, the same day Ireland beat Holland. A week after the first slane. Was at both! But yeah the second one was out of this world. And yep that transition is immaculate (although Please - Streets on Popmart was pretty close!)

Yeah that's a good one, where Please -> Streets yeah ?

TomSweeney wrote: »

In tears here listening to that transition .... ****ing amazing .... wow wow wow wow !!!!!!


I love it !

3 wows just isn't enough - spine tingling stuff.

RolandGoose wrote: »

I've dissapointedly heard pretty much all of the songs on this reissue years ago with the exception of remixes which I'm none too keen on.

I think they could have included a live concert that hadn't been released before, it would have helped. ATYCLB is a truly great album tho, so any late comers or new fans to U2 should love it.

I have The Joshua Tree 20th Anniversary Box Set from 2007 and The Unforgettable Fire 25th Anniversary Box Set from 2009. Love them both. I was living in Australia and backpacking etc the time the 20th Anniversary Box Set of Achtung Baby came out and I never got around to buying it when I had the chance. Maybe there will be something for the 30th anniversary next year. The box set seemed very big though, and as a result, expensive. I liked the medium sized nature of the 2 I have mentioned above, but it doesn't seem like they do them in that style anymore.

I'll probably get the ATYCLB one, as it's the first album by any artist I ever got, so the album has a special place in my heart. This was the time when I discovered U2. I'll get the CD box set though. The vinyl box set has the exact same material for double the price, and besides, I prefer to keep my vinyl collection neat, with just pure studio albums.

RolandGoose wrote: »

I've dissapointedly heard pretty much all of the songs on this reissue years ago with the exception of remixes which I'm none too keen on.

I think they could have included a live concert that hadn't been released before, it would have helped. ATYCLB is a truly great album tho, so any late comers or new fans to U2 should love it.

This is by far the laziest reissue the band have ever made.

The cardinal sin, was ripping the audio from the Boston gigs, which was widely released on DVD nearly 20 years ago, i am quite sure they recorded everything on that Elevation tour, and we get a rehash.
Apart from the multiple remixes of Elevation & Beautiful day, which carry little, if any value, everything has been easily available for many years, on singles b-sides, the Complete U2 itunes collection, the soundtrack to The Million Dollar Hotel, or the previously mentioned Target “7” ep.

Its totally lazy, unimaginative, and a cash in. They are not even trying here.

The far superior Achtung Baby delux cd had early versions and demos of many tracks, that alone has value.

This package has nothing at all to tempt me, and a roughly €200 price tag on the 11 vinyl version, is beyond a joke.

I see that the Experience + Innocence DVD has been kept as an exclusive gift for U2.com members only. This is very disappointing. Was looking forward to getting this DVD and putting it with the rest of the collection (Red Rocks all the way through to I+E Live from Paris). Do people think they will eventually put this on general sale? Seems odd not to.

Not really bothered as it is only a DVD. A bluray would be ok, but it's 2020 - It should really be a UHD Bluray. Given the level of tech usually associated with U2, it really is shocking that they are releasing it only in a 90's tech format..