1984-11-06 - Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands

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  1. War (6)
  2. The Unforgettable Fire (6)
  3. Boy (2)
  4. October (2)
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review by WojBhoy

15 years ago

Performance

Well, what is there to say? I think this is a hidden gem of a show - the band are on fire, the crowd raise the roof and I was fairly blown away. The more I listen to 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, the more I fall in love with it, particularly here when Bono shouts "this is the real guitar player!" before Edge's solo part, which is just incredible anyway, but this has got to rate as one of the best performances I've yet to come across - a great show opener. The band drives through the main set with a kind of reckless abandon combined with verve and panáche, a few of the highlights for me being;

Wire - my God I love this song, and this performance does it full justice.
The Unforgettable Fire - a lot of people have now put this as one of the great performances, and were it not for the performance from Denver (1987-07-11) I would be inclined to agree.
Two Hearts Beat As One - I don't like this song that much, still don't really, but as far as this show goes, it's an amazing performance and the crowd fed off the energy it generates; just listen to them sing the refrain on the first chorus...awesome.
Seconds - another song I love, and again, a far more refined and polished performance that the War tour ever threw up in my opinion.
The Electric Co. - for one, it's opened by The Cry, with for me is just a must for this song; it doesn't sound complete for me without that riff. Although I have a preference for later performances of early U2 songs like this, I Will Follow, Gloria etc. (although I agree that Sunday Bloody Sunday has lost some of its appeal now it's been dropped down a key and lost some of the energy it used to have), this performance is special. I haven't heard any other performances with the Amazing Grace snippet, but Bono just blew me away here during the break after Edge's solo...that was singing from the heart at its rawest and most hair-raising. I don't care for shouting, screaming, bawling etc., give me singing with soul. That was soul if I ever heard it.

Ok, A Sort Of Homecoming was slightly spoiled for me by the crowd clapping out of time and either Bono or Edge seemed to go out of sync. slightly, but that was probably the only blemish on an otherwise stunning performance. Loved every minute of it!


Sound

First thing to note - get the remaster, it's well worth it. The sound on both is good but the remaster version brings depth to the bootleg and the crowd isn't too overpowering (which is quite refreshing for me, for whom most of my experiences with 80s audience recordings haven't been best...). Adam's bass blends in well, Edge's guitar chimes through as only Edge can, Bono's vocals are typical of the era and Larry drives the show along with an impeccable performance on the drum.
Recording: "Hybrid Casio Capsules - Sony WM D6" - 4 stars

Audience

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Overall

If you haven't got this show yet, get it. In the meantime, hats off to the band for pulling off incredible performances such as this that we can uncover, polish the dust off and remind ourselves just why;

a) they're the best band the world has seen, and probably ever will, and;
b) why we love them so much.

Who needs drugs when you can listen to U2?


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"A Home Away From Home"

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"Hybrid Casio Capsules - Sony WM D6"

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