1987-11-03 - Saint Paul, Minnesota - Saint Paul Civic Center


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  1. The Joshua Tree (8)
  2. The Unforgettable Fire (3)
  3. War (3)
  4. Boy (2)
  5. October (2)

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coastalchants
South Carolina
msmcload
Minnesota
thor008u2
Vermont
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1 from Canada: btrumper
1 from Vermont: thor008u2
1 from South Carolina: coastalchants

review by iTim

12 years ago

Performance

I always disagree with starting a show with Streets for some reason, but every time I hear it at the start of a Joshua Tree gig, it's so full of energy that it's hard not to approve. Tonight the band truly deliver with this song, some particularly nice vocals from Bono. The energy remains as the band move into a full blown I Will Follow. Excellent. Next up is a song that really encapsulates the whole Joshua Tree style, Trip Through Your Wires. In my opinion, it's a really good song. Definitely should only live on Joshua Tree shows though. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For is pretty much bang on, Exodus is always a welcome snippet. Bringing the pace back up, Gloria. Again, there's very little I can find wrong with the performance, it's just great. I don't agree with the placement of MLK in the set, maybe would've been suited more paired with I Still Haven't Found although it flows nicely into the bass of New Year's Day, so give it credit there. New Year's Day sounds a little empty here, but we have come to expect so much of the classic track.Don't think the bass is thumping enough. I'm a big fan of Sunday Bloody Sunday in this style, Bono is excellent with the vocals. Now, here is another epic Joshua Tree track - Exit. Excellent song, brilliant Gloria snippet at the end. Massive enjoyment. Straight into yet another quintessential Joshua Tree track, In God's Country. Although they're great tracks I'm really glad they stayed with that era. They wouldn't work today. Excellent performance. Fairly average performance of Bad if I must say, Help has almost dampened the show. It's by no means a bad rendition (no pun intended) but there are better. October? Yes, it's a good song but it really belongs back in the early years unless they can polish it up a little. This era really was the best for With Or Without You, vocals are really good. I'm not really feeling Pride, like Bad, there are better performances out there and in a little disjointed section of the gig I don't think it's working. But, all is not lost. Bullet The Blue Sky brings us right back to where we should be. Good solid performance. Immediately followed by the evergreen Running to Stand Still, always beautiful. And, as one last blast - Out Of Control, full of energy, great way to set the crowd up for the final song. And the crowd duly oblige in singing the refrain.

Sound

Pretty damn good. Obviously it's no soundboard recording or crystal clear audience recording but it's not far off. Only issue is the start of Streets where it sounds a little muffled. Also another issue at the start of October but that might be the band's fault. Comes in a little loud.
Recording: Audience microphone - 4 stars

Audience

Good. There when they're needed but in the recording they don't overshadow the band. As far as i'm aware, there were maybe a few moments when individual voices can be heard but nothing offputting. Great in the refrain for 40.


Overall

Overall it's a surprisingly good show. At first I was a little disappointed by the sound of the bootleg but once it cleared up it was a really enjoyable listen. Definitely worth listening to and maybe even worth revisiting.

Highlights:
- Streets
- I Will Follow
- Trip Through Your Wires
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Exit
- With Or Without You
- Running To Stand Still
- Overall energy
- Vocals

Lowlights:
- Show falls away a little in the middle
- October just didn't cut it for me


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