1989-12-18 - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hawkmoon 269
Desire
All Along The Watchtower
All I Want Is You / Sexual Healing (snippet)
In God's Country (snippet) / Where The Streets Have No Name
I Will Follow
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (snippet)
MLK
The Unforgettable Fire
God Part II
Help
Bad
Van Diemen's Land
New Year's Day
Pride (In The Name Of Love)

encore(s):
40

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members at this show: 13

JeroenAFCA (Netherlands)
U2C (Netherlands)
civic5629 (Netherlands)
cjkos (Netherlands)
haag (Netherlands)
hkle77 (Netherlands)
limert (Netherlands)
martinvanderveen (Netherlands)
mveernl (Netherlands)
teaparty (Netherlands)
u2joost (Netherlands)
u2reiniertje (Netherlands)
yout0078 (Netherlands)

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last review

Reviewed by: EyesWithPrideB3
Reviewed 3 years ago

Performance:

Decent. It's hard to gauge because of the sketchy sound. The band also somehow slightly mangles ISHFWILY, but those moments can sometimes be cool to hear in a live show. They dealt with it well and all, but it still detracts from a fantastic performance.

Bono also seems to think he's in an opera house. Songs like "Bad" and "New Years Day" might as well have been sung by Pavarotti himself. Miss Sarajevo? Sure. Bad? No thank you, I'll just have my Bono please.

Audience:

Good audience, nothing to rant and rave about.

Sound:

A 3 on AVERAGE, but that means highs and lows too. The sound throughout Hawkmoon was fairly average for an 80's bootleg, I thought, but I honestly had to check my iTunes to realize that they had begun playing Desire. It sounded like the exact same song. I realized that The Edge's guitar wasn't very clear at all- it wasn't just how it was supposed to sound during Hawkmoon. I wasn't overly impressed by this one.

Overall:

Nothing I'll be revisiting. Check out some of the earliest Lovetown shows or a Point Depot show to really capitalize on what Lovetown was all about. This bootleg is great for performances that were super-rare, like "Hawkmoon" and "God Part II", but the rest of the material was just average.

Highlights:
-Hawkmoon 269
-The Unforgettable Fire (only standout track that wasn't new material)
-God Part II
-Van Dieman's Land (superb)

Lowlights:
-I Will Follow (so slow, I thought I was going to fall asleep)

And although it pains me too much to list it as a lowlight, "Bad" just did NOT cut the mustard for me on this one. And that rarely, rarely happens. Bono takes too many parts down octaves, making them easier to sing, and like I mentioned before, uses that damn opera voice when he shouldn't.

all reviews

author	performance	audience	sound	overall
beau99
Performance: Yeah yeah, this show ended early because Bono lost his voice. No problem. The band was on fire regardless, and this show contains the best version of Unforgettable Fire that I've ever heard. Audience: Top-notch. The audience is very into it, even when Bono can't sing. Sound: Excellent, even for a 20-year old recording. Overall: This part is only rated, not commented on.
MirrorballBoy
Performance: Solid performance of the lads. Bono's voice cracks up though. (you might be glad it did, otherwise we wouldn't have the legendary Ahoy' shows later on. Big plus for Hawkmoon 269 and The Unforgettable Fire. Audience: Good, for Duch standards. The carry the B-manhe through the shortened show. They well deserved another row of gigs. Sound: Decent. It's not always that clear but it's a solid audience recording. Well worth listening Overall: If you're a LoveTown-addict you should give this one a listen. For any other fan, it's not one of the must haves but well worth a try just for the performance of The Unforgettable Fire, which is among the best around in my opinion. Lowlight is the cracked up voice of Bono, the reason why they shortened the show and got back to Holland in the beginning of the 90's. There they served us a real must-have for every fan.
patou2
Performance: This part is only rated, not commented on. Audience: This part is only rated, not commented on. Sound: This part is only rated, not commented on. Overall: Is a very good show, but Bono s voice is gone during the show, so the BB set is missing. Highlights: Hawkmoon 269, All i want is you , unforgettable fire, god part II

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In God's Country

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Desire

In God's Country