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review by WojBhoy

15 years ago

Performance

If you like the Elevation tour, I don't think you'll be disappointed by this show. The band certainly give it a go, and the crowd seem to relish the occasion, storming through a pretty impressive opening set (special mention to an awesome rendition of UTEOTW, with Edge in top form and nailing the solo), although SBS felt a bit flat, despite the best efforts of all involved (including the guy who sings "no more!" out of time quite a lot). I don't have any bone to pick with the middle section, i.e. from Stuck In A Moment through to Please; ok, I've never been much of a fan of People Get Ready but I liked the jaunty feel of Wild Honey, and I love Please in pretty much any form, and I think it's a great acoustic rendition - there's something about the acoustic format that really captures the raw power and emotion of the song.

Now, Bad - I love the snippet of WGRYWH (I'm sure everyone would be shocked if I said otherwise!) but as a segue into Streets, it just doesn't work at all, similar to the few times during the Vertigo tour where they played WGRYWH on the European leg before COBL - without a good bit of work, it's not a song that you can follow on from. Unlike snippetting something like '40' or AIWIY where the crowd's participation really connects the 2 songs together, there's just no feel of natural continuity, although as individual performances, it must be said that they are both churned out with feeling and energy by the band. I liked ISHFWILF and Pride closing the main set, although I feel I'm probably in the minority on that score! The encore was, for the most part, great (really gutsy version of New York, certainly gets a thumbs-up from me) although I just can't bring myself to like What's Going On with Gwen Stefani turning up - I'm sorry, I can't stand her singing, and never could, but if you are a fan you may well love it.

Sound

Nice balance with the crowd not taking over and the band being audible without overpowering in any department. Not a pinnacle amongst audience recordings but certainly better than many. There are the odd few moments when the sound fluctuates (notably at the beginning when Elevation kicks in) or flutters and pops (e.g during Streets), but otherwise it makes for comfortable listening.

Audience

As ever, a lively and enthusiastic Las Vegas crowd who contribute to the bootleg without overtaking and spoiling the experience as a whole.

Overall

I like this show, I won't beat around the bush on that - sure, I wouldn't say it comes close to Lovetown or other moments in U2's history with regard to pinnacles in live performances, but I listen to this show quite a lot and never feel disappointed for it. For me, it's a typical 3rd leg show - post-9/11, I've never got the feeling that U2 were going out to promote new material or to woo people with a stunning performance; they were going out night after night with the intention of bringing hope and joy back to a nation who had suffered in the most tragic of circumstances, and I think this show really exemplifies that - Bono is very refreshing in his performance because of it. The word that keeps going around in my head is humility; there's no sense of "oh yeah, bring it on, check us out" - he quite simply seems to be living for the moment and enjoying just going out and playing music with his best friends and in front of an adoring audience, and the band provide an impressive platform for him to really vent forth and it's quite inspiring.

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WojBhoy
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