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"Hobbes444 Enhanced/Remastered"

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: Daftly (Remasterer), Hobbes4444 (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Adobe Audition (Sound Editor), Sony PCM-M10 (Audio recording device), CA-9100 (Power supply), Magix Audio Cleaning Lab (Sound Editor), AT943 (Microphone)
Lineage: AT943 cardioid > Church Audio CA-9100 > Sony PCM-M10, 24/44.1>WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => FLAC (level 8) => Adobe Audition 2014 => FLAC
Downloads: 473

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U2
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
July 10, 2015

Source: AT943 cardioid > Church Audio CA-9100 > Sony PCM-M10, 24/44.1
Transfer: WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => FLAC (level 8) => Adobe Audition 2014 => FLAC
Location: Balcony section 316, row 1

Track listing:

Disc one (78:31):
(1) The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) (5:08)
(2) The Electric Co. (5:56)
(3) Vertigo (3:44)
(4) I Will Follow (5:05)
(5) Banter (2:30)
(6) Iris (Hold Me Close) (6:06)
(7) Cedarwood Road (4:46)
(8) Song For Someone (4:11)
(9) Sunday Bloody Sunday (5:40)
(10) Raised By Wolves (4:30)
(11) Until The End Of The World (5:38)
(12) Intermission (4:36)
(13) Invisible (4:23)
(14) Even Better Than The Real Thing (4:33)
(15) Mysterious Ways (4:30)
(16) Banter (2:16)
(17) Elevation (4:50)

Disc two (74:25):
(1) Ordinary Love (3:48)
(2) Every Breaking Wave (4:35)
(3) Bullet The Blue Sky (8:34)
(4) Pride (In The Name Of Love) (5:38)
(5) Beautiful Day (5:41)
(6) Bad (6:08)
(7) With or Without You (5:07)
(8) Encore break (3:26)
(9) Taped intro (1:06)
(10) City of Blinding Lights (5:58)
(11) Banter (3:44)
(12) Mother and Child Reunion (1:04)
(13) Where The Streets Have No Name (5:31)
(14) Banter (1:55)
(15) One (4:45)
(16) Banter (1:18)
(17) "40" (5:58)

Md5 signature file is included. Sorry, no artwork (feel free to make some)

Comments:

This is a modified (and greatly improved) version of a file set I shared about a week ago, courtesy of DATFLY's hard work. As noted in the original torrent, Hobbes4444 made a good recording that was unfortunately marred by a neighbor who would periodically (and sometimes at inappropriate times) burst into furious clapping for 10 seconds at a time throughout the course of the show. DATFLY applied a "de-clapping" function to the recording and almost completely removed the claps -- the first two samples in the comments illustrate a before/after comparison of one of the clappiest section, and the results are amazing. Adobe was able to remove the bursts without compromising the sound. Magic.

While I was at it, I went back and raised the levels of tracks 8, 12, and 18-20 to bring the volume more into line with the rest of the recording. If you downloaded the original torrent and enjoyed it (or if you didn't because of the clapping), you should definitely consider grabbing this upgrade.

Note: This particular torrent is a 16/44.1 file set, which can be burned directly to CD. A 24-bit, higher-fidelity version has been posted separately. The recording is seamless; the disc breaks above are merely a suggestion.

Posting this at the request of the well-known Boston taper "Hobbes4444" -- though I prepped this file for upload, the thanks should really go to him for his generosity in sharing this recording and his speed in passing it along. This is a worthy addition to his body of work over the years, and I appreciate him making this one available to U2 fans around the world so quickly.

The first of four nights in Boston; featuring a strong setlist and a very vocal audience. The show featured several lesser-played songs that in prior residencies had only appeared in later sets -- for example, "Bad" and "40" both pop up in this setlist, making me wonder what's in store for the later shows. Great, passionate performance by a band who clearly loves playing in Boston. Bono calls out their former tour manager at the end of the show and closes with "40" -- which was not planned on the original setlist. As a result, I think this is one of the longer shows of the tour so far.

Recording quality is quite good -- great dynamics and prominent vocals, as well as an overall good mix. The clap-killing made this into a really good recording.

A note to tapers: If you can find a good club or front-balcony seat beside the stage, that is probably the best location for taping this show. The GA section has speakers that are almost directly overhead; on one hand, it's good because there are speakers all the way to the back of the arena as opposed to over the stage, but on the other, the sound is coming directly down on you as opposed to in front of you. It's a bit tricky to record. Stealth tapers with cards on the floor will need to orient their microphones almost directly upward to get a good line on the sound ... and even then, it's tough. Omnis might be the best bet from the floor. I had my best luck with my cards on the club level.

Many thanks, again, to Hobbes4444 for passing this one along, and to DATFLY for his post-production efforts. Mp3 samples are included in the comments.

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Bit rate: 192, bit depth: 16, sample rate: 44100, channels: 2

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Audience microphone

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: Danafletch (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Sony DAT D8 (Audio recording device), Cool Edit Pro (Audio interface), Sonic Studios DSM-6L (Microphone)
Lineage: SONY DAT D8 + Sonic Studios DSM-6L > EAC > Cool Edit pro > TLH > WAV > FLAC > [fre:ac > mp3@256kb/s]
Downloads: 99

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Audience microphone

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: ademotte (Uploader), Hobbes4444 (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Sony PCM-M10 (Audio recording device), Church Audio ST-9100 (Pre-amp), Magix Audio Cleaning Lab (Sound Editor), AT943 (Microphone)
Lineage: AT943 cardioid > Church Audio ST-9100 > Sony PCM-M10, 24/44.1 > WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => FLAC (level 8)
Downloads: 648

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U2
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
July 10, 2015

Source: AT943 cardioid > Church Audio ST-9100 > Sony PCM-M10, 24/44.1
Transfer: WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => FLAC (level 8)
Location: Balcony section 316, row 1

Track listing:

Disc one (78:31):
(1) The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) (5:08)
(2) The Electric Co. (5:56)
(3) Vertigo (3:44)
(4) I Will Follow (5:05)
(5) Banter (2:30)
(6) Iris (Hold Me Close) (6:06)
(7) Cedarwood Road (4:46)
(8) Song For Someone (4:11)
(9) Sunday Bloody Sunday (5:40)
(10) Raised By Wolves (4:30)
(11) Until The End Of The World (5:38)
(12) Intermission (4:36)
(13) Invisible (4:23)
(14) Even Better Than The Real Thing (4:33)
(15) Mysterious Ways (4:30)
(16) Banter (2:16)
(17) Elevation (4:50)

Disc two (74:25):
(1) Ordinary Love (3:48)
(2) Every Breaking Wave (4:35)
(3) Bullet The Blue Sky (8:34)
(4) Pride (In The Name Of Love) (5:38)
(5) Beautiful Day (5:41)
(6) Bad (6:08)
(7) With or Without You (5:07)
(8) Encore break (3:26)
(9) Taped intro (1:06)
(10) City of Blinding Lights (5:58)
(11) Banter (3:44)
(12) Mother and Child Reunion (1:04)
(13) Where The Streets Have No Name (5:31)
(14) Banter (1:55)
(15) One (4:45)
(16) Banter (1:18)
(17) "40" (5:58)

Md5 signature file is included. Sorry, no artwork (feel free to make some)

Comments:

Note: This is a 24/44.1 file set, which in most cases can't be burned directly to CD without downsampling to 16-bit. A 16-bit, CD-friendly version will be posted separately. The recording is seamless; the disc breaks above are merely a suggestion.

Posting this at the request of the well-known Boston taper "Hobbes4444" -- though I prepped this file for upload, the thanks should really go to him for his generosity in sharing this recording and his speed in passing it along. This is a worthy addition to his body of work over the years, and I appreciate him making this one available to U2 fans around the world so quickly.

The first of four nights in Boston; featuring a strong setlist and a very vocal audience. The show featured several lesser-played songs that in prior residencies had only appeared in later sets -- for example, "Bad" and "40" both pop up in this setlist, making me wonder what's in store for the later shows. Great, passionate performance by a band who clearly loves playing in Boston. Bono calls out their former tour manager at the end of the show and closes with "40" -- which was not planned on the original setlist. As a result, I think this is one of the longer shows of the tour so far.

Recording quality is quite good -- great dynamics and prominent vocals, as well as an overall good mix. The only noticeable flaw in this is the intermittent loud clapping of an audience member a couple seats to the right of the taper -- I didn't attempt to remove this from the recording; anyone who is competent with clap-killing software is welcome to remove them and repost (but please post in the info file how you modified the recording).

A note to tapers: If you can find a good club or front-balcony seat beside the stage, that is probably the best location for taping this show. The GA section has speakers that are almost directly overhead; on one hand, it's good because there are speakers all the way to the back of the arena as opposed to over the stage, but on the other, the sound is coming directly down on you as opposed to in front of you. It's a bit tricky to record. Stealth tapers with cards on the floor will need to orient their microphones almost directly upward to get a good line on the sound ... and even then, it's tough. Omnis might be the best bet from the floor. I had my best luck with my cards on the club level.

Many thanks, again, to Hobbes4444 for passing this one along. Mp3 samples are included in the comments.

Audio / MP3

Bit rate: 192, bit depth: 16, sample rate: 44100, channels: 2

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Audience microphone

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: MASSU2 (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Sony PCM-M10 (Audio recording device), OKM-IIr (Microphone)
Lineage: OKMIIr > PCM-M10

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Audience microphone

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: bostondave (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Edirol R-09HR (Audio recording device)

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review by pllsaph

8 years ago

Performance

After 30+ years, this band is STILL putting on a great show! The Edge, Larry, and Adam were all very tight, and Bono, as always, was the ultimate showman! From beginning to end their performance was possibly one of the best I've seen in 30 years of seeing them perform live. Clocking in at almost 3 hours (2:45) it was by far the longest show I've ever seen them perform. They dug deep into their early albums, as all the set lists thus far on the tour have indicated. There were no real surprises, other than they did With or Without You, One, Pride, Bad & 40. So far most shows have not closed with 40, but they did for the Boston opener, and there was mention of Dennis Sheehan and the story about how he's responsible for starting the crowd chant of the refrain.

The big screen was used expertly and provided a great view of everything going on when the band members were in different places throughout the show. Bono, since the earliest days at the Paradise has needed a connection to the audience and always had a penchant for "climbing things" in order to be closer to the fans. This tour provides an outlet for that penchant and does the best job of creating that connection I've ever seen, whilst keeping Bono far safer than the early days of climbing balconies.

Sound

This part is only rated, not commented on

Audience

Boston has always been U2's home-away-from-home, and we fans have always known it and loved it. Last night's show was no exception. And while the set list may not indicate that the show was better because it was Boston, the mood in the Garden and every one of us die-hard U2 fans knew that there was something just a little more special about that show than all the rest on this tour.

Bono seemed to revel in the audience carrying most of With or Without You, and Boston fans, we sounded AWESOME! It was a bone-chilling experience. And we did it again with Elevation, Pride, Bad and 40.

The Spanish countdown to Elevation was tremendous, With or Without You chilling, Pride inspiring, Bad and 40, very emotionally moving. The fans did NOT let me down last night

Overall

I've lost count of how many times I've seen them. Well over 20 at this point. In the 30 years I've been going to their shows this is, in my opinion, the best show I've seen them put on. Maybe it's the fact that they hit EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of my favorite songs, without exception. Maybe it's the fact that it was Boston. Maybe it's because, after 30+ years, these guys are just so well polished they can't fail to deliver. Maybe it's all of those things.

This album, to me, is the best since ATYCLB. Not quite as good as TUF or JT. But then, those were *my* formative years as well. But this album, and tour, like the band's, has been a time of reflection of my own past growing up with their music. I was beyond excited for last night's show. And yet, despite having listened to almost every show on this tour so far, and knowing well ahead of time what to expect, I STILL could not contain my excitement for last night's show. And they lived up to my expectations and exceeded them. Bootlegs do not compare to being there in person. They're a great substitute if you can't be there, but they just don't replace that religious experience.

More extensive thoughts on this show can be found in the following forum posts as well:

http://www.u2start.com/topic/10353/750/25/#628970

http://www.u2start.com/topic/10353/775/25/#628981

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