1980-10-15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Milkyway

setlist

Performance notes: U2's performance the previous night is broadcast on radio as the band travel to the venue.
Setlist and comment provided by U2gigs.com.

songs per album

  1. Boy (8)

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review by 2UToo

1 year ago

Performance

Bono has his usual share of vocal instabilities but also gives another energetic performance in most songs. The whole attitude seems to correlate with the audience's lacklustre reception though as it takes the band most of the gig to play more than just the bare necessities. Surprisingly, one of Bono's stronger songs is the very tough to sing 'Twilight', at least the choruses are quite strong!

Sound

The recording starts off in a less than pleasant way despite the actual quality sounding decent as there's a really annoying digital wavering sound throughout the first few minutes. The quality slowly improves slightly as the show goes on.
Recording: "Unknown Analogue Generation" - 3.5 stars

Audience

Unlike last night's audience, the people of Amsterdam seem to be even less into U2, chatting through songs and barely reacting to stuff early on. They do warm up towards the music a little bit afterwards, even cheering for an encore after 'Boy/Girl' but overall it's clear they needed a bit more time to fall in love with our four boys.

Overall

The only song that really deserves to be a highlight at this show would be 'The Electric Co.' but to its credit, the following songs do sound quite solid as well. The start of the show is unremarkable though. Very slightly above average due to 'The Electric Co.' in my opinion.

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"Live From Amsterdam 15.10.1980"

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