Performance notes: 40 features an extremely rare and brief snippet of Walk To The Water, a b-side of With Or Without You. Soundcheck was possibly the band but it could have been their techs - it is not known for sure which. Setlist and comment provided by U2gigs.com.
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Performance: 5 Star
The back-story here is important - U2 was scheduled to play a show on April 15, 1985 in Rochester, but the promoter (MTV) pulled it and never rescheduled. The band was mortified, and called the local radio station promising to play in Rochester on the next tour. I had a ticket to that show in 1985, and had to get a refund. I thought that I was cursed. 2 years prior, I was invited to go to the WAR Tour, but my mom was in the hospital - that wasn't even a decision. Sure enough, U2 came back for a show on Joshua Tree 1987, and played outdoors and brought the house down with a spirited and sensational show. The opening notes of Streets set us all on fire, and when Edge played the opening appregio on his Stratocaster, I had never heard a guitar so loud AND so clean. It was goosebump inducing to say the least. My other favorites from that night were EXIT, Unforgettable Fire, Bullet, and With or Without You - I remember being completely sick of hearing WOWY(radio overplayed it), and hearing it live that night saved it for me. Stellar vocals, great performance, and they were loose that night. Two nights prior, U2 did a rehearsal show for the Rattle and Hum cameras, and without that restriction, this show blasted off.
Regarding Bullet - Some people I used to hang with were what I would call guitar snobs... they constantly told me that Edge couldn't play, and I defended him vehemently for his original style. When Bullet came out, those idiots finally shut up, and for good reason. Hearing it live is always sweet vindication for me, and I will never tire of hearing it.
Sound
Not a great recording compared to other stellar recordings, but at least we have one. The document of each night is SO SPECIAL, to remember what was played, what was said, and to stoke the memories and inspire us all over again. Recording: Audience microphone - 3 stars
Audience
I've never seen an audience so engaged as this night. To be fair, anything beyond 2005 (with cell phones) is dead to me. In 1987, EVERYONE in the audience had their eyes on the stage.
Overall
Every night of the Joshua Tree Tour was special, and all for different reasons each night - on this night, U2 restored the connection and confidence with their audience in Rochester. That feeling transcended everything else, and brought it to another level.
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Audience microphone
Origins: Audience microphone
Equipment: CoolEdit 2000 (Sound Editor), Nero ROM (Sound Editor)
Lineage: Unknown audience source (likely a Walkman or similar) > ? > CD-R received in trade > Nero ROM > Cool Edit (fades, speed reduction) > FLAC > MP3
Bonus tracks: pro-shot TV footage (pre-broadcast) > ? > low-gen VHS tape purchased 5/88 > Emerson VCR > Nero ROM > Cool Edit (fades, etc.) > FLAC > MP3 (Lame, 192kbps)
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Bit rate: 192, bit depth: 16, sample rate: 44100, channels: 2
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