Originally posted by u2_michaelc:I would write what I like about each tour but I can't be bothered sorry I'm lazy today, but will rank.
14) Conspiracy Of Hope.
13) October.
12) War.
11) Lovetown.
10) Boy.
9) Unforgettable Fire.
8) Joshua Tree 30.
7) Vertigo.
6) I and E
5) Elevation.
4) Joshua tree.
3) Popmart.
2) Zoo TV.
1) 360
Originally posted by flet:[..]
You don't have to write why. I had all day so I said "I might as well." But, anyway, I like that list. 360 is an interesting choice.
Originally posted by pleasegone:Wrote a book here, and not a very good one, but it's all mine!
14) Conspiracy Of Hope-not really a tour, so it almost has to be last
since they had so many others to share a stage with. I did not even know it
was going on in Atlanta on my 17th birthday, and I was and am a HUGE Police
fan. Too bad Sting had too much Sting in his personality, and could not keep
the Police going. I suppose U2 still would have overtaken them as my favorite
band though. If I consider Sting and The Police as one artist, it is closer
than I want to think, but U2 win out. Kinda off topic, huh?
13) Boy- The tour sure had passion, but not enough material to edge
out any other.
12) October-The tour I would have seen had I been allowed to see my
favorite artist of the day, The Mighty Mighty J Geils Band. As great as they
were, they fought too much to stay together, and were forgotten as a solo act
and fractured band
11) Innocene and Experience-one of the few tours I did not get to see after
my first in 1987. Based on the Blu Ray, and the
bootlegs, the tour wreaks of the SOI material
I was not a big fan of. And the rest of the show really seemed to be 360
aftershocks, not bad, mind you, but it appears they were in a late career rut,
but I truly admire them for sticking to the SOI material. In hindsight, the
NLOTH material they quickly gave up on was far better than any of the SOI
songs.
10) Unforgettable Fire- Too bad we don't have a full DVD, but I have gone
through the bootlegs, enough to know it is a great tour, showing a few
hints of the superstardom that would soon follow. Pride was their first really
well known commercial song, and the compassion Bono had was brought to the
forefront for Racism, Drug Addiction, and the polictical awareness remained,
but not quite at the intensity of the War tour.
9) Vertigo- The first of the two tours I did not attend from 87 on, and
this was a pretty exciting show. I remember chasing all the bootlegs, all the
great South American shows where they usually had somebody talking all
over the songs lol. This was the band growing up in my eyes. Vertigo was a
shock as a hit this late in their career was a pleasant surprise. Sadly, Bono
had a frog in his throat for pretty much the entire tour, so I was afraid the
end of him as a live performer was near.
8) Joshua Tree 30 Obviously, it would be unusual for anyone to say it
eclipsed the first JT TOUR. At first, a bit of a letdown for me, as all three
shows I attended were under 2 hours, and as I have complained numerous times
did not feature the new song other cities got ha! Despite the initial letdown
for me, this tour has grown on me. Exit with the funny intro, and I actually
have watched the show they took the "Trump Liar" scene from a few times. Bono
has done well for this tour, as his voice had held up for the most part.
7) Elevation- I only attended one show, but have multiple dvds of other
shows, and even though many consider this a comeback of sorts, they never
went away, as far as I was concerned, and may have even regressed a bit, but
I absolutely loved the new songs, and the mix of songs from all eras.
I openly admit being a sucker for "Stuck In A Moment," and "In A Little While."
6) Lovetown- Technically, we are rating 3 versions of the Joshua Tree Tour
here. Though, one could argue this is also the Rattle And Hum Tour. Ranking
it number 6 on any list does not do it justice. The New Year's Eve 1990 show
has a supreme legacy amongst us diehards, and at times could easily be
considered the greatest moment in the history of the band. Choosing best tours
is like picking the best of your loved ones...can't really do it.
5) War Since this was before I became a fan in 1987, I can only say that the
bootlegs and UBRS helped me see the power and strength of this tour. I can
remember sitting through the Red Rocks show when MTV would play it, and I
wanted to be a fan, but I just couldn't. I had not reached it in my mind to
like this band. I almost hated them, but the mystique of the Fog and weather
conditions of Red Rocks made me really want to be a fan. Years later,
I have enjoyed multiple shows, US festival, the recent
4) 360- Getting anything good from an aging act, promoting a decent new album
and showcasing a technological dream and nightmare, would be a bonus, and
better yet, a great tour, and I had an absolute blast
at the Raleigh, NC show and others. The 2009 shows were the best, and the
Blu Ray of the Rose Bowl a huge letdown, but this was not just a concert,
it was an event. The 2011 shows had some great moments too. "Breathe" was a
great opener if you liked the song the way I do, and "Magnificent" remains
perhaps the best song in the U2 cannon since 2009. They brought the passion
night after night, and I still remember listening to Montreal 2011 with
a few of my fellow U2 Start friends.
3) Popmart- Some say a letdown from Zoo TV, and most would agree it was, but
what a spectacle and show! I saw this in Atlanta in November 1997, and
despite the half empty stadium, the band put on a show that made me forget
it was a critical failure and since the band was on the sensitive side,
a self described "hangover." However, it was one hell of a party worth
the risk of any hangover. Bono, entering the stage as a prize fighter, simply
put on a great vocal performance most nights, with the best band in the world
at the time. Please, Gone, Last Night On Earth were epic, and other than the
cheese of Miami's bah bah bah part, it rocked, like a silly but strong sequel
to "Bullet The Blue Sky."
2) Joshua tree-what else can be said about a tour that changed the entire
landscape of U2's career and most of us as fans who were around then? Just
watch R&H, the Paris DVD, or name your bootleg. I was 18 when I hopped on
a bus to go to the Old Tampa stadium, and the concert was mind altering to
me. (And here's the Prince mention!) Not quite at the level of Prince's
Purple Rain tour, but to the media, and the die hards, it was bigger
and better.
1) Zoo TV-Did I use the word spectacle with Popmart? There was no rock tour
before Zoo TV, and none since. (Just kidding, but if aliens ever attack,
and want to know what a rock tour is, just have them get a screen shot
of ZooTV. Along with 360, I can argue down any
Rolling Stones fan about what was. I am actually a near Rolling Stones
fanatic, so I have over 30 of their shows on DVD and there were a lot
of spectacles, and huge shows, but ZOO TV was an event MTV covered, when
MTV actually mattered. The qualilty and performance of the live material
took U2 even higher than The Joshua Tree did, and is one of those moments
I am so happy to be able to relive with the bootlegs.
Originally posted by blueeyedboy:Are we judging by what we've heard or what we've seen?
Originally posted by blueeyedboy:Are we judging by what we've heard or what we've seen?