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  1. Oh God this is not going to be short :-D

    Been A U2 fan since? I've been a fan since before I was born... my mother used to let me listen to U2 when she was pregnant and I wasn't born yet and she used to sing me U2 song as lullabies to put me to sleep. So the answer would be 2001. The first time I can remember considering myself as a fan would be somewhere between 2006 and 2009

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? Can't remember, as I said my mother sung U2 songs to me when I was less than 1 year old. Probably One, or With Or Without You

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? Can't remember either, I listen to U2 every day so it's hard to keep track of everything you listen to. Maybe Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World

    First Official DVD watched? Slane (or Under A Blood Red Sky VHS, i'm not sure)

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? Reggio Emilia 1997

    Last Official DVD you watched? PopMart Mexico

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? I usually don't watch bootleg DVDs but I think it was Vertigo Tour, Philadelphia, 2005-10-17

    First Bootleg? Milano 1992 ("Wild Horses" CD)

    First U2 Album you bought? Probably How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, since it was the first album that came out after I was born

    Last U2 Album you bought? Songs Of Experience (the Deluxe Box Set)

    Favorite U2 song? With Or WIthout You studio, One live

    Least Favorite song? I don't have a least favorite song. There's just a group of songs I don't listen to very often

    Do you like Miami? It's not my cup of tea, but I don't skip it if I'm listening to POP in full

    Favorite DVD? Red Rocks

    Least Favorite DVD? i+e Paris (they should have put the 6th December concert on DVD. It's much better)

    Favorite Album Cover? Achtung Baby (I also like No Line On The Horizon's cover very much)

    Least Favorite? Don't know, probably October (but I like pretty much all their album covers)

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? Absolutely short

    With shades or without? With (or without?) shades. I genuinely don't care. If I really have to choose I'd say "with", but it depends on which shades he wears.

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? MacPhisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? ZooTV (but I like PopMart a lot too)

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Vertigo (but I like Elevation a lot too)

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Vertigo

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? He should be obliged to play guitar. Some songs suffer a lot from the lack of his aggressive guitar playing (The Fly is the perfect example)

    Favorite show opener? Tough one... maybe Hawkmoon 269

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? Streets (I like it very much, I just don't adore it as everybody does)

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? Vertigo

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? North Star

    Favorite B-Side? Another tough one... I'll go with Unchained Melody (if we exclude covers I'd say Hallelujah Here She Comes)

    Song that should be played live? GONE (but there are many songs I would like to hear... if I have to say one song that has not been played yet I'd say Heartland)

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? Fender Telecaster (Butterscotch Blonde colorway)

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? Gretsch Irish Falcon (Green colorway)

    Favorite Bono era? 360° Tour

    Favorite Edge era? LoveTown Tour

    Favorite Adam era? ZooTV Tour

    Favorite Larry era? Joshua Tree Tour

    Best track off No Line On The Horizon? Magnificent (or Moment Of Surrender, those two are very close contenders)

    360 Tour 2009,2010 or 2011? 2009 (although the setlist was better in 2011. I'm saying 2009 because I liked how the songs from No Line On The Horizon sounded live)

    Best song leading into Streets? Bad

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? Sunday Bloody Sunday

    Favorite live song? One

    Best Album? Achtung Baby without a single doubt

    Favourite moment of I+E? My first U2 concert, Torino 2015

    Favourite moment of E+I? Listening live to Copenhagen 2 and hearing the set change live knowing that I would be seeing the tour in 2 weeks

    Do you love the Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour? I like it, but I'm not mad for it. I don't really know why, I think the encore was not perfect built

    Best live song performed on JT30 Tour? Trip Through Your Wires (speech included). I genuinely loved it

    Songs Of Innocence v Songs Of Experience? They are quite at the same level. Sometimes I prefer one, sometimes I prefer the other. Anyway, I'd say Songs Of Innocence in this moment.

    Are U2 still relevant in 2021? Yes, but I think their relevance changes depending on the age of the listener
  2. Been A U2 fan since? 2002 when dad bought the best of 1990-2000

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? Even Better Than The Real Thing in 2002 (I was 3 or 4 at the time)

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? The Fly about 30 mins ago

    First Official DVD watched? Zoo TV Live from Sydney

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? JT19 Brisbane

    Last Official DVD you watched? I+E Live from Paris

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? Popmart Santiago

    First Bootleg? Zoo TV Dublin 1993/8/28

    Number of U2 songs on your iPod / mp3 player? idk a lot

    First U2 Album you bought? Haven't bought any; first I listened to was Best of 1990-2000

    Last U2 Album you bought? Most recent listened to was Pop

    Favorite U2 song? The Fly

    Least Favorite song? Elvis Ate America

    Do you like Miami? Yes

    Favorite DVD? Too many

    Least Favorite DVD? None

    Favorite Album Cover? Pop

    Least Favorite? None

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? Long

    With shades or without? With

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? Mr. MacPhisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? Zoo TV

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Elevation

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Vertigo

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? Yes

    Favorite show opener? Zoo Station

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? One

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? Miami

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? Anything from the Pop era

    Favorite B-Side? Lady With The Spinning Head

    Song that should be played live? Too many to count

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? The mirrorball Les Paul

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? The green Telecaster from 360

    Favorite Bono era? JT

    Favorite Edge era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Adam era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Larry era? Zoo TV

    Best track off No Line On The Horizon? Not sure probably Magnificent

    360 Tour 2009,2010 or 2011? 2010

    Best song leading into Streets? Please

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? Bullet

    Favorite live song? Too many to count

    Best Album? Achtung Baby

    Favourite moment of I+E? Paris show

    Favourite moment of E+I? The return of Staring At The Sun

    Do you love the Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour? Yes

    Best live song performed on JT30 Tour? Exit

    Songs Of Innocence v Songs Of Experience? Songs Of Innocence

    Are U2 still relevant in 2021? Yes
  3. Originally posted by Federico_Toni:Been A U2 fan since? I've been a fan since before I was born... my mother used to let me listen to U2 when she was pregnant and I wasn't born yet and she used to sing me U2 song as lullabies to put me to sleep. So the answer would be 2001. The first time I can remember considering myself as a fan would be somewhere between 2006 and 2009
    Ohhh beautiful, that makes two of us then (in my case, 11 years before you). I didn't know you were "one of those", beautiful story
  4. Been A U2 fan since? 1985 (Since Watch 'Live Aid on TV)

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? 'Stateless

    First Official DVD watched? Zoo TV Live in Sydney

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? Paris 1987
    Last Official DVD you watched? Paris 2015

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? London O2 Arena - 2015

    First Bootleg? Paris 1987
    Number of U2 songs on your iPod / mp3 player? 4000-+

    First U2 Album you bought? Live Under A Blood Red Sky

    Last U2 Album you bought? Songs of Experience

    Favorite U2 song? Ultraviolet

    Least Favorite song? The Wanderer

    Do you like Miami? Yes

    Favorite DVD? Chicago 2001

    Least Favorite DVD? U2 The Best of 1980–1990

    Favorite Album Cover? The Joshua Tree

    Least Favorite? October

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? Short

    With shades or without? With

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? Macphisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? Zoo TV

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Vertigo

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Elevation

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? Yes

    Favorite show opener 'Streets'

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? Sunday Bloody Sunday

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? Mothers of the Disappeared

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? Be There

    Favorite B-Side? Big Girls Are The Best

    Song that should be played live? Drowning Man

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? Gibson Explorer

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? Gretsch G6136I Irish Falcon Bono - Soul Green

    Favorite Bono era? Unforgettable Fire

    Favorite Edge era? Joshua Tree

    Favorite Adam era? Pop

    Favorite Larry era? War

    Best song leading into Streets? Bad

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? Bullet

    Favorite live song? Streets or Bad 'Bad' (the longer the better)
  5. Been A U2 fan since? Since I was born in 1990. My parents were big U2 fans by that time (my dad had attended the only show in Spain by then, 1987-07-15 - Madrid), and they played the 80s albums regularly at home so fact is that I listened to most/all U2 songs even before I was born haha.

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? Given the previous question it's hard to tell. All I Want Is You is my mum's favorite from the 80s and The Unforgettable Fire is my dad's so it would be safe to say one of those was the first I listened to while in my mum's womb. The first song I clearly remember listening to was Zooropa (3 years old I used to ask my mum to "play the album of the lemon").

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? must have been a good few days ago. Probably something from Zooropa or Pop.

    First Official DVD VHS watched? My parent's copy of Sydney PPV broadcast, lacking Zoo Station and starting halfway through The Fly lol.

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? This is a though one. Probably Gent 92 or Dortmund 84, can't recall for sure.

    Last Official DVD you watched? I+E Live from Paris

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? 1992-06-04 - Dortmund a few weeks ago.

    First Bootleg? Another tough one. Can't remember but probably 1993-08-28 Dublin or 1987-04-29 Chicago

    Number of U2 songs on your iPod / mp3 player? I take this as "on your USB dongle in your car radio" and the figure is around 1.200 U2 songs. All the album plus some B sides, compilations and around 40 of my top bootlegs.

    First U2 Album you bought? the Slane DVD was the first music record I bought with my own money at age 13.

    Last U2 Album you bought? SOE obviously.

    Favorite U2 song? Stay (Faraway So Close!)

    Least Favorite song? it might be a close tie between The Refugee, Grace and Beautiful Day

    Do you like Miami? Much

    Favorite DVD? Sydney

    Least Favorite DVD? Rose Bowl

    Favorite Album Cover? Achtung Baby

    Least Favorite? How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? Short please

    With shades or without? With

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? Mr. MacPhisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? Zoo TV

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Elevation

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Vertigo

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? Yes, as much as possible (which nowadays is zero anyways)

    Favorite show opener? Where The Streets Have No Name

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? Beautiful Day

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? A Man And A Woman

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? Slow Dancing probably

    Favorite B-Side? Luminous Times (Hold On To Love)

    Song that should be played live? too many, but from the recent ones it's a crime they're not playing This is Where You Can Reach Me Now

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? Gibson Explorer 1976

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? probably the red Gibson ES-175 he played on some Popmart songs.

    Favorite Bono era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Edge era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Adam era? in terms of look, Popmart. In terms of playing and coolness, NLOTH/360.

    Favorite Larry era? Elevation

    Best track off No Line On The Horizon? Best, Moment Of Surrender. Favorite, Fez/Being Born.

    360 Tour 2009,2010 or 2011? 2011

    Best song leading into Streets? Running To Stand Still (Zoo TV).

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? from 1982 to 1988, SBS. From 1988 onwards, Bullet.

    Favorite live song? Until The End Of The World or Where The Streets Have No Name.

    Best Album? Achtung Baby

    Favourite moment of I+E? the band dusting off Magnificent 3 meters away from me (only outing of a NLOTH song ever since the 360 tour ended) and finishing that same show with a surprise Bad/40 combo.

    Favourite moment of E+I? Stay into Horses in Dublin.

    Do you love the Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour? Nope.

    Best live song performed on JT30 Tour? Exit

    Songs Of Innocence v Songs Of Experience? Songs Of Innocence

    Are U2 still relevant in 2021? Nope. And I don't give a fuck about it, I wished they didn't either.
  6. Been A U2 fan since? 2015.

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? With Or Without you. It came up as a recommended YouTube video when revising for my GCSE's.

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? One, during Paris IE Virtual Road.

    First Official DVD watched? Either Slane or Paris? I remember buying Paris as soon as it was announced on U2.com, and thinking about it I don't think I properly discovered Slane until 2017.

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? Can't remember.

    Last Official DVD you watched? Paris IE Virtual Road.

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? Mumbai 2019?

    First Bootleg? My memory is shite.

    Number of U2 songs on your iPod / mp3 player? I use Spotify for all my studio songs but do use the local Apple Music app to store my bootlegs. No, I'm not counting the songs individually to find out.

    First U2 Album you bought? Probably Songs of Experience.

    Last U2 Album you bought? SOE.

    Favorite U2 song? Recently I've been enjoying Beautiful Day and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. All time favourite is probably Streets.

    Least Favorite song? The Showman.

    Do you like Miami? It falls into the category that American Soul does. It's just meh. if it wasn't there I wouldn't care.

    Favorite DVD? Slane

    Least Favorite DVD? Popmart and Red Rocks haven't particularly blown me away.

    Favorite Album Cover? Zooropa.

    Least Favorite? SOI or NLOTH.

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? Short please

    With shades or without? With

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? Mr. MacPhisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? Zoo TV

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Elevation

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Vertigo

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? Yes, as much as possible (which nowadays is zero anyways)

    Favorite show opener? I've only seen 3 in person, and Blackout and SBS were great.

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? A Sort of Homecoming

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? Beautiful Day

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? N/A

    Favorite B-Side? N/A

    Song that should be played live? The Troubles should have been a staple in I+E.

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? N/A.

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? N/A

    Favorite Bono era? Elevation

    Favorite Edge era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Adam era? Popmart or 2015 onwards.

    Favorite Larry era? Elevation

    Best track off No Line On The Horizon? Moment of Surrender.

    360 Tour 2009,2010 or 2011? 2011 was the stronger show but at least with 2009 they had faith in their new material.

    Best song leading into Streets? All I Want Is You

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? Sunday Bloody Sunday

    Favorite live song? Streets or With or Without You.

    Best Album? Achtung Baby

    Favourite moment of I+E? Seeing the arena light up during Streets.

    Favourite moment of E+I? Hearing Stay.

    Do you love the Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour? Nope.

    Best live song performed on JT30 Tour? Exit

    Songs Of Innocence v Songs Of Experience? Songs Of Experience

    Are U2 still relevant in 2021? Nope.
  7. Been A U2 fan since? 1993.

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? Probably New Years Day, not knowing U2 that good at the time.

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? 40 (Red Rocks Virtual Road).

    First Official DVD watched? ZOO TV live from Sydney

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? No idea.

    Last Official DVD you watched? Innocence & Experience.

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? Never watched one in full.

    First Bootleg? ZOO TV Rotterdam May 10th 1993

    Number of U2 songs on your iPod / mp3 player? Euh......too many.

    First U2 Album you bought? Achtung Baby

    Last U2 Album you bought? SOE.

    Favorite U2 song? One

    Least Favorite song? The Showman.

    Do you like Miami? The live version, yes!

    Favorite DVD? ZOO TV live from Sydney

    Least Favorite DVD? Unforgettable Fire bonus DVD

    Favorite Album Cover? Achtung Baby.

    Least Favorite? Songs of Innocence

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? In between

    With shades or without? With

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? Mr. MacPhisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? Zoo TV

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Elevation

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Vertigo

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? Nope

    Favorite show opener? Mofo

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? Stuck in a moment

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? Elevation

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? Mercy

    Favorite B-Side? Holy Joe

    Song that should be played live? Mofo

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? N/A.

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? N/A

    Favorite Bono era? Vertigo

    Favorite Edge era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Adam era? Innocence & Experience

    Favorite Larry era? Rattle & Hum

    Best track off No Line On The Horizon? No Line On The Horizon

    360 Tour 2009,2010 or 2011? None

    Best song leading into Streets? Please

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? Bullet

    Favorite live song? Where the Streets Have No Name

    Best Album? Achtung Baby

    Favourite moment of I+E? Hearing Two Hearts Beat As One live for the first time ever

    Favourite moment of E+I? Performing a great show without any Joshua Tree songs

    Do you love the Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour? Okay, but could have left out.

    Best live song performed on JT30 Tour? Exit

    Songs Of Innocence v Songs Of Experience? Songs Of Innocence

    Are U2 still relevant in 2021? Not to put a song into the charts, but they could still bring out some good songs or album.
  8. Been A U2 fan since? since 1984, i was 13 and Pride stole my youth soul. My biggest brother was already a u2 fan, he knwe them during a summer holiday in England and came back to Italy with all the first 3 records and u2-3.

    First U2 song you listened to, and when? Pride, i remember hearing the song watching the videoclip on tv

    Last U2 song you listened to, and when? this morning, in the car, stay live from boston 2001.

    First Official DVD VHS watched? The unforgettable fire documentary inside Slane Castle or Red Rocks live, i don't remember which first

    First Bootleg DVD you watched? no i collected bootlegs during audiotapes era... swapping all around the world, no videos.. just audio

    Last Official DVD you watched? E+I Live from bERLIN, on Sky Arte Italia, last week.

    Last Bootleg DVD you watched? don't remember

    First Bootleg? Thanks U2 for the fire, U2 Milano, February 85

    Number of U2 songs on your iPod / mp3 player? ofter change collection, it depends on the period, actually i'm listening Boston live 2001.

    First U2 Album you bought? TUF

    Last U2 Album you bought? SOE obviously.

    Favorite U2 song? impossibile to choose

    Least Favorite song? The little things

    Do you like Miami? quite

    Favorite DVD? Sydney

    Least Favorite DVD? Slane Castle

    Favorite Album Cover? TJT

    Least Favorite? No Line on the horizon

    Bono's short hair or Long hair? AB era

    With shades or without? AB era

    Mirrorball Man or Macphisto? Mr. MacPhisto

    Popmart or Zoo TV? Zoo TV

    Elevation or Vertigo (Tour)? Elevation

    Elevation or Vertigo (Song)? Elevation

    Should Bono be allowed to play guitar? No

    Favorite show opener? Where The Streets Have No Name

    The U2 song that everybody loves except you? Staring at the sun

    The U2 song that everybody hates except you? A Man And A Woman

    Favorite Unreleased and Rare song? would like to listen She's a mystery to me sang by Bono

    Favorite B-Side? Luminous Times (Hold On To Love)

    Song that should be played live? Heartland

    Favorite guitar of Edge's? Gibson Explorer 1976

    Favorite guitar of Bono's? the green one

    Favorite Bono era? Zoo TV

    Favorite Edge era? Pop Era

    Favorite Adam era? 2000/2001 or now, with long white hair and beard

    Favorite Larry era? TUF

    Best track off No Line On The Horizon? Moment Of Surrender

    360 Tour 2009,2010 or 2011? 2010

    Best song leading into Streets? All i want is you

    Bullet or Sunday Bloody Sunday? from 1982 to 1988, SBS. From 1988 onwards, Bullet.

    Favorite live song? Where The Streets Have No Name.

    Best Album? i can't choose, from War to AB i put all on the same level expect for R&H t

    Favourite moment of I+E? October + Bullet

    Favourite moment of E+I? Dirty Day

    Do you love the Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour? didn't see complete and didn't attend live

    Best live song performed on JT30 Tour? Exit

    Songs Of Innocence v Songs Of Experience? SOE

    Are U2 still relevant in 2021? No... it's time to go or to be completely free from charts and marketing, new music is welcome if pure and genuine.
  9. I see you left many of my answers unchanged Good to agree on so many things.

    We shall have a serious talk about Beautiful Day and Still Haven't Found, though
  10. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    I see you left many of my answers unchanged Good to agree on so many things.

    We shall have a serious talk about Beautiful Day and Still Haven't Found, though
    I've always liked Beautiful Day but never really been a fan of ISHFWILF. I've always found it a bit to cheesy. Every time I've heard it live its never really done anything for me, but recently I've really been digging it and I have no idea why. Maybe because in a bootleg I listened to recently I could hear Adams bass a lot more clearly which made me appreciate the song a lot more.
  11. Originally posted by SJKamal:[..]
    I've always liked Beautiful Day but never really been a fan of ISHFWILF. I've always found it a bit to cheesy. Every time I've heard it live its never really done anything for me, but recently I've really been digging it and I have no idea why. Maybe because in a bootleg I listened to recently I could hear Adams bass a lot more clearly which made me appreciate the song a lot more.
    Ahhh yeah I know how it works. Sometimes listening to a particular recording makes you rediscover a song or a part of a song and you start appreciating it more. Beautiful Day, though... The very only part that interests me at all is the high pitched guitar part before the "see the world" bridge. The rest of it is a big snooze fest for me.
  12. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    Ohhh beautiful, that makes two of us then (in my case, 11 years before you). I didn't know you were "one of those", beautiful story
    That's a great thing to have in common, isn't it? Marked from the very beginning

    I'm a bit surprised that you don't like Beautifful Day though. As a lover of Edge's guitar sounds it should be your holy grail with all those different tones