Originally posted by hoserama:I only saw 2 shows in 2018, just these two San Jose shows. Probably rank in the lowest of all the U2 shows I've seen. I had originally planned a nice run of shows per my usual, and then just kept dialing it back. Skipped the rehearsals + Tulsa because of new job and move. Then skipped Vegas + LA due to a dying kitty. He passed away the day after the Vegas show; I made the right choice. Almost skipped one of the San Jose because of kitty too but made it down there. Then skipped Atlanta + Nashville because I just couldn't get checked into the tour.
And with all that in mind, I still thought the beginning of the tour was lame. It got better in Europe once they rewrote the first half, rather than just doing an inferior repeat of 2015.
I remember thinking, as I suited up the taping vest with a bunch of receivers and recorders, on just how much I was on auto-pilot for the taping. Then the shows felt like U2 was on auto-pilot too. I will say the 2nd show was better than the first.
Don't think I've ever gone back and listened to the recordings.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
I thought you had attended more gigs because I had mental notes of you being the taper of Milan, New York and Dublin but I see you were the matrix creator and/or uploader for those but not the taper.
I perfectly understand what you're saying, priorities first obviously. And the tour was mostly uninspired until mid-2nd leg so I think I would have skipped Atlanta and Nashville too and rather use the $2k in something else.
Now that you say you haven't listened back to these recordings... Do you know where the Xavel IEM matrixes for both San Jose shows come from?
Originally posted by hoserama:[..]
I don't remember having any involvement in Milan? My main contribution was NYC3 and Dublin4, and then general coordination + tech assist + gear loan.
Xavel IEM likely came from our Japanese bootlegger friend, same as Vegas + LA. I suspect it was the same person who covered a lot of Europe 2017 (somewhat poorly).