Their Nineties albums - 1991’s Achtung Baby, 1993’s Zooropa, and 1997’s Pop - showed the band as they strayed moderately from their rock roots to embrace more varied electronic sounds, and for the most part, they did so well. PopMart offered a much tighter and cleaner performance.īecause I liked PopMart so much, I was one of the few who didn’t look forward to the scaling back U2 planned to do for their 2001 Elevation tour. Talk about rattle and hum - that concert was a wild mix of visuals that seemed like information overload much of the time.
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While it was an interesting show that eventually worked well on video - where the diversions were minimized - Zoo TV could be too much to take in a live setting. The 1992-93 Zoo TV trek was a multimedia distraction that did take away from the performers themselves. Most people who said that weren’t paying attention they were looking for an excuse to slam U2 and didn’t notice that they actually sounded as good - if not better - than ever.Īs odd as it may seem, I actually felt the giant set and all of the effects helped focus attention on the band. The latter aspect received the most negative attention, as many critics felt the production overwhelmed the band and that they didn’t play well. The show started a little slowly, but it soon became a fine combination of stadium theatrics, varied and interesting setlist, and tight performances by the band. To my pleasant surprise, PopMart offered the best U2 experience I’d had. However, I didn’t initially plan to go to more than just U2’s May 1997 DC show I was open to the idea of additional dates, but I needed to see the concert first. When an act that I really care for hits the road, I plan to hit repeated dates five generally is a minimum, and the number may escalate dependent on the schedules. Actually, a December 1987 performance in Hampton Virginia came close to that level, but the others - a short set at the June 1986 Amnesty International benefit show, a 1987 DC stadium show, and two concerts during the 1992 Zoo TV tour - seemed enjoyable but unspectacular.Īlthough I loved the band, this history remained on my mind as the PopMart trek began. Prior to 1997, I’d seen U2 five times over a six-year span, and though I liked those concerts, I never felt the band lived up to their reputation as a terrific live act. During the two North American legs of the tour, I took in eight shows, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. Many thought the show seemed too hung up on the technical aspects of the production and didn’t bother to accentuate the music. U2’s much-maligned 1997 tour - that also extended into a few 1998 dates in South America, Australia, Japan and South Africa - sold millions of tickets but wasn’t regarded as up to the band’s normal standards, both commercially and professionally. Say it loud, say it proud: I loved PopMart. Supplements: "The Making of the Filming of Elevation U2 Live From Boston" "Another Perspective - Multiangle Concert" "Road Movie" Additional Tracks Weblinks DVD-ROM Screensavers. Songs: Elevation, Beautiful Day, Until The End Of The World, Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Kite, Gone, New York, I Will Follow, Sunday Bloody Sunday, In A Little While, Desire, Stay (Faraway, So Close!), Bad, Where The Streets Have No Name, Bullet The Blue Sky, With Or Without You, The Fly, Wake Up Dead Man, Walk On.īono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.Ģ-Disc set standard 1.33:1 audio English Dolby Digital 5.1, English PCM Stereo no subtitles not closed-captioned single sided - double layered 19 chapters Not Rated 107 minutes $29.99 12/4/01. Live from Boston on June 6th, 2001 at the Fleetcenter. Had their best batch of songs in years at the ready all this combined to catapult All That You Can't Leave Behind to #1 in 32 countries.U2: Elevation 2001 Live From Boston (2001)
The forever-evolving U2 looked back to their anthemic, passionate '80s classics on their 10th studio album, even as they took what they'd learned in the '90s and had maximum fun with studio production (aided ably here by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois). Digitally remastered 20th Anniversary edition.
32 page hardback book by long-time U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn featuring previously unseen photos.
5 x 12" featuring 11 remix singles including 4 previously unreleased. 9 track b-sides, out-takes and alternate versions.
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Includes fully remastered studio album plus 20 page booklet. The Handmaid's Tale: The Complete Fifth SeasonĭC's Stargirl: The Third And Final Season Pour It Out Into The Night įormal Growth In The Desert Little Broken Hearts: Reissue Ĭlosing Time: 50th Anniversary
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