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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    I got Zooropa and Achtung Baby in the mail today.

    Listening to Zooropa right now!
    And?!

    Lemon!!!
    Have they performed this song live? Do people actually like this song?
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,679
    On the Zoo TV tour they did. they also came out to a remix of it for the Pop Mart tour encores. 

    I don't think its a top tier popular U2 song, but its memorable single and people do enjoy it. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_dLirLT6cA
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    edited August 2018
    Tim Simmons said:
    On the Zoo TV tour they did. they also came out to a remix of it for the Pop Mart tour encores. 

    I don't think its a top tier popular U2 song, but its memorable single and people do enjoy it. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_dLirLT6cA
    Thank you for the info!  Lemon definitely feels like it could fit on pop.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • thispureamericanriot
    thispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    I bought every single album by U2 from Boy through No Line On The Horizon. Gotta be honest, I lost the plot on Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. There's a few gems on those albums for sure, but it really wasn't the same for me after How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. Legendary band...appreciate they are still putting out new material, wish PJ would do the same.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    spinning zooropa as I type....it sounds great!  I am glad I bought it.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    mcgruff10 said:
    spinning zooropa as I type....it sounds great!  I am glad I bought it.

    I haven't even listened to Achtung Baby yet. Zooropa has been on my turntable since it arrived.
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  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Been waiting for the Europe tour premiere in Berlin tonight, and there are no audio streaming. Boo hoo.
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  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    bluegrace said:
    Been waiting for the Europe tour premiere in Berlin tonight, and there are no audio streaming. Boo hoo.
    Gotta wonder if they'll switch up the NA setlists. I wasn't a fan of them - mind you, I didn't attend one of the shows so maybe it's better than what it reads "on pauper."
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Show stopped tonight in Berlin after a few songs, Bono "completely lost" his voice.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Poncier said:
    Show stopped tonight in Berlin after a few songs, Bono "completely lost" his voice.
    Age hasn't been super kind to Bono.

    He's been on the ropes for a while now- a fraction of his former self.

    I still love the shows, but I'd be a liar if I tried to say he was still as good as ever.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    Poncier said:
    Show stopped tonight in Berlin after a few songs, Bono "completely lost" his voice.
    What?!??
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    I felt so sorry for him, I was listening to the audio stream, he couldn't sing at all during Beautiful Day, he just spoke the words instead.
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  • opsopcopolis
    opsopcopolis Posts: 1,214
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Poncier said:
    Show stopped tonight in Berlin after a few songs, Bono "completely lost" his voice.
    Age hasn't been super kind to Bono.

    He's been on the ropes for a while now- a fraction of his former self.

    I still love the shows, but I'd be a liar if I tried to say he was still as good as ever.
    I thought he sounded great in June...
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    opsopcopolis said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Poncier said:
    Show stopped tonight in Berlin after a few songs, Bono "completely lost" his voice.
    Age hasn't been super kind to Bono.

    He's been on the ropes for a while now- a fraction of his former self.

    I still love the shows, but I'd be a liar if I tried to say he was still as good as ever.
    I thought he sounded great in June...
    He has moments for sure, but he has other moments as well. It's no fault of his own age ha taken its toll on him.

    Don't get me wrong- I love U2. But a fair assessment of his vocal range is one that concedes his limitations.
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  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,424
    The bike accident in NY a few years ago and mysterious near death experience a couple of years ago have really slowed him down IMO.  The shows still kick ass though
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    mr bungle said:
    The bike accident in NY a few years ago and mysterious near death experience a couple of years ago have really slowed him down IMO.  The shows still kick ass though
    Don't forget about that bad back of his in 2010 that postponed the 2nd NA leg of the 360 tour until 2011.
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,424
    Yes! I was going to mention that also! The guy has to have chronic pain!?
  • Popmartijn
    Popmartijn Posts: 382
    edited September 2018
    It was a scary moment as it happened so sudden and seemingly without warning. I was at the show and the cancellation worried everyone, also because Bono himself looked terrified, which also shocked the band.
    The good news is that apparently the tour can continue. The concert is rescheduled for November 13th (right after the Dublin dates).
    https://www.u2.com/news/title/back-on-song-back-to-berlin

    "I've seen a great doctor and with his care I’ll be back to full voice for the rest of the tour. So happy and relieved that anything serious has been ruled out. My relief is tempered by the knowledge that the Berlin audience were so inconvenienced. There was an amazing atmosphere in the house, it was going to be one of those unforgettable nights but not for this reason… We can’t wait to get back there on November 13th." - Bono
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Man, that must be high on a performers list of worst case fears. 
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    U2 concert ends early after Bono loses voice in Berlin

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/topnews/u2-concert-ends-early-after-bono-loses-voice-in-berlin/ar-BBMLprL?li=AAggSpD&OCID=ansmsnnews11

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