Music: RE: [u2tour] How does 360 Rank?

1) Elevation-Their stop in Calgary was the first time I had ever seen them live after being a fan since getting their Joshua Tree album for my 9th birthday. I was totally blown away by their energy, their showmanship and this was the moment I went from being a casual fan to a fanatical fan! I just couldn't believe I was actually seeing U2 live! In my young days it never occurred to me that I would see a band like U2 live, bands like that only ever went to Vancouver or Toronto (and when I was young it also never occurred to me that I could hop on a plane and travel to see a band, little did I know what my future years would hold...)
2)Vertigo-Unbelievable time, and is barely a second favorite behind the Elevation tour, almost tied. Love, loved this album live and I love the arena atmosphere. Saw the last show in Hawaii and I am sadly convinced, nothing will ever come close to matching that ever again!
3)Final leg of 360-Caught the show in Moncton and enjoyed it much more than the initial legs of this tour. The setlist picked up quite a bit, but I still longed for the arena shows.
4)1st N.America leg of 360-stage was amazing to see but I found the show so much slower compared to Vertigo. I grew to love the album, but it took A LOT longer.

To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
From: dcuthrell@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:44:04 -0400
Subject: [u2tour] How does 360 Rank?

Great replies on the memories post! Next subject:

Now that we've had a little time, how do you rank the 360 tour with the previous tours? Obviously you should rank only the tours you've seen. You can rank different legs if you want to. Here's mine:

1) Elevation - still the best for me, song choice, energy, still prefer arenas with basic stage

2) Joshua Tree - being really objective they have improved live, but what a time!

3) 360 Last leg - incredible set list and energy

4) Vertigo - see #1

5) Zoo TV - what a spectacle, but too scripted, earlier songs didn't hit highs

6) Pop Mart - Fun, but too fun?

7) Zoo Tv Indoor - getting their sea legs for the big shows

8) 360 1st U.S. leg - set list slowed this down (imho)

Of course, on any given day I could switch this list around.....

Derek C

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