Music: Re: [u2tour] *U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010

I LOVED hearing Ultraviolet, and having EDGE shine, and especially
loved the "swinging and hanging" Bono.

Jean Lannen
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On Aug 11, 2010, at 6:11 AM, Brian Duffy wrote:

> Anybody else severely disappointed that they have dropped
> Ultraviolet from
> the show? In my view, that may have beent the peak of the show the
> first time
> around, and a welcomed surprise. After all this time, Mysterious
> Ways, Stuck in
> a Moment (not sure if they are doing this again, but felt this way
> the first
> time around on 360 and in view of the DVD) and Still Haven't Found
> don't
> seem/sound as fresh - or at least are so much less exciting to hear
> in concert -
> than some of the vast catalog they have. Songs from Pop, real old
> stuff that
> they've moved away from again. It is odd to me; and i felt this
> way about the
> DVD, too. Don't we have 3 tours worth of DVDs now of shows
> including Mysterious
> Ways, Stuck in a Moment for instance? Their catalog is so vast,
> and so varied
> -- sometimes i am confused by the lack of variation from tour to
> tour. Even
> from one leg of 360 to the next --- they claimed they were trying
> songs they
> hadn't done forever; and yet nothing new has really surfaced other
> than Hold Me,
> Thrill Me (which, to me, isn't an upgrade from Ultraviolet).
>
> As for the new songs --- i haven't been able to really listen to /
> hear them
> yet; but as for most bands, it never seems the best route to play
> brand new
> songs in advance of an album or release, b/c as much as the crowd
> may eventually
> like the song once it has a chance to hear it, you can't sing
> along, you don't
> know what to expect - you end up sitting on your hands a bit trying
> to make
> sense of it all. And then the song is over. I am sure the songs
> are great,
> and maybe will be on this upcoming album - at which point we will
> get our
> listens in and come to love them. It's just that THEN would be the
> time you
> want to hear them live. Not before. I would rather hear Gone,
> Please, In God's
> Country - songs that inexplicably don't make their way around
> anymore, in favor
> of s new/unfamiliar one, or one that, as much as it pains me to say
> b/c all of
> their tunes are great, are a bit overdone at this point. Even
> casual fans will
> have seen this songs multiple times now.
>
> Ok -- that was my little rant. Just some thoughts.
>
> Irie.
>
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> From: Matt McGee <matt@atu2.com>
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> Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 5:31:34 PM
> Subject: [u2tour] *U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010
>
>
> U2 Set List: Frankfurt, Germany, August 10, 2010
> Posted: August 10, 2010
> By: m2 / @mattmcgee
> The second show of the 2010 U2 360 tour is in the books. U2 played
> tonight at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. You can see the
> full setlist and recap on U2tours.com.
>
> http://www.u2tours.com/detail.src?ID=20100810
>
> One of the new songs was dropped from tonight's show, while one
> oldie returned. REM singer Michael Stipe was in attendance and Bono
> sang him a little tribute during one part of the show. If you were
> there, you can post a review and/or photos on U2tours.com. If you
> weren't there but still want to to chat about the show, try this
> thread in @U2's forum. Next concert: Hanover, Germany, on Thursday.
>
> http://forum.atu2.com/index.php/topic,12906.0/topicseen.html
>
> m2
>
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