No drugs, no ODs, no fighting, no drunken concerts, no members quitting, no car accidents, no hotel thrashing.. just well behaved Irish boys making great music for 40 years.
@@zenithoclock1048 was just about to say that unfortunately wasn't the case with Adam. He even admitted that he covered it up so well....until he had to miss a show once
00:04 Gloria 04:44 Another Time, Another Place 08:40 I Threw a Brick Through a Window 12:31 An Cat Dubh 16:41 Into The Heart 19:25 Rejoice 22:47 The Cry & The Electric Co. 27:34 I Fall Down 30:22 Twilight 34:28 Out Of Control 38:57 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 44:47 The Ocean 48:46 I Will Follow
For those who really understand the feeling, I love all U2, but this is so s Epic, impossible for young People to understand it, nothing personal, but for us, there was no internet, this was so mysterius, so analog.
Exactly my feelings. The myth that formed around my early heroes, such as U2, was so exciting! Saving money to buy a new LP or a new magazine with interviews or posters of them, was such a huge part of my youth. Today, music has lost so much of its appeal and value...
Yah 💯 Promoting the October album & it's an Awwwwseme Album, this is when I first got into U2, start of 10th grade & my birthday is October 31st, Same as Larry's🎶🎵💙🩵👏👏👏
Raw and Uncompromising. The world and the UK/Ireland were ushering in the days of post-punk. This was U2's hardest hitting time of sound. The world would wait for what they would become... One of the greatest bands of all time.
I could stomach them up to the WAR album, which was the only tour I saw them on. After that, their smug self-importance lost me. I never bought THE JOSHUA TREE, as the songs bored me. Having said that, "An Cat Dubh" is my favorite U2 song, which completely shows how U2 were completely influenced by Gang of Four, who were a much better band. In fact, Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers said, correctly, that the Edge completely aped Andy Gill's guitar style and atmosphere. Listen to Gang of Four's brillsnt 1979 debut, "ENTERTAINMENT" and prove me wrong...
I remember collecting bootlegs of early U2 shows in the mid-80's, never imagining of a thing called the internet giving me the videos of these early shows. When they came to the US, I recall that they opened for the J.Geils band. When I saw them in 1984, the Waterboys was opening for them. Tickets were really cheap, too!
You are correct about them opening for J. Geils Band. A friend of mine went to see them (J. GEILS) in Tallahassee FL and came back with killer stories about that concert. About how no one could hardly understand what Bono was saying between songs because of his thick accent. But finally my friend deciphered that he was exhorting everyone in the somewhat sleepy crowd to GET UP and DANCE.
Their live sound was so full of fire and huge and mystical… spiritual… the edges guitar was so beautiful raw and powerful Their songs were full of longing… melancholy… beautiful… God…
Deshalb höre ich U2! Seit 1981. Der erste Song, den ich bewusst wahrgenommen habe, war „Gloria“. Ich war damals ein kleiner Junge im Alter von 10 Jahren. Ich höre sie bis heute und war auf unzähligen Konzerten. Sie sind Teil meines Lebens. Danke dafür…
Recall seeing them at a college dance Early 85 or so- running videos. People just stopped dancing and started watching the video because they were so cool!
I threw a brick and twilight on this are unreal ...u2 early stuff is as good today as all those moons ago ..rember going to see them age 16 Liverpool royal court 81/82 the power of the sound was incredible
That guitar sound is just breathtaking and beautiful!!! He sounds so big and full! His notes are strong and full of life!!! The entire sound of that guitar just cannot be ignored. One of the most recognizable guitar sounds of all time!!! ❤️👍
I was DJing my college's radio station the day we got U2's October. I was the first person to play any music off the album on the air. Gloria blew me away at the time.
My God I love them til the cows come home (what an absurd expression). Rejoice! Not a song I readily heard them play live very often but I just love how they’re just going for it. U2 we’re not going to be denied!!!
I bought this when it was first released and for me, it's never been bettered as an album. They've certainly written some great tracks since but this is THE album.
Many thanks to you who posted this! U2 has been my favorite band since I was just a little girl. It’s a lifelong love affair… I saw them play in Las Vegas for my 39th birthday. I’ll never forget it! 🌹
@@Warrogue1 I was stunned at Bono's charisma. I was a veteran concert goes by that time, and I had never seen anything like it. When he sang "Give me your money" people rained it down from the balcony at the Palladium.
I've played the early studio albums for decades, practicing conservative use in later years being more selective when I play them, not wanting to 'wear them out'. Even so, these live recordings from that era are new to me, giving these songs a very welcomed freshness!
Wow... what a gem! Still make me sad being just 13 years in 81 and not old enough to see these guys in full force post punk energy! great sound-great show!!!
The 80s were simply the greatest decade. Everything was so pure, with such raw energy. How they won over the Germans is simply magic.. Bono has such an energy.. Insane!
I was 17 and two friends were playing a U2 tape. I almost fell over! Bono's voice is always much more than a voice - it's a musical instrument. Edge is from another planet!
In Italy not many knew about U2 back in 1981, people fell in love with them in 1984/85. Maybe because Italy was not included in the World tour until 1985
Nice surprise for me that 'I Fall Down' and 'I Will Follow' were included this time, though! 😃 They'd omitted it when I recorded it off the TV onto VHS tape many moons ago.
This is just brilliant. To see u2 in such an early form, so raw, still learning the trade... It's an unexpected thrill, and a privilege. So young, but the talent is dripping from them. This is the best video of early u2 that I've seen. Thank you for uploading, fellow UA-camr.
Saw them 3 times on Zoo tv. Second row at LA sports arena and 2 nights in a row at dodger stadium. I was 20 I’m now 52. Music had lost its angst and passion. It has given itself over to mediocrity and repetition. U2s music is achingly beautiful, sonically mind bending and demands your attention.
Just my opinion, but this version and live performance kicks ass over anything u2 does now. The early stuff was way better with them playing the right tempo and key. I liked Bono's vocal style back then as it was straight and sincere, raw and less pretentious. So many great epic songs from the early albums! This is the energy that actually made me love this band at one time
Little did the audience know at the time that within 6 years this U2 would become the greatest Rock n Roll band the world has ever seen to this day…. Absolutely Brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
They all would be 19/20 years old, so friggen talented back then, you can now understand why they are now entering 5th decade as a band. They haven’t finished yet. They are doing a Rolling Stones. Edge only had 2 guitars back then a Gibson Explorer and a Strat. Today he plays with 21 different guitars in concerts.
They were amazing in the early days! Exciting and powerful! And Edge was like a Magician! I played guitar but couldn’t figure out his sound and style. It was so unique sounding! Back then they were great! Weaving Soundscapes. I was a fan until Rattle and Hum! Then they lost me. Now they bore me and I no longer care. 😮
@@MrMallorcaboy And they got greedy and arrogant, too. They were idealistic and hopeful back then. But now it’s all about self righteous preaching and cash! Bono invested 70 million in the FB IPO and made 500 million dollars in that rotten company! What a Sham! Bono cleaned up like a Bandit! Then they sent me their terrible album to my IPhone. I deleted it after hearing it. It was terrible! That pissed me off! They were so pushy and arrogant! No thanks!
Awesome show! I thought their young and raw energy had them playing super fast until I realised I was at 1.25x speed!! October is such a dark and rocking album - sounds great live. I discovered them when I herd New Year's Day on the radio in my sister's car as she went into a store. Gripped me and took hold from the start. Great band!
Oh my God, since U2 has been my favorite band since 1983 I would have loved to have been to this show to discover them 2 years earlier! Damn! I think I have the show taped on cassette somewhere!
Quand je pense à ces daubes de Song of Innocence/Experience et que je vois ce concert ! La vieillesse est un naufrage également pour les Rock Bands. De toute façon, rien ne peut remplacer U2 dans le coeur de ma génération.
The year after John Lennon died. A time of wondering where popular music would go after the end of the 70s. It was about this time but someone played the first cassette of U2 for me and told me they were “punk rock.” I was puzzled by the sounds …and love the chance to listen & see now what was going on! I could not have predicted the deep connection I would eventually experience many years later.
I remember wondering where did this sound come from? The Edge was mystical! I couldn’t decipher their influences. It wasn’t Punk. Sort of Gothic like the Cure kind of. But not the same. They were from Ireland so thought that’s unusual. Not from London. The only other Irish band I heard of was Big Country. Or were they Scottish? I’m wasn’t sure. But this was very Atmospheric music. I knew that much. Yet it wasn’t R&B based or typical R&R either. The Edge was their secret weapon carving out delicate melodies and thick chords and appregios. What a sound!
No drugs, no ODs, no fighting, no drunken concerts, no members quitting, no car accidents, no hotel thrashing.. just well behaved Irish boys making great music for 40 years.
Actually at this point in their career they wanted to sack Adam Clayton.
i think the drummer was caught with a pile of dope in his car 20 odd years ago
@@zenithoclock1048 was just about to say that unfortunately wasn't the case with Adam. He even admitted that he covered it up so well....until he had to miss a show once
Leave to a born again moron to make R&R sound boring...
well there was that time Adam and the drunk driving charge but we in Ireland dont talk about that 🤣🤣
00:04 Gloria
04:44 Another Time, Another Place
08:40 I Threw a Brick Through a Window
12:31 An Cat Dubh
16:41 Into The Heart
19:25 Rejoice
22:47 The Cry & The Electric Co.
27:34 I Fall Down
30:22 Twilight
34:28 Out Of Control
38:57 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
44:47 The Ocean
48:46 I Will Follow
Thank you!!❤
thanks really
grazie
thank you very much. Twilight is epic.
They were kids but then again those of us who went to their shows and bought their albums 1980-1983 were kids then, too.
Someone in 2024 listening this amazing U2'time?
Another time, another place! Always running fast from this present!
BOY, OCTOBER, ARE THE BEST L.P ... with ACHTUNG BABY
@@dominiquetourdot3215 and the joshua tree 👍
Yeah. Early u2 ..when I need to feel the real.
Shut up.
I'm 689 years old and this was when we had real music.
What’s your lifelong secret ?😂😂😂 689
Bloody hell
Given 689 years of experience that's really saying something.
@@markt.681 😂😂😂😂😂
😂❤
@@markt.681 yup. u2 was there with their sweet songs when we were dealing with the black plague.
This IS the real U2 - Raw, ballsy, fiery & original.
Thanks for that
You got that right.
With all due respect you got that Fucking fuck Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaright !!
I think that you're full of shit 😅@@lakingerbelazsebcirkalo
@@lakingerbelazsebcirkalo Ah, don’t be so hard on yourself.
For those who really understand the feeling, I love all U2, but this is so s
Epic, impossible for young People to understand it, nothing personal, but for us, there was no internet, this was so mysterius, so analog.
Absolutely
Wonderful times. Now everything is so lifeless
those 40 years before you probably said the same thing when you were young, as is life.
im 17 yrs old now.. and i wish i had that memory too lol
Exactly my feelings. The myth that formed around my early heroes, such as U2, was so exciting! Saving money to buy a new LP or a new magazine with interviews or posters of them, was such a huge part of my youth. Today, music has lost so much of its appeal and value...
omg the sound through my headphones is divine. This is an act of God!
Was at this gig. October album on display. I'm a year younger than Bono, only 60. Cool times.
October and boy two and the great album.🤩.from France 👍
me too March 18th 1963..U2
Yah 💯 Promoting the October album & it's an Awwwwseme Album, this is when I first got into U2, start of 10th grade & my birthday is October 31st, Same as Larry's🎶🎵💙🩵👏👏👏
THIS IS U2
Raw and Uncompromising. The world and the UK/Ireland were ushering in the days of post-punk. This was U2's hardest hitting time of sound. The world would wait for what they would become... One of the greatest bands of all time.
I’m old, female , from Chicago born & raised- living this amazing moment in all of its glory!!
early U2 = best U2
no doubt!
Indeed! I cherish the first 4 albums and the demo songs. They lost it after that.
Yeah this was before Bono was the world's biggest turd (South Park)
Mid U2 = Best U2
I could stomach them up to the WAR album, which was the only tour I saw them on. After that, their smug self-importance lost me. I never bought THE JOSHUA TREE, as the songs bored me.
Having said that, "An Cat Dubh" is my favorite U2 song, which completely shows how U2 were completely influenced by Gang of Four, who were a much better band.
In fact, Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers said, correctly, that the Edge completely aped Andy Gill's guitar style and atmosphere. Listen to Gang of Four's brillsnt 1979 debut, "ENTERTAINMENT" and prove me wrong...
I remember collecting bootlegs of early U2 shows in the mid-80's, never imagining of a thing called the internet giving me the videos of these early shows. When they came to the US, I recall that they opened for the J.Geils band. When I saw them in 1984, the Waterboys was opening for them. Tickets were really cheap, too!
My aunt saw them on the October tour here in Oklahoma City. They played at Oklahoma University college in one of the gyms.
You are correct about them opening for J. Geils Band. A friend of mine went to see them (J. GEILS) in Tallahassee FL and came back with killer stories about that concert. About how no one could hardly understand what Bono was saying between songs because of his thick accent. But finally my friend deciphered that he was exhorting everyone in the somewhat sleepy crowd to GET UP and DANCE.
There is an absolutely ungodly amount of U2 live bootlegs.. must be in the thousands!
This is awesome... U2 in its prime with good video and audio quality 👌
nothing better, a concert in a small club , with each musician at theit best, close to the people ..This is U2 !!!
U2 in their true prime, fabulous gig!
So young and full of energy. Ready to conquer the world. Thanks for posting.
Those early U2 albums were great. Loving the Edge's strat....very sexy
I'm 50. I remember that time....a long time ago, but I still enjoy this songs. U2 at their best.
Totally agree and I’m 50 aswell
Their live sound was so full of fire and huge and mystical… spiritual… the edges guitar was so beautiful raw and powerful
Their songs were full of longing… melancholy… beautiful… God…
Only discovered this gig today. WOW, U2 at their best. Powerful and simply brilliant
Same
Deshalb höre ich U2! Seit 1981. Der erste Song, den ich bewusst wahrgenommen habe, war „Gloria“. Ich war damals ein kleiner Junge im Alter von 10 Jahren. Ich höre sie bis heute und war auf unzähligen Konzerten. Sie sind Teil meines Lebens. Danke dafür…
Another time, another place. U2 at their best ! Quelle énergie !
Recall seeing them at a college dance Early 85 or so- running videos. People just stopped dancing and started watching the video because they were so cool!
They were incredible back then. Young and hungry. 😮😊
I threw a brick and twilight on this are unreal ...u2 early stuff is as good today as all those moons ago ..rember going to see them age 16 Liverpool royal court 81/82 the power of the sound was incredible
To think, no one there knew this band would become one of the biggest bands in the world
That guitar sound is just breathtaking and beautiful!!! He sounds so big and full! His notes are strong and full of life!!!
The entire sound of that guitar just cannot be ignored. One of the most recognizable guitar sounds of all time!!! ❤️👍
Hi from Australia🇦🇺🦘.. Old school U2.. the BEST!!!💯💕
I was DJing my college's radio station the day we got U2's October. I was the first person to play any music off the album on the air. Gloria blew me away at the time.
the good old days. I used to go to our local music place to get Billboard and see who was in the top 10!
U2 is one band that I can think of that is more appreciated at the start of their career
Yeah I grew up with them. I stopped after Zooropa.
@@creekandseminoleHave had some good singles since then but no great albums.
No smartphone, no bullshit, just perfect music
My God I love them til the cows come home (what an absurd expression). Rejoice! Not a song I readily heard them play live very often but I just love how they’re just going for it. U2 we’re not going to be denied!!!
I bought this when it was first released and for me, it's never been bettered as an album. They've certainly written some great tracks since but this is THE album.
Just remembering how utterly refreshing and different U2 were back then. It felt like victory over blandness.
I was 2 that year. When I was about 6 and my sister 3, our mum bought us U2 t-shirts. I still remember how the older boys envied us.😅
If you didn't grow up in the 80's I can never tell you how magical it all was! Pure magic!
11 o'clock tick tock.....the Edge is just so bad ass.....sublime....
Such a good tune
Many thanks to you who posted this! U2 has been my favorite band since I was just a little girl. It’s a lifelong love affair… I saw them play in Las Vegas for my 39th birthday. I’ll never forget it!
🌹
Man.. so good. come out with this set today they be tops again.
I saw them the same year in NYC for the Boy tour. Raw and badass. Never saw a band like that since.
I saw them on that tour also. They were electrifying.
@@Warrogue1 I was stunned at Bono's charisma. I was a veteran concert goes by that time, and I had never seen anything like it. When he sang "Give me your money" people rained it down from the balcony at the Palladium.
Quem viveu viveu, queria estar lá na plateia, Berlin, anos 80, U2 ao vivo, tudo de bom! Ô época boa, não tem comparação!
A real concert. The good ones. No big shows, marketing... Only the band, their music and the audience.
Wow...U2 in the early 80's...at their best!love this performance...great Setlist!😍perfect sound and image...thanks for the upload!
❤❤🎵🎶🎸🥁
What amazes me is how different these songs sound from the album versions. The timing is so different. But this is so cool! I can't turn it off.
U2 was on fire back then, no doubt about it.
I've played the early studio albums for decades, practicing conservative use in later years being more selective when I play them, not wanting to 'wear them out'. Even so, these live recordings from that era are new to me, giving these songs a very welcomed freshness!
The version of An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart is fantastic ! Thanks for sharing this in great quality !
Wow... what a gem! Still make me sad being just 13 years in 81 and not old enough to see these guys in full force post punk energy! great sound-great show!!!
Me too that’s how I feel, I was 13 in 1981 also, I did not discover them until 1983
I was working in a record store in lower Manhattan when this came out. The minute I heard it, I knew this band would be huge.
The 80s were simply the greatest decade. Everything was so pure, with such raw energy. How they won over the Germans is simply magic.. Bono has such an energy.. Insane!
22:47 no sweeping, no shredding, great guitar sound, lot of energy, the king of music that I would like to do.
I can’t afford concerts anymore so thanks for sharing this one. It’s great
I was 17 and two friends were playing a U2 tape. I almost fell over! Bono's voice is always much more than a voice - it's a musical instrument. Edge is from another planet!
They sound so great. It was already all there. Ready to take over the world. I'm good for about four albums. After that I couldn't really believe it.
In Italy not many knew about U2 back in 1981, people fell in love with them in 1984/85. Maybe because Italy was not included in the World tour until 1985
Watching this one for the first time, i miss "A day without me"... I hope no one other track will be cutted.
Nice surprise for me that 'I Fall Down' and 'I Will Follow' were included this time, though! 😃 They'd omitted it when I recorded it off the TV onto VHS tape many moons ago.
Thank you for downloading and cleaning it up. Great work!
This is just brilliant. To see u2 in such an early form, so raw, still learning the trade... It's an unexpected thrill, and a privilege. So young, but the talent is dripping from them. This is the best video of early u2 that I've seen. Thank you for uploading, fellow UA-camr.
Saw them 3 times on Zoo tv. Second row at LA sports arena and 2 nights in a row at dodger stadium. I was 20 I’m now 52. Music had lost its angst and passion. It has given itself over to mediocrity and repetition. U2s music is achingly beautiful, sonically mind bending and demands your attention.
Just my opinion, but this version and live performance kicks ass over anything u2 does now. The early stuff was way better with them playing the right tempo and key. I liked Bono's vocal style back then as it was straight and sincere, raw and less pretentious. So many great epic songs from the early albums! This is the energy that actually made me love this band at one time
Simply fantastic!!
They were ,explosive, powerful, and passionate, and they still are! Incredible music!
lord. .... they are so amazing like a perfection.
This is gold!
Sooo good U2 raw and full of energy. The Edge weaves some magic and Bono giving it his all
Little did the audience know at the time that within 6 years this U2 would become the greatest Rock n Roll band the world has ever seen to this day…. Absolutely Brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Great footage, thank you só much, dexbam !!!
Fuck amazing..inocence..this is u2..real perfct..time pass but stlii the best band ever..love from Portugal
Thanks a lot for sharing. Still so powerful to hear it nowadays . Incredible version of 11 o clock tick tock
They all would be 19/20 years old, so friggen talented back then, you can now understand why they are now entering 5th decade as a band. They haven’t finished yet. They are doing a Rolling Stones. Edge only had 2 guitars back then a Gibson Explorer and a Strat. Today he plays with 21 different guitars in concerts.
Edge is brilliant!
Woow que emoción para quienes estuvieron en sus inicios 👍🏻😍
Early U2 kicks arse
They were amazing in the early days! Exciting and powerful! And Edge was like a Magician! I played guitar but couldn’t figure out his sound and style. It was so unique sounding! Back then they were great! Weaving Soundscapes. I was a fan until Rattle and Hum! Then they lost me. Now they bore me and I no longer care. 😮
im the same u2 lost thier edge after 1988
@@MrMallorcaboy And they got greedy and arrogant, too. They were idealistic and hopeful back then. But now it’s all about self righteous preaching and cash! Bono invested 70 million in the FB IPO and made 500 million dollars in that rotten company!
What a Sham! Bono cleaned up like a Bandit!
Then they sent me their terrible album to my IPhone. I deleted it after hearing it. It was terrible! That pissed me off! They were so pushy and arrogant! No thanks!
Awesome show! I thought their young and raw energy had them playing super fast until I realised I was at 1.25x speed!! October is such a dark and rocking album - sounds great live. I discovered them when I herd New Year's Day on the radio in my sister's car as she went into a store. Gripped me and took hold from the start. Great band!
Thank you for posting this amazing concert. I'm in my happy place right now. ❤ from NZ
I'm revisiting this tonight also in NZ! 😁
Oh my God, since U2 has been my favorite band since 1983 I would have loved to have been to this show to discover them 2 years earlier! Damn! I think I have the show taped on cassette somewhere!
What an electric, mind blowing performance!! Love it
this is pure gold
Fantástico nossa que tempo Mágico quando ainda agente se via.jovem🙏🇧🇷🌹🐶😍😇🥰🫶🥸💛🤗🦉🌻🌎🤩🌹👏
I can’t believe this recording exist. Fuck I love UA-cam
I’ve only just seen it mate. ❤
Like west German cut vinyl. Quality all the way
Quand je pense à ces daubes de Song of Innocence/Experience et que je vois ce concert ! La vieillesse est un naufrage également pour les Rock Bands. De toute façon, rien ne peut remplacer U2 dans le coeur de ma génération.
The year after John Lennon died. A time of wondering where popular music would go after the end of the 70s. It was about this time but someone played the first cassette of U2 for me and told me they were “punk rock.” I was puzzled by the sounds …and love the chance to listen & see now what was going on! I could not have predicted the deep connection I would eventually experience many years later.
Edge is a genuis!😇
I remember wondering where did this sound come from? The Edge was mystical! I couldn’t decipher their influences. It wasn’t Punk. Sort of Gothic like the Cure kind of. But not the same.
They were from Ireland so thought that’s unusual. Not from London. The only other Irish band I heard of was Big Country. Or were they Scottish? I’m wasn’t sure.
But this was very Atmospheric music. I knew that much. Yet it wasn’t R&B based or typical R&R either.
The Edge was their secret weapon carving out delicate melodies and thick chords and appregios. What a sound!
Ah...the joy of youth....good upload 👍
Fantastic... Great band. U2 is the best
What a great show!!!
Outstanding! Boy i think is their best album. Thanks for sharing.
I was 11 at the time and only had a hint of what these guys were doing back then. Boy did I learn quickly thereafter. We all did at that time.
5:02 I love that little dance!
So Raw, this is phenomenal 🎧🙌🏻 thank you
Thank you very much for share that great concert!
I saw thim a couple times on this tour yes this was an amazing period of their career
Una Joya!!
Merci pour ce super live 👍🤩
wow geile Qualität!!!!!!!Danke für dieses Video!!!
Bono mit Gitarre. Edge mit Haaren, Adam springt herum auf d Bühne, schön zu sehen :-)
Голос, который узнаешь среди многих👍Боно шикарен
@@ramankalasouski1686 не одни!
Шикаркен, уникален!
If you are Russian you are not wanted here
This is the raw uncivilised bastard child of totp. A sound that was undeniable and so beautiful. It sparked a multi decade love affair