It’s unfortunate the sound is poor. It’s the best live performance of this song. You will have to watch it on the original Rattle & Hum 📀 DVD and crank it all the way up. The Edge’s guitar riff is awesome. The Rhythm section from Larry and Adam is awesome.
Man, I got to hear this on their Joshua Tree tour back in 2017. It was beautiful to hear this. Bono’s voice wasn’t quite the same as back then but the impact was still there overall.
This is an amazing song by U2. Too bad the video sound is poor. Such a shame you can’t hear the drums-I love the rhythm section on this. The Joshua Tree album is a masterpiece. One of the all-time greatest.
I had this on vhs back in the day. It's a decent live version of the song. But yeah, this copy is way too light on the volume. And yes, Bono's guitar is pretty low in the mix even when volume is normalized.
There is a similar video to this from an LA show that's much better than this one. Same tour/performance but just better quality if you wanted to watching that one.
Yeah ... they ended with Gloria. And yes, while it was the same version as Patti Smith, I believe hers was from 1975, which was a cover of Them / Van Morrison version from 1965. I believe U2 gives the nod to it being inspired by Van Morrison (which was their inspiration of their song, "Gloria" from their October album), even though they have brought Patti Smith on stage in some concerts, and they cover Gloria too.
This is one of the few U2 songs that actually sound as good on record as they do live. This, mimd you, was during a time when nothing this band recorded in the studio ever sounded anywhere near as good as their live performances. This performance, though, with the refrain of the old "Gloria", not their own song, thrown in, is epic.. The fast parts are a bit rushed, however, and the power of the song is somehow diminished.
Hey David, thanks for the review. Apologies for the lower volume. Minimally, I should have given you a head's up. Unfortunately, there are only two versions (I could find) of this live version. I believe it's a RIP off of VHS. Both have the same volume quality. I often do not notice, as my sound runs through an amp that usually sits at 150%, but I didn't even put two-and-two together when selecting this link. In the future, I'll make sure to turn off my custom settings when I pre-screen and QA prior to submission. Live and learn.
What an awful recording. “From what I can hear!” I’m shaking my head, too, trying to listen to the song. Too bad. It does sound like a banger. Thanks, David.
This is missing the intimacy of the studio recording. The studio version would be impossible to replicate in concert. You reeeeaaaally need to react again to the studio version. It's a masterpiece in dynamics.
Not sure why that recording is used, someone already posted one much better recording w decent sound. Here is another of the same performance: ua-cam.com/video/XlUPAdPjvlw/v-deo.htmlsi=VA65dOMYodBn0bN4 There are also great performances of this song, at a much later date for the Joshua Tree anniversary tour.
What a shame about the volume. U2 fans will stick thru it, but other folk that don't know it won't. Without volume the beginning that starts low and eventually gets higher is lost. I'll still "like' it, you rock always, but you gotta get a new song or volume.
It’s unfortunate the sound is poor. It’s the best live performance of this song. You will have to watch it on the original Rattle & Hum 📀 DVD and crank it all the way up. The Edge’s guitar riff is awesome. The Rhythm section from Larry and Adam is awesome.
Man, I got to hear this on their Joshua Tree tour back in 2017. It was beautiful to hear this. Bono’s voice wasn’t quite the same as back then but the impact was still there overall.
This is an amazing song by U2. Too bad the video sound is poor. Such a shame you can’t hear the drums-I love the rhythm section on this. The Joshua Tree album is a masterpiece. One of the all-time greatest.
When I watched it both in the theatre and on VHS, it was pretty loud. I don't know why it was uploaded at such a low volume.
Best to just grab a different version them Dave. It is a good song. Bono's probably keeping the guitar from previous/next songs.
GRACIAS POR OTRO U2 REACTION
You can hear tempo is a faster than it is , because of the movie rattle and hum.
I had this on vhs back in the day. It's a decent live version of the song. But yeah, this copy is way too light on the volume. And yes, Bono's guitar is pretty low in the mix even when volume is normalized.
There is a similar video to this from an LA show that's much better than this one. Same tour/performance but just better quality if you wanted to watching that one.
I kinda heard a nod to Patti Smith’s Gloria in the song which is pretty cool but, I barely heard it.
Yeah ... they ended with Gloria. And yes, while it was the same version as Patti Smith, I believe hers was from 1975, which was a cover of Them / Van Morrison version from 1965. I believe U2 gives the nod to it being inspired by Van Morrison (which was their inspiration of their song, "Gloria" from their October album), even though they have brought Patti Smith on stage in some concerts, and they cover Gloria too.
This is one of the few U2 songs that actually sound as good on record as they do live. This, mimd you, was during a time when nothing this band recorded in the studio ever sounded anywhere near as good as their live performances. This performance, though, with the refrain of the old "Gloria", not their own song, thrown in, is epic.. The fast parts are a bit rushed, however, and the power of the song is somehow diminished.
Hey David, thanks for the review.
Apologies for the lower volume. Minimally, I should have given you a head's up. Unfortunately, there are only two versions (I could find) of this live version. I believe it's a RIP off of VHS. Both have the same volume quality. I often do not notice, as my sound runs through an amp that usually sits at 150%, but I didn't even put two-and-two together when selecting this link. In the future, I'll make sure to turn off my custom settings when I pre-screen and QA prior to submission. Live and learn.
@@stevesmith4600 , you suck
What an awful recording. “From what I can hear!” I’m shaking my head, too, trying to listen to the song. Too bad. It does sound like a banger. Thanks, David.
The sound is perfect. It could be an issue on your end.
This is missing the intimacy of the studio recording. The studio version would be impossible to replicate in concert. You reeeeaaaally need to react again to the studio version. It's a masterpiece in dynamics.
Not sure why that recording is used, someone already posted one much better recording w decent sound. Here is another of the same performance:
ua-cam.com/video/XlUPAdPjvlw/v-deo.htmlsi=VA65dOMYodBn0bN4
There are also great performances of this song, at a much later date for the Joshua Tree anniversary tour.
Someone took this off U2's concert film Rattle and Hum, but they definitely didn't get proper sound quality.
Not only is the spund quality off but its speed up from the movie version.
On Bono playing guitar, haha. I think it's minimal and may be more for looks. Ive wondered the same
He was an aspiring guitarist when they started the band in their teens. Just much better at singing.
Good song, nice (visual) performance... Awful audio 😬
The song sounded good however from what I heard about which wasn't much, the performance looked great I just wish we could have heard the song better
u2 forever, sound low
What a shame about the volume. U2 fans will stick thru it, but other folk that don't know it won't. Without volume the beginning that starts low and eventually gets higher is lost. I'll still "like' it, you rock always, but you gotta get a new song or volume.
The live version from Paris is way better.