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Performance:
Great, high-energy show to wrap up the first leg of the tour. Shout-outs to the Beastie Boys, Michael Stipe, Bill Clinton, Gavin Friday and Guggi, who were all in the audience. The band were obviously in a great mood. Daniel Lanois joins the band for Wild Honey and Ground Beneath Her Feet.
Audience:
I was in the audience- in the GA section on the floor, two people back from the catwalk. Bono was about four feet away when he sang "Bad"- it was amazing. Like seeing the band in a club.
Sound:
Great sound, although at times you can hear the metronome from the IEM recording, which is a little distracting and gives you a distorted impression of what the sound was like at the actual show. For a more accurate recording, albeit less clear, try the audience recording. The acoustic songs sound amazing- Wild Honey, in its live debut, is a must-hear.
Overall:
One of the best Elevation shows out there. Amazing setlist, awesome energy, and a guest spot from Daniel Lanois.
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Performance:
The band are in top form here.I was at this show with my wife a month after out twins were born in May.This is a very emotional show for me.My twins were born premature and did fine.My wife and I celebrated the health of our children at this gig.They came home the day after this show.This brings back all the positive memories of that time in our life.My wife calls this show the twins show. I was also very pleased that they added a couple of songs.The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a really good song .I couldnt understand why they didnt play this one more on the Elevation tour.We get I believe the ONLY live version of Wild Honey,another very good song.D.Lanois joined the band for these 2 songs.He seems to get the band fired up.They lifted their performance for him,and all the notable celebs in the house.I give this show a 5,for the performance and obvious emotional reasons.
Audience:
Audience was great.I was impressed.NJ usually isnt as loud as NY- MSG.But on this night they were great.My section sang Wild Honey word for word..good and loud.
Sound:
This is a great find.I had a bad audience recording from this show.I thought this might be the same version or similar.Its not.It sounds great.One of the best sounding audience recordings I have ever heard.
Overall:
One of the best shows from the first leg...and actually the whole tour.Hamish Hamilton even said the NY shows were better than Boston on the dvd Live From Boston.I dont know if he meant just the MSG shows or this show as well from NJ.All I can say is they were fantastic here......one of the best shows I have seen from them,and I have seen the band many,many times live.Loved it..for all the RIGHT reasons......Cheers.
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