U2start.com | Shows | 2001-10-13 - Hamilton, Ontario

"Elevated in Steeltown"

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: John Pollard (Audio Taper)
Equipment: Sony ECM-717 (Microphone), Sony MZ-R70 (Audio recording device)
Lineage: ECM717 mics > MZR70 MiniDisc Player/Recorder > CDR > EAC (secure mode) > WAV > mkwACT (0.97beta) > SHN > CDR > WAV > FLAC > MP3 (Lame, 192kbps)
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review by stj0691

15 years ago

Performance

'Elevation' rocked the place, and 'Beautiful Day' showed the band soared that evening. 'Until the End of the World', 'New Year's Day' and 'Out of Control' were average performances for the 3rd leg, however better than their 1st and 2nd leg counterparts. During 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' Bono hugged an American flag that he grabbed from an audience member. 'Stuck in a Moment' was pretty good, but nothing special. Bono dedicated 'Kite' to his dad, and toward the end he's a bit emotional. During 'Angel of Harlem' Bono screams the 'New York' lyric. 'People Get Ready' was a treat, especially because a fan got to play Bono's guitar! The guy was kinda nervous, but toward the end, I figured he was as good as Bono is. The guy sings too, which was pretty cool. 'Staring' was pretty good, as usual. 'Bad' was spectacular, especially the snippet Daniel Lanios' 'The Maker'. 'Streets' was amazing, not the best version of it, but the band were really into it here. 'Still Haven't Found' was beautiful, even with a small flub in the lyrics. The band go right into â€™Pride', which really got the place going. They really ripped into 'Bullet' that night, and deliver one of best versions I've heard in a long time. 'What's Going On' was perfect, but some audience members kinda ruined it for me (see below). 'New York' was rockalicious. 'With or Without You' was serene, very beautiful version here. The entire stadium was quiet for a moment, then just started singing with Bono. Amazing. 'One', 'Peace' and 'Walk On' close another great show for the books.

Sound

Another good 'un. I'd say 4 stars, because of the clarity of the band. It's not perfect, but it's good enough for me!
Recording: "Elevated in Steeltown" - 4 stars

Audience

It seems 3rd leg Elevation shows always have awesome audiences, and this is no different. One guy in the audience even guesses Bono's snippets...which amazed me. Really great crowd, they add so much to the show. The crowd seem to carry 'Angel of Harlem' too. The crowd were really digging 'Still Haven't Found'. The crowd really came alive with 'Pride', which sent shivers down my spine. However, during 'What's Going On', the same guys shout other things, which pissed me off. If I was at this concert, you probably would hear me say 'shut the fuck up, I wanna hear music, not you assholes'. If you morons are reading this, I'll tell ya now. Shut up. It's a rock and roll concert, not a fucking shouting match. If ya wanna shout, go to Metallica concert or something. End of.

Overall

This show was a fun listen. 'Kite', 'Angel of Harlem', 'People Get Ready', 'Pride', and 'With or Without You' are the standouts here. The only problem was during the encore when the morons (mentioned above) acted like immature 2 year olds. It just goes to show what kind of people they are. Anyway, this would be there last stop in Canada until Vertigo. On to Chicago!