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Performance:
Band in excellent mood and playing very tight and powerful. No major mistakes. The intro to Streets sounded a bit lengthy in a strange way. Maybe it's just me, not sure.
Audience:
Very good. Venue almost sold out. At times people on the stands sat down but if so only during quieter or not so well known songs (e.g. Your Blue Room).
Sound:
Excellent audience recording. A bit too much bass maybe but other than that nothing to complain about. No distracting talking, screaming or singing right next to the taper. Can't wait for a lossless version of it!
Overall:
For an audience recording it's as good as it gets. Very good show. I was there that night and to me it was one of those magical shows where you can't really tell why it stood out compared to others.
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Performance:
This is a very solid gig that I think,flew under the radar last fall.The boys are in fine form here,the new tunes start us up,then MW gets the place up and dancing.Im not a big fan of MW,but it always goes over live.Same goes for Elevation,I cringe at the lyrics,but again,its a crowd pleaser.Bono is talkative,saying Houston is the" home of space stations".Very true."Houston we have no problem" is a great quote before ISHFWILF.The fans sing the intro word for word.Great moment,and you really get a good FEEL for this show.Bono sounds genuine and sincere thanking everyone from NASA.Stand By Me follows,and is very passionate.NLOTH is more intense than usual.Its a blazing version.The standout track is the rare,strange sounding Your Blue Room.This is a great version,sound is very good and clear(much better than the NJ 09.23.09 soundwise).This is the LAST time this song was played in 2009.It was replaced with IALW. UTEOTW has it usual bite.Solid show here.
Audience:
Cant really hear them,but Im sure they were better than you can hear.
Sound:
For an audience recording,this is very good.Bono and Edges vocals are clear,as is the Edges guitar.Larry and Adam instruments sound a bit flat.Example,the start of Vertigo sounds very muffled.Even Edges guitar sounds like hes in a tin box at the start.I try to listen to audience recordings with an open mind.After all,these are amature recordings.Thats why its called a "bootleg".If you want a much better sounding show,you should stay with the Q/BBC broadcast of Sheffield.But this has a good,raw live sound to it.
Overall:
A very nice find here.I pretty much stopped downloading shows after my 2 at Giants Stadium in Sept (cause of the VERY similar setlists).But this is a good sounding show,the band are in top form,and you have Your Blue Room ,making its last appearance for 2009.I thought this odd track worked,but obviously the band felt IALW worked better.Standouts : BD,ISHFWILF,NLOTH,YBR,UF,One,and a great version of UV.Grab this show.
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