U2
The Sphere
Las Vegas, NV
February 7, 2024 (Wednesday)
*24bit*
Taper: j.mart
Source: DPA SMK4061 > DPA d:vice MMA-A (+6dB, no HPF) > Apogee Metarecorder (CAF 24/48) > iPhone 13 Pro
Mastering: Adobe Audition > Izotope Ozone 10 (EQ, exciter, MB compressor, maximizer, WAV 24/48) > TLH (FLAC 8)
Tracklist:
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01- Intro (Lemon Remix + Eno Choral Mix)
02- Zoo Station
03- The Fly
04- Even Better Than the Real Thing
05- Mysterious Ways
06- One
07- Love Me Tender
08- Until the End of the World
09- Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
10- Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World
11- All I Want Is You
12- band intros / Desire
13- Party Girl / happy birthday Chris Rock
14- Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House cover)
15- Acrobat
16- So Cruel
17- Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
18- Love Is Blindness / Viva Las Vegas (Elvis - PA)
19- Elevation (intro)
20- Elevation / My Way (Frank Sinatra cover)
21- Atomic City
22- Vertigo
23- Where the Streets Have No Name
24- With or Without You
25- Beautiful Day / outro
TRT: 02:12:05
Notes: Achtung Baby was probably the album that got me into music. The AB/Zooropa due are some of the most inspired rock albums ever, and listening to ZooTV tapes in my teens was a big catalyst on why I got into taping shows. I'm blessed to have had the chance to see the band play it live from A to Z, and the fact that it was at the Sphere made it all the more special - it looks as amazing as you've been told it is, inside and outside.
As far as the performance and set goes, the band is still great to watch live (only saw them once in 2010). I don't think the attempt at intimacy with the Turntable segment exactly works in this setting, it's far too quiet and I don't think you can't have it both ways in a venue like this. My other complaint was the overall sound mix of the show, at least from where I was seated (303 - towards the middle of the venue). Overall, I found the mix too quiet, a good 8dB quieter than the last few arena shows I've been too, and that invited people to talk and make noise on the quieter parts of the show. I found the bass and drums to be very lacking in the mix - I know Larry isn't playing in the band right now, but I don't understand why they opted to keep the drummer completely buried in the mix. I don't think this is the best tape to come out of this residency, as I've heard two other recordings that are far superior to this one IMO. It's still decent recording, but as I said, the mix being so quiet in my location made for screaming people to be more prominent that I would've liked. I tried to address this via spectral cleaning, but you can't really get the "cream out of the coffee".
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-j.mart
2024/02/15
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