1983-05-30 - Devore, California - Glen Helen Regional Park


setlist

  1. Gloria
  2. I Threw A Brick Through A Window
  3. A Day Without Me / Dear Prudence (snippet)
  4. An Cat Dubh
  5. Into The Heart
  6. New Year's Day
  7. Surrender
  8. Two Hearts Beat As One / Let's Twist Again (snippet)
  9. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  10. The Cry
  11. The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / California, Here I Come (snippet)

    12. encore(s):
  12. I Will Follow
  13. 40 / Give Peace A Chance (snippet)
Performance notes: 'US Festival' - Line up includes Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, Berlin, Quarterflash, Missing Persons, The Pretenders, Joe Walsh, Stevie Nicks, and David Bowie
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songs per album

  1. War (5)
  2. Boy (5)
  3. October (2)

best song performances

  1. A Day Without Me (8 votes)
  2. An Cat Dubh (4 votes)
  3. The Electric Co. (4 votes)

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review by ayr861

15 years ago

Performance

A small gig in Devore, California from May 1983, just before the historic Live At Red Rocks performance, is a 13-song performance which definitely eclipses anything done before it and probably for the next few years after. These early performances are the best of the best for U2, as you get awesome renditions of the early material - raw and ready to go.

Every single song is nailed - except for one snippet: Give Peace A Chance. I'd be asking to Give Chance Some Peace - it's utter tripe. I love the young lady and her utterly brilliant dancing skills during the Let's Twist Again snippet in Two Hearts Beat As One - and not a bad looker, either. A definite highlight (for me, anyway).

You've gotta love the band's enthusiasm in these days. They're all over the stage, going from side to side, and are pretty free to go wherever they like (within possibility), which it hasn't changed so much in recent times, but they just seem less shackled here and more relaxed, less choreographed and staged.

Sound

FOR SOUND: The sound here is excellent (for 1983), but you do hear a lot of clipping, which was to be expected - most of these television broadcasts have the same problems from the early 80s. However, as a pro-shot, it's a soundboard and a good one at that, if not very good.

The instruments are easy enough to pick up (Adam's bass in most songs is perfectly audible and so is Edge's guitar) and so is the audience at the end of each song. Sometimes the vocals get lost in the mix and the backing vocals too, but they're definitely there. No major issues with Larry's drumming, except sometimes it's mixed way too loud and that's where the distortion comes from.


FOR PICTURE: The picture quality for this show is very nice, again more than acceptable for 1983, of course dependent on the video transfer method. You don't see too many artefacts or PQ errors you shouldn't be seeing - whether that's due to the condition of the master tapes or just damn good transfer by a genius, I don't know. Because it's a pro-shot, you get to see all the action - which is important for any kind of live film.

Regarding direction, the whole video is directed beautifully and in the way a concert video should be. The camera keeps on the main subject at the time, moves with brilliant precision and just does what he's meant to do, which is directing the show in such a way that isn't seen anymore, even in U2's recent videos since the Elevation era. I also love the fact that during New Year's Day, the camera gets so close to the piano - which is another credit to the film crew.

Audience

Enthusiastic and right into this 'New Wave' band. Great, great participation...

Overall

A great relaxed, fun gig and at times, even better than the Red Rocks release.

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