What songs live? (was: New Subject)


Elizabeth Platt ([email protected])
Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:49:42 -0800 (PST)


On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, Mar Gonzalez <[email protected]> wrote:

> Subject: New subject
>
> I would like to suggest a new thing to talk about:
> what SONGS that you don't hear in PopMart Tour would you like to see in the
> supposed new U2 tour?????
>
> My choice:
> -Sunday Bloody Sunday (non-acoustic version)
> -Desire
> covers: Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
> Champagne Supernova (oasis)
>
> what about your choice, people?

That's easy--I want to hear the _new_ songs on the next tour! >:)

Seriously, I'd be sorely disappointed if U2 were to release a new album,
and then stick to the "big hits" when they went on the road.

Mind you, I don't object to hearing some older songs--a single album won't
provide enough material for a live show, as those of us who saw the band
in their "Boy" days have known for ages... ;-)

Personally, I could do without hearing "Bullet the Blue Sky" again (and
again and again and again), even though I love the guitar solo in it. On
the flip side, I was pleasantly surprised to hear "One Tree Hill" turn
into a bit of a show-stopper on the Love Town tour, and it would be nice
to hear it live again. And, ever the weirdo, I'd be interested in hearing
how "Holy Joe" or (especially) "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" come over in a
live show.

Dunno if I'd be too thrilled to hear U2 do cover versions of other
artists' songs--while it can be fun on a b-side or two, in a live show, it
can come across as too "bar-band" for my taste. And considering the size
and depth of U2's own catalog of songs, not to mention the cost of concert
tickets these days..well, it would have to be something totally perverse
to get a thumbs-up from me--oh, say, like having the band do a cover of
"Pissing in a River" or something. Now _that_ would be worth $60! :)

Slan,

Elizabeth Platt
[email protected]



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