Weakest Link: U2 "Achtung Baby" - Round 3

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  1. abzach

    abzach Forum Resident

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    Lol, these polls are getting hilariously ridiculous, Love Is Blindness, perhaps the best U2 track ever, gets voted off early :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
     
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  2. Jimbino

    Jimbino Goad Kicker, Music Lover

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    Can't vote anymore. These remaining tracks are too danged great.

    All my U2 shows were prior to Achtung Baby. All in San Francisco -
    Conspiracy of Hope - June 4, '86
    Joshua Tree (Spring) - April 25, '87
    Justin Herman Plaza (a great reason to cut college classes) - Nov 11, '87
    Joshua Tree (Fall) - Nov 14 or 14, '87
     
  3. Johnny Feathers

    Johnny Feathers Forum Resident

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    Man, I'm guessing you've seen quite a few shows, as I don't think any tour featured so many songs off one album other than the Joshua Tree 2017/2019 tour. Heck, in order to have heard Do You Feel Loved, you'd have had to be at one of the first handful of PopMart shows.

    Think I've seen the same from ATYCLB.
     
  4. schnitzerphilip

    schnitzerphilip "Modern Dad" Unlocked Award

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    Holy sh-t! You, sir, are a U2 god.

    In light of this, I humbly request that you stop these weakest link threads with this one because after this it's too hard to imagine, it would be so cruel.
     
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  5. blair207

    blair207 Forum Resident

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    zoo station and uv.
    I’ve seen U2 numerous times. I missed the Zoo Tv tour but I’ve seen everything on the album apart from So Cruel, TTTYAATW and Love is Blindness live.
     
  6. Babysquid

    Babysquid Forum Resident

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    Yes I saw them at Wembley stadium in 93 on the Zooropa tour. When they started to play “love is blindness” I yelled “YEAH” in appreciation. I think I was the only one in the audience Who got excited though as everyone in my vicinity turned and looked at me as if I was a weirdo. We also had hospitality passes as my friends aunt sold Bono an ironing board or something.
     
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  7. Mad Dog

    Mad Dog Forum Resident

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  8. uphoria6

    uphoria6 Senior Member

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    Saw Zoo TV twice. Once early on the arena tour at Maple Leaf Gardens which was 16 shows in - The Pixies opened - and once at Exhibition stadium "Outdoor Broadcast". I saw them again on the recent-ish Joshua Tree anniversary tour.
    [​IMG]
     
  9. GLUDFSSR

    GLUDFSSR Senior Member

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    Who’s Gonna Ride
    Ultraviolet

    Shows seen on Zoo TV Tour.
    4/12/92 LA Sports Arena
    4/13/92 LA Sports Arena
    10/30/92 Dodger Stadium
    11/14/92 Anaheim Stadium
     
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  10. Grahamstuartcanada

    Grahamstuartcanada We play two kinds of music “new” and “wave”

    I live in Belleville and not going to those shows are my greatest concert regrets
     
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  11. walrus

    walrus Staring into nothing

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    “Wild Horses” is good, but that bridge always sounded forced and awkward. “Until the end of the world” is great, but just a little played out for me, I think.
     
  12. Grahamstuartcanada

    Grahamstuartcanada We play two kinds of music “new” and “wave”

    I love the bridge to horses!
     
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  13. JeffMo

    JeffMo Format Agnostic

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    Same two for me, but I've seen them four times so far.

    Caught Indoor Broadcast of Zoo TV where they opened with 8 new tracks of AB. Later they closed with "Love Is Blindness" for 9/12 songs.

    On Outdoor Broadcast I caught 10/12 songs!
     
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  14. ian christopher

    ian christopher Argentina (in Spirit)

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    went with the two big singles (Fly and Mysterious Ways) this time around.

    always skip 'em, to this day
     
  15. ian christopher

    ian christopher Argentina (in Spirit)

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    of my 4 fave tracks on the album, 2 have already departed (Arms Around The World and So Cruel) and 2 are about to go (Wild Horses and Ultraviolet)
     
  16. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever Thread Starter

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    Oops - I messed up. I didn't hear "Do You Feel Loved", so I'm missing 2 "Pop" songs! :sigh:

    My 1st PopMart show was DC in May!
     
  17. JeffMo

    JeffMo Format Agnostic

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    come on man, we demand precision and accuracy around here...:cool:
     
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  18. ian christopher

    ian christopher Argentina (in Spirit)

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    different feel here - SHF U2 fans seem to prefer the singles/hits more than many other U2 fan forums that go for the deeper album cuts
     
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  19. Elliottmarx

    Elliottmarx Always in the mood for Burt Bacharach

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    Such an incredible album, but that tour.
    I've seen about 1,000 shows and Zoo TV was the most incredible. I've seen U2 another 8 times. Always great but the word to describe Zoo TV would be awesome. I saw the small indoor leg, it was great but when the big stadium show came around, I dragged all my friends.

    My show was Dodger's Stadium on Halloween. The air was charged. The audience was in costume. Our openers were The Sugar Cubes and Public Enemy. What a freaking night. The insanity of the staging. Wow.

    I don't suffer much from nostalgia - lucky me, but if Zoo TV were restaged I'd buy a ticket in a heartbeat.
     
  20. Carlox

    Carlox Forum Resident

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    Zoo Station and Ultraviolet.
    Never saw them live.
     
  21. J_D__

    J_D__ Senior Member

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    “One” and “Fly” need to go.

    I’ve seen U2 live twice on both Joshua Tree tours. They played Ulitraviolet the last time I saw them live. My favorite song on the album.
     
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  22. rlj1010

    rlj1010 Forum Resident

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    My two weakest remaining links are Even Better Than The Real thing and Mysterious Ways.

    My list of U2 shows I've attended:

    February 29, 1992 - Lakeland Civic Center (Zoo TV Opening Night) - Lakeland, FL

    March 1, 1992 - Miami Arena (Zoo TV) - Miami, FL

    Oct 3, 1992 - Joe Robbie Stadium (Zoo TV - Outside Broadcast) - Miami, FL

    Nov 10, 1997 - Houlihans Stadium (Popmart) - Tampa, FL

    Nov 14, 1997 - Pro Player Stadium (Popmart) - Miami, FL

    Dec 31, 1999 - Lincoln Memorial (Bono solo) - Washington DC

    March 24, 2001 - National Car (Elevation) - Sunrise, FL

    March 26, 2001 - National Car (Elevation) - Sunrise, FL

    Dec 2, 2001 - AAA (Elevation) - Miami, FL

    Nov 13, 2005 - AAA (Vertigo) - Miami, FL

    Nov 14, 2005 - AAA (Vertigo) - Miami, FL

    June 29, 2011 - Sun Life Stadium (U2360) - Miami, FL

    June 11, 2017 - Hard Rock Stadium (JT 2017) - Miami, FL

    Those first two Zoo TV shows, they played 10 of the 12 songs from Achtung Baby (they skipped So Cruel and Acrobat.)

    Loved every U2 show I've ever attended... except for 360 in 2011. For some reason, that show left me cold, and that was their biggest ever tour, go figure.)
     
  23. LilyMarz

    LilyMarz Forum Resident

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    The first time I saw U2 was at the Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope show in 1986. They were about to be the biggest band in the world and they knew it, as did everyone in the stadium. They were on fire. It was something to see. I felt bad for The Police having to follow them; the audience was drained when U2 left the stage. However, when Bono sauntered on stage in that fringed jacket and joined Sting for Invisible Sun, the crowd lit up. Amazing.

    I made sure to catch them every American tour through the Vertigo tour. They lost me at No Line on the Horizon. I haven't seen since, but what great memories before that.
     
  24. maui jim

    maui jim Forum Resident

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    Saw them on 1st leg of AB tour. Great. Saw them at Zoo TV outdoor tour. Not so great. Didn’t see them again til 1st Experience indoor tour. Trying very hard plus cool video presentation. More effort to please crowd. Larry is a monster
     
  25. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

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    Cambridge, MA
    Zoo Station and Fly.

    I am shocked that Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses is winning the vote-off.
     
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