U2 - 2001-06-02 - Albany, NY (IEM Matrix)

U2

2001-06-02 

Pepsi Center

Albany, NY  

IEM Audience Matrix

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01.  Elevation

02.  Beautiful Day 

03.  Until The End Of The World

04.  Mysterious Ways

05.  Bono Speech

06.  Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of

07.  Kite

08.  Gone

09.  New York

10. I Will Follow

11. Sunday Bloody Sunday

12. Desire

13. Stay(fade out)

14. Bad(fade in)

15. Where The Streets Have No Name

16. Pride

17. Break

18. Bullet The Blue Sky

19. With Or Without You

20. The Fly

21. One

22. Walk On

U2 - 2001-06-02 - Albany, NY (IEM Matrix)

I've seen U2 twice - once in August 1992 during the ZooTV tour and then again in October 2001, after the tragedy on 9-11, when the band's emotional tribute to the victims provided a much needed catharsis for us all.

This IEM Matrix recording captures the band in Albany on June 2, 2001, 22 years ago today and just a few montsh befopre I saw them for a 2nd time.  While, as my expereince attests, the last leg of the Elevation Tour is remembered for U2's remarkable tribute to the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the early parts of the tour were a celebration of the band's amazing new album, All That You Can't Leave Behind. Following the mixed reception to their 1997 album, Pop, U2 returned to their roots for All That You Can't Leave Behind. At the time of the album's release, U2 said on a number of occasions that they were "reapplying for the job of the best band in the world". The public and critics heartily approved, as the disc sold over 12 million copies and won 7 Grammy Awards. The songs Beautiful Day, Walk On, Elevation, and Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of all reached the top 5 on the Billboard charts in the United Kingdom. Of course, many of the album's songs, especially Walk On, New York and Peace On Earth, would take on new meaning in the wake of the events of 9-11.