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U2
1982-05-14
T'Heem
Hattem, The Netherlands
Soundboard Recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Gloria
02. Another Time, Another Place
03. I Threw A Brick Through A Window
04. A Day Without Me
05. An Cat Dubh >
06. Into The Heart
07. Rejoice
08. Cry > The Electric Co.
09. I Fall Down
10. October
11. I Will Follow
12. A Celebration
13. Twilight
14. Out Of Control
15. Fire
16. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock > The Ocean
17. Southern Man
In October 1981, U2 released their second album, October, to mixed reviews. The band had struggled with this disc, often feeling conflicted between the themes of religion and spirituality contained in the songs and the rock and roll life style they were living. Recording was further complicated by the fact that a briefcase containing lyrics was stolen by fans, through it was eventually returned. Perhaps the band reached a bit too far with October. Years later Bono himself said about the album, "Can you imagine your second album—the difficult second album—it's about God?" In any event, despite the less than stellar reviews and poor sales of October, the band toured extensively in support of the disc. This soundboard recording captures them in the Netherlands on May 14, 1982, 44 years ago today.
1 comments:
I saw U2 for the first time at Vet Mem Col in Phx on Mar 25, 1982 opening for J Geils Band. Bono mentioned they were warned the Arizona crowd would not be kind to them. But it turned out to be the opposite. So much so that Bono proceeded to fall backward into the crowd and carried around the pit for a minute or two while singing. U2 blew away J Geils performance and I became a lifelong fan.
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