11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Live From Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA / 1983 / Remaster...

[@MichaelBarbush-cv7ik]

This is when U2 was badass raw and hungry doesn't get any better then this

[@kevinmoore9225]

well....maybe not.....🤔 but Band Maid gives them a run 4 their.....MONEY!!!!!$$$$$🤑

[@mileswhoward]

The Edge's guitar tone here is unbelievable

[@hamupinhere]

That's stupid, my comment keeps getting deleted by KZbin but whatever, the point is that bridge pickup on The Edge's Gibson Korina Explorer is top-notch; a lot of warmth, a lot of range in both bass and treble. Fantastic staple of U2's early sound :)

[@mariareay3831]

Well, that's because the Red Rocks is an Amazing natural amphitheater!! ❤❤

[@yellowjackboots2624]

He bought it on a family holiday to New York in the 70s. I think he went into the shop with the intention of getting a Les Paul but, when he saw the Explorer, there was a change of plan.

[@oreally8605]

​@@mariareay3831 Edge always sounds like that anywhere he plays. 😊

[@bgierat]

The Red Rocks show was magical. I think it was U2 at their most raw and brilliant I never get tired of watching it.

[@sneakypress]

This has been my favourite live album, ever since I first heard it, 25 years ago ! And this was ALWAYS my favourite song ! Call OUT your NAME ! 🤗

[@denisuwer1069]

@@sneakypress 1

[@LiveON_inc]

the same

[@tracysnow349]

@@sneakypress If you think the album is great you should have been at the concert!

[@jennifercimbala6251]

I agree %100!!!

[@uv77mc85]

And this is how they became the biggest band on the planet. Absolute genius.

[@Grandizer8989]

No.. that was at Live Aide when The Police passed the baton over to them.

[@uv77mc85]

@@Grandizer8989 I'm pretty sure the Police were not at Live Aid and broke up long before. But what I meant was red rocks got played on British TV show called the Tube which everybody in the UK watched. Before That I think they were in debt. After they really took off.

[@ItsSolarzzz]

@@uv77mc85they did, u2 became the biggest band in the world when the Joshua tree came out, however live aid helped them out incredibly during 1986 the had sold out arenas ans some stadiums, but they became the biggest band in the world because Joshua tree. Then they were the biggest band in the world from 1987-2005

[@sunondalyons73]

The hottest ticket in Rock history would be U2 returning to Red Rocks, after 41 years. I bought the Boy album three years before this concert, the October album two years before. I'm 57 and still a fan.

[@cwocky]

Fuck This Is A SONG !!!

[@69Tonyro]

When Edge hits the high notes of that solo, I get chills down my spine. I first heard this song when I was 16 and in high school. I’m 55 now and still love it. The memories are bittersweet. 😢

[@michaell26]

Two 23 years boys and two 22 years boys - did great job !

[@kevinmoore9225]

Yes.......YES THEY......DID!!!!!!🥵💣💣💣💣🙏🕚 0'Clock.....Tick...TOCK!!!

[@edmolloy3350]

The single most badass U2 song EVER !

[@stevecvino]

You just might be right.

[@kevinmoore9225]

at least one of..........EM!!!!!!

[@josepmariamarin4912]

This song holds something special, the way it's performed, the power, the melancholly... An all-time favorite for me.

[@morganhale3434]

They used to play all their songs that way. I saw them in 84 and for 2 hours they just bled on stage. It was great when they actually gave a shit.

[@EXPOSEDBYGABRIELPEREZ]

Powerful lead guitar. You don't have to be the fastest. Creativity and feeling is the most important.

[@jeffoliver7491]

Interesting fact: this was the first time U2 ever earned any money from playing live, they must have done 500 shows or more as a band by then but never earned anything - until this evening in 1983.

[@myronschabe]

Wow....says quite a lot about the industry as well.

[@jeffoliver7491]

@myronschabe The ticket sales from shows just about covered the running costs of the tours - venue hire, hotels for the band and crew, transporting all the equipment, paying the crew, and so on - there was no profit. In fact, their second world tour didn't even break even, they got home barely able to pay their crew. They only earned some money from this Red Rocks gig in 1983, which was towards the end of their third world tour, because a TV network put money forward for the show to be filmed and they got paid for their performance from that money.

[@myronschabe]

@@jeffoliver7491 Guess that is why Taylor Swift etc. tickets are so expensive....does say something to their faith in the process.

[@TheDrumTodd-pb5gt]

They Turned my world Upside Down!🌞

[@petergreen2552]

Honestly the tone of Edges guitar in this track is totally killer. Wish I'd seen them live back then just to have the memories

[@robertmcgovern8850]

Red Rocks amphitheater is perfectly tuned for the midrange & treble 'wash' of bands like U2. Also anything with strings. Bass doesn't bounce as well, and really screaming/wailing lead guitars or soprano voices are deafening in the reverb. But a nice 'chka chka chka chka' rhythm guitar, tenor voice, sharp drumming, & lush keyboards/strings fit the venue sooo well. It's like the world's biggest DELAY pedal.😀 Local band DeVotchKa, with the CSO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZmYiaeId6h1fNE

[@erichanhauser3190]

Edge rule. This recording kinda set them up for superstardom. Then Live Aid really put en over the top. Bad.

[@phillipstankey8881]

@@robertmcgovern8850 Saw them in Detroit on the Unforgettable Fire tour in 1985...best concert ever

[@jeffreylinenkugel8120]

Incredible. Period.

[@morelife6508]

​@@erichanhauser3190 right. They really hadn't broke yet at the time. Still on the edge.. no pun. I say they really broke broke with Joshua Tree.

[@paulgreen7906]

What a memory for the young woman that was created that night. She will dance forever!

[@johnnymonsteroficial]

This album changed my life, my mind, when i was sixteen, listened non stop, and nowadays it's jus't sounds great yet.

[@sargy1916]

Did you wear out the cassette or the vinyl like I did ha,ha,ha?

[@trabiator1973]

Me too👍

[@ceiasousa1238]

Me too!!!

[@johnnymonsteroficial]

@@sargy1916 the vinyl, over and over again, rs, so good!!

[@mightyV444]

I also have a very cool memory of driving to school one morning and this album suddenly playing through the school bus' speakers 😃 That tape turned out to be one of my younger Sister's classmates' - who'd later be my band's bass player! 😄

[@chadmooreofficial]

It was some time around the late 90s when I was at a U2 fan site and came across a discussion thread about this show, this song, and this young woman who was chosen to come up on stage with Bono. Someone found out who she was and posted a high school yearbook photo of her. I don't recall her name, but I would imagine that this legendary experience is still with her today. Would love to hear her talk about this if she's still around.

[@simondevlin1695]

Back then U2 were more than a band, they were a fkin movement! 🙌

[@scottgrimes1287]

Movement, of what? That is an asinine statement, really.

[@simondevlin1695]

@@scottgrimes1287 really clever Scott, well done 👏

[@scottgrimes1287]

@@simondevlin1695 waiting for a retort. I am not dissing on U2. I love them as a band, I do. They had that early period, when really Goth kids and such were into them. And I still play and discreetly dance behind closed windows to their early stuff. Musically though, they were pretty simple. They then went through that commercial sell out period (Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum...when I traveled 100 miles to see them in Pittsburgh, but los Lobos was more fun as an opening act), then they got to the point, they could dictate terms. Then they could creative again. What I was astounded by was, how many Irish people didnt like them. I remember at the beach, and the Irish chicks would turn the channel if they came on, because they were so inundated by them back home.

[@simondevlin1695]

No big deal Scott, foolish opinions are embedded in democratic politics........ we’re quite lucky really 👍

[@wbh3952]

@@simondevlin1695 back in the day they were a fuckin movement and i was a fuckin disciple. Boy, October, War, Live at Red Rocks...

[@PeterGreen-t8c]

Whoever decided to flank that staging with flaming pillar stacks deserves a medal

[@THXbox]

The Edge just previewed what was to come that night.

[@jaime57473]

It's only appropriate that in the most iconic rock show in the history of the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Bono had to pick the most beautiful girl in the Denver area, the lights, the sound, The Edge guitar tone, Larry and Adam's perfect rhythm, the perfect girl to dance with,. this show had it all!!!!... total respect :D

[@ArmandoSoares-up1eb]

This show and this song are imortal!!!

[@BLD426]

Bingo!!

[@U2DrowningMan]

I got lost in this and never came back. thanks to my neighbours and home town boys.. #TheHype

[@turgondoitean1378]

This solo changed quite a bit of my life

[@cedricmattera538]

Car c’est vous ?

[@disseminationnetwork]

The greatest solo!

[@MichaelD8393]

That girl has some serious bragging rights now!

[@PlumbPitiful]

4:02 ... It's cute how the girl notices she's being filmed so starts rocking out and fist-pumping and showing off for the camera!

[@Richard-ro5om]

Every comment I read is right on the money they were Great then Great Now and Forever!!!!!

[@hasinurrahman4119]

The ending of this song, the two Edge solos, sandwiching Bono singing " Call out your name " in between..... just.... Orgasmic !! No words..... just pure aural adrenaline !!

[@richardgonzales4685]

I remember listening to these guys in the late 80's early 90's I thought what a band these guys were their music was powerful it was totally different what was on the radio at the time.Still listening today love their music.

[@za7898]

I'm crying.

[@uv77mc85]

Has to be the best U2 moment ever.

[@designforlife704]

Yup, still puts the hair on my neck up, 40 years later.

[@michaell26]

Imagine this young lady is telling to the friends that she was dancing with Bono on the stage- none believes her...until see this video ;)

[@dpfee3]

Remember hearing this for the first time when I was a teen. The mood Edge created on this song is so beautiful and haunting.

[@Mjollnir1234]

Christ, WHAT a a solo.

[@andyweir8670]

Such energy and power still puts the hairs up on the back of my neck

[@dougshankle7946]

The Edge's melodies and the solo on this give me chills. Phrasing is next level.

[@Saralene-n2o]

SMOKIN HOT U2 GREAT SONG

[@pedromoronta5025]

June 05, 1983 ..June 05 2023...is 40 years old..this magical concert

[@drowzeerutherford6037]

Uau.

[@tomauch]

We all came down from BOULDER that night. Once in a lifetime. The early 80's at CU where the best. Long Live Sushi Zanmai

[@steviekenny581]

40 fuckin years!!!!🥲🥰🥲🥰🥲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

[@troyfunk5578]

This was the first U2 song to rally catch my ear, largely because of Edge's spacy yet rocking guitar. Still as good as the first time I heard it!

[@scotthorkey2171]

Somewhere there's a grandmother telling her snotty grandkids about the time Bono pulled her up on stage.

[@jimmytan9485]

My first U2 tape was this, went out to buy the record the week after...

[@hasinurrahman4119]

The Edge, guitar hero..... What a fabulous solo !!

[@amymaclean7586]

I remember my brother being upset about an interview with Eddie Van Halen about how good The Edge is. LOL

[@mattgilbert7347]

Haha awesome

[@designforlife704]

Oh man, I played this to death aged 13, now with my headphones on at 49, playing it to death still!

[@floydfanboy2948]

50 years here and this song never gets old. It never will. Quality and passion endure. Forever.

[@uv77mc85]

I', the same age as you and still playing this. The 80s were so good.

[@josepmariamarin4912]

It's such a beautiful song!

[@designforlife704]

Haha, I've just clicked this again, forgot I'd commented, 52 now, headphones are still on.

[@petervanherp7871]

Me too!!

[@stevecvino]

@4:20 the Edge's guitar playing could of gone on forever. Haunting in my mind.

[@AviadLemke-dy9ij]

This live version takes this song to perfection ❤

[@MedalionDS9]

Gotta love when Adam would dance with his bass

[@oliversoma]

I've always said he looks like Smithers

[@crisastrologa]

Lol, It was amazing!!! 🥰

[@scottgrimes1287]

Adam made this band big time. He was the one that pushed hard from doing gigs to actually doing recordings, and pushing the leg work.

[@BabaBest2000]

I saw him play live. At the end of "Streets" he did a slide up on the bass fingerboard and literally squatted right in front of me just a few feet away. I gave him a look like saying "not bad". He gave me a look back saying"That's right". As he started to walk away, I couldn't help but look at his butt.

[@LanTianCaelus]

When Adam moves with his bass, it’s deep C clef sex.

[@jimhagan4990]

Bought this album at in '85 at K-Mart when I was twelve. I brought it to every pre-teen/teen house party probably until I was 16 or so. This was an authentic "rock-and-roll" moment I can never forget. Finally re-purchased the vinyl a couple of years ago and for some reason FOR ME (although I'm not some audiophile vinyl snotb) this album for me must be played on vinyl.

[@THXbox]

It was my first CD I bought when I finally got a home player.

[@sdp-ui2lw]

This is the epitome of their youth. Raw, powerful and they knew how good they were. I love that they slipped in "Hold on tightly " from Drowning Man as well. The mix for this recording is one the best I have heard and the tone of the Edge's guitar is magic.

[@fastkarr8256]

@sdp this tour was the last one where Edge *didnt* use sequencers. By the Unforgettable Fire tour, the music was so complex he needed sequencers. By ZooTV I remember fans saying there were men *under* the stage playing instruments because there’s no way the Edge could produce all those sounds live.

[@MegaStephybear]

Totally agree mate ❤️

[@jaytaylor7485]

I saw them live a Croke Park in Dublin, they were beyond amazing. Lou Reed made a special appearance. It was so, so much better seeing them in Ireland than Canada, where they were still excellent, but their homeland, incredible.

[@theguttertechsllc7332]

Totally agree! Especially with the inclusion from Drowning Man.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Yeah that mix is perfect

[@Pensfan5919]

That is one meaty bass line. Underrated song and I can't wait for the full concert tomorrow!

[@scottgrimes1287]

They had so many under rated songs. A lot of great B sides.

[@TimU2Cool]

U2 rhythm section is the glue that lest edge and bono freewheel

[@bb-us4ew]

The only other bass line Ive heard better was the cure fasciation street

[@dunningkruger-o1x]

i love it - being a pretender bassist , the part starting at 2:40 is such a cool bit to fake along to (with adam turned way up of course)

[@mafcarvalho]

God I miss U2 from these days... Blood, sweat and tears. ❤️

[@nmerrill]

It is debatable of course but, I believe U2 to be Gen X's Beatles.

[@haydenwittig8877]

People often say that if your alone at Red Rocks while recording you can still hear the Echoes of this distant concert many summers ago .

[@AlanKelly-rb1qn]

just love this performance of 11 OC TT- still fresh, uplifting, inspiring after all these years! Thank you lads!

[@Tyblubearboy]

Such a great track. U2 when they were at their very best! I wonder what happened to the girl he pulls out to dance?!

[@gstgst6334]

That's Courtney Cox. She starred in Friends. Lol😂

[@RonaldDesrosiers-h2f]

​@@gstgst6334 Courtney was also the chick that Bruce danced with in "Dancing in the dark" video 😏

[@frostflow]

That slow mo spinning the gal around was probably one of the coolest unsung moments in Rock n Roll.

[@mcraft2240]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@Thatsobsessedgirl]

Same. It looks so cool and fun for the girl. :3

[@jaytaylor7485]

And Bono's back has never been the same. She's as tall as him and thick, pretty of course, but a fine big lass.

[@MrAdam8484]

@@jaytaylor7485 Bet she's aged better than he has too.

[@TheStrataminor]

I always wondered who she was and what she is doing now...

[@ericschlebus6488]

Moments captured in time... both Bono, and probably the girl, are 60 now. Time flies. Youth is but a vapor.

[@paulgerardhosty9909]

But WHAT a vapour!!

[@jhart7304]

actually she is 56.

[@jhart7304]

and yes, i would know. am looking at the same pair of boots while typing this.

[@ericschlebus6488]

@@jhart7304 😎😎

[@angelaohara4344]

@@jhart7304 are you her??!!

[@KaBoomChannel]

This concert made them, especially Sunday Bloody Sunday

[@TimJackson-eq6iy]

This is my favorite version of this song.

[@chrisubias7135]

That chick was on freaking cloud nine. What a memory

[@seep7397]

early U2 is a genre in itself

[@boaz63]

When Bono wore his own merch... 😎👍

[@grilledspaghetti]

Back in the days where a friend may have dragged you to a U2 show and you didn't know who they were.

[@peterk4393]

If you want to know how the Edge manages to get sounds like no other....look carefully...his guitar strings are upside down to normal ...met him and his wife on a flight from Edinburgh to London..... had time for everyone...very nice guy.....

[@GhostRider247]

Fuck the Haters I have loved U2 since the early years and still love em today, this is the best version of this song ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haunting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its a fukin masterpiece !!!!!!!!!!

[@humbertogonzalez8643]

I hear so much melancholy in edges guitar especially in this version of 11 o’clock tik tock

[@doyleperkins4916]

Another lucky female...One of Bono's concert M.O.s since the earliest days: to select a woman from the audience and give her a few moments to last a lifetime. 11 o'clock tick tock... CRIMEA

[@petergreen2552]

Raw power, energy and pure youthful vigour. Every aspiring band should watch this concert to learn what they need to know

[@alrodriguez3050]

We thought we had the answers , it was the questions we had wrong!

[@DoJ79]

We thought we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong. The hour's getting late, folks...

[@adrianalvarado1291]

The best live album of U2 and one of the best songs of that band The U2 of 80s is the best era

[@ClaudemirCunha-wi8dr]

Pode nascer uma banda igual ao U2, porém melhor jamais aparecerá; viva o rock irlandês 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@marcelotortelli800]

Edge's harmonics in 3:30... so f#cking awesome!

[@dj-um7el]

Am I the only one who prefers this version over the studio version?

[@albertturner1039]

No. You are not the only one. There are millions of us.

[@dj-um7el]

@@albertturner1039 Cool

[@petmom1967]

Makes me want to go back in time!

[@86FxBdyCpe]

Your not kidding Jennifer, I'm 54 and would go back to the good O'l days in a hot second. 👍

[@BLD426]

No $#!+.😁

[@carlosironi4594]

This song is in U2 top 5

[@davesmith1694]

Never get tired of this one. The more I hear it, the better it gets. U2 at their finest.

[@mr.e8432]

One of my top 3 U2 songs of all time. This live version blows away the studio recording.

[@sca1871]

I think all of their performances from this show are better than the studio versions

[@peterk4393]

Oh 100% sure it blows the studio version to hits...

[@paskuviciedo153]

Que barbaridad de canción,sublime The Edge,el solo te lleva a otro nivel ,el sonido que sacaba esta gente en directo para flipar ,por eso U2 es de los grandes de la historia

[@TXPyro]

I visited Red Rocks a couple of years ago and I got reminded of this kick as album and DVD release. So good.

[@robh6685]

I have listened to this song more than any other song in the history of my life. The solo just haunts me in a good way.

[@jamesboard8492]

You my friend have an ear for music I the same

[@smoothoperator7023]

Ahhh- U.S. Army Karlsruhe, Germany 79th Engr. Bn 1983! Those were the days

[@15081972able]

Still gives me goosebumps over 35 years later

[@markkitchens9833]

When it’s safe to do so, I sure hope you’ll tour again. 🙏🏻

[@MichaelD8393]

I'm sure they will.

[@MichaelD8393]

@@TheBeegle77 $600 I will gladly pay. I've seen U2 4 times from 2005-2018; they put on a good show.

[@U2DrowningMan]

drowning man❤

[@terric703]

Such good stuff going on in this song: Larry's drum part is very cool. When Adam goes from a staccato part to harmonics to a more flowing part...magic Edge's solo...what can you say Bono being Bono....then "call out your name....." Man. Classic.

[@mightyV444]

... plus a bit of the 'Drowning Man' lyrics in there, too! ☺ Also, the switch on Edge's guitar is suddenly damaged, at 3:45 , and I've always wondered when and how during this performance this happened, as it looked fine only moments earlier! 🤔🙂 And Larry's drum parts throughout their first few albums were very inventive indeed! 😀👍

[@theodoreritola7641]

I didnt know this song came out in late 1979 WOOOOOOW 70s Baby

[@gilvanialimadasilva8042]

Moments of glory .

[@alejandrorivara5963]

The Edge.

[@billclinton6040]

When I was in college, anytime someone said, "It's cold outside," I would start singing this. Good memories. EDIT: Just realized it's 11 O'Clock here!

[@rbyrne1975]

Thumbs up for being Bill Clinton

[@josepmariamarin4912]

♥️

[@ericlebrun1640]

edge 's sound : explorer 76 gibson, A/B box, 2 deluxe electromemory man pedals, 2 vox AC30 amplifiers.......awesome!!!!!!!

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

Boss FA-1, Boss SD-1, MXR Dynacomp

[@damianbyrne1664]

Peak U2

[@petergreen2552]

The entire Blood Red Sky album should have been culled from this show. They absolutely nailed their set that day in spite of the cold and the rain. No one went home unhappy.

[@croaker4747]

God this show is legend, and this has always been my favorite song from it. Edges solo is so haunting and raw. I was 13 when this album came out, and I wore it out listening to it so much. It changed my life.

[@haydenwittig8877]

That Guitar.

[@wewhofly]

I find it difficult to compute the passage of time in my head. This feels like if not yesterday exactly, a week ago, a month ago.... recent in terms of how quickly it all passed. So, I try to shift the time references to give myself more of a feel. So if 1983 was today (U2 Sphere), that would mean Red Rocks would have been in 1943! Now I get it! A lot of popular culture has come and gone in that 40 years.

[@noelmcdonnell3153]

Still in the top 10 of all U2 songs!

[@BLD426]

Here's a lifelong U2 fan agreeing with you.

[@haydenwittig8877]

Back when sound sent you into a dream state doesnt happen anymore ended after the 80s.

[@terencehoughton5734]

This is just one of the best live songs ever. Fucking fantastic!

[@PeterGreen-t8c]

Put together their very best individual performances of all their songs and this is THE one of choice for that track. Faultless.

[@reggiegarza1680]

40 years ago today was this famous show

[@ronanmccarthy3098]

Great solo from The Edge, pure inimitable U2 sound…recognize it straight away

[@hellspells74]

This song always gives me chills, especially the second part. Personally I put it among the best 7-8 songs of their career. many don't even know it. it represents U2's early period well, when they were "hungry".

[@stevecvino]

💯

[@lucianaoliveira9441]

What a lucky girl!!!!

[@Rometiklan]

She's probably about 60 by now. Time flies.

[@lucianaoliveira9441]

Yeah! I was 13 in 1983!!! Time flies very quickly, indeed!

[@Rometiklan]

@@lucianaoliveira9441 HahA! You just dated yourself. I was 15 in 83. Blink of an eye and it's 2021. Seen lots of bands come and go, but through it all, there was always U2.

[@cedricmattera538]

Edge le jeu de guitare je kif énorme