Drummer reacts to "Until The End of the World" & "New Year's Day" (Live ZooTv) by U2

[@hewson50]

Ok, you HAVE to listen to the live Soldier Field from Chicago 2017 version (it's 7:28 minutes) The Little Things That Give You Away. It's Bono singing to himself (real Bono vs "show" Bono) and it's so raw and vulnerable that it's relatable. Absolutely gorgeous. The end is amazing, as he sings about waking up in fear, you see edge start walking towards Bono, and Bono walks to the rest of the band. Because he knows they understand and accept him. It's so relatable to the rest of us. Just gorgeous, raw, and the way the band rallies juat shows why they're still together.

[@natmanprime4295]

the way edge plays guitar, its very different, inspiring. the way he comes at it, opens new doors, new dimensions, the soundscape

[@jamesadkisson7510]

Edge has meant a lot to me as a guitarist.

[@jbzooropa72]

Welcome to the U2 rabbit hole. Not only are their songs masterpieces but the catalog is immense. I’ve been listening to them for over 40 years and I totally ignore haters because they are totally missing out.

[@rickmts]

I’m 68 and I’ve seen U2 four times over the years, starting with their first tour of the US. They blew me away the first time and just kept getting better and better with each tour. Extremely innovative band. Bono is an absolute rock star, and the other three are masters of their craft, especially Edge.

[@alemao771207]

A croud without phones, just enjoing the show. Priceless! Greetings from 🇩🇪

[@arizrich]

It's hard to believe that I've been listening to U2 for over 40 years now. Great band!

[@lauraallen55]

Rich, I just love them! Saw them for Elevation (far from their best tour, but incredible nonetheless), and last December at the Sphere (still incredible 40-some years after their first album came out).

[@justincredible.]

U2 is the soundtrack to my life, since the early 80's

[@ortizu2]

Me too. 40yrs of greatness!!! I haven’t missed a concert since 87’ I’ve made Bono a Rich man

[@stasmeljnikov]

29 years here. They are a part of me. ❤

[@justincredible.]

U2 is the soundtrack to my life, since the early 80's

[@robertbrenneman5367]

Ditto

[@wanyemidwest]

I was lucky enough to see U2 at their infamous 1983 Red Rocks show ("Under A Blood Red Sky" film) and eighth row in '92 for the ZooTV tour in San Diego. Both were stellar displays of the band's evolution during their heyday.

[@L33Reacts]

That is wild man. I’m glad you got to experience it! I wasn’t even born yet but if I was Around back then I woulda been there for sure lol

[@stevetreloar3129]

Zoo TV is peak U2! Edges soundscapes are unreal!!!!

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

The sounds that The Edge has created from his guitar is just SO Damn unique….you immediately know it’s U2.

[@stuBdoc]

The End of the World is Judas singing to Jesus. Listen to the studio version to hear the lyrics better, they are outstanding. In fact, every track on Achtung Baby was fantastic. I saw U2 on this tour and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

[@lauraallen55]

Yes, the lyrics to everything on AB are just amazing! I never saw this tour, but if I could go back in time and see any concert, it would definitely be this (well, after the Beatles).

[@alcal47]

Saw them in Giant Stadium in ‘92. Great concert!

[@viewfromvt4698]

I was at the U2 concert at uptown theater in Kansas City, Missouri in April 1981, I don’t think Bono was 21 yet. We were one of the first city’s (Kansas City) to get MTV through cable tv. First video that U2 had on was I Will Follow. From that moment I knew they were going to be Big.

[@lauraallen55]

I don't think he was yet either then, and Larry was just 18 (17 still when Boy came out!). Really, though, I am not jealous at all that you saw them then, nope not me. lol!

[@geob3963]

The Rose Bowl 360° version of “Until the End of the World” is also pretty damn amazing. One of my favorite U2 songs. Bono’s outfit reminds me how much I like cotton clothing. “New Year’s Day” and “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” on eMpTV put them on the world’s map. Edge said he didn’t want to sound like anybody from the Yardbirds. Thank God. (I love love love Beck, Clapton & Page) Bono say the Edge is a guitar tone space space explorer.

[@lauraallen55]

Do you mean on MTV? I've never heard of eMpTV.

[@geob3963]

@@lauraallen55 empty TV, that’s what we called it back in the day.

[@lauraallen55]

@@geob3963 Oh okay thanks lol! I think they really gained the world's attention with their Live Aid performance!

[@DesireeStamat]

I was at that show in Pasadena. It was great, but I really loved "Until the End of the World" from the Elevation tour. The Fly was incredible on that tour too....I loved the intro. It's all great!

[@Cornerboy73]

Thanks for the video, I always enjoy getting a musician's take on bands that I enjoy. You really can't go wrong with the Sydney gig; it captures the band at a fascinating point in their careers. They bet big on themselves and won. You sort of had to be there; ZOOTV was so fresh, so unusual and and against the grain in terms of what else was out there at that time and in retrospect; it really heralded the impending arrival of the Age of Information. Achtung Baby! came out in late '91 and they took it on the road into 93 - when you think of the music that was out at that time, it's pretty incredible. Guns n roses had their Use your Illusions double album tour, Metallica released their Black album, REM had Automatic for the People, and out of nowhere, "Grunge" hit like a thunderbolt with the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. I mean, our cups ran over with incredible music! In U2's case, they pushed the concert going experience into the future with this tour. Mick Jagger loved the show but was faux annoyed with the band because in order to keep up, everyone was going to have to spend more than the GDP of a small country on their own shows, lest they seem outdated and stale by comparison. Edge of course is just so clean and delivers flawlessly on whatever best serves the song. I noted your comments on their photos - I'm glad you did because the band worked with a Dutch photographer and director names Anton Corbign for decades. Anton took many of the bands most iconic photos over the years (i.e.: the desert cover of the Joshua Tree ) to the photos here and beyond. He just has a knack for capturing 4 rough and tumble Irish guys and making them look both arty and cool; I love his work and I'm pleased that you appreciated that. All the best to you, cheers !

[@KoYou9NWTM]

Great comment. Spot on.

[@jimmymcintyre7944]

Saw this tour in Birmingham Ala. Great concert. Had a rap group, think it was Public Enemy, as the warmup group.

[@fday1964]

Seen U2 twenty times since 1986. They always put on a great show. Caught the Zoo TV tour at the beginning of 1992 when it was in arenas, then over a year later when it grew to the Zoo TV Outside Broadcast stadium show. It was amazing to see the band perform all the tracks from Achtung Baby at the Sphere.

[@lauraallen55]

The Sphere shows were incredible!

[@woodyheywood8792]

"Edge is like amore modern Pete Townshend"...never thought about that great connection!!!

[@ChrisCebelenski]

"Imagine being there..." Yup all I have to do is remember, since I was there! Nobody was doing shows like this back then - it was pretty mind blowing and the crowd was a physical thing, alive. I keep looking for myself near the stage, but it's too crazy to make out. I've seen them perform maybe 8 times now, and every show is different but amazing.

[@helenespaulding7562]

Saw them at The Sphere last February. FANTASTIC experience.

[@stevenwitt1812]

Great concert from beginning to end. One of the few I got on pay per view back in the 90s. Love their Achtung Baby album!

[@lauraallen55]

I adore Achtung Baby!

[@blitztim6416]

Rock Stars. 😎 News Years Day is my favorite U2 song. But they have several great songs.

[@wolftracks9010]

I've always been into U2 since the "I Will Follow" days and after seeing them at Red Rock, I was sold.

[@KoYou9NWTM]

Love U2 so much. Incredible emotion, iconic songs & so innovative with their tours. They were peak here. Are still incredible live, btw. Saw them at The Sphere this year & it was one of the greatest concert experiences ever.

[@lauraallen55]

I saw them at the Sphere too, and it was incredible!

[@nellyweini8188]

I’m excited for your reaction, when you meet “Mister Mephisto” He is awesome and Bono brought back his character at the “Songs of innocence tour” and “Songs of experience “ tour. I’m subscribing now to your channel, because I love to witness your journey falling in love with my favorite Band since 1987 😇 Their songs are the soundtrack of my life, because it isn’t only the music I love, I also absolutely love the lyrics and the messages of their songs! 🥰 Larry put this band together in 1976 and it has the same band members since then

[@nancycleary9483]

My daughter was lucky enough to see them 4 times; In Atlanta,Nashville twice and Memphis.

[@Sean-Ireland]

Like Noel Gallagher from Oasis who is a huge U2 fan said they are so good live they make him ffffffing feel sick.

[@lauraallen55]

They are insanely good live. One of the few bands I much prefer to see than just hear, who are better live. Bruce Springsteen is another who is just ridiculous live.

[@AndrewDixonMusic]

Please watch U2 performing "Bad" at Live Aid. Absolutely incredible performance with repercussions that could have split the band up!

[@lauraallen55]

I would love for him to see that one, but it would likely get blocked.

[@KoYou9NWTM]

U2 doest’t have a reputation of blocking. And there are other reactions to it up, so I think he could do it and it would be fine. Would love to see him react to it.

[@lauraallen55]

@@KoYou9NWTM Afaik U2 never blocks, but that one isn't owned by U2 is the reason, and because I know of another channel who had it blocked Do those channels that have it up stop the video?

[@jch13213]

Notice that it is really just these guys playing. Any modern " band " would have a backing keyboardist, multiple guitarists, etc., but here The Edge plays the piano part himself before switching to guitar.

[@mhicculus]

Saw this tour inside 2 cities in US and outside broadcast at stadiums another 2 shows that summer...4 times in the calendar year

[@bobschenkel7921]

Got to see U2 back-in-the-day, 1987, on their "Joshua Tree" tour, at the now demolished JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pa.. The stadium was COMPLETELY full, in the stands and on the field, well over 100,000 folks. As an added treat Bruce Springsteen came out for the encore, and he and Bono sang "Stand By Me". During the song "Bullet The Blue Sky" a full sized passenger jet flew RIGHT over the stadium, not sure if it was planned or not, but it was awesome.

[@mickell241]

Ireland's best export. they rocked the house! i always play new years day on new years day

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Lee, such a great great band, their music rings with truth. Not many bands do.

[@yoshxvv]

Please do more U2, 1983 to 1993 is wow

[@floorticket]

Went with my friend on a whim to the 4-18-92 show at Oakland Coliseum Stadium. Then we drove over the bridge to 1015 Folsom in San Francisco and danced to deep house until the wee hours.

[@Linda-y9h]

I thought during their glory days that they were the last of great rock bands. Kind of true. ❤😊

[@MikeWalsh-f1g]

New Years Day is U2's most iconic song. My favorite is I Will Follow.

[@lauraallen55]

NYD and Sunday Bloody Sunday are two of their most iconic songs. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For is up there too. Any time I watch the I Will Follow video, they look like such children in it.

[@olias056]

Loved this tour!!

[@jch13213]

The last era of album/cd art being innovative and mattering.

[@Coquinagirl]

Thank you for this, Laura! What a great concert. I loved it! This was fantastic. Electric… Thank you, Lee!

[@lauraallen55]

Glad you liked it! I think the residency they just did at the Sphere is the only thing they've done to rival themselves. :)

[@OliD95]

As a fan since the early 80s after the breakdown 1989 and the amazing Achtung Baby Album „Zoo TV Tour“ was the greatest Live Experience ever, ever, ever. At this time there was nothing bigger in the world and I love to know, having been part of it.

[@dawnschneider187]

I agree about the flashing numbers... just look away lol. Great reaction!

[@woodyheywood8792]

In my humble opinion...after writing and recording New Year's Day...U2 could have said good-bye....so glad they didn't but talk about a perfect song!

[@donnakubiski5572]

"New Year's Day" is my favorite U2 song. I've never seen this live version so I hope they perform the entire song. The studio version of the song is 81 seconds longer than the music video. Every channel I have seen a reaction to this always did the music video.

[@L33Reacts]

Was it the whole track? I hope you enjoyed!

[@donnakubiski5572]

​@@L33ReactsI didn't have the time to watch this at work today. I just finished watching now. No, it wasn't the whole track. It's the first time I ever saw them perform anything live and I did find it enjoyable. Thanks.

[@cmoplay1]

I saw the Zoo TV Tour. I still can't find the words. I've been to 100 or more concerts, but this was so much more.

[@natmanprime4295]

fantastic stuff, another really great reaction

[@janewells5970]

New Year’s Day is one of my anthems! Love the live performances! Thank you Laura!

[@lauraallen55]

Very glad you liked it, Jane! :)

[@brucedickinson12]

Saw zootv in Glasgow 93 and popmart 97 in Edinburgh .brilliant shows

[@corawheeler9355]

That was great ... really enjoyed it

[@ssdelko]

Saw them in ‘81 for a dollar plus free beer! lol I went for the beer 😊.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

U2 🇨🇮🎉

[@KevinBraun-h5w]

I understand if you want to keep going through this show, but some LEGENDARY performances outside of ZooTV: All I Want is You into Where the Streets Have No Name from Slane Castle, With or Without You into The Fly in Boston 2001 (I know you’ve watched The Fly from this show, but this version is mind-blowing.. best version ever), Ultraviolet and Moment of Surrender from the 360 Tour and Bullet the Blue Sky from Paris in 2015. The Paris show took place 2 weeks after the horrific terrorist attacks across the city. The attacks happened on a Friday night and U2 were supposed to play Saturday night. They lobbied local officials to come back ASAP and were the first public event allowed after the attacks. Also, if you remember, the largest loss of life that night was at a concert, where terrorists walked in and opened fire on the crowd. The band that was playing was The Eagles of Death Metal. The band was flown out of Paris that night on U2’s private jet. Bono was calling the lead singer every day to offer help and encourage the band not to let that horrible experience stop them. Needless to say, the emotion in the arena that night was intense. U2’s message was to choose love over fear. They played an incredible show (Sunday Bloody Sunday that night was 😢😢😢) and at the end, Bono said they wanted to invite some friends onstage. “They had their stage taken from them two weeks ago, so we’d like to offer them ours.” With that, The Eagles of Death Metal joined them… they played a song together and then U2 left and let them finish the show. It was magnificent. As for Bullet that night, Bono completely redid the speaking part in the second half of the song to be confrontation between he and his younger self, accusing him of “selling out.” Really powerful and self-aware.

[@lauraallen55]

I've been requesting songs from this show because Lee has asked for them. :) I love the Slane Castle versions of many songs, too. I know all their best shows. Here's an idea - you could formally request some of those!

[@L33Reacts]

That is incredibly powerful. Thank you for sharing that. I actually have heard that band you are talking about. A very terrible thing. A small sliver of a silver lining but one none the less. I bet the energy was palpable in the arena

[@KevinBraun-h5w]

@@L33Reacts My wife has a thing… I don’t share it but I completely understand it. She HATES watching concerts on TV/KZbin, etc as it loses the energy of being in the room actually hearing it live. I get it, but as a former lead singer in bands, I love watching live performances. Anyway, the concert in Paris was an HBO special. I went to the basement to watch it and she actually joined me. The woman who hates concerts on video cried at least 5 times and made two FB posts about how amazing it was. I’m sure everyone in that arena, all people who had lived through that night just two weeks earlier felt what she did x50.

[@KevinBraun-h5w]

@@lauraallen55 will do. My first U2 show was ZooTV in 1991. I’ve seen them once every tour since, and they just kept getting better, but nothing will be as life-changing as the first one. (Although the Sphere was pretty magical, but for different reasons than I expected) Absolutely nothing like them live.

[@KevinBraun-h5w]

@@lauraallen55 will do. My first U2 show was ZooTV in 1991. I’ve seen them once every tour since, and they just kept getting better, but nothing will be as life-changing as the first one. (Although the Sphere was pretty magical, but for different reasons than I expected) Absolutely nothing like them live.

[@idlewild13l]

U2 love numbers. I'm from Auckland New Zealand and I saw them in Nashville, in the pre show video they showed the local time in tiny Dunedin

[@louise_rose]

The beautiful original video for New Year's Day was shot near Sälen (the name of the little town/winter sport resort means The Seal, referring to the sea animal) in the south of the mountain range that runs along the border regions of Sweden and Norway. The band look great in the clear white snow, and the footage of knights riding on horseback intercut with historic footage from the struggle between Germany and the USSR, the eastern front, during WW2 conveys a really good feeling of war then and now (the album was called "War" too, of course). The idea had been that it was to be the band riding on the horses, but their hands had become too frozen after the filming session in the deep snow, so they hired a few local girls to do the riding instead, dressed in hooded coats and filmed in a way that makes sure you never really see their faces .- they appear like visions in a dream. Superb song and video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJa8dKx5lrCSa80

[@raymondregis6219]

I remember the premier well. MTV worked for promoting new music. Too bad those days are over.

[@louise_rose]

@@raymondregis6219 Yes, we got MTV and a bunch of other early satellite/cable TV channels around here (in my home town in southern Sweden) about a year later, so I remember catching the video on MTV too, although not the actual premiere...also remember seeing most of Prince's early videos on the channel when his big breakthrough happened in '84/85. MTV was a cool channel indeed.

[@andersjohansson4734]

Well it doesn't mean "the seal", as in the aquatic mammal, being inland and up in the mountains and all. It's a modern spelling of an old word "sel/selen", another word for it is "fäbod"... ok this is going to be a short crash course in Swedish I'm afraid. Swedish like German and some other languages can build words by combining other words. The word fäbod is made up of two words "fä" meaning "cattle", and "bod" which roughly translates into "shed". The correct translation in its definite form (fäboden/selen) would be The Cattle Shed. Nothing to do with U2 really, but great songs!

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

Brooooo ! You have to check the October/New year's day from Under a blood red sky !!!! That's too bad bro !!

[@lauraallen55]

I thought you might like NYD a bit more! It's from one of their best albums (to me of course) that isn't Achtung Baby - War. From what I can tell this concert had to be the ultimate, especially for early '90s! Thanks Lee.

[@goatnuts624]

I knew it was you as soon as I saw this reaction lol. I can't believe next month will be 32 years since I saw zoo TV in Ames Iowa, yes Iowa. What a show what a night. I was wondering have you ever seen the movie killing Bono? I just rewashed it the other night. Anyway I'll shut up now before I go on a long speech. I'm glad you turned Lee into a fan❤

[@anthonyortiz3336]

Thank you Laura❤ You made me happy with this! Very nice that you sent him a copy of this concert. I have seen this concert hundreds of times. From VHS to compact disc over the years. ❤

[@ohfour-seven6228]

My thanks as well Laura!!! Such a great performance, both of them!!! And always great to see you! 😃😃😃

[@lauraallen55]

@@ohfour-seven6228 I was waiting for you to find this! :)

[@lauraallen55]

@@goatnuts624 I'm sooooo jealous of everyone who got to see Zoo in person! It looks like it had to be one of the most mind-blowing concerts ever, too! Interesting movie lol! Thanks, yes, I am really happy I turned him into a fan of U2 as well. :)

[@scottyhotty1003]

I love New Year's Day❤ and whole album of "war" was amazing. I saw them in the 80s in concert in their Hay Day ❤

[@lauraallen55]

I love that album, War! My other favorites are Achtung Baby and Boy. I know, I know - The Joshua Tree is all that for most people, but those three are my favs! I also like Rattle and Hum, and The Unforgettable Fire a lot too.

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@lauraallen55 was unforgettable fire 🔥 where in the name of love was that I requested a little back

[@lauraallen55]

@@scottyhotty1003 Hmm, haven't seen it. I've got a song in the hopper since June. How long ago did you request?

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@lauraallen55 it was done a while back Pride in the name of love Lee liked it

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@lauraallen55 I got like 6 backed up but I'm a madman..lol This channel's taking off and I'm very happy for Lee so I understand I gotta wait my turn. He's usually very quick all and all.

[@publicaccount1589]

I went to this concert. Needless to say it was awesome

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

"That's a lot of numbers, I don't like it, I'm not watching it. Nope." 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AtomicPeace]

Hey, BrianvEno and Daniel Lanois were the main producers for The Unforgettable Fire The Joshua Tree Achtung Baby Zooropa All Thst you Can't Leave Behind

[@MUSiC-world-20986]

At this point, song "New Year's Day" was 10 years old

[@michaelbaucom4019]

The only U2 song I enjoy is New Year's Day. That piano riff never gets old

[@AtomicPeace]

Eno and Lanois collaborated on Pop. And went full band on the Passengers

[@aarongrooms3558]

Waiting for the dirty day/bullet the blue sky/running to a stand still/streets have no name quadrupple

[@AJ-qv1rs]

Never saw early U2, but did get to see shows, Zooropa & Pop .... before the politics really took over ... Great live ... Remember confessions box at Wembley Stadium during ZooTV .. where members of the public would share personal stories .// pure comedy ..

[@spencergadoury]

Best band in the world! 🫶🏻✌🏻🤘

[@ginafragata2947]

Soooou amazing and i see alive 😂❤

[@geob3963]

U2 - Love Comes Tumbling U2 - Surrender U2 - Do You Feel Loved U2 - Last Night On Earth U2 - Wire U2 - The Unforgettable Fire U2 - Red Hill Mining Town U2 - Bullet the Blue Sky U2 - In God’s Country

[@jimralston7562]

New Years Day was the first U2 song I heard on the radio way back - and still my favorite! I do prefer the studio version as it has all the verses and Bono's voice perfect! This live version a bit too over produced but shows what they could do live.

[@lauraallen55]

I prefer studio NYD for a few reasons, but Lee really likes the songs from this concert, so I did these two that were done together on the tour, for him.

[@SnoopySnoops1]

Loved these, Laura! Thank you! :) x

[@annheckenbach9396]

Saw them when they first hit in a smallish venue at a University, the Zoo T.V. concert later. They were such a unique sound, fierce and politically intense. Loved Edge's guitar. Irish lads. That's how I liked them best, at the start of their career. I haven't really followed them in these later years. Somehow something deep and true got lost in the hype. Just my opinion.

[@ccowboysfan08]

Please review Ultraviolet which was not performed in Sydney but was performed on European leg

[@lauraallen55]

Ultraviolet is amazing!

[@helenespaulding7562]

Edge reminds you of Pete Townsend? Huh. Don’t see it. Townsend was a whirling dervish onstage…smashing stuff. The Edge is SO chill. He spends much of his time looking intently at the audience. Like he’s taking it all in.

[@HidingFromFate]

I suspect he simply means the fact that both of them play lead guitar and keyboards, plus provide integral backup vocals. But yea, the similarity drops off pretty quickly after that.

[@helenespaulding7562]

@@HidingFromFate I did not know that The Edge played keyboards. When I saw them live, keyboards weren’t even in the stage. Could you name a song for me by U2 that has him playing keyboards? I’d like to listen to it

[@HidingFromFate]

@@helenespaulding7562 This may sound snarky, for which I apologize in advance but.. did you not watch this video? The Edge played keyboard along with guitar on the song, New Years Day. Both in this performance and on record. I doubt Edge is as accomplished of a player as Townsend on keys, but he does play them on occasion.

[@helenespaulding7562]

@@HidingFromFate you are very polite. My cover is blown. I did NOT have time to watch the videos. Mea Culpa. Lesson learned. I’ve caught other people doing the same thing. Shame on me. 😳

[@HidingFromFate]

@@helenespaulding7562 Ha Ha, I can't say I've never done the same so no judgment here. 🤐 Take care.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Now that you have “discovered” U2….perhaps you can go see them if they tour again…or have another residence in Vegas. I tell ya, their show at The Sphere was mind boggling in the visuals. What is strange was that they did the same deal with the numbers in one song…..I really don’t get the point.

[@lauraallen55]

The Sphere experience with them was stupefying!

[@damonhines8187]

I don't find the Who/U2 comparison particularly apt or useful. Anthemic proclivities aside, their individual approaches to their instruments are completely different, imo. Both groundbreaking, reinventing the palettes they employed to produce their canvases. Love the heck out of both, keep both coming at your chosen rate, I'll be here to enjoy it. Cheers ✌🏼😎🎸🎹🥁🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@bminturn]

More of an imagined monologue by Judas.

[@ginafragata2947]

This about an european wor, soooou This is very politic band and complicade mining 😂❤ to U SE

[@NabilBelmo-s2n]

Lemon u2 please

[@terryglime411]

I’ve been to all the big shows, other than Pink Floyd no other concert even comes close. I’m not sure it will ever be matched or out done… .🤷‍♂️

[@johncollier9280]

I like to listen to New Year's Day each New Year's Day. A most satisfyin' ritual. Also every September 9 I listen to R.E.M.-9-9. If you don't know 9-9 do yourself a favor 'n check it out! More U2 recommendations: Drownin' Man, In God's Country 'n God Part 2 (dedicated to John Lennon).

[@garyscharf9232]

I never connected their being similar to The Who, but you're right. I've always preferred music that sings about social issues over those that sing of some mindless drivel.

[@jenniferyoung7775]

The WHO inspired them.

[@loltimno]

If you want your mind blown - you should check out Mofo and Discotheque from the Live in Mexico City DVD. Another completely different U2.

[@kenlawless7247]

Two of my favorite bands from the 80"s. The Police and U2 were huge and both had a completely original guitar sound. One realized they'd done just about all they could with that sound and moved on to something else. The other didn't and became an irritating parody of themselves. I guess it's the old "Better to burn out than fade away" dilemma.

[@jamesvomsaal]

Studio versions are so much better

[@lauraallen55]

I think that when it comes to U2, their live versions of pretty much everything are better. They are so dynamic in person.

[@jamesvomsaal]

@@lauraallen55 their great and different but not necessarily better

[@lauraallen55]

@@jamesvomsaal I like them SO much more in person, tbh.

[@lauraallen55]

@@jamesvomsaal I mean you said their studio is so much better, but i think their lives are so much better. To each their own! :)

[@nianfiedler9691]

Completely disagree

[@Chase57Tx]

This is from when they got too big for themselves in my opinion. I prefer the pre Rattle 'n' Hum period. I'm totally not a fan now.

[@Humb7757]

U2…No more my cup Of tea 🫖…Only Bono… is so pretentious !!

[@Moz1011]

They have some fantastic songs. New Years Day is one of them. Bono, I can do without though. I'm not a fan.

[@lauraallen55]

@@Moz1011 He's not as bad as people think. Actually... he's a pretty good person, all told. :)

[@Moz1011]

@@lauraallen55 he has a good voice. He makes me cringe, though. There doesn't appear (to me) to be anything natural about him. I didn't always feel like that. At the beginning they were all just talented Irish lads. Bono changed and started to believe his own hype.

[@lauraallen55]

@@Moz1011 You know, I've read his book, and a lot about him over the years, and there is more to him than meets the eye for the casual observer. Just for one thing alone, he's done a helluva lot for humanity in general, as have the others, but mostly him. Check out what he did for the band in Paris at the time of the bombing there, sometime, and you'll see a side of him a lot of people don't see. Many others besides you think he is very full of himself, and a bit shallow, but I can assure you that is very far from the truth. He, like many rock stars start to believe their own hype, but few of them realize they'e taken themselves too seriously, and sit back and take a good look at themselves for it. Bono did. He's been married to his childhood sweetheart since they were not much more than kids, and has done amazing things for the world with their charities, as have the others. I'm not trying to convince you of anything, but that old adage that 'you can't always tell a book by it's cover' is very true in some instances. ;)

[@lauraallen55]

@@Moz1011 He had a credible threat on his life when they were scheduled to perform in AZ during the time when AZ was going to make MLK, Jr. day a holiday. The 3-letter agencies involved in such things strongly recommended they not go on as scheduled. He wanted to not disappoint their fans (one of many occasions where he was sick or otherwise could have easily been excused for cancelling), so insisted they go on. The specific threat was if he sang Pride. They didn't change their set, and Bono said when the song started and it was time to start singing, he just did it and closed his eyes. When he opened them, their bass player was standing and playing right in front of him. He can't be too big of an arrogant ass if his bandmate was willing to literally take a bullet for him. At least that's my take on it. Like I mentioned, there is a lot more to Bono, as well as to the rest of them than meets the eye. For their residency at the Sphere, they spent a lot of time considering whether to still fulfill the obligation because Larry couldn't perform with them due to surgeries. In nearly 50 years of performing together with not one of them ever missing one performance (save for one time when Adam missed due to being hungover, and which made him quit abusing alcohol) it was a very big decision. Larry encouraged them to go ahead.

[@MeMe-mq4zu]

Voted the most overrated group ever poor poor musicians

[@lauraallen55]

Voted that by whom? lol! I've seen people make up their own lists of 'overrated' bands, and have the Beatles on there, along with all kinds of other bands. As for being poor musicians, that's just laughable.

[@KoYou9NWTM]

@lauraallen55 Agreed. H8ters gonna h8te, as the saying goes. Some people don’t like the social commentary in many U2 songs (and don’t want to admit it so they slam the band instead) or they resent that U2 has been so popular for so long, and take swipes at the band for it. U2 are targets more than other acts b/c they unapologetically put themselves “out there” in different ways era after era. Band members have said the “risk” of it is important to U2’s creative process. Music taste is subjective, so if U2 isn’t someone’s cup of tea-no problem. But claiming they are poor, untalented musicians sounds desperate at this point in U2’s widely successful 40+ year career.

[@lauraallen55]

@@KoYou9NWTM Nicely said! Yes, there's no way they would be selling out crowds from the time they're teens through the time they're in their 60s if they didn't have the goods. And, yes, it is also amazing to me how people can put performers down for their social commentary, particularly a band like U2 whose members put their money where their mouths are, and not only contribute to, but create charitable causes that help humanity as a whole. Terrible people, right? lol!