Rejoice (live from Werchter 1982)

[@Ricsard]

Such an underrated song from an overlooked classic album. They were pretty much one of the most interesting young bands around by 1982 It was a straight and short way to the top (Joshua Tree /R&H/ Achtung Baby) starting with War in 1983

[@simatian2019]

Their best album

[@mrraulbaja]

I can't change the world But I can change the world in me

[@adamatincul2618]

I love that line! So true and realistic.

[@tilmanstone]

I've seen U2 many times since the War tour in 2003 and I have to say that I still believe that WAR is their best album: Its simply awesome. To describe it as "amateurish" is utterly ridiculous. Anyone who calls themselves a U2 fan really should have it in their collection.

[@NikFarr]

I listened to it recently and it really holds up well!

[@showdown2006]

The war album was the first U2 album I ever bought

[@harryanderson9681]

October… IMO their best album. They should go back to the whole post-punk type thing on their next album.

[@lolilolmdrxd]

yes i will follow and kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPPgWyQeL2mm9E are so punk

[@erickmoy]

And yet so few songs are played live after Acthung Baby tour. Rarely they play October song, but Rejoice or other songs not anymore.

[@williammesser6064]

In lieu of all the bs in the world...Rejoice! Praise God!!

[@crislaochoa]

There aren't frontmen like young Bono anymore, walking to the crowd, climbing up the stage...

[@robertpapak5467]

Every single time this makes my Life

[@garmambozja]

i definitely agree!!!!! but u2 is evolving and they don't really go to past, we need to listen to new u2 , that's the life sentence!!!! hahah we can only look on you tube for old videos with tear in our eyes

[@theguttertechsllc7332]

Yep…I just had to let go after Joshua Tree

[@nicknick1974]

t's falling, it's falling And outside a building comes tumbling down And inside a child on the ground Says he'll do it again And what am I to do? What in the world am I to say? There's nothing else to do He says he'll change the world someday I rejoice This morning I fell out of bed When I woke up to what he had said Everything's crazy but I'm too lazy to lie And what am I to do? Just tell me what am I supposed to say? I can't change the world But I can change the world in me I rejoice, oh Rejoice And what am I to do? Just tell me what am I supposed to say? I can't change the world But I can change the world in me If I rejoice I don't know, no judging Rejoice, and I won't stop the world Rejoice Rejoice Rejoice

[@ezrhino100]

My favorite guitar player is Irish. Gary Moore. My favorite band is Thin Lizzy. My favorite band in high school was U2. No I am not Irish...

[@ניבהיוסף]

a brillant song and performance

[@6pointstar]

The Edge's guitar solo is amazing! U2 is the best!

[@robertpapak5467]

What a wonderful world i love Bono Larry Adam the Edge

[@dogmart]

October is by far their best album.

[@tralfamadorian3081]

dude this time was so good, new wave

[@lolilolmdrxd]

omg im not good in english im french but i can say i love this band and this video is a masterpiece

[@NikFarr]

The Edge playing a Gibson Sonex? WTF?!?! Thanks for sharing!

[@uv77mc85]

before he could afford a les paul?

[@johndrake2729]

Never heard of a Gibson Sonex. I thought he recorded the studio version with a Strat.

[@NikFarr]

@@johndrake2729 Sorry, I'm gonna get guitar nerdy on you here... In the last few years since I posted that comment, I've done some research on this. There seem to be two trains of thought about the Sonex: The first holds that Edge borrowed or rented this guitar for this performance (and a few others around the time where he was photographed playing it). The second idea is that he picked it up on tour as a less-expensive way to see if he could get along with a Les Paul. Shortly after this, he bought the white LP that would feature heavily on the "War" album, and which he would play for the next ~30 years (until he auctioned it off to raise funds for musicians who lost instruments during Hurricane Katrina). Either one is a fairly logical assumption, since you won't see any videos or pictures of him performing on a Sonex outside of a specific period in 1982. It seemed to appear out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. I doubt very much that he played it in the studio; if he wanted that humbucker sound in 1981 when the "October" album was recorded, he probably would have just reached for his Explorer. That version doesn't sound at all like a Strat to me, though I could be wrong--some of Edge's Strat tones sound as full as a Les Paul, especially in the "October" era, so it's certainly debatable. Apologies for all the unsolicited information. I just... do that sometimes.

[@johndrake2729]

@@NikFarr I read somewhere that he recorded the "October" album mostly with the Strat.

[@NikFarr]

@@johndrake2729 That scans to me, since he played the Strat live when performing most of the songs from the album. I think the Explorer was only used on a couple of tunes.

[@cliath64]

First time ever I see The Edge Playing a Gibson Sonex!

[@BonoPlant]

October is their underrated gem. I have always loved this song. Thanks for sharing: I didn’t know they had done Rejoice live!

[@francisaypa267]

THE BEST BAND EVER !!!! U2 BONO

[@maximedupuis]

Definition of energy

[@joseluisgonzalezredondo5841]

ITS SO GOOD.

[@michaelk2700]

best time of U2, excellent

[@WoodyK2009]

Thank you for sharing. I've been looking for this for years, saw this show in 82

[@ToolsnFire]

@Novacoma They've been great all along, though 1980-81 is my favorite U2 period by far.

[@luieu2]

Brilliant !

[@jeromebilcarson6998]

Aaaaaaahhhrrrggg October!!

[@robertpapak5467]

Where did these kids come from .They changed me help am I only relieve the world in me

[@robertpapak5467]

I wish I was 16 again

[@robertpapak5467]

I wish I was in u2

[@86FxBdyCpe]

Those were the good O'l days for sure.

[@adamatincul2618]

I wish I was born then...

[@loveyourdna6439]

Today, I Rejoice 5/30/24 !

[@lorettascotto6696]

October...💓

[@LISAINTHAHOUSE]

The Best EVER Grts Vriend Belgium

[@artemioramirez4440]

2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic and everything it entails ... REJOICE!

[@Jaklaps]

The Instrumental part from 2:30 !!! Just can't stop it!!!

[@mijymotor]

Like it. Hope they had some proof with them for the bar after the gig!

[@DEK981967]

bol316 the guitar Edge is using is a ,Gibson Les paul studio.

[@rbabich]

just flashbacked to being 17. Without sounding old, what happend to powerhouse groups?

[@yellowjackboots2624]

I love that the flag is attached to an actual twig.

[@fonsmm]

if right i must have been there and missed the bus home after listening to joe cocker

[@ThomasSheridanArts]

WAR came out in 1983.

[@cliath64]

@ZooropaTV U r right

[@deeoosee]

i think theyre peak was captured in the movie rattle and hum...bonos voice was almost without flaw

[@rudybay]

that'a the same les paul from the with a shout video they shot in san francisco, i guess

[@ST1973]

lol I'am trolling I'am trolling Rejoice, not trolling Want U2 back on their tracks :) Great band!

[@robertpapak5467]

sulzer73 not fucking good. Death is only a pass i give.

[@rty977]

Adam Clayton had hair!

[@PARADOXPIX]

Well I DO call myself a U2 fan, and remain in disagreement with you. I do have it in my collection, for the record. And I stand by my position, having listened to the entire catalogue. Call it ridiculous if you will, but you have only your opinion to back it up, as I have mine.

[@coldacre]

I wonder why they detuned so low for this concert. fantastic song though!

[@xsweed-jm2tn]

What is that Gibson model?

[@josem.abogado5382]

Its a Gibson Sonex, i think the most underrated Gibson guitar. Its cool to me!

[@brandonlink7471]

I think there was something wrong with Bono's voice during that concert. He sounds more British in this performance.

[@kuijp367]

Ik ben op zoek naar de Belgische fotograaf die op de dag in Torhout foto's heeft gemaakt van Bono toen hij van het podium naar de geluidstoren op het middenveld liep...

[@B2Unit]

sound crew bought a new delay that week then

[@conordoolan3294]

lucifers hands reference to Rejoice lyrics

[@godalmighty5230]

oly crap was he young

[@Bisca95]

Looooooooow tuning D: but still amazing

[@marguskiis7711]

They look a bit underage here.

[@Novacoma]

I agree with the people that say U2 have only gotten worse. I like them up until AB. Zooropa had its moments, after that it gets from bad to worse. the last 3 records sees them a pale shadow of their former self. There's nothing amateurish about their early stuff, they'd been playing 6 years by the time this show was played and in fact their early stuff is more complex, just different style thats all. The edge was a far more inventive and interesting player from boy up to JT than he was later on

[@brucegilchrist5336]

100%

[@porphyriaboy]

..some idiot at the mixing board cut Edge's guitar volume till the solo.

[@brenda45362]

Well I know one, Billie Joe from Green Day :)

[@vicgatosinhaweb]

very mad

[@mikestok9781]

Yes. Boy, October, War... the rest fail in comparison🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Thatguy55595]

Unforgettable fire... Joshua tree certain songs... achtung baby, and like 3 songs on Zooropa are amazing

[@PARADOXPIX]

I feel the opposite way..but just an opinion. The first albums are okay but too amature for my taste