THEY ALMOST SHUT DOWN THE CITY! First Time Hearing U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Reaction!

[@alleyeditor]

I went to this. It was total spur of the moment when we heard it announced on the radio. It was a blast. Joshua Tree was an insanely huge album for them. To put it in perspective U2 sold out 7 nights at the LA Coliseum. The Coliseum holds a hundred thousand people. Just crazy. Not many bands before or after could do that.

[@doncuadrado8489]

I've never seen untilnow the full version of this with all the police chatter which is very interesting. I was 20 in 1987. Can remember how big the album was back then.

[@mariaklein2715]

I was there, too!!😊😊

[@alleyeditor]

@@mariaklein2715 Yay! Good times!!!

[@eljobo3258]

It was amazing. Not to take away from it though, the Coliseum doesn't hold 100,000 people. It holds about 78,000.

[@MLLPTODOS]

Liar

[@TonyM1961]

Once upon a time, back when MTV actually played music, this song was played about every 2 hours for awhile. To say it was huge is an understatement

[@jamesdavison2927]

My favorite song of ALL SONGS OF ALL TIME WOOOOOOOOW Glad you folks considered it ❤

[@pompanomark2024]

This would've been IMPOSSIBLE to pull off today....this was way before social media/cell phones/internet....spur of the moment ....FREE U2 concert!

[@Randsurfer]

cell phones and social media would make this much easier to pull off today.

[@neilmccomsey9550]

What? It would be far easier today.

[@johndonovan758]

That echo sound is the Edge's innovative guitar effect that adds a melodic, percussive element to their songs.

[@wg1294]

I like to think of it as Edge's rattle to Bono's hum. Rattle n Hum.

[@johndonovan758]

​@@wg1294 😅

[@James-wj8eq]

Much has been said about Comsat Angels' guitarist Steve Fellows earlier use of the EchoPlex delay influencing U2's The Edge who of course has since mastered the art of soundscape with many effects.

[@MrYoup11]

I'll never forget when Bono at Live Aid jumped down off the stage to help the young girl from being crushed and they ended up with a 12 minute instrumental of their song "Bad"

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

The thread that holds all their songs together is the guitar sound the The Edge gets….very bright sound….

[@kferro]

Play the bells, Edge

[@leannlaplante3643]

One of my favorite videos by U2. Their Superbowl performance is the BEST!

[@bigbow62]

Thats Rock-n-Roll 😎🎸

[@athos1974]

I was living in LA at the time, and I remember the D.J.'s talking about this on the radio. Good times.

[@ph8429]

The Live At Slane Castle version All I Want Is You/Where The Streets Have No Name is incredible. One of the best song transitions of all time

[@nimboestrato]

Amazing!

[@fairebianca]

I can say that I have seen them in concert more than once, and they are hands down at the top of my "best concert ever" list! Treat yourself to the video of them playing at Live Aid, July 13, 1985. Definitely one of the highlights of Live Aid, along with Queen.

[@alanshields8036]

I was there just shopping and thought it was just people with loud speakers. When I realized it was live I thought, what amazing sound.

[@JamesJaeger-qr9gb]

This song and performance is one of their BEST!

[@Nuerth]

U2 also has a distinction that can never be duplicated~ they are the first performers to transmit a live show to the International Space Station

[@rhphotocdn]

This was a take off of the Beatles roof top concert of 1969, which you need to check out. (Which was their last concert appearance together).

[@jaquestraw1]

and the Jefferson Airplane did it 2 months before the Beatles in downtown Manhattan 👍

[@Rob-eo5ql]

I think it was the rooftop of their Apple studio in London.

[@a.j.pinckney88]

The distinct sound of The Edge's guitar work ... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@garylagstrom3864]

MY LETTER TO U2-1987 I saw you guys on the Joshua Tree tour in 1987 at MTSU-Middle Tennessee State University Saturday November 28th 1987. The Bodeans opened up for you. I remember at the time Larry had a crush on Wynonna Judd and she came out and sang a duo with Bono! I didn't have tickets to the show. A friend of mine drove us 3 hours from East Tennessee to see the show. We bought tickets at the box office for $18.50. We ended up 8th row center stage! I remember back then the band held back tickets for fans who were willing to make the drive and couldn't get tickets via phone or record store locations. Thanks again to Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr for making a special album and tour! I was 18 and had just graduated High School that year! All the Best! Gary Lagstrom

[@Rhiannon011]

There's another great U2 live concert with a huge huge crowd and Bono jumps off the stage and into the concert audience, he starts dancing slow dance, with different women in the audience, with his arms around them.. and then he started singing "Good-bye Ruby Tuesday" and greeting many in the audience, Bono is always spontaneous, always "in the moment" you never knew what he was going to do and when he did it, it was "all good"!!

[@nrschwartzie]

Their Live Aid performance was amazing ❤. Love seeing you guys again. Keep going!

[@wiseblood90]

Queen blew them off stage I was there

[@stevenseul361]

Saw U2 for this tour Joshua Tree and Damn One of the best shows I've seen..... Chicago's guitarist from Diaper Rash got to play with them... Epic.

[@Onz70]

As a guitarist, The Edge is one of my heroes. Seeing them live with BB King was incredible. Love all their albums, such an amazing band.

[@RezPlank]

I recently learned how he did the "Bad" guitar sound, it was fascinating.

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

@@RezPlank It's not that complicated, a 434ms SDD3000 delay into an AC30 with a strat quack position.

[@RezPlank]

@@TC2290-wh5cb I know it's just simple effects today, but at the time it was innovative since we didn't have what we have now.

[@boybato2690]

I was there in the crowd with my HS friend, rip homie

[@lisalovemc717]

My favorite U2 song and an epic video as well. Side note, hope you guys continue your channel, you're one of my favorites.

[@nimboestrato]

Awesome song, the best moment in every U2 concert!

[@johnc1593]

Awesome 👍🏽

[@robertbunker817]

Totally awesome I was just looking for a U2 reaction, but not coming across any of recent until this moment.. same wavelength I dig it

[@Footlngchilidog]

One of top 5 bands of all time IMO

[@dalec5895]

I love this song in this video, so glad you two reacted to it. Another great song/ video with an impromptu street concert you've got to react to is Billy Joel's "A Matter of Trust"

[@Mario-it3po]

U2 was huge at that time! I got to see them on their Achtung Baby tour. Awesome!!!

[@anthonyguadagnino2681]

This was a boss move

[@phunkjnky]

This was the time that brought U2 from very good band to immortal rock gods. Sam is on the right track. The Edge (U2's guitarist) uses a chorus effect frequently and it goes a long way towards that sound. This is my favorite U2 song, and their performance at halftime of the 2002 Super Bowl is a fan favorite. They listed all the names of the deceased of 9/11. It was a big deal. It was the first Super Bowl post 9/11 and between them and the rise of Tom Brady and the "We are all Patriots today" it was something to behold.

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

Modulated delay effect., not chorus.

[@lanceowens962]

Back then , U2 was the band that was going to save the world.🌎 😢 such a special time and a special band. Amazing!!

[@brettc190]

A coworker of mine was down there, about a few blocks away, and said it was so loud. I'm like, you lucky dog! I would have loved to have been there.

[@HectorDeLaCruz-wt5jn]

I remember skipiping school to go to Downtown to see this taping of U2 with my buddy George. I was in 10th grade .

[@DavidAston-bn9bz]

Now this was a band! So many great songs with "Beautiful Day", "New Year's Day" and "Vertigo" personal favourites of the ones you haven't reviewed yet. All anthems but all different. Bands are in danger of becoming an extinct species with record companies today and that can't be allowed to happen.

[@michaelescareno7048]

Interesting to see your take on this. Where the Streets Have No Name references parts of Dublin where there are no street signs in certain neighborhoods. Saw U2 on this Joshua Tree tour and this was the first song of the show. They left all the house lights on in the arena for the entirety of the song. Huge energy from the crowd; it was pretty cool!!!

[@Smoshy16]

Give me the 80's again!

[@TheProph7]

As a Vancouver Canucks fan, my ears perk up any time Streets Have No Name is being played anywhere :)

[@leewettner9802]

I just want to say thank you for you insightful reactions and bringing back my feelings when i first heard the music you react to 😊

[@nancy9891]

It would be fun for you to hear the recorded version in the studio. Such a great song without distractions.

[@Giggirl]

When they filmed this, The Joshua Tree was No1 in America & U2 were on the cover of TIME magazine. You don’t get much bigger than that ❤🎶

[@richtensail]

vis was a moment 4 us n u2!, gd times, so much energy n joy in u2s songs

[@danielbenincasa770]

Great live........YEAH!!!

[@jwayne7400]

This was wild! I lived in East LA County, the radio stations started covering this ( Rick Dees!!!) Remember, no cell phones, etc so going 'viral' was a whole'nother thing back then!

[@veliasalazar8678]

I remember hearing about this but I had a small child when this took place.

[@nancymjohnson]

I’d give anything to see something like this. Love this video! ❤ Sam always get the gist of every song y’all react to. Absolutely love her. You two make a great couple.

[@aarongrooms3558]

In dublin, as well as alot of places, you knew a person's background by the name of the street they lived on - income, education level, religion, etc. Knowing the street could invite discriminating thoughts toward a person. The idea of the song is to find a place beyond this, could be physical or metaphysical. Could be search for heaven. Thecguitar delay effect, drums, and bsss help carry this idea forward. Grat song. And live, it is unbelievably fantastic.

[@Rob-eo5ql]

U2 Live Aid “Bad” is 🔥. Their performance was as legendary as Queen’s imo

[@a.j.pinckney88]

I saw U2 on The Joshua Tree Tour in 1987. It was Rochester, NY, in a minor league baseball stadium. Bono had a broken arm and there were snow flurries that day.

[@stefanmodigh6312]

Epic ! Cool reaction ! 👍👍👍💕🇸🇪😎

[@Nigel-wu5lj]

I saw them in Roundhay Park. The stage was so big it had flashing lights at the top for low flying aircraft.

[@motodork]

Another must-see performance of theirs is Bad at Live Aid.

[@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary]

TRIVIA FOR YOU: 01:51 and other shots, you can see the Back View of the Sign for The Million Dollar Hotel that almost 20 years later U2 would use to film "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" video for the Indie Movie titled "The Million Dollar Hotel"!. I was the Location Sound Guy for a movie that shot at the same hotel back in 96 when the Official Business Name was still The Rosslyn Hotel" but because of it's Iconic Vintage Sign it was still widely known as The Million Dollar Hotel. It was a Transformed into a very Seedy Low Cost Housing Hotel for Skid Row back in the 90s but over the last 20years was bought by developers and Revived as the Upscale "Rosslyn Lofts"! I believe the Million Dollar Hotel Sign still lives on!

[@cosmocassidy420]

U2 did a really nice tribute to the 911 victims with this song at the SuperBowl after it happened. You should at least check it out.

[@Lovejazz01]

The radio jock who said “ You know how hard it is to get U2 tickets “ , that was Rick Dees, famous for doing different funny voices during his show, I know because he spent a better part of the mid 70’s doing it here in Memphis , on two different AM and FM stations , then he got the call in the late 70’s to come to Hollywood and had a famous stint there , so famous that he released a disco hit in the late 70’s called “ Disco Duck” .

[@xThisGameRx]

Try 'Mysterious ways' its a whole different sound to this. Would love to see you react to that

[@onechess]

Like the Beatles last hoorah on the top on Apple Studios including getting shut down!!

[@geraldarsenault275]

good pick won the grammy for best video

[@TexasMagnolia]

Not many Reactors tune into Legend Keith Urban. Truly, the greatest live performer I’ve ever seen and, just pops-up and plays live … just because he loves playing. Earlier, He played at Buccee’s (gas-superstore) cause he thought it be cool. He’s just released his latest album, and wanted to send a message to people…Get off social media and get tuned into live music again. Keith played (another) free concert on Broadway in downtown Nashville.

[@fredvelez7703]

1,737 views, 400 plus like in 6 hours. U2 is pretty popular.

[@timwhitnell7145]

This is echoes of The Beatles' historic rooftop concert 1969 on top of Apple Studios, their final time playing together, where the London bobbies (cops) tried to and eventually shut down the concert, but not before The Beatles had played a mini show for all the people walking along Abbey Road down below. Anyway, Where The Streets Have No Name is the lead song off U-2's best and most iconic album, The Joshua Tree (1987). This was the album version. What you heard strains of at the beginning of the video was a snippet of their most rockin' tune, that you definitely need to react to, Bullet The Blue Sky. Other great songs off The Joshua Tree are I Still Haven't Found What I'm looking For, With and Without You, a personal favourite, In God's Country and Red Hill Mining.

[@christopherhuot2826]

I wish more bands took chances like this 😪 😅😊

[@Laurie473]

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[@willfromyadkinville]

this album was amazing!!!!!!!!

[@evanirvana500]

In 1969 the Beatles did an impromptu rooftop performance which was U2s inspiration. It was an iconic moment. The broke up a few years after. U2 still performs i believe, but much less now.

[@memorast]

❤❤❤ you need to see the version with the Soweto gospel choir!!!❤❤❤❤

[@TeresaNewman-Theriault]

One of U2 crewmember, hid the ladder that went to the roof, which gave you to a little bit more time playing on the roof

[@wentibbetts7833]

I understand what Sam says about higher pitch or sound. I'm sure there are instruments extra to assist with that. Also, The Edge has a very unique almost strumming sound.

[@pompanomark2024]

Great song/video!

[@billyoliver4000]

You should check out some of their older stuff. New Year's Day, 40, Sunday Bloody Sunday, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., Gloria, October...

[@paulwalker9421]

Tribute to Beatles Roof Top Performance 1969 .Great song!

[@natmanprime4295]

good stuff! when i first listened to the joshua tree album , absent mindedly doing other things, i thought the first 3 songs were the same song lol i was thinking "damn this is a long song"

[@3DJapan]

I've been where the streets have no names, Japan.

[@Brian_S_1971]

After watching this one you should check out 'A Matter of Trust" from Billy Joel. It's almost the same type of video, but the crowd was a little more under control.

[@nellyweini8188]

They did the same kind of thing last year in Las Vegas, when they filmed their music video for Atomic City. It was filmed right in front of Fremont Street, they drove in on the hanger of a big rig truck. The street was blocked off most of the day and I watched a livestream that night on my laptop. As much as I love the music video, I wish you would have reacted to a concert version instead

[@AnusCampbell]

another great video story is Jackyl (I Stand Alone) A Kmart Georgia refused to sell their album, so they pulled in a semi with a flatbed trailer, and had a concert in the parking lot!

[@raffaeleluxsury6685]

Assolutamente senza paragoni con i Queen e il Dio Freddie Mercury ❤️

[@3DJapan]

Reminiscent of the Beatles rooftop concert in 69, except they made no announcement so nobody knew in advance. The crowd below didn't even know who was playing music.

[@adiarainfoster]

Do yourself a favor and listen to the full song of this. Don't get my wrong, I LOVE this music video. However it cuts out 99% of the intro and the outro. If you listen to the full audio only video, the song is like taking off and flying into a dream.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Shades of The Beatles on the roof of Abby Road Studio. And the police DID shut that one down.

[@MBeano]

It was definitely a conscious nod to the Beatles.

[@vitorsoares9289]

Where The Streets Have No Name ? In Heaven !!!

[@betsyduane3461]

Band manager Paul McGuinness revealed in 2007 that much of the confrontation with the police was exaggerated; the group were hoping to get shut down by the authorities in order to dramatize the music video, but the police continually gave them extensions for shooting the video During the shoot U2 played an eight-song set, which included four performances of "Where the Streets Have No Name" Only 1000 people showed up.

[@Rob-eo5ql]

U2 was the biggest band in the world when they did this. It would be like if Taylor Swift did that today. Middle of downtown LA. The crowd was HUGE.

[@anthonyguadagnino2681]

A great version is “all I want is you/where the streets have no name” live from slane castle right after Bono’s dad died

[@Galactica2425]

U2 was already a great band but the Joshua tree launched them into the Stratosphere of the G.O.A.T artist put them up there Prince Michael Jackson, rolling Stone, David Bowie, Beatles, sting, ray Charles, johnny Cash and many others.

[@jamesf.ryaniii7918]

Video: depicts U2's management NOT wanting the LAPD to shut down the concert Fact: U2's management actually WANTED the LAPD to shut it down - that was always part of the plan for the video. But, the LAPD kept giving them extensions and allowed them to perform EIGHT songs before FINALLY shutting it down.

[@MsCatmando]

Hey can you guys please play kelly marie. The name of the song is feels like I'm in love. It's a Disco song from 1980. She has a real good voice

[@betsyduane3461]

The music isn't live, it's the album cut.

[@darrylross3298]

Where the Streets Have No Name. Idea came from their hometown Dublin where you know what that persons financial status and religious denomination is from what street they live on. So, Bono saying he wants a place where the streets have no name so overyone is treated equally

[@scotmax8426]

Ethiopia had a terrible famine in the 80's. bob geldof and midge ure created band aid, do they know it's christmas, in 1984 which bono had a lead in, with so many others, then next summer Live aid happened.

[@nancymjohnson]

Rock crowds aren’t rowdy! Love how this is showing this. Lol

[@jamesf.ryaniii7918]

Video: depicts the LAPD shutting down the "concert" after ONE song. Fact: The police allowed them to perform EIGHT songs.....which included FOUR performances of "Where the Streets Have No Name".

[@jokerjames5262]

They actually played the song 4 times as part of a 8 song set that day. The other songs played were Pride, In God's Country, Sunday Bloody Sunday and People Get Ready.... And then they were shut down.

[@jamesf.ryaniii7918]

Video: depicts U2 performing on a rooftop Fact: the VIDEO is obviously from the rooftop concert, but the AUDIO used is from the album because the audio they recorded on the rooftop was terrible and unusable.

[@phunkjnky]

Imagine being a kid, and realizing that it is your dad trying to shut this down.

[@danreed5171]

LOOOOOoooooooooong winded explanation but,...........It is just a LOVE song........theyre all Love songs.........

[@mauriceluciano5211]

The echo affect you mention is the Edge... it's all the Edge. 😂 (The guitarist btw)

[@evanirvana500]

You guys dont get how big U2 was. They were called "the biggest band in the world" for a reason. They were. Incidentally, same 4 guys since 1976. Their albums have charted in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 200Os, 2010s, ans 2020s. So not nany albums underperformed, especially in 80s and 90s. I love "One". Check it out. Its a very emotional song. Oh check out when they got stuck in a lemon. Google it. 🤣

[@Souljah2008]

I wonder if Richard Ramirez was staying at the Cecil Hotel around this time?