absolutely bro. I havent listened to anything u2 has made in over 20 years but this song is perfect! this and party girl might be my faves from under a blood red sky (one of the grestest live albums ever)
How can anyone vote thumbs down on this? I mean these dudes were 20 years old playing this......it is just awesome. My favorite U2 song, no my favorite song of all time! This is just so raw and powerful. Like I said, 20 years old!!!!
Judging by the crap on the radio, there are a lot of people with no musical taste…Btw, my favorite U2 song as well. Just unreal guitar playing from the Edge
I have this live on vinyl...This is a stunning raw song at it's best.. the early u2 stuff in my eyes is the band at their best and this song and performance confirms that
Boy . October . War and Under a Blood Red Sky at the time was as great of a 4 album run as ever. Hard to sustain that level and unfortunately they did not but for 5 years they ruled as young kings
I think their early work is far better than the stuff they’re making now. And this song is one of the best they ever made. I never get tired of hearing it.
Absolutely right. This is one of the best tracks they have ever produced. Then they started chasing the money, became too commercialized, their sound changed, and they lost that early political edge (no pun intended). Apart from a few good tracks (Vertigo, Zooropa, New York), it all started changing after Unforgettable Fire. 'War' was a real high point for me. And that chiming bell-like riff that Edge pumped out back then was sheer magic.
I'm 50 and have been a fan since 1983. This song was one of the first songs back then i heard from them (older sister's cassette) to this day it still gives me goosebumps.
Im the same age but discovered more about them a year later than you. The magic of this era is something I still treasure,as the band from this time was too far beyond any other group. It's a shame they turned into a corporate business
The live version on the Under a Blood red sky album is amazing… that guitar tone!!! That whole album is one of my favorite live albums of all time. Their later pop garbage that defined them most of their career is not for me at all
Remember how fresh and different they sounded? I first heard them on the local radio station at 1:00 in the morning thinking , who are these guys? - they're great! Such, such were the joys.
First album I ever got was Under a Blood Red Sky. Worked back through the first 3 then the anticipation of the Unforgettable Fire being released then The Joshua Tree and so on. Amazing band.
That's so true and I watched their latest gig where there was a replacement drummer. As good as he was the songs just didn't sound the same without him
20 March 1978, the Church Hotel in Dublin. The Hype played their final show with Dik Evans, playing purely covers. At the end of the set Bono announced that they would return to the stage after a short interval as a new 4-piece band called U2. U2 debuted as the permanent line-up U2 here and played only original material in their set. The only song of which was played for certain is Shadows And Tall Trees. Dik Evans was categorically never in U2.
The energy & the quality is there for all to see. The music still sounds fresh today. No wonder they achieved unparalleled greatness. The best, consistent live band ever!!! Thank you Bono, Edge, Larry & Adam for my life’s memories( good & bad!!). You have, & always will ,pull me through.
Indeed! I love all U2's music but the Boy era was unique for me, specially when they played live. All the rage, passion and sound... Simple magic. Cheers m8.
Isn't it amazing how this song has aged so well?? Still sounds great! What passion and talent and power. (P.S. Did anyone else notice the interaction involving Adam's shoulder strap at about 3:25-3:30? Cute).
I spotted the shoulder strap moment 😇 One of the beautiful things watching their live performances is the interactions they had with each other - a quick nod, or whisper in the ear, shared grins, delight. Reading the U2 book with Larry talking about how Bono wanted freeform jazz inspired performances and the band had to be on point because they never quite knew where they were going next. It's what made them so exciting I think... Live Aid is the obvious example - they were supposed to play three songs, but Bad became the 10 minute epic with Bono plucking a woman from the audience. He'd always done that, but now a global audience got to see it for the first time. Amazing.
Lenny... you were born the year the released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb....what an album, followed by their epic Vertigo Tour 2005 ..it's on DVD check it out😁 you got great taste KIDDO👍
you must see a show at red rocks. there is really nothing more magical in person. saw fleet foxes and beach house there a few years ago. the same hazy fog always arrives for that 'ambiance' that just can not be replicated with fog machines. 😂
I was 15 in 1983. First time i heard 11 O'Clock Tick Tock. Still love this song. that dirty bass. Edge's overlay riffs. Bono's voice. Larry's perfect drumming.
Saw U2 twice in later1982 in Hammersmith Palais, and then in the Odeon a month later in 1983. They were superb. Their early music was the most engaging period, before they went to America. This was a very overlooked track. Still going after forty years. How time has flown.......
I'm a die hard fan but their prime is until All that you can't leave behind, after that album they got very mediocre until the SOE album which is very good.
Boy was an incredible debut from any band but a a bunch of teen-agers???? Comon! Exceptional...not s single bad track.....any one listening would see the writing on the wall for world domination!
Still has been one of my favourite song of theirs; So underrated. Everything is amazing in this song even the imperfections. Real freaking Rock and Roll just hear Ladies & Gentlemen. love that band
This is so much better than the studio version. It flows a hell of a lot smoother. The studio version sounded like it was struggling and a bit erratic in spots.
probably because it was an erratic struggle considering larry couldn't play to a click track and adam couldn't play bass very well so martin hannett had to sample each note and play them through a keyboard, it also doesn't help that martin hannett was a mad bastard (in the good way) n had a very strange approach to mixing
@@sharklostworld Be that as it may, by the time they made this live performance they'd obviously ironed out all the proverbial wrinkles. Sorry, but my original statement still stands.
I can't believe that it will be the 40th anniversary of this concert! Guys (2 of them) were still teenagers in here. Man, I feel nostalgic! U2 will never get old!!
Wow...that was freakin awesome. They've always been so good live. I've always loved how they stick to how the song sounds on the album but just make it better when performing live. A lot of bands jack up their songs when singing them live. Not U2 though. Best band ever in my opinion. ✌
Is it me or is the sound Edge gets from his Explorer just so cool and powerful?
Man, The Edge was not even 20 years old and made an awesome guitar work. One of my favourite songs. So underrated.
@@carljules3123 ouch? Lol
The Edge
absolutely bro. I havent listened to anything u2 has made in over 20 years but this song is perfect! this and party girl might be my faves from under a blood red sky (one of the grestest live albums ever)
The boy was Made for this.
the explorer .... sweet as a nut
So young, and they're playing with sucha a confidence on the BBC no less.
They are playing "with confidence" 'cos what they play are just easy knockoffs. Grossly overrated .
The live versions are so much better than the studio version. It's not even close.
Just like The Who 👍
The beginning of the Legendary Irish Rock Band
This is the U2 that I liked.
Yes. They started to take themselves too seriously later on .
Legendary!
They really were great. Even Bono's posturing didn't seem quite so bad back then.
this is when they were good, I always feel the first album is the best
This is the U2 that I even Loved ❤💥
Damn... were we all young!!! 😅
Still have the original 7 inch vinyl. Still remember getting a neighbour to pick it up for me in Dublin City one Saturday afternoon.
The best mix of The Clash and Echo & The Bunnymen. Absolutely shimmering.
That ringing riff makes you stand up and take notice, for sure. The old U2 material is just plain golden, no matter what!
Still my most-played song of all time.
The solo.........that........solo.
How can anyone vote thumbs down on this? I mean these dudes were 20 years old playing this......it is just awesome. My favorite U2 song, no my favorite song of all time! This is just so raw and powerful. Like I said, 20 years old!!!!
Judging by the crap on the radio, there are a lot of people with no musical taste…Btw, my favorite U2 song as well. Just unreal guitar playing from the Edge
U2 at their best
I have this live on vinyl...This is a stunning raw song at it's best.. the early u2 stuff in my eyes is the band at their best and this song and performance confirms that
Boy . October . War and Under a Blood Red Sky at the time was as great of a 4 album run as ever. Hard to sustain that level and unfortunately they did not but for 5 years they ruled as young kings
Edge and Larry still 19 at the time. Bono and Adam 20.
Praise be to those who lived and experienced U2.
I think their early work is far better than the stuff they’re making now. And this song is one of the best they ever made. I never get tired of hearing it.
Absolutely right. This is one of the best tracks they have ever produced. Then they started chasing the money, became too commercialized, their sound changed, and they lost that early political edge (no pun intended). Apart from a few good tracks (Vertigo, Zooropa, New York), it all started changing after Unforgettable Fire. 'War' was a real high point for me. And that chiming bell-like riff that Edge pumped out back then was sheer magic.
At least something to like on everything up to Achtung, Baby for me. After that, they sound like trying too hard.
The last 10 years of u2 sucks… they should stop making new songs and just become a legacy band
I agree 100 percent with everything you just said!
Me either. I get the chills just listening to this song. Amazing.
All the proof anyone needs of U2's post-punk credentials. Orgasmic.
Unbelievable. Those boys around 20 years old and amazing work. There is nothing nowadays like that time.
First 3 albums.....the very best!
2nd, 3rd and 4th
First 4 albums for mine
🎉✌️
Agreed. Pure, unadulterated melody, rhythm and enthusiasm!! You could not watch them live back then and not have the hair stand up on your arms.
October and boy were brilliant
The Edge sound is fabulous
I'm 50 and have been a fan since 1983. This song was one of the first songs back then i heard from them (older sister's cassette) to this day it still gives me goosebumps.
Im the same age but discovered more about them a year later than you.
The magic of this era is something I still treasure,as the band from this time was too far beyond any other group.
It's a shame they turned into a corporate business
Now they sold out🤣
Maybe they sold out. Will never erase who they were then. They guided me though my teen years and I'll always be grateful.
@@jeffreymartin8486 to whom do they belong?
The live version on the Under a Blood red sky album is amazing… that guitar tone!!!
That whole album is one of my favorite live albums of all time. Their later pop garbage that defined them most of their career is not for me at all
That guitar riff is just so moving .. always will be
80 for me.
When I build my time machine, I will travel back to see early U2 live =)
Take me with you!!
Take me with you too!! =D
I saw them in a pub then saw them on the boy and war tours the lyceum show they were unbelievable I have the tickets somewhere
@@TheWelwyn21 You're so lucky!
@@Emburbujada Build it and go! I've seen them seven times, and there is absolutely nothing like a U2 show.
What a song and performance. An insane amount of talent, youth and energy for a band approaching greatness.
There is no audience at TOGWT and you would think they were playing to 20,000 people
wonderful bass line
😀
Remember how fresh and different they sounded? I first heard them on the local radio station at 1:00 in the morning thinking , who are these guys? - they're great! Such, such were the joys.
Yes, people don't realize how original it sounded
First album I ever got was Under a Blood Red Sky. Worked back through the first 3 then the anticipation of the Unforgettable Fire being released then The Joshua Tree and so on. Amazing band.
this is honestly one of my favorite performances of baby U2!!
Edge's guitar can pour so much emotion that most other so called guitar shredders and 10 minute long solo makers are unable to produce
Here's another comment. This is the best recording of this song. It is timeless because it is just plain FANTASTIC!!!
Show.
Magnificent post... is a essence of the U2, like a autentic 80s garage band...
P .s. Underrated music...
They were and are SPECIAL.Edge is definitely an ALIEN.
I just read this chapter in Surrender, 40 songs, one story. WOW! What an amazing journey!
This makes me miss the 80s! Love the raw energy of their early music, the emotion of Edge's guitar and Bono's voice.
It was a very exciting time for music! Great to live through it.
No one else has mentioned the drumming? I love the change at the start of the solo. Larry makes so many U2 songs
That's so true and I watched their latest gig where there was a replacement drummer. As good as he was the songs just didn't sound the same without him
The cool thing is that U2 has never had a change in band members.
untrue...the brother of the edge was in the band in the beginning.
Must be one of the longest runs for a band under one name. Stones have changed over the years, maybe ZZ Top??
@CPM his brother was still in the band.
They say Adam is the funniest guy in the band. One thing is for sure........He's a great (underated) bass player !!!
20 March 1978, the Church Hotel in Dublin. The Hype played their final show with Dik Evans, playing purely covers. At the end of the set Bono announced that they would return to the stage after a short interval as a new 4-piece band called U2. U2 debuted as the permanent line-up U2 here and played only original material in their set. The only song of which was played for certain is Shadows And Tall Trees. Dik Evans was categorically never in U2.
The energy & the quality is there for all to see. The music still sounds fresh today. No wonder they achieved unparalleled greatness. The best, consistent live band ever!!! Thank you Bono, Edge, Larry & Adam for my life’s memories( good & bad!!). You have, & always will ,pull me through.
Who is buying the 40th anniversary release tomorrow???
Facts!!!
- Amen!
"Unparalleled greatness" ?? 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Metal Head Who can equal them then??
I love it. Back when The Edge probably only had two guitars .. his Gibson Explorer and a Black Fender Strat
pretty sure this was before the strat even showed up lol
And hair
I love all eras of U2 music including their early work and latest music.
Indeed! I love all U2's music but the Boy era was unique for me, specially when they played live. All the rage, passion and sound... Simple magic. Cheers m8.
Trying to comprehend what these guys would create and achieve after this in the space time of just ten years, is nearly impossible.
Over the years Bono has improved his singing , Edge was already amazing from the very beginning!!!!
He sucks now. Both do. Sellouts.
Larry on Tama drums 😀
Just brilliant.
Isn't it amazing how this song has aged so well?? Still sounds great! What passion and talent and power. (P.S. Did anyone else notice the interaction involving Adam's shoulder strap at about 3:25-3:30? Cute).
I spotted the shoulder strap moment 😇 One of the beautiful things watching their live performances is the interactions they had with each other - a quick nod, or whisper in the ear, shared grins, delight. Reading the U2 book with Larry talking about how Bono wanted freeform jazz inspired performances and the band had to be on point because they never quite knew where they were going next. It's what made them so exciting I think... Live Aid is the obvious example - they were supposed to play three songs, but Bad became the 10 minute epic with Bono plucking a woman from the audience. He'd always done that, but now a global audience got to see it for the first time. Amazing.
Love the guitar on this song 🎸🎸🎸👊
U2 IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD !!!! BONO
I'm only 16 and I love U2, my friends don't understand but I love everything of U2, I was born with U2❤️
Kudos to you,i wish more young people had good taste in music.
That's great kid. I am 52 and have been a fan since they began. Seen them live 9 times.
I'm 22 and have been listening to U2 since I was 3 years old.
Lenny... you were born the year the released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb....what an album, followed by their epic Vertigo Tour 2005 ..it's on DVD check it out😁 you got great taste KIDDO👍
@@gerbear5346 thanks man,in fact my born song was The City of blinding Lights
Under the red blood sky live is awesome. For being a live album and able to hear them sing and play. Love that album!! Thanks U2!!
I'd already fallen in love with this band, by the time I watched this back in 1981... So much energy.. And it still feels like yesterday.. ;-)
Under a Blood Red Sky it's a part of my life, including all my adolescence
you must see a show at red rocks.
there is really nothing more magical in person.
saw fleet foxes and beach house there a few years ago.
the same hazy fog always arrives for that 'ambiance' that just can not be replicated with fog machines.
😂
I was 15 in 1983. First time i heard 11 O'Clock Tick Tock. Still love this song. that dirty bass. Edge's overlay riffs. Bono's voice. Larry's perfect drumming.
The solo screams rage! It’s an absolute riot and I love it!
I love surprises I never saw this video before it f--king kicks ass
It is all there even at the relative beginning for them. Great live sound, great craftsmanship, professionalism, energy. charm, lyrics.
so good ..
Everything was already there....
Energy, virtuosity, originality, CHARISM !!!😍🤩🌠 ❤
One of the best melancholy sound of guitar in the World !
This is incredible. Love me some old U2!!!!
Adam sounds really good in this performance. A real "silver lining."
I see what you did there. LOL
@@joshuaeubanks8797 Thank you, sir.
Saw U2 twice in later1982 in Hammersmith Palais, and then in the Odeon a month
later in 1983. They were superb. Their early music was the most engaging period,
before they went to America. This was a very overlooked track.
Still going after forty years. How time has flown.......
A good version of U2 indeed.. The last section and outro is genius
Thank you so much U2 for giving us these gems. The soundtracks that elevated our lives ;-)
Little boys they were, goodness, I love them.
My favorite ,it grooves,omg I love U2
1978-1987 was U2 at their very best
Man, you are eliminating some stunning music from the next era. Not saying you're wrong, but it's debatable.
@@elmoblatch9787Agree. Bring in Achtung Baby then I’m onboard.
Agreed. The first five albums were magic. They did have some great songs later but early U2 is the best
Greatest Band of ALL Time. AND mainstream don't even mention Mike Peters, say no more
I'm a die hard fan but their prime is until All that you can't leave behind, after that album they got very mediocre until the SOE album which is very good.
These boys sound great, hope they go far 🤣🤣
U2 were so good in these early days i've seen a few concerts from 1981 here recently, those first 3 albums were brilliant...
Sheer class.....always loved this song live...and still one of their best
This is pure gold... Hear this and feel how your pores get filled!
This is my favorite U2 song
Brilliant only young boys then they will go a long way 😜
My favorite U2 song.... . greetings of Peru...
I absolutely love this love this live version more than the album version!!
Adam clayton . Bass subestimed. Legend.
They knew they had something special at this point. There was no denying their talent. The sky was the limit, and I'd say ....they reached it.
Born to be an epic band...
What The Edge does with the guitar is amazing. One of the best guitar players.
Rock n rolllllll!!!!!!!!! Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!
Boy was an incredible debut from any band but a a bunch of teen-agers???? Comon! Exceptional...not s single bad track.....any one listening would see the writing on the wall for world domination!
It's an incredible album full-stop. One of the best.
True legends ❤ same line up love u2 amazing
BEST LIVE BAND EVER.
What a performance.
erm....don't think so
😂🤣
I remember discovering U2 and thinking how different they were then. Brilliant
I started listening to the band when I was 11-12 . Now my daughter at the same age is listening to them . Music that has stood the rest of time
My favourite U2 song of all time.
Still has been one of my favourite song of theirs; So underrated. Everything is amazing in this song even the imperfections. Real freaking Rock and Roll just hear Ladies & Gentlemen. love that band
The solo at the end,how good
This is my generation!!! So proud that I was there to see this happen, They are living legends! I knew there was greatness immediately!!
The only band that time and time again gives me goosebumps
This is so much better than the studio version. It flows a hell of a lot smoother. The studio version sounded like it was struggling and a bit erratic in spots.
probably because it was an erratic struggle considering larry couldn't play to a click track and adam couldn't play bass very well so martin hannett had to sample each note and play them through a keyboard, it also doesn't help that martin hannett was a mad bastard (in the good way) n had a very strange approach to mixing
@@sharklostworld Be that as it may, by the time they made this live performance they'd obviously ironed out all the proverbial wrinkles. Sorry, but my original statement still stands.
The studio version sounds great, not erratic, nor struggling. This live version sounds great too.
Simplesmente fantástico, guitarra arrasou, vocal e bateria e tudo mais. Não canso de ouvir este vídeo. Uns dos melhores do U2.
Merci beaucoup !!!! Les débuts de U2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️ vive U2 !!!!❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Please, share more rare archives and videos of the band. It’s would a gift for the fans. It’s perfect quality for this time. Love this song! ❤️
Boy, what a great record!
Their greatest song!
I can't believe that it will be the 40th anniversary of this concert! Guys (2 of them) were still teenagers in here. Man, I feel nostalgic! U2 will never get old!!
I thought the picked bass from Kansas was over the top, but Adam is taking it to a new level! Love, love, love it!
The 80´s, the happiest time of my life
For me, the best song.
Back when U2 were a great band.
Rock and roll
October. The peak of U2.
Love this !
Wow...that was freakin awesome. They've always been so good live. I've always loved how they stick to how the song sounds on the album but just make it better when performing live. A lot of bands jack up their songs when singing them live. Not U2 though. Best band ever in my opinion. ✌