British guitarist reacts to U2 showing their professionalism at Live Aid
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- Definitely worth a watch, all other bands were left in the shadows by Queen on the day, but these guys put on a great performance in their own right.
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I'm 50, they were the soundtrack to my life. Many of their songs, at particular moments, can bring me to tears.
I'm with you my man. One of my fav bands of all time. I'm 49 and starting listening (thanks to a friend) when I was 14. Then Joshua Tree came out. Changed my life... But today I think Achtung Baby is my favorite album. Just listened to it again this week. "In my dreams, I was drowning my sorrows... but my sorrows they learned to swim."
Live at Red rocks that was awesome, think it was 84, but yeah I'm with you guys 👍
Yep they are majetic and so moving i often end in tears but often of joy
Timothy Dannenhoffer I’m a year younger than you and they were the same for me... their music came in to my life in my teens and early 20’s at crucial times in my life. This song in particular which gives me chills almost every time I hear it played live.
OMGoodness, me too. Especially songs from the Joshua Tree. I saw them 2 times in 1987, first at MSG, then a couple months later at the Nassau Coliseum. Before that I saw them at Live Aid in Philly. I was sitting all the way at the top just to the right of the stage if you were looking at it. Before that, amazingly, I saw them at Nassau Community College (Long Island) in 1982. I happened to be going there that year and saw that tickets were on sale, I grabbed 2 but I wish I had got more. Yep me and 500 other people. I saw them when they were on the Concert for Amnesty Intl. tour at Giant's Stadium in NJ in 1986, and BTW, Fil, if you're seeing this, I think "Pride In The Name Of Love" from that performance would be an excellent live performance to review. I saw U2 3 times in the 190s, 2 times for the Zoo tour, and 2 times I was in S. Florida for those. So ya, U2, I breathed them. Love them.
Never understood the hate for U2, I’ve never heard a song I didn’t like by them
Yeah I think maybe disagree with Bonos politics but that shouldn't opinion on the music.
wingsofpegasus personally it doesn’t bother me, he does a lot of charitable stuff, So I just leave him to it. Their music is great regardless
Scott Crosby I believe they are probably the best Pop Rock band of all time !!! Love there tunes ( just don't like Bono personally)..Still great voice and talent
wingsofpegasus I applaud you for being able to separate a band member's politics and the music. Not many people can do that.
They're one of my favorite bands but I'll admit they got some duds like Get On Your Boots, though that song had potential but ehhhh.
He has an awesome voice. It’s full of feel and heart which is reflected in their lyrics and every other member of the band. Keep in mind this is before everyone started using auto tuning for their voices which has played a big part in destroying music entirely.
I've always thought the hate for u2 is just a trendy thing. Musically they are absolute masters of their craft. I don't know of many other guitarists that can create a soundscape and carry a band like the Edge does. It's all about the music, and serving the song. Then that solid rhythm section and incredible range of voice. Pretty stunning for me....and I love all sorts of bands from heavy to pop.
Yeah there seems to be bands who are just seen as 'uncool' but that's not important to me!
They are cool because they speak for their convictions. It's the people who say that they hate U2 who are uncool and not trendy at all. I can understand not liking their music but hate is a childish uncool reaction to music
I became a U2 fan after hearing ‘New Years Day’.When they played ‘Live Aid’ I thought their performance was simply wonderful,so full of passion,angst and emotion, I was in awe .
The first time I heard this live was a transformative experience.
I saw U2 at Brixton Academy about a year before this. My abiding memory was of The Edge sitting down in front of his pianio with his guitar on his knee playing New Years Day, behind him his single AC30 sitting on a wooden chair with one mic threaded through it's handle hanging over in front of one speaker cone. He might as well have been in his bedroom, belying the monstrous sound coming out of the front of house system. Finishing New Years Day he got up, hit a few switches on his pedal board and immediately launched into Pride. It was a note perfect performance, not a hint of pretentiousness or bombast about it, just pure musicianship of the highest order. The sound was breathtaking. Immaculate.
Awesome!
That's an awesome story, I must have been 2 years old at the time, wish I could have seen that (not when I was 2, I mean I wish I was older). I barely remember watching Live Aid on a 12" TV, my parents were obsessed with U2 by 1985, I've loved them (and U2, lol) ever since.
Yes I saw U2 War tour in New Zealand, Wellington and being offered more for my ticket the closer i got to the entrance. I have the same memory and wow that song was so powerful! Vocals, Edge playing his black Stratocaster and back-up vocals. Where have all the musicians gone?Thankyou for reminding me
Bono has one of the best voices in rock history..amazing range..even now in 2019
Did you know when they were starting up in Larry Mullens House Bono was going to be the guitar 🎸 player cos he couldn't sing for nuts 😳
In Rock thats Paul Rogers from bad company (the free). This U2 is called new wave 🙃🏴☠️
@@edbredin6406I’ve always heard this but how does anybody go from saying “I can’t sing” and ending up with such an incredibly unique voice as he does??? I would love to know the progression and how it happened he realized he could sing.
They may not be for everyone but they've outlived all the rest and still producing new albums and sell out shows. I still can't understand the U2 haters who seem to spend all their time watching U2 on youtube and commenting on them! I personally wouldn't waste my time watching music i didn't like.
Yeah some people just have nothing better to do! I think maybe the bands they like have disbanded so they have a go at U2. It's the same for the occasional troll I have on here, they are spending their time on my channel, which they don't like, for a reason I don't understand. If you don't like it, don't watch is my opinion!
Its because the secretly like them
paris monty very well said
You nailed it Paris!.I dont sit around listening to Justin Bieber..much.
Because i determine the music I like by popularity polls.
More people eat egg rolls than any other food. Must be the best huh?
You can also plant songs, even mediocre ones, in people's heads by sheer repetition. The music barons determine what you like by and large.
I adore Bono's voice, it's unique, has so much feeling and power and vulnerability, and he's very consistent in giving great performances, sometimes not perfect but so emotional. I have heard people complain that his voice was 'annoying', but the only person I've actually heard say he was a bad singer was Henry Rollins of all people, who really shouldn't be criticising anyone's singing imo lol.
His voice is incredible, I thought that was just a given across the globe. Today was the first time iv ever heard someone say Bono is known to have a bad voice
Love your genuine reaction to U2's Live Aid performance. They were so fresh and hungry for success, like you said,. It's so beautiful to see a young person enjoying young Bono. Isn't quality music timeless? I hope you continue to do U2 throughout the years. And I second what you said about Bono's voice.
Yeah its great we gave TH-cam now, even just to spread the word about musicians and performances from yester year!
Well said A. Day, totally agree. Great Videos too wingsofpegasus.
I love U2. I was glued to my television and watched every second I could of Live Aid. It made me proud that musicians were using their talent to provide food for the starving just as many had done in the past for the civil rights movement, the No Nukes movement, the Concert for Bangladesh, Farm Aid and so much more. I don’t necessarily agree with all the politics, but I deeply respect those who spend time improving the lives of others rather than living a destructive hedonistic lifestyle.
You should check out Self Aid U2 did a year later in 1986 in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 even better than this performance
some people say his voice is not very good?what the fuck?he had the best voice of the 80s, most tone and power.this is him at its best and his vocals are incredible.
I agree!
That concert was such an iconic moment in time. I can watch it again, but I’ll never get the emotions of experiencing it for the first time. I had just graduated high school and was glued to the TV. I was already a massive Queen fan and they blew the whole world away with their performance. I’d heard the name U2, but hadn’t heard them play. The second I heard that opening guitar sound my ears pricked up and they proceeded to blow me away as a new band (to me). Ah, I want to go back in time. I agree with everything you said, Fil!
Bono has a voice of an angel 😇💖🌹🎶 when he was just a wee last, he'd go to the piano, not reachable, only to his little hands. He's start playing a melody that he either dreamt about the night beforehand or it was a melody that just popped into his head. God gave him a beautiful blessing and no-one gets to take that away from him. I've known him personally for about 22 years now, he's the most incredibly smart, funny and someone who you EASILY get caught up in a conversation that lasts longer than you'd expect. Extremely engaging and just a beautiful person inside and out 🤙💖🌹☄✌💋🙏🏻😇
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Bono has or had an incredible voice. Very powerful and direct. He could belt out vocals with no effort. This was a turning point for this band at such an early stage. Coming off of The Unforgettable Fire album which was incredible. U2 is and was remarkable. A band that is worth nearly a Billion $$ says incredible things about their profession that gifted our ears with for many years. Thank you U2 for giving yourselves to us. ❤❤❤
his singing is amazing and his voice has fearless passion. And I'm no U2 can do no wrong freak. Come on!
Amen!
What I really admired about this performance was the confidence it took to go out on that stage in front of millions of people and begin so restrained and understated and then gradually build to a crescendo. This was a massive boost to U2's career. It was obvious they were now a stadium-ready superband.
Yeah they took their chance when they got it!
Bono's singing on 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' for Live Aid was very powerful; I can't think of many other man vocalists with that sort of power in their voice.
Enjoyed that. Just to say a couple of things. One, the band had just finished their 10 month world tour of The Unforgettable Fire record just a couple of weeks before this gig - they were ready; and if they were tired it was hard to see. Second, they had planned to play 3 songs in their 20 min slot, Sunday, Bad & then Pride - their hit from the previous winter. Thing is, with the way Bad unfolded on the day, it went 4/5 mins over and thus Pride had to be ditched. The band weren't happy at first after the show about this - but we all knew we had witnessed something special. So, professional yes, but the spirit of the day won out. Mind you, the way the band played on for that 5/6 min instrumental part in the middle, not knowing where the hell their singer had got to - that sure showed commitment and belief!
Haha yeah Bono went awol! The band weren't best pleased with him, but it worked out well in the end!
@@wingsofpegasus It was more than awol. if you watch closer to the middle, you'll see him gesturing frantically to security. he has spotted a few women being crushed against the railing by the crowd. If you look to where he keeps pointing you can see them. it took a little bit to see what he was trying to do and when they did they pulled two of the panicking ladies over the railing. They missed the third one entirely and after more futile gesturing, that's when Bono hopped over the railing himself and led them to her so they could pull her in. You can see him rocking and comforting her while she caught her breath before going up and giving the first two a hug and continuing the song. The band didn't see any of this go down so yea they were super angry with him afterward and they all thought it was a disaster. couldn't have been further from the truth though :)
To Timothy Dannenhoffer
Bro. I´m the same age and you put in words excactly what i´m feeling about U2. They were the soundtrack of my life too. And the tears when listen and see their performences live. Peace. U2 forever and ever
I love his operatic voice, That’s what gives me the goosebumps. He doesn’t slack off one bit when he hits those registers. Bono’s voice is a unique operatic one in 6 billion type of talent. His father had the gift and I suspect they sounded very similar and Bono’s son Who is the lead singer for Inhaler sounds identical to Bono when he was a young lad in early 20’s. It’s purely DNA jackpot. I covet his voice.
My life is rearranged completely whenever U2 tour the west coast of the US and I can travel to multiple shows. They are so professional that I never get tired of seeing essentially the same show several times in a row while exhausted from hours of driving, not sleeping and queuing for the GA. They always give 110%, bond with the audience, show unwavering respect, appreciation and love for their fans and each other, have fun, and deliver a powerful social message. I agree about Bono's voice. It is unique and I can pick him out in any collaboration he does. I find a perfect voice a little boring, unless the singer can convincingly reveal some grit. It was Edge's guitar playing in "Mysterious Ways" that first made me a fan, though. 😍
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This has always been my favorite performance of "Where the Streets Have No Name." It's from the "U2 Go Home: Live at Slane Castle" DVD in 2001. Bono's open-throated wailing that begins around 4:30 is for his father, whom he had buried just the day before, I believe. Talk about stamina and breath control, too, with the way he takes a full lap around the heart and begins singing without losing his breath! Your 3 fundamental qualities of successful performers definitely apply here.
So awesome.....tear-worthy...Bono's voice is wonderful!!!
You should check out their performance they did a year later in 1986 in their home town Dublin Ireland called Self Aid for charity. If you think this performance was brilliant. Check that one out
Well, I'm 63 and I saw them live around 82 in LA, CA. Impressive live band and apparently I was lucky to see them in a smallish arena. They have fun doing what they do and it shows, I think They're one of those bands where the sum of the parts is truly greater than the whole. I bought BOY in 1980. That same year I read an article about their performance in a small place called the Country Club in Reseda, CA. One of the songs they had done didn't get the reaction Bono wanted so they did it over but in a different way and got a standing ovation. If you watch Status Quo do Pictures of Matchstick Men, they have a similar vibe. The band Sweet was similar to some extent and had more talent overall. U2 has that intangible quality that's is rare. Some bands are way more technically talented but hate each other to the extent that they break up. In my opinion, after their first 3 or 4 albums, they went in strange areas but held it all together so, more power to them.
A lot of great singers don't have perfect voices. I like that they're different. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger...none of them would probably have made it through American Idol if they had it back then. Without voices like theirs, we would have missed out on a lot of great music!
Amen! I think auto tune should be banned, they use it all the time nowadays.
wingsofpegasus speaking of auto tune...did you ever notice the contestants on those shows get better and better very fast. You know yourself it takes sometimes years of practice to improve your vocals!
100% right
There is a distinction between having a good voice and being a good singer
Occasionally they come together in one performer and you get a superstar
Yes, please, someday! Let it be banned.
Where does this idea that absolutely perfect means better? Sometimes it’s just BORING.
Imperfections in and of themselves can be precious. It’s human to be imperfect. Why is being human not good enough anymore, and this standard of perfection that uses technology to attain it some sort of epitome of “better” or the ultimate? It’s fake.
@74dartman13 But Bono actually has a much better voice than those singers. To say that he only has passion is an insult to Bono. Rick Beato says that he's one of the best live singers who has incredible pitch and timing note after note. Sliding up to note is what every singer does. Bono doesn't need autotune
Well done I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for being honest and fair in your assessments. I’m tired of all the hatred towards U2 and in particular Bono, that you see everywhere these days on the internet. They don’t deserve it. U2 are a great band. I love the sound that the Edge producers. It’s passionate and emotional. Edge is not a virtuoso player and never intended to be one. As you said he delivers a sound that is unique and instantly recognisable. There is nothing technically outstanding with Larry and Adam but they produce the perfect rhythm section for U2. What a great band. I love them.
Amen!
After this performance, apparently Brian May said to Bono, "give my regards to The Hedge". According to Bono.
Lol that's great if it's true!
@Andrew - I also read that Freddie had cornered Bono up against a wall backstage and chatted him up like a woman! 😄
I chuckled at his comments on how professional and well rehearsed they were, knowing how off the rails this performance went. It was a jaw dropping and incredible performance that catapulted them into the rock stratosphere and that had little to do with how excellent their music was, lol.
At that day me and my brother where sitting in front off the television. My brother couldn't wait to see U2. I was 11 years old, never heard of them. That performance made me a U2 fan from that day on. I can't tell, how much musical influence they brought into my life. I read a book about Bono where he said that this live aid concert was at the edge to split the band up. Bonos dancing with the crowd totally breaked the time limit of 20 minutes they had for their performance. So they couldn't play "Pride - In the name of love" any more. Which truly was their outstanding song and should raise the selling of their "Unforgettable Fire" album. Not to be able to play this song because of unplanned actions from Bono was something, the management and band members wasn't amused of. Bono himself felt he has ruined the show and wanted to leave the band. But luckily, he met an sculptor which showed Bono his art he created influenced by the U2 performance. So Bono could see, how people loved the performance that day.
I have always suspected Bono did the snippet of Satellite of Love to check his microphone here. Geldof's had already failed mid-set, Queen had a roadie check Freddie's as they ran on stage. U2 would have just seen Bryan Ferry singing into two mikes as a safety back-up.
Never hit the like button so fast, my god! I've been a U2 fan since forever, never missed a tour since the Zoo Tv but this one stays one of my all time favorite. Also U2 are strangely absent from youtube channels like this one and I'm so glad somebody is taking time to analyze such an amazing performance!
Thanks!
Bad is definitely one of their best songs and I loved how they utilized other songs' lyrics at the end of this performance
"Pleased to Meet Ya. I hope ya guessed my name!"
Haha yeah it's cool!
Rolling stones lyrics
At their last tour they did a bit of Heroes during Bad.
Those “boys” as I always call them are great. At 18, a college art student...giving away my age... loved them. I can’t stand when people say they were washed up after Joshua Tree. As artists we grow and change and even have lows, lots of them and get fatigued. Compare artists in their twenties🧐 now. Ok I will stop.
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1985 I was studying my ass off in a house with some really special people, and we had a U2 Cassette tape. I splurged on my student budget and put in nice speakers and one of my roommates came and said she wanted to go party but my car had the best sound so I lent her the car, and the cassette.
We listened to Live Aid since it was on a Saturday and we needed a break from studying. Queen was phenomenal, but there was the luggage they had from playing in South Africa. They overcame that with that performance. There was no question, U2 was a great performance. I really thought that Edge carried the band, with his sound. Funny, but the bassist was concentrating on Bono, usually they are keying off the drummer. Why was that? Reading the comments, maybe Bono had a problem with his voice?
You really enjoyed reviewing this, it shows.
Thank you for reviewing this, one of my all-time favorite U2 performances. As well as being practiced and ready to seize this opportunity in their career, the professionalism of the band really came to the forefront when Bono left the stage later in this song. The band had to carry on playing for an interminable length of time at the climax of the song with no idea where Bono was or when he would return to let them bring the song back down again. Real pros!
Yeah he went AWOL!
I attended U2 concerts in USA when I lived there from 1992 to 2005.
I so agree with Fil on Bono’s voice. Love these guys. Saw them in concert and they were so good..
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love your channel man
Thanks dude! I could only find part 3 of your vid, but cool way to rock out! 🤘
I was pissed my parents wouldn't let me go to Live Aid so I sat up and watched that whole thing and taped it all on my VCR
Damn!
Love to watch you analyze these bands and videos your really positive and you just feel your love for music and how hard these bands have worked to get where the are
Thanks John!
I've bought the FULL dvd boxset to this concert!!! Wembley and JFK only watched it once. will take care of it forever as its our history!!
A lot of people are quick to put U2 down for various things, but I liked how you politely expressed your opinion and showcased some of the aspects that make this band so great! There's no denying how influential that their sound was and continues to be. Personally, I just describe their sound as being magical. I don't exactly know what that means, but there's no other word that I would rather use to describe them and the way their music makes me feel. I don't know any other band that makes me feel that way :)
Amen!
I think this is A - Asus2 - D - Dsus2 (or something like that) over and over on guitar. It wouldn't be easy at all to keep that in time (and he doesn't do it perfectly here) but I'm amazed at what he can get out of basically 2 chords.
I'd like to nominate Prince's performance on "While my guitar gently weeps" at the rock and roll hall of fame please.
Thanks for the suggestion!
steve lukathers guitar solos are way better on while my guitar gently weeps ...toto live in Amsterdam...check it out
Good analyses, I have always been a fan and all one has to do is look at their body of work. They reached the Superstar status and in so becoming one of the best rock bands of all time!
It was also around that time when their management told them they'd never have to work in day jobs again for the rest of their lives! 😀
To me U2 are the greatest band in the world, they will be remembered as one of the best of all time, excellent review of a stunning performance
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Nobody knew U2 in the 80s. College radio in the US made U2 get there. Thank god!
Going to see U2 in Chicago tonight, so I had to watch this. Saw them in Indianapolis last year (Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour) and they were awesome.
Awesome! Have a good one!
Totally agree about Bono's voice and the Edge's playing both completely unique. So much emphasis perfect sound editing and voice pitch & control takes everything out of music these days! I love it when a vocalist's voice begins to crack and they control it and it becomes a cool sound mistake. No such thing as mistakes these days and most concerts are boring as a result clic tracks,and pre recorded voice overs. I think that is why music sounds better in the 60's & 70's. It was real!
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So true 👍
thumbs up for u2
I remember when Live Aid happened,I stayed up watching Live Aid and Oz For Africa for days ( Australian concert for the same cause ) it was groundbreaking at the time but it's easy to look back at it now as sloppy and under produced, but keeping in mind nothing like this had ever happened at the time, they pioneered this style of event.
spent the day whole watching the whole show live on tv. such a time for all the musicians involved-some of which are sadly no longer with us.peace man
Yeah it must have been an awesome day.
i remember 'Led Zeppelin's' performance being a bit ropey and it's hard to imagine such a great band sounding certainly not on form
Literally one of the best performances ever.
Amen!
It’s the passion in U2. Fell in love with them from this performance
Im a Dire Straits fanatic!! The Mandela 1988 concert is the best!!! U2 at this is amazing. me and my wife been to loads of the concerts we love the live concerts!! our BEST was Coldplay 2016 Wembley Stadium will never forget, we hope to get back to them asap after this pandemic. seen UB40 loads
I like watching his face light up while watching this clip. Clearly a fan.
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Bono’s voice is brilliant! Anyone that says he doesn’t have a great voice doesn’t know vocals! Bono sings is ass off, love it! So glad I saw them in the late 80’s!
Amen!
U2 was already big in 1985
They were doing well, but even they admit Live Aid made them a household name. Post Live Aid they were an internation band rather than just UK, and of course they had some huge hits in the following years.
wingsofpegasus their first big album was WAR in 1983, so they were already playing arenas. of course, they got huge a few years later after 1987 Joshua Tree
Following up with the Joshua Tree helped them secure any gains in status they might have made at Live Aid.
@Dale Cooper I wouldn't call U2 "relatively unknown" at this point but I'm probably knit-picking a bit. U2 became my favorite band when "October" was released. I bought "Boy" a month later and made a "U2" sticker on a machine at work and put it on my car. I had to explain who U2 were *until* MTV picked up "New Years Day". Then, quite a few people had heard of U2 but most still had not. As others have said, Live Aid made U2 a household name which probably helped establish an audience curious to hear what they would record next.
I only saw them once but I immediately turned into the kind of fan that would have strained to get Bono to touch my hand and then not wash it for a week, lol. Totally the kind of fan I never understood before.
well done nice video is always good to see people passionate about music no snipping at all
Thanks dude!
If I could step back in time this would be the time I would step back in. Great music period with even better music on the way. Wish U2 would be more like this band than what they are today. 1985-1993 was their greatest period as a band
Yeah mid 80's onward was an epic period!
Noone was a bigger U2 fan than i was between 1980 Boy to the Joshua Tree album. They were unique, raw and awe inspiring live. After the Rattle and Hum project they lost their way for me. This Live Aid performance was awesome and how i prefer to remember them.
Cool!
Love the Lou Reed and Rolling Stones snippets.. love U2 best live band 🎶🎼🎤🥁🎹🔥🍀
You might want to check out more of U2's other songs as they have over 14 studio albums; and have been going for over 40 years. Oh and also they happen to have sold more live than any other band in history. The Joshua Tree (1987) is one of the fastest selling albums of all time and is big in America but was gigantic in the late 80's/early 90's. Achtung Baby (1991) is probably U2's best album.
As a 14 year old at the time, the 3 performances I remember clearly from live aid are Queen, U2 and Status Quo. They were all brilliant on the day for various reasons. U2 were the surprise package on the day and no wonder they went on to be the massive live band that they did. Nothing needs to be said about Queen and Freddy and Quo were the most perfect band to kick it all off. Oh, I also remember Led Zep but I don't want to speak about that........
Yeah Quo were a great addition, always solid live and had a great 'feel good' vibe to all their live shows.
U2 were not unknown. They already had quite a following, perhaps more in America than Europe even then. But British audiences knew them. They already had a solid 'cult' following. Had three albums under their belt. I know many younger pop/rock fans knew all about all the other established acts but U2 were the group they waited for - not as an unknown but as a band that already had a reputation live. They played one of the largest festivals in California in '83 live on MTV, and had their Live at Red Rock album, also from '83.
Bono even in later years often introduced the band as though 'new'.
Thing is, U2 has about 25 other songs as powerful as this...and that makes them the best band in the world ever.
Certainly the most reliable band sticking together for so long consistently.
Bono is definitely one of the best rock singers of all time. Bono has been classified as a tenor, and has a three-octave vocal range; one analysis found it to span from C♯2 to G♯5 on studio recordings. Let those who criticize Bono's singing try singing a U2 song on Karaoke night without making fools of themselves. Anyway, the performance of Bad in Rattle and Hum is much better. Perhaps you can analyze the entire performance of 'Two Hearts Beat as One' from the Live from Red Rocks video. Bono's voice is top-notch. Thanks. Keep up the great videos!
David Bowie Heroes at this same concert!!! What a performance!!
I agree-Bono has such a unique and powerful voice-you can’t mistake him for anyone else. I remember being blown away by this as well as that famous performance by Queen.
As epic as Queen were at Live Aid I think U2 shined just as bright.
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To this day Bono has said that he wished he would have stayed on stage and did the whole set but I think going out into the crowd is one of the reasons why this performance killed it! I thought U2 were at their best when they were spontaneous and unpredictable and not so rehearsed as they are today!
Yeah I think it worked in their favour on the day!
That high ring is what someone meant when he told me The Edge played with the influence of a harp player in Irish music.
I bought the dvd boxset to this whole concert Wembley and JFK, its a 6 dvd boxset with book, paid £160 for it bargain watched it once, to me its precious as its one if not the best day in music history, bought the dire straits alchemy wembley dvd aswel
I love Bono’s passion.
Absolutely fantastic
Amen!
I have the movie It Might Get Loud and The Edge just totally blew his secrets about how he writes, does it with his guitar, amp and a Electro Harmonix Memory Man and some rack effects.
Yeah he has a very particular set up!
Big U2 fan back in the day, and that right there is Bono's absolute BEST vocal performance! At least of the ones that I know :-)
Hey girl from Minnesota..would like to hear your take on any Randy roads with ozzy rock on
Thanks!
Saw them at Amesty International, Joshua Tree Tour and Pop Mart Tour.... Bill Graham was all over the place.
Spot on analysis. A lot of great performances that day. Some really tasty guitar work by the Edge.
And Edge still had all his hair so we have that too.
Yeah I think he made that image decision early on to just get rid of it before it all left!
I just watched the "Rattle and Hum" Video based on their North American tour at the time (probably 1987) when their Jushua Tree album hit the Music charts. Man I love "The Edge's" style of pkaying the guitar. I also like Bono's voice that obviously had more power in his younger days. The Live Aid Concert was full of outstanding artists. I need a time machine for visiting all the great music events of the past.
U2 were great years ago, and can still play all the old hits great, but sadly they lost their writing magic somwhere... i hope they can find it again.. and give us some more unforgettable tunes before they hang up those boots...
Yeah it's so hard to keep writing original material for that length of time and always have it at the same standard throughout.
On this level, on the top over the top, it is not human to write smash songs for 40 years. There are some guys that create great music for 50 years or more - Dylan, Van Morrison, Robert Plant (my taste) - but they do not play in the biggest venues any more. But U2 are one of the greatest ever - in quality and success
I think maybe the problem is they were "too" great. I don't know of a band that could sustain "Joshua Tree," "Achtung Baby" quality 40+ years in. While some of their recent output has truly awful tracks, there are still some corkers. "Red Flag Day" from their last album could have been "War" era.
One of my favorite moments in music.
The Edges rhythm guitar is next level. Like a machine for 13 minutes.
Yeah he is so solid!
Rumour is he made bono pay for repetitive stress injury after this set.
The edge , brian may ,peter buck i can always pick there sound out. U2, Queen, R.E.M.
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Honestly this was the day music changed for me.I was on my paper route.Collecting as they called it for the Phiily Daily news and a customer invited me in to see some of "The concert of the 80's".I heard of U-2 as always the next big thing.But their passion opened my eyes.And ears.So away went me Monkees records.And this 13 year old became musically conscious.But dont you mess with me Monkee records..
Haha cool!
I remember at the time being so underwhelmed by Simple Minds' set (who really were massive) and now I view them as at the start of their decline, while U2 were just primed and ready to take their place.
I've been hooked on that guitar style of The Edge, right back to that intro' riff on 'I Will Follow'. Bono's singing voice I think fits that pop/rock niche perfectly in a not-untouchable, kid down our street sort of way. His spoken word, too much pulpit, and the actual reason for so much of the aversion to U2.
But anyway...that mullet!
Haha yep I can't comment!
Simple Minds played in The Phoenix Park in Dublin 2nd on the bill to U2 in 1983 and literally blew them away. A lot of people left during U2's set.
seanandben
Yep. As I said: prior to Live Aid, Simple Minds were massive and U2 were very much in their shadow. Things then sort of reversed.
Simple minds decent band, couldn't lace u2s boots thou, different level.
Michael Lyons
I would agree, but at the time leading up to Band Aid, Simple Minds were the more successful of the two.
I like Bono's voice, too, more than almost any. However, when he first starts this song it sounds as if he's not warmed up yet, and frankly the pitch and timbre of his opening lyrics would have peremptorily ended an audition had Simon Cowell been sitting there with a buzzer. But when he gets going, he really gets going!
Yeah thank God Simon Cowell wasn't around back then!
oooohhh that's the best version of "Bad" and it's my favorite of their songs.
I saw U-2 singing Gloria, on MTV in 1981. I thought their music showed promise, for the young men. I was young too. 26. My statement was, This band is going to be huge! Well, we know the rest of the story.
Saw u2 live at wembley 1985 one of the best gigs ever
Awesome!
To do an accurate reaction to this version of bad, it has to be seen in it's entirety, in my opinion. Its at the end that we see how Bono could capture an entire audience.
@John Miller - Yes! And it's also been one of his 'things' to improvise other artists' songs into U2's during live shows 😀
I saw U2 do the War Tour and i was very young but i could certainly recognise they had a unique sound. And the Edge had a mullet in the day! Great band for sure.
Amen!
Great video!!! great analisis!! just a little observation i can see, Bono is not using in ear monitors as almost al musicians do now a days. That is very hard to do and keep in tune. So another good point for Bono's Vocal talent as you were saying. Love the Channel, Keep them coming. Cheers from Chile!
Thanks! No problem!
When I saw this performance I thought they would never write anything to top this but of course they have.
Yeah they had some great songs consistently.
The rest of the performance was actually even stronger. Second best act at Live Aid.
One of my favourite moments of Live Aid though was I Don’t Like Mondays when Geldof’s pauses after “and the lesson today is how to die”. Not a technically great singer but his timing was so powerful.
dude, love ur videos. and i had an idea. i think theres another live aid performance u should check. if im correct i think the who played a set and they messed up somewhere in i think won't get fooled again, pretty bad. lol might be worth a look.
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at 3:27 roger comes in early and just throws it off haha
Thanks for the suggestion!
Can you react to “It Might Get Loud” jam session with Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White In My Time of Dying
Thanks for the suggestion!
Edge is a unique guitarist in the fact that he doesn't rely on crazy solos and shredding to stand out. He found his sound and technique.
Yeah he stuck to a very particular sound.