u2 - Under a Blood Red Sky - Deluxe Edition CD/DVD
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Free Music Review: GREAT LIVE ALBUM, WHY NOT PUT THE WHOLE MUSIC ON CD???
Hit: 3 Stars
I've been eagerly awaiting a deluxe reissue of this album for years. THis is the best of U2 live really. Joshua Tree (recorded later) is still their peak, but as a live act, this has U2 as their most exciting, back when their political idealologies were blossoming, but just before Bono took his "I'm the greatest politician in the world and I'm also a fabulously cocky rock star" that he's been hell bent on the past 20 years....I love U2 (well not their last 2 releases so much that are a bit too bland for me, but their history: War, Joshua Tree, Under a Blood Red Sky, Zooropa, Achtung Baby, and many other great songs in the other albums.....even Pop has 4-5 absolute classics and for all its missteps had all the experimentation excitement, even though it sounds more dated than Boy today....
Under a Blood Red Sky though is just fabulous, the live cd, and the footage I've seeon over the years on TV.....
I was ready to buy this deluxe edition right away (I still probably will) but am VERY DISAPPOINTED to see that the full DVD concert is not on CD. The CD is just a remastered version of the old, short cd that's been on the market for years. THE enclosed DVD will be great and will cause me to buy this likely in the next 2 months when I get around to it, but while I'm excited/eager to own the DVD in my music DVD collection, I'll probably only watch it once or twice a year....but I do have much more time to listen to the CD, and unfortunately it's the same CD I've owned for years with just remastered sound. Now don't get me wrong, I'm excited about the remastered sound on this classic live record, but I've always wanted more U2 live from this era, and it seems that they are selling fans short by not putting allt he music on the DVD on the accompanying CD....
A real shame.
Overall:
GREAT MUSIC, great live record. U2 Live at their absolute peak. THe songwriting got better later, but they were never better performers than they were at this stage. Just a lot of fun, what live albums should be, but the CD is and always has been a bit too short really to make a list of the ten best live albums ever made (which is a shame because the songs on here are classic and if it was extended it definately could rank in that category).
The parts of the live dvd I've seen in the past are phenomenal. This was a real moment for U2 and for the 80's rock scene (I'm a child of the 80's and a high schooler of the 90's and this album and it's live shots have been played on TV quite a bit over the years and it's spellbounding).....I've seen U2 live in the early 2000's and have watched Rattle and Hum and Own the Zoo TV Live in Australia DVD, and I can say still that Under a Blood Red Sky is them at their most exciting that I've seen....
The negatives: why not put all the music that's on the DVD on the CD? The CD has always been very short, which has always brought this great live album down to reality. This was the opportunity, and this album has been one of those "I really really really can't wait until they expand it" albums for years. This was a real lost opportunity.
Overall, the music's great. The DVD will be a must have, but it's not a 5 star collection, because they jipped us on the cd portion, and that's the portion I personally would listen to the most.
Free Music Review: Bad Sound in Opening Sequence?
Hit: 3 Stars
This isn't as much a review as a question. Did anyone else notice that the Clannad song on track 1 (pre-concert footage) is very muted and pushed back? (It's a tad better on the closing credits, but still muted.) After an initial listen, I pulled out my well-worn VHS tape, and "Theme From Harry's Game" is right up front, which gives a very moody and contemplative intro to the concert footage. I also thought the VHS sound is--overall--brighter and more alive than the DVD PCM remaster. I know that The Edge has really emphasized bass on all his remasters, but here it seems to be at the expense of the high end and the drums. I also know the trend in remastering these days is lots of compression, but normally PCM is supposed to be the least compressed of the formats, is it not?
I'd really appreciate an answer from someone, because I'm wondering if I got a bad pressing of the DVD, and need to return it. Until I get that figured out, I'll stick with my 3-star rating. Please comment on this issue. Thanks, Rick.
Free Music Review: U2 cut short
Hit: 3 Stars
I saw U2 on this tour, the famous War tour and the cd album does not do it justice. It is tame and lame. And if you've seen the vhs/dvd show from Red Rocks, you know what I'm talking about. There are only a handful of songs on the cd and they are not even from one show, much less from Red Rocks. Producers of this one were too conservative.
I wish the band would release a cd of the Red Rocks show rather than this rehash. Good cd bootlegs are out there and back up what I'm trying to say.
And I can't help remembering the simplicity, the honesty, the intimacy of the War tour when I see the circus the band now puts on. Last two tours seemed forced and Hollywood. Check out the Red Rocks show here and you will see why we fell in love with this band way back when. Bono, get off your soapbox and find your mojo again!
Free Music Review: Wiggly red lines are distracting
Hit: 3 Stars
Although, I agree with the overall sentiment, the picture quality is quite bad. I can't believe that the film has become this damaged in less than 30 years. Red lines that look much like someone took a red marker to the DVD picture, are present throughout the entire concert. They are most noticable on close up shots of Bono and The Edge. They were not on the orginal version and it is too bad Island did not come clean with this fact before releasing it to DVD. Maybe I have a defective copy. But I checked a couple of versions posted on the internet and the lines show up there as well.
Having said this, "Under a Blood Red Sky" put U2 on the map and this landmark show is still worth owning. What it lacks in picture quality is made up in the new stereo mix and Surround Sound addition.
Free Music Review: Good but far from complete.
Hit: 3 Stars
I am disappointed that after all this remastering they couldn't at least give us the entire live show for "Under a Blood Red Sky". Are we to believe that U2 only performed 8 songs at Red Rocks? Come on, give us the audio of the full show.
Now, remaster "Unforgettable Fire" for a two-disc set, please!