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Music Appreciation

Hugh_Lebowski

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9. Fun fact ... this is a freaking sound check before the show ...

Reply to Wingus Dingus (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 25, 2021, 10:51 PM

Aug 2021

The video where Bono's mic has the rainbow on it are from the soundcheck, when the rainbow's not there, and/or you see people, that is the concert itself ... but the song we're listening to was just them warming up before the show.

How good was a U2 soundcheck in 1984?

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u2 - bad (live-1985-wide awake) no joke, out of many thousands, this is my all-time favorite song [View all] Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 OP

Absolutely Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #1

Okay, here's another definitely top 10 song of mine ... I'm sure you know the song ... Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #2

Lovely! And here's "Fisherman's Blues". Foolacious Aug 2021 #11

Awesome, thank you! Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #12

I like it Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #3

One of The Who's best, no doubt ... and never in 1,000,000 years would you ever hear me say Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #4

Heh heh Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #5

Great tune. As it turns out I might've heard that one once or twice ;) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #6

Bookmarked for later Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #15

Excellent! Foolacious Aug 2021 #7

That's an awesome tune, I agree Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #13

Definitely one of my favorite U2 songs. Wingus Dingus Aug 2021 #8

Fun fact ... this is a freaking sound check before the show ... Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #9

I noticed the video was pieced together Wingus Dingus Aug 2021 #10

Wow, what a fun fact indeed Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #14