No drugs, no ODs, no fighting, no drunken concerts, no members quitting, no car accidents, no hotel thrashing.. just well behaved Irish boys making great music for 40 years.
@@zenithoclock1048 was just about to say that unfortunately wasn't the case with Adam. He even admitted that he covered it up so well....until he had to miss a show once
00:04 Gloria 04:44 Another Time, Another Place 08:40 I Threw a Brick Through a Window 12:31 An Cat Dubh 16:41 Into The Heart 19:25 Rejoice 22:47 The Cry & The Electric Co. 27:34 I Fall Down 30:22 Twilight 34:28 Out Of Control 38:57 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 44:47 The Ocean 48:46 I Will Follow
The 80s were simply the greatest decade. Everything was so pure, with such raw energy. How they won over the Germans is simply magic.. Bono has such an energy.. Insane!
My God I love them til the cows come home (what an absurd expression). Rejoice! Not a song I readily heard them play live very often but I just love how they’re just going for it. U2 we’re not going to be denied!!!
For those who really understand the feeling, I love all U2, but this is so s Epic, impossible for young People to understand it, nothing personal, but for us, there was no internet, this was so mysterius, so analog.
Exactly my feelings. The myth that formed around my early heroes, such as U2, was so exciting! Saving money to buy a new LP or a new magazine with interviews or posters of them, was such a huge part of my youth. Today, music has lost so much of its appeal and value...
I remember collecting bootlegs of early U2 shows in the mid-80's, never imagining of a thing called the internet giving me the videos of these early shows. When they came to the US, I recall that they opened for the J.Geils band. When I saw them in 1984, the Waterboys was opening for them. Tickets were really cheap, too!
You are correct about them opening for J. Geils Band. A friend of mine went to see them (J. GEILS) in Tallahassee FL and came back with killer stories about that concert. About how no one could hardly understand what Bono was saying between songs because of his thick accent. But finally my friend deciphered that he was exhorting everyone in the somewhat sleepy crowd to GET UP and DANCE.
Raw and Uncompromising. The world and the UK/Ireland were ushering in the days of post-punk. This was U2's hardest hitting time of sound. The world would wait for what they would become... One of the greatest bands of all time.
Recall seeing them at a college dance Early 85 or so- running videos. People just stopped dancing and started watching the video because they were so cool!
I bought this when it was first released and for me, it's never been bettered as an album. They've certainly written some great tracks since but this is THE album.
Real music, without Computer influence! So much better and pure human! Only People with a good voice made it big in the 80’s and before! The early U2 and the early 80’s sound are making a comeback in 2023/2030
I threw a brick and twilight on this are unreal ...u2 early stuff is as good today as all those moons ago ..rember going to see them age 16 Liverpool royal court 81/82 the power of the sound was incredible
Mahalo nui(much thanks) for not having commercials!! It makes such a massive difference for the listening experience. Every time I watch this I feel so electrified!! Wish I was old enough to have seen this show. It sounded so epic. Much gratitude from Hawai'i for your work.
Nice surprise for me that 'I Fall Down' and 'I Will Follow' were included this time, though! 😃 They'd omitted it when I recorded it off the TV onto VHS tape many moons ago.
@@Warrogue1 I was stunned at Bono's charisma. I was a veteran concert goes by that time, and I had never seen anything like it. When he sang "Give me your money" people rained it down from the balcony at the Palladium.
I've played the early studio albums for decades, practicing conservative use in later years being more selective when I play them, not wanting to 'wear them out'. Even so, these live recordings from that era are new to me, giving these songs a very welcomed freshness!
Their tranformation from when they filmed the video for "I Will Follow" to this was amazing. In 1980 they were just kids, by the time of this concert in 1981, a mere one year later, they were rock stars.
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
IMO, best period in a band are the early years. The sound is more real and natural, songs are more direct and simple, and members play with more energy and illusion. When a band starts to acumulate fame, money, concerts and albums, all tends to turn tedious, artificial and very monotonous, and you begin to notice their fatigue and that the band starts to lose that freshness they had at their beginning.
This comment doesn't apply whatsoever to U2 though. It's certainly your right to enjoy the earlier albums better than the later ones, but do you really think masterworks like Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby are tedious, artificial and monotonous or lacking in freshness? Come on my friend! U2 has had an unparalelled career of artistic growth and to try and elevate their earlier works by dismissing their later output is patently ridiculous.
Hand in hand with that freshness you speak of is creativeness and originality. That's not to say that the other incarnations of U2 through the years were bad. But yes, these early years are easily the best of the band!
Quand je pense à ces daubes de Song of Innocence/Experience et que je vois ce concert ! La vieillesse est un naufrage également pour les Rock Bands. De toute façon, rien ne peut remplacer U2 dans le coeur de ma génération.
Saw them first time in 80 or 81. They played exactly this set. You could stand before the stage like almost 1 m away from the musicians. Those were the times.
i feel like modern bands stole from u2 to make generic music but at the time of the early 80s i can see how this was amazing, in context of the times, it feels like a brand new type of sound, its pretty amazing what they did at those times.
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Someone in 2024 listening this amazing U2'time?
Another time, another place! Always running fast from this present!
BOY, OCTOBER, ARE THE BEST L.P ... with ACHTUNG BABY
@@dominiquetourdot3215 and the joshua tree 👍
Yeah. Early u2 ..when I need to feel the real.
Shut up.
No drugs, no ODs, no fighting, no drunken concerts, no members quitting, no car accidents, no hotel thrashing.. just well behaved Irish boys making great music for 40 years.
Actually at this point in their career they wanted to sack Adam Clayton.
i think the drummer was caught with a pile of dope in his car 20 odd years ago
@@zenithoclock1048 was just about to say that unfortunately wasn't the case with Adam. He even admitted that he covered it up so well....until he had to miss a show once
Leave to a born again moron to make R&R sound boring...
well there was that time Adam and the drunk driving charge but we in Ireland dont talk about that 🤣🤣
00:04 Gloria
04:44 Another Time, Another Place
08:40 I Threw a Brick Through a Window
12:31 An Cat Dubh
16:41 Into The Heart
19:25 Rejoice
22:47 The Cry & The Electric Co.
27:34 I Fall Down
30:22 Twilight
34:28 Out Of Control
38:57 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
44:47 The Ocean
48:46 I Will Follow
This IS the real U2 - Raw, ballsy, fiery & original.
Thanks for that
You got that right.
With all due respect you got that Fucking fuck Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaright !!
No smartphone, no bullshit, just perfect music
The 80s were simply the greatest decade. Everything was so pure, with such raw energy. How they won over the Germans is simply magic.. Bono has such an energy.. Insane!
My God I love them til the cows come home (what an absurd expression). Rejoice! Not a song I readily heard them play live very often but I just love how they’re just going for it. U2 we’re not going to be denied!!!
For those who really understand the feeling, I love all U2, but this is so s
Epic, impossible for young People to understand it, nothing personal, but for us, there was no internet, this was so mysterius, so analog.
Absolutely
Wonderful times. Now everything is so lifeless
those 40 years before you probably said the same thing when you were young, as is life.
im 17 yrs old now.. and i wish i had that memory too lol
Exactly my feelings. The myth that formed around my early heroes, such as U2, was so exciting! Saving money to buy a new LP or a new magazine with interviews or posters of them, was such a huge part of my youth. Today, music has lost so much of its appeal and value...
I remember collecting bootlegs of early U2 shows in the mid-80's, never imagining of a thing called the internet giving me the videos of these early shows. When they came to the US, I recall that they opened for the J.Geils band. When I saw them in 1984, the Waterboys was opening for them. Tickets were really cheap, too!
My aunt saw them on the October tour here in Oklahoma City. They played at Oklahoma University college in one of the gyms.
You are correct about them opening for J. Geils Band. A friend of mine went to see them (J. GEILS) in Tallahassee FL and came back with killer stories about that concert. About how no one could hardly understand what Bono was saying between songs because of his thick accent. But finally my friend deciphered that he was exhorting everyone in the somewhat sleepy crowd to GET UP and DANCE.
They were kids but then again those of us who went to their shows and bought their albums 1980-1983 were kids then, too.
early U2 = best U2
no doubt!
Indeed! I cherish the first 4 albums and the demo songs. They lost it after that.
omg the sound through my headphones is divine. This is an act of God!
Raw and Uncompromising. The world and the UK/Ireland were ushering in the days of post-punk. This was U2's hardest hitting time of sound. The world would wait for what they would become... One of the greatest bands of all time.
I’m old, female , from Chicago born & raised- living this amazing moment in all of its glory!!
I can’t believe this recording exist. Fuck I love CZcams
I’ve only just seen it mate. ❤
I'm 50. I remember that time....a long time ago, but I still enjoy this songs. U2 at their best.
Totally agree and I’m 50 aswell
nothing better, a concert in a small club , with each musician at theit best, close to the people ..This is U2 !!!
Recall seeing them at a college dance Early 85 or so- running videos. People just stopped dancing and started watching the video because they were so cool!
To think, no one there knew this band would become one of the biggest bands in the world
I was 2 that year. When I was about 6 and my sister 3, our mum bought us U2 t-shirts. I still remember how the older boys envied us.😅
Was at this gig. October album on display. I'm a year younger than Bono, only 60. Cool times.
October and boy two and the great album.🤩.from France 👍
me too March 18th 1963..U2
Those early U2 albums were great. Loving the Edge's strat....very sexy
This is awesome... U2 in its prime with good video and audio quality 👌
Man.. so good. come out with this set today they be tops again.
I bought this when it was first released and for me, it's never been bettered as an album. They've certainly written some great tracks since but this is THE album.
Only discovered this gig today. WOW, U2 at their best. Powerful and simply brilliant
Same
Real music, without Computer influence! So much better and pure human! Only People with a good voice made it big in the 80’s and before! The early U2 and the early 80’s sound are making a comeback in 2023/2030
Another time, another place. U2 at their best ! Quelle énergie !
U2 in their true prime, fabulous gig!
Quem viveu viveu, queria estar lá na plateia, Berlin, anos 80, U2 ao vivo, tudo de bom! Ô época boa, não tem comparação!
So young and full of energy. Ready to conquer the world. Thanks for posting.
I threw a brick and twilight on this are unreal ...u2 early stuff is as good today as all those moons ago ..rember going to see them age 16 Liverpool royal court 81/82 the power of the sound was incredible
They sound so great. It was already all there. Ready to take over the world. I'm good for about four albums. After that I couldn't really believe it.
Mahalo nui(much thanks) for not having commercials!! It makes such a massive difference for the listening experience. Every time I watch this I feel so electrified!! Wish I was old enough to have seen this show. It sounded so epic. Much gratitude from Hawai'i for your work.
U2 é demais😃😃
22:47 no sweeping, no shredding, great guitar sound, lot of energy, the king of music that I would like to do.
Watching this one for the first time, i miss "A day without me"... I hope no one other track will be cutted.
Nice surprise for me that 'I Fall Down' and 'I Will Follow' were included this time, though! 😃 They'd omitted it when I recorded it off the TV onto VHS tape many moons ago.
I saw them the same year in NYC for the Boy tour. Raw and badass. Never saw a band like that since.
I saw them on that tour also. They were electrifying.
@@Warrogue1 I was stunned at Bono's charisma. I was a veteran concert goes by that time, and I had never seen anything like it. When he sang "Give me your money" people rained it down from the balcony at the Palladium.
11 o'clock tick tock.....the Edge is just so bad ass.....sublime....
Wow...U2 in the early 80's...at their best!love this performance...great Setlist!😍perfect sound and image...thanks for the upload!
❤❤🎵🎶🎸🥁
I've played the early studio albums for decades, practicing conservative use in later years being more selective when I play them, not wanting to 'wear them out'. Even so, these live recordings from that era are new to me, giving these songs a very welcomed freshness!
Голос, который узнаешь среди многих👍Боно шикарен
@@ramankalasouski1686 не одни!
Шикаркен, уникален!
If you are Russian you are not wanted here
Great footage, thank you só much, dexbam !!!
The version of An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart is fantastic ! Thanks for sharing this in great quality !
OLHA QUANTA QUALIDADE DE UMA BANDA TOP NOTA 1000. QUATRO GÊNIOS U2 IMORTAL.
Out of control!!!🤩
U2 is one band that I can think of that is more appreciated at the start of their career
Yeah I grew up with them. I stopped after Zooropa.
@@creekandseminoleHave had some good singles since then but no great albums.
Fuck amazing..inocence..this is u2..real perfct..time pass but stlii the best band ever..love from Portugal
What an early treasure...
lord. .... they are so amazing like a perfection.
Simply fantastic!!
Their tranformation from when they filmed the video for "I Will Follow" to this was amazing. In 1980 they were just kids, by the time of this concert in 1981, a mere one year later, they were rock stars.
Fantastic... Great band. U2 is the best
Woow que emoción para quienes estuvieron en sus inicios 👍🏻😍
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
Edge is a genuis!😇
Thank you for downloading and cleaning it up. Great work!
Anos 80 volta pelo amor de Deus ....
IMO, best period in a band are the early years. The sound is more real and natural, songs are more direct and simple, and members play with more energy and illusion. When a band starts to acumulate fame, money, concerts and albums, all tends to turn tedious, artificial and very monotonous, and you begin to notice their fatigue and that the band starts to lose that freshness they had at their beginning.
Well said, guess you’re right. To get to the top is not easy, to stay there..complicated
Well said. "Tedious" is the perfect word for it. You know they are trying to do their best but ultimately it's got to get tedious.
This comment doesn't apply whatsoever to U2 though. It's certainly your right to enjoy the earlier albums better than the later ones, but do you really think masterworks like Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby are tedious, artificial and monotonous or lacking in freshness? Come on my friend! U2 has had an unparalelled career of artistic growth and to try and elevate their earlier works by dismissing their later output is patently ridiculous.
Hand in hand with that freshness you speak of is creativeness and originality.
That's not to say that the other incarnations of U2 through the years were bad. But yes, these early years are easily the best of the band!
Voz teneis razon.
Edge is brilliant!
5:02 I love that little dance!
This is gold!
Thank you for posting this amazing concert. I'm in my happy place right now. ❤ from NZ
I'm revisiting this tonight also in NZ! 😁
42:09min : something crazy to think today...You could be close to bono and sing with him...And now he is one of the most legendary man on this planet
this is pure gold
Outstanding! Boy i think is their best album. Thanks for sharing.
Una Joya!!
What an electric, mind blowing performance!! Love it
Bono mit Gitarre. Edge mit Haaren, Adam springt herum auf d Bühne, schön zu sehen :-)
This is the raw uncivilised bastard child of totp. A sound that was undeniable and so beautiful. It sparked a multi decade love affair
Boy, October, War.
No more!
I love The Unforgettable Fire too but the first 3 are pure magic. Also the demo's hold a special place in my heart. So sad what has become of them.
The best U2 years.
Thank you very much for share that great concert!
Gracias Irlanda por regalarnos a U2.
Quand je pense à ces daubes de Song of Innocence/Experience et que je vois ce concert ! La vieillesse est un naufrage également pour les Rock Bands. De toute façon, rien ne peut remplacer U2 dans le coeur de ma génération.
I have 2 U2 lps : boy and october. Perfect gig
Saw them first time in 80 or 81. They played exactly this set. You could stand before the stage like almost 1 m away from the musicians. Those were the times.
The Best show ever!!!!!
hi from argentina ,thanks you
This show or before was the birth of U2!
Merci pour ce super live 👍🤩
Ah...the joy of youth....good upload 👍
I think Bono is just 22 here. Phenomenal.
That rules, thanks !
Esto es oro puro.
Ottimo lavoro!
🖤
i feel like modern bands stole from u2 to make generic music but at the time of the early 80s i can see how this was amazing, in context of the times, it feels like a brand new type of sound, its pretty amazing what they did at those times.
wow geile Qualität!!!!!!!Danke für dieses Video!!!
Amazing! This is fantastic. ❤❤
42:40 where is that guy today? Living vicariously through you bud!
Love that younf Tom Cruise is introducing the band
Pure U2, fantastic!
Wow! Just wow!
missing the sub low-end but thats normal for that era
Nice, i'm 40 years late as always
Brasil i Love u2 fodaaaa
COOL!!!
Se notaba que U2 estaba destinado a ser una gran banda
Mejor dicho a las peores de las bandas despues de actun baby.
THE REAL DEAL, AND NO LEMONS EITHER, ALTHOUGH LIVE TODAY THEY WOULD BLOW ANY OTHER BAND INTO OBLIVION. NO-ONE CAN TOUCH THEM LIVE.
Spettacolo
Saat U2 masih dengan genre post punk