U2 - Rock's Hottest Ticket (1987)

GENRE:  Rock | Alt  Rock
FORMAT:  Mp3 (CBR Stereo 320kbps)
SIZE: 251 mb (3% Recovery)

Rock's Hottest Ticket is considered by some die-hard U2 fans to be the band's best unofficial live recording. Until the subsequent release of official live material such as Hasta la Vista Baby, Popmart, and Zoo TV: Live From Sydney, it was also the best way to get a solid full concert. Beware, however: There are two bootleg releases called Rock's Hottest Ticket. This version was recorded in Chicago, IL, on April 29, 1987, at Rosemont Horizon. The other (inferior version) is from Croke Park on June 27, 1987, in Dublin, Ireland. That version is often labeled as "Rock's Hottest Ticket, Vol. 1" or "Rock's Hottest Ticket, Vol. 2" and only contains about half of a show. Check the liner notes for recording location to be safe.



This concert from Chicago is one of the best audience recordings out there, and this performance is one of the band's best from the early Joshua Tree tour (which would stretch for 18 months). At shows later in the tour, Bono's interaction with the crowd seemed rote, like he has only an average connection with the audience. In this show, however, the band seems very excited to have recently landed on top of the world.
The show opens like many of their concerts with "Where The Streets Have No Name" and it slides fluently and emotionality along the lines followed by "Joshua Tree" touching most of the popular tunes of their career: "I Will Follow","MLK","The Unforgettable Fire","Gloria" and their all time classic "Sunday Bloody Sunday". To be noticed is the rare execution of "Springhill Mining Disaster" by Peggy Seeger and of "Mothers Of The Disappeared"

TRACKLIST:

CD 1
01 - Where the Streets Have No Name
02 - I Will Follow
03 - Trip Through Your Wires
04 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
05 - MLK
06 - The Unforgettable Fire
07 - Bullet The Blue Sky
08 - Running To Stand Still
09 - Exit
10 - In God's Country
11 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

CD2
01 - Bad
02 - October
03 - Springhill Mining Disaster
04 - New Year's Day
05 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
06 - Mothers Of The Disappeared
07 - With Or Without You
08 - Gloria
09 - 40
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Bono (vocals and guitar)
The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals)
Adam Clayton (bass guitar)
Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion)




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