So this morning I sit down in front of the TV and see that U2’s e&i live from Berlin is on YouTube. I’ve only checked out glimpses from the tour but as this was professionally filmed and covered a good portion of the show I decided to watch.
Starts with Elevation which I quickly fast forward. Then Bono in some ridiculous makeup and top hat mutters on about something I can barely make out. He looks like Boy George after a bender. I’m starting to think thank God I didn’t travel to see this. Then comes Vertigo which I fast forward through.
Next up he’s projecting the Devil on his face on the screens. Obvious to fans he’s brought back MacPhisto. Once again very lame so I fast forward through the speech. Cool, it’s Acrobat. The band is doing well but the urgency that Bono sings with on the studio version isn’t there. Good but not a great version of the song. More yapping I flip through and then I hear the opening to a Your the Best Thing About Me. Enough flipping, I just turn it off.
I thought the I&E show I saw wasn’t that great, but at least it didn’t have cabaret Bono. Anyone else feel the same way? He looks and sounds incredibly lame.