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| HELP Manufacturer: OSA/BONG Catalog: U86 Matrix: U86 Barcode: None Complete Show: No (see „Comments“) Format: 1CD Released: 1997 (73:23) From: Simon Wenmouth, Steve 1. C'Mon Everybody 2. Pride (In The Name Of Love) 3. Sunday Bloody Sunday 4. Maggie's Farm 5. Bad 6. Walk On The Wild Side 7. MLK 8. Pride (In The Name Of Love) 9. Bad 10. Sunday Bloody Sunday 11. Maggie's Farm 12. Help 13. Sun City 14. I Shall Be Released 15. When Love Comes To Town 16. Love Rescue Me Source: (1-6): May 17, 1986. Dublin, Ireland. Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds. Self Aid Festival. (7-14): June 15, 1986. East Rutherford, NJ. Giants' Stadium. (15, 16): October 16, 1988. London, England. Dominion Theater. Sound Quality: (1-6): Good to very good broadcast. (7-14): Good broadcast. (15-16): Excellent broadcast. Sound And Performance Ratings: Overall: 8.5 Crispness: 8.0 Alive: 9.0 Ambience: 9.0 Performance: 8.7 Artificial: 0.5 Comments: [Steve]: This bootlegs combines three concerts that were simultaneously broadcast on radio and television: "Self Aid", "Conspiracy Of Hope finale" and "Smile Jamaica", all three of them charity gigs. The sound's good throughout, although The Edge's guitar seems to be a little off during some of the "Self Aid" tracks. Also, the audience is very loud during the "Conspiracy Of Hope" performance and some shrieking can be heard. The "Smile Jamaica" songs on the other hand are of excellent sound quality. The disc starts with Dave Fanning introducing the band to the Dublin audience. They open the show with "C'Mon Everybody", a song they've only covered a few times. Before "Sunday Bloody Sunday" Bono talks about being in a rock and roll band and now knowing what it's like to be out of work, unlike a lot of the people in the audience. There's a noticeable edit between "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Maggie's Farm". During the latter Bono sings about Ireland's unemployment, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and Dublin's drug problems, incorporating some lines from "Cold Turkey". The show ends with a short, but great version of "Bad", which includes snippets of "Walk On The Walk Side". "MLK" is very short, only lasting a little over a minute and "Bad" is played early in the set. Bono doesn't talk nearly as much as during "Self Aid". The crowd sing along fanatically to "Help". "Sun City" sounds fantastic with Little Steven, Nona Hendrix, Ruben Blades and Lou Reed all singing along with Bono. "I Shall Be Released" is the night's finale, with everyone who performed that night being onstage. U2 played four songs on "Smile Jamaica", but only "When Love Comes To Town" and "Love Rescue Me" are on this bootleg. The latter - with Ziggy Marley - can also be found on U2's "Angel Of Harlem" single. Keith Richards plays along on both tracks. This disc offers a great taste of U2's charity appearances in the 80s, with some rare performances of "C'Mon Everybody", "Maggie's Farm" and "Invisible Sun". The only downside is that most of the "Self Aid" and "Conspiracy Of Hope" songs are the same. This is the original pressing on this label. © 1999 "For Love Or Money ? - A Guide To U2 Bootleg CDs" and Sascha Kremer |