A Decade of Difference Concert
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles (California), USA.
15 - October - 2011.
A Decade of Difference Concert
Disc 1 (39:03)
01. Desire
02. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
03. A Man and a Woman
04. Sunday Bloody Sunday
05. Staring at the Sun
06. One / Happy Birthday
07. Miss Sarajevo
Recording Equipment - History
Church Audio CA-11 Cardioid mics + Edirol R-09HR > Peak 6.0 > WAV > FLAC
Taper: JEMS
Additional notes (by the taper): JEMS decided to record last night's show in
spite of a worldwide webcast remembering what happened with 2009's Rose Bowl
show. Because webcasts are inherently lossy, they can't be traded here or any
other proper tracker, leaving us with nothing on U2T and largely MP3 versions
elsewhere.
We had seats up close to the PA and I think the tape came out well. The setlist
certainly contains some major surprises. "A Man and a Woman" was
dedicated the Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc. It was more of a curiosity
but still cool. "Staring at the Sun" fared much better and was easily the
highlight of the night. But make no mistake, the boys struggled a bit and the
show never really found a rhythm. But credit to them for playing three songs you
wouldn't have expected.
Comments
Great sound quality in this recording, another wonderful master by the JEMS group. It sounds clear and strong, and it offers minimal crowd interference. It's a short and stripped down set only by Bono and The Edge for the concert "A Decade of Difference". Staring at the Sun, One and Miss Sarajevo were played with a string orchestra. This concert celebrated ten years of the "William J. Clinton Foundation" and its charitable work. To know more about it, let's quote the website U2Gigs:
"Bono and Edge and other stars gather to honour former US President Bill Clinton’s charitable work and 65th birthday at the A Decade Of Difference concert. The set by Bono and Edge is the last of the evening and their performance features the live debut of A Man And A Woman, almost seven years after its release. It was dedicated to Chelsea Clinton and her husband Mark. Staring At The Sun was performed for the first time since 24 October 2001."