Brussels On Fire

Vorst Nationaal

Brussels, Belgium.

28 - October - 1984.

Attendance: 8.000 (sellout) - Support: The Alarm

Disc 1 (51:22)

01. 4th of July (PA)

02. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock

03. I Will Follow

04. Wire

05. MLK

06. The Unforgettable Fire

07. Surrender

08. Two Hearts Beat As One

09. Seconds

10. A Sort of Homecoming

11. Sunday Bloody Sunday

12. Cry / The Electric Co.

Disc 2 (59:45)

01. Bad

02. October

03. New Year's Day

04. Pride (In the Name of Love)

05. Party Girl

06. Gloria

07. "40"

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08. The Ocean

09. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock

10. I Will Follow

11. Touch

12. An Cat Dubh

13. Into the Heart

Comments

A nice recording overall. Sound is a little rough, harsh, as it seems the taper set the equipment levels too high, so peaks of static or distortion can be heard from time to time during the louder parts of the songs. All instruments are well captured, with a nice mix with the vocals, offering good clarity. I would say that this recording even borders with "VG aud" rating.

The biggest blemish is a massive skip at 03:47 in A Sort of Homecoming that cuts out some seconds of the song. There is a one-second gap between Bad and October. An edit occurs between Party Girl and Gloria (it cuts out the first seconds of the latter).

This version includes bonus tracks (CD2, tracks 8 to 13). I suppose they are from a Boy Tour show during 1980, due to the way the band plays I Will Follow (the song is cut, so it is incomplete).