In the Country of the Enemy
Wembley Arena
London, U.K.
15 - November - 1984.
Attendance: 10.000 (sellout) - Support: The Waterboys
Disc 1 (64:56)
01. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
02. I Will Follow
03. Seconds
04. Sunday Bloody Sunday
05. Cry / The Electric Co.
06. A Sort of Homecoming
07. MLK
08. The Unforgettable Fire
09. Wire
10. Bad
11. October
12. New Year's Day
13. Pride (In the Name of Love)
14. Gloria
Disc 2 (48:03)
01. Party Girl
02. Two Hearts Beat As One
03. "40" / - Harry's Game (outro over PA) -
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04. I Will Follow
05. Wire
06. MLK
07. The Unforgettable Fire
08. Surrender
09. Two Herts Beat As One
10. Seconds
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
Recording Equipment - History
Analog 1st > CDR(u)
Comments
Very good recording overall. The output is quite clear and offers very good sharpness. Crowd noise is located between songs, so it is not very distracting. Music and vocals come through pretty well captured, and they feature a nice mix. On the other hand, this recording contains a slight hiss in the background. Moreover, some popping can be heard throughout the tape, that can be disturbing at some points, as they get more prominent (same popping as the vinyl-sourced recordings). There is an edit between Wire and Bad. Tracks 4 to 11 CD2 are bonus (Rotterdam on October 30th, 1984).
I have to admit that I think this recording is not as strong as the remastered version of Autumn Fire, although they both come just from the same source. They contain the same minors. The main difference in terms of quality between both bootlegs is that In the Country of the Enemy contains lots of pops throughout the recording (some of them very audible and distracting), and it does not sound as powerful and clean as the remastered version of Autumn Fire. Another difference is that In the Country of the Enemy has a known lineage (Analog 1st > CDR), but we don't know the lineage of Autumn Fire (maybe it is from the master, or a very low gen). In my opinion, sound is cleaner and a little clearer in Autumn Fire (it does not contain the hiss and the pops that In the Country of the Enemy has in the background). The edit between Wire and Bad is seamless in Autumn Fire, and both contain different bonus tracks.