Uniondale 03-04-1985

Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Uniondale (New York), USA.

03 - April - 1985.

Attendance: 15.000 (sellout) - Support: Lone Justice

Disc 1 (43:55)

01. 4th of July (PA)

02. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock

03. I Will Follow

04. Seconds

05. MLK

06. The Unforgettable Fire

07. Wire

08. Sunday Bloody Sunday

09. Cry / The Electric Co.

10. A Sort of Homecoming

Disc 2 (45:51)

01. Bad

02. October

03. New Year's Day

04. Pride (In the Name of Love)

05. Party Girl

06. Gloria

07. "40"

Recording Equipment - History

Sony ECM-909 + Sony WM-D6 > Analog Master > CDR(u)

Taper: R.B.

Comments

Bright audience recording that features a very powerful sound. The recording offers a pretty clear and crisp output, although it is slightly boomy. The only minor to note is that audience noise is somewhat loud. Crowd add a nice live feeling, but this audience noise is a bit overwhelming at some points. It is more prominent between tracks, so people usually calm down during the songs. I know some people may consider it a little distracting, somewhat rough. Minor clapping can also be heard near the taper, and a few screaming women, mostly in the first few songs, cheering in a hysterical way. On the other hand, all instruments have been very good captured, featuring a great mix with vocals, so everything is pretty well balanced.

To sum up, the sound really merits an "excellent audience rating", but the crowd are so noisy that detract a bit the listening pleasure, in my opinion. As happens with my other source of this concert, both can be rated as "Exc-". Anyway, this is the kind of show where you can notice or feel the increase of popularity that U2 experienced in those times.