Ready for What's Next  (parts 1 & 2)

Feyenoord Stadium

Rotterdam, Holland.

07 - May - 1993.

Dress Rehearsal

Disc 1 (40:17)

01. Satellite of Love     -01:35-

02. Zoo Station     -01:04-     

03. Zoo Station     -01:20-

04. Zoo Station     -01:02-

05. Zoo Station / Edge talking     -04:57-

06. TV: The Drug of the Nation / Drumming Boys     -05:29-

07. Zoo Station     -04:49-

08. The Fly     -04:43-

09. Even Better than the Real Thing     -04:56-

10. Mysterious Ways     -06:21-

11. One     -04:01-

Disc 2 (43:43)

01. Unchained Melody  (take 1)     -01:17-

02. Unchained Melody  (take 2)     -01:00-

03. Until the End of the World     -04:37-

04. New Year's Day     -04:47-

05. Van Diemen's Land  (take 1)     -0:30-

06. Van Diemen's Land  (take 2)     -01:14-

07. All I Want is You     -0:27-

08. Bullet the Blue Sky     -05:18-

09. Running to Stand Still     -05:57-

10. Where the Streets Have No Name     -05:43-

11. Pride (In the Name of Love)     -04:00-

12. Desire     -05:09-

13. Bono rehearses a McPhisto phone call     -03:27-

Comments

I got this recording from Chris Wolf, webmaster of www.u2hq.com website. These are his comments:

"As one can guess from the setlist, this was a rehearsal - the final dress rehearsal for the Zooropa '93 Tour of Europe. As can be expected with a rehearsal, the sound quality is not very good. The band let a few people inside to watch them rehearse, and as a result, you can hear some people talking to each other during some songs and inbetween songs. The band do not play a full set, and Bono was still experimenting with some things - most notably his wardrobe. This was the night that he wore a red colored fly suit instead of the black leather he had been wearing to this point. He must not have liked it though, as he never wore it again. The recording ends with Bono rehearsing a phone call as MacPhisto. All in all, it is interesting to listen to, but not too exciting as they are just rehearsing."

I consider that the overall recording borders with very good quality. Sound is pretty powerful and really clear if you compare it with other soundchecks / rehearsals out there. I strongly think it was recorded inside the stadium due to its clarity and crispness. Blemishses are that it is not a very clean item and it seems the recording levels were set too high. Crowd are only audible a few times, so they aren't too distracting. I really love the recordings that bring soundchecks and rehearsals, so I recommend this item. One contains at 03:42 a massive skip, and it's ended abruptly by the band.