The Spirit to Be Alive

Soldier Field

Chicago (Illinois), USA.

27 - June - 1997.

Attendance: 42.500 (sellout) - Support: Fun Lovin' Criminals

Disc 1 (64:14)

01. Pop Muzik (PA)

02. Mofo

03. I Will Follow

04. Even Better than the Real Thing

05. Gone

06. Pride (In the Name of Love)

07. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand by Me

08. Last Night on Earth

09. Until the End of the World

10. If God Will Send His Angels

11. Staring at the Sun

12. - Sweet Caroline  (karaoke) -

13. Miami

14. Bullet the Blue Sky

Disc 2 (53:38)

01. Please

02. Where the Streets Have No Name

03. - Lemon Intermission (PA) -

04. Discothèque

05. If You Wear That Velvet Dress

06. With or Without You

07. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

08. Mysterious Ways

09. One / Hallelujah

Recording Equipment - History

Neumann KM-184 mics > Aerco Pre Amp > Sony TCD-D8

Taper: Datfly

Master DAT to PC: Tascam DA-40 > Marantz CDR-630 > Sony PC > WAV > CDWave > CDR-Master > EAC > FLAC

Comments

Excellent sound quality in this audience recording, that documents the first of three nights in Chicago (IL, USA) at Soldier Field. Clarity is very good and the sound is sharp, with the only blemish that it sounds somewhat distant, lacking a more powerful sound overall, some more punch to it. Anyway, instruments and vocals have been quite well captured. Audience noise is minimal so it makes this tape very quiet.

That night was the last live appearance of If God Will Send His Angels.