07-27-2018, 09:50 AM
I saw both the I+E and E+I tours in Montreal in 2015 and last month, and I have to echo what senrab said about the ending of the show...I wasn't too enthralled with the idea of the show being so 'new song' heavy, but I went because they said the two tours were supposed to be a combined story, and I wanted to see how it ended. The first tour as a show was way better, I thought (mainly because I liked the setlist better...out of control! even better! angel of harlem! Bad!) but the experience show was pretty damn amazing in its own right. The ending, where Bono opens the roof of the model cedarwood road home, and the lightbulb comes out, I have to admit I got completely choked up and and that took me completely by surprise. A perfect ending.
The only part I didn't really enjoy was the American soul part. Partly because a) the song sucks and b) we're not even in America. Also, love is bigger etc isn't that great and doesn't really feel like it warrants being an encore song. (Also, they botched the sound on a few songs during the night, possibly because the edge was moving around so much? His guitar was almost entirely inaudible during 'until the end of the world'. (Possibly because Bono was looking for the sound of drum and bass?.....I'll show myself out.)
The only part I didn't really enjoy was the American soul part. Partly because a) the song sucks and b) we're not even in America. Also, love is bigger etc isn't that great and doesn't really feel like it warrants being an encore song. (Also, they botched the sound on a few songs during the night, possibly because the edge was moving around so much? His guitar was almost entirely inaudible during 'until the end of the world'. (Possibly because Bono was looking for the sound of drum and bass?.....I'll show myself out.)