U2 – 360° AT THE ROSE BOWL

5 Responses to U2 – 360° AT THE ROSE BOWL

1. GMD says:

   June 25, 2010 at 6:12 am

   Remember when the first Batman movie came out, and everyone said how “dark” it was? That is what this DVD is. Great band (on some days, my favorite), great musical performance. Drop the “creative” movie-making. Dark, slightly out of focus, artsy crap. I want a realistic document of the event. This ain’t it…. Give me “Under A Blood Red Sky” anyday.
   Rating: 3 / 5
2. Luis E. Bonilla Barrera says:

   June 25, 2010 at 8:12 am

   I had the chance to attend 4 concerts during the 2009 North America leg of the tour and it was an amazing experience. The quality of the production is amazing, being able to see the concert from different angles and perspectives is what makes this DVD a great video. The Tour by itself is awesome, with a monumental stage, an impressive light and sound show with the best band in the world. It is a Must have.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. Allen Mann says:

   June 25, 2010 at 8:44 am

   This review is for U2-360 At the Rose Bowl dvd edition. Just watched this last night and think it’s one the best U2 live dvds to come out second to only U2 Live in Dublin. Viewed this on a 20in TV with no surround sound but as far as the 2.0 stereo track, it sounded awesome. Performance wise this is an amazing show. Really like the live versions of the new songs especially I’ll Go Crazy IF I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight and the highlight for me was The Unforgettable Fire which is the best version of that song I’ve ever heard. The editing of the show especially on Get On Your Boots was very frantic and hard to watch on a small TV but most of the rest of the show flowed more smoothly. Definetely check it out if you’re a fan of The Joshua Tree or the last few U2 albums.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. Gary Covington says:

   June 25, 2010 at 9:19 am

   According to “Rolling Stone” Issue #1107,Page 85, June 24,2010: – “…Luckily, it’s a stunning concert film shot by 27 High Definition Cameras, documenting the epic scale of the band’s monstrous, clawlike stage….”. “The sound is crisp, and detailed; new songs such as the closing “Monment of Surrender” feel like they’ve been reinvented in this setting.”

   So, there you go, don’t believe all the negative reviews on this 2 Disc DVD Set!!!
   
   I have reviewed hundreds of concert dvd’s, I have a vast collection, I have every DVD that U2 has released, all have their pro’s & con’s, but, in my opinion, this is their best show ever. If you don’t believe me, please read the “Rolling Stone” review.

   This is the “Deluxe Edition”. It is a 2 DVD Disc Set. Disc 1 contains the concert. Disc 2 contains the Bonus Material. All together the total running time is around 4 hours & 11 minutes. This concert was filmed on the 25th of October, 2009, at the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena, California. The stadium is packed to capacity. This was from a show from their “2009 U.S.A.360 Degrees Tour”. This is one of the biggest Rock & Roll Shows ever, it’s huge. The stage is in the center of the Rose Bowl, (which is reminiscent of Def Leppard’s “In the Round, In Your Face” concert DVD, from their 1980′s “Hysteria Tour, only this is on a much larger scale.) Also,there are revolving walk-ways (kind of like the bridge on the Rolling Stones “Bridges to Babylon Tour” concert DVD.) Plus, there is a big cicular walk-way that circles the stage.

   Also, U2 has this huge, round big screen mounted on top of the stage, that shows close-ups, & light shows to go along with the Music, sometimes it forms the shape of a “cone” and does other things. It’s totally awesome. From a distance, it looks like a “space alien/space ship” has landed on the Rose Bowl. It has 4 huge arches, that hold it up. I didn’t get to see U2 on this tour, but I had a friend who did, and he told me it was the biggest Rock Show, he’d ever seen. After watching this dvd, I totally agree.

   The concert DVD features some songs from their recent album “No Line on the Horizon”, along with their classics.

   Disc 1 (The Concert): The song set with some comments from personal observations:
   
   1.Get Your Boots On
   
   2.Magnificent
   
   3.Mysterious Ways
   
   4.Beautiful Day
   
   5.I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – On this one, Bono includes part of the Ben E. King song, “Stand By Me”.
   
   6.Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
   
   7.No Line on the Horizon – Bono plays his electric guitar, along with the Edge on this one.
   
   8.Elevation
   
   9.In a Little While – It shows the commander of the International Space Station on the big screen. He makes some comments.
   
   10.Unknown Caller
   
   11.Until the End of the World
   
   12.The Unforgettable Fire (On this one, the Edge plays keyboards)
   
   13.City of Blinging Lights (includes a great light show)

   14.Vertigo – Simply outstanding, and it includes a little bit of the Rolling Stones song, “It’s only Rock & Roll, But I Like It”.

   15.I’ll go Crazy, If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – This one starts off with the drummer Larry Mullin, Jr. playing a bongo/conga drum, and the music has a “Cuban” beat. (Then it includes an “over the top” light show on the big screen. At the end, Bono has a message for Iran & Freedom. He states “Iran this is the U.S.A. calling Iran”. The big screen shows an Iranian woman, with her head covered, and Bono calls for freedom for Iranian women & freedom for Iranian’s in general. Also, Bono says this message is even for people who don’t like freedom.) This quickly leads into “Sunday Bloody Sunday”.

   16.Sunday Bloody Sunday (Among other things, this shows a bus that was blown up by terrorists.)

   17.MLK (Bono talks about a woman, who took a stand for freedom in Burma, and how she has been under “house arrest”, for about 20 years, because of her brave stand. Bono mentions her name, Aung San Suu Kyi. Bono basically dedicates this song to her. Her picture is shown on the big screen, during the song. Bono mentions Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Nelson Mendela & Bono speaks about non-violence, freedom, equality, peace, & about non-violent people held in prisons in Iran, just because they stood up for freedom. This quickly goes into the performance of “Walk On”.

   18.Walk On – An Outstanding song & performance by U2. Again, this song is dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi. During the song, her name is shown on the big screen, along with her picture. Also, many members of the audience are wearing her “face” mask. Also, during the song “Walk On”, there are volunteers from Amnesty International, walking on the circular walk-way that circles the stage, it fits perfect with the song “Walk On”. Then the Bishop Desmond Toto introduces the next song “One”.

   19.One – It starts out with the Bishop Desmond Toto, on the big screen. He speaks about people fighting for peace, freedom, equity, & justice, in the old “Aparthied” South Africa, in the Civil Rights movement in the U.S.A., and the people who stood up for these things in Ireland. On this one, Bono plays his electric guitar again. Bono ends the song “One”, by singing, “Amazing Grace”. It gave me “chill bumps”, and after the performance of “One”, they quickly go into the next song.

   20.Where the Streets Have No Names – This is a phenomenal performance, the crowd is really, really into this song. Then you get a light show with a space alien & a lighted “Flying Saucer” that is shown on the big screen. The alien talks in “Space Alien Language”.

   21.Ultra Violet/Light My Way – On this one Bono has a round “ultra violet”, red light that circles his microphone.

   22.With or Without You – On this one Bono starts giving credits, and thanks.

   23.Moment of Surrender – This is the last song, on this one they turn the Rose Bowl into the “Milky Way Galaxy”. Bono has the audience to turn on lights, from cell phones, and etc., plus, there are special lighting effects. They do an awesome performance of this song, then take their bows, wave good bye, and leave the stage, leaving the audience “Spellbound”, and me too. Then that’s it!!! You start getting song credits, and all that kind of stuff on the TV screen, and it’s over.

   Disc 2: The Bonus Material:
   
   1.Squaring the Circle: Creating U2 360 degrees – A Documentary
   
   2.U2 360 Degree Tour Clips
   
   3.Bonus Track: Breathe (Live at the Rose Bowl)
   
   4.Berlin Time – Laspe Video
   
   5.European Tour Opening – Barcelona
   
   6.North American tour Opening – Chicago
   
   7.Videos: Get on Your Boots/Magnificent/I’ll Go Crazy, If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – Live at Barcelona.
   
   8.The Making of Get Your Boots On Video
   
   9.The Making of Magnificent Video
   
   10.ROM Content: Edge’s tour photo gallery, screensavers, desktop wallpapers, & weblinks.

   This is the most comprehensive double dvd disc package available from U2, and their best concert DVD ever!!!! Thanks!!!!

   Rating: 5 / 5
5. ScottMcClue says:

   June 25, 2010 at 11:46 am

   I attended the U2 360 Tour concert at Fed Ex field last September. Trying to describe the experience to someone who wasn’t there is almost impossible. The HUGE “Claw” stage setup was an amazing sight – like something out of a Godzilla movie! But if you couldn’t be there, this DVD is the next best thing. Although the Rose Bowl set list is slightly different than the one I saw, watching this DVD still brought back some great memories. 95 percent of this concert is the same as what I saw in DC. It was like going back to the concert again, but this time from different ever changing seat locations. The sound quality is excellent and the presentation of the concert is top notch! So for those that missed the 360 tour, heres your chance to finally see it. And for those of you that did go, this is the ultimate 360 concert souvenir. Enjoy!
   Rating: 5 / 5