17-05-83, Toronto Massey Hall. Sound Quality: Fair to fair/good audience video recording. Comments: Taken from a NTSC video, from which I also have a copy. Although enjoyable there is a bevy of assorted small pops, flutters and very rarely a dropout present in the recording. This is videorelated. I've tried to filter out pops wherever possible (Cool edit pro is very good at eliminating single pops, but multiple pops in a row or flutters are more difficult to remove). The beginning of Out of control is missing, as is the connection between A day without me and New year's day (probably a tape or battery change). The tape fluctuates a little during 11 o'clock tick tock which explains a similar sound on the CDR. It's great to have a video alongside the CDR, it gives a massive insight into this show. It also gives in insight into what happens during those songs from the setlist which did not make it onto Under a bloodred sky. That video opens with the boys entering the stage while Edge's guitar tech stands by with Edge's Gibson Explorer guitar, but Surrender is played with a Fender Stratocaster. It appears that both Out of control and Twilight are played with the Explorer, contrary to my expectations An cat dubh/Into the heart, and the Electric co. are played with the black Stratocaster. Remember Bono dancing with the girl during 11 o'clock tick tock on Under a bloodred sky? Here he does it with 4 girls (I hope that they are girls since the video is not that clear). Also one of the first shows that I know of where the intro of Gloria is not played, as in many Joshua Tree performances. |