U2
360 Tour Europe
Saturday July 25th 2009
Croke Park
Dublin
Ireland
** Audio disc: DVD files> Cool Edit pro extract from video> 48> 44.1 @ 999> Wav> FLAC
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Running Time: 56Mins 8 Secs
Appears to be pretty much the complete first half of the show - didn't notice anything missing unless it was 1 or 2 seconds that I didn't catch.
1 DVD, Basic Intro & Menu with Chapters + 1 Bonus Track (Roug Cut Demo Mulitcam of Mysterious Ways)
Comments:
It's a decent 1 cam capture of the first half of the show. Most of the recording is very stable as its in the stands & there's not the major crush & jumping that occurs in the pit or GA part of the field. There's intermittent rain throughout the evening & the taper does a good job under the conditions. There's only a few very short seconds on occassion where the taper appears to be trying to protect his equipment & so the camera is sheltered but overall it have no large impact on the quality of the recording.
The sound is decent too (obviously not as good as a proper audio recording made by someone just taping audio). It is not in any way distorted or affected by wind noise thankfully so overall quite listenable.
Optical zoom is in use during fiming so this adds to the footage in that its not just a static shot, even though it is only one angle. The zoom range is decent & you can claerly see the band & also get an overall sense of the scale of the stadium when the taper zooms out.
There's a bonus track of Mysterious Ways multicam, but its only a demo / rough cut. Not all sources are good, but it is interesting to watch & the fact its multicam does add to it & make it worth seeing.
DVD 1 Tracklist
1. Intro
2. Breathe
3. No Line on The Horizon
4. Get on Your Boots
5. Magnificent
6. Beautiful Day
7. Mysterious Ways
8. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
9. Stand By Me
10. Angel of Harlem
11. In a Little While
12. Space Station Dialog
13. Unknown Caller
Hope you all enjoy - bonoman66!
DVD 2 of a 2 DVD Set
Liberated this uncirculated material for the U2 Fanbase through a trade. Thanks for everyone for what they've shared & that I've been able to get here. This is a small payback to you all. Please share freely & do not sell for money.
Audience Filmed - 1 CAM
Taper: Unknown
Location in Stadium: Hogan Stand (Edges Side), Lower Tier, Side of Stage towards Front slightly.
Video Format: Standard Definition, NTSC, 16:9, MPEG2, 720 X 480, 8000 kbps average approx
Audio Format: 2 Channel Stereo, 192 kbps 48KHz
Running Time: 1 Hr 11 Mins 44 Secs
Appears to be pretty much the complete second half of the show. There does appear to be maybe 1 or 2 seconds missing as the DVDs starts with a fade into Unforgettable Fire as the initial track. There's also maybe 1 sec edited or missing from the Desmond TuTu speech before Streets & also maybe 1 at the 'Robotic Speech' section of Ultra Violet as there's a fade into Ultra Violet. Nothing major though & I'm really just being very picky. If you liked DVD1 , this is more of the same so you should find it as enjoyable hopefully.
1 DVD, Basic Intro & Menu with Chapters + 1 Bonus Track (Unknown Caller from Mon July 27th Croke Park which includes a matrixed soundtrack of cam audio which was quite decent in itself & also Alysha's audio recording on that date to help fill out the mid / bottom end of the Frequency range etc)
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Many Thanks & Credit to Alysha for taking the risks & effort of tape the audio from July 27th & for the permission to use in a matrix synced with the video for Unknown Caller in the Bonus Track on this DVD.
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Comments:
It's a decent 1 cam capture of the second half of the show. Most of the recording is very stable as its in the stands & there's not the major crush & jumping that occurs in the pit or GA part of the field. There's intermittent rain throughout the evening & the taper does a good job under the conditions. There's only a few very short seconds on occassion (COBL) where the taper appears to be trying to protect his equipment & so the camera is sheltered but overall it have no large impact on the quality of the recording.
The sound is decent too (obviously not as good as a proper audio recording made by someone just taping audio). The weather deteriorated a little (slightly more rain & wind) for the latter half of the show so there may be a few moments where the camera is moved to protect it & a shot/view may be lost for a couple of seconds or where the wind may be heard slightly but I'm being very picky making these comments as its almost as good as the DVD 1 in overall quality. Obviously the second half of the show is shot in a darker environment as its later in the evening & the camera has a tougher job to cope with the darkness & intense stage lighting.
Optical zoom is in use during fiming so this adds to the footage in that its not just a static shot, even though it is only one angle. The zoom range is decent & you can claerly see the band & also get an overall sense of the scale of the stadium when the taper zooms out.
There's a bonus track of Unknown Caller from Mon July 27th, which has a matrixed soundtrack of cam audio & also Alysha's audio recording on that date to help fill out the mid / bottom end of the Frequency range etc)
DVD 2 Tracklist
1. Unforgettable Fire
2. City Of Blinding Lights
3. Vertigo
4. Crazy (Remix)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday
6. Pride
7. MLK
8. Walk On
9. TuTu Speech
10. Where The Streets Have No Name
11. One
12. Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
13. With Or Without You
14. Moment Of Surrender
**Bonus Track is Unknown Caller from Mon July 27th 2009 Croke Park (Audio Matrix includes audio from Alysha)
Hope you all enjoy & thanks again to Alysha for the use of the excerpt of an excellent audio recording from the 27th July- bonoman66!