SAO PAULO
January 31, 1998 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi |
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DISC 1 - [57:18] 1. Pop Muzik / Mofo 2. I Will Follow 3. Gone 4. Even Better Than The Real Thing 5. Last Night On Earth 6. Until The End Of The World 7. New Year's Day 8. Pride (In The Name Of Love) 9. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 10. All I Want Is You 11. Staring At The Sun 12. Sunday Bloody Sunday |
DISC 2 - [59:17] 1. Bullet The Blue Sky 2. Please 3. Where The Streets Have No Name 4. Discotheque 5. If You Wear That Velvet Dress 6. With Or Without You 7. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 8. Mysterious Ways 9. One 10. "40" |
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Sound Quality: Excellent broadcast. Comments: © "FLOM - A Guide To U2 Bootleg CDs" / Sascha Kremer: After playing Sao Paulo, the Edge told a reporter that this was the best show U2 played in South America, and I have to agree that this is a great performance. All the songs are performed well, but a few stand out, such as: "Mofo," "Gone, and "Sunday Bloody Sunday". "Where The Streets Have No Name" is super; my favorite piece is a new and very cool bass line Adam plays during the chorus. "With Or Without You" is amazing, and "Mysterious Ways" has a new, keyboard heavy opening which takes the funk/pop theme even further. My absolute favorite is "40". It's sung beautifully by Bono over a simple interpretation of the song by the Edge alone on guitar, where he plays the bass line and melody at the same time. There is a lot of emotion in the song, and one of the nicest renditions ever. No offense to anyone that was there, but it's much better than the Seattle version. The sound quality is very good, although there is a little crowd noise during some songs, more than you'd expect from a broadcast. The editing is somewhat homegrown; the "Lemon (Perfecto Mix) Intermission" is edited out, as is most of "Pop Muzik", and rather than fading in and out, the sound is simply cut off. Other than that, this is a great bootleg, and an awesome concert. A nice recording of a very good show broadcast by MTV Brazil. The sound quality is very good, but not as good as the Dublin 1993 radio broadcast or the Mexico 1997 television broadcast. An interesting thing is that keyboards are mixed very loud, so You can hear some sounds you've probably never heard before. A must for all collectors, but if you are looking for only one good PopMart recording, you should buy a boot from the Mexico 1997 broadcast (best sound) or from the Santiago 1998 broadcast (best setlist). By the way, this boot is said t have better sound quality than KTS Records' BRAZIL. This boot is often referred to as a soundboard recording, but it is really recorded from the MTV broadcast on Brazilian television. The sound is a bit flat and the acoustics of the stadium give this recording a sort of echo sound that can be annoying at times. This is especially noticeable when the crowd is clapping. This boot is one of the few PopMart recordings that has "40" so in that regard, it is a bit of a rarity. "Discotheque" includes part of "Staying Alive". This CD set comes in double slimline jewel case. The front cover features a picture of Bono. The booklet contains a few PopMart concert pictures. The CDs are yellow with big green "U2 SAO PAOLO 1998" letters on them. Since the "Lemon (Perfecto Mix) Intermission" is omitted, so after Disc 2, Track "unlocking" of the lemon is heard, and "Discotheque" is played. Before "Staring At The Sun" is played, Bono wishes the Brazilian soccer player "Romario" a happy birthday. | |
