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U2 in 1987, which produced the masterpiece “THE JOSHUA TREE” that shines brightly in the history of popular music. Introducing a professional shot video that allows you to witness a tour of the glorious history.
This work was shot at “October 9, 1987 Syracuse Performance”. This is a multi-camera pro shot recorded at the stadium facility “Carrier Dome” owned by a local university. First, let’s look back on the schedule at that time and confirm the position of the show.
“March 9” THE JOSHUA TREE “released”
・ April 2nd-May 16th: North America # 1 (29 performances)
・ May 27-August 8: Europe (31 performances)
・ September 10-October 13: North America # 2a (19 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ October 20th-December 20th: North America # 2b (32 performances)
This is U2 in 1987. The world tour consisted of three legs that sandwich Europe in North America, but the final “North America # 2” leg can be further subdivided into two with a week off. The Syracuse performance of this work is the first half. It was the 17th performance of “North America # 2a”.
This show is famous for the fact that the video was left behind, but this work is also a classic professional shot. It is a gem made into a DVD from the best master. As expected, the analog feeling of the video cannot be wiped out in the image quality only for the image 35 years ago, but the master freshness is exquisite. White line noise and dubbing marks are not zero, but they are just “not zero”. With only a few momentary exceptions, the beauty of the image is almost seamless and beautiful. Unless the official side announces the Omoto Master (if it remains), you can fully enjoy the visual beauty that would be impossible to exceed.
The image quality is drawn as if the band potential that created the historic masterpiece “THE JOSHUA TREE” was further raised by stage tension. Let’s start with the glorious set.
● The Joshua Tree (8 songs)
・ Where The Streets Have No Name / Trip Through Your Wires / I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / Exit / In God’s Country / Bullet The Blue Sky / Running To Stand Still / With Or Without You
● Others (11 songs)
・ Boy: I Will Follow
・ October October: October
・ WAR: Sunday Bloody Sunday / New Year’s Day / 40
・?: MLK / The Unforgettable Fire / Bad / Pride (In The Name Of Love)
・ Cover: Help (THE BEATLES) / People Get Ready (THE IMPRESSIONS)
…… And it looks like this. Naturally, the core is the repertoire of the famous board “THE JOSHUA TREE”. Not to mention the deadly masterpieces that are becoming big classics, there are plenty of numbers unique to those days such as “Trip Through Your Wires”, “Exit” and “In God’s Country”. Even more delicious is the cover song, which features “Help” by The Beatles and “People Get Ready” by The Impressions. And “Bad” is interesting to play with. Here, YES “Love Will Find a Way” is mixed. It’s rare for them to just pick up YES, but the selection “Love Will Find a Way” is also surprising. This song is the latest hit that the single was just released at that time. Was it a favorite or was it humor? Anyway, they played this song only on this day later and earlier. You can feel the mood unique to 1987 in such a place as well.
And the performance of spelling such a set is also in the climax of the mood. Not only youthful running around, but also the appearance of Bono fishing one arm is unique to the image. In fact, Bono fell off the stage at the “September 20th Washington Performance”, which is about three weeks before this work. He has been injured to dislocate his left shoulder, and his performance pushing the injury is even more energetic.
“THE JOSHUA TREE Tour” that every rock fan wants. Nowadays, there is an album reproduction tour, but the enthusiasm of 1987 is irreplaceable. A professional shot work that allows you to enjoy such a historic tour with multiple cameras. Please experience it to the fullest with the best master.
★ Multi-camera pro shot of “October 9, 1987 Syracuse performance”. It is a gem made into a DVD from the best master, and although the white line noise and dubbing marks are not zero, it is just “not completely eliminated”. With only a few momentary exceptions, the beauty of the image is almost seamless and beautiful. Unless the official side announces the Omoto Master, you can fully enjoy the visual beauty that would be impossible to exceed. The rare songs such as “Trip Through Your Wires”, “Exit” and “In God’s Country” and the covers such as “Help” and “People Get Ready” are also delicious. This is a video masterpiece that any rock fan can witness the “THE JOSHUA TREE Tour” that everyone wants.
