Classic U2. Everything before and including The Joshua Tree album was thier best material. In this video you can see Greg Carroll, a U2 Roadie from New Zealand who tragically died. He was very close to the band and after his death, Bono wrote One Tree Hill in his memory. It was one of Greg's favourite spots to visit in Auckland, New Zealand.
I’m muscian, i have 47 years old, i live in south of France, and this band changed my life since my brother has listen to me this band when i was 11 years old in 1986... and bad live is, for me, thé most powerful and most emotional song forever! For people who crtitize this band, the dont understand about thé réal music! By réal pur Guys! Plenty of friends dont understand my passion for them! Not thé best technical musicians but thé more engaged, and passionnate ! simplicity is right! That’s thé réal attitude! 4 gods for me! Thanks for all U2! For eternity!🙏🏼
My late husband played this song all the time when we first met. I like to remember him driving his 78 Pontiac Tans Am listening to this song. RIP my love. Keep on cruising in your TA!
That's funny, because as a high schooler in the 80's I picture the Trans Am guys listening to something like Van Halen and not this song. He must have been a unique fellow!
I was 15 and had forgotten how much U2's music just blew my mind at the time. They were so fresh, so different. Beyond all the hatred they collect today, there's no denying how original they were and how peculiar their sound was. 37 years later I recognize that The Edge was one of the most original and innovative guitarists in rock history, his guitar is so "spacious" so evocative. And Larry Mullen is perhaps one of the most underrated drummers ever, he is a power metronome and his fills are absolutely unique and always in good taste. And I don't remember a performance by these guys where Bono didn't fire all his cartridges and I don't remember a time he missed a note. So, 37 years later It's happen to hear this song again and feel joy and nostalgia.
As a guitarist, when you have all the effects off (particularly the delays) Edge’s lines are incredibly simple. What’s hard is trying to ensure the timing of things while they are on, especially if you’re trying to learn the songs. I’ve almost had to dial in the delays just so I can play, and I’m unsure if I’ve gotten them right.
@@legin3753 I don't think the Live Aid version is better than this one. It's more significant, iconic if you will, because it introduced the world to U2, but sound wise, no way. This is as clean as it gets and Bono's vocals are on another level.
I 1,000% agree. This is their greatest song ever, and this version is so amazing. There's a vastness to it that feels almost ethereal, and all of them are so tight musically at this moment in time. Truly a beautiful piece of music.
This is the version they put on the Wide Awake in America EP. I used to listen to it on repeat over and over driving at night in a ‘78 Chevy 4x4 with a subwoofer behind the seat so I felt every part of that bass line. That was me singing my heart out, howling at the moon , in the wilds of Northern New Mexico at the end of the 90s. It’s always the song I come back to when I’m feeling excited or in need of some motivation. The song is pure power for me.
I knew it! This is what they put on WAIA. Bloody beautiful EP. THIS is what they played on the radio here in the US, not the studio version, and we all bought Wide Awake in America. Import or not. This and the Live Aid versions are perfect.
@@josepmariamarin4912 Naw he’s still got it most definitely. I saw them live on the Joshua Tree tour a few years back and loved every minute of it. Def woulda payed more than what I paid. The arena itself was sold out too so that should tell you something right away. An arena isn’t gonna be packed to the rafters for a band that ain’t still got it. Like words cannot describe to you the vibe it puts you in, like you are in a dream of sorts and each song adds to the dream and is like chapters in the dream you pass through. Just my opinion though.
One of the best bands by a mile. When us irish were looked at being backwards in the 80s these lads come out with music that is simply divine, intellectually deep and intelligent. There is and never will be anyone like them again. Truly special.
I cannot agree any more with you. This song is on another level. It digs deep into my soul, runs into my veins, and brings out the most elevated of emotions.
Is this what is considered the “Wide Awake” version in B’ham in 1994? Have seen several references what I wrote is the ultimate live version of this song. Just wondering if this is it or I need to keep searching? LOVE this version though!
The young man shown at 3:09 is Greg Carroll. For those that don’t know, he was a young man originally from New Zealand they met on tour who was then tragically killed on a bike while working for the band. They wrote the song One Tree Hill for him.
U2-The Unforgettable Fire Tour: Under Australian Skies-1984 I saw this tour in Australia and New Zealand: Perth, Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland! Great tour Great songs always concluded with 40 at the venues I saw. I still have my tour shirt!!!
The first time I heard this song was that famous star making performance at Live Aid all those years ago! But it was for 11+ minutes I and the world was captivated by Bono and U2 and it was there that I became a life long fan❤🎸😎👍
This desperation, dislocation Separation, condemnation Revelation, in temptation Isolation, desolation That's my fav part of the song... Oh this was such a huge tune in the 80s
I bought ‘The unforgettable fire’ on vinyl in 1984 and this song blew me away then and still does today! I’m 65 and not heard this for many years! This is the first time I’ve seen this live version and I think I’m on about the 5th repeat…..just magical….Wooohooo!!! 😎🤩
U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Juts one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our last video. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me. Keep rockin' : ruclips.net/video/ufF4gUA_6rQ/видео.html
This Song Brought me to Tears again. Grown ass man wit tears running Down his Face. This Song is Timeless n priceless Masterpiece that's y U2is best Band ever
For me, the beauty of this song is the way that Clayton and Mullins keep the pace, driving the song along with a wall of sound, it allows the Edge to take over and then hold back coming and going fading in, fading out, The Edge and Bono take it in turns to headline the song, all the while the bass and drum giving the song relentless energy, this is pure gold, and a trio of Live Aid highlights, along with Bowies Heroes and the We will Rock You/We are the Champions finale by Queen
@@LrngMn Yes, I know it's not Live Aid, there is no way that any artist could be a part of a hastily put-together show and be able to tailor the limited practice time to suit their music and be happy with the recording, Live Aid was not for the music connoisseurs, it was never intended to be that. The point I am making is this song well and truly put U2 on the map at Live Aid, and was, for me, one of three stand-out performances that day. This particular performance of Bad is exceptional.
My favorite version of my favorite U2 song. I remember hearing it in 1996 after my grandmother passed away. Driving west out of Albuquerque singing along to this with tears streaming down my cheeks just staring at that gorgeous landscape. I think of that moment every time I hear this.
I've always felt that this song is a prayer for someone to find an internal peace they have been looking for without much success. It speaks to them on a level of compassion and understanding, with an undertone of desperation that this prayer will be answered. It was this aspect of U2 that made me look deeper into my Catholic background, and to find the deeper meanings of my faith in God.
Bono's "Wide awake" line, the first time he goes high, is consistently the best he's ever hit it in my opinion. And this is coming from a guy who sat and listened to this song for two hours straight haha! I'm floored every time I hear it.
It is the Larry's drums and Adam's bass that drive this song. They are so understated. What defines a great song or great band is not one part it is all of there parts working harmoniously. If you take one part away, the other parts fail.
Man…I miss music like this U2 was so passionate, untouched by fame, the industry and wealth They were beautifully dangerous Music was simple- passionate I’d give anything to be in that moment of time again
U2-The Unforgettable Fire Tour: Under Australian Skies-1984 I saw this tour in Australia and New Zealand: Perth, Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland! Great tour Great songs always concluded with 40 at the venues I saw. I still have my tour shirt!!!
Something about the guitar in this song, it seems to need 2 guitarist or maybe they play a loop of recorded guitar, because it seems impossible to hit the notes you hear from one guitar. It's like there is a lead and a rhythm playing also. I've seen multiple videos of this song including Live Aid and Edge licks never match what you hear. Just wonder where is the 2nd guitar?
Please show this to your kids.If they dont get to listen to it then their lives will be the poorer for it.A masterpiece of musicianship.Not One Direction,not 50 Cent,not whatever scatily clad bimbo is flavour of the month.This is important music and will be still listened to in 200 years time-a classic in the real sense
39.. years young this Song is. BAD... Not commercially known a freakin bloody Brilliant tune,, with a Dash of Poetry! "Isolation", "desolation"... "Salvation"
So lucky, I discover this rare gems few years ago, and I think, this version of Bad is the best ever, dramatically, affectively. So sad, there is no video version of this concert.
My favorite song of all time. U2 managed to make it into a bottomless pit of versions so you can always find some new angles to it. Bad is immortal. Bad will be in my heart until the very end.
I've always loved how this was recorded in Birmingham, England but ended up on an EP called "Wide Awake in America". I've said this already in my comments for the recently remastered and rereleased video for 'A Sort of Homecoming', but "Wide Awake in America" is a watermark album which takes me back to a magical time in my youth. And "Bad" was my gateway to discovering U2's catalogue before The Joshua Tree / Rattle and Hum. This version brings me back to that rainy night in November 1987 (merely days away from my 14th birthday), when the Joshua Tree Tour came to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. The lads set that balloon-roofed stadium afire with a pointed version of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', then elevated that fire into the sky with a soaring, endless rendition of 'Bad'. When they didn't play 'Bad' in 2017 when the JT Tour returned to BC Place (the balloon roof replaced by a retractable one 7 years prior) I was not disappointed because I finally got to hear "...Homecoming" live. The irony of which was not lost on me. After the concert I reminisced with my wife about seeing U2 live 30 years prior, as we walked "...Into the night And through the rain Into the half-light And through the flame..." Well...without the rain and flame, to be honest...because it was May...but you all get the gist :-)
This is the best fucking U2 song to me. Every time I hear it, I would fucking tear up... I love all the old U2 stuff from their 1st album "Boy" to "Rattle and Hum".....so emotional, raw, and edgy.
I got to witness an incredible performance of this song in Chicago during the Amnesty International tour, along with Peter Gabriel's Biko. I've seen MANY concerts, and saw many U2 concerts, especially during this period in the band's history. I've seen many of the biggest bands is the world. Prince was an amazing stage presence, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, has a stage presence like Bono. His ability to connect with his audience when he is on stage is incredible. And I'm comparing that to the Stones, Queen, you name it. I once heard someone say seeing U2, especially during this period, was akin to a religious experience, and I couldn't agree more.
Rarely do you see a band do a live version of a song and then replicate it time and time again, but I have seen them do this live twice and watched a ton of live video versions and it is uncanny how well they do it. Fav U2 song by a mile, just perfect in every way.
7:11 GREG CARROLL, the roadie that was killed in 1986 in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. They met 2 months before this concert, at the Auckland (NZ) concerts. BONO wrote the lyrics to "ONE TREE HILL" in his memory. Rest in peace.
The Greatest Band of All Time. The minute I first listened to them in the mid 80's in High School they became my favorite band to this day. What's beautiful about this group is that they are still together like the Stones which is a feat rarely accomplished with artists. How many groups can say that they sound the same from studio to live. To hear the audience sing with them from every country in English is amazing. The only other bands that have impressed me in the last 20 years is Foo Fighters and Disturbed. That is what a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame is made up of. It shouldn't be made up of anyone who has picked up a microphone before.
The whelping of highway sections of the Autobahn was a rhythm i was feeling the VERY FIRST TIME i heard this song. It was like 5:30 am...i was driving a vw golf and the volume was maxxed. I was trying to get to the other side of Stuttgart before their rush hour started. The sun was beginning to colour the horizon as i shot a glance to my left...how perfect, i thought and smiled. This tune has a really good driving groove....im not just saying that...and it just caught fire in me...that guitar and the drums and the driving bass....great chemistry...i was on my way to Frankfurt to get a visa for New York. I 'll never forget how perfect this tape was for the drive. To this day...i remember the sound and the feel.😊😊😊
Joshua Tree tour...5:00am trying to get home Toronto to Hamilton. Does anyone remember? Everyone still so in love with the music and each other. It didn't matter. Magic.
Fantastic..... just landed back in 1984 I was a very excited 18 year old we camped out for tickets for our 1st u2gig,loved this video when it was first released I'm back jumping around at the Edinburgh Playhouse 5.11.84 Thanks for the memories 😊
I remember watching edge as a kid wondering how he makes those sounds with his guitar. It didn’t make any sense his hand movements vs. what was coming out. LOL. Then I learned what delay was. It’s still magic.
He amazes us with the sound variations he gets with those foot pedals in front of him on the floor. Bono pegged it early on when someone interviewing them asked about him and his stage moniker. Bono said he was always looking for new stuff/techniques, wanting to gain an "Edge" if you will !!!
This song has touched my soul since 1987 , listen to it at least 1X week … identifier of my troubles , my determination, my passion , my success and failures … song hits hard every time !
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Classic U2. Everything before and including The Joshua Tree album was thier best material. In this video you can see Greg Carroll, a U2 Roadie from New Zealand who tragically died. He was very close to the band and after his death, Bono wrote One Tree Hill in his memory. It was one of Greg's favourite spots to visit in Auckland, New Zealand.
For One Tree Hill: ruclips.net/video/9BluTGFPQJM/видео.html
My God, i hear this song since 1984, is amazing, hear this keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and lyrics like the first time.
The luck of the Irish can never be underestimated ~ 4 of the greatest musicians ever as far as I'm concerned. "Bad" ~ A Masterpiece 👌💯%
I’m muscian, i have 47 years old, i live in south of France, and this band changed my life since my brother has listen to me this band when i was 11 years old in 1986... and bad live is, for me, thé most powerful and most emotional song forever! For people who crtitize this band, the dont understand about thé réal music! By réal pur Guys! Plenty of friends dont understand my passion for them! Not thé best technical musicians but thé more engaged, and passionnate ! simplicity is right! That’s thé réal attitude! 4 gods for me! Thanks for all U2! For eternity!🙏🏼
One Love
@@linachristopoulou8670 What does that mean? Nothing.
@@PeterKKraus nothing to you
@@linachristopoulou8670Yep. It's like a modern tower of Babel.
I'm 52 and still love this band...🖤🎵
Without doubt the best version. I saw them at the NEC in 87. Amazing times.
so did i 3 August 1987 birmingham nec
My late husband played this song all the time when we first met. I like to remember him driving his 78 Pontiac Tans Am listening to this song. RIP my love. Keep on cruising in your TA!
My sorrows to you.x
That's funny, because as a high schooler in the 80's I picture the Trans Am guys listening to something like Van Halen and not this song. He must have been a unique fellow!
❤❤❤
I was 15 and had forgotten how much U2's music just blew my mind at the time. They were so fresh, so different. Beyond all the hatred they collect today, there's no denying how original they were and how peculiar their sound was. 37 years later I recognize that The Edge was one of the most original and innovative guitarists in rock history, his guitar is so "spacious" so evocative. And Larry Mullen is perhaps one of the most underrated drummers ever, he is a power metronome and his fills are absolutely unique and always in good taste. And I don't remember a performance by these guys where Bono didn't fire all his cartridges and I don't remember a time he missed a note. So, 37 years later It's happen to hear this song again and feel joy and nostalgia.
Was 23 when that song came out it is just amazing
@@outfield1988 Me too! It's still just as amazing now as it was then...sends me into another world!
Hate?
As a guitarist, when you have all the effects off (particularly the delays) Edge’s lines are incredibly simple. What’s hard is trying to ensure the timing of things while they are on, especially if you’re trying to learn the songs.
I’ve almost had to dial in the delays just so I can play, and I’m unsure if I’ve gotten them right.
What JAXX said but I’m 6 years his senior! Rock on people
One of the greatest songs I have ever heard. It gives me goosebumps even at my age of 70.
Same here at 42 y.o.
@@javiceres same here at 22 🇮🇹
Same at 102
47 here and it still has the magic!!
and I'm sure it will at 100 too.
Quite arguably their greatest song, specifically this version. Perfection. Long live these Irish boys.
DEFINITELY! Love this version!! 🥰
Live aid ? its on here
@@legin3753 I don't think the Live Aid version is better than this one. It's more significant, iconic if you will, because it introduced the world to U2, but sound wise, no way. This is as clean as it gets and Bono's vocals are on another level.
I 1,000% agree. This is their greatest song ever, and this version is so amazing. There's a vastness to it that feels almost ethereal, and all of them are so tight musically at this moment in time. Truly a beautiful piece of music.
Every version of this is the best, what a song. Rotterdam 1990 is up there too
This is the version they put on the Wide Awake in America EP. I used to listen to it on repeat over and over driving at night in a ‘78 Chevy 4x4 with a subwoofer behind the seat so I felt every part of that bass line. That was me singing my heart out, howling at the moon , in the wilds of Northern New Mexico at the end of the 90s. It’s always the song I come back to when I’m feeling excited or in need of some motivation. The song is pure power for me.
Same for.me here in Australia....love the slow build up to an almighty crescendo...magnificent...it talks to my soul❤❤❤
So true, it builds me up as it goes
true, but the bass line also shows how poor Adam actually is....
I knew it! This is what they put on WAIA. Bloody beautiful EP. THIS is what they played on the radio here in the US, not the studio version, and we all bought Wide Awake in America. Import or not. This and the Live Aid versions are perfect.
The 'Live Aid' cut of this song is okay, but this feels so pure, played only for the glory of the song. It sounds hopeful, fer crissake.llo!
Bono is a natural born frontman. He’s one of the best.
THE best.
Yes indeed Bono is the frontman of U2 band. That’s his best quality. I love him for that.
Not so good on the social hypocrisy though...
...was
@@josepmariamarin4912 Naw he’s still got it most definitely. I saw them live on the Joshua Tree tour a few years back and loved every minute of it. Def woulda payed more than what I paid. The arena itself was sold out too so that should tell you something right away. An arena isn’t gonna be packed to the rafters for a band that ain’t still got it. Like words cannot describe to you the vibe it puts you in, like you are in a dream of sorts and each song adds to the dream and is like chapters in the dream you pass through. Just my opinion though.
Smoothest voice of all time! ANd the band aint half bad too. Loved U2 since 7th grade 54 now and this song is stronger than ever! Thanks Gents!
One of the best bands by a mile. When us irish were looked at being backwards in the 80s these lads come out with music that is simply divine, intellectually deep and intelligent. There is and never will be anyone like them again. Truly special.
Ireland is great for music it’s in their genes . My moms side is Irish O’Connor clan
No autotune needed kids. Just an idea, a song, a band that knows how to play, and an inspired singer. Imagine that.
It's great that it never needed to be imagined. It was for real. We need musicians like these again
This is pehaps U2's greatest song ever recorded, studio or live. Arguably one of the best songs ever created in the history of music.
The studio version...no..its very underwhelming.The live version is a completely different beast...it's almost like a different animal
Opino exactamente lo mismo😊
I cannot agree any more with you. This song is on another level. It digs deep into my soul, runs into my veins, and brings out the most elevated of emotions.
We’re in Texas, we love U2
Is this what is considered the “Wide Awake” version in B’ham in 1994? Have seen several references what I wrote is the ultimate live version of this song. Just wondering if this is it or I need to keep searching? LOVE this version though!
The young man shown at 3:09 is Greg Carroll. For those that don’t know, he was a young man originally from New Zealand they met on tour who was then tragically killed on a bike while working for the band. They wrote the song One Tree Hill for him.
Thanks for this information!
Motorcycle accident. He had become friends with the band, especially Bono. That's what he said in the interview about the song and the man
U2-The Unforgettable Fire Tour: Under Australian Skies-1984
I saw this tour in Australia and New Zealand: Perth, Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland! Great tour Great songs always concluded with 40 at the venues I saw. I still have my tour shirt!!!
I had heard Bono did the vocals for that track in one take.
That sound...that ringing guitar lick - it so defines a era. Takes me back in a instant.
This song will be played at my funeral. Love U2. Greatest band ever.
The first time I heard this song was that famous star making performance at Live Aid all those years ago! But it was for 11+ minutes I and the world was captivated by Bono and U2 and it was there that I became a life long fan❤🎸😎👍
I dont understand why people talk about that presentation so much
@@henriqueerenner5741 HAH! If you have to ask? Then you'll never understand 😖🤣😆
@@MrRugbyloosehead The lyrics makes no sense and it was a normal presentation... he only saved that girl in the crowd and no more
@@henriqueerenner5741 HAH! Seriously? If that’s all you got from that, then it’s useless trying to explain why 🤔😖🤣😆
@@MrRugbyloosehead Ok then
This desperation, dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation, in temptation
Isolation, desolation
That's my fav part of the song... Oh this was such a huge tune in the 80s
Adams bass line is top! 👑 👑
So is Edge's guitar riff~
Adam Clayton does more at playing less than any other bassist in rock music. Period.
The band between 1984-1987 Were Top of the world musically!
One of the best songs ever!
Fact well said its timeless .
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There is in the main a very deep spirituality in the music of U2 and similarly Bono's Lyrics
Uhuhhhhh!!!!
I heard a bootleg concert from Stockholm in 1985...They nailed it and this song was the best
I bought ‘The unforgettable fire’ on vinyl in 1984 and this song blew me away then and still does today! I’m 65 and not heard this for many years! This is the first time I’ve seen this live version and I think I’m on about the 5th repeat…..just magical….Wooohooo!!! 😎🤩
The best live version I’ve heard. The way it builds is magnificent
My favorite era of U2! Unforgettable Fire is such an amazing album! U2 were at their very best in the 80s!
In my opinion., one of the best front man/lead singers in rock and roll history.
U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Juts one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our last video. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me. Keep rockin' : ruclips.net/video/ufF4gUA_6rQ/видео.html
Right up there with Michael Hutchence, Bon Scott, Bruce Springsteen and Robert Plant
Yeah that punk Rodger Waters called Bono I don't know what word to use when it's just ridiculous. Rodger Waters can't even stand his shadow.
he used to be - hasn't been for years
Speaking of front men don’t forget jagger
This Song Brought me to Tears again. Grown ass man wit tears running Down his Face. This Song is Timeless n priceless Masterpiece that's y U2is best Band ever
For me, the beauty of this song is the way that Clayton and Mullins keep the pace, driving the song along with a wall of sound, it allows the Edge to take over and then hold back coming and going fading in, fading out, The Edge and Bono take it in turns to headline the song, all the while the bass and drum giving the song relentless energy, this is pure gold, and a trio of Live Aid highlights, along with Bowies Heroes and the We will Rock You/We are the Champions finale by Queen
But you know this isn't Live Aid, right? Wish they had done it this well at Live Aid, but alas...
@@LrngMn Yes, I know it's not Live Aid, there is no way that any artist could be a part of a hastily put-together show and be able to tailor the limited practice time to suit their music and be happy with the recording, Live Aid was not for the music connoisseurs, it was never intended to be that.
The point I am making is this song well and truly put U2 on the map at Live Aid, and was, for me, one of three stand-out performances that day.
This particular performance of Bad is exceptional.
U2 loves their roadies! They get close ups in this vid!
One of the most underrated song of all time... This song is Just a Masterpiece
It really is a masterpiece. I love a lot of bands (and I’ve been around a loooooong time), but it is truly one of the greatest songs ever.
For me, this is the best version of Bad, sang by pure heart from Bono!
It's not easy to say, what my favorit song is from U2. But if i must say, i say Bad
Underrated?? How old are you?
This song is not underrated, this is probably the best song.
This and their Live Aid performance of Bad, are just epic and so timeless. Watching them live is pretty much a religious experience. Awesome.
The Live Aid version was the greatest moment in rock n roll history.
Nope...watch Dortmund performance of Bad early 80s. Also, Zootv Washington version of Bad is better than this 1.
Exactly 100%
@@G_Ellis606 😊😊😊p😊0
Quite possiblity the best song ever written and played!!
My favorite version of my favorite U2 song. I remember hearing it in 1996 after my grandmother passed away. Driving west out of Albuquerque singing along to this with tears streaming down my cheeks just staring at that gorgeous landscape. I think of that moment every time I hear this.
Nice to see Greg Carroll at 6:20, he was a good friend of Bono who died in 1986. One Tree Hill is a song written on his memory.
7:12
every one know that......
So that is Greg Carroll. I was always wondering if that was him.
@@thefly2045 people might not know that. It's not a competition. No need to be an arsehole about it.
Thank you, I never saw him in any tape. It was sad. ❤️🙏🏍️🏍️🙏❤️
The best U2 song. Ever. They rarely play this song on the radio in the US ☹️
From what I gather it was always on US radio back then. WAIA was a big seller even though it was technically an import
I've always felt that this song is a prayer for someone to find an internal peace they have been looking for without much success. It speaks to them on a level of compassion and understanding, with an undertone of desperation that this prayer will be answered.
It was this aspect of U2 that made me look deeper into my Catholic background, and to find the deeper meanings of my faith in God.
in the live in Dortmund 1984 concert he explains it was written for his friend who saw himself to a drug called heroin, and wrote it for himself.
Beautifully put.
Very well written bro! I ❤️ U2
Amen
Bono's "Wide awake" line, the first time he goes high, is consistently the best he's ever hit it in my opinion. And this is coming from a guy who sat and listened to this song for two hours straight haha! I'm floored every time I hear it.
No lemons, no TVs, no Trabant’s, no Mephisto, no spider stage, no barricage, no augmented reality app experience...just incredible songs
No Mcdonald's golden arch either
It is the Larry's drums and Adam's bass that drive this song. They are so understated.
What defines a great song or great band is not one part it is all of there parts working harmoniously. If you take one part away, the other parts fail.
Yep, the rhythm section is the heart of any band and U2's heart has always beaten strong
I absolutely agree with you!
Still one of the best songs ever.. 😉
This is why is such a unique group. They all rely on each others strengths.
one of the best combos in the history of music. Adan claytons bass is insane
Exactly..great songwriting..which was the forte of a lot of 80s bands..as apposed to 20 minute organ solos!!
When U2 gets a song right and the playing and singing just come together it's nothing short of high level magic.
God given talent … blessedly. Four guys, who have helped change the world without shoving their faith down on us. Their songs speak beautiful truth.
Man…I miss music like this
U2 was so passionate, untouched by fame, the industry and wealth
They were beautifully dangerous
Music was simple- passionate
I’d give anything to be in that moment of time again
U2-The Unforgettable Fire Tour: Under Australian Skies-1984
I saw this tour in Australia and New Zealand: Perth, Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland! Great tour Great songs always concluded with 40 at the venues I saw. I still have my tour shirt!!!
War, Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum, Achtung Baby - All classics in their own right. - quite a run !
Ah memories. I remember the day before this gig, bono asked me to cut his hair. Cant believe he proceeded to go on tele!!
Ah, the pure and clear voice of Bono!
U2's most epic song. Brilliant!
Best song ever written. Saved my life more than once.
Fantastic.
The Edge plays exactly what needs to be played and perfectly.
Edge created a master piece. For those who say he wasn't a great guitarist... tell me what are you doing? It's not immulation, it's creation.
Something about the guitar in this song, it seems to need 2 guitarist or maybe they play a loop of recorded guitar, because it seems impossible to hit the notes you hear from one guitar. It's like there is a lead and a rhythm playing also. I've seen multiple videos of this song including Live Aid and Edge licks never match what you hear. Just wonder where is the 2nd guitar?
@@captinbeyond Its the loop Edge uses from what he calls "Edge world". Creates delays and loops etc....
@@locksie70 thanks
Yes edge plays exactly what needs to be played and he is based on bono's vocal abilities. High tones and notes, wide range etc.
Please show this to your kids.If they dont get to listen to it then their lives will be the poorer for it.A masterpiece of musicianship.Not One Direction,not 50 Cent,not whatever scatily clad bimbo is flavour of the month.This is important music and will be still listened to in 200 years time-a classic in the real sense
Me and the wife were there, Dave Hill from Slade was sat in front of us, it was a brilliant night.
Wow!
Brilliant it was i say. Most enjoyable U2
very lucky guy!
You're very very lucky man!
I wish I was alive in the 80s
39.. years young this Song is.
BAD... Not commercially known a freakin bloody Brilliant tune,, with a Dash of Poetry! "Isolation", "desolation"... "Salvation"
Saw them for the first time on this tour. Glasgow Barrowlands on 6th November 1984. Still the best concert I’ve ever been to.
Legendary Concerts in Scotland 84,lucky guy
So lucky, I discover this rare gems few years ago, and I think, this version of Bad is the best ever, dramatically, affectively. So sad, there is no video version of this concert.
To all brothers and sisters battling with addiction, this beautiful track is for you. There is hope.
My favorite song of all time. U2 managed to make it into a bottomless pit of versions so you can always find some new angles to it. Bad is immortal. Bad will be in my heart until the very end.
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Like the different guitar riffs for each set of "hoo hoo"'s on each live version.
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One of the most magnificent pieces of music ever written. This composition easily sits aside the works of the great masters of western art music.
It's crazy how old this song is and how it still so freakin' awesome. It still rocks like it did back then.
U2 best band of all time, in my opinion. Best band that plays live
I've always loved how this was recorded in Birmingham, England but ended up on an EP called "Wide Awake in America". I've said this already in my comments for the recently remastered and rereleased video for 'A Sort of Homecoming', but "Wide Awake in America" is a watermark album which takes me back to a magical time in my youth. And "Bad" was my gateway to discovering U2's catalogue before The Joshua Tree / Rattle and Hum. This version brings me back to that rainy night in November 1987 (merely days away from my 14th birthday), when the Joshua Tree Tour came to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. The lads set that balloon-roofed stadium afire with a pointed version of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', then elevated that fire into the sky with a soaring, endless rendition of 'Bad'. When they didn't play 'Bad' in 2017 when the JT Tour returned to BC Place (the balloon roof replaced by a retractable one 7 years prior) I was not disappointed because I finally got to hear "...Homecoming" live. The irony of which was not lost on me. After the concert I reminisced with my wife about seeing U2 live 30 years prior, as we walked "...Into the night And through the rain Into the half-light And through the flame..." Well...without the rain and flame, to be honest...because it was May...but you all get the gist :-)
The EP was packaged and released for the Christmas market in America.
It was actually recorded in U.S.. Video only is from Europe.
This is the best fucking U2 song to me.
Every time I hear it, I would fucking tear up...
I love all the old U2 stuff from their 1st album "Boy" to "Rattle and Hum".....so emotional, raw, and edgy.
Doesn’t get much better than this
The greatest and always will be the best band in the world
Amen to to that!
I got to witness an incredible performance of this song in Chicago during the Amnesty International tour, along with Peter Gabriel's Biko. I've seen MANY concerts, and saw many U2 concerts, especially during this period in the band's history. I've seen many of the biggest bands is the world. Prince was an amazing stage presence, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, has a stage presence like Bono. His ability to connect with his audience when he is on stage is incredible. And I'm comparing that to the Stones, Queen, you name it. I once heard someone say seeing U2, especially during this period, was akin to a religious experience, and I couldn't agree more.
Very moving to see Greg Carroll in the video. R.I.P. ♥️
Rarely do you see a band do a live version of a song and then replicate it time and time again, but I have seen them do this live twice and watched a ton of live video versions and it is uncanny how well they do it. Fav U2 song by a mile, just perfect in every way.
the "I'm wide awaaaake" part rips my face off every time
Ich verneige mich vor der gesamten Crew von U2
allein nur für diesen 1 Videoclip, denn das ist ein
Purer Gänsehaut Riesenhit Live Gig👍👍👍👍👍👍
Adam’s Bass Is U2’s Driving Power
The Ending Is Incredible
7:11 GREG CARROLL, the roadie that was killed in 1986 in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. They met 2 months before this concert, at the Auckland (NZ) concerts. BONO wrote the lyrics to "ONE TREE HILL" in his memory.
Rest in peace.
RIP Greg Carroll, he was so dedicated
For those that knew him he was a true friend.
@@Jonokeefe924 Knew*
@@justincredible. you are :-)
These guys are for sure one of my favorite bands. I've been to MANY concerts. U2 Best live concert
“We’re an Irish band we come from Dublin city Ireland. Like all cities, it has its good, and it has its bad. This is a song called Bad.”
@@zilspeed Live Aid
Unforgettable memories 💜
@@zilspeed Live aid. Bad wasn't born yet at red rocks ;-)
@@justincredible. - I knew I recognised every word. :-)
@@GalaxyMontana
Because I knew I remembered him saying it, I just couldn’t remember where and when.
I’m not sleeping, but I’m listening to one of the best bands in history 🎤
There was nothing like that during those days. This is such an underrated drummer and a guitar player. WTF.
I´m 56 and this song ( from another planet ), has been my favorite in the last 35 years. It´s part of the soundtrack of my life
One of the Greatest Live Songs Ever!!
this is U2s best. one of the great concert songs of all time. always blows the roof off!
Goosebumps, even in 2021. What. A. Song
Yes every time ..
Goosebumps and a lump in my throat every time I hear or see this ❤️.
YES!!!!!
EVERY TIME
Absolutely 💯
The Greatest Band of All Time. The minute I first listened to them in the mid 80's in High School they became my favorite band to this day. What's beautiful about this group is that they are still together like the Stones which is a feat rarely accomplished with artists. How many groups can say that they sound the same from studio to live. To hear the audience sing with them from every country in English is amazing. The only other bands that have impressed me in the last 20 years is Foo Fighters and Disturbed. That is what a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame is made up of. It shouldn't be made up of anyone who has picked up a microphone before.
Larry’s drums. Perfect. Just carries the tone of the song.
Best U2 song of all time, in my opinion. It marked the evolution of U2's sound and The Edge use of delay and incredible musicality. Beautiful song.
Absolutely the best! U2 never disappoints with their music.
The whelping of highway sections of the Autobahn was a rhythm i was feeling the VERY FIRST TIME i heard this song. It was like 5:30 am...i was driving a vw golf and the volume was maxxed. I was trying to get to the other side of Stuttgart before their rush hour started. The sun was beginning to colour the horizon as i shot a glance to my left...how perfect, i thought and smiled.
This tune has a really good driving groove....im not just saying that...and it just caught fire in me...that guitar and the drums and the driving bass....great chemistry...i was on my way to Frankfurt to get a visa for New York. I 'll never forget how perfect this tape was for the drive. To this day...i remember the sound and the feel.😊😊😊
This is U2's greatest live song
OMG !!!! What a f'ing solo !!!! Killer !!!! Congrats to a real pro !!! I would pay a bundle to see you live !!!
Sheer beauty, majestic
Joshua Tree tour...5:00am trying to get home Toronto to Hamilton. Does anyone remember? Everyone still so in love with the music and each other. It didn't matter. Magic.
What a song.
Fantastic..... just landed back in 1984
I was a very excited 18 year old we camped out for tickets for our 1st u2gig,loved this video when it was first released
I'm back jumping around at the Edinburgh Playhouse 5.11.84
Thanks for the memories
😊
Close your eyes and listen to this song.
omg...
This song makes me cry often. It is so stunning, especially this performance
Right ? In tears listening to this on repeat
Ditto @@golooraam9602
This isn't just the best live performance of this song, IMO this is the best live performance of ANY song by U2...
It gives you goosebumps every time its one of the greatest songs of all time .
Video is from more than one European performance. Song track was actually recorded in U.S.
@@jude999 Was actually recorded in Birmingham, England pre Christmas 84, Nov or Dec, can't remember for sure, but def was not recorded in the U.S.
Anybody from Dublin remember this?? Every time I drive through the city I hum this . God bless "2U.......................
I remember watching edge as a kid wondering how he makes those sounds with his guitar. It didn’t make any sense his hand movements vs. what was coming out. LOL. Then I learned what delay was. It’s still magic.
He amazes us with the sound variations he gets with those foot pedals in front of him on the floor. Bono pegged it early on when someone interviewing them asked about him and his stage moniker. Bono said he was always looking for new stuff/techniques, wanting to gain an "Edge" if you will !!!
Edge is so much more than a delay pedal.
He use a specific plectrum and plays it the wrong way round to get his signature sound. He’s a wizard
Love it! Bono once said, "You glorify the past when the future dries up." We've witnessed 10 years of looking back. Let's move forward guys,
This song has touched my soul since 1987 , listen to it at least 1X week … identifier of my troubles , my determination, my passion , my success and failures … song hits hard every time !
Music makes life tolerable.
The one thing that has always been there when I needed someone or some thing.
Like a faithful dog, always there for you.
It's as if you've already heard the music in your heart, and then they retrieve it for you.
What a finale of The 100 with this song playing at the end, loved it!
I love this song, no matter what year it is.
It is Epic and Timeless.
It is indeed
Me too.
Eu nunca tinha ouvido esta música.
It's eternal...
I saw U2 in Glasgow, Scotland in January 1981. I knew they would be massive.