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Rating: Almost impossible. When dealing with U2, it's practically impossible to add anything to what has already been written and rewritten, said and resaid by the various media. Bono, The Edge, Adam, and Larry know this. They know they are one of the greatest bands in the world. Certainly, for true fans, the kind of emotions this "Irish band" can evoke are always intense and indelible. If we talk about a concert, the situation becomes more adrenaline-charged, thanks also (and above all) to the immense and never predictable charisma of Paul Hewson, aka Bono Vox, the indispensable leader of U2. For this reason, it is possible to say that one of their concerts is not a simple concert, but a true live adventure, so UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY, dated 1983 (we're talking 20 years ago...), must be considered a "must."
Try asking that crazy crowd in Colorado... Try asking about GLORIA, U2's first big hit, a religiously themed song with Latin extrapolations, powerful and compelling, just like Bono's voice and The Edge's guitar (the Guitar Hero, if you will...). Try asking about I WILL FOLLOW, where once again it's the Bono-The Edge duo that makes the difference. The first for his intensity, the second for his typical and skillful rock-tinged riffs. If that's not enough for you, then try asking about a certain SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, probably the most thrilling and exciting track on the album, as well as in the entire concert history, where the rocker fighting for peace pulls out a white flag and, simulating a militaristic march, symbolically places it near the front row of spectators, inviting the audience to shout with him an unforgettable NO WAR, right during Larry's drum rolls that so evocatively recall a searing battle atmosphere. Despite the aggressiveness of the "song," it's clear that "Bloody Sunday" is not a song of rebellion, as Bono himself says introducing it. Indescribable. Just like NEW YEAR'S DAY, even more exhilarating live, also due to The Edge's excellent ability, deftly alternating between the piano (with hypnotic notes) and the six strings. In the 36 minutes of UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY, there are also moments of relaxation, such as PARTY GIRL (originated as a B-side), sung almost in a confidential manner, 11 O'CLOCK TICK TOCK with a slightly inconsistent Bono in the high notes, and 40, which closes with a slight veil of melancholy that adventure experienced by Bono for one of the rare times without his inseparable sunglasses, now making him one of the most important rockstars on the planet (thanks, Bulgari!). This concert ends right in this way, so engaging that it can be relived simply by turning on a stereo and inserting an optical disc with a fiery red cover (characteristic of Colorado's bloody sky) in the player, before closing your eyes and savoring the emotions it will bring. Because UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY has sensations to provoke. But telling or explaining them is difficult. Indeed. Almost impossible...
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Gloria (04:43)
try to sing this song
I, I try to stand up
But I can't find my feet.
I, I try to speak up
But only in you I'm complete.
Gloria
In te domine
Gloria
Exultate
Gloria
Gloria
Oh, Lord, loosen my lips.
I try to sing this song
I, I try to get in
But I can't find the door
The door is open
You're standing there, you let me in.
Gloria
In te domine
Gloria
Exultate
Oh, Lord, if I had anything, anything at all
I'd give it to you.
Gloria
In te domine
Gloria
Gloria
02 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (04:44)
It's cold outside
It gets so hot in here
And the boys and girls collide
To the music in my ear
Hear the children crying
And I know it's time to go
I hear the children crying
Take me home
A painted face
And I know we haven't long
We thought that we had the answers
It was the questions we had wrong
Hear the children crying
And I know it's time to go
I hear the children crying
Take me home
Sad song, sad song
Sad song, sad song
La lah la la, la lah la la
La lah la
La lah la la la la
La lah la la, lah lah la
La lah la la, la lah la la
La lah la
La lah la la la la
La lah la la, lah lah la
Same song, sad song
Same song, sad song
Oh, same, oh
Call out your name
Call out in shame
Call out your name
Call out
You better call out
Call, call, call out
03 I Will Follow (03:48)
(One two three four)
I was on the outside when you said
You needed me
I was looking at myself
I was blind, I could not see.
A boy tries hard to be a man
His mother takes him by his hand
If he stops to think, he starts to cry
Oh why?
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
I will follow.
I was on the inside
When they pulled the four walls down
I was looking through the window
I was lost, I am found.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
I will follow.
Your eyes make a circle
I see you when I go in there
Your eyes, your eyes
Your eyes, your eyes.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
I will follow.
05 Sunday Bloody Sunday (05:27)
Yeah...
Hmm... hmm....
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes
And make it go away
How long...
How long must we sing this song?
How long? How long...
'cause tonight... we can be as one
Tonight...
Broken bottles under children's feet
Bodies strewn across the dead end street
But I won't heed the battle call
It puts my back up
Puts my back up against the wall
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
(Oh, let's go)
And the battle's just begun
There's many lost, but tell me who has won?
The trench is dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
How long...
How long must we sing this song?
How long? How long...
'cause tonight... we can be as one
Tonight... tonight...
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday
(Yeah, let's go)
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
Oh, wipe your tears away
I wipe your tears away
(Sunday, bloody Sunday)
I wipe your blood shot eyes
(Sunday, bloody Sunday)
Sunday, bloody Sunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
Sunday, bloody Sunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
(Yeah, let's go)
And it's true we are immune
When fact is fiction and TV reality
And today the millions cry
We eat and drink while tomorrow they die
(Sunday, bloody Sunday)
The real battle just begun
To claim the victory Jesus won
On...
Sunday, bloody Sunday
Sunday, bloody Sunday...
06 The Electric Co. (04:57)
Boy, stupid boy
Don't sit at the table
Until you're able to
Toy, broken toy
Shout and shout
You're inside out
If you don't know... Electric co.
If you don't know... Electric co.
Red, running red
Play for real
The toy could feel
A hole in your head
You go in shock
You're spoon-fed
If you don't know
Electric co.
If you don't know
Electric co.
One three four
I can't stop
You stay still in the song
You stay still in the song
Say reach out
If you don't know... Electric co.
If you don't know... Electric co.
If you don't know... Electric co.
If you don't know... Electric co.
If you don't know... Electric co.
If you don't know... Electric co.
See someone breaks the willow
To say the sound go
To the top of casandro
Covering me
Just to hear me
Two hours...
Two hours and two hours
Listen I can't find my way home
So alone...
(Can't you, can't you get it)
You know
And you know
And you know
And you know
And you know
07 New Year's Day (04:36)
All is quiet on New Year's day
A world in white gets underway
And I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's day
On New Year's day
I... will be with you again
I... will be with you again
Under a blood red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined
The chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Says it's true, says it's true and
We can break through
Torn in two
We can be one
I... I will begin again
I... I will begin again
Yeah
Oh...
Oh and maybe the time is right
Oh... maybe tonight
I... will be with you again
I... will be with you again
And so we are told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
To be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's day
On New Year's Day...
On New Year's Day...
08 "40" (03:54)
I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the miry clay
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long, how long, how long
How long to sing this song?
You set my feet upon a rock
And made my footsteps firm
Many will see, many will see and hear
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
I will sing, sing a new song
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
How long to sing this song?
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By tiziano.
Approximately 40 minutes of energy, melody, and finally, one of the most beautiful things, emotion.
U2 is one of those few bands that have never played with additional musicians at concerts, but always stuck with the four of them.
By Ocean
"'Under a Blood Red Sky' manages to deliver a lot in terms of energy. It is a short and direct record like very few others, without a moment to breathe."
Bono's tribute: "This is our hero," a salute to The Edge, whose early '80s charisma was hypnotic and rare on stage.
