Subscriber Manohlive 2,213 Posted August 21, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) I've been trying to tie what Bono said about going from innocence to experience...losing one while gaining another...getting some back again....I've been trying to tie this into my life. I finally found it all linked. I want to mention it: Whoopi Goldberg introduces Looney Tunes' DVD sets. She speaks of the racism contained in them. She mentions one's need to to put these cartoons into their proper time and place. She clearly states they are no longer intended for childrens' viewing. They are for adults.. I loved Looney Tunes, as a child. They became racist. It took a while, however; Whoopi Goldberg's introduction to the box sets gave me the ability to watch them as I did when I was a child. It's all good again. It's a life long IE and EI for me. This tour is amazing. Edited August 24, 2018 by Manohlive 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber Manohlive 2,213 Posted August 27, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 27, 2018 I'm finally watching the EI show again. It's the multicam show from San Jose. I had never seen much of the visuals as I was watching them play. I never saw the intermission because I need to pee for both shows in Chicago. The intermission-where the quote says, 'Deaf to advice, our lads seek further wisdom', is quite funny. It's also humble but cocky. I love it. Everyone else probably saw it. I did not. It came at a much needed time. I'm probably screwing up the quote so pardon me. Time to go back to the second half and scream of a mole digging in a hole. It's definitive-this is my favorite U2 tour. It's extremely well written, imho. Yow. Excavation! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber peterferris8 585 Posted August 30, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 30, 2018 Listened to SOE for the first time in a while last night. For some reason even the tracks from the album I wasn't keen on (The Best Thing, RFD, Showman) have gone up in my estimation; I found myself singing along to every single song on the album. And obviously The Little Things is still a diamond. Also, has anyone seen the rehearsal setlist from last night in Berlin? There's a couple of particular things about it that are very interesting. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber hestia 47 Posted September 2, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted September 2, 2018 This is certainly a life changing music for me. I can't really explain why. I'm kind of having the SOI experience with looking back on my life, kind of a present future trajectory with SOE. In general ...like maybe an emotional rollercoaster can be fun.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bettydalton 25 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) Listening to the San Jose concert I really liked "American Soul". I already liked it before on the cd, but this is one of those songs that seems to gain a lot of strength when it's played live. Americans do seem to like it too, because it seems to be played often during football games, so I have heard. I think it is a worthy replacement of "Bullet the Blue Sky". When looking at the San Jose youtube video I could even see the U2 crew behind the computer screens swinging to "American Soul" as well. I think the use of the big American flag is a powerful symbol, more powerful than the video images. U2 is using the European flag in Germany and I guess in the rest of the European tour as well. "Let there be unity" as quoted from "American Soul", that must be the idea behind the flags right? Why not start waving white flags again? I would prefer that above looking at an european flag which only symbolises economic unity and not people's hearts and minds. Bono got critized a lot back in the eighties for waving white flags. Although it were just journalists who objected for whatever reason. I didnt hear any journalists complaining though these days and even during the Joshua Tree tour 2017 when U2 uses even bigger flags that arent white. I like to think of a white flag as THE color of innocence, as the international symbolic color of surrender or peace. Any fan will remember that scene where Bono holds that white flag. I think it is truly the most powerful symbol of peace and innocence. European Soul, American Soul, Asian Soul, African Soul, isnt true unity best symbolised by the white flag? Edited September 4, 2018 by bettydalton 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber hestia 47 Posted September 5, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted September 5, 2018 I like white flag as a symbol of unity beyond our politics as testament to our humanity. That turning thoughts into feelings is an interesting angle of approach. One must have a certain degree of openness in this approach to cognitive dissonance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber dmway 1,890 Posted October 23, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted October 23, 2018 HEY! I still love SOE... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber doctornickriviera 731 Posted October 24, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted October 24, 2018 It’s a great album. Even better live! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber dmway 1,890 Posted October 24, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted October 24, 2018 16 hours ago, doctornickriviera said: It’s a great album. Even better live! I agree! I’m glad they have played so much of it live. Will “The Showman” make a live appearance before the end of the tour? Time will tell... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber peterferris8 585 Posted October 27, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted October 27, 2018 SOE definitely becomes an even more incredible album when played live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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