May 11, 2007
caroline

Big in Japan

Here’s some ancient footage of the boys in Japan. Sit it out till their live performance to experience New Year’s Day without guitar. Nulle points for the sound guys.

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  • baby U2!

  • baby U2!

  • Where the hell’s The Edge??? Can’t hear the guitar!

  • Where the hell’s The Edge??? Can’t hear the guitar!

  • edge goes AWOL!

    Good job adam didnt!

    Very surreal indeed.

  • edge goes AWOL!

    Good job adam didnt!

    Very surreal indeed.

  • …Anyone else notice Jackie Chan getting the first gift at the beginning?

  • …Anyone else notice Jackie Chan getting the first gift at the beginning?

  • The photographer in me wants to know which polaroid camera bono was playing with then!

  • The photographer in me wants to know which polaroid camera bono was playing with then!

  • the music is playback, and only the vocals are live, as with all japan tv appearances.
    so, it’s a problem with the guitar channel.

    But what Bono does for the guitar solo is just classic Bono Vox, turning an error into magic!!!

  • the music is playback, and only the vocals are live, as with all japan tv appearances.
    so, it’s a problem with the guitar channel.

    But what Bono does for the guitar solo is just classic Bono Vox, turning an error into magic!!!

  • that was really fun to see!

    they were really off big time on their youth based timing-

    i’m sure based on Edge’s sound or lack there of, they had other tech issues. perhaps one of them was Larry’s ear piece :-)
    it was really completely cool though, thanks Caroline~

  • that was really fun to see!

    they were really off big time on their youth based timing-

    i’m sure based on Edge’s sound or lack there of, they had other tech issues. perhaps one of them was Larry’s ear piece :-)
    it was really completely cool though, thanks Caroline~

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