Long time fan since early 80's. Own it all. Seen them on several tours. I like the band. Seen their concert films. Was particularly moved and impressed with the U23D I saw at imax. This U2360 Blu-ray is very hard to watch. Put simply. How does the biggest band in the world. With the biggest stage and production in one of the biggest venues in the US not consider the home viewer of this DVD? One needs to capture the concert experience. The majesty of the set. The narrative of the songs and flow of the show. They have done this before in their other video releases. Other artists like Peter Gabriel and countless others get this concept. Apparently the director and editor of this production did not. Jump cuts and shaky footage can be useful for effect and to make visual points and are great when they are used sparingly. But when not a single shot lasts more than 3 seconds and there are jarring zooms and pans in them...You get a mess. We have split screens. Super imposed shots. Quick shot of Bono's shoes to a quick shot of the back of Larry's head. Those things work in a 4-5 minute song video..But a live concert has to take you there. I think of New Years day at Red Rocks. I think of Exit in Rattle and Hum. I think of Origin of Species in U23D as amazing moments of u2 on video. This concert film does not have those moments and it is not because of the performance, the sound, or their material which is great...It is because the editor and director approached this like a communication student that just got final cut pro. I will watch it again because I own it. Maybe dig around on the disc menu for alternate shots. Or just treat it like a really expensive live CD.Click Here to see more reviews about: U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl (2010)
Product Description:
U2'S RECORD BREAKING ROSE BOWL CONCERT
Filmed on 25th October 2009
U2360° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year's U2360° tour in support of their Grammy-nominated album No Line on The Horizon. The Rose Bowl performance was the band's biggest show of 2009 and U2's biggest ever US show, with a live audience in excess of 97,000.The show was also streamed across seven continents via YouTube. The first ever live streaming of a full-length stadium concert, U2360° at the Rose Bowl had over 10 million views on the channel in one week.
Shot entirely in HD, the concert was filmed with 27 cameras and directed by Tom Krueger who had previously worked on U23D, the first live action 3D concert movie taken from U2's Vertigo Tour.Available in standard and two disc deluxe DVD formats, U2360° At The Rose Bowl will also be U2's first concert available in Blu-ray. The deluxe formats and the Blu-ray will feature a new documentary called Squaring the Circle: Creating U2360°, with new interviews from U2, Paul McGuinness and the team behind the touring production.
Blu-Ray includes BD Live - Exclusive downloadable content from forthcoming tour dates.U2 will be the first frontline global artist to use this Blu-Ray advanced feature.
CONCERT:
Get On Your Boots
Magnificent
Mysterious Ways
Beautiful Day
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
No Line On The Horizon
Elevation
In A Little While
Unknown Caller
Until the End of the World
The Unforgettable Fire
City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Sunday Bloody Sunday
MLK
Walk On
One
Where The Streets Have No Name
Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
With Or Without You
Moment Of Surrender
Squaring The Circle: Creating U2360° - A Documentary
U2360° Tour Clips - A selection of the best footage captured by U2's tour videographer:
Welcome to Milano! Milan
The Spotlighter: Barcelona
Dublin Awaits: Dublin
Edge Backstage At The Rose Bowl
Aung San Suu Kyi: Dublin
The North American Launch: Chicago
CN Tower: Toronto
Red & White: Poland
Bonus Track - "Breathe" (Live at the Rose Bowl)
Berlin Time-Lapse Video
European Tour Opening - Barcelona
North American Tour Opening - Chicago
VIDEOS:
Get On Your Boots
Magnificent
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (Live at Barcelona)
The making of "Get On Your Boots" Video
The making of "Magnificent" Video
ROM Content:
Edge's Tour Photo Gallery
Screensavers
Desktop Wallpapers
Weblinks
BD-Live
Aspect 16:9
1080i
Sound (Concert):PCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Sound (Bonus Material):Dolby Digital Stereo
Duration:4 hours 11 Minutes (approx)
Language:English
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese (Not including any subtitling of songs)
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