U2 - 360° AT THE ROSE BOWL (2010) Review

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U2 - 360° AT THE ROSE BOWL (2010) ReviewU2 360 is without a doubt U2's most visually impressive concert film, even surpassing the ones chronicling their over-the-top 90s shows. The enormous and seemingly sentient "space ship" stage (aka "The Claw") is a spectacle unto itself, rivaled only by the sight of the 100,000-plus perpetually euphoric U2 fans.
Contrary to the many predictable bad reviews (this band REALLY attracts Amazon trolls...), the editing of this film is another high point, alternately manic and graceful depending on whatever song is being performed. Most of the reviewers complaining about the editing appeared to have only viewed the first five minutes of the film, which is specifically cut to match the furious pace of "Get on Your Boots".
Musically, I'd have to say that Bono is still at his peak as a performer, although past his prime as a singer. His voice is simply uneven, sporadically failing on some songs, while soaring to unexpected heights on others. That said, his gift for genuinely connecting with the audience - even one as monstrously huge as this - remains unequalled in the annals of modern rock.
As for The Edge, he is consistently brilliant throughout, and the sound quality of his guitar is mixed to absolute perfection. He also delivers some of his finest and most elaborate solos ever ("Unknown Caller", especially) which ought to - but probably won't - silence the clueless haters who insist he can't really play.
The inspired setlist is also refreshingly heavy on newer material, with 5 songs from ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND (2000), 2 from HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB (2004), and 6 from NO LINE ON THE HORIZON (2009). Many of the played-to-death '80s classics have been put out to pasture this time, including "I Will Follow", "New Year's Day", "Pride", and "Bullet the Blue Sky".
High points of the show include visually and sonically stunning versions of "City of Blinding Lights", "Vertigo", "I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight", and "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)". It's also great to see them playing "The Unforgettable Fire" again, with Edge doing impressive triple-duty on piano, guitar, and backing vocals.
IMO, the show really hits its stride about halfway through, with the outstanding new song, "Unknown Caller", and then never lets up. Everything up until that point is good, but the second half of the show is truly transcendent.
My only siginificant complaints are twofold: Bono's aforementioned vocal malfunctions, as well as the exclusion of the rousing opening medley called "Soon" and the rocked-out first song, "Breathe." I was lucky enough to see the 360 tour in the third row of the "Golden Circle", and I can tell you that this medley - which culminates with Bowie's classic countdown from "Space Oddity" - whipped the crowd into a frenzy of anticipation I haven't felt at any concert since U2's early '90s ZOO TV tour. Pity it isn't here.
That said, if you're a fan of U2's concert films at all, this one's an absolute must - 5 stars, easy. And now we can start looking forward to the recently rescheduled 2011 North American dates, the second live DVD from the next leg of the tour, the deluxe RATTLE & HUM and ACHTUNG BABY remasters, the Broadway SPIDER MAN soundtrack, the long-rumored SONGS OF ASCENT LP, and yet ANOTHER new record - maybe two! - they are reportedly working on. No line on the horizon? I'll say.U2 - 360° AT THE ROSE BOWL (2010) Overview

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