This is the best version of, in my opinion, one of the best songs U2 ever made. I'm glad they started performing it again in I think 2018, after decades of sweeping it under the rug.
One of my top 10 U2 songs, for me Dirty Day epitomised ZooTV. Mood. Vocal. Sense of unease awaiting the unleashed wall of sound on that giant set with Larry pounding his kit like on only a few other U2 tracks.
zoo tv was of the best ever u2 concerts I've ever seen - dirty day has one hell of a good riff - it's a classic moody song from a brilliant album - zooropa is a strangely underrated album
EPIC and Powerful! This is one of my underrated favorites! When U2 is gone, people will dig into their overall body of work and then maybe understand their true genius.
my favorite song by u2 really it tells an amazing story between the love and hate between a son and father!!! this songs remindes me of my relationship between me , my dad and my grandfather... best part i think that gives me chills, " i am you, more so when they put me in the ground" wow amazing!!!
I enjoyed Bono talking about their dads. I just love what he says & I can totally relate even tho i didnt have a father present & Ive related to these guys for some reason. They are from my generation in the 60's. Great job guys & thanks Edge for singing harmony that sounds like the record. I sat up & took notice when I heard u . Peace & love to all you guys. Wish I couldve been there. 9-21-21
This is the start of my favorite sequence on any U2 CD or DVD: Dirty Day, Bullet the Blue Sky, Running to Stand Still, Streets. (picks up jaw from floor) All standout versions. My favorite moment from my favorite era from this band.
"The days run away like wild horses over the hills" is lifted from a book of Charles Bukowski's poetry, to whom this song was dedicated. My favourite author, and one of my favourite U2 songs.:)
Loved this edgy, experimental era of U2 - Achtung Baby, Zooropa, Pop. Much more interesting than the bland radio rock they've been making for the last 10 years
could not agree more... hope they take all the time they need to be as unpredictable, daring and groundbreaking as they were in the 90s all over again. When you've got enough money it should be about being raw, unpolished, refreshing and exiting
Oh...if Bono only had his voice for the "Vertigo" and "U2 360" tours. They would be an unstoppable elite force behind mainstream music. I would've done ANYTHING to have seen them during the "Zoo TV" and "Popmart" tours. Thank God for RU-vid. ; )
@@psychedelicfright85 No, its sad. They rarely play anything from those albums. They've even said that Zooropa doesn't have "hit songs" which is why they're not a fan of it. Says everything you need to know about their mentality these days. I suppose it happens to most veteran bands.
I just adore this version of Dirty Day. It is so much bigger and sounds like it should. The album version just leaves me wanting more. But then again, that's been the ZooTV experience as a whole. To me, this was U2 at it's most incredible period. Bono's voice hasn't been as good since. Every performance from this period gives me goosebumps. The whole Running To A Standstill/Where The Streets Have No Name section is just beyond unbelievable. Mysterious Ways... wow.
I just don't understand why they stopped playing this song after this tour. It kicks ass. C'mon, guys, I don't think anyone would miss say, Get On Your Boots, if you replaced it.
I'm also a HUGEEEE U2 fan since91' and I keep listening to them and never get bored---that's special,.... I'm also a sucker for Zooropa album-it has everything(dark,happy,melancholie,artistic,....) keep on U2-ing
What a song. It's so easy to overlook and forget, and then one day you hear it again and all of a sudden you're transported back to that warm summer night at the RDS in 1993...
Very intriguing song. I've gone back and given it another "shot" (since I wrote it off long ago). The more I learn about these guys, the more I love them. This song definitely has a deeper meaning (as do most of their songs) but I haven't figured it out yet. I need to refer to my stash of U2 books at home.
Dude...... i wish i could've been there. I was 7 at the time (holy shit....) I hadn't quite realised that i loved u2 at that point. They were still just something my dad played in his car. But i remember that he went to see that show, and my grandma told us when it came on the news, thats where he'd gone... I went to see popmart at roundhay park with him in 97 though. My first concert! not a bad first concert experience ay? but man... imagine i'd been tuned in soon enough to see this one.....
I'm STILL somewhat of an ideal newcomer to U2, yet have "Boy", "War", "The Unforgettable Fire" and "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" (which along with "War" ranks to be my favorite U2 album). I actually just got "The Unforgettable Fire" yesterday. It contains some of their most meditative, soothing and indeed overlooked work to date. I've heard every song off "Achtung Baby" and "Zooropa" and I have a feeling the later will join "HDMAAB" and "War" to be my favorite U2 album!!!
i think that every band loses it around their age, but i think that u2 still give everything. no band has gone as long as they have and still brought out class songs, they will deliver every time, fuck anyone who thinks any new album is shit, the last 3 albums have been average but i still love them, u2 will go and should go down as the best band ever...
Agree with those who question why this is never played anymore. I'd also love to hear the full throttle versions of Please and Hold Me, etc. again. It seems they have always been reluctant to play songs from Zooropa and Pop. I remember Bono more or less apologizing for Pop and Popmart when I saw them in their first show in Florida in 2001. Bono, that was your critics, not your true fans who gave you a hard time. Play all you please from those 2 albums.
@JudithRosalee i can't say that u2 is my favourite band but Bono sometimes gives us words like " the day run away like wild horses over the hills..dirty day" is like a chill running down your spine..cheers!!
