I can remember a night on March 14, 1982 in Indianapolis Indiana when I turned 14. I saw U2 open up for the J. Geils Band. I went there to see J. Geils. After U2 played I asked my sister, who took me for my birthday, if we could leave. I had never seen anything like it. I was hooked. Now I will be 40 soon and I am still as deep of fan of U2 as I was the first time I saw them. This clip reminds me of that day.
What a great video, and who would have thought... Great to see U2 stripped of all the bollocks that surround them now, back to when it only came down to great music... And boy what great music it was...
How wonderful! They are ALL so young - as was I back then. . .:) 21 years old. And I love that Tom said "we will be hearing from you for years to come" - it's 26 years later and they are still rockin'! I loved watching Tom Snyder - he was a one of kind:) Thank you Tom for hours of entertainment and education over the years:)
Wow this is a trip for me cause I saw this performance when it happened that morning cause Tom came on late at night before Letterman was ever on TV. I'm a lucky guy that I have witnessed some of U2 greatest performances on TV.
Oh man, I really really miss the old U2. Boy and October and War and Unforgettable Fire are everything good about rock, stripped down to the basics and done with passion and brilliance and honesty.
This is the cutest video I've ever seen! Bono "Gotta sing to that audience" da da da!! Loool Regarding hair- I don't think Adam needed a pillow in those days;-)
Great response to the question at the end, why call the album boy. Just like all the major acts before them, they worked their ass off, built up their audience and eventually reached the level they currently occupy. Unlike some acts, *cough* oasis *cough*, they didn't assume people would automatically see their greatness,but travelled the hard miles to build up their fanbase.
man, I was young when this came on. And I know my parents didn't know I was up this late, watching it. I could have swore they played Gloria. Obviously not. Thanks for the flashback. One of my favorite Tom Synder moments was him vs. Howard Stern. He hated that guy. One of my fav
Great piece of Video! :) Very much enjoyable for true U2 Fans! As I usually say, U2 = GOD´s MUSIC!! Gratings to all U2 Maniacs out there, from Porto, Portugal
We were all so young then ... seems like a dream instead of reality! (I'm right in the middle of the boys as regards age -- part of why this band has always meant so much to me.)
Would like to see a video of Bono watching this video today and record all of his comments on video. That would be cool. 30 years later! I became a fan in Oct of 1982 so this is wild seeing something even before I was a fan!!
This makes me think of the 2004 performance of "I Will Follow" on a certain weekend late night show when Bono went into the crowd (and the cast) as well. The two performances show that U2 had "it" in the beginning and still do.
u2 have so much stripped down honesty in their music ,i was 15 then and they sounded so fresh but you could feel the intesity building ,thats what got me hooked this band could take you on a journey a volcanic 1.so easey to see it now ,but then it was so subtle .we needed them they needed us then it rocked¬!!!!!!!!!!
this is unbelieable man!!! I was a fan of Tom Snyder he was a coolster! Shows it here by having this band which practically no one in America heard of. I would start listening to them about a year later while attend college at SUNY New Paltz.
+evolasme He doesn't get enough credit for the musical guests he had. Think about the time and then realize that he had the Plasmatics on his show. Mind blown.
I've always thought "Boy" was a mediocre & raw song which you can expect from a young band but i'm sure the entire U.S. audience could sense this band was destined for greatness. U2 have loved performing in the U.S. since their early days.
Thomas James Snyder (12 de mayo de 1936-29 de julio de 2007) fue una personalidad de la televisión estadounidense, presentador de noticias y personalidad de la radio mejor conocido por sus programas nocturnos de entrevistas Tomorrow , en la cadena de televisión NBC en las décadas de 1970 y 1980, y The Late Late Show , ...
I like Vintage U2 vid's... when The Edge still had hair... but I jest. I've seen them live 5 times (one time it was cheaper to fly to Tampa, FL; my other option was buying scalped tix to one of the sold-out shows in my area - NY) u2 4 ever //m
.......this is......U2....this is...........pure rock n roll,if only elvis were alive to see them, i can't really even begin to fathom what elvis would do with U2 and U2 with elvis, it would be incredible, elvis said his favorite was roy orbison, and well, speaks for itself..........i think roy did some kind of work with U2 also........if you look up in the dictionary 'rock n roll music' you'll see: U2. U2 is to rock what Brian Wilson is to California. You can't place U2 in a box like most bands
