Bono and co. surprise and amaze

U2 tore it up in Norman last night. I suppose when you have a gazillion-dollar budget, you should be able to have an amazing show, but nonetheless, I was blown away. Their covers of “Stand By Me” and “Amazing Grace” were highlights for me, just because I didn’t expect them, and they were gorgeous. Their new material was actually quite inspiring live, which is saying something, cause it’s not very inspiring on CD. They played around with one song in particular, changing one into an African dance song (complete with a microphone creating the world’s loudest djembe). It is worth noting that the least inspiring tune played was “Get On Your Boots,” which for no understandable reason was the album’s single. The title track, “No Line on the Horizon,” was nothing short of astounding.

In short, I’m a much bigger U2 fan now than I was before the evening began. I really need to buy several of their songs, and perhaps even an album.