U2 - Miami, Florida - Orange Bowl - December 03, 1987 (DVD)
Joshua Tree Miami, Florida
03 December 1987
Format: NTSC (720 x 480)
Bitrate: 8.000 Mbps
Audio: AC3
Source: First generation VHS
Converted to DVD by: Unknown
Interactive Menu: Yes
Chapter Division: Between songs
(72:31)
Video = 6
Audio = 7

1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. I Will Follow
3. Trip Through Your Wires
4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
5. One Tree Hill
6. Gloria
7. Sunday Bloody Sunday
8. Exit
9. In God's Country
10. People Get Ready
11. Bad
12. October
13. New Year's Day
14. Pride (In the Name of Love)
15. Bullet the Blue Sky [cuts out]

Source: Full size VHS camcorder
Taper: John C.
 

NOTE: Thanks to Tyler Sargent who traded a copy of this DVD to me.  AT the time of our trade, I had never seen this recording on anyone's trade list or posted on any of the torrent sites.  The DVD is apparently becoming more widely circulated now, as it is listed at Achtung Bootlegs.

The video was filmed from in the stands on the left side (Edge's side) of the stadium at an approximately 60 degree angle from the stage.  The taper realized the limitations of his position given how far he was from the stage and decided to film the large video screen behind the sound booth for most of this recording.  While this amounts to amateur footage of the band's pro-shot feed, the lack of a true zoom feature on his camera means that the video screen rarely occupies more than half of the picture on this disc.  The taper does include some audience-shot footage of the band performing on stage, but again the camera's limitations result in a very wide-angle shot that is occasionally obscured by washout.  The audio on this disc is actually pretty solid, although some ambient noise around the taper can be heard from time to time.  The taper has considerable difficulty holding the camera steady throughout the recording.

Review Created January 31, 2008