Not saying anything about Zoo TV other than looking back on it, the tour was a culturally sophisticated piece of brilliant satire that mocked the televisual obsession of the early 90s. Nothing to do with 'we've run out of ideas so we'll play to big audiences'. U2 were already playing to massive audiences before Zoo TV only this time they made a statement with it. Quite frankly it was a case of 'been there, done that' with regards to playing to small audiences with U2, clearly evident in their early period.
I saw the Zoo TV tour in NY at Yankee Stadium and it was a HUGE production but when Bono was doing "The Fly" and it was all tongue in cheek he overplayed it and actually started to become that guy.
I know bands grow and change etc,etc... but, for me I cant listen to anything after Joshua Tree. For me, U2 will be that band that played Red Rocks when Bono came out during Sunday Bloody Sunday and planted the flag in the crowd. That was an iconic rock moment. That was U2.
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