U2 -The Fool 1978

[vars666]

thankyou

[iFrobert]

Wow that's wayyyy old. And btw, if you spend your time looking up videos you don't like on YouTube you need a hobby bro. So stfu and listen to what you think is music

[WarEagle8055]

Wow. U2 sucked even back then.

[dillpickle5390218]

1:17 :O Bono is chinese!!!

[ocaradanoite77]

O começo de uma mito...

[tonytonytee]

hahaahaa.. has anyone heard of u2 ? .

[claurebello]

and this was before WAR, JOSUA TREE, RATTLE AND RUM, ACHTUM BABY ........

I wonder what they would say now LOL

[buttheadt]

hahah great.

[LandsEbb]

They're so little! :)

[DaveXanderBass]

inspiration for MacPhisto, maybe?

[Gunz13andit]

lol. i Bet they were all saying...WTF when they first saw the guitar -_-

[Lealonna]

Bono hasn´t eaten the microphone of miracle. 0:28 XDDDD

[talktwice]

i agree with the second guy, these chaps are off their rockers.

[glueforall]

I like how Bono is trying to sound punky but he is too good of a singer to pull it off...interesting early years stuff!...thanks

[RideMyBMW]

So this is what Bono's meant by his "fake British accent" phase...XD!!! Scratching the heels of greatness kids!

[genericxanex]

The Edge still plays the same explorer! He still has it after all these years, I saw it in Atlanta in 2009!

[pennypyro42]

that's kind of what i thought.

as for your question: well, besides Sabbath, i would say Led Zeppelin (to some extent) and Metallica. and Judas Priest, i think. i'm sure there are others...

[pennypyro42]

heavy metal? i hadn't thought of it that way before...

[brandstifter68]

Wow, they were shit even back then!

[Mak08Mak]

U2 wrote hundred of songs, Miami included and I just love them all! Long leave U2 the best band in the World!

[extreme67]

U2 wrote "Miami"

[ABTE67]

you not know nothing of rock and roll

[ebyard]

If only the critics knew what those guys would go on to do.....

[paulboggan]

shay healy..... my god look at him!

[thewhochilipeppersU2]

classic u2 vintage!!!!!!!

[Nefertete1980]

The way the other guy says: 'and all the kids like it' Lol!

Sounds very archaic!

[ICwater1]

joy division riff to start..

[punkrockefeller]

cut the long haired profs & just show the music plz!

[ToolsnFire]

@punkrockefeller, the profs are part of the magic of the vid

[punkrockefeller]

@ToolsnFire

yeh, it would take the academic "elite" to come up with 0:29 "heavy metal & bowie influence".

[EmotionalShredd]

you can hear the influences of "the who2

[thegools]

One of my all time favorite U2 songs-hands down

[jpjames1]

Little bit of vertigo in there. Bono doing Chinese eyes. Amazing how much they improved in 2 years

[dovesfan]

i agree, when he sings "oh, hello" its totally vertigo. brilliant band

[davidoffon]

If they improved that muchly amazing in two years then they must have been truly awful in 78, in february 1980 it was second place to a band from Tuam called?, saw them in Seapoint Ballroom Galway, Blaze X was the band from Tuam.

[dioboy1974]

lovin the bono beehive lol!

[pazzensutra]

I love it! Thankyou for posting. Wow. It's interesting when you consider now that

U2 was born during the punk heyday. It's amazing that the original band is still here today. Me personally, I much prefer the early U2, "Blood Red Sky" and before. But that's just me.

[SatiricalTruth]

Bono had Mick Jaggers mannerisms in his performance. Very interesting...

[casperld]

78 In my Town U2 Played- 5 people showed up. No Joke.

[Garvarino]

Yeah i know,, what ever became of this band ???

[novanine9]

So...did they ever make it?

lol

[jmscoopy]

this song has a badass guitar solo!

[kristikk92]

Did they ever release this as a single or on an album ?

[theedge2009]

no the didnt

[kristikk92]

Okey :(

[logyscott]

A hint of heavy metal?

[jpc08109]

I believe they did call themselves The Hype back then or was it Interference

[vertigogirl12]

It was 'Feedback, Hype, U2'

[vertigogirl12]

....I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG!!!!

[seifukusha]

its bono alright cool

[arsenalfan98]

This song sorta has a punky element to it.

[atruelover123]

I believe in 1978 they'd be called "The Hype" :)

[atruelover123]

Not U2

[Fullra]

it's U2. just read the book "u2 by u2"

[ToolsnFire]

@atruelover123, they were The Hype only until early Spring 1978, and from then on they were U2

[mick149]

it really IS bono, edge and friends!

[foppa123]

bad hair, Paul.

[chrisoj]

sorry, why does this comment have 2 thumbs down.

[Maideneer]

This song sounds like a mix of Vertigo (when he says "Hello") and Stories For Boys.

[boybandmassacre]

Wow,where did you get this?

[U2TheOfficialChannel]

WATCH MORE TV

SPREAD THE WORD

[RleeZam777]

DAAMMNN they sound suuppeerrr different here!! Sounds almost like the sex pistols or something. MAN they've come a loonngg way!! LOVE U2!!

[7beers]

The question is: who at this early date of 1978 looked at them and said: these boys will one day be superstars?

[atruelover123]

Punk-phase U2 lol

[Rizspinty]

Bono. What a nice fringe!;)

[thehype93]

haha, look at bono's pants!!

[Eira69]

What?! Freakin sexy! ;D

[thehype93]

i'm not denying that!!

[petrusaloisius]

wow!

[Paint4U2]

This is extremely old,they are younger than me!!

[poelover37]

Wow! They look like kids in this one!

[beersgood7]

wow, now that is some vintage stuff, I didn't think that home vcrs were available in the late 70's. where the hell did you get that stuff from? is it an old home recording or is this early music available on video somewhere?

[u2fan1975]

This is from unofficial compilation called White flags on stage.Try to ask on u2torrents

[AntiMusick]

@u2fan1975 thanks for the Info... I am going to look for it cause I want the rare A Celebration video.

[AntiMusick]

@beersgood7 Video Tape Recorders have been around since the late 1950s. Home units since the early 60s but very expensive, it was the 1970s with the 3/4" and early 1/2" but it was the VHS and Beta formats of the late 70s that started to take off... with a big peak that everyone had one by the early 1980s thanks to Home Movie Rental stores. The Star Wars Holiday Special it was shown on TV once and all the copys are from home recording made in 1978, the better copys recorded on BetaMax.

[spicbuddha]

yeah bono with the dorothy hamill haircut!

[mfstengaard]

So nice to finally hear (and watch) the songs I have read about in books (U2byU2).

Where in the world do you have all this stuff from?

[petheadd17]

Wow you own the book aswell! I looked all these songs up in exactly the same place! Marvellous pictures too! never strays far from my bedside that book!!!

all the best!

[bono778]

Hey! pethadd! I found a comment of yours! We miss you!

[AssistantTOtheRM]

My favorite pre-Boy song. So full of that raw energy and emotion they kept throughout the years. Thanks for posting!

[Terramax]

Sonofdamocles, is there some medication you should be taking?

[sonofdamocles]

wtf? there must have been... I don't remember ever even seeing this video, much less commenting on it. The only thing I can think of is a drunk irish roommate I used to have used my account... actually, that does make sense.