Who loves the Edge from U2?? I DO!!

[Secret Ingredient]

I've been in awe of Edge's innate musicality since I first heard the opening riff of "Sunday Bloody Sunday". I had the opportunity to see U2 on the Joshua Tree tour and they were FANTASTIC!. He is one of a kind. BTW, if Bono wants to spend his time pleading the case of the poor, then more power to him. It's a far sight better than acting like Amy Winehouse or any of a vast number of other spoiled and poisonous celebrities.

[Secret Ingredient]

Originally Posted by glahnb

I saw he has a Marshall half stack now, can you believe it. If you watch the videos on the U2 website for the BBC, he is playing through a Marshall.

Geez, say it ain't so!!

[archtop]

Originally Posted by SwirlCrazy

Geez, say it ain't so!!

it ain't so

it's just in the room

he still has the AC30's and a pair of tweed deluxes.

[Secret Ingredient]

Originally Posted by archtop

it ain't so

it's just in the room

he still has the AC30's and a pair of tweed deluxes.

Whew! I feel better now.

[Baby Evil]

Originally Posted by SwirlCrazy

BTW, if Bono wants to spend his time pleading the case of the poor, then more power to him. It's a far sight better than acting like Amy Winehouse or any of a vast number of other spoiled and poisonous celebrities.

I agree. He uses his position to try to do some good, we shouldn't try to bring him down for that.
Does he have an ego? Ofcourse, or he wouldn't have become the frontman in a rockband, and I think it's healthy to mock his persona; I don't think he takes that persona too serious himself.
Some friends of mine once met him on some beach in Flanders, I think around the time of New Years' Day, when he was just having a lot of beers, and they hung out with him a bit, and said he was a very fun and humble guy.

As for using a lot of delay : Steve Hillage was doing it in a similar way in the early 70's, but more on single notes. The Edge really made it something of his own. I've never been crazy about U2, but I do think they are a tight and original band. I've always been most impressed by the rhythmsection btw

Jan

[zekmoe]

Hendrix, EVH, The Edge. All the same caliber. Musical, influential and timeless.

[Pietro]

Edge = cool. He plays two notes, no matter the tone, and you know it's him. I love every single simple note he plays.

Easy to play his stuff, impossible to sound just like him.

[loudboy]

Originally Posted by Baby Evil

I don't think he takes that persona too serious himself.
Some friends of mine once met him on some beach in Flanders, I think around the time of New Years' Day, when he was just having a lot of beers, and they hung out with him a bit, and said he was a very fun and humble guy.

I've never heard anyone say anything else about him, who've met him. Down to earth, friendly, funny.

He can turn on the "rock star" when he's on stage, or trying to get people's attention. But then, he IS a rock star - very few have the ability to connect on a personal level w/a stadium full of people...

[ghost]

Originally Posted by frank62

Anybody who can make millions playing cowboy chords with to much delay has my respect.

idiot.

[Tbone135]

I did "Streets" again on Sunday. The organ intro is still so moving, and I had a blast doing the dual delay thing. I ended up pairing a long delay with the DL-4 to a dotted 8 tempo on a DD-5. It sounded pretty doggone good. I kinda wish I'd played a strat rather than a tele, though.

[Josh O]

Late to the thread but count me in. It's funny, I turned my nose up to U2 when I was in high school. Joshua Tree was the big thing and I used to think U2 was soft, I was in a different musical state then. Achtung Baby hit when I was in college, I became intrigued and started liking them. Then I smartened up and got my hands on the "old school" stuff if you will, October, Boy, War, Live under Blood Red Sky and Unforgettable Fire and I was like, this kicks ass, the Edge kicks ass, what the hell was I thinking??? I did the same with REM.

[Tony]

I just saw U2 @ Soldier Field on the first night of the North American tour. We were down on the floor of the stadium, and I ended up on Edge's side of the stage (naturally) about 50 feet or so away. It was a real treat to watch him play. The guy's tone is top notch, and he's a superb musician - very tasteful, and very precise. I'm a fan.

[rogwerks]

"Biggest Rock Band in the World"...

[csills]

i dont hate U2, but their music just doesnt really do anything for me. and perhaps i just havent heard enough U2, but i have never heard the edge do anything that was the slightest bit impressive.

[patl]

I do too.