How Brian Eno got U2 unstuck: The kitchen vs. the restaurant
If you're struggling with making great work, Brian Eno has the answer.
One pitfall of creative work is thinking that the process should be orderly and clean. Legendary rock band U2 fell into this trap after the success of the Joshua Tree. Superproducer Brian Eno got them back on a track with a reminder of an important truth.
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Fred Again tells this story on the "And the Writer Is" podcast:
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U2 - The Making of The Unforgettable Fire - documentary (1984)
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For such a short video, this was thought provoking. I'm glad I clicked on it.
really crazy hearing someone like fred again telling this story
gotta love eno dropping wisdom like that.
In today's music business Eno and Lanois would have had well deserved co-writing credits on U2's albims
@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
27 күн бұрын
They are. Both of them. Steve Lillywhite as well.
@LeeGee
6 күн бұрын
Check the credits before posting!
@generalcustard1
5 күн бұрын
@@LeeGee guys NLOTH was the first and only U2 album to have Eno and Lanois as co writers (not just producers) , I think you need to check the credits.....
Such a great analogy! Love this :)
Soon after, early versions of songs appeared such as The Fly in My Soup and Who's Gonna Fry Your Wild Garlic?
@sibitsabat
5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@sibitsabat
5 ай бұрын
Mysterious beef
@sosimple3585
4 ай бұрын
Stew Station, Eve Better Than The Veal Thing...
@robinw77
4 ай бұрын
Love is Bouillabaisse
@krisscanlon4051
3 ай бұрын
Ultraviolet light my grill! Crumbs not Numb!
Wow !!! Great story !!!!!
❤U2 Forever❣️
@LeeGee
6 күн бұрын
Up until Build Back Better, maybe.
love this
It's a great analogy, but that kitchen is not chaos! It's busy AF, but would fall apart immediately if everyone really was disorganised.
@LeeGee
6 күн бұрын
I think that's why he said 'if you leave a plate here for more than 30 seconds, it cannot be served.' What may appear as chaos to the unfamiliar eye is, in a working kitchen, perhaps better described as chaotic. Not the same thing.
Brian Eno is the reason this band became mega popular.
@hosoiarchives4858
5 ай бұрын
Daniel Lanois
@TC2290-wh5cb
4 ай бұрын
He's one of the reasons, they were already pretty popular by the time Eno got involved.
@joseluisespinosa3997
4 ай бұрын
El quinto u2
@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
3 ай бұрын
He definitely play a part. No doubt about that. But you’re wildly overstating it. To me both Daniel Lenois and Steve Lillywhite were bigger factors than him. In fact I would argue Eno is the largest reason they fell off a cliff artistically the past 20 years. His obsession with electronics and ripping rock themes out of their work has devastated their artistic output.
@matthewdawson3481
3 ай бұрын
@@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 Massively disagree. Without Eno, they've become a generic rock outfit without any sonic ambition. Eno tapped into the ethereal nature of U2 and helped bring out their lush and textured soundscapes. The Edge without Eno hasn't written a decent backing track in years.
@CamHouserx where did you get the audio and clip in the beginning of Brian playing with the band?
@SebastianSalazar-tw4tp
8 ай бұрын
From the Sky Down
@paulrobertson8068
4 ай бұрын
Good analogy. Unfortunately the wrong song choice as streets was a disaster to record. Almost deleted. But hey let them eat prawn cocktails
"Epi-tome"?
TRUTH 🙌 (for any kind of art. I'm a screenwriter - same story).
Brian Eno: zen master. I can't stand his solo music, I just like the idea of it. But I didn't get where I am today without knowing a master when I see one!
epitome
@David-iv6je
Ай бұрын
Right? Ouch!
'e should not bothered, that!
0:46 Did he pronounce "epitome" as "epitoam" instead of "epitoamee"? Damn, that's awkward.
@CamHouserx
27 күн бұрын
He did. It's cool tho. The opposite (people who can't spell shit bc they never became readers is worse)
@David-iv6je
27 күн бұрын
@@CamHouserx I understand the autodidact conundrum.
Bs
Some of that footage was u2 recording the unforgettable fire, which was before the joshua tree album.obviously this was put together by a clown.
@nectarinedreams7208
5 ай бұрын
No way! Was the restaurant in the video not the actual one they went to also?!
@mikezazworsky
4 ай бұрын
so it was showing old clips of U2 while referring to the 'old' way of working, when everything came easy to them...as there is no studio footage of The Joshua Tree readily available, i'm guessing he used Unforgettable Fire footage, as it was the closest album in proximity (as well as being an older album that Eno was also involved with)...