The band really creates the songs AROUND Edge’s sound! He is the orchestrator of U2

They blew me away in the early eighties with their sound, they had/have something very unique and special that you can't really "copy". I remember hearing "New Years Day" for the first time and saying to myself, "WTF is that"? They were and are an amazing band, don't care what the haters say.

@michellepoulsenmogensen2103

3 жыл бұрын

And new years day is stil relevant 😊

@glennw9927

3 жыл бұрын

By the time of the UF album then the JT Album and definitely by the AB Album, there was nothing else like it.

Love the Edge, definitely a musical genius of a special kind.

@bradford_shaun_murray

6 жыл бұрын

...and he moves in mysterious ways I've noticed.

@hunam3876

5 жыл бұрын

Basically what he said is to be inspired, you have to move out of your comfort zone so you have the drive to return to it and this drive inspires you on your way of returning to that comfort zone. When everything's perfect and you're in total comfort - there's no need for change - nothing to be inspired with. No wonder alot of great songs were written by musicians going through personal turmoil.

In the 90s, I found a box of Oblique Strategies at a yard sale in my hometown just north of The Bronx for a like a buck. I was like "What is this?" and opened it up, was about to put it down but noticed A. It was one of a set of like 500 if memory serves. Wasn't going to buy it but then I saw Eno's name and signature and knew him from producing for U2.

One of the most inspiring interviews ever... thank you Edge. I too find myself inspired and creative amongst imperfect conditions and would think nothing of it since the conditions were so... but now I know that that is where the treasure lies beneath.

one of the most important bands in r&r history

Lovely guy, seems like a good interview

Yes! More experimentation Edge

Absolute Genius and Legend love The Edge 😊👍🏻

I wish U2 went back to all the experimentation they did during Achtung Baby and Zooropa, although their latest album was quite daring, interesting and definitely good

@gianmichelezappia3434

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you say that in a way, album like "The Unforgettable Fire", were more experimental though? I think about songs like "Elvis Presley and America" for example

Edge is a genuinely nice guy , and he is one of our own , with a distinctive sound

@patrickmurphy1803

3 жыл бұрын

GROW UP

@WESSERPARAQUAT

3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickmurphy1803 i didn't call edge a balding boring p rick did i? :PP

You had me at....The Edge. Say no more.

Me at Live Aid in 1985 after U2 blew the roof off Wembley Stadium: "That was a good group. What's their name?" Guy I asked this question: "Are you shittin' me, mate?"

U2 = my heroes!!!!!

I love U2, but ever since Pop wasn't as popular as they had hoped, they have been too worried about maintaining relevance, and "having a hit". When that happens, I feel like their creativity takes a hit, which is why we've not really heard anything as edgy (heh) as, say, Achtung Baby, Zooropa, or even a more perfected Pop. I have seen them live a total of 8 times over the past 3 tours, including 5 times last year alone (including both Belfast and Dublin!), so I am quite the fan! I just feel like they are holding themselves back by taking criticisms too seriously.

@ninjacole803

8 жыл бұрын

ahh they'll be grand, im sure they'll come out of it

@GuadalupePicasso

8 жыл бұрын

+Unforgettable Fire I disagree that ATYCLB and HTDAAB were outstanding, though I will concede that they aren't bad. Outstanding, for me, is Achtung Baby, a caliber of which nothing from 2000 and on comes close to. Also, Bono, in countless interviews, has made comments of their trying to make a big hit song. Google around; it's not my random opinion. They were the absolute biggest band from the Joshua Tree on through the 90s, and when they could barely fill stadiums at half-capacity in parts of the US and even Europe, it stung quite a bit. I also like NLOTH, though think that lyrics on Unknown Caller and Standup Comedy are pretty bad. I think that SOI is by far their best recent album, but their hiring all of these pop producers only proves my point of their obsession with maintaining relevance. My point is that they clearly are still relevant, as they still sellout stadiums and arenas around the world, and that I witnessed people cheering and singing along to most of their new material

@GuadalupePicasso

8 жыл бұрын

+Unforgettable Fire I quite like When I Look At The World! Also, the song The Ground Beneath Her Feet (a musical direction that I wish they had explored more). To my knowledge, WILATW has yet to be performed live; and, TGBHF has only ever been performed acoustically, and only sporadically. Along with Electrical Storm, Drowning Man, Acrobat, and Sleep Like A Baby Tonight (along with This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now), it should definitely be performed live more akin to the studio version, imo! And kudos on the respect thing. Disagreements are healthy, and there's no point in losing ones lunch of building up walls because one has a different viewpoint. With over 7 billion people on our planet, I'm more than okay with people seeing things differently than me ;)

@Studio2770

7 жыл бұрын

Unforgettable Fire I agree with you regarding No Line. I went straight from October to No Line and it was like October but in the 21st century. It's very underrated, like POP.

@Nickazz

6 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head Joseph, it's their obsession with staying relevant and "making hits" that puts their creativity down, and indeed, the downfall started during/after Pop. They admit this in interviews themselves, that they always want to have a hit. The best example is when they discuss the Zooropa album: for me it's one of my favorite albums, they are on their absolute creative peak there, and they experiment a lot, which is great. However, Edge then says that he thinks the album is a bit of a failure because it doesn't have any hits! It's a shame. They should age more gracefully, not be bothered about being the "biggest band in the world" anymore, but just write music for the sake of music. I really didn't like the last album at all

The best part of U2 is, The Edge...

@3dheadcreeps87

4 жыл бұрын

He made a badass Batman theme. Come to think of it, he worked on Batman twice.

@zeb4562

Жыл бұрын

They are actually U4... They are genius, but only together... I love them for 40 years and am happy they're still together...

THE EDGE U2 🔥 🎸 🔥 ES UNICO Y UN GRAN GENIO OJALA QUE PRONTO PODAMOS VOLVER A VER A THE EDGE Y U2 EN VIVO EN UN NUEVO CONSIERTO OTRA VEZ

Best part of 40yrs together speaks volumes about the four individuals, their unique musical genius and they are still selling out gigs in record time. Nuff said

black and white footage works every time for me. They've done it for decades. Eno talk also kept me listening, Yes, well made. Only made it to 2 minutes approx, but hope to catch up when I have time. He and they are interesting and still 3 decades later one of my favourite musical inspirations

This interview was unexpected and inspirational.

For me one of the best guitarists in the world

You guys touched my heart in 1982🍀➕ 1984 was epic X❤️🍀➕

Edge❤️❤️❤️

I can't wait when this channel goes big.

Just a legend and a gentleman

loved it

Thanks for the reminder of imposing limitations to spark creativity.

A new U2 album arrives in the same way that a really huge gong makes its sound. The padded hammer hits it, and at first, there's nothing. Everyone is like, "IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS WAR/THE JOSHUA TREE," and on the surface it seems to be dismissed. But then, at least three or four songs from it gradually work their way into the wallpaper of our minds, to the point where they become part of the scenery of our inner selves, and they just sit there like that gong and resonate... for years. I can name at least twenty U2 songs from the last twenty years that have done that for me.

"Beautiful chaos."

3:33 I remember recording my demos on a 4-track TEAC cassette, waiting to get into a nice 24 track studio. But I could never recreate the mojo spark the shitty cassette had. So elusive. No idea what or why.

Conflict and Turmoil Noise and Discomfort Fanning the Flames Bettering the Bold

Icon

You gotta open up to the muse, and you can't do that under self-imposed restrictions or with ego in the way :) Love The Edge!

Love him.

I got a strat copy from a charity shop for £25.00 and after a couple days work on it - it's now one of my favourite guitars. And I also own a Gibson Les Paul and a Gibson SG. So it's not all about the name or the price. All my favourite guitars to play are all my cheapest knock off ones...I guess there's the side to it where coz it was *so* cheap - you don't mind knocking it about a bit.

u2 working with Brian is .....wow\

@mariozuniga633

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree..

@jessica5497

3 жыл бұрын

Well Brian made ones of u2 bests records

They're the best..no contest..hands down

The Edge was a magnificent choice for the 2009 "It Might Get Loud" docmntry., which featured a trilogy of Jack White & Jimmy Page.

A bigger vibration 🌖🍀

Ah yes. Thedge. How bout some fuckin t-shirts bro

All that you leave behind was a return to form for me.

He's right about the spark, when God's walking through the room. 2:52, 3:44

❤️

You had a massive. Voice 🥊🍀

my question is: how does one break habit? ive played for about 10 years... its very hard to create something that i havnt played before, or something that is entirely mine.

There won't be another great U2 album without The Edge at his best. He's brilliant and very likeable but "Songs of innocence" and "Songs of experience" are not his best records.

That's an wise guy ;)

@SchnellTim

7 жыл бұрын

Felipe Arthur definitely

Thank you 🍀 gypsy magic 🍀🌙🥊❤️

Edge !

Is he talking about ‘Ole Sourpuss’ Brian Eno?

He’s voice is mixed between Irish and american

@lukedaley17

5 жыл бұрын

Will Roberts he can speak in a welsh accent too.

Elves and faeries 🍀

Edge unlocks creativity when he simply turns on his equipment. Roses are red, violets are blue, Edge is Boss! Boss I tell ya...

I grew up loving U2, but they haven’t been particularly creative in the last 20 years. The Unforgettable Fire is my favourite U2 album......THAT was creative but recently not so much.

If edge were the face of U2 instead of Bono, the band would probably be universally loved. I don't even hate Bono personally but The Edge is just so chill.

i.. don't think that i've ever seen him not wearing a beanie???🤔🤔🤔

@matthew4694

3 жыл бұрын

He never wore one in the early days of the band until the poor chap started losing his hair.

@TheMurrblake

3 жыл бұрын

AND a bad plug job around pop mart.

Okay, take this comment however you want: I LOVE U2. I really do. But they have been riding on the same song since Joshua Tree. That album was incredible, the first of its kind. But listen to their newer songs. They all sound the exact same. I feel bad saying this but it is true :/

BS he's trying to throw U off his scent

y 3 5 min clips? y not the full thing man? really annoying tracking down the pieces

@mccloysong

3 жыл бұрын

the link to the longer interview is in the clip's description at the top. offcamera.com/issues/the-edge/watch/#.Vz4wGldvkZI#.Vz4uMVdvkZI

As a fan of 30 +years this band has been officially dumped !

@voodoodisco

3 жыл бұрын

they won't miss you

@zootv1746

3 жыл бұрын

@@voodoodisco ok snowflake!

@greensombrero3641

Жыл бұрын

why

Very posh voice like the a royal family member, auctung baby,brilliant album,but that was over 30 years ago,pity

I like the Edge and Adam... Bozo, not so much.

U2 lost all creativity ten years ago. They release crap music now

@greatone7314

5 жыл бұрын

Morelike 25 years ago

@Ghostmanriding

4 жыл бұрын

U2 have always been crap, and Edge can't play guitar.

@voodoodisco

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ghostmanriding show us your guitar skills!

@georgeaye7535

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ghostmanriding ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha "can't play guitar" ha ha ha, how many fans have come to hear you play buddy?

They are one of the most boring bands around.