They were never good — but they hit a moment when whining disguised as singing and angst replacing meaning somehow rung a bell.
Luckiest no-talent group since Fabian.
The Edge couldn't play a chord on the guitar when he joined U2. Since then, he has learned a total of six and how to use a digital delay.
-— They were never good — but they hit a moment when whining disguised as singing and angst replacing meaning somehow rung a bell.
Luckiest no-talent group since Fabian. -—
Bono can’t sing and The Edge can’t play guitar. Yet they’re greater than the sum of their parts. They’re a very good band. “War” was an excellent album. Then Brian Eno produced “The Unforgettable Fire,” improving their sound immeasurably. Finally, “Achtung Baby” ranks up there with the all-time great rock albums.
I blame them for the decline of “music” (two alternating notes notes notes notes notes notes notes notes notes notes ntoes).
The “Edge” (really, he STILL calls himself that?) gives up the game in the documentary “It Might Get Loud”. He admits that his diddling on a guitar doesn’t sound like much of anything without effects pedal, and he has a different set of pedals plugged together for EVERY SINGLE SONG.
Whatever happened to melody?