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"We're not endorsing a product we're embarrassed about -- we use the iPod, we like it, it's helping us and other musicians to get paid for their wares." -- Larry, 2004 |
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@U2 QOM August 2008: Happy birthday to Edge!And in honor of our favorite guitarist, what's your favorite musical moment (in a song or a live show) from The Edge?
@U2,
September 03, 2008
(Each month, @U2 puts a spotlight on U2 fans with our "Question of the Month." We pose a question to our readers and invite answers of 200 words or less. If you're interested in taking part, check our home page to see if the current question is still open. If not, check back shortly after the beginning of next month and we'll have another question ready to be answered!) Edge also does really great when he plays guitar on "The Fly." He really gets into the song and it is even better live. My other favorite moment from Edge, and I don't know if this really counts, is during one of the Vertigo tour shows in Denver. He was playing guitar on a song and I am not sure how many people remember it, but as he was playing, he kind of did a little dance across the stage. It wasn't very long but I remember the look on his face and thinking, "he is so amazing, and this is really what he was born to do and that he is still a kid at heart. He is still really enjoying himself even after all these years." I will never forget that moment and that spirit is why U2 is such a special band. -- Elsha When I saw this question, this is the very first thing that popped into my mind, and I couldn't think of a better one after that. In November 2001, it was my 30th birthday so I treated myself to both Oakland shows, and managed to get general admission tickets for Nov. 16 at the Oakland Area. This would be my 4th time seeing them on this tour, 9th time overall, and the first time I would ever be so close. I played hooky from work specifically to sit in line and get my place up front in the heart. It was early on in the show, during the opener 'Elevation' if I remember right, my wife and I did indeed get up front in the heart for the first time ever and I was as giddy as I was when I saw them the first time on the Joshua Tree tour. Jumping up and down, yelling our lungs out, and as we were standing in front of Edge's station, I looked up and noticed Mr. Edge standing on the very edge of the stage, or perhaps it was his monitor wedge, balancing himself and rocking back and forth on the arches of his feet, as if on a tightrope... and grinning madly at us all the while. We made eye contact, and I got a wink. Or maybe it was my wife that got the wink, hard to tell from the perspective. It seemed that Edge noticed the energy that was happening in front him and connected right off the bat and it set the tone for the entire evening. It was a sublime moment where I just felt that it was about to go off and then it did. In any event, Edge was there to have fun and make it look easy... and he surely did and so did we. My decrepit 30-year-old body was very angry with me for what I put it through that day and night, and took revenge on me for about a week. Completely worth it, needless to say. Cheers, -- Jon My favourite Edge musical moment is when he plays "Van Diemen's Land." That has to be one of my favorite songs and Edge has a chance to show his voice with no Bono around. -- Mateo ... all Edge moments! But his tossing his Rickenbacker to the floor, as seen in the Boston Elevation DVD, is amusing and proves to us that Edge IS human. And a good human, guitarist and songwriter, at that. -- Jeffrey Ball My favourite Edge moment is The Edge doing karaoke in Belfast...comes out on stage and says "This song is not a rebel song, this song is... an Elvis Presley song!" and then leads the crowd into a karaoke version of "Suspicious Minds." Superb. -- Conor in Omagh It's actually not a musical moment, but it happened at the 2nd Melbourne show on the Vertigo tour when after an awesome show full of off-set numbers and amazing crowd vibe, the boys were very grateful, and Adam and Edge both stepped up to mic to say good night. Adam was characteristically polite, and then Edge in his best Spinal Tap voice calls out "Thank you, Sydney!" He was immediately booed by 60,000 Melburnians and we got to see Larry doubled over in laughter (which was worth the ticket price in terms of rarity!) He tried to recover with "Thank you Sydney and Brisbane and Adelaide and especially Melbourne," but the damage was done. -- Michael Terwel My favorite moment from the Edge... U2 finally comes to Omaha, Nebraska and not only does the band put on the best performance ever, during the guitar solo in "The Fly," the Edge runs at full speed twice around the ellipse and doesn't miss a step or a note. That was a fan-tastic moment for me inside the ellipse! -- Anita Smith I have to choose two: One being, in Hawaii when Eddie Vedder started the "I Love The Edge" chant. It was hilarious and I completely enjoyed it. And a personal one is during "Angel of Harlem" in Hawaii, Edge winked and smiled at me when he read my sign. --Adrienne (Adge) Wenner My favorite Edge moment was from the Boston DVD, watching him kick his guitar around on stage then jump on Larry's drum kit platform and begin shouting and waving his arms. Now, I'll admit it was a little disturbing at first because I've never seen him express that kind of emotion before. But after watching it a couple of times, it made me realize the passion he and the band still have for their music and the type of shows they perform after all these years. Most bands would have ended up in the press as some blown-up publicity stunt or overblown drama for the press to eat up. I'm sure what ever the situation was between Edge and Larry it was cleared up over a pint after the show, but it just goes to show how much of class act U2 really is. --Steve DeWall My favorite musical memory of Mr. The Edge is from my first (and so far, only) U2 show, on December 5, 2005, in Boston. We must have been well into the set. It was during the beginning of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Edge was playing that string of notes we all know and love, over and over again, while our man Bono spoke. Eventually, Bono tried to say something to the Edge, something we couldn't hear, and the guitarist tried to respond. Funny enough, he fumbled the strings and made a few mistakes while trying to reply. His exasperation was priceless! Bono was very amused by the whole thing, and exclaimed something along the lines of, "Look! The Edge is human!" While that moment really stands out, the whole show could be counted as my favorite memory of The Edge -- live and in person. --Erin Nelson When he sang karaoke during the PopMart Tour! One of the best moments ever...having The Edge lead the entire crowd in "Daydream Believer." LOVE IT! --Melissa Pierick I've met The Edge several times over the years and he is still the same funny, slightly shy, gracious man I first met in 1981. My favorite musical moments concerning The Edge are anytime he straps on an acoustic guitar. His prowess with an electric one is very well documented, but his acumen with an acoustic is extraordinary. Whether he's accompanying Bono live in concert on "Stay," happily strumming along on "Everlasting Love." or playing beautifully on "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of," I am always stunned by his wonderful gift with a guitar. Happy Birthday, The Edge, you are always in my heart! --Sonia A. Jiminez All the Edge's moments are great, but several stick out. I love the POP Live in Mexico version of "Discotheque" and "Velvet Dress." The guitar is amazing and so different throughout the song, and then the total contrast of style on "Velvet Dress." Truly an Edge Classic. From the same show, when Bono is introducing the players on "Mysterious Ways" -- "Larry Mullen on the drums, Adam Clayton on the bass...now, THE EDGE!" His slide is awesome and searing. His best solo, if you can call it that!
--John Seabaugh I think of all the concerts I have seen, my favorite musical moment is during "Until the End of the World." I absolutely love seeing The Edge manipulate that guitar towards the end of the song and spar with Bono. UTEOTW is a very powerful song all the way through, and hearing this song live and watching the interplay between Bono and Edge only adds to the lushness of the music. When I heard Achtung Baby for the first time I was blown away and consider this album to still be the most incredible music I have ever heard. GO EDGE!!! --Sue It was my first rock concert ever, I had experienced the pure sound coming out of the speakers when Institute opened, and I was hearing it again when "Wake Up" began to play. I looked around at my buddies, at the stage, at the lights, which were beginning to dim. Soon enough, there was no light to see by. I listened to a strong voice chanting "Everyone! Everyone!" and I heard the sound I had been longing for for many months: The slow start of CoBL. The stage lights shot on, and the crowd gave a chilling cheer. Edge strummed his guitar slowly as the keyboard melody began to play. Larry's drums kicked in for a few measures, and then something amazing happened. Edge struck a chord so raw and powerful that it took over my body for a split second, and I could literally feel my legs weakening, my body trembling, and my vision blurring. As I regained myself, Edge struck the chord again, and it was that moment that made me understand the indescribable quality that makes a live U2 show, a live U2 show. --Vyassa Baratham Without doubt or hesitation, the Edge singing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" during the PopMart Live in Mexico concert. It is, simply put, the sweetest thing. He has incredibly vocal talent and it is such a rare treat to hear his voice. Nice singing, the Edge. --Karelia During "Electric Co" at the United Center in Chicago 2005, when Edge goes all guitar hero! Woohoo!! --Jude Wood I love the scene from the Vegas video of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" where Edge rolls his eyes at Bono as Bono sings into Edge's face, just inches away. It's a classic expression of The Edge's cool demeanor. I love the guy. --Chuck M. My favorite musical moment from the Edge has to be that utterly beautiful, un-earthly, piercing the stratosphere guitar solo in "When I Look at the World." It is a unique sound that sounds both incredibly wonderful and yet like it came from another world. --Golden Harper My favorite moment in a song is the "Vertigo" version on the bonus DVD HTDAAB when the Edge plays "Vertigo" on the banjo! --K.Meijer My favorite Edge moment in a song has to be the Hendrix-type guitar playing that he does/did in the song "Bullet The Blue Sky" from The Joshua Tree. It not only sounds like bombs going on but there's such a deep emotion to it as well. It's so realistic sounding that it gives me chills listening to it - either from the album or live. Happy Birthday Edge! --Debbie Clark First off, happy birthday Mr. The Edge. --Patricia Sheahan
(c) @U2/individual contributors above, 2008.
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My favorite musical moment from the Edge, I actually have a couple, but the first is the intro to "Streets" because I love how it starts off. You can barely hear it and then gradually it gets louder and faster. Not only is it one of my favorite songs, but I think that is the best intro to a song ever written or played. Edge got it perfect and I don't believe that anybody will ever be able to top it. I think that I also really like it because when I hear it, it makes me feel like I am running, although I can't walk since I have Muscular Dystrophy. It is even better because the first words that Bono sings are, "I want to run...” It is just magical!
