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Man, I love GOOD live recordings. I always thought that this blew studio version from War out of the water.]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326604 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326602 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:12:59 +0000 Opinions and Polls U2Bono269 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326602 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326594 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:42:50 +0000
I like Joshua Tree a lot too. Probably my fav. Toss up between that and Under A Blood Red Sky. I know, UABRS isn't a studio album, but it's the first one I bought. Lots of memories. Wore that tape out a couple of times.]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326594 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326592 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:07:33 +0000
I just received my latest u2.com membership cd...this time it's a double disk of live, remixed and remastered b-sides. good stuff, even though I already have it all on other cds.]]> Opinions and Polls U2Bono269 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/paged/2/#post-326592 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-326590 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:48:42 +0000
Just picked up a TV guide today and happened to notice there's a documentary on the making of The Joshua Tree on this week - now that I'll have to see. One of those albums I never, ever tire of listening to.

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Opinions and Polls Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-326590 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-326588 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:24:22 +0000
btw, pop, very good album. very underrated.]]> Opinions and Polls U2Bono269 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-326588 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-326569 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:31:17 +0000
Only got one hole left in my "collection".]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-326569 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-325439 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:56:37 +0000
As for the musicians, yeah there have been other musicians used. Daniel Lanois is credited with some guitar on the All That You Can't Leave Behind album (and a few others, I'm sure). Plus Lanois and Brian Eno are actually credited as songwriters on No Line on the Horizon. As far as live performance goes, yes Bono plays guitar, but honestly he's kind of crap. If you ever watch some of the live DVDs, and you see him playing, often you can barely pick his guitar out of the mix. Sometimes I'm convinced they just dial him out. They also have a live keyboardist who plays under the stage for certain songs. His name is Terry Lawless. Sometimes they bring him out at the end of the show and he plays on stage with them. They also use sequencers to bring in other guitar parts played by the Edge in a concert, although on the Vertigo tour they tended to simply rearrange the songs to accomodate one guitar and some keys.

U2 are also known for a bit of studio trickery, which is why they find it hard to play some songs live. More time is spent on a U2 album producing it and melding the sounds together that it becomes hard to replicate. I read recently that there are one or two songs from the new album that they're not sure they'll be able to play in a live setting. It's especially true when it comes to older songs and Bono's voice. Sometime after the Pop album he supposedly had a throat cancer scare and had to have surgery which altered his voice. It's not as deep as it used to be, not as dynamic, and the range is more limited. Red Hill particularly has some difficult notes that I'm not surprised he's unable to hit anymore. My wife has a really good singing voice and a good ear for pitches (mine is useless, I can barely tell when my guitar's in tune) and she often remarks how hard it is to hit the notes in that song. But hey, maybe in the end he's just self-conscious and a little too critical of himself...aren't we all sometimes? :wink: That's a whole other discussion.

Side note: This whole thread has made me realize how obsessed I am.]]> Opinions and Polls U2Bono269 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-325439 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-325428 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:14:04 +0000
I still remember when they were a hit in the underground college scene. I think it was them, the B-52s and Devo. R.E.M the next year.

Do they ever use other musicians in their shows? I can't remember if I heard it about them or someone else that it's always them and no one else except for an occasional big name guest. Red Hill Mining Town needs two guitar parts, but Bono can play some, right? I find it hard to believe that he couldn't do that song justice with his vocals in a live setting. Must be though.

I do some easy version I found online. It's not in my U2 books. I pick the opening like Edge, and then do some bits of rhythm during the vocals to go with the poor singing. :oops: Not a full strum like a camp fire, but enough to make up for being just me on a guitar. Sounds like a tight fuzz or drive pedal would do the trick though if I had to do it like the song.]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-325428 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-325418 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:29:30 +0000
And they're right about Red Hill never being performed. There are a few good ones they've never touched because they can never figure out how to play them live and still keep the energy of the recorded version. Many times Bono just can't recreate the vocal. Acrobat comes to mind (from Achtung Baby). btw, the Red Hill video is terrible. they were embarassed by it and I'm surprised they released it on the Joshua Tree reissues.]]> Opinions and Polls U2Bono269 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/sharing-my-joy/#post-325418