haha! At least he's humble enough to come out and say it's just a simple little riff and that the processors do the rest. Still, what a killer riff on "Mysterious Ways." That is just bitchin' cool.
I love how people try to convince everybody how The Edge sucks on guitar.Maybe he does suck. Maybe not. But the point stays. He is responsible for riffs like Where The Streets.., Pride, Sunday Bloody Sunday, I Will Follow, Electric Co., Unti The End.., Even Better.., The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Ultraviolet, Beautiful Day, Elevation, Vertigo, Get On Your Boots, I Still Haven't Found.., With or Without You, Bullet The Blue Sky, Bad, and so on.Will you ever achieve at least half of that?I doubt that.
@SirJackRyan I don't think he sucks, I think he's very clever actually. I would never hear that sound in my head & then build up the effects to accommodate it. I'm impressed that he's showing what he's playing & how he has his effects set up to get the sound he's after. He's a down to earth guy.
also, he totally ripped that off of my bloody valentine (another irish band from roughly 88 to 92, we'll say) anyhow. my bloody valentine was writing better, more visceral, more artistic parts than this a healthy 15 years beofre this piece of shit song was put out. DO NOT call this man an artist for playing TWO NOTES. also, don't assume that he developed that sound. it was done YEARS ago. i'd bet he didn't even figure out how to get that sound on his pedal without help.
@ironforehead ahem.. Back in Elvis' days you had to record in the right reflecting room to have thatreverb on your voice as for instance featured on Heartbreak Hotel.
@lordvespatron aye effects will always be there, but you need to have the talent behind that, just simply playing 2 cords does not qualify you as a good guitarist. an what has a room got to do with elvis's voice? where you are does not effect how well you sound
Edge is more of a sound architect. it's not how he plays the notes it's what he does with them. much to appreciate about that. he's very up front about this in the movie "It Might Get Loud".
Is this the most hard thing to play...no. Not at all. But does it sound good and fit perfectly with the song? Yes, and to be honest, that's all that really matters. It's about the music, the energy, the emotion. Why the fuck was punk such a break through? Was it because of it's power chords? Fuck no, it was because of the emotion and energy it brought to the table. As long as the sound and energy of the music can deliver, who gives a fuck how hard it is to play.
@jspartacus Dude you think you can prove your arguments worth by using childish insults and saying 'bring it on'? Fair play your trying to defend a favourite band but your losing your rag because you have nothing to argue back with. Like DoubleDz2k11 said - you used the fucking sales tag? Oh and as for why are these songs are around decades later? It was only a few decades ago music like this came into being. They were the first - read some fucking history and psychology.
He takes unique pieces of pedals and effects and puts them together to make his own music. Sonic Architect. Architects take simple materials, put them together with tools and get a finished product, a unique product.
i really like edge's sounds. he knows how to create and shape sound. he's very in tune w a different "tone" - sure, he may not be the greatest guitarist (everyone's a critic) but he's one hell of a musician.
Edge is a fucking joke. He's not a musician. He's not talented. He can't play guitar. And I hope he gets cancer in his eyes and hands. And then raped.
if he would be able to be ANY technical i won't say a word. but sadly it's not the case, and yet there he is, being the rock legend. i love this crazy world!
@MrXtamar999 not a fan of u2 but the dude can play it is pretty obvious this is one clip of one riff he wrote. The edge is not all about pyrotechnic guitar playing he plays what is needed for the song. The people who do that are the best guitar players in my eyes
@ryan25n well i don't know, i have a different opinion on that, but then again, you have a point too. anyway, personally i just don't like the fact that he is being called a "legendary rock guitarist" and im pretty sure smoke on the water riff is as far as he gets. But he did not label himself a legend, so ok, he's a legend.
Favourite quote from the edge "If I could play only one note for a song, I would". Gotta love it, and you can't say it's not exciting music. Ppl love this stuff
The first time I saw this, I was grooving to Zeppelin (as you can tell, it's the lead-in)... all of a sudden, this happens and I nearly piss my pants laughing... such a hillarious juxtaposition.
Yes, but youtube is the sounding board for anyone who doesn't realize how obviously bitterness is the day-glo orange shell-suit with LEDs of FAILURE. It comes from only one place.
The snide, arrogant uninspiring and unproductive can at least afford us beacons so we know where never to tread. (C) :-) available for co-writes.
guys im sick of this. music is something that comes from your heart and represent your feeling i mean you wouldnt wanna listen to with or without you on a party when everybody else was just dancing to black eyed peas or lady gaga. thats what music is about, showing whats in you at the moment. and just to let you know u2 have all the grammys and stuff cause they did something different, new and unique and to let u know if if wasnt that amp, the achtung baby would never exist and u2 would be gone.
@zlivalavida I don't think they give out Grammys for doing something different, for example, this year, Katy Perry is up for record of the year and best pop solo performance. Zeppelin never even managed to get a Grammy nomintaion.
Newflash to people who think this is unusual: most pop-rock bands use power chords with heavy distortion, so they can hammer all the strings and you can't tell how off it sounds.
Who is a great guitarist or great musician for that matter...is it the person that is the moist gifted technically or the person that creates the best sound? I'll go with the latter.
@StairwaytoRun Totally agree !! Edge can trasform a simple riff in a complex one just adding some effects!! I think I've never seen a guitarrist that could do that except him!!!
Yes The Edge is all about effects and yes he plays the simplest of riffs, that is what makes him who he is. He has one of the most unique and instantly recognisable guitar sounds in the world. However, thats not to say he isn't a good guitarist, he is amazing, a pioneer.
Regardless of his technical ability, the man is a musical genius as not only did he pioneer a great deal of the effects he uses, he also manages to use them to such great effect that he has a discography of work that only the very best can compete with. And U2 are amazing live.
Not all guitarists' are shredders like vaughn, Hendrix. or a lot of the metal guys. What counts (mostly) is the originality of the tune and uniqueness of your playing. I've heard a lot of the shredders and, while I admire the skill, the music is a total bore. Just a lot of fast notes with no soul. U2 has great overall music, Edge is just part of that.
totally agree with Samdgrover! it's simple if u don't like U2(the edge)...don't listen u2 and don't watch U2 videos,it's your right(4 sure the edge knows he's not Jimi Hendrix or Matthew Bellamy ,the best guitar player now, for me)....otherwise VAFFANCULO!
anyone who so called can play or is totally awesome at the guitar has never been in a band that wrote good songs and had alot of hits....music isn't about being awesome and very technical at playing an instrument....music is about inspiring people to new heights which edge does better than anyone i know that plays the guitar.
@chazzman1900 they were ok but they still didn't have as many hits as u2...i was referring more to guys like stevie ray vaughn, eric clapton, and phil kaegy...all great guitar players but very few hits.
@JasonsLawnCare1 It's not an entirely good thing that kids aspire to be able to play two notes and let technology mask their limitations. I would say that everyone isn't going to become a virtuoso, but that would incorrect. Enough dedication will do. Though there is nothing wrong with technology, it becomes problematic when guitarists are content with being sub par. Now simplicity isn't a bad thing either, but the Edge is a prime example of someone who is wrongfully venerated.
@braindance3765 the main reason for music is not to be the best that you can be. there's nothing wrong with continually getting better at your instrument. everyone should do that. i'm sure edge does do that too. music is about inspiring other people to greater heights. i think edge does that better than anyone.
@braindance3765 While I would agree that the use of tech to mask poor quality is always sad, that can't be said as the case for the Edge. The Edge's use of tech has always been as simply another medium with which to express his ideas, like jack white using the special mic he attached to his guitar. If you want proof of his ability you just need to look
What?! Jimmy Page, John Frusciante, Eric Clapton, Jack White, Tom Morello, JIMI FUCKING HENDRIX... I agree with your general assertion -- being that emotion and phrasing trumps technical virtuosity -- but without some level of interesting thrills and trills, there are no chills. Just laughingstock excuses for riffs... perhaps my opinion is biased because I play guitar (not bragging), so it's easy to tell, even w/ fx, how mind-numbingly simple=boring this is, just funny to me
@mussman717word john frusciante...now that's an amazing guitarist...he is one guy that is really good and yet the bands songs are good too. everyone in that band is good. john, flea, chad, and anthony's singing fits the style of music. what they have is a rare thing in music for sure. tom morello uses alot of fx too but he is a great player as well. rage against the machine was a pretty good band but they never had alot of number one hits or anything.
@mussman717word i'm a musician myself. i play bass. sometimes being a musician is a bad thing because you know more about what goes into making music. i kindof miss the days when i was younger and didn't have a clue how music was made. i was able to enjoy music more because it sounded good without thinking of the technical side of things. any real musician will try to get back to this and forget about all the technical stuff that's not really that important.
@JasonsLawnCare1 What you're saying is that at some point, the obsession with the technical side of music dominated the expressive side, yet the expressive side is what really matters. It took a long time for me to outgrow that. Lots of people never get beyond that, they're always searching for greater intensity and extremism (louder, faster, etc.), but the real creative power lies in grasping contrast and context and making use of them.
@lawrence096 It's artistry. You want to watch someone play. Everyone else wants to hear someone play. That's the difference. Go hang with the rest of the Yngwie fanboys. The rest of us real musicians know who you are: you're the ones that stand there watching other players, with your arms crossed, saying you could do it better. Until you can create a famous riff with just 2 chords that sells a million copies, any argument you make doesn't have a leg to stand on.
@jspartacus if your judgement on a band is how many copys or records they sell?, then you clearly don't know shit. Justin Bieber sells a ton of records with 3 chords does that make him a great musician? your full of shit, you class this man as a genius? he calls himself 'edge'.
@lawrence096 Yet... you're trying to tell me that you're some brilliant person because you think you know what people like? Obviously YOU don't know a thing. The Edge sold millions of copies of "Elevation", made gazillions of dollars off it, and it's a classic, memorable riff. And yet it's just two chords. It's so simple, how come YOU didn't do it? It's ONLY 2 CHORDS, after all. Hey, master musician: do the same thing with just 1 chord. We're waiting...
@jspartacus where in my comment did i say i knew what people what people like or I'm a great musician? seriously where the fuck did you get that from? its not about how many fucking chords you use or how fast you can play, or how many fucking effects pedals you can afford, its about being able to play emotive music using just your fingers and metal pieces of wire
@lawrence096 "its about being able to play emotive music using just your fingers and metal pieces of wire." Wait, you mean the Edge doesn't play the guitar? I seriously thought I saw him holding a chord on the fret board and strumming the strings. Honestly, I generally am understanding of people's views, but you, you just don't like U2 and therefore are creating a biased opinion and grasping at straws. Obviously, he creates emotive music if they are still well known 30 years later.
@nomardll769 take note on the 'just' part of my comment, that implies just guitar amp and soul, no bullshit to manufactuer the sound, i don't like u2 because they're shit, it's a disgrace to so many great bands that they achieved more succsess then them.
@lawrence096 Actually, now that you mention it, 'just' implies acoustic when it comes down to it. Also, by never using terms like 'in my opinion', you're making your biased opinion a fact. This however is a fact, U2 didn't achieve success by being the best at playing instruments, they achieved success by creating their own unique sound. Which is something a lot of bands fail to do.
@lawrence096 Again, you're using your opinion as fact. If you talk to people, you'll learn that the end of the day, people don't care about names, clothes, or actions, they care about the sound. Oasis is a perfect example. Noel and Liam are douches. Does that discredit the fact they have a unique sound? No. People listen to them because they like their music. And that is why they have achieved success. People who gain success on the things you mentioned, don't last 30 years.
@lawrence096 What about them? Everyone that I know who likes them, likes them for their music. And that's VERY FEW people who know of them. Same thing with KISS.
My point here is this, if 30 years later your music is still this well known, it's because of your music. One could argue the Beatles only reached the success they have because of their hair. I honestly don't know one person who listens to their music for their hair.
@lawrence096 Seriously, does someone have to explain music to you? I guess you think music is just bare wire and fingers. You somehow boil it all down to technical ability instead of expressiveness, and that's a typical immature teenage attitude. Music is about 2 things: articulation and sincerity: say what you mean, and mean what you say. If The Edge can do in 2 chords with effects, more power to him. It's not a crutch to him, it's a tool.
@jspartacus your such a fucking tool, you make ridiculous bullshit comments, you don't read what i say, no where did i say anything about technical ability, if anything i said the opposite. You're just upset because someone is explaining to you how shitty your favourite pop band is. Also since when did you become the music guru who decides what music is, articulation sincerity?!! fuck off you pretentious twat!
@lawrence096 Seeing how nobody's agreeing with you, it just reinforces my point. You lose. Now go troll someplace else before your mommy takes your computer away again.
@jspartacus i lose? essentially you don't have the intelligence to conquer my point so you make a crappy joke about my mother taking my computer. Ofcourse no one will agree with me, its a fucking u2 video full of u2 fans. To be honest im done wasting my time, you don't read my comments you just chat shit and act like a 3 year old
@jspartacus Are you fucking serious? grow up? me? you just made a childish comment about my mother taking away my computer and you're telling me to grow up? you know what you need to shut the fuck up. your a stupid cunt.
@jspartacus I love the Edge and Yngwie .. and you just played the worst card in musical debate .. SALES. you can rant on how influentially outstanding a musician is, but when you start talking about going Platinum and all that shit, no1 wants to hear it, because at the end of the day, as much as we all hate to admit it, faggots like bieber are far more successful than any young talented musician can ever be.
so go shove your millions of copies up your ass. The Edge can write songs aswell as YM
@20Divine20 Value of what? Define the value. Monetarily, Lady Gaga blows virtually everyone away, so there is obviously a quantifiable, measurable value to what she does. Artistically, who really knows what she's worth? Who are you to judge the artistic value of what she does? Artistry means something different to everyone. It's one thing to assess the monetary value of something, but another thing entirely to try and put a value on artistry. If you can do it, more power to you.
@jspartacus Not bashing the edge but you are fucking ridiculous. I don't need to be Rembrandt to say dogs playing poker is not on the same level as the mona lisa, I do not have to be stanley kubrick to tell you that transformers is a shit film, and I don't need to be Leo Tolstoy to say that twilight is literary vomit.
Likewise your charecterisation of anyone that dislikes the edge as an "Yngwie fanboy" is bullshit. If it matters to you, I play blues, which is musically demanding.
@fragman08 And YET, people throw down their hard earned money on the junk you listed. You may know a teeny bit about blues, but you don't know anything about what gives something artistic value and meaningful entertainment to anyone. All you're saying is that it doesn't have artistic value and meaning to YOU.
@fragman08, the whole idea of music is it's supposed to be emotional not "demanding" , blues is not supposed to be demanding, it's about expression and feeling, i play blues as well but i don't think of it like you do. I also love Edge's work; he's like a painter using sound instead of paint and what he paints are things of beauty. Bottom line: the parts may be simple but you have to have the creativity to come up wth them in the first place.
@Gary1497 How could you possibly know what I think about blues? I don't think I have ever endorsed technical prowess over soulful playing. My sole complaint was that the other guy said to criticize something, you need to achieve an equal level of commercial success otherwise you criticism has no validity, which is a moronic position to take. I have nothing against the edge.
@fragman08, You told me that's why. "Blues is demanding" remember? What you are trying to infer is that someone with technical ability is a better musician than someone like Edge. Well i've got news for you; it's not so. It takes more artistry and creativity to do what Edge does; create something incredible from virtually nothing, than it does to play ten zillion notes at the speed of light that mean zilch to the ordinary listener.
@Gary1497 musically demanding, not technically so. You have to be creative to make something sound unique when using a common chord progression over a century old.
@Killtrox92 , Yes i know what blues is. Blues is Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Blind Blake, Son House, Rev Gary Davis and BB King, Freddie King, Albert King. etc etc. I never brought up blues on this thread, it was fragman08 who mentioned he plays blues. Blues is nothing to do with The Edge. Anyway Edge is a better artist than most blues guitarists as he has a totally original sound and vision, unlike the cliche we hear from most blues players.
@jspartacus, well said mate, these idiots who criticise Edge don't have a clue about what a real artist is. The ability to create something incredible out of nothing using just a couple of notes or chords. The Edge says more than a million of these metal morons with their super fast playing where not a note they play is actually felt in the heart.
@jspartacus Don't waste your time agruing with these narrow-minded low lives. They obviously aren't bright enough to realize that their agrument is invalid.
@lawrence096 Actually, someone who can master such technology can be looked upon as an artist of that technology. So saying, "what you're hearing is the sound of technology not an artist", is actually incorrect. He just figures ways of making that technology sound good. Something that a lot of people have yet to master. So yes, he is an artist. Matt from Muse is another person who uses a lot of effects. Although his riffs are more complex, they're not the same without "technology".
@sirpaisley It's funny how little you know. "The Edge" can't actually play well at all, and hides that by covering his guitar's sound in technology.
I can understand someone just not being into Led Zeppelin, but if you honestly think that they are unoriginal, insincere, or anything less than top caliber musicians with songs like The Rain Song, Achilles' Last Stand, or Going to California (to name a few), then your musical opinion really just doesn't fucking matter. David Evans is a scrub.
This is from a video with Jimmy Paige, Jack White, and Edge. Which utilize 3 different styles to produce their craft. Edge used this seen to point out how much of what he does has more to do with effects than his guitar playing. I found the whole documentary interesting.
It says a lot about him that he demonstrates probably his most basic guitar part ever. If you want to see the real Edgy magic, try searching Bullet The Blue Sky Zoo TV Sydney.
he only play guitar heroe lol
elchistosoII 1 day ago
I think he's brave as hell to give it away like that. He plays the guitar pretty well, he plays effects like a genius.
MrUltraworld 1 day ago
haha! At least he's humble enough to come out and say it's just a simple little riff and that the processors do the rest. Still, what a killer riff on "Mysterious Ways." That is just bitchin' cool.
bareknuckles2u 2 days ago
I love how people try to convince everybody how The Edge sucks on guitar.Maybe he does suck. Maybe not. But the point stays. He is responsible for riffs like Where The Streets.., Pride, Sunday Bloody Sunday, I Will Follow, Electric Co., Unti The End.., Even Better.., The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Ultraviolet, Beautiful Day, Elevation, Vertigo, Get On Your Boots, I Still Haven't Found.., With or Without You, Bullet The Blue Sky, Bad, and so on.Will you ever achieve at least half of that?I doubt that.
SirJackRyan 2 days ago
@SirJackRyan I don't think he sucks, I think he's very clever actually. I would never hear that sound in my head & then build up the effects to accommodate it. I'm impressed that he's showing what he's playing & how he has his effects set up to get the sound he's after. He's a down to earth guy.
MrUltraworld 1 day ago
@ThetheJimmyJazzz wow who are you? Vent an opinion on the video or just shut up, slave.
lordvespatron 3 days ago
look up "soon" by my bloody valentine. it's from the album loveless from '91.
enronhubbard777 3 days ago
also, he totally ripped that off of my bloody valentine (another irish band from roughly 88 to 92, we'll say) anyhow. my bloody valentine was writing better, more visceral, more artistic parts than this a healthy 15 years beofre this piece of shit song was put out. DO NOT call this man an artist for playing TWO NOTES. also, don't assume that he developed that sound. it was done YEARS ago. i'd bet he didn't even figure out how to get that sound on his pedal without help.
enronhubbard777 3 days ago
With or without FX
VideoBlogify 3 days ago
edge is sush a doushebag, i mean, its great how he uses ambiance and stuff, but most 12 year olds can outplay him
philipthedude 4 days ago
its a shit riff anyway with/without the effects.
with or wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiithout yooooooooooooou
astroboirap 1 week ago
for those who think that The Edge can not play without the effects, look, this is he without the effects /watch?v=fQRyeFwXP5g
vitoriaU2 1 week ago
you can get this sound from boss gt8 in 2 minutes
2009korte 1 week ago
awesome.
Universebr 1 week ago
ladies and gentlemen the ringo starr of guitar playing
homefry62 1 week ago 2
まいうー
nozanozanozanoza 1 week ago
@ironforehead ahem.. Back in Elvis' days you had to record in the right reflecting room to have thatreverb on your voice as for instance featured on Heartbreak Hotel.
lordvespatron 1 week ago
@ironforehead ahem.. Back in Elvis' days you hd to
lordvespatron 1 week ago
i respect a guitarist with no effects who actually plays their instrument a lot more than i respect the edge
vandersloppy21 1 week ago
ok people lets hear you opinions on his playing ability...
DelBoyoElMundo 1 week ago
wow, what a tweak! should be named the greatest guitarist of all the time!
Samyaza69 1 week ago
(i cant get no) satisfaction's riff played without fuzz wouldnt mean anything, right?
Elvis' voice without the right room wouldnt have meant anything right?
Effects have always been there.
lordvespatron 1 week ago
@lordvespatron aye effects will always be there, but you need to have the talent behind that, just simply playing 2 cords does not qualify you as a good guitarist. an what has a room got to do with elvis's voice? where you are does not effect how well you sound
ironforehead 1 week ago
@lordvespatron wow your dumb
ThetheJimmyJazzz 3 days ago
bahahhahahaha
KalbasaIvanovna 1 week ago
The fact that he's quite upfront about how bollocks easy the actual riff is is quite disarming. I find it increasingly difficult to hate the Edge.
theoriginalsuzycat 2 weeks ago
Celtic Bollocks.
itsthearistocrat 2 weeks ago
He's no bill bailey!
miheadhurts 2 weeks ago
Edge is more of a sound architect. it's not how he plays the notes it's what he does with them. much to appreciate about that. he's very up front about this in the movie "It Might Get Loud".
curanderos 2 weeks ago
Is this the most hard thing to play...no. Not at all. But does it sound good and fit perfectly with the song? Yes, and to be honest, that's all that really matters. It's about the music, the energy, the emotion. Why the fuck was punk such a break through? Was it because of it's power chords? Fuck no, it was because of the emotion and energy it brought to the table. As long as the sound and energy of the music can deliver, who gives a fuck how hard it is to play.
Oogtra 2 weeks ago
Grow up you bunch of fucking ball bags. Who fucking cares. The riff sounds great on the record and arguing here about it will achieve NOTHING.
spursblood1 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus Dude you think you can prove your arguments worth by using childish insults and saying 'bring it on'? Fair play your trying to defend a favourite band but your losing your rag because you have nothing to argue back with. Like DoubleDz2k11 said - you used the fucking sales tag? Oh and as for why are these songs are around decades later? It was only a few decades ago music like this came into being. They were the first - read some fucking history and psychology.
Angrybastrd 2 weeks ago
''Never trust a man, whos name, is named after an edge'' - Noel Gallagher
arcticmonkeysseven 2 weeks ago 4
metronomy brought me here!
foalsjannis 2 weeks ago 71
@foalsjannis Me tOO!
martelaq 2 weeks ago
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foalsjannis 2 weeks ago
"Hey! cool new riff! *epic face*" hahahahaha x'D
ocapoeiristadiogo 2 weeks ago
This is from the movie "it might get loud." FYI... good video, check it out!
here2Bunknown 2 weeks ago
LOL thats great. He actually gets paid for that also!
killiney4444 3 weeks ago
He takes unique pieces of pedals and effects and puts them together to make his own music. Sonic Architect. Architects take simple materials, put them together with tools and get a finished product, a unique product.
hunter2979 3 weeks ago
i really like edge's sounds. he knows how to create and shape sound. he's very in tune w a different "tone" - sure, he may not be the greatest guitarist (everyone's a critic) but he's one hell of a musician.
johnnyalonso1 3 weeks ago
Music Snobism is the worst kind
RustlessPotato 4 weeks ago 4
youre all cunts but he is too
diduhear 4 weeks ago
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Edge is a fucking joke. He's not a musician. He's not talented. He can't play guitar. And I hope he gets cancer in his eyes and hands. And then raped.
awellam 4 weeks ago
He sounds like shit without his effects. But that doesn't matter. With effects he makes good music.
ZeppelinFloydRoses 1 month ago
if he would be able to be ANY technical i won't say a word. but sadly it's not the case, and yet there he is, being the rock legend. i love this crazy world!
MrXtamar999 1 month ago
somebody ought tell him he can't play.
MrXtamar999 1 month ago
@MrXtamar999 not a fan of u2 but the dude can play it is pretty obvious this is one clip of one riff he wrote. The edge is not all about pyrotechnic guitar playing he plays what is needed for the song. The people who do that are the best guitar players in my eyes
ryan25n 1 month ago
@ryan25n well i don't know, i have a different opinion on that, but then again, you have a point too. anyway, personally i just don't like the fact that he is being called a "legendary rock guitarist" and im pretty sure smoke on the water riff is as far as he gets. But he did not label himself a legend, so ok, he's a legend.
MrXtamar999 1 month ago
Favourite quote from the edge "If I could play only one note for a song, I would". Gotta love it, and you can't say it's not exciting music. Ppl love this stuff
ufoolme 1 month ago
there you have it, the thing that makes it sound remotley tolerable is the effects pedal, this proves the point u2 are utter shite
lawrence096 1 month ago
The first time I saw this, I was grooving to Zeppelin (as you can tell, it's the lead-in)... all of a sudden, this happens and I nearly piss my pants laughing... such a hillarious juxtaposition.
mussman717word 1 month ago
The beauty of his music it isn't overcomplicated and inspiring. Awesome guitarist. One of my favorites.
krazeraiderfan 1 month ago
i love edge i hate that bono gay fag
MrPapas1991 1 month ago
Yes, but youtube is the sounding board for anyone who doesn't realize how obviously bitterness is the day-glo orange shell-suit with LEDs of FAILURE. It comes from only one place.
The snide, arrogant uninspiring and unproductive can at least afford us beacons so we know where never to tread. (C) :-) available for co-writes.
Peteyuse 1 month ago
guys im sick of this. music is something that comes from your heart and represent your feeling i mean you wouldnt wanna listen to with or without you on a party when everybody else was just dancing to black eyed peas or lady gaga. thats what music is about, showing whats in you at the moment. and just to let you know u2 have all the grammys and stuff cause they did something different, new and unique and to let u know if if wasnt that amp, the achtung baby would never exist and u2 would be gone.
zlivalavida 1 month ago
@zlivalavida I don't think they give out Grammys for doing something different, for example, this year, Katy Perry is up for record of the year and best pop solo performance. Zeppelin never even managed to get a Grammy nomintaion.
ThatsSoInane 1 month ago
180 odd million albums sold, countless grammys, the biggest grossing world tour ever.
Proof that there is an ocean of people with money and no taste for good music.
onesong2001 1 month ago
I don't see what all the debate is about? He's very successful, and not very good at playing guitar. Viola
hairypineapplewoo 1 month ago
the grammys don't mean shit. neither does the rock n roll hall of fame.
davidjameskeenan 1 month ago
Aww, his little smile at 0:24. "It's a really cool riff, listen!" :3
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justincgs 1 month ago
what's the name of this song??
robbyzeppelin1997 1 month ago
@robbyzeppelin1997 Elovation.
MrOXSX 1 month ago
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love plays first :D
MrDzemolada 1 month ago
Newflash to people who think this is unusual: most pop-rock bands use power chords with heavy distortion, so they can hammer all the strings and you can't tell how off it sounds.
LeeCDylan 1 month ago
Love it!!! great video
javierf55 1 month ago
Who is a great guitarist or great musician for that matter...is it the person that is the moist gifted technically or the person that creates the best sound? I'll go with the latter.
StairwaytoRun 1 month ago 8
@StairwaytoRun Totally agree !! Edge can trasform a simple riff in a complex one just adding some effects!! I think I've never seen a guitarrist that could do that except him!!!
lucastakara8 1 month ago 14
Edge is a great musician, not a great guitarrist, a sonic architect says jimmy page.
alfonsioux 2 months ago 30
Noel Gallagher is a better guitarist than "edge"..........And Craig David wants his hat back.
The19763 2 months ago
@The19763 you sound like a fool...
Jimmmeeehhh 1 month ago
@Jimmmeeehhh i sound better than him anyway.
The19763 1 month ago
@The19763 Noel is maybe a better songwriter than edge, but he isnt a better guitarist.
Upeter2 1 month ago
He said it all.
MrUltraworld 2 months ago
hes a good artist, not greatly technically skilled but a good writer
TheOneGuitarded 2 months ago
Yes The Edge is all about effects and yes he plays the simplest of riffs, that is what makes him who he is. He has one of the most unique and instantly recognisable guitar sounds in the world. However, thats not to say he isn't a good guitarist, he is amazing, a pioneer.
MREAGLEPAUL 2 months ago 3
jaki wieśniak
devredroom 2 months ago
haha Great sense of humor
Drengi 2 months ago
ahahahahah!! this is my new riff!! :)
legionefelix 2 months ago
Regardless of his technical ability, the man is a musical genius as not only did he pioneer a great deal of the effects he uses, he also manages to use them to such great effect that he has a discography of work that only the very best can compete with. And U2 are amazing live.
Centhar 2 months ago 4
the edge is trash!!!
guitarkidshredman 2 months ago
Not all guitarists' are shredders like vaughn, Hendrix. or a lot of the metal guys. What counts (mostly) is the originality of the tune and uniqueness of your playing. I've heard a lot of the shredders and, while I admire the skill, the music is a total bore. Just a lot of fast notes with no soul. U2 has great overall music, Edge is just part of that.
mlukas 2 months ago
@mlukas Someone who calls Hendrix a "shredder" obviously has no idea what they're talking about
Olie23231 2 months ago
u2 are shit
ChrisMan42o 2 months ago
guys i got a new riff!!
xD
raw2is2jose 2 months ago
LOVE LOVE LOVE THE EDGE xxxxxxxxxxx
tevhann 2 months ago
totally agree with Samdgrover! it's simple if u don't like U2(the edge)...don't listen u2 and don't watch U2 videos,it's your right(4 sure the edge knows he's not Jimi Hendrix or Matthew Bellamy ,the best guitar player now, for me)....otherwise VAFFANCULO!
spikelive 3 months ago
Yes, and E=MC2 is just 5 characters on a keyboard...
videos4mydad 3 months ago
Bill Bailey wasn't far off the mark
TheGalwayFarmer 3 months ago
wah wah with overdrive up full and other subtles like chorus and echo
celticjack721 3 months ago
It dosent matterm hes STILL PLAYING IT!! I WOULDENT HAVE ANY I DEA HOW TO DO THAT, its still the sound he is making!
ianpu2fan1 3 months ago
At least he's honest :)
DeathInDublin 3 months ago
whats the pedal he's using to get that sound?
hondansx1000 4 months ago
@hondansx1000 I am pretty sure he used an Ibanez Tubescreamer, EH Big Muff, Sobbat DB-1 Drivebreaker, and a Rabb Fuzz for the wah sound
GuitarzMyThing 3 months ago
@GuitarzMyThing cheers
hondansx1000 3 months ago
@hondansx1000 :D
GuitarzMyThing 3 months ago
anyone who so called can play or is totally awesome at the guitar has never been in a band that wrote good songs and had alot of hits....music isn't about being awesome and very technical at playing an instrument....music is about inspiring people to new heights which edge does better than anyone i know that plays the guitar.
JasonsLawnCare1 4 months ago 41
@JasonsLawnCare1 Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix
chazzman1900 2 months ago
@chazzman1900 they were ok but they still didn't have as many hits as u2...i was referring more to guys like stevie ray vaughn, eric clapton, and phil kaegy...all great guitar players but very few hits.
JasonsLawnCare1 2 months ago
@JasonsLawnCare1 slash does inspire me
Mossy92guitar 1 month ago
@Mossy92guitar yeah he's a great guitarist
JasonsLawnCare1 1 month ago
@JasonsLawnCare1 It's not an entirely good thing that kids aspire to be able to play two notes and let technology mask their limitations. I would say that everyone isn't going to become a virtuoso, but that would incorrect. Enough dedication will do. Though there is nothing wrong with technology, it becomes problematic when guitarists are content with being sub par. Now simplicity isn't a bad thing either, but the Edge is a prime example of someone who is wrongfully venerated.
braindance3765 1 month ago
@braindance3765 the main reason for music is not to be the best that you can be. there's nothing wrong with continually getting better at your instrument. everyone should do that. i'm sure edge does do that too. music is about inspiring other people to greater heights. i think edge does that better than anyone.
JasonsLawnCare1 1 month ago
@braindance3765 While I would agree that the use of tech to mask poor quality is always sad, that can't be said as the case for the Edge. The Edge's use of tech has always been as simply another medium with which to express his ideas, like jack white using the special mic he attached to his guitar. If you want proof of his ability you just need to look
darthsage411 1 month ago 3
@JasonsLawnCare1 well said
messitenn 1 month ago
@JasonsLawnCare1
What?! Jimmy Page, John Frusciante, Eric Clapton, Jack White, Tom Morello, JIMI FUCKING HENDRIX... I agree with your general assertion -- being that emotion and phrasing trumps technical virtuosity -- but without some level of interesting thrills and trills, there are no chills. Just laughingstock excuses for riffs... perhaps my opinion is biased because I play guitar (not bragging), so it's easy to tell, even w/ fx, how mind-numbingly simple=boring this is, just funny to me
mussman717word 1 month ago
@mussman717word john frusciante...now that's an amazing guitarist...he is one guy that is really good and yet the bands songs are good too. everyone in that band is good. john, flea, chad, and anthony's singing fits the style of music. what they have is a rare thing in music for sure. tom morello uses alot of fx too but he is a great player as well. rage against the machine was a pretty good band but they never had alot of number one hits or anything.
JasonsLawnCare1 1 month ago
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mussman717word 1 month ago
@mussman717word i'm a musician myself. i play bass. sometimes being a musician is a bad thing because you know more about what goes into making music. i kindof miss the days when i was younger and didn't have a clue how music was made. i was able to enjoy music more because it sounded good without thinking of the technical side of things. any real musician will try to get back to this and forget about all the technical stuff that's not really that important.
JasonsLawnCare1 1 month ago
@JasonsLawnCare1
I couldn't agree more, bro.
mussman717word 1 month ago
@JasonsLawnCare1 What you're saying is that at some point, the obsession with the technical side of music dominated the expressive side, yet the expressive side is what really matters. It took a long time for me to outgrow that. Lots of people never get beyond that, they're always searching for greater intensity and extremism (louder, faster, etc.), but the real creative power lies in grasping contrast and context and making use of them.
jspartacus 1 month ago
@jspartacus exactly!!!
JasonsLawnCare1 1 month ago
@jspartacus expressive? XD, the dude's playing 2 chords with virtually no enthusiasm what your hearing is the sound of technology not an artist.
lawrence096 1 month ago
@lawrence096 It's artistry. You want to watch someone play. Everyone else wants to hear someone play. That's the difference. Go hang with the rest of the Yngwie fanboys. The rest of us real musicians know who you are: you're the ones that stand there watching other players, with your arms crossed, saying you could do it better. Until you can create a famous riff with just 2 chords that sells a million copies, any argument you make doesn't have a leg to stand on.
jspartacus 1 month ago 20
@jspartacus yeah its so true! if you make money- you are a musitian, if not well you suck!
MrXtamar999 1 month ago
@jspartacus if your judgement on a band is how many copys or records they sell?, then you clearly don't know shit. Justin Bieber sells a ton of records with 3 chords does that make him a great musician? your full of shit, you class this man as a genius? he calls himself 'edge'.
lawrence096 1 month ago
@lawrence096 Yet... you're trying to tell me that you're some brilliant person because you think you know what people like? Obviously YOU don't know a thing. The Edge sold millions of copies of "Elevation", made gazillions of dollars off it, and it's a classic, memorable riff. And yet it's just two chords. It's so simple, how come YOU didn't do it? It's ONLY 2 CHORDS, after all. Hey, master musician: do the same thing with just 1 chord. We're waiting...
jspartacus 1 month ago
@jspartacus where in my comment did i say i knew what people what people like or I'm a great musician? seriously where the fuck did you get that from? its not about how many fucking chords you use or how fast you can play, or how many fucking effects pedals you can afford, its about being able to play emotive music using just your fingers and metal pieces of wire
lawrence096 1 month ago
@lawrence096 "its about being able to play emotive music using just your fingers and metal pieces of wire." Wait, you mean the Edge doesn't play the guitar? I seriously thought I saw him holding a chord on the fret board and strumming the strings. Honestly, I generally am understanding of people's views, but you, you just don't like U2 and therefore are creating a biased opinion and grasping at straws. Obviously, he creates emotive music if they are still well known 30 years later.
nomardll769 1 month ago 3
@nomardll769 take note on the 'just' part of my comment, that implies just guitar amp and soul, no bullshit to manufactuer the sound, i don't like u2 because they're shit, it's a disgrace to so many great bands that they achieved more succsess then them.
lawrence096 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 Actually, now that you mention it, 'just' implies acoustic when it comes down to it. Also, by never using terms like 'in my opinion', you're making your biased opinion a fact. This however is a fact, U2 didn't achieve success by being the best at playing instruments, they achieved success by creating their own unique sound. Which is something a lot of bands fail to do.
nomardll769 4 weeks ago
@nomardll769 u2 achieved succsess through wearing 'cool clothes' giving themselves douchey names and doing egotistical, self-indulgent actions
lawrence096 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 Again, you're using your opinion as fact. If you talk to people, you'll learn that the end of the day, people don't care about names, clothes, or actions, they care about the sound. Oasis is a perfect example. Noel and Liam are douches. Does that discredit the fact they have a unique sound? No. People listen to them because they like their music. And that is why they have achieved success. People who gain success on the things you mentioned, don't last 30 years.
nomardll769 4 weeks ago
@nomardll769 what about Abba?!
lawrence096 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 What about them? Everyone that I know who likes them, likes them for their music. And that's VERY FEW people who know of them. Same thing with KISS.
My point here is this, if 30 years later your music is still this well known, it's because of your music. One could argue the Beatles only reached the success they have because of their hair. I honestly don't know one person who listens to their music for their hair.
nomardll769 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 Seriously, does someone have to explain music to you? I guess you think music is just bare wire and fingers. You somehow boil it all down to technical ability instead of expressiveness, and that's a typical immature teenage attitude. Music is about 2 things: articulation and sincerity: say what you mean, and mean what you say. If The Edge can do in 2 chords with effects, more power to him. It's not a crutch to him, it's a tool.
jspartacus 1 month ago 2
@jspartacus your such a fucking tool, you make ridiculous bullshit comments, you don't read what i say, no where did i say anything about technical ability, if anything i said the opposite. You're just upset because someone is explaining to you how shitty your favourite pop band is. Also since when did you become the music guru who decides what music is, articulation sincerity?!! fuck off you pretentious twat!
lawrence096 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 Seeing how nobody's agreeing with you, it just reinforces my point. You lose. Now go troll someplace else before your mommy takes your computer away again.
jspartacus 4 weeks ago
@jspartacus i lose? essentially you don't have the intelligence to conquer my point so you make a crappy joke about my mother taking my computer. Ofcourse no one will agree with me, its a fucking u2 video full of u2 fans. To be honest im done wasting my time, you don't read my comments you just chat shit and act like a 3 year old
lawrence096 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 Get a life. And learn what real music is. Oh, and grow up.
jspartacus 4 weeks ago
@jspartacus Are you fucking serious? grow up? me? you just made a childish comment about my mother taking away my computer and you're telling me to grow up? you know what you need to shut the fuck up. your a stupid cunt.
lawrence096 4 weeks ago
@lawrence096 Bring it on! We can keep this up as long as keep your yammering going, kiddo. What's the matter? Cranky? Diaper full again? Poor baby.
jspartacus 3 weeks ago
@jspartacus just shut the fuck up you idiot.
lawrence096 3 weeks ago 8
@lawrence096 Bring it! Come on! Is that all you've got?
jspartacus 3 weeks ago
@jspartacus .
lawrence096 3 weeks ago
@jspartacus I love the Edge and Yngwie .. and you just played the worst card in musical debate .. SALES. you can rant on how influentially outstanding a musician is, but when you start talking about going Platinum and all that shit, no1 wants to hear it, because at the end of the day, as much as we all hate to admit it, faggots like bieber are far more successful than any young talented musician can ever be.
so go shove your millions of copies up your ass. The Edge can write songs aswell as YM
DoubleDz2k11 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus Lady Gaga has sold a million cds too. Can these numbers be the index of the value?
20Divine20 2 weeks ago
@20Divine20 Value of what? Define the value. Monetarily, Lady Gaga blows virtually everyone away, so there is obviously a quantifiable, measurable value to what she does. Artistically, who really knows what she's worth? Who are you to judge the artistic value of what she does? Artistry means something different to everyone. It's one thing to assess the monetary value of something, but another thing entirely to try and put a value on artistry. If you can do it, more power to you.
jspartacus 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus Don't fudge, you know what I'm talking about.
20Divine20 2 weeks ago
@20Divine20 Apparently you can't articulate your definition of value well enough for anyone to understand what your point is.
jspartacus 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus I just don't want to start a pointless, filosophic argument.
20Divine20 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus Not bashing the edge but you are fucking ridiculous. I don't need to be Rembrandt to say dogs playing poker is not on the same level as the mona lisa, I do not have to be stanley kubrick to tell you that transformers is a shit film, and I don't need to be Leo Tolstoy to say that twilight is literary vomit.
Likewise your charecterisation of anyone that dislikes the edge as an "Yngwie fanboy" is bullshit. If it matters to you, I play blues, which is musically demanding.
fragman08 2 weeks ago
@fragman08 And YET, people throw down their hard earned money on the junk you listed. You may know a teeny bit about blues, but you don't know anything about what gives something artistic value and meaningful entertainment to anyone. All you're saying is that it doesn't have artistic value and meaning to YOU.
jspartacus 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus There are objective standards to which media can be judged. Would you say barbie girl is legitimate commentary on the human condition?
There's stuff I don't like that I consider to be good. For example, I wouldn't be found reading Lady Chatterly's Lover.
Popular appeal means jack shit other than the commercial viability of whatever it is.
I'd argue that the more popular something is, the more likely it has weakened its impact
in an atttempt to appeal to the LCD.
fragman08 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus You also make numerous fallacies.
No true scotsman fallacy ("us real musicians")
The fallacious argument that you have to have achieved an equal level of achievement to criticise something
Lumping all those that disagree into an imaginary faction of shred-heads
You're really rather disingenuous
fenderkid6 2 weeks ago
@fenderkid6 Yet you're not denying my conclusions. Pity.
jspartacus 2 weeks ago
@jspartacus what conclusions?
fenderkid6 1 week ago
@fragman08, the whole idea of music is it's supposed to be emotional not "demanding" , blues is not supposed to be demanding, it's about expression and feeling, i play blues as well but i don't think of it like you do. I also love Edge's work; he's like a painter using sound instead of paint and what he paints are things of beauty. Bottom line: the parts may be simple but you have to have the creativity to come up wth them in the first place.
Gary1497 1 week ago
@Gary1497 How could you possibly know what I think about blues? I don't think I have ever endorsed technical prowess over soulful playing. My sole complaint was that the other guy said to criticize something, you need to achieve an equal level of commercial success otherwise you criticism has no validity, which is a moronic position to take. I have nothing against the edge.
fragman08 1 week ago
@fragman08, You told me that's why. "Blues is demanding" remember? What you are trying to infer is that someone with technical ability is a better musician than someone like Edge. Well i've got news for you; it's not so. It takes more artistry and creativity to do what Edge does; create something incredible from virtually nothing, than it does to play ten zillion notes at the speed of light that mean zilch to the ordinary listener.
Gary1497 1 week ago
@Gary1497 musically demanding, not technically so. You have to be creative to make something sound unique when using a common chord progression over a century old.
fragman08 1 week ago
@fragman08, yes i agree with that.
Gary1497 1 week ago
@Gary1497 do you even know what Blues is? because it isn't playing "ten zillion notes", take BB King for example
Killtrox92 1 week ago
@Killtrox92 , Yes i know what blues is. Blues is Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Blind Blake, Son House, Rev Gary Davis and BB King, Freddie King, Albert King. etc etc. I never brought up blues on this thread, it was fragman08 who mentioned he plays blues. Blues is nothing to do with The Edge. Anyway Edge is a better artist than most blues guitarists as he has a totally original sound and vision, unlike the cliche we hear from most blues players.
Gary1497 1 week ago
@jspartacus, well said mate, these idiots who criticise Edge don't have a clue about what a real artist is. The ability to create something incredible out of nothing using just a couple of notes or chords. The Edge says more than a million of these metal morons with their super fast playing where not a note they play is actually felt in the heart.
Gary1497 1 week ago
@jspartacus Don't waste your time agruing with these narrow-minded low lives. They obviously aren't bright enough to realize that their agrument is invalid.
DMcCU2 4 days ago
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@lawrence096 Actually, someone who can master such technology can be looked upon as an artist of that technology. So saying, "what you're hearing is the sound of technology not an artist", is actually incorrect. He just figures ways of making that technology sound good. Something that a lot of people have yet to master. So yes, he is an artist. Matt from Muse is another person who uses a lot of effects. Although his riffs are more complex, they're not the same without "technology".
nomardll769 1 month ago
@sirpaisley It's funny how little you know. "The Edge" can't actually play well at all, and hides that by covering his guitar's sound in technology.
I can understand someone just not being into Led Zeppelin, but if you honestly think that they are unoriginal, insincere, or anything less than top caliber musicians with songs like The Rain Song, Achilles' Last Stand, or Going to California (to name a few), then your musical opinion really just doesn't fucking matter. David Evans is a scrub.
NitroTheRhino 4 months ago
This is from a video with Jimmy Paige, Jack White, and Edge. Which utilize 3 different styles to produce their craft. Edge used this seen to point out how much of what he does has more to do with effects than his guitar playing. I found the whole documentary interesting.
theflex99 5 months ago
I have to admire "The Edge" (guffaw...) for admitting that he's a total fraud.
Iskander0027 5 months ago
@Iskander0027 you're a total fucking idiot
wolfennyc 5 months ago 2
@wolfennyc Thanx, man!
Iskander0027 4 months ago
@Iskander0027 a fraud? he may not be the best guitarist but it works for the music....so who cares if he can't play like jimmy page?
united016 4 months ago
It says a lot about him that he demonstrates probably his most basic guitar part ever. If you want to see the real Edgy magic, try searching Bullet The Blue Sky Zoo TV Sydney.
KangoTV 5 months ago
0:16 trollface
aqweaqweaqweaqweaqwe 5 months ago
Not a U2 fan, but saw them at glastonbury this year and they were absolutely fantastic. I now understand why they are so massive.
aikighost 5 months ago 4