Brian Eno talks about Moment Of Surrender

Brian Eno talks about U2's "Moment Of Surrender" from No Line On The Horizon

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[u2akrobata]

Epic song and best song from NLOTH (u2 masterpiece).

[24kbel]

I agree with Mr. Eno. This should have been the first single. It is the best song on the album. Maybe if they put out a stronger first single sales would have been stronger.

[deelightandbrite]

Maestro Eno

[argoninja2112]

I only disagree with Eno about MoS being the first single off of NLOTH. It should've been Magnificent.

[argoninja2112]

I agree that it's the best track on the album. It takes it time and has a lot of light and shade, and vulnerability. I'm not a follower of Radiohead, though I like The Bends, OK Computer, and Kid A...but listening to Eno's work makes me think that they could make a great album together. Have they already worked together? It could some special work.

[66themac]

I wish he was u2's manager! They should have listened to him. I think the album would have had a longer life and they could have released 'Songs of ascent' like they had planned.

[Anotherblackseason]

@24kbel I don't know, I don't think the majority of the songs are strong on the album and "Moment of Surrender" couldn't save it.

[CesarRdMRO]

Certanly a video worth watching. Amazing how a "funny loop" became this masterpiece... But well, we're talking about U2, so anything is possible hahahah

[SpeedKlz]

Brian Eno is completely right!! What an insightful interview. Moment of surrender SHOULD have been the very first single from NLOH.

It is arguably the best U2 song ever since "one" from Achtung Baby. Nothing else in the 90s or 2000s U2 did comes close to the greatness, passion, emotions and darkness of "Moment of surrender".

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

I love how he talks so passionately. I'm like that with making songs sometimes. I'm sat there with my guitar, find I've just playing something that sounded brilliant, all completely by accident, no intention whatsoever, and I spend the rest of the day trying to work out what on earth it was I did. It's the little accidents that make it all worth while.

[javiceres]

It's a pitty that the opening percusion gets a bit lost on the mix during the rest of the song and that Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh vocal lines have becomed previsible and overused, specially in this album.

[songcycle]

;he completely stepped up their game.  I'm not a U2 fan by any means, but I absolutely loved No Line. It seems to me that Eno was the absolute key ingredient, though, I must say. He works like an arranger almost. You just don't get that thick, layered but not over-produced sound that stretches for deserts without his influence for some reason. As a producer, the bit about being a different character and all his other tricks are just ingenious. It's sad that he's a dying breed.