Song Exploder - Cedarwood Road

[dan_smee]

Has anyone here listened to this? I couldn't find a topic on it.

Song Exploder | U2

Interesting bits about the writing process, and early demo audio.

Why the fuck did they not keep the rawness of that demo??? It sounds incredible.


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[Registered Dude]

whoa... cool. thanks smee!

 

[dan_smee]

whoa... cool. thanks smee!

No worries mate.

Rishi has a great podcast, the eps on Death Cab, The National etc are great too


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[Registered Dude]

No worries mate.

Rishi has a great podcast, the eps on Death Cab, The National etc are great too


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Yeah I've heard some of this before, but had missed this episode.

The demo is cool. Love Larry's simple drum loop

 

[dan_smee]

Yeah I've heard some of this before, but had missed this episode.

The demo is cool. Love Larry's simple drum loop

Yep - the rawness of it is so appealing - I think this is the best example of what we all refer to as 'over-production'


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[kiwilad]

Thanks Dan, wonderful find. Agree with your musing too

 

[lazarus]

I feel like this is just going to piss me off about the non-Danger Mouse production choices.

 

[JamietheEdgefan]

Reminds me a bit of when they re-used the Glastonbury riff last year:

https://youtu.be/NT5eQo98iu4

I know it was mainly done as a laugh, and not a fair comparison, but the the riff sounded so... Muted when it appeared in volcano. That little clip above feels like a hint of what could be if the band embrace a rougher sound.

 

[dan_smee]

I feel like this is just going to piss me off about the non-Danger Mouse production choices.

The clip is from Edge's writing process, so it would be before he brought it to the band room for proper recording


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[david]

That was pretty cool.


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[An Cat Gav]

The host is very good, great voice. Nice to hear them talking freely, could listen to them for hours when they're not talking in sound bites.

 

[Maassie]

Wish they would something like this for every song, this gives the songs so much more meaning and really showcases their craftsmanship...

 

[brooklynmike]

Has anyone here listened to this? I couldn't find a topic on it.

Song Exploder | U2

Interesting bits about the writing process, and early demo audio.

Why the fuck did they not keep the rawness of that demo??? It sounds incredible.


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Thanks for posting this! Really good stuff. I love hearing the parts of the song separated out like that. I get an even better appreciation of the song as a whole because a lot of the elements get mashed together in the final product. Production, I guess?

 

[Flying FuManchu]

Bono's riff ruined the song!


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