Best guitar pre-war

[cobl04]

Hey everyone! I don't know if anyone's noticed, but I haven't posted here in more than a fortnight because my computer went kaput. It has been killing me. But it's good to be back.

Quick question - what do you think is the Edge's best guitat work of any song pre-war? And try and give a reason, not just a name, so we can create some discussion!

For me it has to be Another Day - I live the intro and when it comes in after Bono sings "It's another day..." It's really uplifting and I really enjoy it. I have had a pretty crapp week, but that bit of work puts a smile on my face. I could listen to it for ages.

 

[Queen Bee]

I've missed you, COBL_04

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

wire.

 

[liamcool]

wire.

Did you read the topic title Khanada? PRE-WAR. I.E. before The Unforgettable Fire.

This is easy. A Day Without Me.

 

[Chizip]

all because of you

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

Did you read the topic title Khanada? PRE-WAR. I.E. before The Unforgettable Fire.

This is easy. A Day Without Me.

oh, sorry. i'll change my vote to your blue room then.

 

[Axver]

Ah, COBL_04, I wondered where you were!

My pick is absolutely 11 O'clock Tick Tock live. Besides the fact it's my conversion song (along with Bad and Gone), the double solos own just about everything and the entire song rocks incredibly. One of U2's very best!

And wow, Liam didn't say Treasure!

 

[liamcool]

And wow, Liam didn't say Treasure!

Treasure isn't Pre-War though.

oh, sorry. i'll change my vote to your blue room then.

Thank ye.

 

[Axver]

Treasure isn't Pre-War though.

1. It's guitar is.
2. The New Year's Day single was released before the War album, making Treasure Pre-War even at the time of its release.

 

[liamcool]

1. It's guitar is.
2. The New Year's Day single was released before the War album, making Treasure Pre-War even at the time of its release.

1. No it's not.
2. NYD is the single supporting War, and Treasure was recording during the War sessions.

 

[Palace_Hero]

I'll be one of the few in this thread to be serious and stay on topic.

Adaywithoutme.

 

[Axver]

1. No it's not.
2. NYD is the single supporting War, and Treasure was recording during the War sessions.

1. Pete The Chop? Much of the song is taken from it, I don't need to tell you that.
2. It was still released before War, making it Pre-War in that sense.

 

[liamcool]

1. Pete The Chop? Much of the song is taken from it, I don't need to tell you that.
2. It was still released before War, making it Pre-War in that sense.

1. The only guitar riff taken from Pete The Chop is the intro/main riff. Everything else is new.
2. In some territories it wasn't.

 

[Palace_Hero]

Get a room.

 

[Stefan]

There are so many to choose from. 11 o'clock Tick Tock is the best but if it has to be a studio-version I would say the transition from An Cat Dubh to Into The Heart. It's incredibly sad.

 

[liamcool]

Get a room.

We did that last night!

Anyway, back on topic, one of the great guitar lines Pre-War is Rejoice. It's just the simple, melodic riff and the metallic sounding ending (not as in heavy metal, but as in like heavy non-metal).

 

[Axver]

Liam, getting a room with yourself is just lame.

 

[timothius]

U2 didn't release any material pre-1945 did they?

 

[liamcool]

Liam, getting a room with yourself is just lame.

I WAS OUT OF TOWN!

U2 didn't release any material pre-1945 did they?

Yeah, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. That's what it sounds like, anyway.

 

[Aardvark747]

Street Mission

 

[Palace_Hero]

Anyway, back on topic, one of the great guitar lines Pre-War is Rejoice. It's just the simple, melodic riff and the metallic sounding ending (not as in heavy metal, but as in like heavy non-metal).

I agree whole heartedly, great guitar.

 

[ZeroDude]

Street Mission

Great solo

 

[Aardvark747]

Great solo

Great opinion!

 

[cobl04]

U2 didn't release any material pre-1945 did they?

*cough*

So no one likes the Another Day intro? Out of Control's opening guitar is pretty awesome too.

 

[Nisse]

An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart

 

[Queen Bee]

*cough*

So no one likes the Another Day intro? Out of Control's opening guitar is pretty awesome too.

May I see where you rank those tracks in your Top 100?

 

[cobl04]

May I see where you rank those tracks in your Top 100?

I want to do a top 100 I really do but I would need like an hour to compose it.

Another Day would be quite low, it's really just the guitar work that I love. Out of Control would be in the top 30.

 

[miss becky]

11 O'Clock Tick Tock. Love the solo.

 

[1stepcloser]

An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart

 

[Irishteen]

this is too hard i think The Fool, Street Mission, Out of control, another time another place, and the electric company