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Larry: Drums: Was he even in the studio? (ATYCLB and Bomb)
Larry: Drums: Was he even in the studio? (ATYCLB and Bomb)
Bono: Great voice obviously! (especially Achtung/ Zooropa, when he sings in that deep voice he sounds like he is God talking.) I was dissapointed with his voice on bomb because I felt it was a little too whiney, but on NLOTH its fantastic.
When did that voice go away? I listen to a lot of bootlegs from 1989-1992 like New Year's Eve Point Depot and Bono's voice is incredible and so powerful?
How long did that last and what happened?
well he still uses the low register sometimes, but his voice is definitely "lighter" and not as rich. I think the voice started to go away during the pop era. Probably due to smoking.
yea... the early 90s voice is gone and never coming back
Bono...well hes good as a lyricist.
I always knew that Bono was never really playing much on guitar...but what proof do we have that he really does not know how to play at all? In other words, where did all these jokes about Bono's guitar playing originate from? that said, he does seem like the kind of guy to hold a guitar that is not even plugged in just to look cool
There has to be a reason that when Bono plays guitar live the tech guys turn his sound so low that you can barely hear it.
You can on the following live tracks -
The Fly (Zoo TV & Vertigo)
Kite (Elevation)
Last Night On Earth (Popmart)
Gone (Popmart)
Stay (Zoo TV)
Dirty Day (Zoo TV)
With Or Without You (Rattle & Hum)
Staring at the Sun & Desire (Popmart)
I play guitar, and I can distinguish what Bono's playing from The Edge on those songs.
Please read my posts more carefully next time. I said you can BARELY hear him, not that you can't. I can hear him too because my ears, like yours, are trained to recognize guitar sounds. But for a non musician it won't be audible, they won't recognize it.
You can even hear him play on One (vertigo tour)
I feel that Bono hasn't consistently written eloquent, meaningful and poignant lyrics since POP. There are many moments on the new album where I find myself cringing after Bono sings, maybe more than on any other album.
The lyrics were part of what carried Pop, and made it such a returnable album, even years later. The lyrics are also why I haven't returned to 2/3rd of Bomb since 2006.
For all the discussion of innovation, experimentation and growth, this is one area where bono seems to not try anymore
Bono: Great voice obviously! (especially Achtung/ Zooropa, when he sings in that deep voice he sounds like he is God talking.)
"Sounds like he is God talking"? Has the ghost of Peterrrrrrrrrrrrr inhabited your soul?