Edge's top ten guitar solos!

[salim117]

In the spirit of the up and coming,guitar driven, new U2 album and along with the top 5 riffs post, I decided to make a top 10 list of The Edges best guitar solos:
IMHO

10.Walk on(middle + ending)
9. One('01 tour/concert version)
8.Pride
7.Ground beneath her feet
6.Even Better than the Real Thing
5.Sunday bloody Sunday
4.Out of Control
3.Until the end of the World
2.All I Want...
1.The Fly

What's your top 10?

Salim

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

1. Bullet The Blue Sky (live)
2. The Fly
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday
4. The Electric Co.
5. Twilight
6. Until The End Of The World
7. Out Of Control
8. Acrobat
9. Even Better Than The Real Thing
10. Elevation (I see that last part as a solo)

Hopefully more kick ass solos are to come on the new album!

 

[MrBrau1]

I really like the solo he plays in live versions of Last Nite On Earth.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

I really like the solo he plays in live versions of Last Nite On Earth.

Yes, a good solo. Sometimes a minimalist approach is the best approach. Last Night On Earth is one of U2's songs the worked live the best imo.

 

[discothequeLP]

#1, Best Edge Solo Ever!: 11 O'CLOCK TICK TOCK!!
2) The Fly
3) UTEOTW
4) Bullet (Live)
5) Mysterious Ways (slide solo)
6) One Tree Hill (Lovetown)
7) Last Night on Earth (live)
8) With or Without You (R&H)
9) All I Want Is You
10) Sunday Bloody Sunday

 

[BigMacPhisto]

1. Bullet the Blue Sky (tons of great ones, I like the Zoo Tv video version the best)
2. The Fly
3. Until the End of the World
4. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (pure rock love)
5. Mysterious Ways
6. Sunday Bloody Sunday
7. EBTTRT
8. Walk On
9. One

Edge isn't Eddie Van Halen or anything....he makes amazing sounds with his guitar, but he isn't about the shredding and all, so there aren't too many tracks you can point too...

...however, this new album is a ROCK record. So I'm guessing it'll have a lot of that sort of thing.

 

[shaun vox]

i dont think edge can shreed on the guitar. he keeps it simple for him self so when they play live he does not have to worry about playing this or that ultra fast solo.
the fly.
utnotw.
btbs(live )
these are the only true guitar solos by edge!
i dont think there will be any guitar solos like(the fly or utnotw) on the new album. i think it will be more of a guitar riff album. like the new song ABOY.

i still dont know why edge never learned how to play the blues.
thats the best sound a guitar can make!(OR one of the best)

but if he wants to play rhythm guitar then its fine with me.

 

[OzAurora]

hmmmm I agree with what Big Mac said so I am going to point out my top ten Edge guitar sounds- they are songs that have very unique Edge sounding guitar riffs

HMTMKMKM
The three sunrises
Hawkmoon 269 (Lovetown)
AIWIY
In God's Country (best solo eva!!!!!!!!!)
EBTTRT
Pride
Rejoice
SBS
I will follow

 

[U2girl]

The Fly
Until the end of the world
EBTTRT
Acrobat
In God's country
All I want is you
Kite (less is more)
also live solos from New York
One
Bad

 

[radioskugga]

i would just like to comment on The Fly solo...

Its so good i have trouble describing the feelings it raises in me... it sounds pretentious but when i listen to it, it feels like my heart is being pierced by the very sound. Its thrusting and vigorous, and every tone is where it should be.

 

[Axver]

1. 11 O'clock Tick Tock
2. Bullet The Blue Sky (ZooTV)
3. The Fly
4. Twilight
5. New Year's Day
6. God Part II (live)
7. One Tree Hill (Lovetown)
8. Hawkmoon 269 (live)
9. The Cry/The Electric Co. (live)
10. Until The End Of The World

Ask me tomorrow, and that will be totally different besides 1-2 and the inclusion of Twilight somewhere. Right now, I'm on a real Lovetown trip ...

 

[zoopop]

I pretty much agree with everyone has written. One song that I thing Edge really captures the mood of the song with his solo is "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" I love that solo for some reason.

I think the "The Fly" is Edges best work. That solo is out of this universe.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

One song that I thing Edge really captures the mood of the song with his solo is "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" I love that solo for some reason.

Which solo is that?

 

[zoopop]

The break before Bono goes into:

Sunlight, sunlight fills my room...

Edge plays a good while. Its pretty straight foward but goes well with the song. Take a listen. He also played it during the live version in Las Vegas (Opening night). It was pretty raw live and that song was cut short later on in the tour.

Also, don't forget "Love Is Blindness" Live.

 

[bedouin fire]

1. acrobat
2. the fly
3. uteotw
4. love is blindness (live)
5. mysterious ways (live)
6. new year's day
7. with or without you
8. 11 o'clock tick tock
9. like a song
10. when i look at the world

 

[u2warlp]

1. lady with the spinning head
2. bullet the blue sky (live)
3. another time another place
4. new years day
5. things to make and do
6. treasure (whatever happened to pete the chop)
7. a day without me
8. ground beneath her feet
9. fire
10. dancing barefoot

 

[stagman]

Album:
1 The Fly 100
2 Bullet The Blue Sky 98
3 All I Want Is You 97.5
4 Another Time Another Place 97
5 Out Of Control 96.5
6 Twilight 96
7 Pride 94
8 Even Better Than The Real Thing 93
9 New Years Day 91
10 Acrobat 90

Live:
1 Bullet The Blue Sky 100
2 Love is Blindness 99.75
3 The Fly 99.5
4 Mysterious Ways 98.5
5 11 O'clock Tick Tock 98
6 With Or Without You 97.75
7 Last Night on Earth 97.5
8 Until The End Of The World 97.25
9 Out Of Control 97
10 One Tree Hill 96.75

Ahhh that felt good... making that list.....I should go and make a Cd for each list.

 

[liamcool]

1. Acrobat
2. Twilight
3. If You Wear That Velvet Dress
4. Touch
5. Like A Song
6. Wire
7. When I Look At The World
8. A Day Without Me
9. Rejoice
10. Silver And Gold

Yeah, I'm an early U2 fan. So what?

 

[Axver]

Yeah, I'm an early U2 fan. So what?

So what? So it means you have AWESOME taste.

 

[djerdap]

Love is Blindness live. Birmingham June 1st 1992. BEST EDGE SOLO EVER!!! It is three minutes long. Edge's best performance is on that track.
So, that was the ultimate first and the next nine are:

2. Bullet the Blue Sky(ZooTV versions)
3. The Fly
4. Acrobat
5. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
6. Mysterious Ways(live)
7. Dirty Day(live - Adelaide November 16th 1993)
8. Gone(live - Boston dvd)
9. Until the End of the World
10.Even Better Than the Real Thing

also, The Ground Beneath Her Feet. And Desire, version from Rotterdam January 10th 1990. And many, many more...

 

[mkdominatr]

Edge's Solos

Edge is my favorite guitarist, but honestly hes not an expert. i play guitar and edge does keep it simple but Its his orginal riffs that make him the star he is and thats awesome. he really only has 3 solos:

Bullet the Blues Sky Live
The Fly
UTEOTW


when he does solo he uses lots of delay to give a sound like hes hitting strings much quicker than he really is. like in the fly or last night on earth
but it does sound awesome

 

[mofo82]

djerdap,

i'd love to hear that version of Love is Blindness (Birmingham June 1st 1992) its my absolute favorite live edge guitar solo. i'm always playing the sydney video to listen to it. could you please send a zip file of that if you have it? id really appreciate it. thanks.

Kevart82@aol.com

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

I woulden't mind listen to a 3 minute solo too.

clarog@terra.com.br

 

[RademR]

Ya, Im surprised more people didnt mention the "Love is Blindness" (live) guitar solo. The one from ZooTV Sydney, for example. Its simply amazing what he does with his guitar in those two minutes!