Zooman91
The Fly
Bullet the Blue Sky!!!
What's your favourite Edge guitar solo?
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Zoocifer
Acrobat
I'd have to say the slide solos in "even better than the real thing" and "mysterious ways". Also the chaotic solos at the end of "last night on earth" and "until the end of the world". Hmmmmm. Now that I think about it - U2 has some strange apocolyptic-esque tunes.
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" You love this town - even if that doesn't ring true. You've been all over, and it's been all over you " - Bono
" Don't you know there ain't no Devil, that's just God when he's drunk " - Tom Waits
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" You love this town - even if that doesn't ring true. You've been all over, and it's been all over you " - Bono
" Don't you know there ain't no Devil, that's just God when he's drunk " - Tom Waits
scatteroflight
Refugee
Hey hey...I forgot to mention that the solo for New York when performed live is jaw-dropping and absolutely one of Edge's best ever solos.
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Your sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars
Carved into stone on the face of earth
The moon is up and over One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes
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Your sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars
Carved into stone on the face of earth
The moon is up and over One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes
gherman
New Yorker
Acrobat-cuts through you like glass
MikeSt
War Child
The Electric Co. (live version)
but....
i like hearing Dallas Schoo's solo on the Fly as well!
but....
i like hearing Dallas Schoo's solo on the Fly as well!
Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
Bullet the Blue Sky is Edge being Page. Every version is fantastic.
Kite. Great solo. Leaves me having to start the song over because the solo is just too damn short!
Until the End of the World. Boston DVD. You never want this song to end!
Kite. Great solo. Leaves me having to start the song over because the solo is just too damn short!
Until the End of the World. Boston DVD. You never want this song to end!
Hawkmoon1021
Acrobat
The Fly
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Love Is Blindness
New Years Day
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LNOE live
Please live
Love Is Blindness
Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
I like "The Fly" solo on the album and on the Boston DVD best. I would have put in the recent "Bullet the Blue Sky" solo that he's been doing over the past decade as number 1 but b/c it is a little retro (still great) I have to place it 2nd. "The Fly" just sounds different then most guitar solos that I've heard in my life.
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
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Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
Also I love the slide that he does in "Even Better than the Real Thing"... actually that song might be 2nd best for me when I think about it.
When I think about it more...
The "Ground Beneath Her Feet" has a good guitar part at the end, but it needs the 2nd guitar to really work so I guess that can't count, huh?
I happen to like some of Edge's guitar "solos" on Rain covers. Don't remember how the orignal sounds and the Edge's playing is messy on bits, but hey they are still fun to listen to.
I also have a heart for the 2nd guitar on "The Sweetest Thing." The guitar part they added.
"With or Without You" at the end and with the "We'll shine like summer stars..." part. Its short, sweet, and simple.
Wow there are lot of memorable Edge guitar moments.
Hey speaking of great solos, Creed has some great solos.
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
When I think about it more...
The "Ground Beneath Her Feet" has a good guitar part at the end, but it needs the 2nd guitar to really work so I guess that can't count, huh?
I happen to like some of Edge's guitar "solos" on Rain covers. Don't remember how the orignal sounds and the Edge's playing is messy on bits, but hey they are still fun to listen to.
I also have a heart for the 2nd guitar on "The Sweetest Thing." The guitar part they added.
"With or Without You" at the end and with the "We'll shine like summer stars..." part. Its short, sweet, and simple.
Wow there are lot of memorable Edge guitar moments.
Hey speaking of great solos, Creed has some great solos.
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
Basstrap
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The Fly - simple but reminscient of the great guitar solos of David Gilmore. A minimilists approach at placing just the perfect notes over the song. It makes me shiver sometimes!
Love is Blindness - Fits the atmosphere of the song perfectly! I almost believe the guitar is weeping!
Also: Lady With The Spinning Head, Bullet the Blue Sky, the solo played over One Tree Hill at the Point Depot
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"Here it is, revenge to the tune;
your no good.
your no good, your no good, your no good
Can't you tell, it's well understood?"
Elliott Smith - Waltz#2
Love is Blindness - Fits the atmosphere of the song perfectly! I almost believe the guitar is weeping!
Also: Lady With The Spinning Head, Bullet the Blue Sky, the solo played over One Tree Hill at the Point Depot
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"Here it is, revenge to the tune;
your no good.
your no good, your no good, your no good
Can't you tell, it's well understood?"
Elliott Smith - Waltz#2
Don Vito Corleone
The Fly
The six letters you need: EBTTRT
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Take the money and run
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Take the money and run
RufusYoungblood
Mr. MacPhisto's Whiney Wench
No-one is interested in these types of questions.
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Hawkmoon1021
Acrobat
Deep In The Heart & Stateless are two of the more obscure favorites of mine. DITH is Edge out in the either, & Stateless is Edge reinventing the guitar yet again!
Your Blue Room has a nice subtle solo towards the end...
Your Blue Room has a nice subtle solo towards the end...
Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
Yeah I really like "Your Blue Room" and the guitar in it... I forgot about that one. I like it b/c it sounds different compared to other songs I've listened to.
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
[This message has been edited by Flying FuManchu (edited 02-20-2002).]
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
[This message has been edited by Flying FuManchu (edited 02-20-2002).]
Slapnutz
Refugee
Another obscure one: Street Mission. Edge's longest to date I believe
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'Closer than ever to everybody's wife'
Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
Did Edge really do that solo in "Street Mission?" I think its a fine solo but just doesn't sound like Edge nor does it seem plausible b/c Bono is a lousy guitarist at that time and the song has two guitars with going on. Also doesn't even remind me of Edge in terms of style though... Can someone confirm for sure?
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
SweetOnU2
the invisible woman
All I Want Is You, that my fav Edge guitar solo!! I just love the way he goes off at the end, I wuv it!
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Love will make you mine...
Creep up from behind...
Get you jumping out of your skin...
Angel, it's sink or swim.
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Love will make you mine...
Creep up from behind...
Get you jumping out of your skin...
Angel, it's sink or swim.
(??.?(?*?.? ?.?*?)?.??)
?.???. *Monica*.???.?
(?.??(?.??* *??.?)??.)
Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
No i think they are about the same... The Edge was never really soloist. The live version of New York, Walk On, When I Look at the World... these songs have relatively long solos...
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~ "You can't resist her. She's in your bones. She is your marrow and your ride home. You can't avoid her. She's in the air; in between molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide." ~ RC
Reggie Thee Dog
Blue Crack Addict
Without a doubt my favorite solo is Acrobat, followed closely by UTEOTW. I could listen to those two solos all day. Really.
Slow Motion
The Fly
Oh heck yeah!! It's all about Until the End of the World!!!!!!!! That song = pumps me up!!
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Q: What did U2 use for power instead of electricity to create their albums?
A: Up until Rattle & Hum, all of the U2 albums were recorded by harnessing the power of fermenting potatoes to symbolize um, the plight of Ireland.
Sifl: No way.
Olly: I know.
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PopTart Pamela
Acrobat
All I Want is You - simply breathtaking - builds up slowly and subtly throughout the song and then just lets it rip, my God I just love it !!
Pamela
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OK Edge, play the blues !
Pamela
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OK Edge, play the blues !
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