Tell me about the edge, why does he wear the hat?

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>>72309317
We don't talk about the hat...

These fucking U2 memes I swear to god

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>>72309317
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ELpJqa4PaY

Why is the edge even his name

>>72309391
Watch out tho, he might cut ya

>>72309391
this. Any musician that uses a stage name is retarded.

>>72309425
>Sting
>retarded
kys my nigger

>>72309425
>Frank black is retarded
Off yourself

>>72309389
I've always felt like The Edge was so out of place in this movie. It should have been just Jack White and Jimmy Page jamming. Or if they would have brought in someone with actual talent from the 80's or 90's it would have been better.

>>72309317
>Captan B's Tenth Commandment.
Do you faggots know anything?

>>72309510
They should have made one with kevin shields and the edge

>>72309391
Because of his facial features.

>>72309510
Replace Jack White with David Gilmour.

>>72309317
>>72309391
>>72309510
>>72309544

>not knowing that his name is actually Thedge

>>72309510
It's actually Jack White who does't fit this company, trying to look like a tough guy not saying or playing anything coz he's just a talentless hack

>>72309604
>le funny meme podcast

They started the first wave of pro u2 meme bs

>>72309638
>trying to look like a tough guy not saying or playing anything
Ah so you didn't even watch the movie. Good to know.

I was in California and I happened to run into him at a local diner. He was sitting alone and it looked like he'd only just started eating, so I decided to just go up and say hi (if his friends were there I would have just let him be). Anyway, I walk up and say hello and tell him I know him from U2. Nothing. No reaction. Doesn't say a word. He just sits there, staring right through me. Staring intensely, but with no emotion whatsoever.

I begin to feel awkward, so I say "sorry to disturb you" and start to walk away but before I even get a chance to turn he just gets up suddenly and starts walking toward me, still making full eye contact. At first I thought he was going to try and barge into me or something, but at the last minute (like an inch away from me) he turns and heads toward the trash can. Then he starts dumping everything on his plate into it. One by one. Potatoes, carrots, everything. He picks up each bit of food up, holds it high above the can and drops it. Some of it (the steak) didn't even make it into the trash because he wasn't looking at what he was doing.

Finally his plate is empty and this is the part that really ****ing weirded me out. He looks around to check no one (but me) is looking, then slides the plate under his jacket and walks out.

I was just astounded, it was pretty surreal.

>>72309425
Can't take someone seriously if they call themselves Lil' Yachty or any name containing dollar signs etc

>>72309604
>knowing things about U2
Found the pleb

>>72309510
The edge is the only likable person in that movie. His backstory was the most interesting and made me give a shit about him. That's how i got into U2.

>>72309604
The nickname was inspired in the beginning by the sharp features of his face, but it also applied to his sharp mind and the way he always observed things from the edge.

>>72309698
That sounds more like Larry

>/tv/ spammed with Rick and Morty
>/mu/ spammed with U2
Is there some kind of reddit raid going on that I'm not aware of?

It's real simple. Dude is a rich, famous musician (read: "hack") that still can't come to terms with the fact that he is bald.
Pretty sad, really.

>>72309638
Really? Because there's some great Jack White moments in there like when he builds the guitar or teaches them how to play Seven Nation Army or when he plays Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground.

The Edge comes in with this huge guitar rig and all these effects pedals and it makes him seem like such a fucking hack. He literally gets them to play two fucking notes for a while as shown in that video.

Jimmy and Jack were fun to watch while the Edge was like, "LOOK AT ALL MY EFFECTS PEDALS AND LET ME TALK ABOUT HOW IRELAND WAS SO HORRIBLE WITH ALL THAT WAR".

>>72309774
>not liking u2
found the redditor

>>72309880
Reddit likes Rick and Morty
Reddit doesn't like U2
I'm not touching r/music with a 50 foot pole, but your free to go ask them there opinions on U2

>>72309924
>not liking u2 is reddit now
oy vey

>>72309934
Somehow I doubt this

>>72309880
>>72309955
reddit is know for hating u2

>>72309955
>not liking u2 is reddit now
it always has been

>>72309822
Yep, page and white were rich boys living in good countries.
Edge started in war torn ireland playing protest post-punk, fucking goat

>>72310121
i also like how he basically made his own sound. the only one similar was Paul Reynolds, but he never expanded past dotted eighth note delayed lead guitar

>>72309391
Because if Bono stands too close to him he'll fall off the stage

U2 is what everyone refers to the members that aren't Bono and the Edge.

Best Edge was 1990 Edge when he went down to the record shop and picked up "Isn't Anything" and KMDFM records

>>72309425
Yeah keeping your personal and work life separate is retarded. People do it so they can have privacy, think about your fav bands and wonder if they're really named what they say they are. Like "Deron Miller" from cKy or "Lauren mayberry" those are probably not their real names. Somtimes a last or first name is changed, but some create a whole name to go by. It's done for a reason.

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>>72309317
What does /mu/ think of Boner and the Hedge from (You)2?

>>72310224
Name a more iconic duo

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>>72310224
Tell me about Bono, why does he wear the shades?

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>>72310297
Tell me about Bono
Why does he where the stacked shoes?

>>72310224
You mean Bonobos and Thedge? Don't forget about Adam Claytwothousandpounds and Larry Mullen, Sr.'s Son

>>72310297
His eyes are messed up

>>72310291
Damn....

he had hair loss at a very young age I think

>>72309391
All of them have dumb nicknames, they were a bunch of friends. It's no dumber than Bono and Guggi

Without the combo of The Edge and Brian Eno, OK Computer would have never existed

Search in your heart you know it's true

>>72310213
I will say this though, when me and my brother were kids we did call chad ginsburg from cky through 411, just said his name, said he was in Philly and he actually aswered the phone..He wasn't too happy about it lol.

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Why did Bono have to kill himself lads?
F

>>72310442
I mean, yeah Radiohead were big U2 fans. This is common knowledge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtSibPnTPE (see 1:30)

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/08/20/the-searchers
>He was excited about playing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, in the foothills of the Rockies. “Basically, we’ve had a fantasy scenario of r-re-enacting U2 live at Red Rocks,” he said. “We watched the video a million times when we were kids and know every frame. ‘This song is not a rebel song!’ “

>>72310442
Not really. The Bends was their wannabe U2 album.

>>72310532
OK Computer definitely takes influence from Achtung Baby/Zooropa/Passengers though. If U2 hadn't successfully reinvented themselves and experimented with more electronic influences, I doubt Radiohead would have followed the same trajectory they did.

>>72310601
>I doubt Radiohead would have followed the same trajectory they did.
Except they were more influenced by Can and Warp Records stuff. So yeah, they probably would have with or without U2.

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>>72310668
>with or without U

>radiohead influenced by U2
hahahaha
on pablo honey maybe, but that's tentative at best

you know they probably despise those hacks

>>72310487
>Radiohead were big U2 fans
It didn't help them though, Radiohead music is completely York's music, it's all about his psycho issues, insecurities, mostly deppressive and dillusional, no fun.
Coldplay were big fans of U2(Homecoming) and a forgotten brilliant band Travis, thats why they became the new U2, as great as they are, while Radiohead is pretty undergroung band for outsiders, creeps, if you like.

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>>72310689

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>>72310702

You now remember that in 1983, The Edge of U2 collaborated with Jah Wobble of Public Image Ltd, Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay of Can, New York disco producer François Kevorkian, and composer Arthur Russell on the "Snake Charmer" LP. The title track would become a regular staple of influential New York City nightclub, the Paradise Garage.

Truly based.

>>72310720
>Radiohead music is completely York's music
>Johnny who's that?
>>72310702
>>72310738
#REKT

>>72310720
Forgot to mention norwegian band A-HA, they actually inspired Chris Martin to form his band.

>>72310748
So he's called the Edge because he's on the cutting edge of music?

>>72310702
>>72310738
BTFO

>>72310796
Yes. He was a big fan of Mission of Burma, This Heat, and Joy Division in the very late 70s, a champion of pre-Loveless My Bloody Valentine, and a fan of groups like KMFDM, The Young Gods, and Einstürzende Neubauten

>>72310901
wtf i love the edge now

>>72310923
The Edges is

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>>72309698
wwow edgy

>>72310702
Radiohead had one good record.

OK Computer is one of the top 20 records of the 1990's. But I think their other work is largely drab and forgettable aside from a few standout tracks.

They don't belong in the same book as U2 let alone the same page.

>>72311109
Come on man. U2 and Radiohead are both pretty good

>>72309389
Is it just me or is he playing an even SIMPLER version of I Will Follow? It actually sounds kind of neat on the record but here it sounds hilarious. Even worse when he's with those guys. Which is sad, because he is a great guitarist, but I guess he thought it was a good idea to play a gimped version of one his simplest early riffs.

>>72311443
No clue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUjvK916kOM

He's not a bad guitarist by any means. Certainly not the most technical, but he gets a great sound out of his instrument.

>>72309510
He's a great guitarist, but he's a post punk guitarist who, because U2 got so big, gets held to the same standards as a usual arena guitar hero like Page even though he's not actually about that at all. He should be alongside someone like Kevin Shields.

>>72310011
Everyone is known for hating U2 - I suppose that's why mu loves them now

>>72311479
Agreed, he's in my top ten. He just didn't belong with them in that movie, he's not really an arena guitarist even if he plays in them.

>>72311566
/mu/ loves them now because they did a song with Kendrick and it wasn't shit. I've always liked them though.

>>72311619
No, that's just what prompted discussion. No one likes or dislikes U2 on account of that feature, it just brought attention.

>>72311633
Specifically, it was the onslaught of Kendrick Lamar fans spamming "U2 is shit" threads last week

>>72311533
His use of effects pedals is unparalleled.

>>72309317
He's pretty good looking

>>72309317
He's a big guy

>>72309432
>Sting
>good
kek

>>72313220
4U

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>>72309389
LOOK AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD

>>72310748
Not posting the music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJSK1wXmn4g

Personnel:
>Jah Wobble - Bass, Vocals
>The Edge - Slide Guitar Solo (A1, B3); Lead Guitar plus Atmospherics (A2)
>Holger Czukay - Dictaphone (A1, B1, B3); French Horn (A1, A3), Grand Piano (A1)
>Jaki Leibezeit (Jaki Liebezeit) - Drums (A2, B1)
>Ben Mendelson (Ben Mandelson) - Guitar (B1)
>Marcella Allen - Lead Guitar (A2)
>Jim Walker - Drums (B2)
>François Kevorkian - Linn Drum Prog (A1, B3); AMS, EFX (B1)
>
>Invaders Of The Heart Band:
>>Ollie Marland - Keyboards
>>Animal - Lead Guitar (B2), Rhythm Guitar (A1, B3)
>>Neville Murray - Percussion

>>72309317
The only musician I've ever seen successfully pull off playing the guitar and the piano at exactly the same time (skip to 2:30):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXcjMMSjb4 [Embed]

>>72315462
damn

so people will say "nice hat" and he can say "thx u2"

>>72309604

>i haven't listened to a single u2 album but i listened to the whole podcast because analyze phish was so good

>>72317387
no probably not he is just being silly

>>72315462
That's pretty neat

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