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The Edge says U2 could have spared Bono “a certain amount of embarrassment” by writing in lower keys to suit his vocal range
By Jonathan Horsley published
“You can hear the strain in his voice,” says the guitarist, who says reworking 40 tracks for the Songs Of Surrender album taught him to “serve the song by serving the singer”
Watch Bono and the Edge perform reworked U2 classics using just an acoustic guitar and an Orange practice amp
By Jonathan Horsley published
U2 might have redefined the spectacle of a live rock show but the Edge and Bono were in their element playing stripped back acoustic tracks for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series
Fender and U2’s Adam Clayton unveil signature ACB 50 signature 50-watt all-tube bass combo
By Jonathan Horsley published
And the U2 bassist reveals the secret to his sound in the demo video – “It’s distortion, and midrange for me, with a little bit of top end just to kind of punch through”
“Of course Bono gets too much for me sometimes!” – The Edge explains why he's never quit U2
By Rob Laing published
But drummer Larry Mullen Jr will not be joining them for their 2023 Las Vegas residency
U2 will celebrate their seminal Achtung Baby album with a Las Vegas residency – but where are the UK and Ireland dates?
By Rob Laing published
The band are seemingly not trying to throw their arms around the world with this show
Bono says he wants U2 to release “a noisy, uncompromising, unreasonable guitar album” like AC/DC
By Jonathan Horsley published
And he wants Mutt Lange to produce it? “The approach. The discipline. The songwriting discipline. That’s what we want,” says the U2 frontman
Bono remembers U2's first rehearsal in Larry Mullen Jr's kitchen with 'weirdo' the Edge… and takes the blame for their iTunes album misstep
By Rob Laing published
"David Evans, whom no one had yet named the Edge, had the coolest aura of anybody"
U2's The Edge and Bono perform acoustic version of Sunday Bloody Sunday with new lyrics
By Rob Laing last updated
The performance marked the 50th anniversary of the Derry massacre in Northern Ireland
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