![]() I certainly think the rock that we all grew up with as 16- and 17-year-olds, that rawness of those Patti Smith, Iggy Pop records… that kind of power is something we would love to connect back into. Speaking of upcoming music from U2, The Edge referred to Bono’s recent statements that their next effort will be a “noisy, uncompromising, unreasonable guitar album.” Agreeing, he said: “We are turning the amps on. The Edge earned his first production credit on a U2 album for Zooropa, appearing as a co-producer alongside Flood and Brian Eno. I think about it in terms of the flow of a river - if you’re not in the flow, you’re part of an oxbow lake. “You can do stuff that’s completely against the grain, but you still want to know where the grain is. “To not have any ear for what’s relevant within the culture is just being out of touch,” he said. The Edge is still in the group, who have conquered the world for nearly 30 years. But for as much clout as he has, he explained that he’s actually just taking cues from the trends he observes in new, upcoming artists. In 1978, the Edge became the guitarist and keyboardist of U2. If it was coming from anyone other than The Edge - whose sonic innovations helped design the modern guitar sound - the desire to lead this shift in popular culture might come off a bit presumptuous. “But in terms of popular culture, there’s been a drift away from the instrument, it would be fair to say.” “Don’t get me wrong - talking to people I know who work at Fender, they’re selling more guitars now than they’ve ever sold,” he said. U2 are one of the most famous and successful rock bands of all time, with a core lineup of U2, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton. Then, pulling out some receipts for his claim, he explained that the numbers seemingly back up his argument, even if the “guitar wave” hasn’t exactly arrived yet. “It’s such an incredibly expressive instrument… the few bands that are using it well, it’s still fresh,” he said. ![]() They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. The band had earnings of 38 million in 2020, 37 million in 2019, and 118 million in 2018. While the pop charts are being dominated by synths, samples, and computer-generated sounds, he feels the beloved six-string still has untapped potential. U2 grossed 1.67 billion in ticket sales from 1990 to 2016, second only to Rolling Stones, and were the only artist to surpass 1 billion in revenue during the 2010s decade. Speaking with MOJO, The Edge explained that he feels the “pendulum is going to start swinging in the other direction,” in regards to the popularity of guitars in modern music. The Edge had recently upgraded his erstwhile Memory Men in favour of the superior clarity. “I’d like to be the vanguard of this resurgence of guitars!” the 61-year-old Irish icon declared in a recent interview. U2 sound engineer Joe O’Herlihy recorded an Edge chord progression during a soundcheck on the War tour and the idea eventually became the seed for Pride (In The Name Of Love), the centrepiece of The Unforgettable Fire album and one of U2’s torch songs. The Edge thinks a guitar renaissance is coming, and he wants U2 to lead the charge. The Edge can with a single strum and inflection.
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