Comments on: How U2 saved us from the 80s https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Christopher Winter https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/#comment-977882 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:12:53 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=34516#comment-977882 Why, the Toto song “Africa,” of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/#comment-977818 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:34:49 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=34516#comment-977818 In reply to Christopher Winter.

Wut?

]]> By: Christopher Winter https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/#comment-977815 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:36:38 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=34516#comment-977815 Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with Guns N’ Roses, Queen, Metallica, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Journey, or Motorhead. Probably. Well, to be honest, I can’t name a single song any of them ever made.

I’d bet a little money on your being able to name a song by Toto, a band featured on Sunday Morning last week — or by The Doobie Brothers, featured this morning.

]]> By: Dean https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/#comment-977809 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:45:55 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=34516#comment-977809 Have you seen the documentary “It Might Get Loud”? The Edge, Jack White (a mean guitarist in his own right) and Jimmy Page swap stories and philosophy. One of the best scenes centers on Page answering a question about his ideas.

https://youtu.be/G7B767HYUqQ

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/#comment-977806 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 17:56:19 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=34516#comment-977806 In reply to Joe Laden.

Yeah, when I saw U2 live, it was pretty much The Edge live and then these other performers.

]]> By: Joe Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/07/03/how-u2-saved-us-from-the-80s/#comment-977798 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 15:25:13 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=34516#comment-977798 “The” Edge, revered by many guitar players:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Ba_ckTkdU
The nickname is commonly believed to be derived from the angular shape of Evans’ head.

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