"New Year's Day" by U2 (Instrumental Cover - New Version)

The audio quality of my original attempt at performing this song was pretty terrible, to say the least. While this isn't perfect by any means, I definitely think it's an improvement. Based on the Elevation Tour version.
Instruments/Amp Modelling:
- Epiphone Les Paul
- Fender Mustang
- M-Audio Keystation
- Helix Stomp/Native
- York Audio IRs
VSTs/Effects:
- Superior Drummer 3
- Addictive Keys (Electric Grand)
- Eventide TimeFactor
- TC Electronic 2290 Native

[@douglasbell7395]

there should be millions of subscribers to your channel! For a u2 fanatic since '83, when Under A Blood Red Sky was released (I was 13 years old at the time) your channel is a gold mine of incredible u2/Steph awesomeness! Your playing is so fantastic! Thanks for doing what you do. I'm so glad the Edge blew your mind w/ Beautiful Day when you were in your teens. You're blowing my mind now! Keep it up!!

[@brandonchristopher1083]

this is a great cover of the performance on under a blood red sky. ever since I was a kid I loved under a blood red sky because of its apocalyptic sounds of hope. That's what it meant to me.

[@sanguedepescador9964]

AMAZINGGGGGGG

[@brunonogueira2512]

I am in awe of how you must have trained and dedicated yourself to play at this very high level! 👏👏❤️

[@Zerothnz]

This song is so beautiful, haunting and nostalgic. Amazing cover

[@sanguedepescador9964]

AMAZINGGGGGGG

[@robertoc.dominguez6856]

40 years ago, The Edge was a genius xD. Iconic song. Great performance. Congrats.

[@jaysworld3231]

Jesus christ!! Dude you rock. As a parent I would want my daughter to rock like you. Your folks must be proud. Damn that was badass

[@ПетрПетров-о9ь3ь]

She is a woman :)

[@rrrrrrtt1]

I watched this video dozens of times when the real MTV (now junkTV) came out in the 80s. Absolutely an incredible video and song.

[@TheAirwky]

Blows my mind every time I rewatch

[@johandecoster3684]

clavier,basse,guitare,cette fille est extraordinaire.une vraie artiste.waaw

[@PhilipCullen-of1lj]

So Brilliant, the tone , the feel , the notes You put a massive smile on my face today Was jumping about like I did back in 1984

[@pudster4115]

Agreed...they were a little departure from the masses of the new wave sound of the 80s and it was refreshing. Nobody sounded like the Cult.

[@kevincolon104]

Edge is the "Mad Scientist" just like you Steph, you are a "Mad Scientist" on these songs you play! Absolutely beautifully perfect!!

[@dswcnn]

This song is a great example of how Adam Clayton functions as more than the bassist in the U2. He is like the band’s rhythm guitarist and that allows the Edge to float above it all, playing all his unique riffs. Edge always talks about the War album as the one where he didn’t use much echo but it’s certainly all over this song. I love his playing but you almost have to be a mathematician to play like him, which is frustrating if you suck at math like I do. 😀

[@StephVanLinden]

Mathematician is right - especially during those sixteenth note harmonics in the second verse! It all falls apart if even one note is slightly out of place, as it’s so tightly locked in with the delay. And Edge plays it perfectly almost every single time.

[@scottptolomey3498]

He did use delay on NYD it’s a dotted 8th at 330 ms and heavy reverb he used a delay on the Yamaha CP70 as well at about 360 ms

[@robertoc.dominguez6856]

All the band are a great musician.

[@douglasbell7395]

Just magnificent! Thank you! Just waiting for my shift to end so I get home, grab my Les Paul and try to learn from your video. Saw the video of you playing with the band. What a thrill! I could not stop smiling and cheering for you! Amazing!!

[@jocimardominguez]

Best live version of New Year’s Day. From the Live at Red rocks. Thanks for awesome cover.

[@montytrucker]

Hair stood up on the back of my neck when I heard this Steph. What a solo. So powerful 👏 Excellent as always. Thank you 🎸

[@BrianGayAnglingImages]

Love this version Steph. I play bass myself and love this song. It’s great to see and hear your implementation of the subtle changes to Adam’s bass line. I’d love to see an in depth interview with him about how he creates his bass lines and how he has tweaked then over the years. I guess as he improved as a player he saw where he could enhance those classic lines that he laid down so many years ago and when so young. I’m a similar age to the U2 guys slightly younger but well remember them emerging on the scene. I enjoy your covers Steph and you are clearly a talented multi instrument musician. Another song that Adam’s line changed quite significantly is ‘Even Better Than The Real thing’. I don’t see too many covers of both versions. I know you did the earlier version and I’d love to see you do the updated version. All the best to you.

[@jimfletcher7650]

As someone who has listened to and followed U2 for 40 years, this is as good a cover as I've ever heard, and finished off with a great t -shirt 😉

[@davemcdave2169]

Just gets better. Found this 5 mins after the first video from 7 years ago! Su-perb!

[@DevilDogDen1775]

June 5th. 1983 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater... I WAS THERE !!!!

[@mattjohnson6916]

Fantastic!!! 'War' has long been my favorite U2 album.

[@youtube.youtube.01]

Very Creative!! Excellent work!! You have tremendous skill and talent!

[@Rockingoodman]

Wow. That tone. It's gotta feel really good to finish this cut sounding this awesome. Thank you

[@josephaverystudios52]

BEAUTIFUL!!! I, literally, started to cry. ❤

[@claustrofovico]

Amazing sound, great job My respect!

[@mikeedge616]

The One Girl Band !! Awesome cover, thank you for that, keep posting 😎

[@ironeagle6447]

Awesome lady you slay❤ Bono is smilling

[@pontomusic4060]

WOW! So fking good! I love the precision and the fantastic tone! You are the real deal.

[@Rometiklan]

Long time U2 fan. Your first New Year's Day version brought me here to see how much you've progressed. You killed it. Thanks for posting.

[@kevincolon104]

As always Steph, I bow to you, beautiful!!

[@gbh526]

In awe of your talents, Steph. Just incredible.

[@Johnny_Mor]

Well, that was just great. Excellent rhytm and feel on that goldtop. Very inspiring, thank you for putting this on YT!

[@leo1907]

Awesome performance...you made my day, I just wanted to listen to the music of this song!!

[@MrNimrob]

love this song

[@The-Carpenter]

Haunting, nostalgic, simply well done. Just loved it

[@toopy14]

WOW...JUST WOW! Incredible! The tone, the guitar playing (lead and bass) and your keyboard playing are absolutely perfect. You just get better and better. I love how you did all the little things that Edge does on the Slane version. Thanks for posting the videos, which are great to learn from. Picked up a few things from this video. If you're taking requests...Out of Control would be another great song from this tour! BTW...glad to see the finger healed!! 🙂

[@collinthompson858]

I love it! I want to do this someday...very inspirational and glad others love this music to this day as well!!

[@FedeInfinity]

Spectacular instrumental cover !

[@kellymulderino7156]

really incredible

[@soyboy2238]

Impressive performance. Lots of talent squeezed in 5 minutes.

[@r3stl3sseye]

This is FANTASTIC!!!!

[@IncendiaDivinus]

Oh ! The Envy , within me !!!! !!!!!

[@stephenfrancismoran6729]

I could listen to you for hours 😊😊

[@beatmacster]

your best yet. well done.

[@henridelhaye7844]

Superbe son, j’écoute en boucle,👍🎉💓💖❤️

[@michaelweinman9051]

OMG this is superb!! more please how ' bout Pride ? Edge sound is HUGE on it. A fan fave too. Cheers from big fans mtw and 99 in L.A.

[@longsnapper5381]

Excellent Steph! Thank you!!

[@Marcelo-qc4ye]

What a beautiful song! ❤

[@albertvandersel4371]

It's really fantastic. Great work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hooper212121]

Outstanding!! Simply Outstanding

[@2Je11ies]

Just watched this for the 35th time and you are truly amazing.

[@Candor49]

Good job, thanks for sharing your awesomeness ✌🏽

[@samikghosal1385]

This is just supremely awesome!

[@diegosoaresdesouzabrandao9161]

That´s amazing Job !!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up with this Talent !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yester30]

I mean.. tone & feel are absolutely correct, and mixing is perfect Wow. Why does this video only have less than 8k views, makes no sense.

[@mftepera]

Dammit I can’t stop watching this. Must be cranked to 11.

[@albertocosta7346]

I´m jealous of your talent

[@bpjr1899]

Amazing touch on the fretboard. That is a god given talent....Outstanding..

[@chaseme65]

Great job Steph! I remember you commenting on how easy The Edge made it look to go back and forth between keyboards and guitar parts…you were so good! I could almost imagine your cats doing the 80’s dance under a thunder cloud and rain at Red Rocks as you played. :)

[@BigSteni]

While this isn't perfect??? That's perfect!!!! Thanks for that. Please more.

[@imaginaryboy4390]

Nice! Your older post of New Year's Day was the video that originally led me to your channel and I still watch it occasionally. Keep up the great work 🙂

[@geetarbube]

So good! Cheers, from Maryland, US

[@UncleLesterCam]

Wow! So much talent and execution with it. Thanks for using your gift and sharing it with us.

[@inmemoryof3365]

I came here from the comments on your previous post video. You are amazing.

[@stevierah3192]

Amazing Steph! I found this a few days ago and have been playing it over and over again in my car, headphones, etc. It will never get old, it is one of my favorite U2 tunes and this cover is just awesome, you Rock and are very talented, keep doing what you do because you are making positive impact in people's lives!

[@paulocesardemoraes5514]

Fantastic vibe, man!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!

[@jakewildfong1722]

Awesome. Great tones sounds just like it

[@gila-musicanima3230]

thank you Stephanie for this superb interpretation, you have reached the exceptional.

[@tb7810]

Hi Steph, great Job 👍 This song has so much power!

[@brianmcginnis4359]

You are getting better and better. Amazing again

[@sparkeboosh]

Absolutely brilliant!! One of my favourite songs ever too!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HenriMichelSonPopRock]

J’adore ❤️💓💋💖💕👏👍

[@U2EdgeFan]

That was really impressive. Well done 👍😎

[@swedishchef4003]

That song NEEDS the symbiosis between the guitar and piano. And the best way to achieve that is when the guitarists plays the piano - at the same time - like The Edge did. Excellent cover!!

[@ericwilson4]

Really good work again, I really love this era stuff of theirs. It is guitar outside the box, cheers again thank you

[@dragonfirerocks]

WOW!!! This is definetely the most powerful Cover of a Song, I"ve ever heard❤❤❤ Thanks for sharing this Masterpiece with us😃💯👍

[@Plymouth-Interlocking]

even more nicely done

[@gavdobs]

Just wow. Excellent

[@bert1980]

Wow, i love it! Your first Video like New years day was hot & very good but this Video is great and near the original! ❤ Greatings from germany!🤗💪👍

[@onealspence8548]

Yea smashed that guitar solo.

[@vincentyerkess7230]

Awesome, lived that thanks. I'll listen to a bit more

[@777sicilia]

Oh what 7 years can do Steph! The first one is great, but this one is exceptional! Everything piece is played wonderfully but with a bit more skill and passion than the first one. What I like better in this one more than the other is the piano. That has always been what I’ve like from this song. It’s more prominent here and u can hear it better. Great job and keep it up! ✌🏻

[@rubenmezarina3955]

Just wanted to say that this was awesome!!! 👏👏👏👏 I enjoyed singing along with you!!

[@hansdiaz3570]

Great sound!! the nostalgic tone of the guitar is marked

[@dirtstyles]

This is awesome, great work man 👊

[@Stealth259]

I was just watching the New Year's Day (live from Dortmund 1984) version and it brought me here to your cover. Amazing job on those guitar/keyboard transitions . the timing of the slides with the delay is very impressive and catching those riffs coming off the keyboard on time with the right volume - very good work. Im surprised you dont play drums too.

[@di_ana776]

Wow! This is great! 👍🏼😎

[@jmos9506]

Please, bring us Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World cover 😍😍. I love all of your U2 works

[@frankscheer8622]

Fantastic 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@NYYankzz09]

absolute amazing , great job, super impressed !!

[@carlosbruno7833]

Beautiful ❤

[@marcionagel]

Grande!!!! Parabéns pelo talento

[@wavester46]

I can really hear the difference from the old version. Big thumbs up.

[@HenriMichelSonPopRock]

My favorite I love I love the beautiful little video editing

[@MrSteviepickles]

Bro this hit the feels inside me that guitar sounds like a bird flying great job!!!

[@MyTHIB]

Oh la la ! La classe ...

[@stevebean1543]

Beautifully done! One of my favorite guitar solos in that song. So unique, especially where Edge worked in the A-D-G figure on open strings that occurs at 3:50.

[@davestrain9529]

..one of the top 100 solos..ever! I remember in 1982..young kid. Tears my skin off still! Great Job Steph!!

[@fabricepiffre2573]

super Stef moi qui vous connaissais pas ,et fan de U2 depuis le début 'j ai 55 ans et ancien dj c est la première fois que j entends quelqu' un qui joue si bien pour se rapprocher de Edge Bravo

[@CourtWatchAu]

Great work Steph. I like your playing and your tones. On a gear issue I think you should get some right angle guitar cables for your guitar and bass :) I see you have some into your pedal, but on the instrument end it would make it easier to sit or move around

[@GuilhermeBattaglin]

Awesome as always!

[@brianhecimovich4488]

What a BANGER

[@robertveverka3856]

Love the tone !!! Great job