The Edge - With Or Without You

[@1999C2996]

There isn't a song on this planet that I've listened to more... and it still can give me chills

[@Kalgt]

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[@ktwashere5637]

same. Have you seen this amazing guy from Singapore do it using one of those loop machines. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYvbamWwoJlqd5I

[@onkelmarvin8360]

Yeah I totally agree............It`s speaks directly to your heart and your soul........" An Absolute Beauty ".......

[@douglasmuir2617]

@@onkelmarvin8360 I'm 58 from Hammersmith west London and agree with you..and I've seen them loads especially in 1980 to1983..I new then that they were gonna be biggest band EVER!!!

[@onkelmarvin8360]

@@douglasmuir2617 Yeah.....they`re completely unique..........no other band like them.....

[@erincorbsx]

The outro of that song is one of the most beautiful sounds in music history.

[@zerotonic2659]

I am now 54 years old. And I have been consciously listening to music since I was 10 years old. I developed my taste in music when I was about 14. Since then, I have loved pop music on the one hand and classical music on the other, especially baroque music. (Techno trance too, but that's another story...) When I heard ‘With Or Without You’ by U2 for the first time in 1987, it was an awakening experience for me: Edge's ‘Infinite Guitar’ in this song was a sound of angels from heaven for me. Since then, I think that ‘With Or Without You’ is the best pop song in music history. And if I were forced to take one song with me on the much-cited desert island, it would be ‘With Or Without You’. Thank you U2 for this brilliant song.

[@Jff1-o2o]

Agree my friend

[@markseddon9615]

For me, this is the greatest song, by anyone, ever.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

I agree.

[@arlottonick]

This is what makes Edge one of the greats. He doesn’t need to play long guitar solos to be noticed. He can take simple melodies and turn them into gold. He’s unselfish. He’s the perfect fit for u2.

[@happypapi1903]

On the production side, Eno and Lanois are a perfect fit too. Lanois is a quietly assertive person and this understated musical genius to the point where the things he comes up with seem instinctive. His whole approach to record production is the studio isn't just a bunch of gear in a room, its an instrument in and of itself.

[@RobertJohnson-lb3qz]

Yes indeed. The un-rock star rock star!

[@conorsmith8551]

That being said the solo from the Fly is amazing

[@victorzevallos4771]

He is not only a great guitar player but most important, he is a great musician.

[@Johnny_Doe]

1:18 - Edge hitting those simple 7th fret D chord harmonics. But that tone….The small little rough scratches from the dimple side of his pick. Those small nuances make a huge difference.

[@JamesBryant4]

It’s only just occurred to me that it was the dimple side of the pick that he uses here. Geeeeez so simple but so effective.

[@19zach75]

The outro chords of "With or Without You" is timeless and draws a deep emotion of freedom and release.

[@BrenQ99]

Chords “are” timeless. U ignorant.

[@IOOvsI]

This is true beauty of guitar sound.. so clean and pure.

[@bigmaxy07]

Just hitting harmonics and playing with a couple of chords. It's beautiful really

[@aa64912]

Sometimes the simplest riffs are the best riffs. Sometimes it’s not about how much you can show off but how much you can show the heart of the song. Edge nailed it

[@eflows]

Music isn't about how fast he shreds. It's about the sound he makes.

[@idabagusgedepramanaadiputr8549]

@John Miller you talking about your self?

[@danielradhit]

@John Miller you trash.

[@clubpenguin13531]

@John Miller ur mom trash

[@altonquinn6440]

@John Miller let’s see u play guitar as good as him, go ahead make a video

[@Fritsfriedhof]

@@altonquinn6440 the dumbass doesn’t even play it

[@jamesheald7971]

the restraint, the holding back that he describes, is what makes that outro so beautiful. I love that sound.

[@slo74786]

Just so.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Along with tbe bass sections it is the best thing about that song!

[@doz3176]

His “restraint” stems from his inability to play beyond a first year guitar players level

[@thomasjensen3214]

@@doz3176 says the "professor"!!

[@Thirddegree26]

@@doz3176 I think he just likes to play with humility. You hardly ever hear a screaming rock god guitar solo from Edge, which (for me) makes him my personal favourite guitarist.

[@amaze2n]

I totally agree with you, I always crank up the volume when the song fades because I love what Edge does there. I wish this song would never end.

[@KilledInAsia]

its not about how hard the guitar is played.. its about how beautiful it sounds.

[@conorgross2216]

I get high listening to The Edge's layered sound. So surreal...

[@utkarshsoni7938]

This is one of the best guitar 🎸 tune that I’ve ever heard. Feels like: cold side of a pillow

[@logyscott]

It's very simple on guitar, but it's such an amazing lovely sound. That's what I love about the Edge, he takes something simple and turns it into sonic delight.

[@enshalla123]

The ending of this song is the best I've ever heard, I enjoy every note

[@nbt3663]

An artist talking about the joy in what he does. I'm glad he is one of the most successful guitar players out there. He deserves it. Such a good soul.

[@rt-uh6mt]

Every now and then I hear this song and every time I'm floored by how freaking good it is.

[@barbararafa472]

Dzięki grze The Egde'a piosenki U2 są takie wyjątkowe... Cudowne, nie ma drugiego takiego zespołu. Kocham U2❤❤❤

[@the_black_arts]

Say what you will about U2 or The Edge, but the outro of With or Without You is just one of those perfect moments in music; the kind that just speaks. It's gorgeous. Let us not forget how much of a hand Daniel Lanois had in crafting how this record sounds too. He used the studio and the band as his own 'instruments' to get the end result.

[@slavinki]

What I love about The Edge is he uses the guitar to speak in a language that discribes emotions more than words, and it's beautiful

[@stevewright6290]

With or Without You and One are the 2 best songs I have ever heard...

[@ukpropaganda]

The end vocals so tear-jerkingly powerful, the final guitar chords.....so melancholy....so beautiful.

[@Nevets1073]

There's a reason that The Edge was included in the Documentary "It might get loud" along with Jack White and Jimmy Page. He's an innovator. He did things that no one else was doing, and he made a statement with it. One of the most underrated guitarists in the 80's and 90's hands down. It's a shame that his impact on the industry is so late in being realized.

[@anexpertateverything4816]

Oh yes very underrated lol. For a reason

[@StratsRUs]

People have loved The Edge for absolutely ages.

[@Nevets1073]

@@StratsRUs Define "years". I think that may be true since 2000 or so, but when they started out and even into the 90's he was not seen so charitably.

[@sebromano]

clearly, one of the greatest. He created his own sound

[@uv77mc85]

Edge was highly rated in the 80s. People were saying he was the best guitarist in the world.

[@markdilisio936]

His infinite sustain is with help his invention. You can't pigeon hole his style from rhythm to lead from " Bullet" to " Gloria" "Night n Day" to " the Fly" .he's mercurial,innovative and just plain shreds it.22 grammes for over 4 decades of albums this is my generations Beatles.

[@1tonilos9]

The unique and distinctive guitar work of The Edge is always a pleasure

[@marlenesullivan3113]

He's Amazing

[@andreasbastenhasudungansin8909]

The Edge is a sound designer :)

[@KalleLagerlof]

A soundsmith!

[@alporan7423]

in the wors of jimmy page: A sound architect

[@mikelistman5263]

I've been playing for 50 years...the Edge has long been where we want to go.

[@Ultimagtr650]

I still get a tingle playing this live in front of a crowd.. Legendary song.

[@ziggylayneable]

I was a teenager when this album came out and it's still one of my favorite albums ever

[@onesojourner7514]

The Edge conveys so much dramatism and emotion on a simple chord, or a single note. That is virtuosity!

[@eggman1978]

So much sound and feel from such simple riffs. Very clever and very effective.

[@Froobyone]

I remember seeing this documentary so many years ago now and it was this bit that really stuck in my mind. The Edge just geeking out on the simplest but most satisfying little riff that couldn't be any other way. Nailed it first go. Unlike Where the Streets Have No Name that Eno nearly wiped. :)

[@Vinh1089]

Edge is so amazing that I’ve talked to many people who don’t like U2 but they admire and love Edge’s guitar playing. Hands down, he is one of the best in the world.

[@tumbamarch89]

This guitar part gives me allways chills. It fits so perfect to the song. One of the most emotional Parts in Pop history.

[@zenmoon3]

You can have the puffed up, exaggerated works by other so-called 'elite' guitarists. I'll take Edge's timeless beauty in simplicity, thanks. The guy's playing frequently moves me to tears.

[@rbhest71]

Dido!

[@markdorchester1148]

***** You have no clue and do not even know half of the solos he has played including blues solos. The Edge not much of a guitar player? You are a f'king moron. Are you friggin kidding me? He has done extremely technical and long solos in live concert shows. Zoo TV 1993 "Bullet the blue sky" solo is one of the examples. He chooses not to be like every other nobody guitarist because all of them damn sound the same. He has been ranked one of the greatest guitarist and won numerous awards because he can play like majority of the guitarists out there, but no one else can come up with the signature and unique sounds he comes up. He pioneered the looping that so many guitarists these days now cannot live without. He has always been clear he got bored with playing long drawn out solos that sound like every other guitarist early on in his career. He started to become an experimental guitarist and went the way of creating innovative ways to incorporate guitar into the landscape of the song and to better convey the emotions. He is not a guitarist for the sake of being guitarist. That is why all of the guitarists

[@TheMDorchester]

***** You are just a troll hater who has no f'king clue what he is talking about. Your ignorance and blind one-sided lack of U2's music anthology is simply mind blowing. He is regularly ranked in the top 30 greatest guitarists (once #14 by Los Angeles Times music magazine). He can play just about any other musician's solos , but the other guitarists can never come up with the signature, experimental tunes he does. What the f'ck are you even here? GTFO! Yes, a**hat I am sure The Edge uses pedals and effects when he does ACOUSTIC GUITAR SOLO that stretched 2 minutes and sometimes 2.5 minutes also has has pedals. He uses no pedals when he did the 2:30 guitar solo in Bullet the blue sky. You are a complete mor*n!

[@KLRGT500KR]

***** 100% you have no f'king clue what you are talking about. You came to this video only to talk sh*t. You are the joke of the day. I have seen The Edge do a lengthy impromptu acoustic guitar solo in live concert for "Staring at the sun". There are tons of songs where he plays rhythms and solos without any pedals. It is only for his experimental side where he uses pedals, wah-wah and effects.

[@CMTSUBR500]

KLRGT500KR Guys don't feed the dumb hater troll. He is a pathetic existence who probably lives in the basement of mother. My cousin is a guitarist who can play all of the Hendrix, Page solos and has been playing guitars for 6 years and he has huge respect for The Edge's creative genius as well as guitar playing abilities. The Edge has been playing guitars for over 45 years and these hater a**hats think they can play better. LOL

[@johnny5805]

The Edge is pure awesome distilled.

[@bhaijaan-lv3zs]

Wow, the simplicity is astounding...

[@StratsRUs]

Song

[@randyjames6991]

I've listened to a lot of music from the Stones to The Who to Led Zeppelin to Elvis to Queen and on and on, and this simple piece of music is the most moving in my life time. Like it was meant to be written, song from above, pure perfection.

[@ripthepink]

"you could have so easily just gone into a big solo thing..but theres something incredibly satisfying about the end of that tune" the edge doesnt need to be dramatic in playing its about quality not quantity. Has to be one of the best in my opinion. His sound is so unique.

[@Luckmus]

This man reinvented playing the guitar. Pure genius!

[@bluesun2662]

Love it...it may be simple...still melodic perfection. No one does it like Edge.

[@rglovesu2]

I love The Edge. He never fails to amaze.

[@MauricioLisboaPerez]

It's amazing how something so simple can be so beautiful. Love him, creative is more important than technik.

[@timothysanders431]

The Edge is the greatest, no one else has his sound .

[@gerryadiagusta2988]

so simple, but very beautiful and match perfectly with the song..what an awesome melody, it always rise my mood when I hear the guitar solo... :)

[@DerWonMusics]

+Gerryadi Agusta me too :D

[@Varillah]

+Gerryadi Agusta yup, anyone know where i can get this full documentary to buy or watch?

[@markiewatson]

+DarkFeatherz it's an episode of Classic Albums - The Joshua Tree, it was on BBC I think but it's often on sky arts and is available on dvd I think 👌

[@DerWonMusics]

DarkFeatherz You can find it all on youtube in parts :D

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Loved them since I can remember, my uncle who taught me to play the guitar was a roadie for them when they first started and now semi retired still helps out occasionally but lives in Dublin.

[@PK-vd3vo]

The brilliance is in the brevity, and simplicity. As the saying goes, "I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." This is what The Edge does so very well.

[@clevercrow8267]

Only musicians will understand why edge is up there along with the other greats. For non musicians, well yeh, they will never understand art. Its amazing how he can make a beautiful guitar piece with just a few notes.

[@webvideofan]

The strumming sounds like a lullaby to me, I love it. "WOWOY" is one of my favorite "Rock" songs.

[@raulchavarria7446]

Even EVH loved the Edge’s simplicity. I remember seeing an interview with Eddie and started playing “I Will Follow,” and he just loved that riff. He said, “There’s nothing better than that.”

[@originalfire1106]

Thats so cool... Where can i find that?

[@raulchavarria7446]

@@originalfire1106 If I remember right, I saw it in those VH1 countdowns of the greatest acts of the 80s.

[@originalfire1106]

@@raulchavarria7446 thanks man... EVH and The Edge are both inovators in guitar world in a diffrent ways.. 2 Legends..

[@JavierMartinez-vu2op]

The Edge is an underrated guitarist. He's really the most creative out of all the guitarist i know. I use guitar effects because The Edge was my inspiration to pickup the guitar. The delay, the Herdim pick scratching the strings. That's music! U2 is a great band

[@kevinanimalcasinokevcasino8172]

Many great guitarists honor the genius of the holding back on the outro.

[@fromchomleystreet]

People rarely mention how big a part syncopation plays in his signature sound. The thing that makes this part so effective is that it’s played on the off-beats - the “ands”, as the most important notes in his parts often are.

[@mauriciobrito69]

The magic occurs when the simplicity is just enough to say what 1000 words can’t. Thanks for sharing.

[@kalaitzis1972]

Well, the ringing guitar style of EDGE, in combination with other band members, is what makes U2 so special and timeless... this is EDGE and this is what we like to hear!

[@LeeCDylan]

Incredible song, gives me chills. You could call it a "simple" riff but it evokes a lot of emotion, and that's what good music does!

[@thiagoalves5931]

I have this on VHS ! What he says about this solo....so simple...and so deep at same time, actually...It was because of this scene that I started playing the guitar !

[@_koschwarz]

When simplicity means the most beautiful sounding. Genius.

[@Matt-jj5po]

The ending is sooo goood... I play this part on acoustic and it sounds cool... on electric guitar it sounds majestic

[@americanpitbull04]

The whole music is 🔥 but that part is more 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯

[@dannymiles6503]

It's massive, chiming, jangling, and my fave piece of his what he does in this song. Unbelievably still for me is that I met him once and had about a 15sec conversation around 1992. The sound here I believe was the results of Brian Eno producing the album and the way he can shape sounds. All times I've seen Eno mentioned to them, they say they were hugely admiring, just as I am, of Eno's own musical legacy.

[@dannymiles6503]

@Mike yes definitely a few different effects needed to create this guitar sound. Very beautiful results.

[@TheRealKenF]

The Edge is a prime example of what I call “playing appropriately”. Not flashy, but complementary.

[@tcatdat2820]

thats why i love U2's music because of its simplicity and they don't try to show off their individual talent over anybody else, they play as a band. love the cowboy hat too haha

[@nbt3663]

Sometimes the simplistic touches the heart so much easier than the bombastic. Besides, those that hate on Edge have never created anything on his level. Anyone can study what is written, but the smart and truly talented ones write their on books.

[@marcybegay4891]

I am surviving with your beautiful music during this Covid-19. I loss my Pappa. Your music keeps me going during this difficult time.

[@jacktheripoff1888]

When it comes to guitar, The Edge is mind over fingers. There is no other guitarist in the world like him.

[@Solo-gamer46]

My favourite bit of the song

[@zaydee07]

Oh... I was weeping while hearing the music... Very emotional, this is like a time machine tune that brought me back to 80's.

[@JediLivesMatter2]

There are certain iconic groups that one can easily recognise just by listening to a couple of riffs of their songs. Meanwhile establishing each band's identity, and propelling their bands to rock immortality. Eddie Van Halen, Billy Gibbons, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page just to name a few. And I believe The Edge could fit in with these legendary musicians also.

[@MegaTrainspotter]

This song will live for ever and ever....

[@leesaunders4113]

The outro is magical. Less is more.

[@webvideofan]

I could listen to this all day. 👍🏻

[@sniffableandirresistble]

His playing is hypnotic I think he's one of the greats especially the guitar on that song One

[@レッドベルニャ-ニャ]

he is the best guitarist in the world

[@bodhisattva99]

+T.I.N What is the guitar for in a band? He's a great guitarist.

[@bodhisattva99]

He isn't a shredder, so if you're using that standard then I can't say he is a great guitarist. That's not the way he uses the guitar, though, and it is just a tool. In a band, it can have many purposes. The way he uses it to create songs is pure genius. I don't see many other bands who have been so successful. He is a part of something bigger, and his role in that, for me, makes him a great guitarist. If you want? A great artist if not a great guitarist.

[@jonadegraaf7916]

+bodhisattva99 you're so right, alot of people say he isn't a good guitarist (he is). But without him u2 would be a totally different band. his guitar playing really makes u2 like no other band. he's unique and original. great guitar player and musician.

[@josephloureiro4535]

Agree

[@tamasmeszaros5226]

:)without him there is no U2

[@Allwaystravel22]

We’ll shine like stars in this summer night.❤️

[@JamesShore1990]

maybe others are faster, but he has this amazing style because he has a fantastic expression and a feeling for the music, just like john frusciante.

[@NickB-md1oy]

Glad you mentioned John, I was thinking I’ve writing practically the same comment. Crazy how thirteen years apart two people can find themselves on the same wavelength of thought.

[@Freesoul84]

Agreed but John can also shred when needed.

[@boaz63]

He is so creative even in the simple little things. For example - listen to the way his pick sounds on the strings. He uses a pick with grit on it designed for better grip, but then he turns it sideways so that the grit catches the string and you hear a little something extra in the texture of the note just from that one small thing. What an artist! 😎👍🙏

[@JT-hs9or]

This outro is considered the simplest yet the most beautiful. The edge is a pure genius, your argument is invalid.

[@timgaskell]

Amen. Couldn't have put it better myself. He is HUMBLE people.

[@ricardocedaro7316]

Absolute perfection. So simple, so perfect

[@I-Love-Taylor-Swift]

It's good to watch The Edge play like this - and explain "stuff" !!

[@oscarmike3028]

Very simple yet one of the best solos Ever!

[@ronsaunders1294]

The Edge gets such a unique fabulous guitar sound....RockinRon & The Inmates

[@Solo-gamer46]

My fav bit of the song is the fiff at the end, pure bliss to the ears.

[@EvMacDonald]

Bourke's a winner. And this song is a good omen.

[@Stratman389]

Edge - a hero of our times!

[@ukpropaganda]

The best record of the 1980s for sure.

[@MegaTrainspotter]

great to hear edge say it was his favourite guitar part....ours to edge ...ours to....i could listen to that ending for the rest of my life.....I think with or without you is the perfect record.......

[@feredge78]

As he said, it doesn' matter how hard or difficult is the final riff of a song, the most relevant is how is the final solo will stick in your head.

This simplicity just moves me to tears

[@boaz63]

Even that extra scratchiness of the pick against the strings is an Edge sound. He specifically uses a sandpapery pick to get that extra scratch in the sound. What a beautiful mad scientist... 🙏

[@PR-te2jy]

Anche quando stona e musica!!! Il chitarrista più bravo al mondo!!! x sempre!!!

[@elaine-li7wt]

He is ONly one able to make this sound, because it was a note from heaven, only for him to know

[@bonodelaloco]

This is not music, this is a spiritual state, another world,

[@vestro59]

Got a love the simplistic genius of this man

[@AntiRellik]

I always listen to this song, and once its ended i rewind to hear the outro, and again and again... I always wish It would never end

[@pablobello513]

Grande Edge... Gracias por el increíble sonido 👏👏👏