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"Vertigo" originated from a demo that guitarist the Edge composed at his home in Malibu on a "very simple Pro-Tools rig". Playing along to drum loops that drummer Larry Mullen Jr. had recorded for him, the Edge created the guitar riff among others while "exploring rock 'n' roll guitar" and "what that means in the twenty-first century". [3]
The Edge plays electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, bass guitar (on "40" and "Race Against Time") and lap steel guitar. Detailed gear diagrams of the Edge's U2 guitar rig for the 1981 October Tour, [ 53 ] the 1983 War Tour , [ 54 ] and the 2009 U2 360° Tour [ 45 ] are well-documented.
Sunday Bloody Sunday" is the opening track and third single from U2's 1983 album, War. The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. [73] One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Songs of Surrender comprises re-recorded and reinterpreted versions of 40 songs from U2's back catalogue. [6] Recorded over a two-year period during lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic, [7] the album was largely the effort of guitarist the Edge and lead vocalist Bono, [8] with the Edge also serving as the record's curator and producer. [9]
Live performances of the song appear on the DVDs Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago and U2 360° at the Rose Bowl, the bonus disc of U218 Singles, and on the 2005 U2.com subscriber's release U2.COMmunication. [15] [52] [53] [54] The U2.COMmunication version is an audio rip of the performance from Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago. [54]
U2 Goes Sphere-ical: Behind the Band's Part in a Bet on a $2 Billion Dome That Could Change Live Music. U2 Shoots Video for New 'Atomic City' Single in Downtown Las Vegas, With Larry Mullen Jr ...
Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago (sometimes titled Vertigo '05: Live from Chicago) is a concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was filmed from 9–10 May 2005 at the United Center in Chicago , Illinois , during the band's Vertigo Tour .
During the shows, Bono performed U2 songs in stripped-down arrangements mirroring those from Songs of Surrender. [346] The record was released in March 2023. [ 347 ] It was the group's first number-one album in the UK since 2009, [ 348 ] but sales quickly tapered off; it charted in the UK for three weeks, and in the US for one week after ...