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  4. Still can't watch it, I don't have QuickTime. Dammit! Jeff, have you got the COMPLETE link available? 'Cause I think part of the problem with the one you posted is that it's abbreviated (and perhaps try posting it with the Invalid url 'http:// html jargon).'
  6. It's a streaming QT file. Worked fine but ended right in the middle of Edge's "Elevation" bit.
  7. Originally posted by Alex:[..]
    Yes, it was in the church. But it's a rented room, not an ancient church building. This is a pic from a service last year:

    [image]

    Alex


    Ahh, I see.

    At first I was picturing a bunch of guys rocking out, then a loud motorcycle come roaring into an old church building lol.
  8. At least the Edge isn't embarassed or anything about the fact that some of his riffs sound like crap without effects. It's good that he realizes that, and that he doesn't care. I sure don't, his riffs are fucking awesome and they deserve more respect from those twats who say "all edge is, is effects"
  9. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:At least the Edge isn't embarassed or anything about the fact that some of his riffs sound like crap without effects. It's good that he realizes that, and that he doesn't care. I sure don't, his riffs are fucking awesome and they deserve more respect from those twats who say "all edge is, is effects"


    Exactly. And who are these people comparing him to? Take away the effects, and he is still the most creative guitar player in the world. However, for me, the Edge is not a guitar player, he is a musician, a damn fine one. He sings, writes, plays the piano, and guitar. He's the most talented musician out there. Either that, or I've been living under a rock my entire life.

    Sorry if I offend anybody (if it is their taste), but I think that guitar without effects ultimately sounds boring.
  10. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    Exactly. And who are these people comparing him to? Take away the effects, and he is still the most creative guitar player in the world. However, for me, the Edge is not a guitar player, he is a musician, a damn fine one. He sings, writes, plays the piano, and guitar. He's the most talented musician out there. Either that, or I've been living under a rock my entire life.

    Sorry if I offend anybody (if it is their taste), but I think that guitar without effects ultimately sounds boring.


    I agree with everything you said except the ending. There's so much acoustic and electric stuff out there that is damn fine music as well. Listen to the Stairway to Heaven riff, check out Stanley Jordan's spider tapping, or some of Niel Young's acoustic stuff. I've only named a few other guitarists I admire, but there are plenty of songs out there without effects that are wicked. Even a lot of U2 songs don't use effects. (In A Little While, Party Girl, Stay (live), Angel of Harlem, and so on). Actually Angel might have something on it
  11. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

    I agree with everything you said except the ending. There's so much acoustic and electric stuff out there that is damn fine music as well. Listen to the Stairway to Heaven riff, check out Stanley Jordan's spider tapping, or some of Niel Young's acoustic stuff. I've only named a few other guitarists I admire, but there are plenty of songs out there without effects that are wicked. Even a lot of U2 songs don't use effects. (In A Little While, Party Girl, Stay (live), Angel of Harlem, and so on). Actually Angel might have something on it


    Stairway to Heaven actually doesn't excite me as much as it should (since I play guitar) lol. However, I can guarantee you, that if Edge had wrote it, I would probably love it. Don't ask me why, because I don't know why lol. I checked out the tapping, and it just sounds like somebody saying "Hey! Check out what I can do!" lol. I agree that there are songs without effects that sound amazing, such as the ones you mentioned. But for Stay, that is a song that just has to be sung. If it were instrumental, it would not be anywhere near as magical as it is. Party Girl is just a fun song, that the band probably put together in five minutes while Larry was in the restroom lol, and is meant to be performed that way. I don't have the mindset of a "guitar player", that might be my problem lol.

    I probably shouldn't have used "boring", but for me, it sounds kinda bland compared to a lot of U2 stuff.

    I don't mean to offend you at all, we just differ a bit in taste as far as guitar goes.
  12. Originally posted by U2Nick:[..]

    Stairway to Heaven actually doesn't excite me as much as it should (since I play guitar) lol. However, I can guarantee you, that if Edge had wrote it, I would probably love it. Don't ask me why, because I don't know why lol. I checked out the tapping, and it just sounds like somebody saying "Hey! Check out what I can do!" lol. I agree that there are songs without effects that sound amazing, such as the ones you mentioned. But for Stay, that is a song that just has to be sung. If it were instrumental, it would not be anywhere near as magical as it is. Party Girl is just a fun song, that the band probably put together in five minutes while Larry was in the restroom lol, and is meant to be performed that way. I don't have the mindset of a "guitar player", that might be my problem lol.

    I probably shouldn't have used "boring", but for me, it sounds kinda bland compared to a lot of U2 stuff.

    I don't mean to offend you at all, we just differ a bit in taste as far as guitar goes.


    No no you didn't offend me. I find that weird about Stairway though haha. As for the tapping, I think it's freakin awesome. But I don't see it like that. That's Jordan's style, it's not something he uses in a couple songs like Van Halen did with his tapping. Stanley Jordan pretty much only does Spider Tapping. Kinda like the Edge uses mostly effects. Each guitarist has a certain style or way of going about writing music. I do respect and admire Edge's the most, but that's not to say his guitar work is the only stuff out there. There's plenty of stuff out there that isn't bland my friend. You should check it out
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