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Topic started 16 years ago by argyle_g in General U2 talk. Since then 18 posts have been made by 11 users.

thechicken

16 years

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

U2 with a keyboard player or another guitar players... pointless when technology (sequencers) can do most of the 'extra' work - and have already done so for U2 for 24 years.

Guests are great... Bruce, Lanois, Shankar, Brandon from The Killers, Mary J. Blige... but as a rule? Not a good idea in my view.

Pointless, yes. But they do it. Somethings are sequencers, somethings are played by a person you don't see, this is a fact.
AAV711

16 years

I've been thinking about that. U2 has had no membership turnover. Bands like the Stones and Oasis that have had much turnover can easily add backing musicians. U2 are four men onstage, they've got that down to a science.
U2Nick

16 years

I wouldn't like them live if they hired extra people for an entire show // tour (the few times they had "help" on Original of the Spieces was just fine)
anstratdubh1979

16 years

Originally posted by thechicken[..]

Pointless, yes. But they do it. Somethings are sequencers, somethings are played by a person you don't see, this is a fact.

Yes, it is fact. And it is also fact that it's worked out great without extra people on stage for 24 years too.
thechicken

16 years

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Yes, it is fact. And it is also fact that it's worked out great without extra people on stage for 24 years too.

It would be really silly to have some other musician up there to play two notes on a keyboard on 5 songs of the set. Better keep him hidden. I agree.
digitize

16 years

I seem to remember hearing something about Paul McG playing the piano parts on Lemon during Zoomerang... does anyone know anything about that?

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