You Too: Which band member is musically the most talented?

Originally posted by carlibengarli:I think you're all forgetting who actually wrote the songs you all love so passionately...

If anything, that unarguably proves Bono's superior musical talent.

Congratulations The Edge on writing Gone! -

Originally posted by carlibengarli:I think you're all forgetting who actually wrote the songs you all love so passionately...

If anything, that unarguably proves Bono's superior musical talent.

Congratulations The Edge on writing Gone! -

Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

i dont think any U2 song can go down to simply Bono writing the songs. It's without doubt, an obvious collaborative process, I mean it has been said that Larry will sometimes suggest guitar parts etc

Originally posted by carlibengarli:[..]

Granted, and I do not doubt the other members' musical talent as well. Nevertheless, it is in fact Bono who actually comes up with the music of the entire band (or at a very least the concept of it), and in my point of view this makes Bono the most talented musician of the four, although he is "a hopeless guitar-player", as he put it himself.

So basically that's what I think, a good arguement to support it, and a special notice that the vote's on who's the most talented musician of the four, and not the only one ^^:

Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

I don't think Bono can be given credit for actually coming up with the music for the entire band. Not at all. I don't think Bono says, "Here's a song, write it", sure he throws around ideas, just like the rest of them do, but I don't think that Bono actually brings a song for them to play. It's not Bono's band, they all equally contribute. But like the topic says, I think Edge is the most musically talented, in terms of diversity, expertise, etc

Originally posted by easports43:[..]

I completely agree. Bono has said that he hears melodies in his head, and explains them to the band, and then the four of them try to make it happen. Although Edge has come up with quite a few ideas of his own, if I remember right.

Originally posted by carlibengarli:Of course he can be given credit for it, why not? They wouldn't have released a single good song without Bono, while Bono easily could've gone solo and do fine.