U2, All I Want Is You- A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2023
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After hearing U2 for the first time, I was eager to return and hear more of their music. This one did not disappoint! I especially enjoyed the mix of guitar and strings, along with Bono’s signature voice.
Here’s the link to the original song by U2:
• U2 - All I Want Is You...
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No question, or if it was, it would be: Why only questions? I'd answer myself: probably because you cannot keep up with the comments and want to sieve the potentially useful from the rest of the flow.
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If you read Bono’s book, Surrender, you’ll find that he wrote All I Want Is You from his wife, Ali’s, perspective. It’s not his desire, it’s her desire, and it is beautiful.
Wow. That's really interesting to learn. Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely correct. When Bono told his Da that he & Ali were expecting, his Da basically said that it was revenge, in joke I'm sure. But my interpretation was that Bono felt like his father was right and was concerned that he would rub off on his child in a bad way. Ali told him that she loved him when he was 4, 8 and when she met him at 13. She love all of him, she delighted in all of him. So the song is that Bono can give her everything, but none of it matters...which makes it even more beautiful. I cried the first time I read the passage and highlighted in the book. Their relationship is tribute.
I have seen so many interviews and read articles but not his book yet. I always understood Ali didn’t want their marriage and family to be shared with the world. He even said on one of the late shows many years ago when asked about his kids and wife, he spoke briefly of a few of his children then added if he says anything more, he will be divorced. In a joking but serious manner. To me he was respecting her wishes. So the line, “you say you want, your story to remain untold” is him saying it to her. Also, all the “riches in the night” sounds like her line to him if you know what I mean…lol. But I know Bono has stated just like many other artists is that after they write a song, sometimes years later it is interpreted differently by them even though they wrote it. Bono mentioned “Kite” was written by Bono for his father and the perspective was him singing it to him. Then he later felt it was his father saying those words to him because he wanted to hear them. Anyway just my take on everything I have read and seen in interviews etc. regardless they are the greatest band of all time.
Oh I think that may have been the feedback on edges guitar at the end not a piano note. Let me know your thoughts.
Thank u for that!
I thought the opposite...
Love Bless
Such an underrated masterpiece. Really brings out the Edge's guitar sound. I don't know why this wasn't appreciated more when it was released. I remember hearing this when I bought Rattle and Hum and happy there was original songs on the album. Great ending song to a great album.
The video was too understated for the age. One of the problems of the video culture. Everyone wanted party and good times, they come with a vague story of an acrobat and a dwarf.
I love the video, but it was just a downer at the time.
I think they were suffering a bit from overexposure by the time this came out after the Joshua Tree behemoth. This song is as good as anything on the JT.
I believe this to be U2’s masterpiece. Full stop.
I really like Achtung Baby, but I'm very curious what may have happened if U2 hadn't let the critics of Rattle & Hum shake them so badly. That album was full of great original songs. Granted they strayed quite a way from the more raw guitar / bass/ drum sounds of their first 3 albums, but I never thought that this was a bad thing. I would have loved to see them to continue to explore making music like this, or Angel of Harlem, where the accompaniment by outside musicians (and let's face it - better trained musicians) was a big part of the songs. Ah well.
U2 is an amazing band. Please do more videos with their songs! :)
During the song's close-out, with its changing instrumentation and playfulness, it was the first time I heard Amy uttering "So good ... so good...".
I think we're getting very close to Amy adding "lost in the sauce" to her rock nomenclature !
The Van Dyke Parks orchestra arrangement at the end of this song is monumental, genius, almost unrivaled.
U2 with or without has gotta to be the next U2 reaction because the sounds that the Edge creates is magnificent and the way the song builds up aswell
It is striking how you are able to 'translate' what is happening musically into carefully chosen words. It brought me to tears. Thank you.
The live version of this at Slane Castle in 2001, segueing into Where The Streets Have No Name, is absolutely incredible. Glen Campbell also does a really nice cover of it!
Yes that gives me goosebumps everytime at slane castle!
I gotta put in a word for Larry Mullen here. His percussion/drum work here is epic. It’s not intrusive yet propulsive and the pattern is not simple.
Yes I agree 100%
He recently said at the Vegas Sphere concerts which is amazing, that this song is a wedding song that a bride to be is saying to her husband to be. Check out U2 right now at the Vegas Sphere, it's amazing!!!!!
I saw them 12/15 and it was a great show within the sphere but I saw them before in 1992 in Tampa stadium doing Zoo TV tour and I still believe it was better. Being without LMJr and doing residency kind of blunts their amazing live concert style.
This song , like many U2 songs, is rare quality .... It still gives me goose bumps ..... its timeless classic
What a great song by U2. I do not understand how it got to only #37 here in the states. It should of been in at least the top 10. One of my favorites and great reaction.
That shows someone who truly *feels* music. Beautiful reaction ❤
I remember when you had 500 subscribers. If you're good at something, people will find you. This is one of your best first listens, Amy. Such a beautiful song.
I fell in love with Bono's voice way back in 1980, and I'm still a huge fan. That voice along with Edge's soundscapes and Larry and Adam's heartbeat make them one of the best bands EVER. Legendary!
Oh! This is my favourite - along with “Love is blindness” - and you managed to pin down everything I love about it, from the 3-3-2, the soft voice, the screaming voice, the deep piano, the painful guitar to the swirling strings. Spot on! ❤
Also, it's hard to go wrong when Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno are producing your album. I rate this as my favorite U2 song.
I second that. A big part of the U2 sound comes from this producing duo and it's not surprising that all the best U2 albums are the ones produced by Eno/Lanois.
Eno and Lanois didn’t produce this album. It was Jimmy Iovine
@@joeyotti7652 I know, that's why I much prefer the previous one (JT) or the following album (AB).
@@BorisCampan Totally agree. Best U2 albums are The Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby. There early LPs are good but the lack the atomosphere Eno and Lanois bring.
@@joeyotti7652 oh yeah this was rattle & hum. Good point.
This is probably my favourite U2 song, and I know their whole catalogue very well. I've always felt like this song is an true epic - all time classic and just never could discount it as one of if not, the best U2 song for me. Why more people (u2 fans) dont rate it as highly as I do always surprised me a little. I just think is so powerful and beautiful in so many ways. And its not packaged up neatly for commercial use like many of their other popular songs which is what I like about it. Its allowed to take its time and build, and have quiet moments. So nice.
At the time, Bono was surprised that the song wasn't more successful.
Bono has great range in his voice... his diction is so clear... one of the best singers of our time!.... one of the best bands... ever!!
The strings were arranged by Van Dyke Parks. A legend.
Man... that had to be a rough name in middle school.
Imo one of U2's most underrated songs. So deep, so beautiful composed, so intense lyrics AND such a mindblowing Video!
Don't miss it!
I'm so happy that you've done another U2 song, thank you! I really enjoyed how much you enjoyed this song - one of my all time favourites, which I first fell in love with as an impressionable teenager. I still love it and now i'm in my 50s. I am delighted that you love Bono's voice - almost as much as I do!
Can I suggest a U2 50 series please? They are such a versatile and inventive band who have produced a huge number of hits and some absolute classic albums. They formed in 1976 - there can't be many other bands out there with all their original members who have continued to produce original music through the decades. Starting with their first album, Boy, from 1980, you would enjoy, I'm sure, experiencing how much their sound has changed through the years. Joshua Tree is one of the greatest albums of all time and deserves to be listened to in its entirety. Achtung Baby is the sound of a band totally reinventing themselves and deserves special attention too.
I should also mention that they are one of the greatest bands in the world to see live.
As you may have observed, I am a huge fan! I think you'd be in for a real treat if you dived deeper in to U2 - give it a go!
Thanks so much xxx
+1 for Joshua Tree. :)
@@DavidLindes A perfect album, of which there are so few.
As an Irishman of 54 who grew up with U2 it amazes me to think that there are people out there who haven't even heard of U2. This is a joy to watch fantastic... There are so many songs from U2 to check out.. Chrck out 'Bad' or New years Day....
All I want is to listen to more of you analyzing my favorite band U2.
great reaction, please do more u2
I can tell by your reaction, your body language, and the look in your eyes that you truly enjoyed this deeply rich and endearing song.
Good for you!
I enjoyed watching... thank you!
Bono’s father was an opera enthusiast and sung (tenor) as a hobby. There’s a definite raw power to Bono’s voice. He credited his father in a tribute song, ‘for the reason opera is in me.’
Vladimir seems to have missed that the song was one of the studio songs for the live concert film, "Rattle And Hum" from 88, it was used in the ending credits.
The strings always gave me a sense of flight. How they sometimes drop a half step just to rise higher and sustain. It's what we watch birds do with our eyes brought to music.
Elegantly and eloquently you experienced this song, glad you enjoyed it. No doubt U2 is out there of one of the most memorable band.
I love how on the last verse it's changed to "all the promises we break" and his voice slides down into a little note of resignation.
Amy dearest you have just shown me why I love this song so much, this is what a Rock song can do at it's best, to approach a depth of passion and reach for an intensity of expression that is orchestral, operatic even liturgical in ambition but to do so in a few minutes with relatively simple means. Thanks so much I am a fan.
As a u2 fan,you showed me how beautiful this song is,u2 is a powerful band who has gone through the decades
Hoo gives me chills after all these years. I’d get to the end of this and start at the beginning of the album over and over. I especially love the three notes the flute plays near the end
I’d forgotten how good this was - glad to have had you make me take the time to really listen and enjoy this all over again
U2 have really covered such an incredible amount of different styles, genres, vibes and experiences in their career. They get such a lot of hate for being commercial when people don't look at their whole career. They have truly gone through so many incredible changes over 40+ years that you can't help but admire every detail within that and why they're still where they are.
Happy you liked it U2 has many superb songs. This is right there as one of their best just a beautiful song.
Thank you, Amy, for this terrific reaction and review. Really love the musical breakdown! It strikes me that the strings' reduction of the "volume" (or dynamism) in the middle of the song, and that they are 'swaying', may be representing the ephemeral quality of "love" and that, like the wind, it may shift (or cease) with time. Bono sings for the permanence of the feeling in the face of the fleeting natural world.
My favorite U2-Song, I especially love the classic part at the end. A Masterpiece. Thanks for the great reaction! Greetings from Germany!
As others have suggested I highly recommend a listen to the entire Joshua tree album, widely regarded as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. If you liked what you've heard from U2 so far then you'll love it. There's not a bad cut on it, it's basically their Abbey Road or Dark Side of the Moon. Superlative.
One of U2s best songs imo. The voice melody and guitar parts are sublime. Guitarist "The Edge" was a master of using delay and always had great tone. He's using a Vox AC30 amplifier which is famous for having lots of high freq chime/jangle. That's how he gets the bell like tone. Then add delay.
I love the Edge’s guitar in this song. Adds a lot of depth and emotion to the lyrics.
A great reaction and analysis. I love how much you really seems to be enjoying U2's music after doing two songs. They have many more really good ones, particularly some of their earlier more rock oriented (rather than later pop-rock), although I also like their later songs as well (including this one). I am hoping after doing a few more of their songs you will start to notice The Edge's very unique signature guitar playing style and techniques. He is one of those types of players that you know who it is after just a bar or two of music. He achieves this unique sound through a combination of effects (particularly his rhythmic 8th note delay) and his own playing techniques.
I believe this is when Bono's voice was at its best and most passionate. I love playing this song at open mic jams and how it builds. YOu were spot on when you pointed out how after the verse it held back ...leaving place for something more to come. THat is the explosion of BOno's pleading voice and the Edge's superb yet passionate guitar solo. I love that section!!! It is like being very shy at the beginning and not really displaying your true emotion ....then at the end ....it is all up for display. From the cradle to the grave......
One of U2's best songs, perhaps their best ballad, highlighting their status as one of the great Rock bands of all time.
Another great Rock song that makes excellent and exquisite use of strings is Love's "You Set the Scene" (Alternate Mix). Simply sublime.
Look forward to more u2 reactions 😊
One of the tools The Edge (the guitarist) uses in this song and many others is a delay pedal set to repeat at a dotted eighth interval, which adds to the rhythmic complexity of the guitar line and 'fills out' the sound quite a bit
I've always called this his, "Gilmour" technique.
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@@richpeltier9519 That's awesome, I was going to mention Gilmour in my comment above about guitarists who are not shredders, but craftsmen & innovators. Perfect example.
All I want is you is a underrated U2 songs, but for me is a masterpiece 🎉
I would love to see a reaction to Miss Sarajevo with U2 and Pavarotti. This is the best reaction channel I've come across, hands down.
As a musician myself , Your views are very helpful to my art.
I have also always experienced this song similarly to you. I always felt there was a baton passing of the theme and emotional context - first from the singer then to the swelling guitar in the middle, then the emotional quality of the guitar solo carries into the strings at the end. The guitar work in this song is nothing fancy technically, but it touches the ear and heart perfectly and in the solo, feels like a huge ocean of warmth for the audience to jump into.
May I suggest "The Unforgettable Fire" if you ever come back to U2. Maybe Bono's best vocal adventure. Cheers!
This song is so beautiful. Loved your reaction.
I think there is a twist, when it comes to the closing section. It changes from the physical life to the afterlife. When the band fades out, life fades. In the video-clip the scenery changes to a funeral like-wise. And it corresponds with the cradle to the grave and with the last line of the verse. The love may not grow cold like the physical body does.
It does get a little eerie, doesn’t it?
@@Cliffdrane
I prefer angelic.
What she described in this song, its ending, was literally an orgasm, and that is how I’ve always heard this, my favorite U2 song of all time
All the members of the band are unique and original musicians, ideas like nobody else
Just found your channel and I love your analysis. Found someone who likes to dissect and analyse songs like I do! Its great to explore hidden meanings in the MUSIC and why its been crafted in a particular way. THANKS !
Edit: PS. This was my wedding song.
This song is musical catharsis. It has long been a favorite of mine.
Edge's guitar work throughout and the solo in this song is so satisfying to me. It's not the best, greatest playing I've ever heard, but it is so intense and so emotional it just trips my trigger. I hear not only guitar, but bagpipes and bells in there. I just love it so much.
So cool to see how you react to the guitar at the end. There have been attempts for years to explain what Edge's guitar technique actually is, we all (guitarists) know how he does it with all his delays and reverbs, but why it touches us so much... It's brilliant, it hits, it expresses exactly what it should. And he is the master. It's hard to believe that after so many decades and so many great guitarists, someone has come around the corner and developed this new, incomparable playing.
I love this song forever .....and U2 the band of my life .....forever too
Your analysis was so validating/satisfying. I was fortunate to discover this band early on. I,and friends, knew there was something special about U2. Being musical pedestrians we had no idea why-the technical/musical expertise wasn’t important. Which was good because these guys really honed their craft on the fly. My 1st U2 live performance was in 1983 in the US. Even that early on U2 live was a spiritual experience. If you know anything about the War Tour you are aware it was overtly/intentionally spiritual. Anyway- decades later I’m still so enthralled. Listening to you wax on so eloquently about this song made me love them even more.
What a beautiful, exquisite masterpiece! So Underrated. Give me the goosebumps every time I hear it. *Watching the music video for this song while hearing it brings it to another level too* So glad you're enjoying U2. All of them together just make magic and a fantastic musical experience. Other's songs to think about are **STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR** **BAD** and **MYSTERIOUS WAYS** Cheers!!
Regarding comments made on guitar and voice (35’) … one of The Edges great virtues is that as a guitarist despite his technical prowess and unique sound, he absolutely focuses on “serving” the song and it’s narrative instead of using it to display his competencies … that contributes deeply to sense of voice an instrument being .. one
Over the past four decades, the Edge has influenced generations of music lovers to go that extra step and pick up a guitar,
Joe Bonamassa
“There are few guitarists who can identify themselves with chords alone. The Edge can - with a single strum and inflection. Following in the footsteps of Link Wray and Pete Townshend, the Edge and U2 created classic song after classic song based on original, forward-thinking and simple concepts that were based on the classics. He’s an innovator and a humble man.”
From the "Rattle & Hum" movie:
BB KING: I can't do chords.
BONO: That's OK, Edge can't do leads. 😂
Seriously though, Edge is living proof that a guitarist does not need to be a shredder in order to be a superb craftsman and an innovator.
@@Johnny_Socko I saw BB King on the Love Town tour with U2 in Paris. 🤘
Lush, gorgeous, multilayered gem of a song, rock music at its best, surpassing the genre. More like a short form choral symphony than a song. Such depth and soul.
Me with your observation at 13:00 🤯🤯🤯🤯 this is exactly why I love music and why I love U2... and your channel :)
You really should react to "All I Want Is You/Where The Streets Have No Name" Live at Slane Castle. I would love to se your reaction to that performence.
Very rarely played on NYC radio , but I had purchased rattle & Hum this is my favorite U2 song
This was really just so terrific and satisfying to watch. The song is really beautiful and your analysis, which blends music theory with feeling, really helps put words to things I could only ever feel in the past. I notice in some songs that there is a point at which I get the chills and this song does it twice (at a couple of the crescendos) which is a first for me. I really enjoy your listens and breakdowns; I learn something every time. My deepest thanks to you for what you’re doing here.
The string arrangements here are very good too. And this is the producer touch.
Those amazing strings were arranged by the living legend Van Dyke Parks, whose work in music dates to the 1960s and continues to today.
This is one of the best song ever for sure
This list of 'The Best Songs Ever'....has a LOT of songs on it ........!!
@@andymccabe6712 , no way ,
Really ?)))
I use to think that this great song was too meandering toward the end but having watched this video and walk me though all the steps I think you have changed my mind so I am going to give the song a new listen with a fresh set of ears.
Another rock song that builds and pulls back to great effect is “Madman Across the Water” by Elton John.
Of all of the excellent guitar solo's by the edge this might be my favorite.
SalU2 from Costa Rica, my name is Danny and I've been a U2 fan since before I was born. I loved your analysis, and well I already subscribed waiting for that cover...P.S. We want more of U2!
Until the end of the world
Beautiful Day! (Alternately In the Name of Love)
Your perspective and experienced analysis is so refreshing and enlightening. Thank you! :)
I love this analysis. It's a great song, and amazing live.
This is one of those songs where everything you are describing and explaining is perfectly illustrated in the waveform at the bottom of the screen. That's not always the case. Also, I appreciate that Bono's cathartic shout at the climax is at roughly the same (volume) level as the earlier vocals, instead of blowing it out. Either it was mixed lower, or Bono simply stood back further from the mic. (Or they used the trick from David Bowie's "Heroes", where they switched to mics that were progressively farther away as Bowie's vocals got louder.) I'm sure U2 fanatics know all the details there. 🙂
Thats was (inesperável) I love this song si much. Tks for another beautiful lesson.
This song, In God's Country, Gloria and Pride, are probably my most favorite U2 songs but, my goodness!, so many more I enjoy listening to. Though the bulk are up to Rattle and Hum. Not near as many afterwards, though still a few.
Brilliant reaction to what is a sublime piece of music.
Amy, I love your channel and what you bring to the table; but you bout killed me with the pauses on this one! 🤯
Love that in-depth review...and your nod to the esoteric (my word) aspect to our mortal existence - cradle/gave motif. Love from Limerick. God Bless you. Yes, that deep piano note is VERY SATISFIING with that feedback back from the electric guitar swimming around in the background. Dreamy and lovely. Like you when you are at you best.
Again, as always good work..Keep it up! 😃
Great breakdown of this lovely song.I always loved the end, but I didn't really know why, and you have clarified the multi layered complexity of the end for me, that actually was throughout the sung part of the song.
Your views and explanation and reaction to this song make it even more magical. Thank you.
"I love melody, a melodic line that takes us somewhere"... Guess we are witnessing the birth of a new U2 fan!! (If you liked the song take a look at the music video, it´s also beautiful).
Thank you, I watch or rather listen to you videos…….listen is the key word! You have opened my ears to that what I as a non musician, l had not really heard before. Even though I have appreciated the music before. Now I feel I appreciate the talent of the musicians much more and my experience is richer. Thanks for this gift.
As I get older I also seem to break down why and how these songs have such a great impact on me, dive into the lyrics more, the music changes, the use of different instruments, the harmonies and melodies that appeal to my brain. It's great to see a trained classical musician do it technically, and to do it all without ruining the mystery, the wonder, and overall impact of the listening enjoyment of the music and the song is a great talent.
Really enjoyed this. ❤
You’re great. I appreciate your analysis
Excellent analysis and insights that are right on the money. Hearing a perspective from someone not invested in music industry hype carries more weight than the usual showbiz spin and platitudes.
Beautifully broken down . You have a great music mind
My favorite U2 song. Thank you for doing this.
Thanks Amy, i liked this song now i love it.
Brian Eno created a whole movement of music, fill space with many many colours, Apollo or Instructions for Airports. The three U2 albums Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum, as a trilogy full of these beautiful colours and textures, Heatland is another favourite.
Rattle and Hum was produced by Jimmy Iovine, not Eno.
The song is heartland. Not heatland