U2 - Love Is Blindness | The Achtung Baby 30 Cover Project | 12 | December 2021
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- We've come to the last song in this project which is 'Love Is Blindness'. The song has a very serious, deep emotional aspect, and perhaps these are the things that brought out the maximum from us during the works, both musically and audiovisually.
We have a great year behind us, I was able to play with great musicians in this project, for which I would like to thank you: Laurent, Aleksander, Francis and Andrea. Cheers guys!
Let's celebrate the 30th Anniversary of U2's 7th epos called Achtung Baby.
We created this project to play the whole album through 2021. There are 12 songs on the album and there are 12 months in the year. What else could we say? Stay tuned and search for the other songs here on RUclips.
U2 - Love Is Blindness | The Achtung Baby 30 Cover Project | 12 | December 2021
"Love Is Blindness" is a song by rock band U2, and the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Achtung Baby. The song was written on piano by lead singer Bono during the recording sessions for U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum. Originally intending to give the song to singer Nina Simone, the band decided to keep it for Achtung Baby after playing it together. Thematically, the song describes a failing romance, mixing personal themes with imagery of metaphorical acts of terrorism. During the recording sessions for Achtung Baby, guitarist the Edge separated from his wife, Aislinn O'Sullivan. The separation had a major effect on the development of the song; Bono said that the ending guitar solo was a cathartic experience for the Edge, as he snapped several guitar strings during the recording.
"Love Is Blindness" made its live debut on the group's 1992-1993 Zoo TV Tour and was performed regularly during the tour, appearing in 154 of its 157 concerts. It was commonly played as either the penultimate or closing song; as the penultimate song, it was usually followed by a rendition of the Elvis Presley song "Can't Help Falling in Love". Following the tour, "Love Is Blindness" has been played live only two other times. The track was favourably received by critics and has been covered by multiple artists.
"Love Is Blindness" was developed by lead singer Bono during the recording sessions for U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum. He wrote the song on a piano, which guitarist the Edge said is "not an instrument he is noted for playing." The torch songs of Jacques Brel influenced Bono's songwriting. His initial plan was to send it to Nina Simone, one of his favourite singers, although after playing the song together, the band decided to keep it for themselves. They did not include the song on Rattle and Hum because they believed it was not "U2 enough".
During the recording sessions for Achtung Baby, the Edge separated from his wife, Aislinn O'Sullivan. Reflecting on the impact it had on U2, Bono said, "We're a really tight community. This is not like somebody's, you know, girlfriend's left. We've grown up with these people, this our family, our community. This was really hard for us... It was like the first cracks on the beautiful porcelain jug with those beautiful flowers in it that was our music and our community, starting to go 'crack'." The Edge explained that travelling to Berlin to write and record provided him with an escape from his failing marriage: "I was disappearing into the music for a different reason. It was a refuge in a way. That approach didn't completely work. You know, I wasn't really... in a good positive headspace. I was running away, I suppose." While recording the guitar solo that concludes the song, the Edge "put everything into it, all the feeling, all the hurt, all the angst, everything went into that solo." Bono said, "his whole life came out of him when he played... when we went for the take, one string broke and he just kept playing harder and harder. Another string broke. And he has such a light touch, ordinarily, he's so gentle. All that left him for a kind of rage. And yet there's not one bum note in there."[8] Audio engineer Flood said the "bold, unadulterated, naked [guitar solo] sound was a combination of the part, the moment, a good guitar, a small amp, a simple mic. Edge just got an idea, tried it, and it worked straightaway."
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Original song is written by U2 from the album "Achtung Baby" (Islands Records, 1991)
The Achtung Baby 30 Cover Project are:
Bono | Ireland - Lead Vocals
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Francis | Philippines - Guitars, Effects
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Zoltan | Hungary - Bass Guitar and Bass Synthesizer
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Laurent | France - Drums, Percussion and Synthesizer
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The Achtung Baby 30 Cover Project | 2021
Hats off to all of you guys!
Fantastic stuff. You have made it your own.
Bravo!!
Well done guys. Excellent cover
Spinechillingly brilliant!!! My fav Edge solo ❤
Fantastic job! One of the best solos from Edge!
Wow, what a fantastic collaboration! One of my favorite U2 songs and live performances. Wonderfully played gentlemen!
Thank you Thom! Yes very deep emotional song! And they played this version in New York City exactly 30 years ago! 🙂👋
@@u2basstraps Was this from Yankee Stadium?? I was there!!
@@thomasfioriglio yes the music what we play is from NYC on 30st of August 1992, but the isolated vocal line is from Dallas on 16th of October 1992. And yes the August gig was in the Yankee Stadium! It's amazing, you were there. I anvy you Thom! :)
Love this. Excellent job