Talk:U2

U2 Live in Toronto 2005© Photo: Ian Muttoo

Blue color adjusted from above.(CC) Photo: Ian Muttoo

U2 at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium 15 December 1984.© Photo: Gina Sanfilippo

Also available is this photo.  —Stephen Ewen (Talk) 22:59, 5 October 2007 (CDT)

Idea: Influence of Eno and Lanois

Lovely article! And the pictures are superb. I have an idea. Shall I write about Brian Eno's role (and Daniel Lanois') in the development of U2? (It was Eno's idea to bring Lanois into the project with him, I recall.) Or would someone else like to do it? Soon I shall start a Brian Eno page (unless someone beats me to it); I have watched his remarkable career closely for over twenty years. I suppose it could be argued (politely, calmly, haha) that Eno and Lanois were the extra added elements that augmented U2 into supergroup status (the one-two punch of The Unforgettable Fire and especially The Joshua Tree). Those two albums were the "turning point" as it were, right? Eno and Lanois did for U2 what Eno did for the Talking Heads not many years previously. Isn't it also (at least kind of) accurate to describe Eno as a kind of "fifth member" of U2, especially during "Unforgettable Fire" (for example, we can hear him in the background during "Pride")? This is often the way Eno approaches (and describes) his production duties. Quotes by Eno and U2 will have to be found to back up these thoughts. Which, at this point, are just humble thoughts. I'll leave it up to the originator(s) of the page. Happy writing!Jeffrey Scott Bernstein 09:38, 7 October 2007 (CDT)

Jeffrey, please be bold and add material Lanois and Eno - their early influence was indeed hugely important around the TUF and TJT. Anton Sweeney 11:42, 7 October 2007 (CDT)