Originally posted by cyborgninja117:Watching this again…I love Adam but he did nothing here to dispel the idea that he’s a ‘bad’ player. I get that he’s going to run through a few U2 lines in a video like this but some improvisation would have gone a long way.
I get the impression he basically doesn’t play unless it’s for a promotion or performing with the band.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Yes. This is what I wrote in the comments section of Guitarristas.info, the biggest forum of guitar & bass gear in Spain:
I'm a U2 fan through and through, they're tattooed on my skin and in my heart, so I'm writing this from a place of affection:
What a shambles of a showcase video.
It bothers me deeply that a professional musician who has been playing his instrument for almost 47 years didn't realise (or worse, didn't care) that he was WAY OFF when he recorded a piece that was meant to be seen by thousands of people. This isn't about jamming on an out of tune instrument in your local pub or at a party after a few beers, it's about something that's going to be professionally produced to sell your signature amp. Damn, Adam. And he doesn't show off his more interesting inclinations and lines (Adam is a big fan of jazz, and has some very cool and varied bass lines) and at certain points he comes across as limp, like a young man starting to improvise on someone else's instrument. A video like this just gives fuel to the many who say that U2 are a band with no talent and no skills. Argh! What a shame.
The amp is a blast. And the price even more so.
Originally posted by podiumboy:That’s right. It was dream fest! Hear the video. [YouTube Video]
Bono notices it right away, and goes over there and is like WTF people?! Then kinda says “well this isn’t really my department”, and turns his attention back to the crowd. Then Edge walks over to him as if to say “uh, you’re out of tune there, hoss…”. Meanwhile Adam is just playing along as if he’s completely oblivious. Then finally somebody gives him the right bass.
Seems kind of strange that he can play a lot of these complex parts, but can’t tell if he’s out of tune.