How Brian Eno got U2 unstuck: The kitchen vs. the restaurant

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  • If you're struggling with making great work, Brian Eno has the answer.
    One pitfall of creative work is thinking that the process should be orderly and clean. Legendary rock band U2 fell into this trap after the success of the Joshua Tree. Superproducer Brian Eno got them back on a track with a reminder of an important truth.
    Sources:
    Fred Again tells this story on the "And the Writer Is" podcast:
    podtail.com/podcast/and-the-w...
    U2 the birth of ONE in Hansa Studios, Berlin Achtung Baby
    • U2 the birth of ONE in...
    U2 - The Making of The Unforgettable Fire - documentary (1984)
    • U2 - The Making of The...
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  • @douglasray380
    @douglasray380 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    For such a short video, this was thought provoking. I'm glad I clicked on it.

  • @benguarno1363
    @benguarno1363 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    really crazy hearing someone like fred again telling this story

  • @generalcustard1
    @generalcustard1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    In today's music business Eno and Lanois would have had well deserved co-writing credits on U2's albims

  • @brightlights23
    @brightlights23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    gotta love eno dropping wisdom like that.

  • @tomsterdaniels
    @tomsterdaniels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Such a great analogy! Love this :)

  • @davidindge
    @davidindge ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Soon after, early versions of songs appeared such as The Fly in My Soup and Who's Gonna Fry Your Wild Garlic?

    • @sibitsabat
      @sibitsabat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

    • @sibitsabat
      @sibitsabat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mysterious beef

    • @sosimple3585
      @sosimple3585 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stew Station, Eve Better Than The Veal Thing...

    • @robinw77
      @robinw77 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love is Bouillabaisse

    • @krisscanlon4051
      @krisscanlon4051 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ultraviolet light my grill! Crumbs not Numb!

  • @SpleenOverseas
    @SpleenOverseas 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wow !!! Great story !!!!!

  • @Blessings1111
    @Blessings1111 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ❤U2 Forever❣️

  • @visakanv
    @visakanv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love this

  • @davidryan1295
    @davidryan1295 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Brian Eno is the reason this band became mega popular.

    • @hosoiarchives4858
      @hosoiarchives4858 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Daniel Lanois

    • @TC2290-wh5cb
      @TC2290-wh5cb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He's one of the reasons, they were already pretty popular by the time Eno got involved.

    • @joseluisespinosa3997
      @joseluisespinosa3997 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      El quinto u2

    • @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
      @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He definitely play a part. No doubt about that. But you’re wildly overstating it. To me both Daniel Lenois and Steve Lillywhite were bigger factors than him.
      In fact I would argue Eno is the largest reason they fell off a cliff artistically the past 20 years. His obsession with electronics and ripping rock themes out of their work has devastated their artistic output.

    • @matthewdawson3481
      @matthewdawson3481 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 Massively disagree. Without Eno, they've become a generic rock outfit without any sonic ambition. Eno tapped into the ethereal nature of U2 and helped bring out their lush and textured soundscapes. The Edge without Eno hasn't written a decent backing track in years.

  • @jq8974
    @jq8974 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TRUTH 🙌 (for any kind of art. I'm a screenwriter - same story).

  • @bball4life12510
    @bball4life12510 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @CamHouserx where did you get the audio and clip in the beginning of Brian playing with the band?

    • @SebastianSalazar-tw4tp
      @SebastianSalazar-tw4tp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      From the Sky Down

    • @paulrobertson8068
      @paulrobertson8068 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Good analogy. Unfortunately the wrong song choice as streets was a disaster to record. Almost deleted. But hey let them eat prawn cocktails

  • @imaweerascal
    @imaweerascal หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a great analogy, but that kitchen is not chaos! It's busy AF, but would fall apart immediately if everyone really was disorganised.

  • @louiscatsdz6578
    @louiscatsdz6578 หลายเดือนก่อน

    epitome

  • @andysykorabsurd
    @andysykorabsurd หลายเดือนก่อน

    'e should not bothered, that!

  • @user-hm1vp5uw9r
    @user-hm1vp5uw9r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bs

  • @forevered4270
    @forevered4270 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some of that footage was u2 recording the unforgettable fire, which was before the joshua tree album.obviously this was put together by a clown.

    • @nectarinedreams7208
      @nectarinedreams7208 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      No way! Was the restaurant in the video not the actual one they went to also?!

    • @mikezazworsky
      @mikezazworsky หลายเดือนก่อน

      so it was showing old clips of U2 while referring to the 'old' way of working, when everything came easy to them...as there is no studio footage of The Joshua Tree readily available, i'm guessing he used Unforgettable Fire footage, as it was the closest album in proximity (as well as being an older album that Eno was also involved with)...