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Gibson Guitars and U2’s The Edge: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Boy

Saturday 24 July 2010, by Corinne/Dead

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When "I Will Follow" and "A Day Without Me" came ripping out of radios in late 1980, it was obvious the band that recorded these singles was far too ambitious to be pigeon-holed as new wave, post-punk or simply pop. The guitar lines — a jittery Morse Code of single notes sculpted into a hook for "A Day Without Me," the shimmering chords of "I Will Follow," the delay-swabbed sound of both that crossed the line from mere effect into melody — alone advertised a broad creative sweep, and the lyrics aimed to define what it means to be human, albeit from a superbly youthful viewpoint.

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