Aug. 8, 2025
This is The Edge
Rock out with five questions celebrating The Edge's 64th birthday and U2's legendary career. From Dublin's streets to stadium anthems, discover the guitar effects and musical innovations that made U2 one of the world's biggest bands. Thanks to our sponsor at https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michael. Listen without interruptions by visiting caloroga.com/plus.
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Calarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and
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today we're celebrating the sixty fourth birthday of YOU two
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guitarist The Edge. Question one, What is The Edge's real name?
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Question two? In which Irish city was U two formed
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in nineteen seventy six. Question three? What distinctive guitar effect
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is The Edge most famous for using in U two's music?
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Question four? Which nineteen eighty seven U two album featuring
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hits like Where the Streets Have No Name and I
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Still Haven't Found What I'm looking For is often considered
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their masterpiece. Question five? What piece of headwear has become
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The Edge's signature look throughout his career. We'll be right
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back with these rock and roll answers after this break.
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Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one,
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What is the Edge's real name? Answer? David Howell Evans
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Born in London but raised in Dublin. He acquired the
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nickname The Edge in his teens, reportedly for his sharp
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mind and preference for being on the edge of things
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rather than in the center. The name stuck and became
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his professional identity throughout You two's career. Question two, in
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which Irish city was U two formed? Answer? Dublin. The
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band formed in nineteen seventy six when Larry Mullen Junior
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posted a note on the bulletin board at Mount Temple
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Comprehensive School seeking musicians for a band. Teenagers who responded,
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including The Edge and Bono, would go on to become
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one of the world's biggest rock bands. Question three. What
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guitar effect is the Edge most famous for using? Answered?
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Delay or echo. The Edge's use of digital delay effects,
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often combined with reverb and other effects, created You Two's
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distinctive atmospheric sound. His delayed, ringing guitar parts became a
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signature element of the band's music and influenced countless other
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guitarists and bands. Question four. Which nineteen eighty seven album
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is often considered You two's masterpiece? Answer The Joshua Tree.
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This album marked You two's full breakthrough into American rock
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stardom and featured some of their most enduring songs. The
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album explored themes of American politics and spirituality, and its
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success established U two as one of the world's premiere
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rock bands. Question five, what headwear has become The Edge's
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signature look answer a nit cap or beanie. The Edge
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has worn various types of caps and hats throughout his career,
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most notably knit caps, which became part of his distinctive appearance.
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He's rarely seen in public without some form of headwear,
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making it an integral part of his image as You
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two's guitarist. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm
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Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help
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of AI technology. If you'd like to enjoy five daily
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trivia questions without ads, check the link in our show
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notes or visit calaroga dot com slash plus. Have a
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great weekend and we'll see you on Monday.
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