He says U2 \u201cwent in the studio with Brian just to explore where that might take us \u2013 we thought it might be another Passengers project. At that point, it was just Bono and myself. But some of those experiments really were so thrilling that we brought them to the band, and developed them into U2 songs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone was \u201cplaying well, and the ideas were inspiring everybody, so we didn\u2019t think too much,\u201d the Edge added. \u201cWe just followed where the inspiration took us, really. \u2026 It was more like just what we were feeling, what felt good and what sounded good to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0Top 10 U2 Songs<\/a><\/p>\n Asked if he worried that U2 had already made their final album in 2023\u2019s Songs of Surrender<\/em><\/a>, the Edge said: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t go that far. I think we felt that we needed a bit of a break. First of all to let Larry recover, and also for us to sort of take stock of where we were. But I think we were pretty confident we\u2019d make another U2 record at some point. We just weren\u2019t sure what it would be and when it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n The result of those occasionally uncertain times is Carnaval de Luz<\/em>. The new LP arrives today, with the final recorded vocal<\/a> by the late Dolly Parton<\/a> as a highlight. <\/p>\n \u201cWe generally have a lot of fun making albums,\u201d the Edge said. \u201cI mean, there are tough times. Obviously, we\u2019re being tough on the work, exacting, and you want to try to make it as good as it can be, and that can be at times frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n Frankly, he added, \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of failure involved \u2013 which you just have to get used to: Ideas that don\u2019t go where you expect them to, or things that just kind of go down in flames. That\u2019s fine. That\u2019s part of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n U2 don’t inspire weak reactions in people. There are passionate U2 fans, and passionate U2 haters, and very little in between.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: UCR Staff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSee Where ‘Carnaval de Luz’ Ranks Among Every U2 Album<\/h2>\n