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Quinn Allman on The Edge.(Trading Graces)(Brief Article)
"With The Edge, his guitar playing is this beautiful noise that creates a backdrop of color where what's in the foreground is always more in focus," says the Used's Quinn Allman. "There's a lot of air in his sound, which lets the vocals stick out of the mix. That's kind of what I like to do--create an atmosphere you can almost walk into. I started out listening to punk and hardcore, and I like riffs, but if you just play intense riffs, you'll ultimately be held back by the intensity. The Edge taught me about creating textures, and to just let the guitar sit back. Now I look at the guitar kind of like an elastic band. You can sit there and snap it, but if yon pull back on it slowly; when you finally let it go, ...
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