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Producer Steve Lillywhite: "For me, a powerchord is laziness", explains why The Edge only used them for one U2 song

Powerchord

Steve Lillywhite has produced classic albums by Peter Gabriel, XTC, U2, Talking Heads and Dave Matthews Band amongst many others. He knows about what makes great guitar parts in the studio, and he's not a fan of powerchords.

In a new interview with Produce Like A Pro's Warren Huart, Lillywhite praised XTC for both their musical prowess and preparedness going into the studio for the two albums he made with them; 1979's Drums And Wires and 1980's Black Sea.  

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