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The Joshua Tree by: U2 List Price: $13.98 CD-Charts Price: $9.97 You Save: $4.01 (29%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0042284229821 Label: Island Manufacturer: Island Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Island Release Date: June 15, 1990 Studio: Island Sales Rank: 690 MPN: 842298 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Details: Same as USA Version. Amazon.com essential recording: Having nearly exhausted their capacity for pop-song politics on War and The Unforgettable Fire, U2 turned toward themes of personal identity and complex relationships on The Joshua Tree. Not that the group was willing to come down off the barricades entirely: "Mothers of the Disappeared" and "Bullet the Blue Sky" turned a jaundiced eye toward Central America and the United States' role there. But the predominant mood here is one of self-discovery and the hunger for something more on tracks like the pulsating "Where the Streets Have No Name" and the gospel-ish "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." The album's masterstroke, however, is "With or Without You," a nasty love song dressed up as an ode of devotion and care. It ranks with the Police's "Every Breath You Take" as the most misread smash hit of the '80s. --Daniel Durchholz Amazon.com: U2's most successful album (their first No. 1 album and the 1987 Grammy award-winner for Album of the Year) is also their most dour. From the stark, black and white cover photography, with U2 looking like missionaries (or at least M*A*S*H extras), to the existential angst at the heart of each track, The Joshua Tree is one long, atmospheric wail at the abyss. Producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois turn in an austere production that heightens the drama substantially. --Rob O'Connor Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - 'the Curse of the Colonies'There are two glaringly obvious affectations to blame for the artistic failure of U2's 'the Joshua Tree'. One is the record company, who MUST for the sake of their shareholders, send young provincial bands to the colonies, and the huge rewards from the eager masses there. The other is the Clash. 'London Calling' sent U2, and any number of other groups from the UK and beyond, scuttling for their cowboy boots and neckerchiefs in the mistaken belief that they-could-take-on-American-influences-and-still-be-interesting....not so. If you give young people in their 20's, lots of cash and put them on a plane to the heart of consumerism, they're gonna imbibe...and how. Within weeks they're adopting that ridiculous gait all rock groups must ... Read More: Rating:  - March 9th, 1987 ...To say that this was probably a red-letter day in the history of music ... is an understatement. When this first album came out, I missed it completely. I just wasn't listening to anything this mainstream at the time and was caught up in the beginning of absorbing myself with classical music. I was young once and couldn't possibly be that hip to catch everything on the early adoption tip. I view this album probably as important as Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, as that may be what they were going for, or Vivaldi's Stabat Mater. These albums are all equally important and affected both music ever after and the listeners as well. To date, April 2008, The Joshua Tree has several different releases now. The ... Read More: Rating: - Their best album!This album contains many of people's favorite U2 songs - this is my favoite album (and I have all of them). Highly recommended! Rating: - Still a work of art!This album was released over twenty years ago, I was in college when it broke, and in this era where actual musical talent is no longer required to get someone on MTV...this CD is still a work of art. A sonic departure from their earlier works, Tree builds upon the European sound of "Unforgettable Fire" and adds an American R&B simplicity to it. The hits from the the first side of the album are well documented...but the real magic here is on side 2...well from "Red Hill Mining Town onward for the CD generation. "Town", "Trip Through Your Wire", "Exit" are remarkable tunes and "One Tree Hill" might be the best song U2 has ever laid down (perhaps only eclipsed by "One") This is one of the classic albums of the eighties ... Read More: Rating: - I Don't Get ItNot only don't I get why this is considered one of the best albums of the 1980's, I don't get how U2 came to be so successful at all. I've listened to all of their music and I can count on an average of about 3 songs per album that don't put me to sleep. Then, the songs that are fast always sound like they have the same guitar part! Maybe I'm not "worldly" enough or something. I just never got it. |
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