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the Band, and the Who. "With or Without You" was released as the lead single on 21 March 1987, with the B-sides "Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)" and "Walk to the Water". The single quickly topped the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming the band's first number-one hit in America. The song topped the singles chart in Canada, while reaching number four in the UK and number two in the Netherlands. The group originally planned to use "Red Hill Mining Town" as the second single. However, the group were unhappy with the music video filmed by Neil Jordan, and Bono had
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the musicians' uplifting live shows and the "sheer aural pleasure" of the two records obscured their foreboding nature. DeCurtis summarized "The Joshua Tree"s examination of America both lyrically and musically as such: In voting for "Rolling Stone"s 1987 end-of-year readers' polls, U2 won in the categories "Best Album", "Artist of the Year", "Best Band", "Best Single ("With or Without You)", and "Best Male Singer" (Bono). The album placed fourth on the "Best Albums" list from "The Village Voice"s 1987 Pazz & Jop critics' poll, and sixth on "NME"s list. In 1988, U2 received four Grammy Award nominations for the album
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The documentary, titled "Outside It's America", was a 1987 MTV production about The Joshua Tree Tour. The two music videos are an alternate version "With or Without You" and the previously unreleased video for "Red Hill Mining Town". Footage of U2's alter ego country band, the Dalton Brothers, is included on the disc as an Easter egg. For the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree", U2 staged a 2017 concert tour in North America, Europe, and Latin America, on which the album was played in its entirety at each show. It was the first time the group toured in promotion
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went to number one in the UK and produced the group's biggest hit to that point, the UK top-10 single "Pride (In the Name of Love)". The group's fifth album, "The Joshua Tree" (1987), made them international superstars and was a critical and commercial success, reaching number one in over 20 countries; it is one of the best-selling albums in the US (10 million copies shipped) and worldwide (25 million copies sold). It produced their only number-one singles in the US, "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". U2 followed this up with the
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With or Without You "With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their fifth studio album, "The Joshua Tree" (1987), and was released as the album's lead single on 16 March 1987. The song was the group's most successful single at the time, becoming their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the "Billboard" Hot 100 for three weeks and the "RPM" national singles chart for one week, with a further three weeks at number two. "With or Without You" features sustained guitar parts played
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was performed during U2's Joshua Tree Tour in 1987 and returned to their live set in 2017 as part of their 30th anniversary tour for "The Joshua Tree". Live performances of "Exit" are depicted in the 1988 film "Rattle and Hum" and the 2007 video and live album "Live from Paris". "Exit" was created on the final day of recording for "The Joshua Tree". It developed from a lengthy jam that the band recorded in a single take. Producer Daniel Lanois said, "it was a long jam, and there was just this one section of it that had some kind
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lead time required for U2 tours is spent defining the ideas behind them. With "The Joshua Tree"s anniversary as the idea, the development process was simplified, as the band and their creative team were able to begin with several assumptions: that half of the concerts' set list would consist of "The Joshua Tree" songs; that they could use the original Joshua Tree Tour stage as a reference point; and that photographer Anton Corbijn, who shot the photographs from the album sleeve, would create video content. In October 2016, the band began initial conversations with Stufish Entertainment Architects, the firm behind
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on the location of their bodies. "Mothers of the Disappeared" has been covered several times. The Vitamin String Quartet included it on their 2004 tribute album "The String Quartet Tribute to U2's The Joshua Tree". Paddy Casey recorded a version for the tsunami relief album "Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3" in 2005. U2 Additional performers Technical Footnotes Bibliography Mothers of the Disappeared "Mothers of the Disappeared" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the eleventh and final track on their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". The song was inspired by lead singer Bono's experiences
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their families, the recording sessions stretched through August 2000. Released in October of that year, "All That You Can't Leave Behind" was seen by critics as a "back to basics" album, on which the group returned to a more mainstream, conventional rock sound. For many of those not won over by the band's forays into dance music, it was considered a return to grace; "Rolling Stone" called it U2's "third masterpiece" alongside "The Joshua Tree" and "Achtung Baby". The album debuted at number one in 32 countries and sold 12 million copies. Its lead single, "Beautiful Day", was a worldwide
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called "The Joshua Tree" "the most compelling collection of music yet from a band that has cut its career with passionate, exciting slashes". It judged that the record's "power lies in its restraint" and that there is an "urgency underlying virtually all of the 11 songs". Robin Denselow of "The Guardian" called the album "epic", saying "what U2 have achieved is an exhilarating and varied blend of controlled power and subtelty". The review praised U2 for maturing and expanding their musical range, yet "retain[ing] their sense of power" and the "brave passion and emotion" of Bono's vocals. "Q"s Paul Du
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Please: PopHeart Live EP Please: PopHeart Live EP is a live EP by the Irish rock band U2. The EP features four live tracks from the band's PopMart Tour and was released towards end of the second leg of the tour on 8 and 9 September 1997. Two of four the songs on the release were from the band's most recent album at the time, "Pop" (1997) and the other two were from "The Joshua Tree" (1987). This release was U2's first EP since "Wide Awake in America" (1985). Despite its title, this release was not the single to U2's
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Edge said that the song's defence in the trial was "very heavy", stating "Should any artist hold back from putting out something because he's afraid of what somebody else might do as a result of his work? I would hate to see censorship come in, whether from the government or, from my point of view, personal." U2 Technical Footnotes Bibliography Exit (U2 song) "Exit" is a song by rock band U2. It is the tenth track on their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". "Exit" was developed from a lengthy jam that was recorded in a single take and edited down
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the second track from their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" and was released as the album's second single in May 1987. The song was a hit, becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 while peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song originated from a demo the band recorded on which drummer Larry Mullen Jr. played a unique rhythm pattern. Like much of "The Joshua
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Hill Mining Town" was released as a single on vinyl picture disc for Record Store Day in April. U2 Additional performers Technical Notes Footnotes Bibliography The Joshua Tree The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records. In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release, "The Unforgettable Fire", the band aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures on "The Joshua Tree". The album is influenced by American and Irish roots
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Heartland (U2 song) "Heartland" is a song by rock band U2. It is the thirteenth track on their 1988 album "Rattle and Hum", and was included in the film of the same name. The band began writing "Heartland" in 1984 during "The Unforgettable Fire" sessions, and it was worked on again during "The Joshua Tree" sessions. It is the only track from the album not performed in concert on the Lovetown Tour, which began almost a year after "Rattle and Hum"s release. "Heartland" originated from a trip that bassist Adam Clayton and lead singer Bono made. Bono claimed the song
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Exit (U2 song) "Exit" is a song by rock band U2. It is the tenth track on their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". "Exit" was developed from a lengthy jam that was recorded in a single take and edited down to a shorter arrangement. The lyrics, which portray the mind of a serial killer, were inspired by lead singer Bono's reading of Norman Mailer's 1980 novel "The Executioner's Song", and other related works. In his trial for the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer, Robert John Bardo used "Exit" as part of his defence, claiming the song had influenced his actions. "Exit"
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everyone from Elvis Presley to Jesus Christ. The punchy lead single, "Desire", sports a Bo Diddley beat. During the Joshua Tree tour, in mid-November 1987, Bono and Bob Dylan met in Los Angeles; together they wrote a song called "Prisoner of Love" which later became "Love Rescue Me". Dylan sang lead vocals on the original recording, a version which Bono called "astonishing", but Dylan later asked U2 not to use it citing commitments to The Traveling Wilburys. The live performance of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (recorded with a full church choir) is a gospel song. "When
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1988 release of "Rattle and Hum", a double album and companion documentary film which documented their experiences with American roots music from the Joshua Tree Tour with a collection of new studio tracks, cover songs, and live recordings. The lead single "Desire" was the band's first number-one single in the UK. The album sold over 14 million copies, while the film grossed $8.6 million. Facing a backlash from "Rattle and Hum" and creative stagnation, U2 reinvented themselves musically in the 1990s. The band's following album, "Achtung Baby" (1991), marked a dramatic shift towards alternative rock, industrial music, and electronic dance
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& the Pride of Life," the band's biggest single to date. "The Lust..." ended up being much more influential than the band originally thought. A decade-and-a-half later, the rock band 311's hit single "I'll Be Here Awhile" "borrowed" several lines from "The Lust..." (i.e., "And if a person, place, or thing can deliver / I will quiver with delight"). "The Lust..." itself borrowed musically from Barry McGuire's song "Eve of Destruction". Unfortunately for The 77s, labelmates U2 found a great deal of success with their "Joshua Tree" album, thus distracting Island Records' attention from promoting what many fans consider The
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with Lanois at the time. U2 was recording "The Joshua Tree" and Gabriel was recording "So". U2's contribution is heard in the song "Sweet Fire of Love", a duet of sorts between Robertson and U2 lead singer Bono. The other track featuring U2 is "Testimony", again with vocals by Bono. Gabriel's contributions are heard on the song "Fallen Angel", which was dedicated to Richard Manuel, Robertson's former bandmate in the Band, and "Broken Arrow", which reverberates with Gabriel's signature Yamaha CP-80 electric piano. In addition, Tony Levin and Manu Katché, who were recording with Gabriel, are featured prominently on this
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of an album from their back catalogue, rather than a new release. As part of the tour, U2 headlined the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee in June. In rationalising the tour, the Edge cited the 2016 US presidential election and other world events for what he judged to be renewed resonance of "The Joshua Tree"s subject matter: "That record was written in the mid-Eighties, during the Reagan–Thatcher era of British and U.S. politics. It was a period when there was a lot of unrest. Thatcher was in the throes of trying to put down the miners' strike; there was
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and Bono was unable to sing the high notes during pre-Joshua Tree Tour rehearsals. The song was dropped as a single and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" became a late choice for the second single. U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. later described it as "one of the lost songs" and that while he thought it had had great potential, it was "over-produced and under-written". While Bono had clear ideas on how he wanted it to sound during "The Joshua Tree" sessions, Mullen recalls that the rest of the band and production crew were "[not] sure where he
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three chords", also noting that "the rhythm section turned it into a very special piece of music." The song was recorded in a similar manner to the song "4th of July" from U2's 1984 album, "The Unforgettable Fire"; the Edge and Clayton were playing together in a room and unaware that they were being recorded on a 4-track cassette machine by the band's assistant, Marc Coleman. The song is U2's 9th most played live song, and has been played on every tour. It was played at every date of The Joshua Tree and Lovetown Tours, typically early in the main
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production rehearsals for U2's headlining appearances at the iHeartRadio Music Festival and Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference. Initially, the band were interested in marking the 30th anniversary of their 1987 album, "The Joshua Tree", with one show in the United States and Europe each, but they eventually decided to expand it into a full tour. The band members gave various reasons for the tour. Lead vocalist Bono said, "it was just to honor this album that meant so much to us" and that at first there was no "grand concept". However, once they realised the record was still relevant thematically, "the thing
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was featured on the 12-inch and CD singles only. The Fly (song) "The Fly" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the seventh track from their 1991 album, "Achtung Baby", and it was released as the album's first single on 21 October 1991. "The Fly" introduced a more abrasive sounding U2, as the song featured danceable hip-hop beats, industrial textures, distorted vocals, and an elaborate guitar solo. Lead vocalist Bono described the song as "the sound of four men chopping down "The Joshua Tree"", due to its departure from the traditional sound that had characterised the band
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reissue. In 2014, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the US Library of Congress. Before "The Joshua Tree", U2 had released four studio albums and were an internationally successful band, particularly as a live act having toured every year in the 1980s. The group's stature and the public's anticipation for a new album grew following their 1984 record "The Unforgettable Fire", their subsequent tour, and their participation in Live Aid in 1985. U2 began writing new material in mid-1985 following the Unforgettable Fire Tour. U2's manager Paul
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it up for distribution in US. While in Glasgow in late July 1987 during the Joshua Tree Tour, Rob Partridge of Island Records played the demo that Bell and his choir, the New Voices of Freedom, had made. In late September, U2 rehearsed with Bell's choir in Greater Calvary Baptist Church in Harlem for a performance together in a few days at U2's Madison Square Garden concert. The Edge's guitar was the only instrument that U2 brought to the church although Mullen borrowed a conga drum. The rehearsal was done with the church's audio system and footage was used in
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re-recorded his vocals for the verses. Lillywhite said, "I actually had to match a 56-year-old Bono with a 26-year-old Bono and they mixed well. I was very happy. It's quite powerful sounding." A music video for the song was produced in February 1987 in London and directed by Neil Jordan. It was filmed on a set representing an underground mine. The video was included on the bonus DVD of the 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box reissue of "The Joshua Tree". The song was initially planned for release as "The Joshua Tree"s second single, but U2 were unhappy with the video
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The Fly (song) "The Fly" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the seventh track from their 1991 album, "Achtung Baby", and it was released as the album's first single on 21 October 1991. "The Fly" introduced a more abrasive sounding U2, as the song featured danceable hip-hop beats, industrial textures, distorted vocals, and an elaborate guitar solo. Lead vocalist Bono described the song as "the sound of four men chopping down "The Joshua Tree"", due to its departure from the traditional sound that had characterised the band in the 1980s. Bono described the song's subject as
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number 27 on their 2012 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", calling it "an album that turns spiritual quests and political struggles into uplifting stadium singalongs". It was U2's best position on the list. That year, in Slant Magazine's list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s", the publication said that "The Joshua Tree"s opening trio of songs helped "the band became lords and emperors of anthemic '80s rock" and that "U2 no longer belonged to Dublin, but the world." In 2018, "Pitchfork" ranked the record 47th on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the
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one of the greatest albums of all time. The record was reissued in October 2011 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its original release. After U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" and the supporting Joshua Tree Tour brought them critical acclaim and commercial success, their 1988 album and film "Rattle and Hum" precipitated a critical backlash. Although the record sold 14 million copies and performed well on music charts, critics were dismissive of it and the film, labelling the band's exploration of early American music as "pretentious" and "misguided and bombastic". U2's high exposure and their reputation for being overly
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"Rolling Stone" magazine's Will Hermes interpreted the lyrics as about "holding on against the odds that has the breathtaking loft" of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", a song off Irish band U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". The chorus to the lyrics is noted by Ian Youngs of BBC "a typical Chris Martin chorus that mixes insecurity with determination". The following songs are different variations of "Lost!": "Lost!" was released as a promotional CD single in September 2008. On 10 November 2008, Coldplay officially released a four-track digital EP of "Lost!", confirming the song's status as a
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U2's 1988 single "One Tree Hill," released only in New Zealand and Australia. The Canadian release was available on 7", 12" and cassette, while the US release was limited to 7" only. "In God's Country" reached number 44 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 48 in the United Kingdom as an import. It was slightly more successful in Canada, peaking at number 25 in 1988. Sales of the single may have been hampered by the fact that its B-sides were two tracks from "The Joshua Tree" album instead of the usual non-album tracks. An abridged live version of the
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U2 concerts since then, usually for special occasions such as the birthday of a band member. The only two tours on which it was never played were the PopMart Tour in 1997-1998 and The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, and it is the most frequently performed b-side in U2's live history, and the only b-side to be played more than a hundred times. Only one non-album song has been played more times, the 1980 single "11 O'Clock Tick Tock." On numerous occasions in the band's live history, U2 have invited fans on-stage to perform the song by playing the acoustic guitar
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was released on "The Joshua Tree" on 9 March 1987 as the ninth song on the album. Some CD pressings incorrectly split the tracks, with the song's coda included as part of the track for the following song, "Exit". In New Zealand and Australia, "One Tree Hill" was released as a 7-inch single in New Zealand and Australia in March 1988. The cover art (photographed by Anton Corbijn), sleeve (designed by Steve Averill), and B-sides ("Bullet the Blue Sky" and "Running to Stand Still") were identical to those used for U2's 1987 single "In God's Country", released only in North
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performances of the song "Red Hill Mining Town". It was the first time the group toured in promotion of an album from their back catalogue, rather than a new release. As part of the tour, U2 headlined the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, in June. U2 originally wanted to play a set of one-off shows in the US and Europe to commemorate the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree", but ultimately decided to stage a full concert tour instead. The band cited world events, such as the 2016 US presidential election, for what they perceived to be renewed resonance
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improving the lives of people across our country'. In early June 2017, Kenny made his final trip to the United States as Taoiseach. While in Chicago on 4 June 2017, he was in attendance at Soldier Field for the Irish rock band U2's performance as part of their Joshua Tree Tour. U2 lead singer Bono dedicated their performance of the song "Trip Through Your Wires" to Kenny, saying "The man we call Taoiseach, which I think might mean head of the house or something like that... The chieftain of our country is here tonight! ...We’d like to honour our graceful
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the Grammy Award–winning 1994 concert film "". Critics regard the Zoo TV Tour as one of rock's most memorable tours—in 2002, "Q"s Tom Doyle called it "the most spectacular rock tour staged by any band". U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" and the supporting Joshua Tree Tour brought them to a new level of commercial and critical success, particularly in the United States. Like their previous tours, the Joshua Tree Tour was a minimalistic, austere production, and they used this outlet for addressing political and social concerns. As a result, the band earned a reputation for being earnest and serious,
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Mothers of the Disappeared "Mothers of the Disappeared" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the eleventh and final track on their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". The song was inspired by lead singer Bono's experiences in Nicaragua and El Salvador in July 1986, following U2's participation in the Conspiracy of Hope tour of benefit concerts for Amnesty International. He learned of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, a group of women whose children had "forcibly disappeared" at the hands of the Argentine and Chilean dictatorships. While in Central America, he met members of COMADRES, a similar
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for the album's 20th anniversary release: ""The Joshua Tree" made U2 into international rock stars and established both a standard they would always have to live up to and an image they would forever try to live down." On 20 November 2007, a 20th anniversary edition of "The Joshua Tree" was released. The album was remastered from the original analogue recordings under the direction of the Edge, with the original vinyl album artwork restored. The release was made available in four formats: a single CD; a two-disc deluxe edition with a bonus audio CD of B-sides, rarities, and demos; a
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the 1996 tribute to Pink Floyd, "Pride" is entirely instrumental and contains no lyrics. It covers material from five U2 albums; "War", "The Unforgettable Fire", "The Joshua Tree", "Rattle and Hum", and "Achtung Baby". Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 is a U2 tribute album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in May 1998. It was released on April 20, 1999. Although it was released in 1999, it contains no material more recent than on U2's 1991 album "Achtung Baby". The album was re-released on June 23, 2003 under the title The
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We Are Tour in 2014 by 2,633 seats. With a $14 million take from 107,550 sold tickets at Levi's Stadium she topped her own gross and attendance counts set during The 1989 World Tour in 2015. With more than 118,000 fans in attendance at the Rose Bowl, the two-show run earned $16.2 million and set a new gross record for a single headliner at the venue, surpassing U2's 2017 record by over $467,000. Grossing records previously set by U2 as well were broken at Seattle's CenturyLink Field, where she topped their Joshua Tree Tour 2017 gross by $2.4 million, and
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and its songs, winning honours for Album of the Year (to beat artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston) and Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal for "The Joshua Tree". "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year, but lost in both categories. U2 were the only act that year to be nominated in each of the "Big Three" categories (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year). Following the album's release, U2 embarked on a worldwide
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has ever been released. For the first time in 30 years, a full band arrangement of "Mothers of the Disappeared" returned to U2's live set for the Joshua Tree Tour 2017, on which the group played "The Joshua Tree" in sequence in its entirety for each show. Eddie Vedder and Mumford & Sons accompanied U2 on-stage in a performance of the song during a 14 May 2017 show in Seattle. "Mothers of the Disappeared" was favourably received by critics. Steve Morse of "The Boston Globe" called the song "powerful" and described the backing vocals as tender and choirlike. Don McLeese
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from "The Joshua Tree"s photo shoot. U2 often finished their set with "Pride (In the Name of Love)" while a clip from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famed "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech was played on the video screens. The group was initially unconvinced that the leap from the rest of the show's irony and artifice to something more sincere would be successful, but they thought that it was important to demonstrate that certain ideals were so strong and true that they could be held onto no matter the circumstance. The group alternated performances of "I Still Haven't Found What
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on its list of the "100 Greatest Album Covers of All Time". The tree photographed for the sleeve fell around 2000, yet the site remains a popular tourist attraction for U2 fans. One person inserted a plaque into the ground reading, "Have you found what you're looking for?", in reference to the album's track "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". It is a common misconception that the site is within Joshua Tree National Park, when in fact it is over 200 miles away from the park. In 2011, Guus van Hove, the director of the Dutch music venue
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was a commercial success, reaching number one in several countries and selling 14 million copies. Lead single "Desire" became the band's first UK number-one song while reaching number three in the US. Facing creative stagnation and a critical backlash to "Rattle and Hum", U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image. While in Hartford during the 1987 The Joshua Tree Tour, U2 met film director Phil Joanou who made an unsolicited pitch to the band to make a feature-length documentary about the tour. Joanou suggested they hire Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, or George Miller
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normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 17 reviews. James Hunter of "Rolling Stone" magazine declared it "U2's third masterpiece", alongside "The Joshua Tree" and "Achtung Baby". Steve Morse of "The Boston Globe" said the record "has great songs that tie together beautifully—a welcome change from the disjointed nature of U2 discs such as 1993's "Zooropa" and 1997's "Pop"". He believed that Bono took extra care in crafting the lyrics, resulting in the "most thoughtful, personal, and tender U2 songs in memory". In his review for "The
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013, and his girlfriend died of heat exhaustion in a remote part of that park, allegedly searching for the site of U2's tree. Just prior to the release of "The Joshua Tree", Bono was stricken with a sudden panic about the quality of the completed album. He said that he contemplated calling the production plants to order a halt of the record's pressing, but he ultimately held off. Island Records spent over $100,000 on store displays advertising the album; president Lou Maglia called it "the most complete merchandising effort ever assembled". "The Joshua Tree" was released on 9 March 1987,
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She's a Mystery to Me "She's a Mystery to Me" is a song by Roy Orbison, written by Bono and the Edge of U2. It was released on Orbison's final album, "Mystery Girl (also inspiring the album title)", and according to Roy Orbison's official discography by Marcel Riesco, released as the album's second single in March 1989. The song was received favorably by several music critics and is considered one of the highlights of the album. During a restless night of sleep in June 1987 in London during U2's Joshua Tree Tour, Bono slept with the soundtrack to the film
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Aptostichus bonoi Bono's Joshua Tree trapdoor spider ("Aptostichus bonoi") is a morphological species of Euctenizidae spiders, nocturnal arthropods who seize their prey after leaping out of their burrows and inject it with venom. The species was found in Joshua Tree National Park, California, and described by the Auburn University professor Jason Bond in 2012. Only seven species of "Aptostichus" were known prior to 2012, including the Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider. The species was named after the Irish rock band U2's singer Bono in honor of the band's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". Unlike males of the rest of the "Aptostichus"
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"Exit". Following its 30th anniversary reissue, "The Joshua Tree" re-entered the "Billboard" 200 chart the week of 8 June 2017, climbing to number 16—its highest position on the chart since 13 February 1988. That week, it shifted 27,000 album-equivalent units, 23,000 of which were sales, making it the album's highest-selling week in the US since 3 January 1993. "The Joshua Tree" received critical acclaim, and the best reviews of U2's career to that point. Steve Pond of "Rolling Stone" wrote, "For a band that's always specialized in inspirational, larger-than-life gestures—a band utterly determined to be Important—"The Joshua Tree" could be
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the record on hold and reassess its tone. The group spent the extra time rewriting lyrics, rearranging and remixing songs, and pursuing different production techniques. In 2017, the group staged a tour marking the 30th anniversary of "The Joshua Tree", on which they performed the album in its entirety at each show. It was the first time U2 toured in promotion of an album from their back catalogue, rather than a new release. The Edge cited the same world events that caused the group to delay "Songs of Experience" for what he judged to be renewed resonance of "The Joshua
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and generally U2 don't do minor. But if you're not going to make the Big Statement, you're maybe going to come up with something that has the oxygen of pop music." In 1997, "Spin" wrote, ""Zooropa" took U2 as far from the monastic mysticism of "The Joshua Tree" as they could go. It freed U2 from itself." Edna Gundersen of "USA Today" said in 2002, "the alien territory of "Achtung Baby" and "Zooropa" cemented U2's relevance and enhanced its cachet as intrepid explorers". In 2011, "Rolling Stone" ranked the record at number 61 on its list of "100 Best Albums
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with three cover songs being excluded from both "The Joshua Tree" remaster, and the iTunes audio release. The missing songs are "Stand by Me", "C'mon Everybody" (both played before "I Will Follow"), and "Help!" (played between "The Electric Co." and "Bad). Live from Paris (U2 album) Live from Paris is a concert video and live album by Irish rock band U2. It was recorded during the band's concert at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France, on 4 July 1987 during the Joshua Tree Tour. The concert was originally released in video form on the bonus DVD that was included in
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Live from Paris (U2 album) Live from Paris is a concert video and live album by Irish rock band U2. It was recorded during the band's concert at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France, on 4 July 1987 during the Joshua Tree Tour. The concert was originally released in video form on the bonus DVD that was included in the remastered box set of "The Joshua Tree", released on 20 November 2007. The following year, the concert was released as a digital music download exclusively in the iTunes Store on 21 July 2008. Almost the full Parisian gig is included,
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astronaut Mark Kelly was used as a lead-in to the song. Kelly had previously chosen the song for a wake up call on Space Shuttle flight STS-134. "Beautiful Day" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Olaf Tyaransen of "Hot Press" called the song "surprisingly straightforward but still infectiously catchy", while the magazine's Peter Murphy said the track broke the band's trend of releasing lead singles that broke new sonic ground but were not the best songs from their respective albums. Murphy called the song a "patented U2 cavalry charge from "U2 3" through "The Joshua Tree" to Jubilee 2000". "The
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Noyer said that the source of "The Joshua Tree"s "potency lies in a kind of spiritual frustration – a sense of hunger and tension which roams its every track in search of some climactic moment of release, of fulfilment, that never arrives." He concluded his review by writing that the music "has the one thing vital to worthwhile rock, a thing so often absent: the urge to exist". "Spin" hailed the record as U2's "first wholly successful album because it finally breaks free from the seductive but limiting chant-and-drone approach of earlier material". The review stated, "There isn't a bad
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difficulty singing the song. Ultimately, the group canceled the single. Instead, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was chosen as the second single, and it was released in May 1987 with the tracks "Spanish Eyes" and "Deep in the Heart" as B-sides. Like its predecessor, it topped the Hot 100, giving U2 consecutive number-one singles in the US. The single peaked at number six in the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands. By May, sales of the album surpassed 7 million copies worldwide. "Where the Streets Have No Name" was released in August 1987 as the third single, with
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performed in New Zealand. Performances in November 2010 on the U2 360° Tour were dedicated to the miners who died in the Pike River Mine disaster. During the Joshua Tree Tour 2017 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the album, "One Tree Hill" was performed at each show. U2 first visited Australia and New Zealand in 1984 to open The Unforgettable Fire Tour. After a 24-hour flight into Auckland, lead singer Bono was unable to adjust to the time difference between New Zealand and Europe. He left his hotel room during the night and met some people who showed him
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Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Island Records objected to the release, believing consumers would confuse the EP for a new U2 record. Island successfully sued for copyright infringement but were criticised in the music press, as were U2, although they were not involved in the litigation. "Uncut"s Stephen Dalton believes that the negative headlines were tempered by the success of "Achtung Baby"s first single, "The Fly", released on 21 October 1991 a month before the album. Sounding nothing like U2's typical style, it was selected as the lead single to announce the group's new musical direction. It became their
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is full of little bits of travelogue from his journal. Heartland (U2 song) "Heartland" is a song by rock band U2. It is the thirteenth track on their 1988 album "Rattle and Hum", and was included in the film of the same name. The band began writing "Heartland" in 1984 during "The Unforgettable Fire" sessions, and it was worked on again during "The Joshua Tree" sessions. It is the only track from the album not performed in concert on the Lovetown Tour, which began almost a year after "Rattle and Hum"s release. "Heartland" originated from a trip that bassist Adam
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they threaten both you and me. Don't you think we should silence these communists from speaking?" In 1987, INXS highlighted Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative in their similarly named song "Guns in the Sky", and R.E.M. likened Reagan to former senator Joe McCarthy. U2's 1987 song "Bullet the Blue Sky" from "The Joshua Tree" was inspired after lead vocalist Bono visited El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War and witnessed how the conflict between rebels and the U.S.-backed government affected local civilians. During a spoken word passage of the song, he speaks of being approached by a man, "his face red
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track, along with "Race Against Time", is "an indicator of what U2 might have made instead of "The Joshua Tree"." Upon the release of "The Joshua Tree", critics praised "Where the Streets Have No Name". Steve Morse of "The Boston Globe" noted the "bell-like tones from the Edge fram[e] a search for heaven" and along with the subsequent track on the album, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", these songs showed how the group were "pilgrims still on a quest; not preachers who claim to have found answers". "The Bergen Record" echoed these sentiments, saying the tracks demonstrated
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In God's Country "In God's Country" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the seventh track from their fifth studio album "The Joshua Tree" and was released as the album's fourth single in November 1987 in North America only. "In God's Country" was a difficult song for the band to record, which they attributed to not being trained musicians, and they do not speak very highly of it. During "The Joshua Tree" sessions, they knew it was not going be one of their best songs but they needed more uptempo songs. It was developed out of Bono's
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..." and referring to the lyrical cliches, he said the song was "... saved by the fact that [Bono] does Bono better than anybody else." In God's Country "In God's Country" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the seventh track from their fifth studio album "The Joshua Tree" and was released as the album's fourth single in November 1987 in North America only. "In God's Country" was a difficult song for the band to record, which they attributed to not being trained musicians, and they do not speak very highly of it. During "The Joshua Tree"
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The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 was a worldwide concert tour by rock band U2 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". The tour visited stadiums in 2017 across four legs: North America from May to July and in September, Europe from July to August, and Latin America in October. It began on 12 May 2017 in Vancouver, Canada, and ended five months later on 25 October 2017 in São Paulo, Brazil. The band played "The Joshua Tree" in its entirety on each date of the tour, marking the first live
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were built in the drawing room, although the production staff still faced issues with audio spill from the monitor speakers. Lanois said that due to the setup, "you have to make a commitment to what you put down and either use it or throw it all away." This recording setup was duplicated at subsequent locations during the album sessions. U2's initial time at Danesmoate was spent recording and refining "extensive demos" that the Edge anticipated could turn into final backing tracks. They began with their usual songwriting methods of sorting through tapes from soundcheck jams, working through Bono's lyric book,
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One Tree Hill (song) "One Tree Hill" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the ninth track on their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". In March 1988, it was released as the fourth single from the album in New Zealand and Australia, while "In God's Country" was released as the fourth single in North America. The release charted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The track was written in memory of Greg Carroll, a Māori man the band first met in Auckland during the Unforgettable Fire Tour in 1984. He became very close friends with
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an opening slot for The Psychedelic Furs. In March 1987, the single V ("Severina") with a guest vocal from Julianne Regan was released. Back in England, Adams returned to the band to play a handful of European festivals, and two support dates in Leeds and Edinburgh on U2's Joshua Tree Tour. A live video entitled "Crusade" was released, capturing the band and their noisy audience at the early stage of their career. It coincided with the release of "The First Chapter" in June 1987, a collection of the material from the first two EPs. By the summer of 1987, Hussey
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it the highest-grossing tour of the year. It also ranked as the year's highest-grossing North American tour with $176.1 million earned. This setlist was performed at the 22 September 2017 concert held at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. First act Second act: "The Joshua Tree" Encore The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 was a worldwide concert tour by rock band U2 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". The tour visited stadiums in 2017 across four legs: North America from May to
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Bullet the Blue Sky "Bullet the Blue Sky" is a song by rock band U2 and is the fourth track from their 1987 album, "The Joshua Tree". Lyrically, the song was inspired by a trip that lead vocalist Bono made to Nicaragua and El Salvador, where he saw firsthand how local peasants were affected by United States military intervention in the region. Angered by what he witnessed, Bono asked guitarist the Edge to "put El Salvador through an amplifier." "Bullet the Blue Sky" is one of the band's most overtly political songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of
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Joshua Tree" rescues rock from its decay, bravely and unashamedly basing itself in the mainstream before very cleverly lifting off into several higher dimensions," and that U2 "must be taken very seriously indeed after this revaluation of rock". John Rockwell of "The New York Times" was complimentary of the band for expanding its musical range but said Bono's vocals were "marred throughout by sobbing affectation" and sounded too much like other singers, resulting in a "curious loss of individuality". The "Houston Chronicle"s Marty Racine felt it has "music that both soothes and inspires, music that is anthemic, music with style".
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rock band" and he was not interested in working with them. He changed his mind after listening to the Red Rocks concert and produced "The Unforgettable Fire" and several other U2 recordsincluding "The Joshua Tree", "Achtung Baby", and "All That You Can't Leave Behind", which are among the band's most successfulalongside his sound engineer Daniel Lanois. In June 2007, a U2 tribute band named Under a Blood Red Sky performed a note-for-note recreation of U2's performance at Red Rocks. That same week, the City of Denver unsuccessfully tried to persuade U2 to return to Red Rocks. During the PopMart Tour
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Where the Streets Have No Name "Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" and was released as the album's third single in August 1987. The song's hook is a repeating guitar arpeggio using a delay effect, played during the song's introduction and again at the end. Lead vocalist Bono wrote the lyrics in response to the notion that it is possible to identify a person's religion and income based on the street on which they lived, particularly in Belfast. During the
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performers Technical Footnotes Bibliography Where the Streets Have No Name "Where the Streets Have No Name" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" and was released as the album's third single in August 1987. The song's hook is a repeating guitar arpeggio using a delay effect, played during the song's introduction and again at the end. Lead vocalist Bono wrote the lyrics in response to the notion that it is possible to identify a person's religion and income based on the street on which they lived, particularly
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for the group's 1998 compilation "The Best of 1980–1990". U2 agreed that one track, "Birdland", was too strong for a B-side and they withheld it for a future album release. In 2007, a re-recorded version of the song, retitled "Wave of Sorrow (Birdland)", was included with the 20th anniversary edition of the album. After completing "The Joshua Tree", Bono said that he was "as pleased with the record as I can ever be pleased with a record", calling "The Joshua Tree" their most complete album since their debut. Clayton bought Danesmoate House in 1987 and made it his home. U2
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manner in which they created the song inadvertently caused a problem for U2, saying "when you're in a touring situation you have to learn numbers that were never actually written so much as spontaneously created." "Exit" was played at all 109 concerts on the tour, and was frequently followed by a snippet of the Them song "Gloria", written by Van Morrison. Following the conclusion of the Joshua Tree Tour, U2 performed "Exit" on only one more occasion; 14 October 1989 in Melbourne, Australia, on the Lovetown Tour, almost two years after its previous performance. In 2007, U2's manager Paul McGuinness
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America. A cassette single, available only in New Zealand, was also released. The song reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart. "One Tree Hill" was included as a bonus track on the Japanese version of U2's 1998 compilation album, "The Best of 1980–1990". The accompanying video compilation included the song's music video, directed by Phil Joanou, which features a live performance taken from a previously unreleased cut of U2's 1988 rockumentary "Rattle and Hum". Additional live performances were released on the digital album "Live from the Point Depot" (2004) and the U2.com member-exclusive album "U22" (2012). Select editions
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band in a list compiled based on album sales, time spent on the UK charts, and largest audience for a headlining show. VH1 placed U2 at number 19 on its 2010 list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In 2010, eight of U2's songs appeared on "Rolling Stone"s updated list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", with "One" ranking the highest at number 36. Five of the group's twelve studio albums were ranked on the magazine's 2012 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"—"The Joshua Tree" placed the highest at number 27. Reflecting on
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studio recording of "Drifter" (with Adrian Smith instead of Dennis Stratton) would appear on their next album "Killers", and a studio version of "I've Got The Fire" with Bruce Dickinson appeared on the B-side of "Flight of Icarus" a few years later. At the time this single was released they were the first live Iron Maiden tracks released (though more would follow), and it remains the only officially released recording of "I've Got The Fire" with Paul Di'Anno on vocals. The singles from U2's album "The Joshua Tree" were released with two B-side songs each, which were pressed at 33
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of its conservation status. According to Bond, the protection of the species is critical. Aptostichus bonoi Bono's Joshua Tree trapdoor spider ("Aptostichus bonoi") is a morphological species of Euctenizidae spiders, nocturnal arthropods who seize their prey after leaping out of their burrows and inject it with venom. The species was found in Joshua Tree National Park, California, and described by the Auburn University professor Jason Bond in 2012. Only seven species of "Aptostichus" were known prior to 2012, including the Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider. The species was named after the Irish rock band U2's singer Bono in honor of the
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scheme of "The Joshua Tree" album sleeve. A scenic header extended from the top of the video screen, completing the plant's silhouette. Ric Lipson of Stufish said that the screen "looks like a piece of golden cardboard with a sprayed on silver tree" early in the concert, but during the portion of the set list when U2 performed "The Joshua Tree" in sequence, the screen turned on and displayed high-resolution imagery. A walkway connected the main stage to a B-stage, which was shaped like a Joshua tree and represented a projection of the plant's shadow onto the ground. The B-stage
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1984 during sound check. This version includes prerecorded rhythm tracks. There are no other snippets of songs on this version for copyright reasons. Three other versions of "Bad" have been officially released by the band. An edit of the version from "The Unforgettable Fire" appears on "The Best of 1980-1990"; with the exception of the hidden version of "October", "Bad" is the only non-single to appear on the compilation. In addition to the live performance included on "Wide Awake in America", a live version of "Bad" from 1987's "Joshua Tree" Tour appears on the rockumentary "Rattle and Hum". Also, the
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the sound: "but what had gone unmentioned is how brutally effective it is. More "whoa-oh"-ing than literally "howling," but streaked with unexpected feedback, Swift recognizes that "Joshua Tree"-era U2 is as traditional now as country, anyway, and adapts its melodramatic uplift to her own first-person romantic observations." The "Los Angeles Times" thought the track was Swift's most arresting and promising song yet. "It's the least obviously "re-inventing" single from the album so far," August Brown of the Times commented, "[but] this song might be the most effective." The article offered this elaboration on that assessment: "[The song] has a strong
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song on the record" and that "every one has a hook". The magazine praised U2 for eschewing ambient experimentation in favour of uncomplicated but layered arrangements. Robert Hilburn of the "Los Angeles Times" said the album "confirms on record what this band has been slowly asserting for three years now on stage: U2 is what the Rolling Stones ceased being years ago—the greatest rock and roll band in the world". Hilburn noted that the band showed "sometimes breathtaking signs of growth" and played more "tailored and assured" music. "Hot Press" editor and longtime U2 supporter Bill Graham said that ""The
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The Joshua Tree Tour The Joshua Tree Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place during 1987, in support of their album "The Joshua Tree". The tour was depicted by the video and live album "Live from Paris" and in the film and part-live album "Rattle and Hum". This tour's opening night was 2 April at Arizona State University's Activity Center in Tempe, Arizona. The day before the opening night, Bono fell onto a spotlight he was carrying during a rendition of "Bullet the Blue Sky", cutting open his chin. Bono had partially lost
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the tour. He fell off the rain-slicked stage and dislocated his arm. He completed the performance and had his arm popped back into place after its conclusion. His arm was in a sling for twelve shows between 22 September and 20 October, which is visible at some points during the 1988 film "Rattle and Hum". The Joshua Tree Tour The Joshua Tree Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place during 1987, in support of their album "The Joshua Tree". The tour was depicted by the video and live album "Live from Paris" and
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video was aired as part of Channel 4's late-night talk show "The Last Leg" on the eve of the first anniversary of her death. On 24 June 2017, a coat of arms designed by Cox's children was unveiled by them at the House of Commons, where MPs killed in office are remembered by heraldic shields. Rock group U2 paid tribute to Cox during the UK leg of their 2017 Joshua Tree Tour; lead vocalist Bono, who had worked with her on the Make Poverty History campaign, dedicated the song "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" to her memory. Senior politicians around the
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Follow' and the great 'Out Of Control' – stand up. The rest is awful prog noodling". "Boy" is one of only two U2 albums from which every song has been performed live at least once. "Boy" held this distinction individually until 2017 when all songs from "The Joshua Tree" were performed live on the album's 30th anniversary tour. Despite criticisms of their live shows as predictable and Bono using "too much echo", they nevertheless helped demonstrate U2's potential, as critics noted that Bono was a very "charismatic" and "passionate" showman, reminiscent of a young Rod Stewart. Early vinyl and some
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for him at Millwall but subsequently ended in disillusionment. Written during the season, it recorded events from the dressing room. In 1985, rock band U2 and manager Paul McGuinness commissioned him to write the story of their origins, formation, early years and the time leading up to their highly successful album "The Joshua Tree". His book "Unforgettable Fire - Past, Present, and Future - The Definitive Biography of U2" was published in 1988. It received some favourable reviews, but critics close to the band spoke of many inaccuracies. A verbal war erupted in the press during which Dunphy called lead
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usage of synthesisers and effects. U2's lyrics are known for their social and political commentary, and are often embellished with Christian and spiritual imagery. Songs such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Silver and Gold", and "Mothers of the Disappeared" were motivated by current events of the time. The first was written about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, while the last concerns the struggle of a group of women whose children were killed or forcibly disappeared at the hands of the El Salvadoran government during the country's civil war. The song "Running to Stand Still" from "The Joshua Tree" was inspired by
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the song "Van Diemen's Land", this song originally featured an extra verse: This verse was sung during the song's premiere in Fort Worth, Texas on U2's Joshua Tree Tour and does not appear in the studio version or subsequent live performances. The debut performance took place on 24 November 1987 in Fort Worth, TX during the concert's encore and BB King joined U2 to perform the song. On 1989's Lovetown Tour, the song again featured during the encore and was played with BB King. It was played at 46 of the 47 shows; the only concert it missed was 18
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that "any casual listener who can perceive a meaningful difference between this and the original has i) ears like a bat and/or ii) needs to get out more". The bonus audio CD contains 14 additional tracks, including the B-sides "Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)", "Walk to the Water", "Spanish Eyes", "Deep in the Heart", "Silver and Gold", "Sweetest Thing", and "Race Against Time". Two versions of "Silver and Gold" are included—U2's version, and the original recording from the "Sun City" album by Bono, Keith Richards, and others. The edited single version of "Where the Streets Have No Name" appears
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has had numerous musicians guest with them while playing Watchtower including Carlos Santana, Neil Young, Warren Haynes from Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers Band, Trey Anastasio from Phish, Zac Brown, Bela Fleck, Robert Randolph, Marcus Mumford and Gary Clark Jr. Irish rock band U2 first played a cover of "All Along the Watchtower" during their Boy Tour in 1981. Years later, during the Joshua Tree Tour in 1987, the cover was played for a second time, in San Francisco, California, with an additional verse added by Bono. This performance was later included as a scene in U2's 1988 rockumentary
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the "roots" label with a state-of-the-art production, but in retrospect, they felt that the album was not able to capture the true essence of the band. The album's lead single, "Only Love", made #16 on the US Mainstream Rock charts. In support of the album, the band toured extensively with U2 on The Joshua Tree Tour, increasing their fanbase. Hoffman left the band shortly after the album was released. Drummer Bo Conlon and keyboardist Susan Julian would continue to tour with the band throughout the rest of 1987 and 1988. That year, they also contributed to Robbie Robertson's debut solo
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the B-side of "Where the Streets Have No Name". "The Sweetest Thing" was re-recorded and released as a single for the 1998 compilation album "The Best of 1980-1990". Trip Through Your Wires "Trip Through Your Wires" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the eighth track on their 1987 album, "The Joshua Tree". The song has a bluesy rhythm and features lead singer Bono on harmonica. In 1986 an early version of this song, containing different lyrics was performed on the RTÉ programme "TV GAGA". During the song's recording, producer Daniel Lanois played the Omnichord, an electronic autoharp.
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B-sides: Gavin Friday reworked the song for the 2011 tribute album "AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered". He said, "The Edge rang me up and said, 'Nobody wants to do The Fly – they're all afraid of it.' I think it's because it has its own essence, sonically. It was the lead single and the point of reinvention. U2 said it best: it was the sound of four men chopping down the Joshua Tree. I remember seeing them working on "Achtung Baby" in its early stages. I just put a rocket up their asses and said, 'Go for it.'" "The Lounge Fly Mix"
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the last minute to complete songs. In February 1997, U2 released "Pop"s techno-heavy lead single, "Discothèque", one of six singles from the album. The record initially received favourable reviews from critics and reached number one in 35 countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. However, the album's lifetime sales are among the lowest in U2's catalogue, and it received only a single platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. Retrospectively, the album is viewed by some of the music press and public as a disappointment. The finished product was not to U2's liking, and they subsequently
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draw on imagery created by American writers whose works the band had been reading. "The Joshua Tree" was critically acclaimed; Robert Hilburn of the "Los Angeles Times" said the album "confirms on record what this band has been slowly asserting for three years now on stage: U2 is what the Rolling Stones ceased being years ago—the greatest rock and roll band in the world". The record went to number one in over 20 countries, including the UK where it received a platinum certification in 48 hours, making it the fastest seller in British chart history. In the US, it spent
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under the supervision of Andy Munro of Munro Acoustics. Much of the work was done specifically for U2's album "The Joshua Tree". Then in 1988 the recording studios departed. Following the departure, the Windmill Lane building continued to house various post-production facilities. These included Windmill Lane Pictures (a video post-production facility), incorporating Number 4 (an audio post-production facility), Trend Studios (audio mastering) and a number of other related services. The original studio buildings were covered in graffiti from fans, who had paid pilgrimage from all over the world, many attracted by the studio's historical connection with U2. The original location
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