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U2: Joshua Tree
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In 1986, U2 participated in the A Conspiracy of Hope tour in support of Amnesty International and in Self Aid for unemployment in Ireland. The same year, Bono and Ali Hewson ... visited Nicaragua and El Salvador at the invitation of the Sanctuary movement, and saw the effects of the El Salvador Civil War. These 1986 events greatly influenced The Joshua Tree album, which was being recorded at the time.
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U2 fans had more than just turkey and all the trimmings to devour over the recent Thanksgiving holiday. They ... had the 20th anniversary re-release of The Joshua Tree, which hit stores on Nov. 20. Read More
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The Joshua Tree elevated U2 to superstar status but ... provoked one of the most radical musical detours by a major rock band. At the end of the decade, Bono stated that U2 planned to “go away and dream it all up again.” True to his word, U2 came together in Berlin in late 1990 to record Achtung Baby, a brazenly experimental about-face that Bono has described as “the sound of us chopping down The Joshua Tree.” Triggering a creative renaissance, it marked U2’s effort to undercut its own sense of seriousness and joint the postmodern party. To a degree, they deliberately went from iconic to ironic (although “One” ranks with their most heartfelt songs). Coproducer Brian Eno referred to “the scope of its inspirations: psychedelia, glam, R&B and soul” and characterized it as “a long step taken with confidence.”
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Their musical obtuseness, along with hard work and talent, finally paid off for U2 in 1987. The Joshua Tree, released in March, yielded three Number One singles on both sides of the ocean, (With or Without You, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Where The Streets Have No Name), turning them into “Rock’s Hottest Ticket” (according to Time Magazine) and launched their first worldwide stadium tour.
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"There has been continuous demand from U2 fans to have THE JOSHUA TREE properly re-mastered," says Paul McGuinness. "As always, the band had to make sure it was right, and now it is."
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