There isn’t a lot of music in U2’s catalog that sounds like the time at which it was recorded. Even their first record, Boy, has a kind of timeless quality to it that makes it hard for those not in the know to pinpoint exactly when it was recorded (except for “A Day Without Me”, […]
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Continuing our series on Joshua Tree related songs that might make the set-list on the upcoming Joshua Tree Tour 2017, today we’re taking a look at a song that I’d have to classify as a long shot – but that’s mostly because parts of it are definitely going to be played in another form. I’m […]
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Today, I’m continuing my series of articles of songs from The Joshua Tree. The choice of song for this article is one that was initially written and recorded in 1985, a couple of years before The Joshua Tree was released in 1987, but a re-recorded version of “Silver and Gold” was released as a B-side […]
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I’ve heard it said before that with all love there is a little bit of hate. Indeed, a popular phrase, used frequently in music and movies is “there’s a thin line between love and hate”, and nearly a decade ago, scientists discovered that brain activity concerning the two emotions is centered in the same part […]
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When I sat down tonight to write my weekly article, I planned to write about another of the lesser-known masterpieces from The Joshua Tree, such as “In God’s Country” or “One Tree Hill”, but after a careful search, I discovered that I’ve already written about each of the eleven songs that were included on the […]
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Since the announcement of the latest Joshua Tree Tour, I’ve been focusing on lesser known highlights from the album the upcoming tour takes it’s name from. One such underappreciated song comes from The Joshua Tree’s second side, the wild and unruly song that hasn’t been played live since 1987, “Trip Through Your Wires”
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you probably already know that U2 has announced their upcoming Joshua Tree 2017/2019 Tour, on which they plan to play the entire Joshua Tree album in sequence at every show. This means that we, the fans, are going to be treated to some wonderful […]
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As I sit down to write this, the U2 world is engulfed in an inferno of rumors. What’s known for sure is this – this year, 2017, is the thirtieth anniversary of the original release of U2’s hit record The Joshua Tree, and U2 seems to be planning a tour or a series of concerts […]
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Let me start off today’s article by wishing everyone reading this a Happy New Year. Here’s hoping that 2017 will be filled with peace and joy for each and every one of us, and that we’ll finally get that long awaited new U2 record.
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As I sit down in front of my computer to write this, it is Christmas Day, 2016. Of course, I felt compelled to write about something Christmas-y, but there actually isn’t that much holiday music in U2’s catalog. I’ve already written about the two Christmas songs that U2 has recorded as a band, and last […]
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