Even though The Joshua Tree is U2’s best-selling album, there are some songs – outtakes and the like – which are connected to this record but are still slightly obscure. One such example is the “One Tree Hill Reprise”, which will be released in about three months on the thirtieth anniversary edition of The Joshua […]
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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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A new magazine profile of U2 has uncovered some of their upcoming plans. They’re going to release a new mix of “Red Hill Mining Town” in advance of the tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree. In addition, they will head back into the studio in March to do more work on Songs […]
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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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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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