Rolling Stone (p.85) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he best moments connect on a physical level -- the glistening bass groove of 'With or Without You' and the Hendrix-worship guitar storm of 'Bullet the Blue Sky.'"
Rolling Stone (11/89) - Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The 80s" survey.
Q (10/01, p.91) - Ranked #12 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime" - "...This collection of downbeat rock made U2 superstars..."
Uncut (pp.108-109) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "It still bristles with the bravado of a band shaping up for a shot at the title, daring to believe that they could make their idols their peers."
CMJ (1/6/03, p.15) - Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time"
CMJ (1/5/04, p.20) - Ranked #1 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1987"
Billboard - Ranked as the #14 hit album of the 80s.
Q (Magazine) (p.115) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Their reinvention of stadium rock sounds as impassioned as ever....A finely balanced mix of intimacy and power..."
U2: Bono (vocals, harmonica); The Edge (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Adam Clayton (bass); Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Daniel Lanois (guitar, keyboards, tambourine, background vocals); Brian Eno (keyboards, programming, background vocals).
Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
THE JOSHUA TREE won the 1987 Grammy award for album of the year.
Personnel: Bono (vocals); The Edge (guitar); Adam Clayton (bass instrument); Larry Mullen Jr. (drums).
After their arresting appearance at Live Aid, U2 album sales went berserk across the globe, and the world waited impatiently for their next release. The Joshua Tree arrived, and fans were not disappointed. There are few weaknesses, musical or lyrical, in this album. The pure power of the music and patent honesty of the lyrics steer the band clear of whimsy and self-indulgence. The anguish and questioning is shot through with faith as they chant and stomp and batter their way through instant classics such as 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', 'Where The Streets Have No Name' and 'With Or Without You', leaving the listener bruised but elated.
DVD Features:
1. I Will Follow
2. Trip Through Your Wires
3. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
4. MLK
5. Unforgettable Fire
6. Sunday Bloody Sunday
7. Exit
8. In God's Country
9. The Electric Co.
10. Bad
11. October
12. New Year's Day
13. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
14. Bullet The Blue Sky
15. Running To Stand Still
16. With Or Without You
17. Party Girl
18. "40"
19. Outside It's America
20. With Or Without You
21. Red Hill Mining Town