While the lyrics to U2‘s 1987 opus give voice to their ever-expanding social conscience, the roots of The Joshua Tree are planted firmly in blues, gospel and folk – with an outsider’s edge.

The Joshua Tree appeared in stores in 1987 and ... That's where "Bullet the Blue Sky" came from. Edge: It's actually a great example of U2 working as a band. I had a guitar part, and Adam and ...

Both Clayton and guitarist The Edge talk about feeling disconnected ... Eno says with The Joshua Tree, U2 were trying to make an album that was “self-consciously spiritual,” while Bono speaks ...

The Joshua Tree took U2 to a whole new level. From the shimmering intro of the Edge's guitar on "Where the Streets Have No Name," which opens the album, to the mournful hum that ends the closing ...

With "The Joshua Tree," U2 explored Americana and Irish roots music ... The song takes a long, fade-in intro as The Edge's main riff builds up to Bono's triumphant first lyrics: "I wanna run." ...

The Edge had toured the home, called Danesmoate, while house hunting and Clayton later bought it. 7. Big numbers. The Joshua Tree was released on March 9, 1987, and is U2's fifth studio album.

On this day in 1987, U2 kicked off the European leg of its Joshua Tree Tour by setting off earthquake alarms and startling ...

U2’s "The Joshua Tree" beat out classic albums by Dire Straits and The Stone Roses. By Lars Brandle U2’s The Joshua Tree has topped a major U.K. poll of 1980s albums, beating out classic ...

"And then you can get to the present and to the future – because the sound of the future is what we're most interested in.

After making his grand return from injury to the stage with his bandmates, U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. discussed his health ...

Oasis' Noel Gallagher likes playing all of the songs from U2's 'The Joshua Tree' on a specific instrument. The album was an international hit. Gallagher explained his choice. “The reason that I ...