A couple of weeks before the shows were formally announced, U2 guitarist the Edge phoned up Rolling Stone ... we then were looking at the anniversary of The Joshua Tree, and another thing started ...

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 ...

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.

28. Actually, U2’s The Edge says this tour is about more than just nostalgia. He believes the “Joshua Tree” songs, which touched on politics, spirituality and social issues during the Reagan ...

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.

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." ...

U2’s The Joshua Tree turns 30 this week ... Accessible to the masses yet full of a genuine edge. It starts out mysteriously, ominously, then joyously, ecstatically, wrapping us in a cocoon ...

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 ...

The Edge’s guitar parts during the chorus ... “Where the Streets Have No Name” If The Joshua Tree captures U2 at their most cinematic, then “Where the Streets Have No Name” serves ...

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