U2
"The Joshua Tree"
Released: 1986
I don't care much about U2 these days. There's too much posing and irony. But "The Joshua Tree"
is really something, despite the fact that liking it is probably regarded as very "un-hip".
U2 discovers America... Ah, this album really represents something of an isolated phase
in the history of this group. It's not so incredibly political as their earlier albums and
it's not so "modern" and, er, ironic as their later ones. "The Joshua Tree" is pretty
much down to earth even though it does have political elements. A beautifully
textured record, with a heavy input from Daniel Lanois who produced it along with Eno. And a
bunch of really good songs (though I've always felt that "Where The Streets Have No Name" is
somewhat overrated). I actually go for the slightly more obscure stuff, like "Red Hill
Mining Town", "Trip Through Your Wires" and "One Tree Hill". Great singing too. And no gold-lamé
suits.
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