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The Joshua Tree was one of the greatest end to end albums ever. Every aspect.

They reached the top of the mountain with this album and song. And from 1987 to 1993 were the biggest group in the world. Rock's Hottest Ticket.

Everything U2 did was special. Extreme talents there.

Pride (In The Name of Love) will always be my fav from U2.

The whole Joshua Tree album is a masterpiece! It has a unique vibe like no other album I’ve ever heard. Pure magic!

Do the official video of where the streets have no name. They shot it on a rooftop in LA defying orders from the police to shut it down

U2 has consistently the biggest rock band in the world for 37 years. Others have had their moments of being bigger and for a short period of time, but U2 keeps going. Just sold out 750,000 for 40 shows in Vegas

Their sound was so unique and mesmerizing when they hit the scene, I couldn't get enough of them.

The 'Iconic' Joshua Tree album. By far their best.

U2 at Live Aid - Bad, in particular, is astonishing. They were 24, full of blood, and they nailed it. A hugely touching performance. Bono was incredible.

Beautiful melody from the edge

The "Edge" on guitar, is famous for his use of the "delay" pedal. (Strumming once, and it echoes the strum 3-4 times at a tempo you dial in) . By adding a little reverb it becomes very ethereal, and majestic. The effect coming into it's age, just as U2 were getting their feet on the world stage, it revolutionized their sound and took them from a popularity level of 2.5 to 9 (out of ten) in just the span of one or two singles released from this album.

U2! Always phenomenal!

I always found the build on this one to be so sensual. Their Zoo Tour was phenomenal.

My first taste of U2 was when I saw them at Live Aid in London. I had never heard of them until then but I became an immediate fan of theirs. Joshua Tree is my favorite album of all time.

🎉🎉🎉You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! Chris Martin lead singer/frontman of Coldplay says the band is heavily influenced by U2 and the Beatles. You are absolutely correct. Great reaction. 🎉🎉🎉

Do a deep dive on U2!

It builds slowly and it feels mesmerizing. It is so romantic and you can feel the heart ache he is going through. ❤

My favorite U2 song! It.never.gets.old!

U2 "THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE" (original video) is my favvvvorite song from them. Oh my gosh it's so good!!! It takes me wayy back. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

😂Even people without radios in Third World 🌎 know this song......welcome to the club. You will get so much amazing music as you discover U2 and we get to watch😊

YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!

Your followers are leading you to the best music that exists. Enjoy! We sure do! This is my third favorite U2 song, after One and Pride (In The Name Of Love), and just before The Unforgettable Fire.

Haha! That smile, as each new element slotted perfectly into place in the mix....I know that smile. When you open the dictionary to Masterpiece this song starts playing.

Bass player is underrated

My favorite of this tremendous band!

Appreciate! It means a lot to me!

When this came out my cousin had a C90 tape (yes that long ago 😂) & both sides had this recoreded on it . He played it on endless loop

This is in my top 5 all time fav songs. Funny you mentioned Coldplay, they're one of my top five fav bands lol

Thank you for your reaction to the Joshua Tree album on Patreon this week. U2 was one of the groups I followed hard, from Joshua Tree through to the How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb album. I loved watching them make this perfect album, then explore all kinds of music, then come back... I haven't listened to them much in the last 10-15 years. Your reaction woke up my interest, and I've been playing their catalog, and loving it again. Thank you!

The greatest rock band ever proud to be Irish.❤

My absolute favorite!! U2 is awesome, fav !!

This album just blew my mind. Loved every single song and played it to death!

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U2, definitely an awesome group, many great songs!!❤

The Best Album of the 80's, imo.

U2 in there prime were lethal they were unbelievable from the 1980s to the earlys 2010s they were untouchable. obviously there way older now but can still hold there own which is crazy considering there all in there 60s Now .

The Joshua Tree, most probably the best album of 80's decade

This song at one of their live concerts and Bono pulls a girl on stage and lays down next to her and sings to her. Um amazing ❤

Just saw them in Las Vegas. They are still amazing live.

Like that? Yep.

wonderful song, n album, joshua tree 87, first 3 tracks wre all nmbr ones. album of v yr, band of v decade. my 2nd fav band after v beatles- vers reasons 4 that!, thats how gd u2 r.

Masterpiece

This might be my favorite song by them

u2 forever greetings from argentina

Just a perfect song. All I can say.

One of my alllll time favourite songs ❤

It's one of those songs that gets better every time you hear it....especially the ending......play it again Sam!

This song is so good!👍👏👏👏💙

One of the BEST Songs on the Joshua Tree album that is grossly underrated is ONE TREE HILL - if you want to hear Bono at his most Gut Wrenching, THAT is the Song!

This was the first CD I bought. I can’t believe that was 37 years ago.

Such a beautiful song.

My favourite band!

We love early U2. This album, “Joshua Tree” especially. And this is the best song on the album. This has that alluring, provocative desert (It was filmed in the desert) feel. If that makes sense.

This one deserves a live version 💯

Love, love that song

Great reaction! ! My all time favorite band! You should listen to the live version. Zootv Washington DC. Freaking fire !!

I love this song, the whole album was great

This entire album is FIRE!!

You want to hear a beautiful haunting masterpiece? Bono at his best in “Red Hill Mining Town”

Bono.... Like "BON" Voyage.... BON-Oh

He, Bono came out with a book in the last couple of years or so and in it he talks about a lot of the songs and what they mean... heard it's good. Like the slow start to the song and then how it picks up later 👍 Like that more in songs then movies. But have watch a few movies with slow beginnings all the way through.

Watch the official live video from rattle and him

U2 was/is pretty much Chris Martin’s heroes. Not sure if you’re going to continue on through The Joshua Tree, which is incredible. Second only to Achtung Baby. Great reaction.

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The Joshua Tree is widely considered U2’s magnum opus. My favourite off this album is Bullet The Blue Sky. You need to react to that.

awesome! try 'red hill mining town' from the same joshua tree album. (and 'bullet the blue sky' if you are in the mood)

If U2 were Superheroes, Coldplay would be their sidekick! Love your reaction.

Best U2 album hands down

U2 are the greatest band in the world!

Bon-o. Try A Sort of Homecoming, Pride (In the Name of Love), and the eponymous The Unforgettable Fire. They're breathtaking, and Pride (view the Red Rocks live version) is one of the best songs in history. All of history. The Joshua Fire album is stunning - it was the very, VERY Irish U2 discovering the US and California for the first time.

A song is not a mathemathical sceme, you know. Have you loved someone, truly, deeply, someone dark, someone who hurt you? I think not. If you had, then you would've truly understood this song.

Watching from Ireland

When The Joshua Tree tour came to my town it was impossible to get tickets! 😢 This is my favorite U2 song.😊

Great Salvo!

Take a look at Where the streets have no name. A wall of sound👌

Such a GREAT build! Cold Play is a good analogy.....for some reason, I thought of Genesis, though the sound is quite different. Maybe it's the dramatic build.

I remember after "Unforgettable Fire" we were wondering how they were going to be able to top it? Then "Joshua Tree" happened.

I got this one in vinil record, the best album from U2

on my cassett player

Could you do a reaction to another U2 song? When Love Comes To Town? It's a fabulous song done with the legendary B.B.King with a blues sound to it.❤❤

I remember hearing this for the first time in 1987, it didn't sound like anything else... It was groundbreaking, the video was good too; mostly just Bono singing and all in black and white. I went and saw their show in Oakland that year, it was spectacular. They played for more than three hours, they sounded better live than on the album... My friends and I had seats, but the concert was in the stadium where the Raiders played; we went down to the field after the concert, and the grass over the entire football field had been mashed into a green paste by the crowd being so excited and moving so much, you couldn't see a single blade of grass left.

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One Tree Hill and Red Hill Mining Town are the best songs on the album imo❤

Still my favourite U2 album.

Can’t wait for you to check out songs from Achtung Baby which I consider their masterpiece.

Used to be a big fan,their album “War” was fantastic,but recent years I’ve got pissed off at bono with his lecturing,but when this dropped,I repeat played loads of times.

It's been too long since I've heard them.

Try Pride n The Name Of Love or Sunday Bloody Sunday

Eerie. Ethereal. Healing. Mysterious. Seductive. These are all thoughts and themes that came into my head the first time I heard this. And it was all the above. What is the definition of a perfect song? One that puts it stamp on you and lingers, like this one

It's a bit funny how often people try to cover this when it's one of those songs that can't really be covered without either sounding like a two-penny copycat -- or doing something completely different with it. IMHO only Amy Lee and Scala & the Kolacny Brothers have truly succeeded in covering this well. And both went for a very different arrangement.

Ren rabbit hole please 😊

Discipleship.

Please try the song One

Wanna know if you can sing? Belt this one out in the shower ❤

Can't stand the groups politics. but I do like and remember well their early music and this one is my favourite. When I had noisy neighbours playing loud music above me [flat/appartment], I would play this [especially the bass part] at max [had a better system than them] and they soon got the message. lol

Coldplay couldn’t stand on the same stage with U2. Please.

Coldplay?!? What an insult! 😂 You need to listen to Bullet the Blue Sky and Running to Stand Still

It's a shame that you start with the streaming top hit, not representative. You're totally missing the post punk first phase. Out Of Control, Electric Co, I Will Follow from the 1st album Boy, I Threw A Brick Through The Window from the 2nd and Sunday Bloody Sunday (worldwide rock radio hit; you heard it a year ago!!!), New's Years Day (UK Top Ten) from the first successful album (UK no.1) are just a few highlights and anything but relaxed. The entire Red Rocks 1983 concert in the Colorado Amphitheater with video/DVD is unique, full of energy, passion and fully integrated with the audience. Just keep driving.