Joshua Tree, The (Remastered/+DVD) - U2

Advantages: A classic album
Disadvantages: Atmospheric rather than packed with adrenalin

...done by The Edge, all you need to know is that it contains the tracks "I still haven't found what I'm looking for", "Where the streets have no name" and "With or without you", as well as "Bullet the blue sky", plus "Trip through your wires", my favourite song in the world at the time. For those with cash to spare, U2 can extract it in lots of ways with the packaging for this reissue: standard cd featuring liner notes, lyrics and unseen photographs; a double 12" gatefold vinyl, with the original album pressed across two 180 gram audiophile discs (whoopee doop, though my original and by-now battered copy of the vinyl release needs replacing); a deluxe edition including a second cd of b-sides and demos from the original album sessions, and a limited edition box set containing two cds and a dvd featuring "The Joshua tree" tour live from... Read review

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Advantages: outstanding
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...The Joshua Tree is a magical album, though not necessarily U2s best. The tracks here are beautifully written and recorded with all of the passion and righteous anger that the band have made their trade mark. There is no room for obscurity here, everything is up front. For me, this is the point at which U2 crossed the threshold to become a truly enduring band. With The Joshua Tree, they seem to have shed the very rare derivative/trendy touches and cut themselves loose, finding their own sound and making it stick. This is one album that I never tire of.... Read review

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Advantages: It's a Classic
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...If you only have room for on U2 album in your CD collection, it has to be The Joshua Tree. This album, released in 1987, is quite simply outstanding. Every track is a classic, and you know you're in for a treat from the opening bars of "Where the Streets have no Name". This album features their best work, with tracks such as "With or Without You" and "I still Haven;t Found What I'm Looking For". The test of a great album is its longevity. The Joshua tree is now 13, and seems every bit as fresh in 2000 as it did in 1987. The Joshua Tree is U2 at their peak - stadium filling rock with every track. It's well produced, well written and even Bono's vocals sound polished! You must buy this album, so that when in 20 years time U2 are as embarrasing as The Stones are now, you can remember them at their peak.... Read review

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