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Thread: Album Club - Week 113: 01.10.2013: U2 - The Joshua Tree. (1987)

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    Default Album Club - Week 113: 01.10.2013: U2 - The Joshua Tree. (1987)

    Alex(_UK) has given us the album for this week - a monster seller, with 25 million sales to its name. Cheers Alex!


    U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)







    I had to laugh when this thread appeared, knowing that I had already chosen this classic rock album as my latest album club choice... Well, by the looks of it I should do better than the last one, which was swamped with apathy...!

    So, U2... I have no intention of referring to the politics, or whether Bono is a cock - I'm just interested about the music. And at the time of this, their 5th studio album, most of that hadn't really happened. Even hindsight can't change what for me was a landmark album - when U2 moved from being a great band, to probably the biggest band in the World at that time.

    Unless you're a hermit living in a cave you must have heard at least a couple of the lead tracks - but for me every one is a killer, not filler. I was lucky enough to see them twice on the tour of the album - the first at Wembley Stadium probably still stands as the best gig I have ever seen. I was 18, drove to London in my little Renault 5 with my best mate, watched the gig and we felt so awake we drove into central London for a night time tour of the sites - drove back to Norwich just in time for a quick shower and straight to work! (Unfortunately hitting a barn owl on the M11 on the way home - something I still feel terrible about over 25 years later!)

    This really is an album that has to be played as an album should - start at the beginning - finish at the end. From the very synth intro of Where The Streets Have No Name the album then follows with the two other big singles -I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and With or Without You - 3 classics. Bullet the Blue Sky follows- one of my favourite guitar-led tracks ever. I could go on - the best bet is to listen for yourself, and if it is new to you or not been heard in many a year, try and remember the Album Club doctrine of "listen without prejudice"

    Interesting fact - released on the 9th March 1987, this album was the first new release available on vinyl, cassette and CD at the same time. Personally I'd go for the vinyl - but the 20 year anniversary Deluxe CD box-set is superb - one of the rare times when a "Deluxe" edition is well worth it in my opinion, with a 2nd CD and DVD.
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    An absolute slam dunk classic Alex and without doubt a favourite of mine. I haven't played it for awhile (25 Aug 2012 to be precise ), but know it well and look forward to hearing it again - it's easily a 10, but I won't score it until I have listened objectively, just to see if it still deserves that, or if I should dock some marks?

    IMHO a must for every record collection and a musical milestone - top choice
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    Epic Album

    I have just found this Album

    Love it

    9 out of 10 from me
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    10 all the way from me. I bought on its release day back in 87 ..at the time I was underwhelmed but now it is a favourite..easily in my top albums of all time. The deluxe cd/dvd version is worth searching for and although I still like U2 and own all their output this is theyre pinnacle IMO..not everyones taste I know and Bono can be an emarassment sometimes I still think the guy has a great voice.
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    Yeah agree this is a stonker of an album, an easy 10/10!!
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    First CD I bought but certainly not a perfect 10, 8 from me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
    First CD I bought but certainly not a perfect 10, 8 from me.
    Ooo please tell Roy, why a lowly 8?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pjdowns View Post
    Ooo please tell Roy, why a lowly 8?
    Cos it's not a perfect 10, I can't think of any album I'd score 10 (except maybe Machine Head). 8's not lowly anyhoo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
    8's not lowly anyhoo
    Roy, sorry, just me messing... I was just interested in your thoughts
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    Good album. 8/10.

    Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
    Cos it's not a perfect 10, I can't think of any album I'd score 10 (except maybe Machine Head). 8's not lowly anyhoo
    I agree, Machine Head ' The Blackening ' defo 10/10

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