It is vexingly difficult to improve upon the summation of “The Joshua Tree” offered by longtime U2 confidant Bill Flanagan in his liner notes accompanying this sumptuous re-release.

U2 had already been called sell-outs for years, but one of their biggest shifts was actually more complicated than people thought.

The Joshua tree is also called izote de desierto, which means “desert dagger” in Spanish. The Joshua tree was so inspirational to the band U2 that they named one of their most famous albums after it.

Undergone seismic creative changes, U2's Bono adventurous spirit was reflected in the artist who he felt yielded music's most ...

Like The Joshua Tree, U2’s Achtung Baby had a lot of song choices. “So Cruel” ultimately beat out “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.” It’s a song about withheld and lost love.

"I was like 17 years old in high school and I'm with my buddies and 100,000 other people on a beautiful night and U2's at the height of their careers on the Joshua Tree tour. They're playing one ...

Classic Albums Live: U2's The Joshua Tree (April 4, 2025) Released in March 1987, The Joshua Tree is frequently listed as one of the greatest albums of all time and launched the band's stature ...

The Mohave Desert’s spiny guardians inspired the legendary Irish band “U2” to name its 1987 hit album Joshua Tree, and the National Park named for the agaves is one of California’s most ...

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The Rattle and Hum album opens with a live cover of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter". Its inclusion on the album was intended by the band to reflect the confusion of The Joshua Tree Tour and their ...