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Come on!
Pretty cool album. Ive heard of the band U2 but didnt realize how much songs I knew were made by them. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Bullet The Blue Sky were my favorites. 6.8/10
People despise U2 for some reason but idk this just sounds mildly good
Des tubes comme I Still haven't found what I'm looking for mais bon je trouve que c'est un peu toujours pareil U2 sinon, mais ça reste reconnaissable et ça sort du lot
Je ne suis pas très réceptive à U2, même si je reconnais qu’ils ont leur pâte (merci the edge) et que ça doit sans doute être top en live…
Un classique mais toujours un plaisir à écouter
I mean this is the album U2 should've made everyone listen to on their iPhones. I get it Bono is kind of a prick now and hasn't made a good album in 25 years. But this is U2's masterpiece. Every song has a sense of urgency and angst that the band was never really able to catch again as their fame grew. And the intro on the opening track is an all-time great buildup. Standouts: Where the Streets Have No Name, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Bullet the Blue Sky, In God's Country, Exit
I really liked the lyrics but musically is really not my style
A lot of tree Hill so I actually know a lot of songs on this album, but I have a hard time with you too because all I can remember is the next album to everyone. Lol.
#415 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ This is about the time when U2 went to shit for me. I liked "War" and feel "The Unforgettable Fire" was a sidestep, but also led to "The Joshua Tree" and some of the new influences started to happen. Around the time "Rattle and Hum" came out I was still keeping up hopes that they'd do something I like, but by the time "Achtung Baby" was released I've had enough and haven't really followed their music since then. I was actually turned quite anti-U2 with the Apple/Ipod thing, that effin' release is still haunting some of my digital collections. hate to give 3/5, but feel 2/5 is not fair just because I don't like what they've done later.
7/10 Best songs: Exit I've never really thought too much about U2 - they were slightly before my time (although I HATED the ubiquity of Beautiful Day when it was released). The album is pretty solid, with a few stand-out tracks, but it does sort of have a dad-rock vibe at times. I don't think it's absolutely revolutionary or life-changing, but it's enjoyable. And that's all you can really ask for.
Epic. Amazing
LOVE! Definitely my favorite LP from the boys.
This starts nice for sure, and I'm a sucker for U2 vocals unfortunately.
Classic album. A few of the b-sides didn’t really hit me, but there’s a ton of great stuff here.
Me gusto
Very good, classic U2
I feel like this album rating boils down to: how much do the last eight songs detract from the first three? Off to an absolutely corking start and then seriously tails away into mediocrity leaving a taste of disappointment and missed opportunity. If four stars means I’d listen again…then 3.5 would mean I’d listen to the beginning again. So I guess that has to be rounded up to 4…just about.
Trying to listen to this on its own merits rather than it be U2, I enjoyed quite a bit. Back half of the album limps on a bit. And now understand what tom from blink was trying to do with angels and airwaves.
Streets Have No Name is my favorite U2 song - first three tracks are the best. Album is very melodic, nice guitar tone and instrumentation, expansive sounding yet simple.
I’m not a U2 fan - I mostly find the music bloated, preachy, and reeking of self importance. However, sometimes when the Bravas are cold, the sun sets just right at Rundle Park, and the 360 degree throw from short is right on the money - you can’t deny it has its moments. 3.6
4.3 Could put the A-side of the album up against anything. As with the other U2 the edges guitar work is the standout. I had to catch myself, I was signing along to with or without you and doing my best Adam Watt impression
banger on banger on banger
Popular means bland
One of my desert island albums
A 5 star album to me powers through from beginning to end. It's not that there isn't better songs than others, but there's a strength that carries all the way through. My problem with U2 is that they never really seem to achieve that. This albums starts off in the first half on fire. The first four tracks are certified classics. Running to Stand Still would be right in line if the back half of the album to could back up the first four tracks. But it doesn't. This album is great, just not fantastic.
Surprisingly good. I’ve always heard U2 being memed, but this was enjoyable
Vomit man this is just a bunch of garbage
I was born in 1985 but I've never listened to a full U2 album before. Now that I tried, The Joshua Tree is so front heavy that I could have stopped after the first three songs. That being said, this is a pretty much an ok album.
❤️U2❤️One of my favorite albums of all time. Was a pleasure to listen to it front to back again! (5)
disc 1 only. Rest of the album can't reach the heights of the first three run. I get Bono is insufferable but these guys have a fantastic sound.
First half of this album is incredible. Second half forgettable. Light 4
mid. like the other U2 albums here.
#156/1001 🇮🇪 I don't consider myself to be a big fan of U2 but this is a brilliant album. Best tracks: Red Hill Mining Town, With Or Without You, Where the Streets Have No Name, One Tree Hill.
Lots of great songs. Huge album. I can’t bring myself to give U2 a five though, they’re just not a 5 star band for me and the album tails off in the final third.
First three tracks are pretty dang great.
This album has a few standout moments, but I’ve never understood the near-universal praise it receives. I tried listening with an open mind, yet most of it just felt good rather than groundbreaking. I’ve always preferred U2’s earlier, rawer sound, which had more energy. It’s an enjoyable record, but for me it doesn’t quite live up to its legendary reputation.
Not a U2 fan, but they are simply unavoidable for anyone that has listened to the radio. I've always heard how good this album was. It's fine. There's definitely a few standouts, and it feels like they try their best to make every single song and expand on it to make it feel larger than life. I can see how this goes over well in an arena. But there's some misses too. It's just, boring.
Certainly some grade A classic songs. Not quite sure if it's a masterpiece, but it reminds you that Bono and U2 were once influential greats and not a bit of a punchline.
I liked it
Good album! It has a couple classic tracks and some other ones I hadn’t heard before but still enjoyed, like running to stand still. Love the sound of this band.
Very good
Souvent, avec les albums dont le singles ont une très bonne renommée, je ne prends pas le temps de les découvrir en entier. Where the streets have no name, I still haven't found what I'm looking for et With or without you méritent leur succès. Ces morceaux font parti de ma playlist et le reste encore après les années, mais qu'elle découverte ont été Bullet the blue sky et Exit. Le reste est plutôt bon, deux titres que je n'écouterai sans doute jamais seuls. Ce n'est pas un sans fautes (est-ce que ça existe, au fait un sans faute?) et ce sera un de mes album de l'été.
Nice to have a reason to give this album a listen. The first three tracks are all monster hits, culminating in With or Without You which is U2's best song. I'm not a huge fan and find Bono's voice to be too much, but do appreciate they are pretty seismic. They don't keep the energy going and the quality of the music tapers off somewhat. I found the remainder pretty boring, but I do appreciate the general 'desert' atmosphere of the album and there's a few interesting instrumental sections. 6/10
I am proud of myself. I really dislike U2, but this project is about having an open mind and -boom- I enjoyed it. That’s the beauty of this challenge!
This sounds way more modern than the 80s to me. I enjoyed it and there are several songs I added to my liked list. I preferred War overall as an album.
Better then Achtung Baby, still not great. This album really wants to feel huge. The constant slowly building synths, overwraught singing... It works for a bit, and then gets incredibly tiring. I actually enjoyed the first three songs here a fair bit before realizing that this sound was going to be the entire album and I was only a quarter of the way through. By the end I became sure that U2 is basically the Coldplay of the 80s. I can see why people really do love this sound, but it falls into such deep mediocrity for me.
A record that has justified it’s reputation as a classic album.
An overused classic. An excellent album that has become victim of it's success.
Already knew several of these songs, but this time I listened to the whole album in one go. I find the vocals too whiny, and the songs seem to go on too long (had to skip some part way through).
5.5/10 - I think you had to be there for this one. I only ever hear people 45+ mention an affinity for U2. I think it’s nostalgia and memories of a time where U2 was the biggest thing. Feels to me like a band whose image and fan base exceeds their musical prowess.
There's a few songs on here that sound kind of huge and emotional. The others just kind of sound like dad rock in the worst way. I'm not really a fan of their deep cuts and don't really see the appeal. 5/10
repetitivo
The album of my high school years; U2 at its musical peak;
certified U2 hater Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: this is like their best album, but I don't understand why they're popular 2.3
My older sister and her friends completely obsessed over this tape.. as did most young adults. At the time the gravity of the record flew over my head. Took growing up, picking up an instrument, and spinning it to finally understand.
Ngl I thought he was a new singer
This is #day665 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's my fourth and final U2 record. I don't know what to say about this one, except that this and Achtung Baby are the band's essential records. Looking at the title "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," I realized I don't even know what I'm looking for, or rather, if I'm looking for anything at all in this life. I don't have many words today. "Exit" is a hidden gem, though. Otherwise, this is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to, ouch, #day666.
Great album, I don’t feel like saying anything extensive.
bullet the blue & trip through the wire & one tree hill
Here is an in-depth review of U2’s **The Joshua Tree** (1987), analyzing its lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence, followed by a balanced assessment of its pros and cons. --- ## Overview Released on March 9, 1987, *The Joshua Tree* was U2’s fifth studio album and the one that transformed them from cultish post-punk heroes into global rock superstars. Fueled by a fascination with American roots music, wide-open landscapes, and a deep ambivalence toward the American Dream, the album fused Bono’s messianic lyricism with The Edge’s spatial guitar textures. It won Grammys, sold over 25 million copies, and remains a high-water mark of 1980s rock. --- ## Lyrics Bono’s lyrics on *The Joshua Tree* move away from the vague spiritual yearnings of earlier work toward more concrete, often painful, observations of political and personal failure. The dominant mood is **desert exhaustion**—a search for water, meaning, justice, or love in a barren moral landscape. - **Key themes in lyrics**: - **Disillusionment with America** – “In the name of the father and the mother / The Holy Ghost is just another ghost in the blood” (*Bullet the Blue Sky*) explicitly critiques U.S. foreign policy in Central America. *Exit* paints a chilling portrait of a killer driven by twisted religiosity. - **Broken love and longing** – *With or Without You* and *Running to Stand Still* anchor the album in raw, co-dependent relationships and addiction (“She’s the crack of a whip”). - **Spiritual dryness** – *I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For* is an almost gospel-like confession of restless faith, not absence of belief but inability to be satisfied. > Bono’s strength is his directness. He rarely uses abstract wordplay; instead, he sings in vivid scenes (heroin needles, burning oil fields, border towns). His weakness is occasional overreach into melodrama (“The God I believe in isn’t short of cash, mister,” from *Bullet the Blue Sky*), which can feel preachy. --- ## Music The Edge’s guitar work defines the album’s sonic identity. Abandoning rapid-fire punk strumming, he perfected a **delayed, chiming minimalism**—notes hang in the air like heat shimmers over asphalt. - **Key musical elements**: - *Where the Streets Have No Name* opens with a slow, building organ and a cascading guitar figure that never resolves, creating perpetual forward motion. - *With or Without You* uses a simple four-note bassline and a sustained guitar drone, letting tension build through dynamics, not solos. - *Bullet the Blue Sky* features aggressive slide guitar and distorted feedback, mimicking the chaos of napalm. - **Rhythm section** – Adam Clayton’s melodic, repetitive basslines anchor the spaciousness; Larry Mullen Jr. provides military drumming (especially on *Sunday Bloody Sunday*’s cousin *Exit*) but also restraint (e.g., the brushed snare on *Running to Stand Still*). **Weakness**: Some tracks (*Trip Through Your Wires*) feel like filler—bluesy harmonica and shuffle rhythm that don’t mesh with the desert-ambient core. --- ## Production Produced by **Daniel Lanois** and **Brian Eno** (with Steve Lillywhite mixing a few tracks), the production is the album’s secret weapon. Instead of a polished 1980s sound with gated reverb snares, they opted for **atmospheric space**: - **Techniques**: - Heavy use of ambient miking and tape echo. - Bono’s vocals are often double-tracked or treated with reverb to feel like echoes off canyon walls. - Instruments are separated in the stereo field, giving the album a cathedral-like depth. - **The result**: A record that sounds both intimate and vast. You can hear the room, the tape hiss, and the silence between notes—unusual for a mainstream rock album in 1987. **Criticism**: The production slightly mutes the low end, so some editions lack punch. The 30th-anniversary remaster helped, but original vinyl can feel thin on bass-heavy systems. --- ## Themes The unifying theme of *The Joshua Tree* is **the search for something sacred in a broken world**. Three interlocking ideas dominate: 1. **The American West as spiritual metaphor** – The Joshua tree (a type of yucca) is named by Mormon settlers who saw it pointing to the Promised Land. But Bono finds no paradise—only motels, border patrols, and drug deals. 2. **Political violence and personal complicity** – *Mothers of the Disappeared* (dedicated to Argentine mothers of political victims) and *Bullet the Blue Sky* reject jingoism without offering easy solutions. 3. **Addiction and escape** – *Running to Stand Still* describes a woman trying to escape a heroin house in Dublin’s Ballymun flats; she burns a hole in the roof to see the stars. Transcendence flickers, then fades. > The album’s genius is that it never resolves its questions. It doesn’t find what it’s looking for—and that’s the point. --- ## Influence *The Joshua Tree* reshaped rock music in several ways: - **On alternative rock** – Bands like Radiohead (especially *OK Computer*), Coldplay, and Arcade Fire borrowed its mix of atmospheric production and political earnestness. - **On stadium rock** – It proved that introspective, non-ironic songs could fill arenas without pyrotechnics or Van Halen-style guitar heroics. - **On Americana for non-Americans** – It inspired countless European artists to reimagine American mythologies from an outsider’s perspective. - **Immediate impact** – Topped charts worldwide, unseating Michael Jackson’s *Bad* in the U.S.; propelled U2 to headlining Live Aid follow-ups and a *Time* magazine cover (they called U2 “Rock’s Hottest Ticket”). **Criticisms of its influence**: It also inspired a wave of overly serious, reverb-drenched “anthem rock” that mistook gloom for depth (late-90s post-grunge bands like Creed). --- ## Pros and Cons ### Pros - **Timeless production** – Doesn’t sound dated; the Eno/Lanois aesthetic anticipated 90s ambient rock. - **Lyrical maturity** – Addresses politics, faith, addiction, and love without sloganeering. - **The Edge’s guitar** – A genuinely original voice on an instrument that had been exhausted by blues-rock. - **Emotional range** – From the euphoric opener to the devastating closer (*Mothers of the Disappeared*). - **Cohesion** – Feels like a journey through a desert night, not a collection of singles. ### Cons - **Pacing lulls** – The middle third (*Trip Through Your Wires*, *One Tree Hill*) drags compared to the first four songs. - **Over-earnestness** – Bono’s vocal delivery can tip into self-parody (e.g., “And I’m *still* waiting” with histrionic swoops). - **Political vagueness** – For all its critique of U.S. intervention, the album offers no specific policy awareness; “America bad” is a mood, not an argument. - **Missing live energy** – The studio versions are pristine but lack the raw, improvisational fire of the 1987 live tour recordings (e.g., *Rattle and Hum*’s take on “Bullet the Blue Sky”). - **Overexposure** – *With or Without You* and *Where the Streets Have No Name* have been so overplayed that their impact has dulled for some listeners. --- ## Final Verdict **9.2/10** *The Joshua Tree* is not a perfect album, but it is a definitive one. It captures a band at the peak of its creative powers, trying to reconcile punk’s conscience with arena rock’s scale. If you accept its earnestness as a virtue rather than a flaw, it remains one of the most moving documents of spiritual and political longing ever recorded. For those allergic to Bono’s grandiosity, it will still grate. But as a synthesis of lyric, sound, and space, few rock albums reach higher.
Claaasicc.
A triumph. The singles are so well known, but a few of the album tracks really stand out. “One Tree Hill” is a soaring, epic tribute to a deceased friend; “Running To Stand Still” is a mournful but weirdly hopeful lament on the horrors of heroin addiction; and “In God’s Country” is catchy and infectious. However, the crowning moment of the album is “Exit”. Perhaps U2’s finest musical accomplishment, you will rarely hear a crescendo like it. The slow build of tension before the pounding drums and ear shredding guitar kick in leaves the listener enthralled, curious and hanging on every sound. Lyrically, it is as vivid as anything the band has ever tried. Yes, Bono can be infuriating and some of the band’s later work is bland and saccharine, but there is very little to complain about on “The Joshua Tree”.
First album of this endeavor, and a first proper listen to a band who I'm only aware of by ambiently taking them in via the radio etc. And while I do like some of the earlier singles I've heard, one of which is on this record, sadly it did not do it for me as a whole. I can't deny With or Without You and found myself enjoying Mothers of the Disappeared thinking that the album had ended and the algorithm had moved me on. Otherwise it's a real trudge that's not saved by two all-time greats producing. Also Bono looks a bit like my high school girlfriend in that photo.
A great recording that stood the pass of time.
I think, we, as full-album listeners, sometimes forget that it's completely okay to be a singles band.
I really liked U2 when I was young, but this album I’ve always found a little boring. I always absolutely loved the track One Tree Hill though as it was exciting to have a song about somewhere here in little old New Zealand before it was much on anyone’s radar.
me cago en la puta jodeer
I think U2 is a.band that releases great singles and that the remainder of the album fairs poorly in comparison. This album falls into thaat description BUT the first 3 songs on here are so fantastic that this album is an enthusiastic 5 for me.
Can you explain the 80’s without this album?
Underwhelming 😢
It was alright, another review said it sounded like a dentist office and I couldnt help but agree.
Some fantastic songs on here, but hit or miss overall.
I'm sure it's a good album, but unfortunately, it doesn't do much for me and feels rather average.
There’s a weird amount of hate towards U2 in the reviews but this is a solid album.
good, it a bit familiar to something but idk what
Sounds like U2. Pop rock. Had fun listening. Works great as background because I didn't realise sometimes where one song ended and the next began.
What makes it great is not just anthem-making. Plenty of bands can write big songs. Very few can make bigness feel earned. The Joshua Tree sounds huge, but it is not empty. There is spiritual hunger in it, political unease in it, romantic confusion in it, and a genuine fascination with America as both promise and damage. That tension is the whole engine. The grandeur is real, but so is the doubt.
This is a stereoscopic album. Really immersive, cinematic, all that. It's also kind of boring. Bono has some passionate delivery, and the instrumentals all sound great in the mix, but there's something about it that just doesn't really engage me. Maybe I associate U2 with commercials from growing up, maybe it's the curse of not liking music that was popular when you were born. A fine album, just not my cup of tea. 3/5
Is it a five star album because I’ve loved it for so long or have I loved it so long because it’s a five star album?
U2 is a very overrated band. They have a bunch of hits, all of which are above average songs, some even great. But the filler on this album is just so-so.
Muitas músicas calmas e assim românticas, com bom instrumental, mas um bocado slow paced para mim. Nevertheless, tem pelo menos 3 bangers
Dreary
I’m not a huge fan of U2, but this album was quite refreshing. It’s not the best album ever, but it’s one of those albums that you might listen in the middle of the night while you’re thinking, so it’s not that bad. The songs seem a little repetitive but definitely better than some other U2’s songs.
good heartland rock sound good dad stuff 7/10
Fantastic album all the way through! Rating: 9.5/10 Favorite Song: Where the streets have no name, running to stand still, bullet the blue sky
I like War better but U2 are legendary for a reason!
Boring NPC music
brilliant album the joshua tree is so good u2 are very influential great album opener solid album 9/10
An Irish crime coeur
+5
Rating: 3.5/5 (With or Without You added .5) Playlist track: With or Without You & Red Hill Mining Town Date listened: 28/05/26 Listen when: I have a coming of age movie
Shite
big kings of leon vibe, I like the genre kind of like a slow electronic rock. Album started great, however got pretty unforgettable by the middle. Felt like so much and so little going on at the same time. Favourite song - bullet the blue sky
I really don't like U2
great album
music is love
Banger
I'm just wondering why we all hate U2 so much now. I never used to, but Bono just seems like he is complaining in my ear. Is it because he is number two?
Starts off so unbelievably strong only to take a big dip in the middle. Finished off fairly strong though, but the power of those first couple of tracks is enough to carry into a 4 for me.
The U2 hate is such a puzzle. Why? Because Bono is “annoying”? (Let’s be clear - he tried to use his fame to support peace around the world, and is in a lifelong relationship with his high school sweetheart. But because he kept himself in the public eye, he’s annoying?) Because they play large stadium shows? Because they gave their music away for free once? One of the most liked reviews here finds their popularity unimaginable. What? There is a lot of music I dislike, and my quibble isn’t with people disliking their music. It’s the dismissal of the music. I can’t stand Paul Simon’s music. But I know it’s good music. The dismissal of U2 is a tell - and a pathetic one at that.
Alright look - I know it’s good. And there are classics here that would have stood to mark U2 as a globally important band for all time, even if they’d retired after this album. But there’s always been something about the second half that, for me, never quite matched the excellence of the first (minus Bullet the Blue Sky, where the politics also supersedes the musicality a bit too far). For me, Achtung Baby was their high point.
5/9
A droning babble about god knows what. Perfectly fine but it practically never caught my attention for its entirety of its fifty minutes, Exit being an exception.
so many sitcoms have some sort of bono joke so for the longest time i did not think that u2 would be any good. jokes on me because i really did enjoy this.
U2 has potential.
Mom's favorite album of all time. Very strong opening 3. Makes me feel like I'm in a coming-of-age movie. Starts to die off in the middle since the opening is so strong, with the middle of the album really only working for those who witnessed the peak of U2. Despite this, the last three songs amp up the emotion, which offers a great ending. Definitely an experience.
Great listen. It starts out as an all-timer but slacks off just a little bit too much towards the end for the full marks. 4/5
Top 5 all time album
I know Bono is an easy target but man U2 can write a song. Sometimes they get out over their skis (Exit is all over the place) but the first three tracks on this album are all timers and some of the later tracks (Trip Through Your Wires, One Tree Hill) are also great. Probably a four and a half star album.
Generelt blass, tafatt, kjedelig og uinspirerende
Isn't this supposed to be their biggest album? After With or Without You (which is also a trash song), its a bunch of filler. Very disappointing for what is supposed to be their best. Also, U2 are just terrible.
In a vacuum it’s objectively good and could not have been created by anyone else.
Couple decent tracks but it's still U2 and I still don't really like it.
deadass coldplay in een alternative universe i fear
One of the top pop rock albums of the 80s love the bass and guitar work , and the 3 top songs , not the slow ones , lotsa talent before they became rich n famous
The hits keep on coming on this album. A really enjoyable listen.
I really don't like U2 so much anymore, but this and Achtung Baby are killer albums. I played the hell out of this CD as a young man, Bullet the Blue Sky, Mothers of the Disappeared, there's really not a terrible track on the whole thing.
nonostante alcuni grandi pezzi come with or without you non mi emozionino particolarmente, altri pezzi sono davvero forti
Non do 5 solo perché qualche pezzo è meno potente di altri ma nel complesso grandissimo disco: 4,5
There's basically no way to sustain that three song opening sequence, possibly the pinnacle of rock as pop - the rest isn't bad, it's just there. But the production is the star. The guitar sound on this album is spectactular: chiming, echoey, textural and melodic at once and the interplay with the simple but thundering post-punk bass parts creates such a huge space.
Very nice for new person
I can't tell how to rate this. It's an album I connect to from my early teen years. I really enjoyed it then. Played the shit out of the tape I had. It holds up to a good degree from how I remember it. 80s stadium rock. The first half is full of well written tracks. It lags pretty badly toward the end of the album though. Full deserves to be in this list for it's significance alone. But it's not something I'll be reaching for again anytime soon I think that answers the question. 3
A few good ones, especially early on. Boring towards the end though
I looked at the track list before starting the album and thought it likely it'd be 5 stars - "Where the Streets Have No Name" into "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" into "With or Without You" is an incredible opening run - but I just didn't feel strongly about the rest of the album. Definitely a necessary inclusion on the list though.
This album a bit like a great value version of The Blue Nile. The stuff everyone's head already was fine, but the rest of the album sorta slid by without comment, most of it sounded like sims 3 menu music. Mothers Of The Disappeared was a nice way to end the album.
Este grupo me recuerda a una profesora de italiano que tuve; obsesionada con U2. Gran gruppo, música hermosa,
Un mítico
A great time to be in the sixth form - after 'The unforgettable fire' the band went to another level of popularity and artistic endeavour and, with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (fresh from 'So') at the helm again, it seemed this album was destined to sweep all before it. There are precious few albums front loaded with a triumvirate of tracks like this one has, and although they stand out, the ensuing songs play like superior album tracks and their adoption of American influences led to Rattle and Hum and stadium tours for the rest of their career. Mothers of the Disappeared kept their Amnesty credentials as well. It's one of the greatest albums of its time and sounded fabulous today. Watching 'where the streets have no name' live is one of music's great experiences.
A bunch of good songs that I wouldn't want to listen to on their own again.
nope
i didnt get the echo and the bunnymen comparison but i guess i kind of see it. liked the intros to bullet the blue sky, did not like anything else
Great sound. Thoroughly enjoyed the second half.
Bono and co. are going for a big, arena-ready sound here, and sometimes it works. The three singles that open the album are solid, and there are some great deep cuts, like the grungy Bullet the Blue Sky and the desert-tinged In God's Country, but a lot of the surrounding material doesn't live up to the grandness the band is attempting. A good portion of this album just sounds flat, and the ocassional flashes of brilliance that shine through just make those portions easy more dull in comparison. I appreciate the socio-political themes that Bono works into his lyrics, especially on the closer Mothers of the Disappeared, but lyrics without good music to back it up only get you so far.
Banda icónica y un tema eterno. Gran álbum.
The only bigger try-hards than U2 are their haters
It’s fine. Probably would have liked it better if I heard it for the first time.
Some classics to start, but serving half was weak
The very definition of front-loading. I don't know if the three openers we acknowledged to exceed the level of the rest of this album at the time of finalising the tracklist, or if it's simply a matter of all the songs being the same and the first three being what you get through before you tired of the edge's pedalboard, but the 70%-ish of the album that follows is entirely redundant.
"In this presentation we'll break down our FY27 goals and the key role you play in helping us achieve them" ahh album
A few awesome songs and some very average ones
SO GOODDDDD
Was not a fan of the vocals, but the instrumental was pretty good, nothing crazy though.
I mean, they really knew how to cultivate a vibe
i don't give a shit that brian eno produced this record, i hate u2
Bono
Easily my favorite U2 album. My mom kept this among a handful of other CDs in her van growing up, so it was always on. My biggest complaint is that almost every song has a slow ass intro except “Bullet the Blue Sky,” which maybe shouldn’t be on this album in the first place.
Adding their album to every iPhone, the red tinted glasses, the holier-than-thou activism — U2 is pardoned on all counts because of that one time that they visited the American West and made this gorgeous album about it. And I can relate, because I was inspired by a trip to Yellowstone to make a video personal narrative for a 9th grade school project. I proposed in Zion National park! And a photo I took in Joshua Tree is hanging in our house. There are parts of the USA that are still worth a damn, especially if you’re Irish and haven’t seen a desert landscape before. There are also parts that are still awful! If there’s an album that I associate with my dad, it’s gotta be this one. The biggest U2 fan in my life, who introduced me to the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, and took me to the Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour where they played this record in full. Love this album. Visit new places and make nuanced art about it! Use 12 delay pedals simultaneously! Follow the best love song of the 80s with a song about US intervention in El Salvador!
Listened at work through headphones, at various intervals. I can appreciated the gravitas of this album, and the rhythm section in particular is very strong, but I just don't care for this breed of stadium rock at all. The enjoyment I get from most of these songs is purely on a nostalgic level of listening incessantly in the car as a wee tyke. Is U2 the biggest band to do absolutely nothing for me? Quite possibly.
What a great album with just hit after hit. I dont know how you could listen to this album and not want to sing along to every word with Bono.
Greit med hits, men mye fyllmateriale.
It was ok. Not really my thing. Hate that one song with or without you.
Found it hard to get through this album. I understand it is an album that had a big impact, but I find it overly dramatic. Maybe you had to be there.
No lo he escuchado entero porque es muy largo y no he tenido tiempo pero lo que he escuchado me ha gustado bastante. El disco empieza con 3 bangers y pensaba que iba a ir para abajo pero mi favorita ha sido la cuarta, irónico. Ya lo escucharé entero pero muy bien. Muy experimental no me lo esperaba tanto y la voz del cantante cuando la rasgaba me parece que está muy bien metido los momentos en los que lo hace. 7
- same with Muse, just lots of bangers and good vibes - never gets old
Maybe the most impressively front-loaded album of all time. The whole thing is emotional and varied enough to be interesting, but the first three songs are by far the best. Highlights: "Where the Streets Have No Name", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You"
Great blend of upbeat and mellow
If I ever wanted a 0 rating for this website U2 would be the band that gets it.
for me the hits on this album are undeniable, but as an album its to whiny and preachy and drags a bit, but thats just me
Brilliant. U2 before they lost it.
Is it still cool to hate on U2 or can I admit that this is one of my favorite albums of all time? Is this a safe space? It fucked me up when I learned that they're Irish, but I almost think a love letter this potent can only come from the outside, weirdly enough. There's so many different styles and they're all so fucking good. Special shoutout to how Bono takes the excellent trope of "is this song about a girl or Jesus" and expands it so it could be about romantic love, faith, or drugs. It's amazing.
One of the best rock albums of all time
very subdued rock, but I like it at times.
When this record came out it was so over hyped, won all awards and I thought is it was ok. After many years of hearing the songs and a fresh listen to the entire album, I see what all the hype was about. It's probably on of the best albums to come out in the late 1980's
Sorry U2 I was not familiar with your game
I think I’m starting to get this whole U2 craze.
Pas mon style dutout
2.5
I've never quite got the mass appeal of U2, though I do think they have some good songs I've never known what it is that makes them so renowned. As far as I'm aware this is their biggest album, and I still can't put my finger on it. The album opens strong with 3 of their biggest songs. "With Or Without You" is too overplayed for my liking, however I do think "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" are great. One or two others I didn't mind were "Bullet the Blue Sky" and "Running To Stand Still". Even then I felt the songs repeating a lot, and there's something about Bono's vocal delivery that irks me in a lot of songs. Bit over the top/pretentious perhaps? I see what they're trying to do but it doesn't grab me, I feel like I'm left wanting more. A solid 3/5 for the good songs I mentioned.
3.5 Was having a nice time and then they started to annoy me Favorite song: where the streets have no name
I always think I want to give U2 another try. And then I do… and I regret it.
cuantos discos de U2 va a recomendar esta pagina? dejate de joder
There's something about like 4 of the songs that feels almost... western movie to me. I don't vibe with that. The singles (first three songs) and In God's Hand are bangers though.
Pretty front-loaded. Second half just felt less compelling to listen through compared to the first.
Suena increíble aparte de los 3 o 4 temazos para la historia
something id hear in stranger things? its aight
Very top heavy - 3 massive singles back to back followed by a mixed and sometimes bland collection of tracks.
Classic album, easy listening!
I grew up with this record; I loved it then, and I love it now. It's just ingrained in my soul at this point. I know it's overplayed, and everyone hates Bono for some reason, but this is an incredible rock album. It feels timeless. There are a couple of stray synths that make you realize this was made in the 80s, but otherwise it could come from any time, really. What's interesting to me is what other big 80s bands were doing at this time - people like Genesis, the Police, Duran Duran. They certainly were not putting out gospel-influenced meditations on spirituality. This is just such a step-up in maturity from their earlier work, and it's no surprise at all to me that this the record that put them over the top commercially. My best friend is a professional drummer who plays a lot of weddings and corporate gigs in Texas, and he told me about this time when he was playing a wedding that was almost entirely Asian, and the DJ put on "With or Without You," and immediately about 20 dudes, including the groom and all the groomsmen, rushed the dance floor, holding each other, and sang every word as loud as they could. The power of U2. FIVE STARS
When this album first came out, I hated it because I was already a huge fan of U2 (October, War, Unforgettable Fire) and I thought that they'd sold out. I refused to go see them at the Meadowlands in NJ on that tour because I was mad 😂. Fast forward 30 years later and I went to the 30th anniversary Joshua Tree tour twice because it was so good. The first JT show I saw was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. I still think "Streets" is far better live and a bit neutered in the recording. Ultimately it's the incredible songs that carry it: Running to Stand Still, In God's Country, Red Hill Mining Town, One Tree Hill. And those aren't even the hits. Anyway TJT is full of passion, wanderlust, and deep mystical desert spirituality. I still like Achtung Baby better but it's a masterpiece. TJT transports me in a way few albums do. U2 were one of the first bands that made me think "I want to play music like this too"; you never forget your first.
I can see how this would be a defining LP for people of the right age, especially in a pre-digital world. I think how you rate it may depend entirely on how you rate the deep cuts.
It's insane that the first three songs are the opening of this album, such heavy hitters. The rest is "nice"
A great album. Catchy but serious Rick music. Memorable stuff.
Overall this was great, but they really front loaded this one
I can see why a lot of people love this. Great atmosphere throughout and you have to say the vocals are pretty impeccable.
I had this album on cassette back in the day. Side 1 has some hits, but side 2 was a wasteland, causing you to spend 4 minutes in silence while you rewound side 1 to listen to it again.
Overhyped
Second half is better than I remembered it.
I found it hard to fully appreciate the album due to how often I’ve heard all of the singles before. Certainly the non-singles are very strong, and I enjoyed listening to those the most
Bueno, lleno de hitazos. Si bien nunca escuche nada de U2, si puedo identificar que muchos de los temas mas conocidos que tiene u2 que puedo haber escuchado alguna que otra vez en la radio o en algun lado, son parte de este album. O al menos desde mi desconocimiento esa fue mi impresion. Tambien puede ser que tengan muchos hits que conozco y no lo sabia y estan repartido en otros albums tambien jaja
TOP TEN ALL TIME
Assumed it was a 5, listened to it, and thought it was a 5. Listened to it again, Bono annoyed me (particularly on the last few songs) so thought it was a 4. Listened to it again but didn’t finish, so results were inconclusive. Listened to it again and he didn’t annoy me so it went back to a 5. True story.
It's OK, good in places.
Messianic
It's better than achtung baby which I (incorrectly) gave 5 stars
Even if I hadn’t heard their songs before, The Edge’s distinctive guitar sound would make it immediately recognizable as their own. Well-known tracks like Where the Streets Have No Name, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, and With or Without You stood out, particularly for their strong melodies and atmosphere. I was also drawn to the bass in With or Without You, which creates a deeply hypnotic sense of tension. Beyond the major singles, songs like Exit and Mothers of the Disappeared revealed a darker, more restrained side of the album that I also found compelling.
Daniel lanois, have never listened to the second half of the album. It would seem wrong to give this anything but 5 stars. Nice to listen to
I'll start this review by saying that I'm a sucker for “Dad” music and this ticks every single box. I absolutely love this album. It starts off with an absolute bang - Where The Streets Have No Name is an absolutely killer opener and the album doesn't falter from there. Brilliant music, songwriting and soul.
Overrated as a group. Bono does not have a great voice.
Imagine hating U2.
The best thing about this album is that there was a record store in Victoria BC called Lyle’s Place and in the 90s they ran an ad on the local TV stations with someone’s (I would guess Lyle himself, but I’m just speculating here) mouth roughly edited over musicians’ mouths on classic album covers. U2 was on there with the disembodied and reconstituted onto Bono’s face mouth singing in a terrible Irish accent that they “found what they were looking for” at Lyle’s Place. Not much to recommend this album beyond that.
Would be 1 star due to how much I like U2, but the big 3 songs are too well written to condemn to 1 star
Going into this I thought I would be like "I can't stand Bono, but have to admit they have good songs". However, I found these songs also a bit dull and overwrought.
Favorite Track: Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
a decent amount of good songs!!! a ton of well known ones
este album contiene de mis canciones favoritas de todos los tiempos. que ya arranque con where the streets have no name me hace lagrimear. this trio gives me the chills (las 1ras tres del album). ando a los gritos pelados con with or without you. llegando al final y me emocionó que tengan una canción llamada madres de los desaparecidos. no sabía de su existencia y me conmovió.
It was my first time listening to U2 and 8 think this was the perfect album to start with
This album had such a strong start. The first three tracks were grand and evoked big feelings of nostalgia and a certain type of peace/yearning. The rest of the alum was okay. Pretty inoffensive and fine to listen to. I kept finding myself missing something. Favorite tracks: Where The Streets Have No Name I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For With or Without You
I Wanna Run 1001 Albums Generator 278 (4/28/2026) Just like The Cars' debut I had yesterday, The Joshua Tree has an incredible 1-2-3 punch at the start that it never fully lives up to. However, while The Cars had some really good deep cuts, The Joshua Tree doesn't even approach the quality of the three hits that start the album. I will say that I was surprised how much of this kinda sounds like Bruce Springsteen. Bullet The Blue Sky is also cool and sounds huge. 3/5, one star for each of the first three genius songs. Favs: Where The Streets Have No Name I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For With Or Without You Least Fav: Exit
I do not like this band very much, so I did not expect to enjoy this famous album. The most popular songs on the radio are quite boring to me now, but I actually liked the less famous songs much better. It is an okay record, mostly because those hidden tracks are good.
On one hand I'm not a huge U2 fan, but on the other this album is one of those quintessential alternative rock albums everyone should listen to at least once.
U2 é a banda mais sapatenis que existe, porem... é um álbum bem consistente, com algumas músicas que me pegaram bastante e uma atmosfera interessante, no geral não é dos meus favoritos, mas é um álbum bom (achei que seria mais torturante ouvir esse álbum na integra)
I never used to like U2. I visited the Rock And Roll Museum in Dublin where they had a room dedicated to the band. The tour guide admitted that it is easy to clown on the band due to how Bono acts, but recalled how seeing them on the news during their rise would be some of the only positive news they would get during those hard times for the people of Ireland. That put the band into a new perspective and I remember giving this album a go on my way home and I was officially converted. These songs are made with the intention of being stadium anthems. You can trace the roots of their sound to how they got to this point. There's touches of traditional Irish music peppered throughout, sitting alongside elements from the post-punk that were so clearly influenced by. The result is a record that is meant to be sung to tens of thousands of people in a stadium and not just a few hundred at a club gig. When the conversation comes up of what album has the best 3 song run, I'd happily nominate this record for the first 3 tracks. I'd argue that this record is certainly front-loaded and ends on a bit of a whimper with 'Mothers Of The Disappeared' being a bit of a wet blanket song to end an energetic record with. Bono's voice can be great, but there are times when he's trying to force songs to sound bigger than they need to be - look at the end of 'One Tree Hill'. Despite these nitpicks, this is a great record and I'm excited to hear what else these lads can come out with.
one of the best albums it there. every one banger
I've never listened to U2 on purpose and yet I knew most of these songs. It was just alright.
Fantastic
Christ this is so boring. Every song sounds the exact same
This is one of only 2 U2 records that belong on this list with Boy being the other. U2 found their sound and this was maximum U2 with Bono figuring out how to be both a great singer and compelling songwriter. Having seen U2 in a small club touring Boy and then again on this tour in an arena the growth was obvious. There are a few misses on this record for me, but the hits are obvious. I’m not picking the misses because it would be nitpicking and for those who live U2 there are no misses. For the U2 haters nothing was good. I’m not a hater but neither am I a fanatic. What is unmistakable is that this is an above average rock record with a distinct sound and message and withstands and deserves repeated listening. 4.5/5
A classic, great songs, unique sound design. gets a bit weaker on side 2, but still great.
Best 3 song start & strong throughout
One of the best ever!
Solid album. Really liked the first three songs and the last two.
Really not my favourite U2. This feels like a weird transition album - the classic vibe of War is gone, and the distortions and sonic experiments that would later make Achtung Baby so interesting aren't here yet. As a result, this just sounds like competent but forgettable radio pop-rock with weirdly out-of-place American themes. It's not a bad album, it just doesn't speak to me at all. The only song I liked is Exit, the rest left me indifferent. A very unnecessary addition to the list in my opinion. 4/10
J’hésite à mettre 5 étoiles car les 3 premiers morceaux sont d’anthologie alors que le reste de l’album l’est moins… mais je suis d’humeur généreuse aujourd’hui !
First CD ever to me. Peak U2, biggest rock band from this era. The Edge carries it with those airy guitars. Bono can be annoying. But it worked very well then and still does, which is pretty rare for music from that time.
Okay, you gotta give them this one.
Was really only familiar with 5 songs. Gave each of the others several listens today. Liking them more with each listen. I was torn between 4 and 5 on this one. The greatness of a few of the songs pushes this over the edge for me.
that was fantastic - the variety was completely unexpected and that elevated it so much more
Ну...Скучный рок. Типично для U2
I don't love U2 but it was ok
Joshua Tree was one of the first albums I ever heard all the way through. My appreciation for it only got greater as I got older. U2 isn't my favorite band, but they were really solid in their writing and composition.
I enjoy every song as an album experience, but I ain’t throwing on Red Hill Mining Town everyday.
NO WONDER HE CANT IT, THE STREETS NEED SOME DAMN NAMES!!
A classic U2 album. Rating:3.8/5 GEMV (23.04.2026)
damn, this was zzz
banger after banger, great album
Possibly the best start to an album of all time. Where the streets, into I still haven’t found, into with or without you, and bullet the blue sky. Truly an incredible side 1 of an album. The second half isn’t as good, but there’s no duds. The ending is great too. Objectively, the first four songs deserve a 5/5.
Makes me want to listen to Echo and the Bunnymen. Not terrible. I probably would have thought it was great if I had heard it when it came out. But now it sounds to me like a Vonage commercial. I like With or Without You, one of the first songs I learned on the bass.
After this album and the previous U2 album I listened to, I think I understand U2's "sound" - very anthemic/larger-than-life feeling. It's feel good overall, but it doesn't connect to me 100%. It's like watching someone at church closing their eyes and lifting their hands up while they sing along to hymns, but you can't just connect to that level.
Bastante God, las primeras canciones son buenisimas
Album#4 ----------- 1) 3/5 2) 3.5/5 3) 3/5 4) 4/5 5) 3/5 6) 2.5/5 7) 2.5/5 8) 2/5 9) 2.5/5 10) 2/5 11) 2/5 ----------- This album is the first one that I found to be a chore to listen through. The first half is okay but that second half is so boring to listen to. Other than "Bullet the Blue Sky", there's nothing special here.
5 stars, I love this and have it on CD but not listened in a while. Second half isn't as great as the first, but still 5 stars overall
Opening 4 tracks are all fantastic. 5 or upper 4.x stars each. The rest of the album is forgettable. Going with 3 stars for the overall album.
not u2
It's become fashionable to hate on U2 because they're terrible, but amidst the loathing it's easy to forget that they were, briefly, brilliant and the proof is right here. The guitars shimmer, Bono emotes with earnest soulfulness and almost every song builds beautifully to a cathartic climax. It's very sad how far the band have fallen.
Nice and slow with or without you - saved would listen again could probably save more songs
Kinda have to view this album as the three overplayed singles and everything else. The former are fine, but I really can't overstate the 'overplayed' part. The latter felt like filler filled with filler. Even with the singles, this feels like a 2 to me... and since I already gave U2 the benefit of the doubt with 'Achtung Baby', I won't be rounding up here.
Man this album went from bad to worse. 3 Overplayed songs that aren’t that great leads into pure nonsense. No thanks.
gotta say this is starting to work better for me
Pretty uninteresting despite a few standout songs. Was hoping for more given how much I liked War. Fav tracks: With or Without You. RYM: N Saved a song: N
U2? More like Boo2
War is my favorite U2 album but you cannot understate how massive this album was. Juggernaut of production and pure music on display from the lads here. One of the greatest ever
Ugh, no
Start of the record with the singles is great. Then it gets a little unconventionell, unfortunatley not all songs hit. But I like it a lot. Fav: With or without you
Tiene mucho hate pero a mí me encantó, un álbum que define muy bien el sonido de la banda, discazo. Aguante u2.
Got this album is perfect. The soundscape the guitar, the production everything is impeccable. But then Bono’s nasally voice came on and I was forced to endure that so I am rating this one star
It’s technically good but takes itself too seriously or something
Solid classic but not blown away by it
It's not bad, I pretty like it, but it's like background music, these songs don't have much changes, it's always the same. But it's still good
Singles 5/5 Album tracks are definitely less standouts
Of the two U2 albums I had this is my favorite. Favorite songs: Where the Streets Have No Name, In God's Country, I Still Haven't Found..., With or Without You, Bullet the Blue Sky
Undeniably great, though there’s an emotional distance I have with U2 that keeps this from being an all timer for me.
Perfect album. every song is great. B sides might be better than the singles
My favourite episode of Come Dine With Me was one where the host of the evening had a photo of themselves with Bono framed at the top of the stairs. One fellow participant saw the photo and examined, “I didn’t know you knew Bonio!” She must have said the word Bonio maybe twenty times. Anyway, this album was fine. Bonio is at Peak Annoying throughout and The Edge needs to lay off that delay pedal but most of the songs are fine. I kept listening to hear if I could identify those trad Irish influences I read so much about on this album but they are nowhere to be found. Best: Bullet the Blue Sky, Exit Worst: Running to Stand Still
Oi! Gobshite! Shut the fuck up and let us hear the guitar!
I had a lit teacher in high school named Mr. Tucker. Now Mr. Tucker was generally a cool dude - he taught the classics like 1984, Brave New World etc and was probably in his early 50s at the time. Mr. Tucker was obsessed with U2. He was convinced they were geniuses and their work transcended those who listened to a higher plane. I would argue about how my angsty bands at the time were better (namely Tool and Porcupine Tree) but he would always come out on top. Listening to The Joshua Tree I could not help but come up with quips to arm my 16 year old self with: "the Coldplay of the 80s", "pop rock so soft it should only be played on the speakers of a Goodwill" etc etc. The thing is, no matter how hard bono yelps and that little guitar strums I just don't hear passion, nor a cause. I hear pandering dribble to numb the masses. Not for me. 1.7/5 -> 2/5
It was always going to be a virtually impossible job to maintain the level of an album after those first three tracks, but it does a better job than most other U2 albums, with a wide range of influences being pulled in and not just resorting to the “U2 sound”.
It’s a great album that stands the test of time each time I relisten to it. One of the most powerful opening 3 salvos of an album, it goes on something of a journey afterwards but it’s a journey I enjoy, with the Americana, gospel, and occasional blues influences. Bono gets a lot of flak at times but his voice here is at the best it can be; soaring at times, tender at others. The rest of the band also find that quintessential ‘U2 sound’ on The Joshua Tree with the delay/reverb laden arpeggios and chords from The Edge and Clayton and Mullen laying down their solid foundations. Big shout out to Eno and Lanois’ production here too which create that aura of expansiveness and comparatively minimalist space which changes the vibe on this compared to their pre-Joshua Tree era and make this U2’s best.
Het is obviously kwalitatief goed, maar ik kan er gewoon niet naar luisteren. Fucking gejengel van Bono. Iemand in de comments zei het heel mooi: net een 3-jarig kind dat niet zijn zin krijgt. Dan elk nummer klinkt zo ongeveer hetzelfde. Alles gepolijst en gepoetst. Alles ademt commercie, muziek zonder diepgang, maar radio ready voor de massa. Dat is een keuze, en je verdient er ook lekker veel knaken mee. Maar de muziek krijgt in mij echt helemaal niets los.
Sounds like what i'd listen in my dad's car
I don't like U2 Very much kinda generic car commercial music to me
u2 is OK I guess. all of it blends in together with the newer stuff tho... occasional banger tho yay
Just a sound I have really grown tired of. Some singles are alright but in general I zzzz
Am Anfang denkt man ganz nett - aber dann irgendwie immer das gleiche
Keeping if only for the big two songs
With Or Without You //
COMO QUE UN TEMA ESTA BASADO EN LAS MADRES DE PLAZA DE MAYO QUE
It is fine. I have always thought Streets with no name, still haven't found, and with or without you are basically the same sounding song. And to put them front loaded as the first three tracks is quite the choice. Rest of the album is meh.
pretty dec, only listened to about half though
451/1089 - If I was born before this album came out, I probably would've really liked it for creating a new sound. Unfortunately, I associate this sound of U2 with all those "in these unprecedented times" corpo-commercials. That being said, it isn't their fault and there are still some really good songs on here though like the blues "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" or the more War-y "Bullet The Blue Sky" and melodic "With or Without You."
It's perfect!
liked this more than i thought i would
Unfair to call it nothing but it doesn’t move me. The hits are fine.
Most critics peg this as U2's best record. There are a 3 better records in my opinion but still a classic
I honestly enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would. I’ve known of U2 for many years, but only heard a couple of their songs (none from this album). I know they’re a divisive band, and Bono’s voice is well known to be very polarizing, so I admittedly went into it with a bit of cautious skepticism. For one, I think Bono sounded fine. Don’t really understand why some people loathe his voice so much. And the listening experience as a whole was very enjoyable. The Joshua Tree scores a solid 4/5 from me. Would be a 5 if there was a little bit more diversity in the sound. That’s really the only complaint I have. “Exit” is easily one of its most experimental moments, and one of my favorites on the album. In closing, I can definitely see myself returning to this album, and I’m looking forward to checking out more of U2’s catalog! Album highlights: Where the Streets Have No Name, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, With Or Without You, Bullet the Blue Sky, Trip Through Your Wires, Exit
I was so bored listening to this
Pensé que sería algo diferente pero me sorprendió su sonido de rock melódico. Me gustó bastante.
Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? ✅ Would buy on Vinyl? ✅
Okay I'm changing my opinion U2 is sometimes really really good.
Eu escutava bastante o U2 quando eu tinha 11-13 anos. Entretanto, até mesmo naquela época eu sabia que era uma banda que tinha no máximo 2 ou 3 músicas boas por álbum. Foram mais de 10 anos sem escutar um álbum completo do U2 até que ele apareceu hoje nessa lista: nada mudou. é um álbum de 3 músicas só. 2,5/5.
Bullet the blue sky is so overwhelming.
Schon gut gemacht, bin kein fan
Wegen mehrerer Hits auf jeden Fall drei Sterne. Vielleicht wären auch vier angebracht, passt aber verhältnismäßig dann nicht mehr.
Sehr überraschend, dass U2 wie U2 klingt.
A classic
love it
I once went to a 3 hour long u2 tribute act. This album dragged just as long as that night.
I’ve known this album for a long time. Sometimes hard to hear it as a whole because the singles are so huge but every song is good.
It's iconic, loved the first song. Overall pretty good.
I haven't listened to this all the way through since maybe 1990. It's nice to hear it again. It's funny that I _loved_ "Bullet the Blue Sky" on Rattle and Hum, but had almost no memory of it from The Joshua Tree. I'm really drawn to "Trip Through Your Wires" today, and I'm sure I have not heard that in this century.