Take An In Depth Look At U2′s “The Joshua Tree” On The Anniversary Of It’s Release

March 9th 1987 U2 released their landmark album “The Joshua Tree”. Watch as we take an in depth look at the album.

March 9th 1987 U2 released their 5th album “The Joshua Tree”.

The album’s theme was America.

The band wanted the songs and the album to have a cinematic quality.

They wanted a sound that would bring to mind a place, and that place was America.

“The Joshua Tree” became one of the world’s best selling albums, selling over 25 million copies.

U2 celebrated the album’s 20th anniversary with a remastered re-release, and the 30th anniversary with a tour and a reissue.

See what U2 had to say about “The Joshua Tree” here.

Watch as we take an in depth look at the album below.

Below that watch videos of some of the songs from the album.

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