![]() The rock formations and views of the San Andreas fault weave their own kind of magic. ![]() The park itself is really cool, and not just for the Joshua trees. Joshua trees come in seemingly infinite shapes and sizes. So when I saw I was passing near Joshua Tree National Park, like anyone who was even remotely sentient in the 80’s and 90’s, I immediately thought of the album. And what teenager didn’t have With Or Without You or I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For on repeat at some point after being dumped by their girl/boyfriend. Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For DestructionĪll but one of the top 20 are by male artists, with the exception being Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love - which lands at number 11.Īlbums by Madonna, Janet Jackson, Tracy Chapman and Grace Jones feature further down the list.Ī countdown of the entire top 40 list of listeners’ favourite Eighties albums will be broadcast on October 9 at 8pm on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.I’ve never been a huge U2 fan… I mean sure, Where The Streets Have No Name and Sunday Bloody Sunday were big when I was growing up and all that Mission: Impossible stuff was cool. A poll like this is a perfect excuse to dip back into an amazing decade for music."ĥ. "It was ahead of its time and with it U2 found an entire new audience that they didn't have with some earlier material."īBC Radio Ulster presenter Steven Rainey added: "I'm really glad that The Joshua Tree came out on top because it's a brilliant album. "Not many other albums of that era could do the same because this one doesn't sound distinctively like an 80s album. "It's rare for an album from the mid 1980s to stand the test of time and you could play any of those tracks and it would sound like something that was recorded last week," he said. "When that hunger still exists with any act I feel that they're always more productive than once they get to the top of the mountain," Martin added.Ĭool FM presenter Stuart Robinson said The Joshua Tree remains timeless. "The album was such a complete piece of work and it was there when the band was on its way up and getting bigger and bigger. "U2 also became the first band since The Beatles to appear on the cover of Time magazine so it's an album that I'm unlikely to forget for these very personal reasons," he said. "I was fortunate enough whenever it was out to be invited on tour with them in the United States and the weekend we arrived The Joshua Tree was the number one album and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For was top of the singles chart. "It was undoubtedly U2's best album ever, full of great songs. Bono liked the name so much it became the album title.Ĭorbijn recounts that Bono consulted a Bible and was taken by how the tree got its name from Mormon settlers who thought its limbs reminded them of a Biblical story of Joshua lifting his hands in prayer.īroadcaster Ivan Martin said the album's number one spot was the right decision. The idea of using a Joshua Tree photo came from photographer Anton Corbijn, who suggested a trip through the Mojave Desert to take pictures. The Joshua Tree was released in March 1987. It became the fastest-selling album in British chart history and over 25 million copies were sold worldwide. ![]() Including massive hits such as With Or Without You and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, The Joshua Tree topped the charts in over 20 countries. Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, with our free daily newsletter.Įnter email address This field is required Sign Up Daily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter
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