Zooropa man
Refugee
I found this article on NPR. Interesting...
You've Never Heard U2's 'The Joshua Tree'? - All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
You've Never Heard U2's 'The Joshua Tree'? - All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
You've Never Heard U2's 'The Joshua Tree'?
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mikal
Blue Crack Addict
she's totally right about Red Hill Mining Town and In God's Country sounding like the same song.
a lot of U2's songs sound exactly like each other. for example, these pairings:
All I Want Is You/Mofo
No Line On The Horizon/MLK
The Fly/Heartland
there's many more...
a lot of U2's songs sound exactly like each other. for example, these pairings:
All I Want Is You/Mofo
No Line On The Horizon/MLK
The Fly/Heartland
there's many more...
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Zooropa man
Refugee
Haha... seriously.
Mrs. Garrison
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
i was actually at a pool party last summer and was talking to a friend about the upcoming norman concert, when another guest basically asked "u2? who is that?" or something to that effect. He was probably mid 20's and he really had no idea who u2 is.
Salome
you are what you is
it's formidable that they got someone who showcases hardly any attention span to sit through an album
it's an interesting concept though
it's an interesting concept though
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Zooropa man
Refugee
I always find it very interesting when I hear of people who have never heard the album before and they end up enjoying it.
Screwtape2
Blue Crack Addict
When listening to Exit I too often envision Bono as Poseidon and Edge riding on the back of a giant winged dolphin. 
secretly alone
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Catman
Rock n' Roll Doggie
heh, I like this line...
""Exit" begins with a beautiful hymnal chorus that's bordering on gospel."
""Exit" begins with a beautiful hymnal chorus that's bordering on gospel."
powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
This is why I don't worry about the musical opinions of the rest of my 'U2-sucks!' generation, they don't know shit about music, they think emotion (which is why I love U2 more than anyone else) equals schmaltz, and when they see similarities with contemporary music they state it in a way that seems to suggest U2 being influenced by bands 2 decades later 
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And someone made the comment on the day on that site, that the 'U2 sucks' crowd does not even see the influence on their favorite artists, nor the absolute love those musicians have for U2. THANK YOU. That's what I always say.
. And someone made the comment on the day on that site, that the 'U2 sucks' crowd does not even see the influence on their favorite artists, nor the absolute love those musicians have for U2. THANK YOU. That's what I always say.
They must have a crappy non-remastered US-pressed CD!
Bono's shades
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
I read to the part where he called With or Without You sentimental and syrupy and stopped in disgust. You would think an organization like NPR would hire smarter interns.
don't forget numb and 4th of july.
powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
Not to mention that to this day WOWY sounds ahead of its time. Of course it's a hallmark, but it's not the sound of the song that makes people think WHOA! TOTALLY 80s!!!!.
Earl-Of-IMDb
War Child
Question..How does the remastered version of The Joshua Tree sound like, I mean by how it differentiates from the compressed US versions? like quality of sound? is it clearer? louder? more full?
Harry Vest
Refugee
Pretty dumb article although at least she liked "Bullet" and "Exit" - the question I asked after reading it was WHERE IS THE MENTION OF "RUNNING TO STAND STILL"?????? Really!
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
all i know is this guy didn't listen to the remastered version, he obviously listened to the version with the outro of one tree hill mistaken put in front of exit.
meanwhile, the remaster sounds amazing. it's clearer and there's much more depth, for lack of a better term.
Earl-Of-IMDb
War Child
Awesome..it really got me a clearer picture of the next cd i'm buying..
powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
Super Deluxe box set with the book and Paris DVD 
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bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
I don't know, the person doesn't really seem to be that much of an idiot, seems to have their head in the game of music that came out post-80s, they just don't like U2. The IGC/RHMT comparison was just pathetic, though.
Earl-Of-IMDb
War Child
Super Deluxe box set with the book and Paris DVD
Yesssssss thats it. i'm buying it!
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
It sounds like the hollow space in the wallet you just emptied to purchase it.
Seriously, Exit is the only song that has been remotely modified. Perhaps it is slightly clearer, but it hardly supplants the original. If you don't own it on CD already, by all means go for it. And if you do, check out the Super Deluxe; the package itself is wonderful, possibly worth $50.
nathan1977
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Why, I hear it is the Vagina of great albums.
Purplereign
Loungeroom Dancing Queen
When listening to Exit I too often envision Bono as Poseidon and Edge riding on the back of a giant winged dolphin.
Super Deluxe box set with the book and Paris DVD
indeed . . .although I still can't work out why my deluxe set loaded half the songs in some sort of foreign language
phommel
Refugee
Yes me too! Some of my friends are some 10 years younger, and I found out that they almost don't listen to albums anymore. It's all about the single hits/songs nowadays...
So I gave them some of my favourite albums: OK Computer, Born To Run, Ten, Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree.
Of course they all knew some songs from these albums, but you can't imagine how much they liked the albums as a whole...Some of them are now interested to go into the back catalogues of these artists.
Probably a big reason that NLOTH was relative less succesfull to the general public is that it did not have that big hit on the radio. If people would take effort to sit and listen to the total album, a lot of them would be happily surprised!
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
It depends a whole lot on what you're listening through. If you've a crappy little cd player with tiny speakers? Don't bother, you won't hear the difference.
But if you have a decent sound system? The sound is clearer, sharper, and you can easily hear all the different instruments used on the songs. It's also audible when you listen with headphones.
OK the difference is that, say, if you compare a new U2 cd with Achtung Baby, AB's recordings are muddier, the guitar, bass and synths are meshed and at some parts you can't make out what's what, or what notes the bass plays and such.(I'm taking AB as an example because that is perhaps the worst mastered U2 album on this part, it's also audible with most 80s cds)
That they fixed with the JT remaster. It's a crisper sound.
The Sad Punk
Blue Crack Addict
I can see why they'd get RHMT and IGC confused on their first listen, I think we're all guilty of hearing two rather different tracks and confusing them as blending into one, and I don't see why there should be a deal made out of that.
I like the concept.
I like the concept.
gvox
Ghost of Love
Not an accurate assessment. The mixing has undergone changes. They might be too subtle on most average to decent systems but if you've got some higher-end monitors (ie studio reference and pro in-ears) the differences definitely stand out. In those types of listening environments it's much better than the original, on most if not all the songs.
I was skeptical, given that I had been dissatisfied with the way the old U2 cds were mastered, but I was pleasantly surprised with the JT remaster, they did a good job.
bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
So, in other words, if you have a $111110838383 stereo system, yes, the Joshua Tree remaster is for you.
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