Nonetheless, this is a gorgeously produced package that stands as testament to U2’s position as rock ’n roll’s preachers in chief. Some of the material here was previously available on a 20th anniversary boxset and, after several hours of patented Bono-yelling even the most ardent U2 devotee may find themselves turning claustrophobic. Of the bonus cuts, the most immediately accessible is a live recording of a Madison Square Garden concert, wherein the quartet climb down from the pulpit and deliver zinging renditions of ‘Bullet The Blue Sky’ and ‘In God’s Country’, their back-handed valentine to the US.Įlsewhere, an insight into U2’s creative process is provided with an alternate recording of ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’ (the spry tempo surely discombobulating for those raised on the original) and b-sides such as ‘Sweetest Thing’ and ‘Rise Up’. Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as its basis, U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and adding a grittier attack for its follow-up, The Joshua Tree.
3. The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 7LP Box Set. This collector’s boxset includes: 4 CD’s housed in a double gatefold 12 CD folio. Cover features a textured embossed gold foiled Joshua tree icon. 3.5hrs of audio content / 49 tracks (25x unreleased tracks: 17x live, 7x new mixes, 1x archive.
Some might argue that the band’s determination to connect with their public tips into earnestness on tracks such as ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ and ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’.īut this is preachiness delivered with flair and fervency - and it’s no mystery that the music remains wildly beloved. The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. U2 Official Store The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary.
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