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albummaster
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- #1
- Posted: 02/21/2013 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#828): The Joshua Tree by U2
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Today's album of the day
The Joshua Tree by U2 (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1987.
Overall rank: 30.
Average rating: 83/100 (from 784 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Where The Streets Have No Name
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
3. With Or Without You
4. Bullet The Blue Sky
5. Running To Stand Still
6. Red Hill Mining Town
7. In God's Country
8. Trip Through Your Wires
9. One Tree Hill
10. Exit
11. Mothers Of The Disappeared
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.
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- #2
- Posted: 02/21/2013 21:11
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First three songs are fantastic alongside One Tree Hill - rest are alright. Still love it as an album, Mother of the Disappeared is one of my favourite closers.
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- #3
- Posted: 02/21/2013 21:22
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Boo.
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- #4
- Posted: 02/21/2013 21:29
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Cripes. That made me jump 
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- #5
- Posted: 02/21/2013 21:36
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It's s an alright album. Got a nice sound to it and fairly interesting. No whrre near the worst thing in the world some people make out.
Last edited by Kiki on 02/21/2013 21:58; edited 1 time in total
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RFNAPLES
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jhuik
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- Posted: 02/21/2013 22:15
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Because this made U2 so huge there is backlash against it. I remember when it came out, and I was a fan, based on War on the Unforgettable Fire. This did seem calculated... but it is still great. I think the whole second side (you know, of the LP) is great, especially One Tree Hill. Running to Stand Still is also a fantastic album cut. The hits were all hits for good reason, too. And yeah, Mothers is a great closer. Me, I save my backlash for Radiohead.
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- #8
- Posted: 02/21/2013 22:16
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I absolutely love it. The opening big 3 (especially With Or Without You, a masterpiece despite being overplayed) set the scene and the rest of the tracks do not only satisfy, but some of them also prove to be almost of the same league as those famous three singles (Bullet The Blue Sky is haunting with its apocalyptic imagery and dark tone, while the pessimistic attitude of the two closing tracks and Exit in particular give the album an extra credit for scope, ensuring this is a work of musicians who are now totally realized and mature). Even the least powerful tracks, Running To Stand Still and Trip Through Your Wires carry strong emotions and are really solid as well, while the political messages throughout, despite the hypocritical image the members of the band created the following years, especially Hewson, are honest and poignant. Not to mention Evans's mind blowing guitar work. A masterpiece and one of my favorite albums.
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MrFrogger
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- #9
- Posted: 02/21/2013 23:21
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| RFNAPLES wrote: | | Best tracks: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Where the Streets Have No Name, With or Without You |
Best tracks: The Hits
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Necharsian
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- #10
- Posted: 02/21/2013 23:25
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Urns?
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