![]() “It’s not coming from an Eighties mentality. “It doesn’t really sound like anything else from its time at all,” the Edge recalled in a 1999 Classic Albums documentary. were strangers in a strange land, and this sense of otherness is prevalent throughout the album. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. While the lyrics to U2‘s 1987 opus give voice to their ever-expanding social conscience, the roots of The Joshua Tree are planted firmly in blues, gospel and folk – with an outsider’s edge. Martin Luther King Jr.The plot of The Joshua Tree is essentially an immigrant’s tale: Four guys from Ireland set off to find America, and what they discovered left them both invigorated and outraged. Landmark for Peace Memorial, Indianapolis.African American founding fathers of the United States.King Center for Nonviolent Social Change.Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)." Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car"." Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World"." Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way"." I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight". ![]()
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