Classic Album: The Joshua Tree

1

opening
U2

0:20

2

The Beginning
U2

2:03

3

Making the Joshua Tree
U2

5:56

4

The Recording
U2

8:20

5

The Producers
U2

6:50

6

Chile and SW America
U2

10:35

7

Mixing
U2

9:22

8

The Sound, Mood, and Lyrics
U2

6:32

9

Credits
U2

0:59

U2

Classic Album: The Joshua Tree

Year: 1999

Runtime: 51 min

9 tracks | 1999 | 51 min | TV-PG

Classic Album: The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree was the fastest and highest selling album of 1987, representing a life affirming rebuttal of the synthesizer pop of the preceding years. Rock's DNA of blues, folk, gospel and country were he building blocks of the album, fashioned lyrically and acoustically for the 80's. U2 and their producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois approached the recording of the album as an experiment, using it as an opportunity for each of them to explore their own ideas, musical political and personal. This program story tells the story of that creative collision.