U2 recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the landmark album with a show in Croke Park in Dublin. And what an honour to hear them revisited on The Joshua Tree – New Roots in support of the important work of LauraLynn.'Ĭlick here t o buy a copy for you or the U2 fan in your life!Īll proceeds from the sale of The Joshua Tree - New Roots will be donated to the LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice. Speaking about the project Larry Mullen said: 'The songs on The Joshua Tree have travelled well with us over the past 30 years, it’s been a privilege to take them out on tour around the world again this year. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. + Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a 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. We need your consent to load this Facebook content We use Facebook to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. U2 gave their permission for the album, which is called The Joshua Tree - New Roots, and it is available on CD, download and to stream now. Musicians including Gavin James, Kodaline, AllTvvins, and The Academic have put their own stamp on the 11 songs including Where The Streets Have No Name and With Or Without You. U2 - The Joshua Tree Addeddate 00:14:14 Identifier u2-the-joshua-tree Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. The story goes that it was Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn who spotted the tree while motoring along Highway 190 with the band out of Death Valley National Park. RTÉ 2FM are celebrating the 30th anniversary of U2's The Joshua Tree by bringing together some top Irish acts to recreate the album with all proceeds going to LauraLynn Children's Hospice. On the inside cover of 'The Joshua Tree,' the members of U2 stare grimly into the camera, a lone Joshua tree looming behind them.

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