Talk:The Joshua Tree
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I was wondering if anybody knows much about the inspiration and motivation that the Joshua Tree area in CA provided the band during or around the recording of the album.
I believe the US release date of "The Joshua Tree" was March 16, 1987. Can someone confirm?
- RIAA says March 9. Walmart says March 16, but I can't see anywhere else that does. --Fantailfan
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[edit] Individual song articles
I added articles for every song on the album, according to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs guidelines. They could use some work, though. --Kristbg 20:35, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Eulogy, not Elegy
I think. Maybe someone should fix this?
- Elegy is correct, as it is here "used for a poem of mourning," see Elegy. --Fantailfan 18:06, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cover art
The "US" cover art isn't really specific to the US; it was used for the CD edition everywhere (including the UK, until 2000, when it was re-released with the undistorted cover). The "UK" cover art was used for the vinyl edition everywhere (including the US).
I think the vinyl cover is the canonical one (the CD and cassette covers are variants on it, after all), so let's use that in the infobox.
--typhoon 17:57, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- No, seriously. --typhoon 06:41, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- By the vinyl and UK covers, you mean the wider, undistorted image? I'd support you on that one. It was on my 1987 cassette verion of JT. It's an icon. THe distorted one is, well, just muck. The expressions, mood and landscape are just obliterated. But currently with the distorted one at the bottom is good, right? --Merbabu 06:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- Oh, i see what you mean - the distorted one isn't just US? I have seen the distorted cover in Australia, but the "widescreen" has made a comeback. --Merbabu 06:48, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- By the vinyl and UK covers, you mean the wider, undistorted image? I'd support you on that one. It was on my 1987 cassette verion of JT. It's an icon. THe distorted one is, well, just muck. The expressions, mood and landscape are just obliterated. But currently with the distorted one at the bottom is good, right? --Merbabu 06:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
I've tagged this article for not having sources- it's not anything super major, although this statement sets off a red light for me:
It is considered by many their commercial and critical breakthrough.
I have heard it said before too, but others would argue that The Unforgettable Fire was the breakthrough album. Either way, statements like that need to be sourced. There's also a lot of history on the album, and information on the meanings of the songs. That's good, but unfortunately almost all of it is unsourced too. We shouldn't be able to go and infer what the artists meant and felt unless we have a source where they say it themselves, or a reputable music publication makes the assertion.
While it could be a challenge, it shouldn't be too hard to get citations for an album of this magnitude.--Wafulz 22:52, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- I found them. You can find teh information on the DVD The Joshua Tree, a documentary about the album.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.134.85.142 (talk • contribs).
-I contributed most of the "Themes" section, and much of the information is from the "Classic Albums - U2: The Joshua Tree" DVD (2000). -Pearsong, October 6, 2006.
