U2 Branches Out with The Joshua Tree
Long before Bono became a leading celebrity voice for some of the world’s neediest people, the U2 frontman and his legendary band of Irishmen sailed into global fame on the basis of songs like “Where the Streets Have No Name,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” and “With or Without You.” All the tunes, now undeniably classic despite their unfashionably long titles, were released on The Joshua Tree, often hailed as the band’s best album.
Believe it or not, two decades years have passed since The Joshua Tree first became available, and to celebrate that milestone, U2 this week worldwide is releasing a special twentieth anniversary edition.
Make that, editions.
Not to be outdone by the choices Radiohead likes to give fans, U2 has prepared four different formats for this remastered version of The Joshua Tree. For those who simply want to replace their battered cassette copy, there is a basic CD version. Listeners can up the ante with a deluxe, two-CD edition including b-sides and rarities from The Joshua Tree sessions, or graduate to a 3-CD box set that adds a bonus DVD. The geekiest pleasure of all, however, may come in the double vinyl version.
No matter what diehards choose, everybody wins. All versions reportedly include previously unseen photos of U2 taken by premiere rock and roll photographer Anton Corbijn. He recently directed Control, the acclaimed film about the life of Joy Divion’s Ian Curtis.
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