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  1. The band eschewed the tech trappings of 80s music, by going against the popular sound at the time and made an album for the ages. Brilliant.

    I wrote a blog post on how the band got it right and blew away world with its record-breaking album. I'd love to hear about your experiences with this awesome record.

    https://achtungninja.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/let-me-in-the-sound/

    Thanks!

    AchtungNinja.com
  2. So many experiences, no time to type and reflect! Good read, though... thanks for sharing!
  3. Lots of great memories here in Ireland - two great shows in Croke Park in June 1987 and the unforgettable performance in Cork in August 1987. Always preferred the Cork show.
  4. Originally posted by daymo1202:[..]
    Lots of great memories here in Ireland - two great shows in Croke Park in June 1987 and the unforgettable performance in Cork in August 1987. Always preferred the Cork show.
    I have a vinyl pressing of that Cork show. WhT a show!
  5. Brilliant read For some reason I didn't know you were around when they released TJT, I thought you were more or less my age!

    My car is a time machine
  7. Originally posted by daymo1202:[..]
    Lots of great memories here in Ireland - two great shows in Croke Park in June 1987 and the unforgettable performance in Cork in August 1987. Always preferred the Cork show.
    You're welcome! Thanks for reading!
  8. Seeing them in Europe or UK is on my bucket list. And I need to hurry because the bucket is getting closer to kicking distance.
  9. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    Brilliant read For some reason I didn't know you were around when they released TJT, I thought you were more or less my age!

    My car is a time machine
    Thanks for reading, LikeASong. I am old...as the hills. If the hills were in their mid-40s.
  11. I think The Joshua Tree is an album that appeals most to people who, for whatever reason, feel somewhat out of place in some context of their lives. At least that's why I found it so appealing to me. Having first listened to the complete album in 2009, it obviously was not the sound most people my age were accustomed to. However, I remember that the album did not feel aged and I connected well with it.

    So when I heard people saying it was an album that clearly did not belong with the typical sound in the 80s, the fact it still came across as fresh to a millennial in the late 2000s shows its value as a timeless piece of work.
  12. Originally posted by ahn1991:I think The Joshua Tree is an album that appeals most to people who, for whatever reason, feel somewhat out of place in some context of their lives. At least that's why I found it so appealing to me. Having first listened to the complete album in 2009, it obviously was not the sound most people my age were accustomed to. However, I remember that the album did not feel aged and I connected well with it.

    So when I heard people saying it was an album that clearly did not belong with the typical sound in the 80s, the fact it still came across as fresh to a millennial in the late 2000s shows its value as a timeless piece of work.
    ahn1991, that is a great way to look at it. The band definitely did not try and imitate the sounds of the 80s. I remember the 80s very well; it was the first decade when I really began to like music.

    oh, to be your age and be able to hear TJT for the first time...again. wow, that would be awesome.
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