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Greatest rock records of all time
U2 - The Joshua Tree

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The Joshua Tree[59] was released in March 1987. The album juxtaposes antipathy towards America against the band's deep fascination with the country, its open spaces, freedom, and what it stands for.[60] It became the fastest-selling album in British chart history, and was number one for nine weeks in the United States.[61] It won U2 their first two Grammy Awards.[62] The album's first two singles, the "the rock & roll bolero" "With or Without You"[40] and the rhythmic gospel "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", quickly went to number one in the U.S. U2 became the fourth rock band to be featured on the cover of Time magazine,[63] which declared U2 "Rock's Hottest Ticket".[64] The album brought U2 a new level of success and is cited by Rolling Stone as one of rock's greatest.[65] The Joshua Tree Tour was the first during which the band played numerous stadium shows alongside smaller arena shows.[66] ( Edited by joshwritescopy)

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This is, in my opinion, U2's most epic, best written album. It features some of their best songs to date and showed them at their best - raw, young and pre-"Pop."
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