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The Story of U2 - Part 5

At the start of 1986 U2 went back to work on their next album. The gestation process took longer than planned, with the album finally coming out in March 1987. Again Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois were producing, this time with Lanois having the higher profile. While working on the album, U2 also joined the Conspiracy of Hope tour, which celebrated the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International.

When The Joshua Tree finally saw the light of day it proved to be well worth the wait. What is probably their greatest album was released alongside a stunning single, With Or Without You, which ensured that U2 dominated both the singles and the album charts. Tracks like Where The Streets Have No Name and Bullet The Blue Sky are the most memorable, but The Joshua Tree has strength in depth: every track holds the attention. Now top of both UK and US charts, U2 also made the cover of Time Magazine.

During the tour which followed, U2 were accompanied by a film crew led by Phil Joanou, who captured many of the shows and the events surrounding them. Not content with making a film about U2, Paul McGuinness also decided that there should be a book. He commissioned Eamon Dunphy to write an official biography. A Dubliner himself, Dunphy had been a skilful and intelligent footballer (I regularly watched him at Millwall) and was a respected sports journalist. But neither Dunphy nor the band enjoyed the experience and the resulting book was not entirely satisfactory.

U2 also wrote and recorded some new songs which were included on the film and the accompanying double album, both called Rattle And Hum. The album, a mix of live and studio material, is good in parts but lacks some of the magic of the previous two albums. The new songs included a dull single, Desire, and a joint effort with BB King, When Love Comes To Town, but the best of the singles was Angel of Harlem. Jimmy Iovine again took the main production credits. Phil Joanou's film takes a while to get into gear, but captures some excellent live performances, most notably Bad and Sunday Bloody Sunday (recorded on a particularly bloody Sunday for Northern Ireland).

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