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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).