The Joshua Tree
Irish band's breakthrough
The Joshua Tree is U2's 1987 album, widely considered their artistic peak and one of rock's landmark records.
Named for the distinctive desert tree of the American Southwest, the album explores American themes through songs like "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name." I wore out my cassette of The Joshua Tree in high school.
Of the Emerald Isle
- rockSolid earthen material
- GrammysMusic industry awards
- Achtung BabyGerman-titled rock album
- Brian EnoOblique Strategies creator
Dublin · post-punk · anthem · stadium rock · 1987 · platinum · Grammy · producer
Capacity to recover quickly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
transcendence · sacred · iconic · landmark · legendary · timeless · emblematic · monumental
Southwestern American desert
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- desertTo leave behind completely
- bouldersLarge rounded stones
rock formations · Hidden Valley · hiking · campground · stargazing · wildflowers · superbloom · visitor center
Devoid of water
scorching · barren · mesa · butte · tumbleweed · scorpion · rattlesnake · coyote
Spiny desert plant
- monocotOne-cotyledon flowering plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- spikyHaving sharp projections
- branchesLimbs of trees
trunk · fibrous · bloom · white flowers · pollination · seeds · slow-growing · lifespan
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
- rockSolid earthen material
- GrammysMusic industry awards
- Achtung BabyGerman-titled rock album
Brian Eno · Dublin · post-punk · anthem · stadium rock · 1987 · platinum · Grammy · producer · vinyl
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
pilgrimage · transcendence · sacred · iconic · landmark · legendary · timeless · emblematic · monumental · perseverance
Mojave
Southwestern American desert
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- desertTo leave behind completely
boulders · rock formations · Hidden Valley · hiking · campground · stargazing · wildflowers · superbloom · visitor center · ranger
arid
Devoid of water
oasis · scorching · barren · mesa · butte · tumbleweed · scorpion · rattlesnake · coyote · roadrunner
yucca
Spiny desert plant
- monocotOne-cotyledon flowering plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- spikyHaving sharp projections
branches · trunk · fibrous · bloom · white flowers · pollination · seeds · slow-growing · lifespan · roots
- 80s AlbumsThriller, Purple Rain, Back in Black, Like a Virgin, Appetite for Destruction
- 1987 EventsBlack Monday, Iran-Contra, Dirty Dancing, Predator, Fatal Attraction
- U2Sunday Bloody Sunday, Beautiful Day, Vertigo, Desire, New Years Day