U2

I'm very excited to be finally getting to U2, especially when listening to The Joshua Tree (their best album by far in my opinion).  This album has elements of classic rock along with more folky tunes.  The most amazing thing about it is that anyone in the world who has ever listened to any form of music knows who this band is, and can at least recognize 4 songs off of the album without listening to more than 30 seconds.  This feat is something that hardly any other band or artist can say about one album. 

Then....

...and now

On the album their songs very musically in a few different ways.  For example the song "Bullet The Blue Sky," has elements that lean more toward the stereotypical classic rock sound with Bono's voice and especially the influence of the guitar.  Yet other songs like "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and "With Or Without You," are a little more calm and lean towards the folk side of the musical spectrum.  Regardless, all are still amazing songs, both musically and lyrically. 

(I love the drums in the beginning of this song!)

U2 really is quite an amazing band, coming together in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland.  The really spectacular part about it is that they still are making good music and have been for a good 37ish years.  That takes dedication.

-Brooks Gonzales