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The Joshua Tree by U2
This is an album that feels vast before you even press play. Inspired by the stark landscapes of America’s deserts and the spiritual contradictions within them, it captures a band looking outward and inward at the same time. There’s a sense of pilgrimage running through it — of searching for meaning in politics, in faith, in human connection — without ever pretending the answers come easy. If earlier records like War burned with urgency, this one lives in the aftermath, sifting through dust and doubt to find something resembling hope.
What makes The Joshua Tree remarkable is how it balances…
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