Today In Rock: March 9th, 1987 – U2’s Fifth Studio Album Drops
On this day… “The Joshua Tree” was released. Inspired in part by American experiences, literature, and politics, U2 (Bono-vocals, The Edge-guitar, Adam Clayton-bass and Larry Mullen, Jr.-drums) chose America as a theme for the album. “I love being there, I love America, I love the feeling of the wide-open spaces, I love the deserts, I…