Has anyone noticed...

[achtung y'all]

....the brilliant musical link between Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree?

If you listen to MLK and then Where The Streets Have No Name, as MLK fades out with that gorgeous, ambient organ, Streets opens with an identical ambient organ before the intro really kicks in. They appear to mirror one another.

Is this coincidence or the most ingenious musical segue seperated by a gap of 3 years?

Thoughts?

 

[achtung y'all]

just me then!

 

[U2girl]

I noticed, probably a coincidence.

 

[Axver]

That's a really fascinating observation ...

 

[AussieU2fanman]

That's a really fascinating observation ...

bahahahaha!

oh comeon now that's mean!

 

[achtung y'all]

Oh Axver, you're hilarious. Are you related to Dame Edna? Apart from looks?

 

[U2Kitten]

They're both very good, that's for sure!

 

[forbonou2]

Well.....they did say their biggest hits were written in 15 minutes! So, maybe that was just Unplanned Brilliance on their part!! hee..

 

[Sharik]

There is definitely a musical throughline with 'Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree.' A lot of that probably has to do with the involvement of Eno and Lanois, particularly Eno.

 

[ponkine]

Hands down

 

[Axver]

Fanman and Achtung, let me just say 'huh?' The observation is fascinating and it hadn't occurred to me before. So what, praytell, are you going on about?

 

[AtomicBono]

....the brilliant musical link between Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree?

If you listen to MLK and then Where The Streets Have No Name, as MLK fades out with that gorgeous, ambient organ, Streets opens with an identical ambient organ before the intro really kicks in. They appear to mirror one another.

Is this coincidence or the most ingenious musical segue seperated by a gap of 3 years?

Thoughts?

I've noticed that too!! 'cause one time I was listening to my U2 albums in order (yes, I'm a loser, but a U2 loser, which makes me NOT a loser. or something) and I finished UF and put in JT and it was like "...whoa! It's like, a flawless link! That is SO AWESOME!" I think it was intentional Maybe someone should ask The Edge!

BTW, I love your name. I randomly go around saying "Achtung, baby!" or "Achtung, peoples" or "Achtung, y'all" or...well, you get the idea. It's kind of a greeting I use...all because of U2.

 

[blueyedpoet]

Whether the band planned this or not is unknown, the band does know that the two work together. Anyone remember super bowl?

 

[explorer]

....the brilliant musical link between Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree?

If you listen to MLK and then Where The Streets Have No Name, as MLK fades out with that gorgeous, ambient organ, Streets opens with an identical ambient organ before the intro really kicks in. They appear to mirror one another.

Is this coincidence or the most ingenious musical segue seperated by a gap of 3 years?

Thoughts?

i think they proved that with their superbowl performance; which would have been friggin awesome if it weren't for the constant crowd noise.

 

[zoology]

Link

Strange! I noticed this 3 weeks ago. I was making a compilation for a friend and I did it randomly, trying to show the mix of styles U2 have covered. MLK happened to precede Streets and when I listened back, I found it interesting too!!

 

[greenlight7-11]

Yup, I noticed it a couple of years ago and it blew me away. I thought it was the coolest farking thing.

 

[intedomine]

Coincidence....just last weekend i got all excited when i realised the amazing link...its pheoneomenal!

I wonder if it was intentional?
I also reckon the link between love is blindness and zooropa is pretty awesome in a way....not to the extent of joshua tree and unforgettable fire however

 

[crystal4470]

thanx for pointing this out. i am now going to listen very closely to the 2 track, yes im playing them now.

you deserve a big