It seemed fitting that scoring tickets to U2’s final U.S. performance of their Joshua Tree tour in San Diego would be the perfect segue to our visit to Joshua Tree National Park one day later. Their iconic album, filled with haunting melodies and provocative lyrics still resonates, even thirty years after its release. That the two events would collide seemed akin to kismet, providing inspiration for a mash-up of U2 music and National Park imagery.
The Joshua Tree concert and park were magical, and lingering memories of both events continue to sustain my creative drive.
Where the Streets Have No Name
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
With or Without You
See the thorn twist in your side
Bullet the Blue Sky
Comes a rattle and hum
Running to Stand Still
But I only see one way out
Red Hill Mining Town
Set fire to the sky
In God’s Country
The rivers run but soon run dry
Trip Through Your Wires
In the desert sky
In the distance
One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes
Exit
Healing, healing, healing hands of love
Mother of the Disappeared
Through the walls our daughters cry
My thanks to Bono, The Edge, Adam, and Larry for decades of music artistry. And my apologies in advance for crossing the line with my literal and metaphoric interpretations.
Streaming thru America 
Very inspired work guys, love the pairing of the pics and love the band. What a great last blog to check out for the night.
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Thank you. One of my very favorites among many. Also works with great with a nice red wine pairing. Haha.
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You crossed the line beautifully. Thank you
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The pleasure was all mine. But I’m happy to share it with you thru my post.
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The Joshua Tree is maybe the most inspired album U2 ever recorder. I loved it and I keep coming back to it.
Great combination of concert and nature pictures!
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Thank you.
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Great post!! U2 recently cancelled their show here in St Louis due to another unfortunate bout of unrest and protests after a white police officer was found not guilty in the shooting of a black heroine dealer. Can’t say as I blame the band for avoiding this crazy city! I feel so bad for the fans who missed out on what I’m sure would have been an amazing concert.
Your pictures are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
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What a shame. Don’t know if cancellation was due in part to protest by the band or out of consideration to safety, or both. Whatever the reason(s), fans were definitely shortchanged. Like so many other parts of the country, Ferguson and St. Louis are in need of serious healing. I wish there was some semblance of leadership and moral authoity from our federal government that was more interested in bringing us together than sowing seeds of divisiveness. Thanks for your comment and compliments.
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You should forward these to U2, really awesome!
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That’s what Leah said.
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Really great Post!
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Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Great post. I bought that album the day it was released and played it to death! I must dig it out again.
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The concert was a deja vu moment for me. And it resembled a high school reunion of sorts. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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