U2 The Joshua Tree Park Anton Corbijn Movie

[saranoid]

Despite the ironic absence of audio, this is my very favourite U2 footage.

In 1987, I was 11 years old, and The Joshua Tree had just been released. With it, U2 became my introduction to rock n' roll...my first idols.

For all its silence, this film represents the mythical spirit of the band, to me...it's like a time capsule. This was how I first saw U2, and how I'll always see them. And they're younger here, than I am, now. It's bizarre to watch.

25 years...I've never seen them live, yet.

[DesertDreamcatcher]

Harmony Motel... 29 Palms, CA =)

[nevets4ever]

FWIW - Opening scenes were at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley.

Back then many of us thought the footage & album pixs were all done in Joshua Tree Park (what did we know - this was well before the Web....when a lot was still left to the imagination). When I first went to Joshua Tree Park I couldn't find anything like the Joshua Tree album cover shot. Then a trip to DV and came upon the most memorable sights: Zabriskie Point, late night all moon-lit. No one else there. Thank you U2 and Anton.

[TheEdge2002]

I miss the old u2 :(

[t0h0e0j0o0e0]

Great! but, Corbijn use a panoramic camera or medium format with 35mm film?

[GhostRider0581]

REMEMBER THIS VIDEO... IN GOD'S COUNTRY!!

[zootvacrobat]

try to play in god's country during the video.fits perfectly with the video sequnce.pure magic.

[BayviewFinch]

The last listenable U2 album - The Joshua Tree. Not that I don't respect them for doing what they did after. It's just that it was their thing, not mine. That's good though. They helped steer me to the beautiful "alternative" scene that was happening at the time.

[angeloelbohemio]

Me da nostalgia.

[JJEMMX2610]

WTSHNN on Zoo Tv! =D

[extreme67]

U2 wrote "Miami"

[anonycritic]

HEY YOU!! I REMEMBER YOU!! at 0.35

[BorAndNile19]

this was used in zoo tv btw

[joshua0112]

Very haunting

[creepycoyote]

This is wonderful footage of one of the classic rock photography shoots of all time. I made a pilgrimage out to Death Valley to see these spots, and it was a spiritual experience. God's Country, indeed.

[TheMusicjunky91]

i don´t hear anything, although the loudspeakers are on maximum.

[ajaxrulzz]

"cause there is no sound...

[LPValentine20]

*Facepalm*

[TheGreatGizzo]

1:15, Adam Clayton at his best. Haha!!

[guirgan]

this was shot on super8 film, no sound track ability. my friend shot on super 8 for them in the south of france, for the inlay of atomic bomb. they're grainy shots but atmospheric.

[U2singmyheartout]

Bono you're so beautiful!

[CasaDeAgua]

OOooh, Anton Corbijn!!!

Ooooooh, Bono at his best!!!

it doesn't get much better than this.

[batista8610]

AWESOME!!!

[bono22albarn]

This is a great rare footage of U2 , it would have been better with sound.

[puddleofmudd2008]

Thank You So Much For Posting This!!!!!!!!!

[halffastproduction]

Just a small correction. The tree and photo shoot were in Death Valley National Park.

[schultzwigland]

GREAT MOVIE¡¡¡¡¡¡

[sgf1989]

thanks much

[ray1bradbury]

Love Adam's face at 1:18 - 1:19. Like, "Where are we? Where's the pub?!" haha

Great video, thanks. :D

[u2retrobuff]

well this month of april is when 25 yrs ago U2 arrived in "Tempe at ASU" for the first show of the tour........with out a doubt sometime soon that first filmed show from tempe has to come to light!! would have been outstanding if it was included the box set oh'yeah Sort of Homecoming

[Ermengarde11]

I like the shot at approx. 2:20 where Edge is in front of the Ocotillo, my favorite desert plant. Thanks for posting this! Makes me homesick for the Arizona desert. Where did you get this?!

[SaintSylvia]

Cool. Thanks for posting it.

[sebrat13wildcat]

I remember some of this from Zoo TV played during WTSHNN

[U2387]

Yep, absolutely. If you look at the Zoo TV Sydney performance of Streets, Bono turns to the screens and waves to himself waving back from this video(he waves at :35-37here) and yells 'hey you' Kind of cool, waving to a video from 6 years earlier at an entirely different thematic and musical stage. Seemed like the zoo performances of streets were trying to take us back there. The performances now seem to have taken on their own new meanings, which is fine, but not the same.

[ray1bradbury]

I prefer the modern ones. Zoo T.V rules over all their stuff! ;)

[Paint4U2]

Nice video