The Joshua tree is a legendary album

@lyngusrobb5323

Жыл бұрын

Definitely up there with: Prince- Purple Rain, Beach Boys- Pet Sounds, Van Halen- 1984, Fleetwood Mac- Rumors, Beatles- A Hard Day's Night IMO

@lyngusrobb5323

Жыл бұрын

Geez Louise Brad...please try to not be so literal. Music is Art after all. I know your role is to provide a lyrical analysis but I think your analyses would be improved by appreciating figurative language.

@maluorno

Жыл бұрын

produced by Daniel Lanois. A stellar artist in his own right

@paulobrien9572

Жыл бұрын

The Joshua Tree was Rolling Stone magazine's Album of the decade for the 80's

@k.t.5405

Жыл бұрын

Fremont Street Experience....1987 version 😂

Bono called this a Gospel song. About searching for god. They even did a version with a gospel choir.

@lumpyfishgravy

Жыл бұрын

That figures.

@juanmauricioarrietalopez2395

Жыл бұрын

I always thought that was about.

@jccook5353

Жыл бұрын

On Rattle and Hum. Epic.

@jasoncaldwell5627

Жыл бұрын

I always thought it was about looking for decent Chinese food in Las Vegas...

@doranmitchell1700

Жыл бұрын

🤣

Third verse is very spiritual. "Broke the bonds" "loosed the chains" "carried the cross of my shame".

@juanmauricioarrietalopez2395

Жыл бұрын

Mood

@christikirk7265

Жыл бұрын

That line gives me chills...

@jorgeparodi

Жыл бұрын

It’s all about religion and spirituality

'When Love Comes To Town' - U2 & BB King. Absolute banger.

its a spiritual song. finding the meaning of life. thats what i take from it. Great eighties sound.

@stevefullerton1750

Жыл бұрын

The Chimes did a version of this song and if I remember correctly the band basically said. that was the sound they were looking for. It's well worth checking out

@winnieobrien6493

Жыл бұрын

I find the meaning the same as you do, Steve Callais . Many of their own songs have a deep undertone. This song is a struggle while searching for life and religion.

Joshua tree is a masterpiece. From beginning to end.

he song was inspired by the group's interest in American music. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" exhibits influences from gospel music and its lyrics describe spiritual yearning

This song pops into my head every time I can't find something in my house.

@angier5775

Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna remember that!

@Chris.Davis.2

Жыл бұрын

That's hilarious 😂

@26shedan

Жыл бұрын

I need to make that my mantra, maybe will cut down on my cursing.....

@winnieobrien6493

Жыл бұрын

That's too funny... and now it's gonna be stuck in my head. 🤣

@ashemobaby

Жыл бұрын

Same 😂

Bono was on fire vocally for this album. Some of the best singing i've ever heard and it fits this sound and song like a glove. I love the young yelping shouting of early U2 but this is a whole other level.

@RSpracticalshooting

Жыл бұрын

IIRC they actually slowed this song down slightly in post production so Bono actually sang even higher than you hear on the released cut but since it slowed down it turned out a half step lower.

@THEDEEPDIVE

Жыл бұрын

@@RSpracticalshooting awesome context!

@quincee3376

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@Dreyno

Жыл бұрын

Bono doesn’t double track his vocals most of the time either. Hell of a voice.

@kennethlynch2907

Жыл бұрын

Imo Bono's vocals on this album and Achtung Baby are the greatest in Rock-n-Roll history. I know that many won't agree with this and i hear you. Just saying in terms of range, command, power only a few are in the conversation and for me Bono reached the top for 2 masterpiece albums.

The last verse is explicitly religious. I've always thought the song was about trying to fill the emptiness inside, and it expresses a kind of spiritual longing, like My Sweet Lord.

U2's lead singer and songwriter, Bono, has referred to it as "a gospel song with a restless spirit." it`s about a search for meaning in life !

U2 is the greatest band I’ve heard in my 59 years, they and their music have gotten me through dark times. This particular song has always been a search for the unknown, a search for something that can’t be found on Earth. Bono is a self described Christian, he lost his mother at age 14 while at the funeral of her father, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage. His lyrics come back to this theme many times since it was released in 1987 and to his mother even through their most recent album. I was 17 when their first album was released, and a fan ever since. Listen to their first album “Boy” and a song called “ Out of Control”, he wrote it around his 18th birthday and you will see that the themes are similar. Thanks for posting this reaction of U2, they have so many songs y’all would enjoy. Keep up the great content, God Bless!

U2 has always been different rock in roll sound, maybe even an acquired taste. Fell in love with their sound from the Unforgettable Fire Album. The Joshua tree tour was the first time I saw them in concert. They put on a great show. You guys always mention vibe. To me this is a vibe band.

@sirkat344

Жыл бұрын

:Bad" live (Wide Awake EP) really captures Bono's intensitiy and power. LOVE that particular recording. 🥰

@martincashman7699

Жыл бұрын

Love this band -my sister was their stylist on Joshua tree tour

@chrisa4695

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes so think songwriters create the meaning after the song is recorded. I have heard some musicians give different accounts in different interviews.

@strange4you

Жыл бұрын

See them 6 times live...... so gooooooood.

@winnieobrien6493

Жыл бұрын

Love these Irish guys . I fell in love with with the Boy Album, that was the beginning of my forever love 💕.

An album that is purely perfect. It is hard to explain to anyone who wasn't there how this album absolutely dominated the music world when it was released.

@DavidJonesZMBY

Жыл бұрын

These lyrics probably give you the best insight into what he's looking for: "You broke the bonds And you loosed the chains Carried the cross Of my shame Oh my shame You know I believe it But I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

@dougman23

Жыл бұрын

A perfect 1st side complemented by a richer 2nd side (in the days of sides). Achtung Baby was nearly perfect. This was perfect.

@TLF1

Жыл бұрын

@@dougman23 Both albums are perfect. Achtung Baby is even more perfect and the pinnacle of U2.

@nianfiedler5291

Жыл бұрын

Achtung Baby is pure perfection, Joshua Tree is a very close second, falters slightly with Trip and Mothers. Both albums were earthquakes in world of rock, The Joshua Tree gets more attention because it catapulted them solidly into the biggest rock band in the world. Both albums show how U2 never fit into current music trends. Take a look at the billboard charts in 87 and 91-92 and there is nothing that sounds like either of these albums. Yet both albums were enormous influences on a boatload of artists that followed.

@martine2u

7 ай бұрын

Totally agree. One of my top 5. Was very privileged to see them perform it during the Joshua Tree Tour. One of my best memories ever..

My favorite thing about U2 is they are one of the very few bands where every person in the band is treated equally by the others. All decisions are made as a group. You rarely see that in the music industry anytime or anywhere. That kind of loyalty to your bandmates is so refreshing.

@bminturn

Жыл бұрын

And they made some of the best deals with their record companies in this history of recorded music, which allowed them to maintain an independence that a lot of bands never enjoyed, while also raking in the dolla dolla bills.

@Dreyno

Жыл бұрын

Think they always split their money 5 ways. 4 band members and their manager, Paul McGuinness. He retired in 2013 so not sure how they split it now.

@robertstrohm2412

Жыл бұрын

So agree equal ownership wins the day! Unlike the Eagles and the two dictators screwing over Randy Meisner and Don Felder, one the best voice of the band and awesome bass and the best guitar player ever the group had, not to take away from Joe at all but Felder is on another level all together.

The whole Joshua Tree album is epic!!!!🎶🎶🎶❤

One of the greatest songs ever in human history 🔥🔥🔥🔥

U2 made a point of not sounding like all of the other bands at the time. Their sound was singular, and not bound to a time. This is really a gospel song. From a person who has moments of doubt. Also, this song inspired a lot of contemporary Christian and worship songs that came after. The sound of the entire Joshua Tree, really. But The Joshua Tree came first.

@annother3350

Жыл бұрын

It still sounds similar to other irish bands of the time, or maybe they sounded like U2

@bminturn

Жыл бұрын

@@annother3350 I'm not an expert on Irish music of 1987. I know The Pogues, and they sounded nothing like this. So I'll take your word for it.

@annother3350

Жыл бұрын

@@bminturn I mean, the one which leaps out is perhaps the Cranberries - Zombie -- you can hear a similar sound. I'm sure there were a few more if I put my mind to it

@zephilandevol

Жыл бұрын

@@annother3350 The Joshua Tree came out in 1987 and had a similar sound to their previous albums, like the Unforgettable Fire. Zombie by the cranberries came out in 1994

There is a live version somewhere out there where they have a church choir with them in this song. It's very beautiful

@anthonysergio1574

Жыл бұрын

Rattle & Hum album

@felixthecat02

Жыл бұрын

It's on the Rattle and Hum album

@keensoundguy6637

Жыл бұрын

There's the version from the "Rattle and Hum" movie (and album) where they are within a church, or the live version from MSG (I think 1987, it was included on the super deluxe release of The Joshua Tree), but there were also other venues where they performed with the choir.

@beerye3

Жыл бұрын

I think it is a mix of Gospel and Rock, at least that’s what I thought the band suggested in Rattle and Hum

@winnieobrien6493

Жыл бұрын

They have a Gospel Choir a live in video of Angel of Harlem . It's beautiful ❤️

U2 are world treasures. One of the absolute bands ever. Glad you had a chance to react to them. More please!

U2 was an extremely influential band for me. They were introduced to a much wider American audience with the advent of MTV and their performance of "Sunday, bloody Sunday" at Redrocks ampitheatre. Songs from the Boy, War and October albums had a link to the lingering unrest of the cold war still in play. The band used that early success to go on an incredible run of great albums with "The unforgettable fire", "The Joshua Tree" and then "Rattle and Hum". "The Joshua tree" is as good as an album can get. It is nothing but quality songs that stand the test of time.

This is a great song with so much meaning to me. I have lived a life that would fill many cups. I have walked in the footsteps of Caesar's, I have stood in the house of the greatest Philosophers, I have wept before the ovens of the greatest evil, I have stood on black sands with hero's and put my arm around them when they broke down, I have loved beyond my capability and hated with every ounce of my soul and found that what I was searching for the entire time was right in front of my eyes the day I was born.

U2 is Rock/ Their own unique thing. Now with that said they can do it all perfectly😍. Have loved them since my early 20's.😍

Joshua Tree came out when I was 16/17 and everyone I knew had a copy. For me it remains quintessential U2. Similar to The Doors, some of these tracks are a vibe or feeling more than a story or message.

B&L The band U2 achieved major league success in their time to be the biggest band in the world for quite sometime. Every single, every album they became more relevant as time went on… Hell they could announce a world tour today and sell out every show in hours if not minutes.

U2 are legends. The most famous band to ever come from Ireland.

@deepcoder1845

Жыл бұрын

Ireland hell.Best band in the world.

@Infyra

Жыл бұрын

I Like primordial better, even the cranberries! :D

U2 was AMAZING back in the day! I will always have mad love & respect for them! These guys lived through Ireland being divided...those were heady and heavy times.

I saw them play (outdoors) @ the Botanic Gardens, Belfast in 1997, before 40,000 people. What a night that was. U2 were amazing.

Just love the 'coolness' of The Edge. 🤩

“I will follow”, “the unforgettable fire”, “where the streets have no name”, “fire”, “Gloria”, and my personal favorite song “Desire”.

@quincee3376

Жыл бұрын

Great choices! I think the Unforgettable Fire is underrated.

@TheConservativeinaction

Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s a great song!

U2 is my favorite Irish guys. They are in my heart forever. Their song "All I Want Is You" is my favorite. I had it played ten years ago at my husbands wake. This song a deep struggle of life and religion. Bono and his wife Ali were high school sweethearts and just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary... the video of the two of them, All I Want Is You" is absolutely precious. But sorry Bono, Adam and Larry you're all great, but The Edge is my favorite, always has been always will be . 🥰🎸 But the The Edge is my favorite! 💕

My fav band of all time! And my fav song! The Edge (the guitarist) is the reason I got into music and become inspired by it forever. Seeing them live 3 times was the greatest privilege I’ve ever had !

"I Will Follow" was the first hit by U2. React to: "With or Without You" is awesome. All their music is awesome.

The live version on the Rattle and Hum album, with the gospel choir is amazing

I think that particular U2 song could be classified as gospel. There is another video of them going to a church and singing this song with the choir. U2 just has their own sound. This song is off their Joshua Tree album, which is arguably their best album. I hope you react to more U2. Bono's voice was awesome back in the day. At a later point in U2 history Bono had throat surgery and it changed his voice. But he seems to be able to work around it. Although he often cannot reach those high notes like he used to. The first time I saw U2 in concert was in 1985 their Unforgettable Fire tour. So good. So much passion. Bono has been an activist all his life. Definitely not looking for a wife, he married his high school sweetheart and they are still married. This is my favorite band next to Led Zeppelin.

You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains, carried the cross and all my shame. All my shame. You know I believe it. Love those lyrics.

35 years on and still my favorite song of all time. And I am still looking…

@annother3350

Жыл бұрын

Have you looked under the bed?

This is eighties Rock and Roll...like Billy Joel says, "hot funk, cool punk, even if its old junk, it's still Rock and Roll to me". In this song, I feel, he's talking about all the different things he's tried in life but he still hasn't found what he's looking for. This song is deeper than you're thinking...he is looking for meaning in his life, something money can't buy. We are all looking for something meaningful in our lives. Everyone loves Bono, he was kissing and hugging his fans in a caring way not a creepy way. I love Bono, he can kiss me anytime!❤❤

He’s married to his high school sweetheart. Has been all these years. Think of this as a spiritual search.

Rock n Roll. U2 shut down part of the Vegas Strip. And the people are actually regular folks. Either working there or visitors. So cool!

I remember when this album came out... The first song that I heard off the album was on a radio station that was playing at the Arby's I was working at. The song was "With or Without You" and it was like nothing I had ever heard. This album and the tour that followed were huge! There is nothing to compare it to today to make it relatable. I guess the closest analogy would be like technology something like Samsung was a few years back in terms of hype. Anyway, it was good times and the music that was being made was extraordinary. There was so much good music that it was impossible to keep up with it all. I still discover new music from that time that i love. Anyway I listened to the entire album every night for about 2 months without missing a night. It got better with every listen. There are so many layers to the songs on The Joshua Tree that even now I still discover sounds or nuances, rarely to be sure, that I didn't notice before. This album like all masterpieces will take you on a journey if you let it. Maybe you will discover what you are looking for in that journey. Maybe you will shift the search from outside of yourself to inside. Or not... just a thought.

Killer track. One reason why I loved this band in the 80"s. Dave from Canada

That's a spiritual song - one of my favorite U2 songs. The category might be gospel rock. I like the line: I believe in kingdom come.

@lumpyfishgravy

Жыл бұрын

when all the colours will bleed into one ... That's how we all felt in the 80s.

This is actually a gospel song. This is one of the many songs that Bono has written about trying to find god's grace (and often failing). Whenever Bono sings about love, he's actually singing about god. Its one of Bono's quirks that he calls god as love.

Great song...I would also suggest "The Unforgettable Fire"....amazing early song from U2!!!

@TheConservativeinaction

Жыл бұрын

So true!!!!

@Chris.Davis.2

Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@dougman23

Жыл бұрын

The best

The world we live in is always trying to convince us all we need to change something - our look, our car, our mate, where we reside, where we work, what we make for money (and so on) - and once we do, we will finally be content and satisfied and live a happily ever life until we die. And, those things never work. Bono is a very spiritual person and once said "What you are looking for is inside you - not outside you.:

I know these guys are huge Beatles fans .. I just realized this song has this “ With in Without you/ Tomorrow Never Knows “ vibes … I personally love the Beatles 😂 so I like it

Bono has been married nearly as long as they've been a band. He was just trying to show by kissing his fans the love of the human soul. The idea behind the song was to explain as hard as he tried, he couldnt find the answer to life and religion (and he was raised as a stounch Irish catholic).The song is meant to say I've tried all of these things that life offers but I dont yet feel fulfilled with a significant answer to the questions I'm searching for.

About to turn 43 in a month and this video brings a sense of nostalgia for me. It was really big on MTV back in the day and it reminds me of a younger time in my life.

Think about this line pretty hard... "I believe in the Kingdom Come, then all the colours will bleed into one..." Absolute genius.

It has an implication of Christian applications to the lyrics: "I have held my hand with the Devil, I was cold as a stone," "I believe in the Kingdom Come, then all the colors will bleed into one," "You broke the bonds, loosed the chains, carried the Cross of my shame ... you know I believe it." See their other version of thus song in their movie, "Rattle and Hum." Beautiful.

They were called Alternative Rock when they first started. I’ve been to 8 of their concerts over my life and spent probably $10,000 in air fare, hotels and tickets. 🤗❤️

@tinamakaneole8866

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnynada7078 yes! That’s why I spent so much.

@ninawildr4207

Жыл бұрын

And did you fing what you were lookin for?

@tinamakaneole8866

Жыл бұрын

@@ninawildr4207 I found happiness ❤️

@bostonwhofan

Жыл бұрын

I saw U2 four times in 1 week in Florida back in 1985. It was the Unforgettable Fire tour and I saw them in Jacksonville, Tampa, and twice in Hollywood, Florida that week. All shows were general admission so when you got into the venue, you sprinted to get the best seats that were still unclaimed. The 2nd show in Hollywood, FL was the last show of the US tour. The next time they performed was at Live Aid. I got to meet Bono behind the arena in Hollywood, FL where the tour trucks were parked after both shows. Back in those days, Bono always went outside after the concert to meet the fans.

@dougman23

Жыл бұрын

@@tinamakaneole8866 i say U2 shows are church. 14 total for me

Two Hearts Beat as One is a great one by them. And when you can, you should watch their Super Bowl Halftime performance after 9/11.

Still bumps in the 80s radio station, looking for anything really, a lover, a friend, a career, a job....etc.

The Joshua Tree album was explosive and really turned U2 into Megastars. Their appeal had kind of faded for me by this time (especially Bono), but there is no denying that this was their apex as songwriters.

U2 Joshua Tree probably one of the greatest albums ever made! You wanna hear more U2 with BB King watch "When Love Comes to Town".

It’s funny how Brad is talking about having money and not finding what you want .. reminds me of another Beatles song too 😂 “ Can’t buy me love “ 😂

Great Band!!!! So many many Amazing Songs!!!

The minimalist version with the Harlem Gospel Choir on Rattle and Hum is epic. Very subdued yet extremely powerful.

U2 is an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Joshua Tree is one of the most iconic albums of the 80s, it includes I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR. Bono is their frontman.

JOSHUA TREE is a truly great album -- and most of it is their impressions of America during an American tour. God's Country is just stunning and so heart-rending -- you beautiful young people should listen to it. It was called "Rock" at the time it came out, in the early 80's.

By the time Bono sings “I have scaled these city walls, THESE CITY WALLS…” You’re in. Everyone’s in. You can’t avoid it.

It was considered "Alternative" in the 80s. Your lady is incredibly adorable. Such a sublime smile... Alternative music defined the 80s...

Instant nostalgia. Driving around in the back seat of the station wagon in the early 90's.

It means…he’s not done yet. He’s still carrying on…looking. The meaning is right there in the title. Through all of life’s turmoil of the journey he’s on, through all of it’s ups and downs…it’s twists and turns…it’s trials and tribulations…he still hasn’t found what he’s looking for. What is he looking for? Only he can answer that. Same as you…what are you looking for? Have you found IT…or are you still looking too?? It’s definitely a spiritual song. For when the flesh is weak, the spirit will push you through to the other side.

Oddly enough I wasn’t a fan when this came out but watching and listening years later I do have an appreciation of how different this is and was

Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Two Hearts Beat as One!!!

When they first came out they were considered new wave pinkish rock. There first hit Sunday Bloody Sunday was punk . Later the next album more rock. And there songs are all about God .

Per Songfacts This song was influenced by gospel music. Bono wanted The Joshua Tree to explore various forms of American music they had encountered while touring there. The album's co-producer Daniel Lanois said he nudged Bono in the gospel direction on tracks like this one. He explained in the TV documentary Classic Albums: U2 The Joshua Tree: "I've always liked gospel music and I encouraged Bono to take it to that place. It was a very non-U2 thing to do at the time, to go up the street of gospel. I think it opened a door for them, to experiment with that territory... He's singing at the top of his range and there is something very compelling about somebody pushing themselves. It's like hearing Aretha Franklin almost. It jumps on you and you can't help but feel the feeling."

One of my favorite U2 songs! Always loved the sound of it. Joshua Tree is such a great album in general. Top to bottom.

This song was originally called "Under The Weather Girls" but the track was scrapped but only the drum tracks were kept and they just overdubbed everything else on top of the drum tracks from that song.

Its probably pop rock. Rock music able to be played on pop stations. mainstream. 80's U2 was its own vibe. You knew it was them when a song came on the radio.

I had a U2 satnav, I still haven't found what I'm looking for, because the streets have no name.

When I first heard U2, we called it "college music." It wasn't popular yet, but the college kids listened to it and U2 was played on college radio stations. This particular song was from a bit later in their career, and it _became_ quite popular. By then, I think the term "alternative rock" was in fairly widespread use, and U2 (along with R.E.M. and The Cure and The Smiths and The Replacements and Pixies, etc.) was generally considered to be an alternative band, but they became pretty darn mainstream. It's probably "pop rock". (Genre is extremely tough to define, actually.)

I think what he's looking for is a sense of content and completeness. And he hasn't found it because he's wandering around trying to find it when he just needs to be still.

“Carried the cross and my shame and my shame. You know I believe it. U2 is a Christian Rock band who blew up and are world famous thanks to the HUGE Joshua Tree Album. That one record had like 9 hits played world wide.

U2 finest moment is when they played the Super Bowl HT show after 9-11... one of the top 3 bands in the world hands down.

@deepcoder1845

Жыл бұрын

See if there is a video on that...will bring you to tears if one is human.

When you listen close your can hear this is like a gospel song disguised as a rock song.

One of best bands ever. Try- bad, all I want is you, stay faraway so close, with or without you, one, bullet blue sky, unforgettable fire, mysterious way, desire, Etc.etc..

Fun Fact: They actually slowed this song down slightly in post production so Bono actually sang a half step higher than you hear in the released song.

U2 is a part of the Classic Rock genre. They are legend!!

This song is a big hit with my kids now because of the movie "Sing 2"...who would have thought, such a pleasure 😊

I really think the two of you should react to the version of this song recorded in a Harlem church. It was released on their record, Rattle & Hum. Silver & Gold is also an amazing song off of the R&H that doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

He’s looking everywhere, it’s a hard, long journey, and along the way he’s met the devil (who said I have what you’re looking for) but he kept searching. A spiritual journey, all kinds of Christian references

Really love U2.. "One" and "End of the World "are my favorites ♥!!!

Great band, awesome concerts long ago!

One of the things about a song like this is that it means to the listener whatever it means to them. Maybe the hardest thing to find is your true self.

@bminturn

Жыл бұрын

It's secret to success, ultimately. U2 gets knocked for being too vague and anthemic at times, but it's genius IMO. Who cares if some unhappy gate-keeper labels you "sellout". U2 still made music that made millions of people happy, or reflective, if even for a few minutes. I still smile every time I hear this song. Same with "Where the Streets Have No Name". The songs contain actual joy and actual yearning at the same time. The human condition. You can't put a price on that.

You need to review "Bad" from Live Aid...a legendary performance

The song on this album that deals with addiction is Running To Stand Still. Personally, I think it's their most powerful song.

The Joshua tree and the unforgettable fire. 2 all time great albums. So many great memories

React to U2's live aid performance ...2nd best performance of the day ( queen stole the show that day )

@lumpyfishgravy

Жыл бұрын

It's very moving

Idk how Ive never heard this but immediately one of my favorite songs, this will stick with me thanks for vibing with us haha

This song is from one of the best albums ever recorded, The Joshua Tree. It's in my top five. Not a single bad song on it. Thanks for listening. Now listen to the whole album.

You don’t know what your missing. U2 greatness band!! Get in U2 rabbit hole!! Rattle and Hum rock/documentary is a must watch if you want to get to know U2

How can it be you haven’t heard about U2 …… best LIVE band everrrrrr ……..have you been living in a whole …. There is a world outside the US you know

Wow Lex I was surprised and impressed by how quick you came up with the conclusion "Soul Rock" as I was struggling myself thinking of what it was :)

The gospel version on Rattle and hum is also amazing

This is a gospel inspired song. It is a spiritual reference. The version with the Harlem gospel choir is goose bump central.

U2 was first a post punk band and this is a few years later. They were doing more anthemic alt rock with some of post punk still there by Joshua tree. They were really a sound all their own at this point.

It's rock. With pop influences and a little hint of soul and gospel (in the lyrics). He didn't say it was cold. He sang it was "warm in the night." Please listen carefully or go back and listen again.