Pete- I agree that U2 has a lot of great stuff, but The Joshua Tree is a classic album. I am not a U2 fanatic, so I will admit that I don't know their whole catalog as well as a big fan would. I think a lot of the people you are referring to aren't really U2 fans, they just like a few songs. I would never wish for them to make another Joshua Tree (or expect it to happen). I will put it this way, I am a Zeppelin fanatic and I try and steer people away from the fourth album into other, lesser known material (to the average listener). But at the same time, I still recognize the brilliance of that album and understand why it is so popular with the masses.
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