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Hello, and welcome to the Month yyyy, issue X, of the Wikipedia WikiProject U2Newsletter that YOU can edit! So, don't hesitate to help write them yourself! This issue's theme is The Joshua Tree, the fifth studio album by U2 released in 1987. We hope you enjoy it!
Another year has gone by and, thanks to Miss Bono and her efforts and the hard work she put into the Project, WikiProject U2 has made numerous advances both as a WikiProject and as community. In April 2013, there was a roll call, in order to keep the project up-to-date on its number of active members. Project's pages and portal have been redesigned and reorganized. Finally, after many years, a new newsletter was published. During this year, ten new articles related to U2 were created; three articles, Morleigh Steinberg, U2 360° Tour, and Wide Awake in Europe passed through the good article nomination process successfully and were reassessed to GA-Class, "One Tree Hill" appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article and WikiProject U2 has been featured in The Signpost for the second time in its history. (Read the full report here→)
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The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 by Island Records. In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release The Unforgettable Fire, on The Joshua Tree U2 aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures. The album is influenced by American and Irish roots music, and depicts the band's love–hate relationship with the United States, with socially and politically conscious lyrics embellished with spiritual imagery.
Inspired by American tour experiences, literature, and politics, U2 chose America as a theme for the record. Recording began in January 1986 in Ireland, and to foster a relaxed, creative atmosphere, the group recorded in two houses, in addition to two professional studios. Several events during the sessions helped shape the conscious tone of the album, including the band's participation in A Conspiracy of Hope tour, the death of roadie Greg Carroll, and lead vocalist Bono's travels to Central America. Recording was completed in November 1986; additional production continued into January 1987. Throughout the sessions, U2 sought a "cinematic" quality for the record, one that would evoke a sense of location, in particular, the open spaces of America. They represented this in the sleeve photography depicting them in American desert landscapes.
The Joshua Tree article was created on 2 June 2003 by an anonimous IP user, identified by the user's numerical IP address 152.163.252.8 from Kansas, United States. The article made some progress, but was a stub, containing only few sentences of text, the track listing, and a little more. It was too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of this subject. From April to June 2005, Typhoon and other editors made a series of edits with the result that the article was expanded, especially its introduction. In that same year, another anonymous user connected from 128.164.230.247, which belongs to the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., added a new section, Themes in The Joshua Tree (now Lyrics), to the article and, with the help and the efforts of other contributors, the article became substantial, but it was still missing important content and required cleanup. Thanks to Fantailfan and others, the article made another step forward during the late summer and fall of 2006. The development of the article continued throughout 2007 as a result of the contribution of several editors reaching the B-Class by the end of the year. The article now has a defined structure, supporting materials, suitable references and reliable sources, and without major omissions and inaccuracies. From that moment on, thanks, among others, to Y2kcrazyjoker4, Dan56, Merbabu, Melicans, Cavie78, and Dream out loud, the article had a strong growth, both in quantity and quality, that led it to attain the good article status by passing an official review at the second attempt on 5 May 2010. The work on the article is continuing and more improvements in both form and substance, and it now seems to be ready for being nominated at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates.
Interlude65 (???consensus???) found what he was looking for.
I don't think any improvements should be made to this article. It's significantly backed by reputable independent sources, is completely unbiased, contains comprehensive coverage of the subject, and has exceptional clarity.
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U2 in concert at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, 12 October 2009.
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2013 saw an overall revamp of the WikiProject and the continuation of a number of major and minor projects. The arrival of Miss Bono, in November 2012, brought new blood and a new vitality to this project, and her efforts and the hard work she put into it allowed this project to make numerous advances both as a WikiProject and as community. In April 2013, we thought that it was necessary to start a roll call in order to keep the project up-to-date on its number of active members. Meanwhile, project's pages and portal have been redesigned and reorganized, but there are still many unused and/or unlinked project's page, some departments of the WikiProject are not running as efficiently as they could, and there is a lot of work to do. May 2013 saw the release of a new newsletter, The WikiProject U2 Newsletter, Issue VIII, the last published issue dates back to December 2007. It was followed by the Issue IX, in November 2013, and, one month later, by this edition. The whole Outreach department is still in a phase of reorganization. On the project side, we carried out several works for the improvement and renovation of the project, a restyling of the projet main page and of the associated portal, both technically and creatively. Other works involved the Assesment department, which is now running at full capacity, and the addition of the Cleanup listing toll that complements the already existing Article alerts. We are also waiting to make a request on the Toolserver for the Popular pages tool. During this year six editors joined our project (for the full list of active and fromer members of the project see Membership list). WikiProject U2 has also been featured in The Signpost for the second time in its history.
... that as a choreographer and dancer, Morleigh Steinberg presented her arms as noodles, but to much of the public she is known for being next to The Edge? – (DYK – 7 May 2013)
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Oct 08, 2013 – U2's 1986 Amnesty set is featured on upcoming 6-DVD set.[6]
Sep 04, 2013 – Adam Clayton marries Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho[7][8]
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^Balfe, John (16 October 2013). "U2 to finish recording new album next month". entertainment.ie.
^"Weinstein Company to release 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo!. 22 February 2013.
^Grow, Kory (30 October 2013). "U2 Ready Two New Songs for 'Back to Black Friday'". Rolling Stone.
^Farley, Christopher John (17 October 2013). "'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' Trailer Features New U2 Song 'Ordinary Love'". The Wall Street Journal.
^McGee, Matt (8 October 2013). "U2's 1986 Amnesty Set Featured on Upcoming 6-DVD Set". @U2.
^Sweeney, Ken (4 September 2013). "Adam Clayton weds his Brazilian girlfriend in Dublin sunshine". Irish Independent.
^"Adam Clayton Marries Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho". @U2. 4 September 2013.
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