U2 paid a special visit to Sun Studio in November 1987 to record 'When They Lay Jesus Christ In His Grave' for a Woody Guthrie memorial album. The process of recording Rattle And Hum reflected this as modern technology was largely abandoned in favour of the equipment that was in use during the early years of rock 'n' roll. During the Joshua Tree tour of the US in 1987 the band became increasingly inspired by the raw intensity and emotion of these musical genres, which contrasted sharply with the bland manufactured sound of many of current bands at that time. In January 1986 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards introduced Bono to the music of people like John Lee Hooker and Robert Johnson, while the rest of the band were also listening to the likes of Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash as well as traditional Irish music. "After meeting and talking with Bob Dylan at Slane Castle in July 1984, Bono realised that he, an Irishman knew nothing about the Irish music that Dylan, an American, found so inspiring. As Bono put it : "There was the dream and the nightmare side by side. Years later U2 would see another side to American life where poverty, crime and despair were all too common. As kids growing up in Dublin, America seemed a world away - a country where anything was possible. Inspiration for the material on Rattle And Hum was drawn largely from U2's fascination with the USA. Rattle and Hum album cover Track list: Helter Skelter, Van Diemen's Land, Desire, Hawkmoon 269, All Along The Watchtower, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Freedom For My People, Silver And Gold, Pride (In The Name Of Love), Angel Of Harlem, Love Rescue Me, When Love Comes To Town, Heartland, God Part II, The Star Spangled Banner, Bullet The Blue Sky, All I Want Is You.
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