I never forget playing With or Without You for the first time on the radio in March of 1987. It was still a cold Maine winter outside and the mood of the first single from the Joshua Tree fit perfectly. Come to think of it, U2 always sounds better to me in the frozen months. I was on-air at my first full-time gig for 96 WMR in Rumford. 19 years old and having the time of my life playing Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody every 45 minutes when along comes this hauntingly beautiful song from a band that I'd been following since the Boy album. Back when I was an extra enthusiastic announcer on the western Maine pop station, I had big dreams of piloting the Blimp someday. So being able to play U2 on the Top 40 station just like the rock station, was a pretty big deal. Today marks the 29th Anniversary of The Joshua Tree album going to number 1 in the US and staying there for 5 weeks straight. This was the time when U2 became the international superstars that they remain today.

Join us tonight at 6:20 for live U2 on the WBLM Mini-Concert!

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