BUILD INTO AN EXPLOSION OF PASSION & EMOTION! First Time Hearing U2 - With or Without You Reaction 

The Joshua Tree, where this song came from, released in 87 is one of the best sonically produced and mixed albums even to this day.

U2 are probably the top 5 biggest bands in music history

The Joshua Tree is one of the best albums of the 20th century. Every song is a masterpiece. They are the greatest Irish band of all time. Bono is a true poet and doesn't get enough credit for his songwriting. Long live those Irish boys.

The song often went through a mixed interpretation, but Bono has confirmed that the song is about his struggle to reconcile his responsibilities as a married man & a musician on the road. He can't let go of it and can't go on with it, hence "I can't live with or without you" ... great reaction guys, glad you got around to doing U2

U2 from the 80's decade............CLASSIC CUT

During their time one of the top bands. Vocals - he was always known as having one of the best rock voices - especially prominent in their earlier work -

My fellow countrymen, based out of Dublin Ireland very unique sound, one of the biggest rock bands in history

I was 17 when this came out ('87), and as a metalhead, I was shocked at how much I loved this album. It really set me on the path to broadening my musical interests.

My absolute favorite song of all time!!!!!

U2 one of the best Live Bands in its day. Great Songs Great Songwriting Great Vocals Great Musicianship. Wonderful Band

Have seen u2 live twice,as a metal fan was surprized how much i enjoyed their gigs,amazing live

Another song of theirs on the same album Joshua Tree......Where The Streets Have No Name. The video they did on a roof top in LA when their concert was sold out. The cops ended in shutting it down but they preformed anyway!😎 I remember hearing all about it. I was living in west la at the time.

If you like this vibe, give “One” a listen. Bono’s dad was an Irish tenor and Bono inherited its clarity and power. His stage name is Bono Vox…beautiful voice in Latin

You guys are setting the standard for great music and your reactions 👍

Can,t go wrong with u2 ❤

"Where the streets have no name".....and the great " I still haven't found what im looking for" ....100%

when i first bought the Joshua Tree album i had it on repeat for months! it is still epic!

The Joshua Tree album changed my entire music life when it was released. I had always liked music but that album and this group caused me to start loving it!

This is off one of the best albums everrrrrr😎

Have seen U2 so many times, they can make a stadium feel intimate.

This is one of my all time favorite songs, I love the layers of the sounds, the haunted quality of the emotions and Bono's voice.

u2 fan since 1986 and present . Great reaction VIVA U2 🇲🇽

Lots of U2 songs to choose from in their catalog. Some of their oldest hits are Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day.

More U2!!! One, Where the Streers Have No Name, The Fly, I Still Havent FOund What I¡m Looking For, Lemon, Stay, Bad, New Year's Day, Beautiful Day, City of Blinding Ligths, Every Breaking Wave... a hundred of awesome songs!

Probably the biggest band of the 80s and 90s. They are all in their 60s now but they can still sell out stadiums. They've been active since their ealy teens so if you choose to review more of their catalog, you will get to hear how their sound and songwriting evolved over the decades. Thanks for the review)

Goosebumps everytime!

Must have been living under a rock if you haven't heard this before.

Absolute U2 perfection in every aspect.

I grew up with this and was my favorite band. Besides being a great song I forgot how good the music video was. They took a standard band playing on stage and through lighting and camera angles were able to make it dynamic and a tuned to the mood of the song.

Great reaction guys! This was off of their Joshua Tree recording. There were several other big hits from it. U2 was an Irish band and another artist from Ireland you may want to check is Van Morrison.

It was U2's first #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, spending three weeks at that spot and overall finished the year as the 15th most popular song of 1987. Also, it was from, IMO, one of the BEST albums of the 1980s "The Joshua Tree" where if you are on a road trip or just want to escape for nearly an hour of great music, listen to that album.

U2 came to New Zealand in the early eighties they were amazing

I’m an avid U2 fan. I am also a musician myself and play guitar. The edge although a lot of the parts are not technically difficult to play it is close to impossible to sound like him. His parts have always been perfectly crafted for the song, rather than just trying to show off with some crazy solo. He can play pretty good now with all the years that they have been playing together. But his creative ability is off the charts. He also writes a lot of the songs as well with Bono. The edge has created a complete new approach, and sound to a rock band. If you listen to the bands at live aid, they all have the similar structure where the guitarist will do his little solo. But then you have U2 come on, and the guitar is completely different sounding plus it plays to the song rather than trying to stand out so much.

"Exit" is one of my favorite songs

One of my favorite by me

2023 and beyond still the biggest band on earth

Bono’s voice is magical

At the time, wore this album out. One tree hill is still one of my favorite songs ever. Bono has one of the great voices ever imo 😊

I watch plenty of "reaction videos" of all sorts of songs and by all sorts of artists and I gotta say, your insights into the music and ability to discern the music breaks, instruments and all around knowledge of music comp impressed me. I rarely subscribe on a the first video but I'm a huge U2 fan and I think your reaction was well received, informed and broken down. Subscribed!

This was number 1 all over the world how could they not know of this song

If nobody's told you, go see these guys live if you ever get the chance. They're phenomenal and have that ability to connect with the audience. Also, they switch up the sound of some songs from time to time and it's pretty cool.

Keep doing U2. It will be a huge boost to your site.

If you’re checking out more U2, I’d suggest, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

One of the greatest live bands in history - hoping you'll do a U@ review of them live. Where the Streets have no name at Slane Castle a good start.

If you listen to much more U2, you would recognize a few recurring themes in their music. The chief thing you might notice is that they are the most thinly disguised Christian rock band tot hit it big. I recommend the combination of All I Want is You / Where the Streets Have No Name form the Slane Castle concert for raw emotional power. U2 is very good in their studio albums. They take the emotional impact to an even greater level as a live act.

One by U2 is one to listen to and when u listen to it , you will see y

That album you got for free and you didn’t want to listen to, is one of my favorite albums. The second song is Every Braking Wave and the performed an acoustic version at a MTV music award show. That performance for me Bono’s best Vocal performance ever. It always gives me goosebumps 🥰

He's known as Bono, from the Latin bono voce. It means good or beautiful voice. He's definitely got that!😊

❤u2 forever

YES!!!!!!!

They've been making music for 40 years and recently released another album of reimagined songs. They've always been ahead of their time and have influenced music for most of that time. This rabbit hole is DEEP and you're going to love it, I think. They are just as incredible live, btw. :). If you listen to Where the Streets Have No Name, get the studio version first. The official music video cuts out the intro and outro of the song and that intro is how this particular album that this song here came from started. Most epic lead in to a song. the official music video is great for what goes on in it, but it misses that part of the music that's important I think. There isn't a single U2 song that I don't like but different people have different eras that are their favorites. Some of my favorite songs from them: A Sort of Homecoming, One, Promenade, Where the Streets Have No Name, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Stay (Far Away, So Close), Unforgettable Fire, So Cruel. And seriously this list can go on forever so I'll stop there for now! 😂 Some great live songs: An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart live at Red Rocks 1983, All I Want is You/Where the Streets Have No Name live at Slane Castle 2001, With or Without You live in Boston 2001, Exit/Gloria Live from the Rattle and Hum documentary (1988 I think), Until the End of the World (Live video from Zoo TV Tour), Sunday Bloody Sunday live at Red Rocks 1983. Edit: Their vibe changes through the years. Each album is a bit different to the others but they took a quantum leap on Joshua Tree (the album this song comes from) and another on Achtung Baby.

I don't remember how many times I heard this song in the 80s and how many times I went to the cinema to watch Rattle and Hum

U2 was one of my favorite bands in my youth (I'm in the 50's now). Greetings from Germany!

One of their two #1 hits, and back to back off the same album.

any cranberries is a must

One of their best lives was Kite at Sydney

Where the streets have no name...is a song by u2 you might like...original video.

U2 is fantastic😃 You must let us see ONE by U2 ❤️😊

You have to do one, where the streets have no name, new years day,

How have you not heard these songs? This was well before my time as well but, what the actual ef? You guys being living under a rock? 😂

My favourite band! ❤

You would enjoy the emotional Pride (in the name of love)

Probably my all time favorite song which is saying alot because i love about 98% of everything they have done. They have reinvented themselves multiple times and have loved most things they have done. Grew up with them, so I've listened to them for decades. This song never gets old. It is amazing.

FInally U2.....best sellling band ALL TIME........more than Beatles Do 'One Tree Hill' off the Joshua Tree album 1987'

Bono said the Joshua Tree desert shoot symbolized where the band was at the time....They had lost Greg Carroll the year before and were really looking to find themselves.....well the rest is history.

That's the infinite guitar (and dangerous, it usually give you some electrical shocks), used only in studio and made by Michael Brook. That infinite guitar save, and made the song. Then band didn't like the song, Bono was working on it because he thought it was good, but they didn't find the key. The infinite guitar came, Michael Brook wanted to be tested by the Edge. The Edge started to play and search for songs. Bono was in a close room, he heard the guitar and asked to Edge to try some ideas with it. And With or without you came to life. There were only three infinite guitars produced: one was kept by Michael Brook, the other belongs to The Edge and the third one to Daniel Lanois.

The song builds beautifully...just a classic

The video spent 6 weeks at number 1 on MTV top 20 videos in 1987 and was number 1 video on MTV top 100 of 1987

Coldplay - Coloratura Live on BBC Radio 2 is a must

I’ve followed U2 over half the world, spent thousands. One of the last concerts, Honolulu stadium under a tropical evening sky.❤😊Vertigo Tour.

U2 is a different band. They have a different sound for several reasons. The Edge doesn't shred like other lead guitarists, but there is such subtle soul in many of his composition choices. The soul and feel from him and Bono really carries them and, I have to say (yes, I am Irish), they have such an Irish gift of immense talent for relating emotion and connecting in from down deep. Bono is an elite front man, but none of the others are in people's top 20 of individual instrument playing.

I’d also recommend Pride (in the name of Love), and Bad performed at Live Aid

Always geeat vocals and lyrics from U2, amazing guitarist, The Edge , and Bono the vocalist is also well known as a philanthropist related to UNICEF , promoting the welfare of others. Another great U2 contemporary band Depeche Mode . Suggestion: Enjoy The Silence (Live in Berlin)

Bono is such a great singer. "Vertigo", "One" also great choices.

damn I'm old. I was a teen when this album dropped and exploded on the rock scene. "The Joshua Tree" album is a must have for ANY music collection.

One of the best bands ever ! Love your reactions ! Greetings from Sweden ! 👍👍👍😎🇸🇪💕

Any U2 reaction is an automatic thumbs up.

Lol, the first time I heard this song was on friends.

With or without you...when the Irish came to America a saw the statue of liberty...and we knew we had to make it here with or without the statue

One of my all-time favorite bands and albums! Bono - Super strong, emotive vocals. The Edge - Generally simplistic but beautiful, creative guitar textures that fit wonderfully. Adam Clayton - The guy I wish I could have been, haha. He contributes in his own way but usually has really grounding, foundational parts, but occasionally sets the who vibe, like on New Year's Day, Bullet the Blue Sky, and Mysterious Ways. Larry Mullen Jr - One of the most clock-like, underrated rhythm-smiths to walk this planet. All together, they have created a LOT of magic. Glad you found them. Enjoy!

Great reaction!! Still have all my U2 albums including Joshua Tree from the year it was released. IMHO one of the best albums of all time. ♥️

10-21-92 . U2's Zoo Tour. Mile High Stadium Denver. Unforgettable.

You guys will love Where streets have no name ... good build up to when they sang and shot the video TRUST ME!

Song was used in the movie from 1994 Blown Away with Tommy Lee Jones

Hi, guys this comment is about the song pride in the name of love, just for you guys to know , u2 made that song to honor Martin Luther King fir what he did

See them 6 times live.... there are sooo good live.

The Joshua Tree is still my favourite album.

Bars and Bono look like twins in this 🤣

YOU LEFT THE BEST PART OUT! THE VERY END!!

You don't know a U2 record but you know who U2 is. I love thi as. The biggest live band and best live band ever, not saying music wise but to he og who created all the le DC and shit for everyone else they put there money on the line

They are great...

Hopefully can be considered as next U2 u guys can check is “One” by them… vocals and message on that one is real good

Tal vez el último álbum de u2 que disfrute de principio a fin. Atchung b........tuvo momento y el resto, no le conmovió. Solo me quedaron los shows de u2 que siempre fueron magníficos. Saludos chicos. Los veo de Patagonia Argentina y disfruto de sus reacciones

U2 live at Slane castle. "All i want is you" transitioning into "where the streets have no name". You won't be disappointed, goosebumps everytime i hear it....and if you do the reaction, the comments will give you the back story!

Oh man, I was in love when this came out 😢

If you haven’t done it yet please put The Police on your list … either Every Breathe you Take or Every Little thing she does is Magic

They have slower songs like this but also more heavy rock songs, all are really good.

The biggest Christian stadium rock band of the 20th century & beyond 🎶😎

This is like reacting to Bill Burr and saying how you liked the tone of his voice and what he looks like instead of saying something about the material he used as jokes.

Enjoyed the song and your review. Not sure "why" Bono is holding a guitar in the video..but still enjoyed his performance.