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Deliver Me From Nowhere: My Horror Pitch

Yesterday I finished my re-read of Warren Zanes’s definitive book on the genesis of Springsteen’s magnum opus (one of them, anyway!), Nebraska. I first read it when it came out in 2023 and found it fascinating. This is a story which has never been officially reported on, and never before with Springsteen’s direct involvement. I … Continue reading Deliver Me From Nowhere: My Horror Pitch →

Why It’s About Time We All Started To Enjoy “Queen of the Supermarket”

Before I dive into my somewhat lacklustre defence of this clunky, lazily written, over-produced hot mess (good start so far), I first want to explain my relationship to the Working on a Dream album as a whole. The album, released in 2009, is something of an outlier in Springsteen's catalogue in that there is not … Continue reading Why It’s About Time We All Started To Enjoy “Queen of the Supermarket” →

Most Underrated Track From Each Studio Album (1992-2022)

As Springsteen entered the tumultuous and uncertain nineties, a lot had changed. He had released two albums of relative obscurity in the early seventies, before bursting like a supernova out of nowhere and closing the decade with two iconic albums. The eighties then saw his commercial stock skyrocket with the release of The River in … Continue reading Most Underrated Track From Each Studio Album (1992-2022) →

Most Underrated Track From Each Studio Album (1973-1987)

There is no doubt in anybody's mind that Bruce Springsteen is an icon. His status in the world of music--and, indeed, pop culture at large--has been solidified for decades now. Even to a casual listener of the radio, songs like "Glory Days", "Dancing in the Dark", "Born to Run", "Streets of Philadelphia", "I'm On Fire", … Continue reading Most Underrated Track From Each Studio Album (1973-1987) →

Hungry Heart: A Springsteen Fan’s Little Bit of Heaven Here On Earth

Jon Landau cemented his place in the pantheon of music criticism with his oft-quoted “future of rock and roll” review of an early Bruce Springsteen concert. In that review he said of Springsteen: “On a night when I needed to feel young, he made me feel like I was hearing music for the very first … Continue reading Hungry Heart: A Springsteen Fan’s Little Bit of Heaven Here On Earth →

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)

After Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J received high praise from critics but low attention from consumers, Springsteen had one thought when it came to recording his second album later that year: we need the band! For this album, in contrast to his debut just ten months previously, Springsteen decided that the version of himself he … Continue reading The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) →

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J (1973)

There is much mythology and lore surrounding the rise of Bruce Springsteen, the tenacious guitar-slinger who set the Jersey Shore on fire with his rag-tag band of happy thieves. His is a story of perseverance; the intense application of enormous talent; and, most of all, family. Perhaps the smartest thing Springsteen ever did was to … Continue reading Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J (1973) →

Ten Springsteen Songs That Will Make You Cry

Bruce Springsteen wears many masks and sings in many different voices. He is most widely known as a fire-blazing rock and roll marathon runner; churning out heart-stopping epics filled with guitars, drums, girls and cars. He is Americana personified. Rock and roll dreams come true. He is power and bombast and he oozes an apparent … Continue reading Ten Springsteen Songs That Will Make You Cry →

5 Covers of Springsteen Songs Better Than the Original

This is always a dangerous topic. Springsteen is an artist whose voice and intent is so integral to his songs that many fans seem to get angry when other artists cover his songs. I love listening to Springsteen covers as it not only gives a different perspective on a song, but it makes me proud … Continue reading 5 Covers of Springsteen Songs Better Than the Original →