Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey songs, including ‘Sandy,’ ‘Rosalita,’ others: Gimme Five
“Rosalita” was the song that just had to be played before all important events.
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Odd Couples: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” vs. Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road”
Call this one the American Dream … and the American Detour.
Gimme Five: Bruce Springsteen’s spiritual songs, including ‘My City of Ruins,’ ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘We Are Alive,’ others
On the search for salvation, both in this world and the next.
Bruce Springsteen road songs, including ‘Thunder Road,’ ‘Racing in the Street,’ ‘Born to Run,’ others: Gimme Five
He uses these metaphors as a foundation for deeply revealing character studies.
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “All I’m Thinkin’ About” (2005)
It’s not often that I think of Bruce Springsteen songs in the same context as the Viet Nam era and the American culture of that time, but “All I’m Thinkin’ About” has always reminded me of Canned Heat’s “Heading Up The Country.” You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “The Hitter” (2005)
Over time, I realized I’d missed the true heart of this song.
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Leah” (2005)
When I began to revisit Devils & Dust, I was brought back to the evening of the first listening session. A sort of timeline was constructed on that night, taking a couple’s histories and drawing a line through parts of it, with memories of Springsteen albums taking up important pointsRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Live at Mohegan Sun Arena (2014)
Emotions were running high in anticipation of this last pair of 2014 E Street shows. Tickets for the tiny Mohegan Sun Arena were a tough get. We felt lucky to be in the building. Oh right, the building. Approaching the complex, our friends commented that when you first see theRead More
The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes (2014)
As reported a few months back, tickets for a block of Bruce Springsteen shows went on sale on February 14th. You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and Robin Trower found new success with old sounds on Seven Moons Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Jesus Was An Only Son” (2005)
No parent wants to outlive their children.
