| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"An illuminating deep dive into the making of Bruce Springsteen's most surprising album, Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteen's career--from the New York Times bestselling author of Petty: The Biography. Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen's hugely successful The River should have been the hit-packed album Born in the U.S.A, but instead, in 1982, he came out with Nebraska, an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded exclusively for himself. But almost forty years later, Nebraska is arguably Springsteen's most important record--the lasting clue if you're looking to understand not just the artist's career and the vision behind it but the man himself. Nebraska was rough and unfinished, recorded on a cassette tape with a simple multi-track recorder by Springsteen, alone in his bedroom, just as the digital future was announcing itself. And yet Springsteen now considers it his best album. Nebraska expressed a darkness that was reflective of a mood in the country but was also a symptom of trouble in the artist's life, the beginnings of a mental breakdown that Springsteen would only talk about openly decades after the album's release. Warren Zanes spoke to many people involved with making Nebraska, including Bruce Springsteen. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated musicians, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reaction to the album. He interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural events, including Terence Malick's Badlands, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the album's haunting songs. The result is a textured and revelatory account of not only a crucial moment in the career of an icon but also a recording that upended all expectations and predicted a home recording revolution"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The rhinoceros club -- Introduction: The king of pop and the beer can -- The first question -- The golden age of bands -- The sound inside that thing -- Suicide in the hallways -- Following the river -- Other people's titles -- Any kind of life? -- The record's center -- Blood in black and white -- 87 Randolph Street -- Darkness on the edge of bed -- How about we stop this? -- Lost in translation -- Taking it to the label -- Nowhere in sight -- Handing it over to the audience -- The word on the streets -- Gone missing -- Follow that dream (wherever that dream may lead) -- On repeat -- Epilogue: seeing the place. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Springsteen, Bruce. Nebraska.
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Popular music -- United States -- 1981-1990 -- History and criticism.
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Popular music. (OCoLC)fst01071422
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1981-1990
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Zanes, Warren. Deliver me from nowhere First edition. New York : Crown, 2023 9780593237427 (DLC) 2022052301 |
| ISBN |
9780593237410 (hardcover) |
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0593237412 (hardcover) |
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9780593237427 (ebook) |
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