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Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Author: Zanes, Warren
Publication Date: 05/02/2023
Format: Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteenās most surprising album,Ā Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteenās career
WithoutĀ Nebraska,Ā Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteenās hugely successfulĀ The RiverĀ should have been the hit-packed albumĀ Born in the U.S.A, but instead, in 1982, he came out withĀ Nebraska, an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded exclusively by himself, for himself. But almost forty years later,Ā NebraskaĀ is arguably Springsteenās most important record--the lasting clue if youāre looking to understand not just the artistās career and the vision behind it but the man himself.
NebraskaĀ is rough and unfinished, recorded on a cassette tape with a simple four-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.Ā NebraskaĀ expressed a turmoil 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 albumās release.
Warren Zanes spoke to many people involved with makingĀ Nebraska, including Bruce Springsteen. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reaction to the album. He interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural touchpoints, including Terence MalickāsĀ Badlands, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the albumās 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.
WithoutĀ Nebraska,Ā Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteenās hugely successfulĀ The RiverĀ should have been the hit-packed albumĀ Born in the U.S.A, but instead, in 1982, he came out withĀ Nebraska, an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded exclusively by himself, for himself. But almost forty years later,Ā NebraskaĀ is arguably Springsteenās most important record--the lasting clue if youāre looking to understand not just the artistās career and the vision behind it but the man himself.
NebraskaĀ is rough and unfinished, recorded on a cassette tape with a simple four-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.Ā NebraskaĀ expressed a turmoil 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 albumās release.
Warren Zanes spoke to many people involved with makingĀ Nebraska, including Bruce Springsteen. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reaction to the album. He interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural touchpoints, including Terence MalickāsĀ Badlands, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the albumās 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.
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Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Author: Zanes, Warren
Publication Date: 05/02/2023
Format: Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteenās most surprising album,Ā Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteenās career
WithoutĀ Nebraska,Ā Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteenās hugely successfulĀ The RiverĀ should have been the hit-packed albumĀ Born in the U.S.A, but instead, in 1982, he came out withĀ Nebraska, an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded exclusively by himself, for himself. But almost forty years later,Ā NebraskaĀ is arguably Springsteenās most important record--the lasting clue if youāre looking to understand not just the artistās career and the vision behind it but the man himself.
NebraskaĀ is rough and unfinished, recorded on a cassette tape with a simple four-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.Ā NebraskaĀ expressed a turmoil 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 albumās release.
Warren Zanes spoke to many people involved with makingĀ Nebraska, including Bruce Springsteen. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reaction to the album. He interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural touchpoints, including Terence MalickāsĀ Badlands, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the albumās 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.
WithoutĀ Nebraska,Ā Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteenās hugely successfulĀ The RiverĀ should have been the hit-packed albumĀ Born in the U.S.A, but instead, in 1982, he came out withĀ Nebraska, an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded exclusively by himself, for himself. But almost forty years later,Ā NebraskaĀ is arguably Springsteenās most important record--the lasting clue if youāre looking to understand not just the artistās career and the vision behind it but the man himself.
NebraskaĀ is rough and unfinished, recorded on a cassette tape with a simple four-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.Ā NebraskaĀ expressed a turmoil 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 albumās release.
Warren Zanes spoke to many people involved with makingĀ Nebraska, including Bruce Springsteen. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reaction to the album. He interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural touchpoints, including Terence MalickāsĀ Badlands, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the albumās 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.
