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Magic in the Night: The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen
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Product Description
Steeped in American popular culture, from the movies of John Ford and Robert Mitchum, the music of Woody Guthrie and self-educated in the literature of John Steinbeck, social history and photography Springsteen has become part of the canon of popular culture while drawing on it for his own inspiration. Rob Kirkpatrick evaluates every album in chronological order, and reveals the cultural, biographical and musical sources of every released song, from Born to Run to The Rising , plus many of the songs that are fans favourites but that are still unreleased and uncovers what lay behind the bleakness of 'Nebraska' and the hope of 'Working on a Dream'.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #219659 in Books
- Published on: 2009-05-25
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
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Manages to navigate Springsteen's recording career and point out the twists and turns, the ups and downs, the references and the meanings. In that, it is a valuable guide.
--Irish Times
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Given that "prolific" doesn't even start to describe Springsteen's immense body of work... Kirkpatrick's ultimate goal is the exploration of The Boss' social and political outlook through his songs... (A) successful study.
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It was a joy to read through this book... Rob Kirkpatrick should be commended for his exhaustive research and insight... I've yet to come across another book which offers such a detailed and compelling analysis of not only the singer's art and life, but also the changes the US has gone through during this time span. Springsteen has long been feted by the likes of Tom Waits, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan and it's great to see someone placing himself alongside such greats with this thorough examination of his work.
Customer Reviews
A poor attempt
I wrote an earlier review that Amazon failed to print. This is a very disappointing book. It merely hints at what it promises, adds little new, it is poorlY edited and contains some glaring factual inaccuracies. Save our money for somethimg better. (1 star because Amazon don't allow zero!)
