Bruce Springsteen

✍ Scribed by Peter Basham

• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 160
• Series: Pocket Essential series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. Bruce Springsteen grew from a disheveled, bearded singer of youthful street ballads to become the hottest name in the rock world. The resilience of the New Jersey troubadour has seen him top the album charts in four successive decades, and his epic world tours with the hard-working E Street Band are still sellouts well into the new millennium. This guide examines the growth of Bruce Springsteen's career, from the optimistic youth who wrote ''Born to Run'' to the respected heavyweight songwriter of today.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgements......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
1. Jersey Nights......Page 15
From Asbury Park, N.J., 1973.......Page 17
The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle, 1973.
......Page 21
Born To Run, 1975.......Page 26
2. Dark Currents......Page 33
Darkness On The Edge Of Town, 1978.......Page 34
The River, 1980.......Page 36
Nebraska, 1982.......Page 41
Born In The U.S.A., 1984.......Page 47
Live 1975–85, 1986.......Page 53
Tunnel Of Love, 1987.......Page 57
Human Touch, 1992.......Page 63
Lucky Town, 1992.......Page 67
In Concert: MTV UnPlugged, 1993.......Page 70
Greatest Hits, 1995.......Page 74
The Ghost Of Tom Joad, 1995.......Page 78
Tracks, 1998.......Page 83
18 Tracks, 1999.......Page 86
Live In New York City, 2001.......Page 89
The Rising, 2002.......Page 93
The Essential Bruce Springsteen, 2003.......Page 96
7. Blood Brothers (And Sisters)......Page 100
We Are The World: U.S.A. For Africa, 1985.......Page 111
The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, 1995
......Page 112
TRIBUTE ALBUMS FEATURING EXCLUSIVE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RECORDINGS:

......Page 113
One Step Up/Two Steps Back, 1997.......Page 116
Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, 2000.
......Page 117
Born To Run 2003:The Best Of The Boss, 2003.......Page 118
Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen, 2003.......Page 119
9. Proving It All Night......Page 120
Mike Appel......Page 121
Roy ‘Professor’ Bittan (b. 2 July 1949)......Page 124
Ernest ‘Boom’ Carter......Page 125
Clarence ‘Big Man’ Clemons......Page 126
Jim Cretecos......Page 127
Danny Federici (b. 23 January 1950)......Page 128
Jon Landau......Page 129
Nils Lofgren (b. 21 June 1951)......Page 131
Vini ‘Mad Dog’ Lopez......Page 133
‘Southside’ Johnny Lyon (And The Asbury Jukes)......Page 134
David Sancious......Page 135
Patti Scialfa (b. 29 July 1956)......Page 137
Garry Tallent (b. 27 October 1949)......Page 138
Soozie Tyrell......Page 139
Steve Van Zandt (‘Miami’; ‘Little Steven’)......Page 140
Max Weinberg (b. 13 April 1951)......Page 142
Philadelphia, directed by Jonathan Demme, 1993.......Page 144
The Crossing Guard, directed by Sean Penn, 1995.
......Page 145
Dead Man Walking, directed by Tim Robbins, 1995.
......Page 146
High Fidelity, directed by Stephen Frears, 2000.......Page 147
In Concert: MTV UnPlugged, Larry Jordan, 1993.......Page 149
Live In New York City (recorded 29 June and 1 July 2000), directed by Chris Hilson, 2001.

......Page 150
Live In Barcelona (recorded 16 October 2002), directed by Chris Hilson, 2003.

......Page 151
12. Bibliography......Page 152
Badlands......Page 157
Bruce Base......Page 158
Greasy Lake......Page 159
Killing Floor......Page 160