Tag Archives: grand finale

My Beautiful Reward

Posted on December 9, 2014 by the other scott peterson

By the time spring 1992 rolled around, Bruce Springsteen hadn't been the biggest name in rock and roll for five or six years. Nevermind, Ten, Achtung Baby, Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Metallica's black album had all been released, as well as Use Your … Continue reading →

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Pony Boy

Posted on November 14, 2013 by the other scott peterson

Human Touch's closing song, "Pony Boy," is perhaps the oddest Bruce Springsteen had yet released—and considering some of its peers, that's stiff competition—and, in retrospect, the way he approached closing songs seems to have changed with this track and this … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by the other scott peterson

Context is everything.  I've found that to be a pretty good rule of thumb, in general, but when it comes to Bruce Springsteen's music, especially so. Springsteen himself seemed to recognize this, as illustrated in a story told by Dave … Continue reading →

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My Hometown

Posted on February 11, 2013 by the other scott peterson

Bruce Springsteen has spoken before about how much attention he paid to the sequencing of his albums, the need for strong statements of purpose on "the four corners"—that is, the first and last song on each side of vinyl. While … Continue reading →

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Darkness on the Edge of Town II

Posted on February 9, 2013 by the other scott peterson

Darkness on the Edge of Town was the first Bruce Springsteen album I heard when it was new—or, at least, newish; I think it was the summer of 1980 when I heard it for the first time. And for 32 … Continue reading →

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Reason to Believe

Posted on July 8, 2012 by the other scott peterson

The first song, the title track, off his next album is his most famously misunderstood lyric. But it's "Reason to Believe," the final track on 1982's Nebraska, which is the most ambiguous song Bruce Springsteen ever recorded. Just how ambiguous is … Continue reading →

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New York City Serenade

Posted on February 25, 2012 by the other scott peterson

The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle's “New York City Serenade” is perhaps the oddest album closer in the first half of Bruce Springsteen’s catalog. The longest (although just barely), it eschews what had already by this point, … Continue reading →

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