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The Best Show on WFMU => Mike And His Ilk. => Topic started by: DavidBroie on September 09, 2015, 04:39:33 PM

Title: Name of Springsteen Book
Post by: DavidBroie on September 09, 2015, 04:39:33 PM

Did anyone catch the name of the Bruce Springsteen book Mike was talking about on the 9/8 show?

Title: Re: Name of Springsteen Book
Post by: Omar on September 09, 2015, 07:32:27 PM

Quote from: DavidBroie on September 09, 2015, 04:39:33 PM

Did anyone catch the name of the Bruce Springsteen book Mike was talking about on the 9/8 show?

Darkness on the River's Edge in the U.S.A.: From Greetings to the Promise: Bruce Springsteen: The Story Behind the Albums

Title: Re: Name of Springsteen Book
Post by: B_Buster on September 09, 2015, 08:07:32 PM

Actually, it's "Bruce" by Peter Ames Carlin.

Title: Re: Name of Springsteen Book
Post by: DavidBroie on October 17, 2015, 07:53:28 PM

Thanks, Mike.

Title: Re: Name of Springsteen Book
Post by: Kurz on October 18, 2015, 08:54:22 AM

Is that any good?

Title: Re: Name of Springsteen Book
Post by: B_Buster on October 19, 2015, 02:10:43 PM

Quote from: Kurz on October 18, 2015, 08:54:22 AM

Is that any good?

Yeah, it's good. There's not a lot of criticism of Springsteen in the book (discussion of his most recent albums is brief for obvious reasons), but I guess that's to be expected for a book mainly for fans.