{"product_id":"words-and-music-of-bruce-springsteen","title":"Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen","description":"Bruce Springsteen's career has been covered many times over, yet many of the complexities and apparent contradictions of his music remain unresolved. Rob Kirkpatrick provides a comprehensive and coherent look at the work of this thoroughly complex and persistently captivating artist. After a brief biographical treatment, Kirkpatrick considers all of Springsteen's significant albums in chronological order. These include \u003ci\u003eBorn to Run,\u003c\/i\u003e which was voted the most popular album of all time in a recently published Zagat survey; \u003ci\u003eBorn in the U.S.A.,\u003c\/i\u003e which sold more than 20 million copies; and \u003ci\u003eThe Rising,\u003c\/i\u003e regarded by many as the most poignant artistic reaction to 9\/11. In addition to a probing musical analysis, the book offers a guide to Springsteen's lyrical themes and motifs, allowing readers insight into the complicated nature of the artist's underlying concerns, influences, and ideas. Rounding out the volume is a consideration of The Boss's legacy as a songwriter and musician, as well as appendices including a bibliography and a complete discography.\n\n\u003ci\u003eThe Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and coherent look at the work of a thoroughly complex and persistently captivating artist. Springsteen enjoys a popularity that has transcended generations. His 1975 album \u003ci\u003eBorn to Run\u003c\/i\u003e was voted the most popular album of all time in a recently published Zagat survey; his 1984 album \u003ci\u003eBorn in the U.S.A.\u003c\/i\u003e spawned seven Top Ten singles while selling more than 20 million copies; and his 2002 album \u003ci\u003eThe Rising\u003c\/i\u003e was regarded by many critics as the most poignant artistic reaction to 9\/11. Springsteen, now in his 50s, has evolved from an over-hyped version of the next Bob Dylan, to the future of rock and roll in the mid-1970s, to a pop culture icon in Reagan America, to a 21st-century populist voice. His career has been covered many times over, yet many of the complexities and apparent contradictions of his music remain unresolved. These include his hard-rock influenced musical background; his movement from themes of rebellion and isolation in his early work to those of a more populist complexion later on; and his contribution in the 1980s to a conservative patriotism—despite his albums' close association with the music and ideas of Woody Guthrie.\n\nAfter a brief biographical treatment, Kirkpatrick considers all of Springsteen's significant albums in chronological order. In addition to this probing musical analysis, he offers a guide to Springsteen's lyrical themes and motifs, allowing readers a coherent insight into the complicated nature of the artist's underlying concerns, influences, and ideas. Rounding out the volume is a consideration of The Boss's legacy as a songwriter and musician, as well as appendices including a bibliography and a complete discography. In sum, \u003ci\u003eThe Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and coherent look, previously unavailable in a single volume, at the work of a thoroughly complex and persistently captivating artist.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54220126617944,"sku":"9780275989385","price":52.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/words-and-music-of-bruce-springsteen","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}