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Tarfumes.com - Darkness on the Edge of Town
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0746435318258
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Studio: Sony
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Import exclusive two-disc set combines Bruce's 1978 album Darkness On The Edge Of Town with his1982 album Nebraska. Two standard jewel cases housed in a slip case. Sony/BMG. 2005.
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Summary: The Boss is SO BOSS!!!
Comment: this is his third best album behind only Born to Run and Born in the USA!!!
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Summary: A true Master
Comment: Bruce Springsteen shaped the futures for many artists to follow. And he is as good now as he ever was.
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Summary: Springsteen's best
Comment: The cover photos for this album symbolize what it's all about. On the front, Springsteen wears that emblematic "Born to Run" black leather jacket, as seen on the cover of the previous record that made him an overnight superstar. On the back, the famous stud-leather is gone; the Boss is stripped down to a plain white T.
For all its success, to my ears "Born to Run"'s songs are often sentimental and even phony: the record pumps up banal, everyday stories into unconvincing epics with comic book melodrama and unlistenably hyper-inflated wall-of-sound treacle. It doesn't stand the test of years well, IMO.
But "Darkness" is its shadowy obverse. More banal, everyday life-stories, yet made powerfully compelling by simple, honest, confessional story-telling and gritty, stripped-down musical arrangements that keep you close to the bones of some of Springsteen's sharpest, loveliest songwriting.
"BTR" is unconvincingly overpowering; "Darkness" is shattering, unforgettable. Not to be missed!
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Summary: Rocking all-american music
Comment: Although the sound is at times muddy/murky; it suits the subject matter. However, as others have commented, this cd screams out for a re-master. That is the only negative thing that I can say about Darkness. The material is uniformly top class. One great song follows another. As on all of his 1970's albums there are several instant classics - are there any better sing along car songs than Racing in the Street? Bruce rocks more than on the previous three albums and certainly more than he has since this was released in '78. Until I listened to this cd again recently I hadn't realized what an accomplished guitarist Springsteen is. Here, on a number of songs there are suitably controlled solos - searing but not overblown or showy.
On this record Springsteen continues his history of spinning personalized stories of love, loss, failure, pain and unhappiness. This is angrier than Born to Run. The three earlier recordings really focused on what you might call Jersey life. This is universal in its scope - Darkness is all-American music about American subjects.
Before I conclude I must, again, remark that the LP format of two 20 to 25 minute sides was the ideal. Sure it is great to have 80 minutes of songs on a greatest hits package. However, for music like this ten 4-5 minute songs are perfect. You can listen to the entire record at one sitting. There is no risk of boredom setting in with 30 minutes to go. As with the golf swing less is more! Logically this makes sense. If artists must fill an entire cd with music and release a cd every so many months then obviously there will be more "filler" than would be the case if they had to produce half as many songs in the same time period.
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Summary: Hardest rocking Bruce with a whole lot less hope
Comment: Bruce's rocker status is signed, sealed and delivered with this CD. This is the hardest rocking he and the band have done. If you read the backstory, you'll understand why--the band fought hard to record this music and I'm glad they won.
It's also some of the most painful music. There's a whole lot of anger here at a father, "Adam Raised a Cain," at the working life, "Factory."
"The Promised Land" and "Streets of Fire" offer a bit of hope, but it's thin and maybe won't happen--but what are people without dreams. What stands out is the artist's humanity.
Rebecca Kyle, June 2008
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