“Local Hero” is a sly, meta-commentary on the downhill side of fame–and its greatest irony is that Bruce never quite reached it like he thought he would.
Author:
Ken Rosen (2066)
“Lucky Town” is an intimate song of personal affirmation and professional re-dedication, one of the strongest tracks on a strong but under-rated album.
“Better Days” is one of the happiest songs in Bruce’s catalog. It also features some of his best writing.
It was the strangest of all team-ups, at the strangest of times. It was just after Memorial Day in 2020, still very much the early…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has had its share of awkward moments, but none as cringe as when The Beach Boys accepted their…
One of three Mellencamp/Springsteen collaborations on John’s 2022 album Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, “Did You Say Such a Thing” is the only one that truly rocks…
“Dustland Fairytale” was always a Springsteen song in spirit. It had the cinematic scale, the desperate romanticism, and that specific brand of “get-out-while-we’re-young” energy. But…
The album that led to a legendary lifelong friendship gets a 40th anniversary reissue today. Let’s take a listen and look back on Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers’ watershed album.
“Valentine’s Day” is a powerful counterpoint to “The River.” It may even be a sequel.
Melodically warm but lyrically icy, “When You’re Alone” is (appropriately) one of the least played songs on Tunnel of Love.