Bruce Springsteen’s fourth studio album becomes the first to receive the complete Roll of the Dice treatment.
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Darkness on the Edge of Town (29)
Bruce’s first officially released father/song features the singer and the band at peak fury and ferocity.
Our third and final installment on the long road from “Candy’s Boy” to “Candy’s Room”
If you’re paying attention to the words, you’re doing it wrong. This is song you feel, not hear.
It’s one of Bruce’s best songs, and it arose from a simple question: And then what?
This romantic slow song has its fans, but its creator isn’t among them. When Bruce finally relented and released it, he hid it away as best he could.
It started out as a romantic escape song and evolved into a cry of despair. Let’s trace the evolution of this Darkness masterpiece.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like of Bruce crammed all of his Darkness themes into one unreleased outtake, this song is for you.
“Prove It All Night” is the heart of Darkness, rock’s most ferocious wedding song, and the closest thing to an E Street mission statement.
Back in 2009, Vatican Cellars gave us a cover of “Darkness on the Edge of Town” both daring and beautiful–check out their cello-led arrangement inside.