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Springsteen Song by Song: A Critical Look (A Penguin Special from Viking) Kindle Edition

by Clinton Heylin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Acclaimed music writer Clinton Heylin's revelatory biography E Street Shuffle charts the rise of Bruce Springsteen and his legendary E Street Band in intimate detail, from their blue-collar New Jersey roots to the heights of rock stardom.  Now, in Springsteen Song by Song, Heylin culls studio data, demo tracks, and his own extensive knowledge to offer insights, history, and critical commentary on 300 songs recorded by the Boss between 1972 and 1984. These concise yet insightful notes are essential reading for Springsteen true believers as well as fans just beginning to discover the early work of this living American legend.
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    December 4, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A49S5B8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking (December 4, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 4, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 584 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 105 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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ElaineNY
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read for any Bruce fan!
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015
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Very in depth research and a lot of interesting stories & facts. Just wish it went further than BITUSA!
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Mark Bown
5.0 out of 5 stars Another well-researched Heylin classic
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2013
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Clinton Heylin is relentless as a researcher and his analysis of Springsteen songs will certainly open your eyes, even if you don't agree with some of his views.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of information, a lot of snark
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2012
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This book is nothing more than a list of known studio recordings by Bruce Springsteen from 1972-84 (demos, and albums from Greetings through Born in the USA, with a sampling of stuff that would appear, years later, on Tracks, 18 Tracks, the Promise, and the bonus disc of The Essential Bruce Springsteen). It's not a biography, it's not a narrative. It's really a list of songs, recoding dates, and a small bit of information about the number of times recorded, etc.

Anyone who had the kind of access Heylin did would be able to put together the list he has here; his real achievement is in getting the access, not the way he puts it together. And for someone who seems to like Bruce Springsteen (even if he's not as hagiographic as other authors *cough Dave Marsh*), the level of scorn displayed here is surprising.

The big problem is that this is really the appendix to Heylin's other Springsteen book, E Street Shuffle. In this book, however, you get truncated discussions of the song as well as things like, "For more discussion, see pages x and y." Unfortunately, you don't HAVE those pages because they're in the other book. I don't (yet) have that other book, so maybe the summary information provided here makes more sense in context. But I can't really recommend this book to anyone other than Bruce obsessives, who will probably get the other one anyway. As it is, it's like the extensive footnotes to a doctoral dissertation, which make little sense devoid of context.
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Alex
2.0 out of 5 stars Trivia
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2013
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I was looking for something a bit different than simple facts trivia on 300 songs. All in all it is quite interesting for real hardcore Springsteen junkie, but without any critical look or in-depth lyrics/music analysis.
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bpflava
1.0 out of 5 stars I am only giving it one star because I have to. This is the ramblings of a sad, bitter, jealous schmuck.
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014
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I am awarding one star because I have to. If I could give it negative stars, I would. This s*** sandwich of a book is the sad ramblings of a bitter, jealous schmuck. Avoid it if you can.
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