Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
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Summary
The latest in the bestselling All the Songs series， Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs is the most in-depth exploration of The Boss's music ever written。
From Greetings from Asbury Park， NJ through Western Stars， this extensive， 670-page volume provides the full story behind each remarkable cut， with illuminating insights that reveal Springsteen's creative inspiration。 It's the most complete history of one of the greatest musical legacies of all time and gives you the background on all the songs leading up to the Boss's new album， Letter to You。
Arranged chronologically by album， authors Margotin and Guesdon explore the details behind early hits such as Blinded by the Light and Spirit in the Night， to masterpieces such as Born to Run， Hungry Heart， Dancing in the Dark， Born in the U。S。A。， The Rising， Tucson Train， and more - including outtakes， covers and rare tracks。
With hundreds of photographs and detailed analysis of every single song， this is the single-greatest record of Bruce Springsteen's music ever produced。
From Greetings from Asbury Park， NJ through Western Stars， this extensive， 670-page volume provides the full story behind each remarkable cut， with illuminating insights that reveal Springsteen's creative inspiration。 It's the most complete history of one of the greatest musical legacies of all time and gives you the background on all the songs leading up to the Boss's new album， Letter to You。
Arranged chronologically by album， authors Margotin and Guesdon explore the details behind early hits such as Blinded by the Light and Spirit in the Night， to masterpieces such as Born to Run， Hungry Heart， Dancing in the Dark， Born in the U。S。A。， The Rising， Tucson Train， and more - including outtakes， covers and rare tracks。
With hundreds of photographs and detailed analysis of every single song， this is the single-greatest record of Bruce Springsteen's music ever produced。
Reviews
Brian Willis
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If you're interested in a book like this， you'll love it。 The best part is that it ticks the highest possible praise from me on all levels: thorough， amply and beautifully illustrated， and not too "fan boy" to be cloying or annoying。 It's certainly appreciative and sometimes superlative about Bruce's work， but isn't afraid to tell it like it is for tracks that weren't as popularly received （whether for good or for ill）。How thorough is thorough？ 5-6 page introductions to every official release （e If you're interested in a book like this， you'll love it。 The best part is that it ticks the highest possible praise from me on all levels: thorough， amply and beautifully illustrated， and not too "fan boy" to be cloying or annoying。 It's certainly appreciative and sometimes superlative about Bruce's work， but isn't afraid to tell it like it is for tracks that weren't as popularly received （whether for good or for ill）。How thorough is thorough？ 5-6 page introductions to every official release （except Letter to You which postdates the book）， with double page overviews of every track （including official B sides！） and in some cases 4 page overviews for a few dozen of the major tracks。 The write-ups are actually really insightful looks at the lyrical content and what they refer to （often substantiated with the artists' own words） as well as deep dives into the best lyrics。 Most of the tracks have optional text boxes with side factoids for the big fans， as well as a look into the audio construction of each song。 A huge kudos to the author for pointing out mistakes that made the cut as well as moments when the artist or the band perhaps don't quite achieve what they set out to do or overcome their own limitations。 The author also points out members of the band who offer significant contributions to certain tracks， and it isn't always obvious。The illustrations are high quality and ample。 This doesn't mean there are hundreds of pictures of Bruce， however。 In fact， there are many illustrations of artists who inspired tracks。 It isn't just a love letter to Springsteen。 In some ways， this makes it a large coffee table book。Indeed， this would belong in any music lover's library， but especially if you are quite the fan of Springsteen。 I learned a lot from the book （and I thought I knew a lot）， and with its "dictionary" or "encyclopedia" feel， I will be returning to it often。 You want to know "the story behind every track"？ This book delivers on that promise and more。 。。。more
Kevidently
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A few years back， I picked up Brian Hiatt’s Bruce Springsteen: The Story Behind the Songs and loved it （even though， for some reason， he accidently skipped “My Best Was Never Good Enough” from The Ghost of Tom Joad。） Then in 2020， Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs – The Story Behind Every Track came out， and I wanted it more than anything else for Christmas。 Apparently， books about Springsteen songs are like books about Beatles songs。 I’m going to keep buying them and loving them and wanting more A few years back， I picked up Brian Hiatt’s Bruce Springsteen: The Story Behind the Songs and loved it （even though， for some reason， he accidently skipped “My Best Was Never Good Enough” from The Ghost of Tom Joad。） Then in 2020， Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs – The Story Behind Every Track came out， and I wanted it more than anything else for Christmas。 Apparently， books about Springsteen songs are like books about Beatles songs。 I’m going to keep buying them and loving them and wanting more。 This is my first book finished in 2021， which is a little alarming since we’re halfway through the month and I haven’t yet made a dent in my 70 Books of 2021 goal。 In my defense， this book is almost as gargantuan as the other book I’m currently reading: Centennial， by James Michener。 I have a YA novel picked out for my next read and I’m looking forward to the break。 And how is this book？ Quite good。 Though I don’t really care about the tech specs – who played what guitar on which track doesn’t really interest me – I liked the actual stories behind all the songs profiled。 Where authors Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin sometimes go wrong is in their interpretations of songs （how the heck is “Hello Sunshine” an ode to the joys of solitude？） … and， very occasionally， chart stats （sometimes they list songs as charting fairly high on the Billboard Hot 100， even if they were never singles; I have to guess that， because the authors are European， their default chart is different from our default chart）。 The book is packed with facts and pictures – all the stuff I love – and the dedication to ferreting out all those backstories is fruitful。 I spent many nights absorbed in this book， wanting to sleep but wanting to know just one … more … thing。 Plus， I’ve been re-listening to Springsteen records throughout the whole process and it’s been so good to connect with the music again after reading about it。 The book felt kind of interactive in that way。I will question， though， why the authors decided to leave out the whole Ties That Bind box set， not to mention Disc 3 of Essential， all of which contain outtakes that never made it anywhere else。 They got all the EPs （though didn’t mention that the American Beauty EP actually did chart on the Top 200 in the States）， all the singles， all the core 19 records， but those seem like pretty big misses。 （Also， and this is not their fault obviously， but Springsteen is always going to be just a little bit faster than print; Letter to You isn’t covered here， and that makes me just a little sad。）I feel like I’m ragging on the book when it’s done nothing but entertain me in the first weeks of 2021。 I really enjoyed being inside these songs and this music， and now that the barrier is broken， I can jump into more books。 All of the books。 。。。more
Maude
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honnêtement， je ne l’ai pas terminé encore parce que je progresse en écoutant chacune des pièces du boss。 c’est super intéressant de revisiter les chansons avec un contexte et des anecdotes et surtout de si belles photos。 un no brainer pour les fans de bruce。
Gabrielle Rose
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