Bruce Springsteen: Devils & Dust
CASE MEMORIAL LIBRARY CALL NUMBER: CD/ROCK/Springsteen
ARTIST WEBSITE: http://www.brucespringsteen.net/
Naming this as one of the top 50 records of 2005, Rolling Stone observed that the music is "mostly acoustic" and emotionally dark: "[N]early every one of Springsteen's protagonists is caught in the tug of war between hope and despair . . . There's no E Street Band to redeem these people with rock & roll catharsis." Though there is a nicely handled string section in the background.
A friend of mine thought Springsteen sounded too much like Bob Dylan on this disc. I can hear the resemblance, but in my opinion, it's not a flaw.
The liner notes carry a warning about track 3, "Reno": "This song contains some adult imagery."
This album is in the new DualDisc format, meaning that it has a CD audio side and a DVD side. The label shows which side should be facing up for the device you are using. In this case, the DVD side offers all the same audio as the CD side, but enhanced with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and PCM Stereo; plus filmed performances of five of the songs; plus "extensive, personal introductions by the artist."
ARTIST WEBSITE: http://www.brucespringsteen.net/
Naming this as one of the top 50 records of 2005, Rolling Stone observed that the music is "mostly acoustic" and emotionally dark: "[N]early every one of Springsteen's protagonists is caught in the tug of war between hope and despair . . . There's no E Street Band to redeem these people with rock & roll catharsis." Though there is a nicely handled string section in the background.
A friend of mine thought Springsteen sounded too much like Bob Dylan on this disc. I can hear the resemblance, but in my opinion, it's not a flaw.
The liner notes carry a warning about track 3, "Reno": "This song contains some adult imagery."
This album is in the new DualDisc format, meaning that it has a CD audio side and a DVD side. The label shows which side should be facing up for the device you are using. In this case, the DVD side offers all the same audio as the CD side, but enhanced with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and PCM Stereo; plus filmed performances of five of the songs; plus "extensive, personal introductions by the artist."
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