- Audio CD (29 Jun 1992)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Columbia
- ASIN: B000026AJ9
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Nebraska is a cruel landscape of serial killers, shady deals, jobless workers pushed to the edge, brothers who finally just look the other way. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and little else, Bruce Springsteen mixes together his own Jersey mythology with bits of Woody Guthrie, the Delmore Brothers and country blues to produce among the most emotionally crippling roots rock ever caught on tape. "What does it mean", Springsteen moans plaintively, "(that) at the end of every hard-earned day people find some reason to believe?" He has no answer but if there's any hope at all here, it's that his characters are still asking the question. --David Cantwell
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stark, desolate ... and beautiful.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nebraska (Audio CD)
This is one of the most stark and beautiful albums of all time. Springsteen was completely on his own when he recorded it and it shows. There isn't a song in the Springsteen canon as good as "Atlantic City". It's trendy to say that this is your favourite Springsteen album, that much is true. What is also true is that it IS the best Springsteen album. It reminded me of Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin' only a little more personal and a little more political - if that's possible.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back To Basics Bruce,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nebraska (Audio CD)
At first hearing this album blew me away, and still does. Its amazing how much Bruce constructs with so little. This album is superb in its simple, one man and his guitar approach. Such a format helps to create the cold and barren environment needed on songs like State Trooper, where the lack of the E Street Band's honking saxaphone helps to emphaise the darker mood of the song. Bruce is at his best when he's telling the stories of real people and this album is no exception with songs like Johnny 99 or Highway Patrolman. Despite its darker subject matters Nebraska throws up some up-beat acoustic rockers like the brilliant Open All Night.This album also contains the great, Springsteen classic, Atlantic City which is a such a complete sounding song - despite its simple structure - that it stands out a mile from anything else on this album. A must for all Springsteen fans.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Forgotten street-Warriors,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nebraska (Audio CD)
Nebraska is a cold album and very simple in scructure. The album features tales of murderers, second hand cars and unemployment in the style of old folk legends like Woody Guthrie. In whole it seems all toger bitter and anti-estalishment. It is wriiten in a style with very deep working class roots and values. Bruce is magnificant as usual. His chracters and the visuals he creates are second to none most of all on the heart touching 'Atlantic City'. Bruce made himself one of the dying beleivers in the fact that there might be some good in the human race and with Nebraska he pushed those beliefs even further
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