31 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Records 'Nebraska'

Dave Lifton — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:50:23 +0000

Following the massive success of 1980's double album 'The River,' many expected Bruce Springsteen to follow up his first No. 1 album with another set of radio-friendly rock songs. Instead, the songwriter released 'Nebraska,' a stark acoustic record that was mostly recorded in one session, on Jan. 3, 1982.

30 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' Album Released

Michael Gallucci — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:41 +0000

When Bruce Springsteen started recording a batch of new songs to a four-track tape machine in his New Jersey bedroom in January 1982, he wasn’t planning to release an album. The acoustic demos were to be used as guidelines for the E Street Band, who would bring their epic heft to the two dozen or so songs Springsteen had recently written. But something happened along the way to Springsteen’s sixth album: The more he listened to the bare, stark songs on the cassette he carried around, the more he thought this was how they were supposed to sound.

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31 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Records 'Nebraska'

30 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' Album Released