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In Reply to: RE: "Nebraska" is a great album, agreed, but... posted by jbrrp1 on April 17, 2014 at 19:03:57
They were trying to see if the NJ guy had a market as a country singer. Perhaps inspired by Dylan's Nashville Skyline. Nebraska is here on my shelf but simply cant listen to it.
Cheers
Bill
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"They were trying to see if the NJ guy had a market as a country singer."
That's not even remotely true. The subject matter was inspired by Springsteen's discovery of Woody Guthrie, but the songs were all written with the intent of recording them with the band. "Nebraska" is comprised of poorly-recorded four-track home demos, and many of the songs were written for what eventually became the "Born in the USA" album.
When everyone agreed that the demos were better as they were, Columbia released the album because by then Springsteen was a major artist. It was a vanity record in some ways, I guess, because it was such a departure, but I believe that everyone who heard the demos were strongly affected by them and agreed that it was a worthwhile release.
It was the opposite of "marketing" and far, far removed from what was happening on the country charts in the early 1980s (think Juice Newton). If anything, it was commercial suicide and most Springsteen fans were baffled by "Nebraska." It's now rightly considered a classic.
Jeffrey....I strongly suspect Nebraska is newly recorded, not a compilation of home tapes. On MY system, this album sounds very realistic, with great definition, and space. I really liked Devils and Dust, but the CD was so poorly recorded, I got the LP thinking it would be better...nope.
I promise you it is a home recording done by Springsteen, often at his kitchen table. This is well documented by multiple sources. I like the sound of it, as well.
Very interesting information, Jeffrey..... I trust your posting, it is so good ...maybe one of the best CD recordings I have....
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