Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

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A lot of critics have pointed out the cinematic sweep of this material even though, like Dylan’s John Wesley Harding (1967), only the final track breaks four minutes, and the word “minimal” feels overwrought.

In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music. captures the dark essence of the American dream, shedding light on a hidden world we’d rather not face but live in all the same, and does so in a way that will forever stand the test of time. Tim Riley’s latest book is What Goes On: The Beatles, Their Music, and Their Time (2019), co-written with Walter Everett, from Oxford University Press. Some combination of an investment in the truth and what seemed genuine wonder made him an unguarded collaborator.

As we continue to make our way into the Twenty-first Century, things have only gotten worse for lawbreakers. Zanes has emerged from the wilderness of Nebraska with one of the greatest books about the creative process ever written.

These quirks send anal retentive purveyors of production perfection screaming into the night, but credit Springsteen for sticking to his artistic convictions and recognizing what Neil Young did when he released the harrowing and gloriously flawed Tonight’s the Night. In fact, he interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists and musical insiders — from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt — about their reactions to the album. But I wouldn’t want to hear the Beatles’ debut or Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions” fixed in the way I’m describing here. Even those who aren’t convinced that Nebraska is Springsteen at his best will hear it with fresh ears. Luther Vandross, a key figure in Twenty Feet from Stardom, was at those same Bowie sessions, singing and arranging backups on Bowie’s “Young Americans.For him, it is very much about the music and whatever happens to come as a consequence of that he just has to try and deal with as best he can. It took me a long time to read because it is so interesting and full of insights that I had to keep stopping to think about what he was saying. The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen's most surprising album, Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteen's career"Brilliant reading . Back in 1978, nobody thought we would get to see Springsteen at 73, storming stages with the thrill of a teenager, singing beyond what many younger vocalists might attempt, while leading audiences through a catalog surplus that traces his music’s curves over 50 years. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.