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Bruce Springsteen: No Sin
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In his book It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive-The Promise of Bruce Springsteen, Eric Alterman noted that Bruce's mother was a legal secretary whom he has fondly described as "just like Superwoman." Alterman described Bruce's father as "an embittered man who struggled to find a place for himself in the local economy." Dave Marsh, writer of Bruce Springsteen-Two Hearts-The Definitive Biography, 1972-2003, added that the Springsteen family "continually struggled to make ends meet" and were "at the poorer end of the American working class."
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Bruce Springsteen - The Complete Video Anthology / 1978-2000 DVD A Sony Japan-only promotional "Digest" CDR advance sampler issued in 2005 to tie in with the release of the second batch of the 2005 "mini-LP"-style Springsteen CD album reissues (Born In The USA through MTV UnPlugged). Plain slimline jewel case with no artwork, no catalogue number.
Springsteen's lyrics often concern men and women struggling to make ends meet. He has gradually become identified with progressive politics. Springsteen is ... noted for his support of various relief and rebuilding efforts in New Jersey and elsewhere, and for his response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, on which his album The Rising reflects.
...Proudly unrehearsed, the ramshackle but highly capable outfit assembled here rollicks through 13 songs with Bruce literally shouting out chord changes and cues in real time. The result is immediate and infectious, with a loose, likable spirit Springsteen hasn't captured in the studio since his very first album....
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[I]sn't Springsteen doing a lot more press than he ever used to? The Today show, then his 60 Minutes interview on Sunday and now some access to VH1 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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