ASBURY PARK, NJ − One of Bruce Springsteen’s most iconic songs almost sounded extremely different. In 1981, writer and director Paul Schrader approached the Boss about writing the title track for his ...

When Bruce Springsteen started recording a batch of new songs on a four-track tape machine in his New Jersey bedroom in January 1982, he wasn’t planning to release them as his next album. The acoustic ...

With a movie dramatizing the making of the album due in theaters shortly, Bruce Springsteen has announced plans to release a deluxe edition of his classic 1982 album “Nebraska,” complete with the ...

In the words of Oklahoma native Paul Harvey, now we know the rest of the story. Bruce Springsteen's 1982 lo-fi classic “Nebraska,” recorded in the bederoom of his former Lincroft home on a four-track ...

In September 1981, Bruce Springsteen, then 32, finished the tour for his double album, The River. The singer had never been in such a triumphant position. He was enjoying what he always yearned for: ...

Bruce Springsteen's classic 1982 album Nebraska will be expanded to five discs, including the fabled full-band electric version of the LP that was scrapped in favor of the released solo acoustic ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In advance of the box set’s arrival, a previously unreleased version of “Born in the U.S.A” recorded during the ...

Plug it in, check out the outtakes or listen to a remixed original version — here comes the “Nebraska” box set. The four-disc release, called “Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition,” includes the now mythic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In the United Kingdom, the two albums are counted separately, and ...