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Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts, the Story
by
Dave Marsh
Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decades. Critic Dave Marsh has traced Springsteen's career from its beginning, and has earned the singer's respect through his careful documentation and critical description of Springsteen's work. This biography brings together for the first t...more
Paperback, 688 pages
Published
October 27th 2003
by Routledge
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The very first concert I ever saw was Bruce Springsteen. It was his first big tour, and it pretty much ruined me for all the lukewarm performances of the rest of the 70s. Hell, it pretty much ruined me for everybody except Iggy Pop and Leonard Cohen and Loudon Wainwright III. Nobody ever cared as much as Bruce, and we responded so fiercely to him in the Rust Belt where I first heard him. I've seen him several times and his shows are always balls-to-the-wall flat out intense and wondrous but the ...more
This is really a combination of two books, one that goes up to around the release/tour of The River, the other that focuses almost exclusively on Born in the USA and its subsequent tour. As a result, half of the book is fantastic, both as an analysis of what makes the Boss and his music so great and as straight biography, while the other half becomes a reptetive "then Springsteen played this show. Lots of people were there. He said some neat stuff before such and such song." This secon...more
The definitive biography of my favorite musician... Drags in some parts, and skips over some big chunks -- though the latter can be attributed to this being an anthology of two full books, and multiple new forwards, etc., so there are gaps between each of the combined publications. Still a must-read for any die-hard fan.
Jason
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People who are fanatical about Springsteen (but they've probably already read it).
My review:
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bruce Springsteen and a whole lot more. The first half is great, but it got pretty tedious in the second half.
What I learned from this book:
Bruce Springsteen is just like you and I. Except he's a rock star. And he's written a lot of great songs (some say he's better than Dylan!). And he's incredibly wealthy. But he's from New Jersey and grew "up working class" (which is just a nice way of saying he was poor sin...more
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bruce Springsteen and a whole lot more. The first half is great, but it got pretty tedious in the second half.
What I learned from this book:
Bruce Springsteen is just like you and I. Except he's a rock star. And he's written a lot of great songs (some say he's better than Dylan!). And he's incredibly wealthy. But he's from New Jersey and grew "up working class" (which is just a nice way of saying he was poor sin...more
Linda Heffernan
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SO COOL
Currently re-reading, actually, along with my Springsteen's America freshman seminar. Two Hearts combines Marsh's two Bruce books: Born to Run and Glory Days while incorporating a bit of new material. The first 50 pages or so have reminded me just how much I love what Marsh did in Born to Run. No other rock book brings the feel of being a smart fan alive nearly as well.
amazing amazing book. i love burce springsteen, he is so inspiring. very well written. i loved it SO much.
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