Bruce Springsteen appeared for the first time in New Jersey in the early seventies. Accompanied by his impetuous E Street Band, he initially sounded like a cross between
Bob Dylan and early
Tom Waits. Strengthening its sound produced the masterpiece
Born To Run (1975), that received rave reviews for its
Phil Spector -like grandeur and raw lyrics. Nine years later, Springsteen broke with the pumped
… stadium rock sound Born In The U.S.A. worldwide. In the meantime, he also wrote excellent acoustic albums like Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad. Springsteen, who grew up in a working class family, never forgot his background. His album The Rising considered in 2002 as one of the finest musical responses to 9/11. In 2006, Springsteen's musical career took a remarkable turn. We Shall Overcome he played rough folk songs, written or published by the American folk artist Pete Seeger .more