Bruce Springsteen and the American soul : essays on the songs and influence of a cultural icon / edited by David Garrett Izzo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Izzo, David Garrett.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Springsteen, Bruce--Criticism and interpretation.

Springsteen, Bruce.

Rock music--Social aspects--United States.

Rock music.

Rock music--United States--History and criticism.

Rock music--Social aspects.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 256 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"This critical work examines Bruce Springsteen, his music, the cultural importance of his narrative songs and the singular experience of his live performances. Particular attention is paid to his political consciousness, including his alignment with the working poor, unemployed, those down on their luck, and those suffering from social and political issues that permeate the American social landscape"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : The conscience of rock 'n' roll / David Garrett Izzo

Fanfare for the common man : magic / Dana Sawyer

In concert : a transcendental celebration / David Garrett Izzo

Songwriting and political awareness : the development of Springsteen's emotional community / Adam Aliano

From the "Badlands" to "the Promised Land" : how past and present America has affected the lives of Springsteen's characters / Jason W. Faulkner

Queen of the supermarket : representations of working class women / Lisa Delmonico

The virgin, the whore, the girl next door : seeking the definitive "Mary" / Keith Fudge

Springsteen's American stories in Devils in dust and The Seeger sessions / Robert McParland

Going nowhere : Bruce, the Beatles, Neil Young, Talking Heads and others / David Gellman

Ten things you don't know about scholarship on Springsteen / Denise D. Green

Growin' up with Springsteen / Herpreet Kaur Grewal

"World without pity" : the tragic vision of Bruce Springsteen / Lincoln Konkle

An opera on the turnpike : musical form and narrative myth in the early works / Barry Long

Lost! can we find our way back home on Magic? / Lorraine Mangione

Let me show you what love can do-the messages of Working on a dream / Doug Morris

The key to the universe : Springsteen, masculinity, and the car / Katherine Parkin

Evangelism from E Street : Brother Springsteen's salvation show / Susan Woge

Here everybody has a neighbor : Springsteen's narrative of community / April Lindner

"Highway patrolman" : an application of sibling theory and research / Jonathan Caspi

"Mr. State Trooper, please don't stop me" : the image of police in the songs / Susan Hamburger

John Wayne and Bruce Springsteen staying home : how not going to war influenced the careers of two American popular icons / Lars A. Rossland

Long walk home : nostalgia and the retro postmodern artist / Elizabeth Seymour

Growin' up : the progression of Springsteen's music as it relates to Erikson's theory of development / James Azar

On the edge / Stevan Weine

Seeger, Dylan, and Springsteen : the folk tradition alive and well in America / Marianne Murawski

Springsteen's intimations of mortality / Alex Pitofsky

Springsteen : growin' up, growing older : a route map for the long walk home / Melanie Henwood

Discography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.

ISBN:

9780786459087

0786459085

OCLC:

690102739