Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Not all albums stand the test of time, but plenty do and Australian music critic Stevie Nix will bring one to you each week. He'll cover all eras and most genres and tell you why each record is so revered and, equally, why it deserves to be. And he only uses six songs to do it.
Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
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This is the album where Springsteen stops romanticising his characters and starts standing beside them. The streets, factories and highways are still here, but they’re no longer backdrops for myth. They’re places where people live, age, compromise and keep going. Darkness on the Edge of Town reframes Springsteen’s world as unmistakably working class, and it does so without condescension or despair. Its central tension is not between hope and hopelessness, but between living fully and merely surviving.
Featured songs:
Badlands
Adam Raised A Cain
The Promised Land
Racing In The Street
Factory
Prove It All Night