Episode 427: Bruce Springsteen's 'Born In The U.S.A.' at 35
Discologist17 Kesä 2019

Episode 427: Bruce Springsteen's 'Born In The U.S.A.' at 35

Whether you see Born In The U.S.A. as Springsteen’s most significant achievement as an artist or just a strange, 80’s sounding outlier in an otherwise muscular catalog, it remains to this day one of the most potent statements about the down-and-out in America ever made.

Despite its rock ‘n’ roll sheen, misunderstood rallying cries, and anthems to nostalgia, Born In The U.S.A. was a hopelessly bleak look at what it meant to be an American in the wake of the Vietnam War that, thirty-five years later, still resonates across generations, class, and race. A monument to the ‘everyman,’ it marked the end of an era for Springsteen that, despite its darkness, finally launched him into the pop stratosphere that he and the E Street Band had been chasing for more than a decade.

On an all-new Discologist, we’re dissecting this classic to get to the heart of its persistent relevance today, how it shapes the long-view of Springsteen’s career and a particularly “moist” song that also happens to be particularly great.

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Episode 464: Dan Deacon's 'Mystic Familiar'

Episode 464: Dan Deacon's 'Mystic Familiar'

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Episode 463: Agnes Obel's 'Myopia'

Episode 463: Agnes Obel's 'Myopia'

On her fourth LP Myopia, Danish musician/composer Agnes Obel is looking deeper into herself than ever before. As an artist, Obel requires isolation to create, but what happens when that self-created w...

21 Helmi 202041min

Episode 462: Peter Gabriel's 'Us'

Episode 462: Peter Gabriel's 'Us'

Peter Gabriel’s sixth solo LP, Us, might be the music icon’s finest hour, but it was born from some of the lowest points in his life. Fueled by the pain of his divorce, estrangement from his daughter,...

14 Helmi 202046min

Episode 461: John Moreland's 'LP5'

Episode 461: John Moreland's 'LP5'

John Moreland songs always could hit you straight in the heart, but on his latest effort, his deep baritone is resonating even deeper. His first album working with a producer (Matt Pence), LP5, finds ...

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Episode 460: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead's 'X: The Godless Void and Other Stories'

Episode 460: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead's 'X: The Godless Void and Other Stories'

For over twenty-five years Austin, TX’s …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have been crafting atmospheric, psychedelic, supercharged rock n’ roll. On their tenth album X: The Godless Void and ...

5 Helmi 202044min

Episode 459: Jeff Parker's 'Suite for Max Brown'

Episode 459: Jeff Parker's 'Suite for Max Brown'

Guitarist Jeff Parker is best known for his work with Chicago post-rock gawds Tortoise. But anyone who has followed his career knows that he has a long history of sharing the spotlight with heavy hitt...

30 Tammi 202045min

Episode 458: Bonny Light Horseman

Episode 458: Bonny Light Horseman

For their debut album Bonny Light Horseman (Anais Mitchell, Eric Johnson, Josh Kaufman) — a supergroup that is ACTUALLY super — leaned heavily into a shared love of English folk music, updating someti...

23 Tammi 202039min

Episode 457: Futurebirds' 'Teamwork'

Episode 457: Futurebirds' 'Teamwork'

Since 2008, Futurebirds have been stunning audiences with their potent mix of cosmic country, psychedelia, and good old rock and roll. Recorded “all over the place,” their new album Teamwork is the cu...

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