{"product_id":"deliver-me-from-nowhere-by-warren-zanes-9780593237434","title":"Deliver Me from Nowhere","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen's most surprising album, \u003cem\u003eNebraska\u003c\/em\u003e, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteen's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeliver Me from Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e makes a great ghost story for fans of American music. Described as \"Brilliant reading\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow with a new afterword, \u003cem\u003eDeliver Me from Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e serves as the basis for the major motion picture starring Jeremy Allen White (\u003cem\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/em\u003e), and was named an NPR Best Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithout \u003cem\u003eNebraska\u003c\/em\u003e, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen's hugely successful album \u003cem\u003eThe River\u003c\/em\u003e should have been the hit-packed \u003cem\u003eBorn in the U.S.A.\u003c\/em\u003e But instead, in 1982, he came out with an album consisting of a series of dark songs he had recorded by himself, for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than forty years later, \u003cem\u003eNebraska\u003c\/em\u003e is arguably Springsteen's most important record—a lasting clue to understanding not just his career as an artist and the vision behind it, but also the man himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNebraska\u003c\/em\u003e is rough and unfinished, recorded on cassette tape with a simple four-track recorder by Springsteen, alone in his bedroom, just as the digital future was announcing itself. And yet, Springsteen now considers it his best album. \u003cem\u003eNebraska\u003c\/em\u003e expressed a turmoil reflective of the country's mood, but it was also a symptom of trouble in the artist's life, the beginnings of a mental breakdown that Springsteen would only talk about openly decades after the album's release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWarren Zanes spoke to many people involved with making \u003cem\u003eNebraska\u003c\/em\u003e, including Bruce Springsteen himself. He also interviewed more than a dozen celebrated artists and musical insiders, from Rosanne Cash to Steven Van Zandt, about their reactions to the album. Zanes interweaves these conversations with inquiries into the myriad cultural touchpoints, including Terrence Malick's \u003cem\u003eBadlands\u003c\/em\u003e and the short stories of Flannery O'Connor, that influenced Springsteen as he was writing the album's haunting songs. The result is a textured and revelatory account of not only a crucial moment in the career of an icon but also a record that upended all expectations and predicted a home-recording revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147256705260,"sku":"9780593237434","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780593237434-deliver-me-from-nowhere.jpg?v=1786447272","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/deliver-me-from-nowhere-by-warren-zanes-9780593237434","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}