Working on a Dream (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | David Masciotra | knygos.lt

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F or almost four decades, Bruce SpringsteenOCOs music has directly inspired, influenced, and uplifted millions of devoted fans, who hold a special place in their hearts and minds for his work. SpringsteenOCOs rise to the top of American music coincided with the triumph of American conservatism, and the veneration of marketplace values above democratic principles and humanistic priorities. Springsteen has consistently summoned his creative power and artistic vision to indict these political developments and demand the cultivation of a more compassionate and progressive society. And yet his often harsh critique of the status quo and radical ideas for reform have either been ignored or misunderstood, as a result of his OC All AmericanOCO image and his narrative storytelling style. On nearly every major issueGcApoverty, racism, urban decay, war, and peaceGcA SpringsteenOCOs music has offered a unique vision for moving forward with the agenda of creating the OC country we carry in our heartsOCOGcAas he called it in an op-ed for the New York Times . Filled with provocative analysis of SpringsteenOCOs best known hits and his most obscure songs, comparisons to other important works of American cultureGcAranging from The Sopranos to Edward HopperGcAand a wealth of information about the last fifty years of American politics, culture, and society, Working On a Dream is a powerful and engaging study of this songwriter and performerOCOs art.