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Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Steve Van Zandt (guitar); Clarence Clemons (saxophone); Roy Bittan (piano); Danny Federici (organ); Garry Tallent (bass); Max Weinberg (drums).
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York.
Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Steven Van Zandt (vocals, guitar); Clarence Clemons (vocals, saxophone, percussion); Danny Federici (vocals, organ, keyboards); Steve VanZandt (guitar); Roy Bittan (piano, keyboards); Max Weinberg (drums).
Audio Mixers: Chuck Plotkin; Jimmy Iovine.
Recording information: Atlantic Studios, New York, NY; Record Plant Studios, New York, NY; The Record Plant, New York, NY.
Photographer: Frank Stefanko.
Coming three years and one extended court battle after Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town was highly anticipated. Some attributed the album's embattled tone to Bruce Springsteen's legal troubles, but it carried on from Born to Run, in which Springsteen had first begun to view his colorful cast of characters as "losers." On Darkness, he began to see them as the working class: his characters, some of whom he inhabited and sang for in the first person, had little and were in danger of losing even that. Their only hope for redemption lay in working harder, and their only escape lay in driving. Springsteen presented these hard truths in hard rock settings, the tracks paced by powerful drumming and searing guitar solos. Though not as heavily produced as Born to Run, Darkness was given a full-bodied sound; Springsteen's stories were becoming less heroic, but his musical style remained grand -- the sound, and the conviction in his singing, added weight to songs like "Racing in the Street" and the title track, transforming the pathetic into the tragic. But despite the rock & roll fervor, Darkness was no easy listen, and it served notice that Springsteen was already willing to risk his popularity for his principles. ~ William Ruhlmann
Coming three years, and one extended court battle, after the commercial breakthrough of Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town was highly anticipated. Some attributed the album's embattled tone to Springsteen's legal troubles, but it carried on from Born to Run, in which Springsteen had first begun to view his colorful cast of characters as "losers." On Darkness, he began to see them as the working class. One song was called "Factory," and in another, "Badlands," "you" work "'neath the wheel / Till you get your facts learned." Those "facts" are that "Poor man wanna be rich / Rich man wanna be king / And a king ain't satisfied / Till he rules everything." But Springsteen's characters, some of whom he inhabited and sang for in the first person, had little and were in danger of losing even that. Their only hope for redemption lay in working harder -- "You gotta live it everyday," he sang in "Badlands," but you also, as another song noted, have to "Prove It All Night." And their only escape lay in driving. Springsteen presented these hard truths in hard rock settings, the tracks paced by powerful drumming and searing guitar solos. Though not as heavily produced as Born to Run, Darkness was given a full-bodied sound, with prominent keyboards and double-tracked vocals. Springsteen's stories were becoming less heroic, but his musical style remained grand. Yet the sound, and the conviction in his singing, added weight to songs like "Racing in the Street" and the title track, transforming the pathetic into the tragic. But despite the rock & roll fervor, Darkness was no easy listen, and it served notice that Springsteen was already willing to risk his popularity for his principles. Indeed, Darkness was not as big a seller as Born to Run. And it presaged even starker efforts, such as Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad. ~ William Ruhlmann
This was the album after the famous Jon Landau statement came to pass, and although there are still many references to cars and girlsRolling Stone (12/11/03, p.131) - Ranked #151 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "Springsteen and the E Street Band played rockers such as 'Badlands' and 'Promised Land' with barely contained passion."
Rolling Stone (3/20/03, p.68) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...The album isn't punk--Springsteen got a shave, not a mohawk--but it's colored by the raw sound happening at the time....stands as the E Street's best..."
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Category Rock Albums, Oldies CDs, Rock/Pop
Label Columbia
Orig Year 1978
All Time Sales Rank   1796  
CD Universe Part number 1085715
Catalog number 35318
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Bruce Springsteen
Engineer Jimmy Iovine
Recording Time 43 minutes
Personnel Bruce Springsteen - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Roy Bittan - piano
Garry Tallent - bass
Max Weinberg - drums
Danny Federici - organ
Clarence "Nick" Clemons - saxophone
Steve Van Zandt - guitar
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Badlands  $0.99
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Streets of Fire  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Prove It All Night$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Darkness on the Edge of Town  $0.99

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4 stars like this one
springsteens fourth album sure does deliver the goods melody,the confidence in the vocals it is this album that well and truely announced his arrival.
Submitted by peter (st.ives,n.s.w,australia.)
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5 stars my favourite one
in the same way as Born to run is the most spectacular and vibrant example of rock album, Darkness shows the introspective Bruce, full of anger and disillusioned. This is my really favourite album of the boss, just listen to Badlands, Adam raised a Cain, Factory and you will agree, this is an absolute masterpiece, it made me think a lot.
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5 stars Even better live
This is one of the great albums of alltime and if you've had the pleasure to hear these songs live -- either in person or on the Live 75-85 collection -- they are even better. More passion, a little quicker pace and the heart of any Springsteen show. Either way, incredibly deep lyrics, energy and anger.
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5 stars Springsteen at his best!!!!
It never got any better than this from Bruce. Time has smoothed out the rough edges of anger and energy but this was when he was young. brash and brilliant. The album hums with power from start to finish. If you don't already got it, get it!!!!
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5 stars Good Classic Rock!!
Yes, Springsteen you rock with this classic and historical album. Any Bruce Springsteen should put this album and many others in their collection. He plays very good music to any fan.
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