7 hours ago
Springsteen: Deliver me from Nowhere. I could have sworn thatGuy reviewed this somewhere but it's not coming up. Maybe I'm confusing this was the Dylan biopic that came out around the same time.
I like Springsteen. I'm not a huge fan. I knew some of the stories surrounding Nebraska at the time. I think I might have even bought the album at the time. I could sing you the opening lines to Atlantic City, which is a song I really like. But I'm not invested in him. I've never been to a concert. (Did see him at ABA, though, with the Rock Bottom Remainders and will dine out on that forever)
The story charts the time from the end of the River tour through the recording of Nebraska on a 4 track in a rented house in New Jersey to its release. This was a bad time for Springsteen as he dredges up memories of growing up with an abusive father, who had his own mental health issues. There is not a lot of arc to the story. He records the album. He spirals downward. The record company doesn't know what to do with the album as they are looking for hits. The weirdest character in the movie is Jon Landau, Springsteen's agent. His slavish devotion to Springsteen is weird and the way Landau is portrayed is kind of trippy.
But the Biopic covers all the bases, hits all the points of note. Gives some of the background for some of the songs. On the whole it felt forced, like they were trying there hardest to make an important statement about artistry.
I like Springsteen. I'm not a huge fan. I knew some of the stories surrounding Nebraska at the time. I think I might have even bought the album at the time. I could sing you the opening lines to Atlantic City, which is a song I really like. But I'm not invested in him. I've never been to a concert. (Did see him at ABA, though, with the Rock Bottom Remainders and will dine out on that forever)
The story charts the time from the end of the River tour through the recording of Nebraska on a 4 track in a rented house in New Jersey to its release. This was a bad time for Springsteen as he dredges up memories of growing up with an abusive father, who had his own mental health issues. There is not a lot of arc to the story. He records the album. He spirals downward. The record company doesn't know what to do with the album as they are looking for hits. The weirdest character in the movie is Jon Landau, Springsteen's agent. His slavish devotion to Springsteen is weird and the way Landau is portrayed is kind of trippy.
But the Biopic covers all the bases, hits all the points of note. Gives some of the background for some of the songs. On the whole it felt forced, like they were trying there hardest to make an important statement about artistry.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
