Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run
Carlin revisits those pivotal years with a fan’s fervor and a journalist’s attention to detail ... Like a director’s cut, Tonight in Jungleland expands on, updates and sometimes revises his researches into Springsteen’s self-invention in the 1970s ... Carlin’s prose heightens the drama of the album’s construction ... Vividly summons the album’s struggle and its spirit.
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Absorbing ... A fascinating portrait of a talented, ambitious and stubborn young man.
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Few writers make the recording and writing process feel as alive as Carlin does, recounting the story behind Born to Run with a deep appreciation for Springsteen’s craft and artistry; it’s music writing and biography at its finest ... A unique look inside the artistic process.
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