There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland by Hyden, Steven
There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland by Hyden, Steven

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland

A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen's iconic album, Born in the U.S.A.--a record that both chronicled and...
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There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland by Hyden, Steven

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland

$48.85
There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland by Hyden, Steven

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland

$48.85
Author: Steven Hyden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen's iconic album, Born in the U.S.A.--a record that both chronicled and foreshadowed the changing tides of modern America

On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all time. An instant classic, Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. would prove itself to be a landmark not only for the man who made it, but rock music in general and even the larger American culture over the next 40 years.

In There Was Nothing You Could Do, veteran rock critic Steven Hyden shows exactly how this record became such a pivotal part of the American tapestry. Alternating between insightful criticism, meticulous journalism, and personal anecdotes, Hyden delves into the songs that made--and didn't make--the final cut, including the tracks that wound up on its sister album, 1982's Nebraska. He also investigates the myriad reasons why Springsteen ran from and then embraced the success of his most popular (and most misunderstood) LP, as he carefully toed the line between balancing his commercial ambitions and being co-opted by the machine.

But the book doesn't stop there. Beyond Springsteen's own career, Hyden explores the role the album played in a greater historical context, documenting not just where the country was in the tumultuous aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, but offering a dream of what it might become--and a perceptive forecast of what it turned into decades later. As Springsteen himself reluctantly conceded, many of the working-class middle American progressives Springsteen wrote about in 1984 had turned into resentful and scorned Trump voters by the 2010s. And though it wasn't the future he dreamed of, the cautionary warnings tucked within Springsteen's heartfelt lyrics prove that the chaotic turmoil of our current moment has been a long time coming.

How did we lose Springsteen's heartland? And what can listening to this prescient album teach us about the decline of our country? In There Was Nothing You Could Do, Hyden takes readers on a journey to find out.


Author: Steven Hyden
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: 05/28/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780306832062


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2024
Publishers Weekly 05/20/2024
Booklist 06/06/2024

About the Author
Steven Hyden is the author of Long Road, This Isn't Happening, Twilight of the Gods, Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me, and (with Steve Gorman) Hard to Handle. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Billboard, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Grantland, The A.V. Club, Slate, and Salon. He is currently the cultural critic at UPROXX. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife and two children.
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