De laver dem ikke sådan her længere. Et rigtigt album med stort A, fra dengang man endnu troede musik kunne gøre en forskel og forandre verden. Springsteen’s mørkt vitale Darkness on the Edge of Town fylder 35 år i dag.

Side 1
Badlands
Adam Raised a Cain
Something in the Night
Candy’s Room
Racing in the Street
Side 2
The Promised Land
Factory
Streets of Fire
Prove It All Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town

Som sagt en samling sange der hænger sammen som samlet værk, både gennem tone og tematik. Se bare hvad Wikipedia skriver om sidstnævnte på Darkness on the Edge of Town:

This collection of songs, each sung in the first person, was given unity by several recurring themes. The words “darkness” / “dark” appear in six of the tracks, while nine of them feature the words “night” / “tonight”. “They” are mentioned in eight songs as a general suggestion of nameless people who exert a negative influence. “Work” / “worked” / “working” form part of six songs, as do “dream” / “dreams”. Six songs feature Bruce or his characters “driving” / “racing” / “riding” or mentioning the names of cars. There are references to “blood”, “born”, “love” / “loved” in four of the tracks.

Her en liveudgave af ‘The Promised Land’ – en nøglesangene på Darkness on the Edge of Town – optaget på den efterfølgende tour, der rullede frem og tilbage gennem USA fra juni helt til december det år. Her er vi således i Landover, Maryland 15. august 1978…