the ghost of tom joad
| Bruce Springsteen
the ghost of tom joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is the eleventh studio album, and the second acoustic album, by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on November 21, 1995, through Columbia Records. The album was recorded and mixed at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, California. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
The effect is brilliant and lovely; there’s something almost lulling in the music’s blend of acoustic arpeggios and moody keyboard textures, something that lures you into the melodies’ dark dreaminess and loose mellifluence.
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Stereogum
a strange and notable installment in the imposing canon that is Springsteen’s body of work
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AV Music
Springsteen’s dark folk masterpiece
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Ultimate Classic Rock
comes across as a daring risk, one that paid off in some ways, but failed in others
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All Music
it's a striking and powerful album, and certainly one of Springsteen's most deeply personal works
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No Depression
While he breaks no new ground here, the sounds match the subject matter.
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Count Down Kid
Bruce Springsteen once again pulled back from the grandeur and hugeness of his rock-based music for an intimate batch of story songs
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Entertainment Weekly
feels like a disappointing step back
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Anti Music
while this is a well intentioned album, it is ultimately a dignified misstep
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University of Music
Springsteen starkly and articulately portrays greed, insensitivity, alienation and the absence of brotherhood and compassion.
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The Music Box
It's Springsteen's best effort since Nebraska.
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