The Ghost of Tom Joad
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Publication |
1995 |
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admission |
March to September 1995 |
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| Label (s) | Columbia Records | |||
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
50:16 |
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Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin |
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Studio (s) |
Thrill Hill, Los Angeles, California |
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The Ghost of Tom Joad is the eleventh studio album by US rock musician Bruce Springsteen and was released in 1995 on Columbia Records . After the album was released, Springsteen went on a solo tour called The Ghost Of Tom Joad Solo Acoustic Tour .
General
Tom Joad, the eponymous character of the album, is the main character of John Steinbeck's depression novel The Fruits of Anger, and Springsteen's grief that America has turned its back on the working class and immigrants, as in the times of the great economic crisis of the 1930s, is audible in the songs Years. The characters are modern, but the stories are as old as the Great Depression, of which John Steinbeck was chronicler. Springsteen himself says that John Ford's adaptation of Steinbeck's novel was the inspiration for this album. The title track, along with "Youngstown", are the only two songs on the album that could be heard in Springsteen's concert repertoire.
Musically and lyrically, the album can be seen in the tradition of Nebraska , which was released in 1982. In contrast, the songs are arranged with a larger number of instruments, with five songs being recorded with a full band.
The album only reached number 11 on the Billboard Album Charts, breaking the series of top positions of previous albums.
Track list
Text and music: Bruce Springsteen
- The Ghost of Tom Joad - 4:26
- Straight time - 3:30
- Highway 29 - 3:44
- Youngstown - 3:57
- Sinaloa Cowboys - 3:52
- The Line - 5:19
- Balboa Park - 3:21
- Dry Lightning - 3:37
- The New Timer - 5:49
- Across the Border - 5:29
- Galveston Bay - 5:06
- My Best Was Never Good Enough - 1:59
Awards
Rolling Stone magazine included the album on their "Essential Recording of the 90's" list, and Q Magazine ranked it among the 50 best albums of 1995; for Mojo Magazine it is one of "100 Modern Classics". In 1997 the album received the Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Folk Album".
criticism
- Rolling Stone Magazine - Mikal Gilmore: "... Springsteen has given voice to people who rarely have one in this culture." ("... Springsteen gives a voice to those who rarely have one in this culture.")
- Melody Maker (18.11.1995, p.37) : "... 12 fables ... [that] illuminate how the outside forces of chance and fate shape personal destiny ..." ("12 fables that illuminate, how external forces influence the chances and fortunes of people. ")
- New Musical Express (November 18, 1995, p.46): "... With THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD, Springsteen has ... re-established himself as a moving voice in a tradition of social documentary ..." ( "With The Ghost of Tom Joad, Springsteen has returned as a moving voice in the tradition of social reporting.")
- AMG : "..one of Springsteen's most deeply personal works" ("... one of Springsteen's most personal works")
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brucebase The Ghost of Tom Joad ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f CD Universe product information
- ^ A b All Music Guide review by Mark Deming
- ^ Mark Allan Jackson (2007). Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1-578-06915-7 . P. 255
- ^ Grammy Awards
- ↑ Rolling Stone Album Review
