Somber and startlingly hushed, Springsteen’s first primarily acoustic set since Nebraska was no less unflinching or dark. Framed / inspired by its title character, it serves as a parched, narrative-driven consideration of poverty, immigration and the brittle troubles of Americans and Mexicans in the Southwest.
Tracklist:
- The Ghost of Tom Joad
- Straight Time
- Highway 29
- Youngstown
- Sinaloa Cowboys
- The Line
- Balboa Park
- Dry Lightning
- The New Timer
- Across The Border
- Galveston Bay
- My Best Was Never Good Enough
