Adam Raised a Cain
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"Adam Raised a Cain" is a raw, emotionally intense rock song by Bruce Springsteen that explores a turbulent father-son relationship and generational pain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam Raised a Cain canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Darkness on the Edge of Town ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalReference |
Adam
ⓘ
Cain ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | praised for emotional intensity ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Live 1975–85
ⓘ
various official concert recordings ⓘ |
| hasMood |
angry
ⓘ
brooding ⓘ intense ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
autobiographical elements
ⓘ
exploration of parental legacy ⓘ heavily distorted guitar sound ⓘ |
| includedInTourSetlist |
Born in the U.S.A.
ⓘ
surface form:
Born in the U.S.A. Tour
Darkness on the Edge of Town Tour ⓘ Magic Tour ⓘ Reunion Tour ⓘ The River Tour 2016 ⓘ
surface form:
The River Tour
Wrecking Ball ⓘ
surface form:
Wrecking Ball Tour
|
| label | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
emotional trauma
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ generational pain ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| partOf | Darkness on the Edge of Town ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Jon Landau ⓘ Steven Van Zandt ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
E Street Band
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
|
| recordedFor | Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | raw ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Darkness on the Edge of Town