Nebraska

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Nebraska is a stark, acoustic 1982 album by Bruce Springsteen known for its dark, narrative-driven songs about American working-class life and crime.

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Nebraska canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bruce Springsteen album
studio album
artist Bruce Springsteen
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDepicts desolate rural landscape
criticalReception acclaimed
features minimal instrumentation
followedBy Born in the U.S.A.
follows The River
genre acoustic rock
folk rock
heartland rock
hasPart Atlantic City
Highway Patrolman
Johnny 99
Mansion on the Hill
My Father's House
Nebraska (song)
Open All Night
Reason to Believe
State Trooper
Used Cars
language English
length 40:50
narrativeFocus American working-class life
crime and moral ambiguity
notableSong Atlantic City
CHiPs
surface form: Highway Patrolman

Johnny 99
Reason to Believe
numberOfTracks 10
originalFormat 4-track cassette demos
performer Bruce Springsteen
positionInDiscography sixth studio album
producer Bruce Springsteen
recordingLocation Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Bruce Springsteen's home, Colts Neck, New Jersey
recordingPeriod 1982-01
1982-02
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1982-09-20
soundCharacter acoustic
stark
theme alienation
economic hardship
isolation
violence
vocalStyle solo vocals

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Bruce Springsteen notableWork Nebraska
The Boss associatedWithWork Nebraska
The River followedBy Nebraska
album "Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground" recordedIn Nebraska
subject surface form: Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
Ron Hansen notableWork Nebraska