U Springin' Springsteen On My Bean? - Wrecking Ball

About this episode

The episode features a track-by-track analysis of Bruce Springsteen's album Wrecking Ball, discussing its political themes and production details.

Adam Scott Aukerman go track-by-track through Da Boss’s seventeenth studio album, Wrecking Ball—Bruce’s most political album since Tom Joad. The Scotts also discuss how new producer Ron Aniello got involved and how Bruce handled the death of Edible Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Plus, they talk about the types of classes at Margaritaville High School and ask, “Are hammocks more trouble than they’re worth?” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Adam Scott Aukerman

Topics covered

• Bruce Springsteen
• Wrecking Ball album
• political music
• music production
• Edible Street Band
• Margaritaville High School
• hammocks

Keywords

• Bruce Springsteen
• Wrecking Ball
• Ron Aniello
• Clarence Clemons
• political album
• Margaritaville High School
• hammocks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Margaritaville High School

Books & works: Wrecking Ball, Tom Joad

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