Remember When: Bruce Springsteen Stripped It Down with 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'
After Born to Run seemed to fulfill his promise as the future of rock and roll, Bruce Springsteen could have played it safe and repeated the formula. Instead, he chose a starker approach on his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town.The decision might have confused some people at the time. But Darkness helped transform Springsteen from a heady wunderkind to an established artist who could grow with his audience. Let's take a look at how back this classic LP came into existence.
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