Failed by their country, the subjects of “Darkness” are in dead-end lives. All that’s left is a building sense of desolation. Gone are the big solos and the empowering stories of hope and success against all odds. “Darkness on the Edge of Town” is not a happy album. The recording process for “Darkness on the Edge of Town” was intense and the process of cutting the 70 songs Springsteen wrote down to a more reasonable amount proved challenging, but the net result was worth the effort. But when Springsteen came back, he changed the narrative entirely-again. Other musicians had bought into “Born to Run”’s vision and the radio was flooded with artists like Bob Seger and Tom Petty. And Springsteen wasn’t special anymore either. With punk ascending, songs had shrunk in length and in narrative ambition. By the time the legal battle had ended, the musical landscape had changed entirely. It reshaped the face of rock music, creating the heartland rock genre.īut before Springsteen could continue his success, he became embroiled in a lawsuit against Mike Appel, his former manager, who had signed him to an unfair contract. “Born to Run” was a masterful album that loved its subjects just as much as it pitied them. With his third album, the breakout hit “Born to Run,” Springsteen outgrew his hometown of Asbury Park in an instant. More than anything else, Springsteen’s early music could be characterized by a love of New Jersey and an embrace of the downtrodden there. Not only did critics embrace him, but celebrities like David Bowie did as well. While his first two albums weren’t hits, Springsteen’s reputation was stellar.
In the 1970s, Springsteen was a star on the rise. To show off their roots, The Killers wrote an album designed to emulate a certain sound-Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town.” They decided that they needed to show how American they were in their next album. They were fresh off touring in support of their debut album, “Hot Fuss,” and everyone still thought they were British.
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