Worth reading in conjunction with David Hajdu’s overview, published in the same magazine a couple of years ago.It is Springsteen's characters that have sustained his devoted following and Devils & Dust doesn't shy away from a broad cast: we're brought into the minds of soldiers, lovers, mothers and boys... The album's eponymous first track follows the internal struggle of a soldier; unsure of what is before him he looks into the eyes of an Iraqi and sees "devils and dust."
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