Bruce Springsteen's solo–acoustic album, Nebraska, has become the most surprising and talked–about record of the year – even before its release. Its dark, chillingly concise vignettes of the common man under siege, as well as its exceedingly spare and folky melodies and instrumentation, have already stirred — and in some cases, peeved—listeners. "There's almost nothing to compare it to," said John Gorman, program director of Cleveland's WMMS–FM, which gave the record a brief, illegal airing early in September. "It reminds me of when Dylan went electric." The album's abortive debut on WMMS, a station whose listeners have long supported...
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