Bruce Springsteen The Ghost Of Tom Joad
While 1982's Nebraska was Springsteen's first acoustic work, it was a happy accident, drawing from a series of spare four-track demos recorded in his bedroom. The Ghost Of Tom Joad, meanwhile, was an intentionally stark album, primarily consisting of solo acoustic numbers like the aching title track (famously re-interpreted by Rage Against The Machine). It also featured several full band tracks, including appearances by E Street Band keyboardist Danny Federici and bassist Garry Tallent after a full band reunion in the studio the previous year. The Ghost Of Tom Joad was also Springsteen's first full album to win a Grammy Award, in the category of Best Contemporary Folk Album.
- 1. The Ghost of Tom Joad
- 2. Straight Time
- 3. Highway 29
- 4. Youngstown
- 5. Sinaloa Cowboys
- 6. The Line
- 7. Balboa Park
- 8. Dry Lightning
- 9. The New Timer
- 10. Across the Border
- 11. Galveston Bay
- 12. My Best Was Never Good Enough