The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Review
ACROSS THE USA IN 10 TRACKS
1 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) (1973)
Memories of the New Jersey seafront where the Boss learnt his craft
2 THE PROMISED LAND (1978)
Dreams of escape from Rattlesnake City, Utah
3 HUNGRY HEART (1980)
On the run from Baltimore, Maryland
4 NEBRASKA (1982)
The stark account of a murder spree
5 DARLINGTON COUNTY (1984)
A party trip to Nascar raceway in South Carolina
6 STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA (1993)
Wasting away in Pennsylvania’s capital city
7 YOUNGSTOWN (1995)
Everyday tragedy inspired by the collapse of the Ohio steel industry
8 THE RISING (2002)
A firefighter heads to the World Trade Center, New York, Sept 11, 2001
9 RENO (2005)
An encounter with a prostitute stirs memories of lost love in Nevada
10 WESTERN STARS (2019)
An ageing cowboy star muses on his life in the Hollywood hills NM