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Bruce Springsteen – The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town (DVD)

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Trapped in a legal battle with his former manager, Bruce Springsteen spent three years making Darkness On The Edge Of Town, the follow-up album to his star-making Born To Run. The Promise documents this period, with tons of in-studio footage that makes you wonder why it took so long to make this film.

Interspersing scenes of the young band with recent interview footage, it examines Springsteen’s early creative vision while giving the players a chance to comment on the intensity of the recording session from the perspective of hindsight. Focused on the making of one album, it isn’t an overview of the E Street Band’s career, but still speaks volumes about their dynamic.

While the doc is fascinating, additional studio and interview footage could have improved the extras – some performance footage and a Q&A with Springsteen and fans.

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