451. Brian Dunne on Bruce Springsteen 'The River' (1980)

Rock'n'roll singer-songwriter Brian Dunne joins me to make a case for 'The River' as the ultimate Bruce Springsteen album. We talk about how it is rarely chosen as the best of Bruce's classic period, how the album was a response thematically and musically to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town', capturing the epic E Street Band live show in an album, the benefits of a double album, class consciousness in songwriting and Brian's experiences seeing Springsteen live and then meeting him when they shared the bill at a benefit concert, and much more.

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451. Brian Dunne on Bruce Springsteen 'The River' (1980) is an episode from My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan by Jeremy Dylan.

This episode is 42:02 long.

This episode was published on Oct 9, 2025.

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