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The Ghost of Tom Joad
Singer-Songwriter · 1995 · 11 tracks

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Bruce Springsteen

Twelve stark, whispered stories of the American underclass. A skeletal folk record where the silence between notes carries as much weight as the lyrics.

November 21, 1995 · Sony Records Int'l

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A hushed, heavy-hearted meditation on the invisible people living on the margins of the American Dream.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
02
Straight Time
3:30
03
Highway 29
3:44
04
Youngstown
3:58
05
Sinaloa Cowboys
3:53
06
The Line
5:20
07
Balboa Park
3:22
08
Dry Lightning
3:38
09
The New Timer
5:49
10
Across the Border
5:30
11
Galveston Bay
5:07
12
My Best Was Never Good Enough
2:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the harmonica pierces the silence on the title track like a distant train whistle.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Ghost of Tom Joad sound next to the rest of Bruce Springsteen's catalogue?

Sparse Bare+4.0σ

The production is built around sparse bare than this artist usually allows.

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