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Devils & Dust
by Bruce Springsteen
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Overall Rating:
3.2035
Avg. Critic Score:
3.1733
Devils & Dust Rank 3 Reviews
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cokemachineglowLike all of his records before it, Devils & Dust sounds at once like everything and nothing Bruce Springsteen has ever released. ...more
The Onion (A.V. Club)Ultimately, Devils & Dust feels like his attempt to reestablish himself as a working performer; his new material comes without weighty expectations for grand pronouncements, or the burdens of being a living icon. In that way, it's considerably more ...more
New York MagazineStands somewhere between Nebraska and Joad in terms of impact and quality.... But this album doesn’t merely find the middle ground between those two earlier releases: Its best songs break new ground for Springsteen. ...more
All Music GuideA record that's far removed in feel from the stark, haunting Nebraska, but on a song-for-song level, it's nearly as strong, since its stories linger in the imagination as long as the ones from that 1982 masterpiece. ...more
PlaylouderAlas, it's not as consistently satisfying as 'Born To Run' or 'Born In The USA', and Springsteen's voice, always gravely at the best of times, has taken on an increasingly wizened air that sometimes renders it frustratingly impenetrable. ...more
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Paste MagazineDevils & Dust is remarkably self-contained and perfectly linear: here is the aftermath of The Rising, when the plains go quiet, the windows shut and we pray, pause, and plot our next move. ...more
ShakingThrough.netIt's as if, having played the crowd-pleasing rock card, Springsteen feels the need to validate himself as a "serious" artist, but has mistaken a certain affected intimacy of approach for thoughtfulness and dramatic substance. ...more
Austin ChronicleRepeated listens to Devils & Dust reveal some of Springsteen's most pensive, if difficult, work. ...more
starling.rinetTrack listing: 1) Devils & Dust ; 2) All The Way Home ; 3) Reno ; 4) Long Time Comin'; 5) Black Cowboys; 6) Maria's Bed ; 7) Silver Palomino; 8) Jesus Was An Only Son; 9) Leah; 10) The Hitter; 11) All I'm Thinkin' About; 12) Matamoros Banks. ...more
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