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lathoDa bin ich mir nicht sicher: Springsteen wird nicht umsonst „Boss“ genannt, der bestimmte auch die Richtung der Platte.
Ich denke, dass in diesem Fall das kommerzielle Kalkül überwog. Landau wollte, fast 10 Jahre nachdem er die „Zukunft des Rock ’n‘ Roll“ gesehen hatte, auch endlich das ganz große Geld verdienen und Springsteen zum Superstar machen. Das ist auch geglückt. Landau hat meiner Meinung einen großen Einfluss auf das Album gehabt, auch was die musikalische Ausrichtung angeht.
Hier ein Auszug aus der Seite www.americanpopculture.com:
In The Mansion on the Hill, F. Goodman notes that while 1975’s landmark release Born to Run was the first Springsteen effort to reach a mainstream audience, it was not until the release of the highly commercial Born in the USA in 1984 that Springsteen and the E Street cemented their national presence. And to Goodman, the man responsible for that transformation to commercialism was Jon Landau, Springsteen’s post-Born to Run manager and producer.
(Their relationship) resulted in a slavish adherence to two- and three-minute tracks on Born in the USA, a regressive preference that was completely Landau’s and would be reflected in the albums that he produced with Springsteen.
Indeed, Goodman argues that Landau led Springsteen and his music away from the working class roots of New Jersey and toward pop-dominated mainstream success. For instance, Landau insisted – despite the objections of Springsteen – on including the single “Hungry Heart” on the 1979 album The River. But according to Goodman, Landau’s pop-commercial influence was most apparent on Born in the USA, which would go on to sell more than fifteen million copies.
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