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Adams heeft al eens eerder een compleet album van een andere artiest opnieuw opgenomen; Taylor Swift – 1989. En nu dit album van Bruce Springsteen uit 1982. Hij doet het recht. Zelf zegt hij erover: 

“Nebraska: what a special album that taught me so much about songwriting. It still does after all these years. Go listen to the original if you haven’t, you’ll love it forever.”

Adams echoes Springsteen’s stark, plainspoken vocal delivery for most of the album, but adds layers of darkly atmospheric backing music to some songs, including “Atlantic City,” “Used Cars” and the title track. He also comes up with a propulsive new rhythm for “Johnny 99.”

But the most notable tracks of any project like this are always the most drastic reinterpretations. And the two that stand out the most here, in that regard, are “Open All Night” and “State Trooper.”

Adams transforms “Open All Night” from a feverish late-night stream-of-consciousness rap into a plaintive country ballad. It is really strange to hear it this way, but it does accomplish the goal of making the lyrics come across in a totally different — but still appropriate — way.

“State Trooper” is, I think, the album’s unqualified winner, though. Adams builds a harsh, distorted cacophony around the lyrics that evokes the sense of doom that was already in the lyrics. It’s the album’s biggest, boldest sound, and it makes total sense.

Tracks:
1. Nebraska
2. Atlantic City
3. Mansion on the Hill
4. Johnny 99
5. Highway Patrolman
6. State Trooper
7. Used Cars
8. Open All Night
9. My Father's House
10. Reason to Believe

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQdONXN4co&t=1s