After wrapping up his Darkness Tour in January 1979, Bruce Springsteen was determined to showcase his E Street Band’s talents on the next record. “I wanted to cut some music that felt very explosive,” ...

This story is part of a special section on Bruce Springsteen published in the Asbury Park Press on Aug. 18, 1985. From Michael Jackson to mediocre flash-in-the-pan phenoms, rock journalists spend a ...