The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
2010 · 1h 25m · Documentary, Music
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
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Thom Zimny6.1Smart score
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bruce springsteenmaking of an albummusic documentaryrecording studiorock musicrock musicians
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