Peter Chianca

A short little Kindle exclusive written by a veteran newspaper columnist and editor who loves the Boss. He devotes a chapter to each of what he considers to be Springsteen’s eight best albums, then chooses the one he thinks is the greatest of all time. When I read books like this, I’m rating less on how much I agree with the author’s rankings (in this case, I think he’s pretty close) and more on whether I think the writing does a good job of conveying why he ranked them the way he did. Chianca is a very fine writer and did a good job of exploring the musical pluses and minuses of the Springsteen oeuvre. One thing I appreciated as a fan was the way he used phrases in his writing that echoed lyrics from various songs. He didn’t draw a lot of attention to it when he did it, but it was a subtle touch that someone who knows the lyrics well would appreciate.… (más)