Somber and startlingly hushed, Springsteen's first primarily acoustic set since 'Nebraska' was no less unflinching or dark. Framed/inspired by its title character, it serves as a parched, narrative-driven consideration of poverty, immigration and the brittle troubles of Americans and Mexicans in the Southwest.
1) The Ghost of Tom Joad (4.27)
2) Straight Time (3.30)
3) Highway 28 (3.44)
4) Youngstown (3.58)
5) Sinola Cowboys (3.53)
6) The Line (5.20)
7) Balboa Park (3.22)
8) Dry Lightning (3.38)
9) The New Timer (5.49)
10) Across the Border (5.30)
11) Galveston Bay (5.07)
12) My Best Was Never Good Enough (2.01)