- Record Label: Lightning Rod Records
- Release Date: Sep 16, 2014
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Sep 16, 2014Considering the hit or miss variables of other such tributes, Dead Man’s Town is remarkably focused and consistent.
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MagnetSep 16, 2014The anthemic, fist-pumping nature of the originals has been reimagined in a brooding acoustic darkness more reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen's then-previous work, Nebraska. [No. 113, p.81]
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UncutNov 11, 2014The quality varies but certainly hits the mark here and there. [Dec 2014, p.81]
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Sep 16, 2014A bit of a yawn considering most of the bands employed make no efforts to cloak their blue collar core. They sound too much along the campfire-and-malt-liquor rock rolodex Springsteen nailed to breathe new life into the tracks.
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Sep 16, 2014Ultimately, Dead Man's Town is a good idea executed poorly, an effort to peel back the veneer from Springsteen's songs that manages to toss away much of the core at the same time.
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Nov 4, 2014As a tribute, Dead Man’s Town: A Tribute to Born in the USA is fine enough; just falling short of the material it champions.