Vin Maskell recalls the first time he heard Springsteen’s State Trooper, from the Nebraska album…
Five songs in and I was wrung out. I didn’t catch all the lyrics that first time around but I got the gist of things. No light, no shade on this album. Then the sixth song began, with its guitar line pulsating like a fresh bruise…
Visit our partner site Stereo Stories to listen to and read this story, narrated by Vin and accompanied by local musician Jack Gamski.
Founder and editor of Stereo Stories, a partner site of The Footy Almanac. Likes a gentle kick of the footy on a Sunday morning, when his back’s not playing up. Been known to take a more than keen interest in scoreboards – the older the better.
great story about a great song. another HSC album.