European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The glory Days of Bruce Springsteen by Geneva Collins associated Pressi t is a tribute to Bruno Springsteen Asbeil a backhand of one that he most recently made headlines when his five record by tick Springsteen arid the � Street band live 1975 85 was declared a Lahnum Lurkey six months Afler its release. That s because it Only sold a More 3 million copies was it Only last summer that Bruc emania was at its most fervent Wien the nation s youth donned red while and Blue jeans when Telephone lines jammed wherever Springsteen tickets went on Sale when even your grandmother had heard of born in Jne Usa music critic Dave Marsh has chronicled the last six years of he Rocker s Fuff the Ollie career in glory Days Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s pantheon Sib 95 the Book will be available in stars and stripes bookstores in the next Lew weeks Marsh 37, is one of Rock n Roll s Best known writers Wilh pieces appearing regularly in rolling Slone. Playboy and his own monthly newsletter flock & Roll Conata entail. He is the author or co author of 10 other books including biographies of the who. Elvis Presley and a previous work on Springsteen born to run the Bruce Springsteen Story published in 1979. One of die things i hoped glory Days would do would be to lend a much More human dimension 1o How people saw Bruce Marsh said in a Telephone interview from los Angeles Rrt Dway through a 21-City pub tily Lour for the Book. Born to Flun was such an act of hero worship which i be always blamed myself Tor. Glory Days is much less of that he said. La s Silil enthusiastic. 11 Sliff sees him As a terrific person which to is and a really important Rock n1 Roll Artis which he is. On the other hand it does not pretend that he s Invulnerable to the miseries Hal Fallic 1he rest of  but Don t gel the impression that glory a new boo glory Days Bruce Spring Olsen in the 13sos,"chronicles the last six years of the Rocker s career. Days is a dispassionate study of the Man Marsh is not Only a longtime fan and Veteran of More 1han 200 concerts he is also a close Friend of Springsteen a and g Ory Days is As close 10 a gushing official biography Hal one can gel. Still Hera is much to to gleaned from the insiders Camp. The Book begins with the e Street band s first full scale overseas Lour in 1981, and the Efteni that travelling abroad had on Springsteen. He began to see America in a new Light a Light fuelled also by his Reading of Henry steel comm Gerand Allen kevins history of the United states. The Reader can readily see the seeds of the complicated political patriotic message in born in the . Glory Days next documents Tho recording of Nebraska whose acoustic plaintive sound was a Rajica departure for the hard rocking Springsteen As Well As a disappointment to some of his lans one sees the soul searching Iho artist underwent before work began on born in the . Then comes Tho making and marketing of that Phenomena album which would go on to san 18 million records and become the second Best Selling album of All Lime the ensuing Lour was Tho highest grossing Rock tour Ever $100 million to ticket sales alone somewhere during thai Limo Springsteen found Lime to court and wed Julianne Philips and Afler Tho four fio immediately began selecting the songs that would make up the live collection. Tho portrait of Springsteen that emerges from Marsh s Book is an extremely intelligent and increasingly articulate artist who has matured and brought Rock along with him. Indeed whether adults belong in the Rock world Venes Marsh. I whole Jorn to Ron and glory Days and All the books about pop musicians in Between to answer a question can you grow up and maintain Rock n Roll and not eel like a fool. Wilh glory Days i Gol an answer he said. Ii you do the right things and you re conscious enough of what the consequences of doing Trie wrong things Are it might very Well be thai you can make this  satisfied with that answer. Marsh doubts hat hell Wale a third both on Springsteen and to May be through with writing other pop biographies As Well. I m pretty sure that i be finished this Cycle of music biographies he said. Ii does t mean i m not going to write about music  he s considering doing something on the homeless in the United Stales but exactly How you would approach Hal to write a Book is something thai would have to be determined he said. I m just Happy to have the Opportunity to be Able to think about it a Lillic while before i  Marsh has become increasingly involved with Arl meets labor an organization that sprang out of Rock & Roll can in Entiat he describes it As a network of artists and workers banding together Oul of common inheres is a Rock musician has to pay to play in a club when he s first Starling out rather than being paid. Thai s the same As a meat Packer had to get his fingers Cul off because his own Union won t adequately support his  to Home shopping game shows. It s not what you buy but How you buy it Bojoh Corry new York times t is a phenomenon Loo big to to called ust a fad. Some 25 Home shopping services across the country now operate on Cable television. They sell we buy. The Ransa Lions Are Mal Lerol fact come now iwo programs Hal goo Slep further. It s Vrtol what you buy but How you buy in one program has a Bugle Call the other has flashing lights two cheers Lor Giddy Consumers the programs Are Home shopping game on lbs and bargain Hunters on Abc loosely speaking Hoy re game shows conc slants answer questions the big kick however is supposed 10 be the bargains a Carlier by acetyl Loi st44 25 applause hand paled Ceramic Carousel an heirloom Lor tomorrow for $123 More applause and so Keksi Cah an Soo number and order a credit card Check 01 Money order Ivy do Home shopping game a up Golf of the Home shopping network. The oldest and probably Besl known of the Cable shopping networks is the More civilized of the iwo programs. Last week a contestant was asked who wrote the a ass menagerie bargain Hun Lars does t pc land to anything Hal uppity is mood is in Virely Hysle Cal vacuity joins a ashamed greed. Vizay Nghil where you America the announcer said the other Day and test your shopping skills Wilh our studio i Ayers " then Peter Tomarken the Host on go team Hunters made Nice Small talk to iwo contestants which one. He wanted to know had the Beller Eye for a bargain would icy pay $125,000 Lor a lock of Lincoln s hair"7 How about $1.600 Lor a Rolls Royce gip both the lock of hair and 1he Grill Tomarken said would be a steal for thai much Money contestants on bargain Hunters win or lose try knowing things like Hal the owner Day a contest and named Lisa won a preliminary round and moved onto bigger things Tomarken san. Lol tie Borg inn Hunting big  would Lisa pay ,595 Lor a reclining chair Wilh am pm and a comp Ler How about $ 1.099 Lor a refrigerator Freezer one Ilem was Al retail. The other was a big bargain. Did Lisa know which was which she did the refrigerator was the bargain the store puce was really $1,300 Lisa giggled the audience went wild an instant later we heard a Bugle Call. Tomarken said thai signalled the Homo shopping special viewers could Call in and buy watches no at $278 but Ai 0 special sh2. Tho audience applauded that on Ino other program Home shopping game the audience always applauds bargain prices too the Assumption on Bolh programs is that to know a Good Ihring Wincn be see n and that we re overcome Wilh happiness when we doll s not just merchandise on Sale in s happiness and fulfil men Only a Dummy would pass up paces Ike this a Purchase is proof of Good judgment still Bolh programs especially bargain Hunters leave the viewer be Elm empty on Homo shopping game you Al least have to  that Tennessee Williams Wolti tht1 a ass Rndt-m1 on Bat gain Hunters you Only have to kilo1 How to spend Money think Aboul in a a Toniu find you ii probably gel depressed monday july 13, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17