More preparation for tonight’s big show…
In a discography that reaches back now more than 30 years, it’s easy for any one album to slip between the cracks of recollection. Diamonds and Rust is an interesting “in between” record. It doesn’t have the “wall of sound” of Born to Run, the topical timeliness of The Rising, nor the barren starkness of Nebraska or The River. But it has it’s unique, mostly acoustic quality that makes it as fulfilling as any of The Boss’s higher-profile releases. It’s worth listening to again: