October 26, 2025

See Hear Episode 131 - Deliver Me From Nowhere (first reaction)

27 minutes

So many biopics feature the story of an artist from cradle to

grave....all in 2 hours. Those of you who know me or have listened to

the show before know I'm....uh....not a fan of these types of pods.

They're often a cherry picked list of moments in the artist's life

until the moment of triumph – artistically and in overcoming

personal obstacles.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere does it backwards.

Welcome to episode 131 of See Hear Podcast.

In Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, we find Bruce at an

artistically satisfying place and being hugely popular (though not as

popular as he would get). What does an ambitious artist do following

a number 1 record with one of the greatest working bands in America?

He goes into a bedroom with a 4 track recorded (new technology for

the day), records a bunch of dark personal songs about troubled

people....and insists on putting these songs (FROM A CASSETTE) out as

his new LP. The film follows the book by Warren Zanes “Deliver Me

From Nowhere” which covers the period in exquisite detail. It

covers Springsteen's fascination with a serial killer and classic

cinema, and how they helped influence his songwriting of the period.

The story behind Nebraska is not what you'd expect from a Hollywood

film...not about the man who was simultaneously recording the biggest

album of his career while he was recording the most personal. The film starts with a superstar who has mental health issues, and needs to deliver something small.

If we were doing bonus / Patreon shows, this would most likely be

classified as one of those. Instead of badgering my partners Kerry

and Tim into seeing this new Springsteen biopic, I went with 4

willing folks to a local cinema, then adjourned to a nearby cafe'.

Loaded up with coffee and cake, I plugged in an external microphone

into my phone, turned on the voice recorder software, then had a

conversation about with my wife Joanne, and our friends Kate and

Geoff about the film we had just watched – no time to fashion our

thoughts....just an instant gut reaction. Sadly, Joanne couldn't be

picked up on the mic with the constant background noises one hears in

a busy cafe, so she's been edited out. This episode is short, and we

surely missed out salient points that further contemplation might

have bought – that doesn't matter. This is an honest reaction. Next

month, Kerry, Tim and I will return to the style of show you're

familiar with.

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By Kerry Fristoe, Tim Merrill, Maurice Bursztynski

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