In January 1982, Bruce Springsteen, then thirty two and an established star, recorded a set of demos in his New Jersey bedroom for what was intended to be his follow up to 'The River', a double album issued in 1980 which had reached the top of the US Billboard. Almost thirty years later, `Nebraska' is considered a classic, not only amongst Springsteen's canon but amongst the entire body or work recorded during the twentieth century. In Heart Of Darkness, David Burke explores the album from a multitude of angles.