Adam Raised A Cain (track)
by Bruce Springsteen
Year: 1978
From the album Darkness On The Edge Of Town (track #2)
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Adam Raised A Cain appears on the following album(s) by Bruce Springsteen:
- Darkness On The Edge Of Town (track #2) (this album) (1978)
- The Album Collection: 1973-1984, Vol. 1 (track #26) (compilation) (2014)
- King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (track #2) (2017)
- St. Rose Of Lima School, Freehold, New Jersey, November 8, 1996 (track #2) (2018)
- Tower Theater 1995 (track #2) (2022)
- Waldbühne, Berlin Germany. May 14, 1993 (track #2) (2022)
- Live/1975-85 (track #2) (compilation) (1986)
- LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (track #3) (2015)
- Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO 8/23/08 (track #4) (2017)
- Stockholm Stadion, Sweden 1988 (track #3) (2017)
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| ! | 4 days ago | Jackjansen | 2,005 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2026 15:52 |  HoldenM | 10,332 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2026 17:02 |  Tamthebam | 46,462 | 79/100 |
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Bruce rocks so hard on this song!
A song about family, something that Springsteen has revisited frequently over the years, but I would argue never better than here.
This track is where Bruce goes punk for the first but not last time on the album
A Hard rockin’ track from the start with that phenomenal guitar shredding from Bruce and Steven Van Zandt from the outset. Driven by a heavy drumbeat and a riff played simultaneously by the guitars, bass, piano, and organ this is an irresistibly driven track, making It hard to be ignored
The first time I heard this it blew my mind and it still does every time I hear it. (Edited)
Some of the best shredding of Bruce's career, both on the guitar and on his vocals. All laid overtop that slick piano line. Definitely underrated.
SOMEBODY'S ON FIRE, AND I KNOW WHO IS.
