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The article credits the Democratic underdog with: the 1986 Tax Reform Act, prescience regarding the American high-tech boom, earnestness, an "active social conscience," and "political individuality."
the same sentimentality and earnestness he throws over every subject" (James Collins, Time ). Techniques recycled from Burns' documentaries on baseball and the Civil War--including background fiddle music and actors reading wistful letters--are singled out as especially grating.
What unites all of these articles is a certain earnestness: Their authors are not joking (well, Chatterbox sort of is).
But the fawning often stems from a naked earnestness like Bill Bradley's.
The harsher critics call it "iffy ballads and lame roadhouse rock" (Jeff Giles, Newsweek ). Despite the weakness of some of these recycled scraps, Springsteen's "unbridled earnestness and positive energy" are still impressive (David Browne, Entertainment Weekly ). (Click here to join an online discussion about Springsteen.)