Born In The U.S.A.

Bit of the boss. Actually a lot better listened to as a whole than just the singles. Better than expected but still a bit too heartland rock to be something I really think I’ll dig back into again.

Iskreno, ne vidim taj hype oko njega općenito. I understand tho. Vidi se zašto je album toliko voljen, hvaljen, catchy je, plesljiv, pozitivnog tona.

That gated snare in Born in the U.S.A. helped to stand up the Reagan regime. One of the most misunderstood songs in American history.

In terms of rhythm, a lit bit too American for me, but I like it!

Like the sound of the music, not a huge fan of his voice but catchy

Maybe I just had low expectations for this album but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, the first several songs were pretty decent. Bruce "King Mumbles" Springsteen actually belted out the lyrics full-voice and fully enunciated! Miracles do happen! But then we hit "Downtown Train" and I couldn't understand a dang word. Why, when you CAN sing, would you choose to sound like you just got out of oral surgery? King Mumbles strikes again. And can we also talk about the themes here? Pining for the "glory days" of your youth is such a pathetic, boomer thing. And yet, here it is, raised up on a pedestal for all to worship as some sort of American ideal. It's gross and lost the album another star.

it's above average but doesn't move me much.

Well, hit after hit after hit. Strong dad-rock vibe!

Hits are hits, filler is bleh

Great hits but it just isn’t my style.

Bruce Springsteen's seventh studio album released in 1984. It has been cited by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. Nice atmosphere of 80s, nice music, nice vocals, but... Actually overall it's boring... Maybe because of trying to get radio-friendly sound. But it's good music for driving tho. "Dancing in the dark" is the best one for me. "My Hometown" also nice.

Always feels a bit like listening to random country music. It's not too bad but doesn't catch me.

I know it’s a classic, but just doesn’t have that catchy hook or soul that gets me going.

It’s hard to ignore what an iconic monolith of the 80s this is. Bruce captures the experience, plight, and hope in spite of it all of the working class American in ways nobody else could and he deserves all the credit in the world for that. That being said, it really doesn’t pique my interest that much. Musically it’s pretty much as dull as pop gets, maybe a few notches above completely dull. I personally find it very uninspiring and even complacent, despite all the sadness woven through his lyrics, there seems to be an acceptance that the working class life is the one he and his folk are destined to live forever and they better learn to like whatever aspects of it they can. I get the sentiment and I don’t doubt it spoke to many many Americans in its time. But in 2021, it exists in my mind as a relic of the 80s rather than something timeless. Usually when I hear this album or the title track being used in modern society it’s done in a fashion utterly unaware of the sentiment and purpose behind it, for example blasting the song at Trump or Ted Cruz rallies unironically. My opinion of this is, if you’re gonna do simple basic pop music, don’t expect the general population to pick up the nuance. More power to those who have been comforted, inspired, or serenaded by Bruce’s unending accounts of Tommy riding in the car past the cops til it broke down and he took a piss on the side of the highway while trying to fix the muffler as Suzy got out and asked when she could go home to her Daddy, etc etc etc….but that gets stale for me after about 2 minutes. 3 stars to balance my biased boredom with others justifiable love of this album and it’s objective legacy as an icon of the 80s

not my kind of thing

Very chill and surprisingly sweet. Could be a little more funky. 3/5

So this is an indictment of American imperialism, but I've had too much Springsteen in too short a span of time. Good album, but not a great one for me

Wow this dude loves construction work, baseball, and tight pants! Pretty much the epitome of America in the 80s. Lots of classic rock radio jams and some pretty decent deep cuts. What can you say?

First time listening to this album completely or really any full album by the Boss. I knew some of the songs and some were good. The rest were kind of meh.

They’re some tight buns. Antihero of the proud yanks, I like Dancing in the Dark but feel the album is a bit overrated

and "Dancing in the Dark", the last to be recorded, on February 14, 1984. The latter was written overnight, after co-producer Jon Landau convinced Springsteen that the album needed a single. According to Dave Marsh in Glory Days, Springsteen was not impressed with Landau's approach. "Look," he snarled, "I've written 70 songs. You want another one, you write it." After blowing off some steam, Springsteen came in the next day with the entire song written. Marsh, Dave. Glory Days. Pantheon. Born in the U.S.A. became the first compact disc manufactured in the United States for commercial release when CBS and Sony opened its CD manufacturing plant in Terre Haute, Indiana in September 1984. Wikipedia

Just a lot of shouting. Not my tempo.

Some nice songs, not completely my style. But to make a protest song that everyone can sing (un-ironically) along too is special.

I only have one ‘the boss’ and it’s MY WIFE!!! Am I right, fellas?? Never really been a Bruce guy. Sorry

According to political writer Peter Dreier, the music's "pop-oriented" sound and the marketing of Springsteen as "a heavily muscled rocker with an album cover featuring a giant US flag, may have overshadowed the album's radical politics."

Well, he played it safe. Nothing extraordinary.

My first Springsteen album was not a fun listen, so I braced myself for this, and it wasn't bad, although the second half tested my patience. "I'm Goin' Down" may be about sexual frustration, but it works better as an ode to oral sex, imo. Best track: No Surrender

It's fine. All the songs sound like oldies pop, but I think where the "magic" lies within this album is the lyrics. Although I don't personally resonate with them, I can see why this would be on the list. Favorite track: No Surrender

Never really listened to Springsteen until I saw the film "Blinded by the Light", which made me want to give him a try. I found "Darkness on the Edge of Town" was a pretty cool album. This one is more anthemic, and I'm suspicious of anthems. Pretty good songwriting/storytelling. 3.5*

Leaves a bit cold … 😬 Sax is great though

This album has not aged well. It made me cringe in a couple of places while listening with my 12 year old son. Has a couple of great songs.

Cool album. Most songs are not surprising, but very consistent.

Decent, perhaps a tiny bit overrated. Dated sounding, but some good songs. Springsteen isn't the best singer.

One of the all time classic albums, even though I would not actively go out and listen to it, but can appreciate the significance it's had on the music landscape. Best: Born in the USA, Dancing in the Dark Worst: Bobby Jean

-title track instantly teleports me to my dad’s garage -cover me is very good! didn’t expect to be a fan of what’s going on so far

I like. Men er ikke lige i mood for det

its a classic for american discography, generally i like bruce springsteen but this album isnt it

Some good tunes, a little monotonous rhythmically, but great lyrics about very relatable stuff.

Some good tunes. Dancing In The Dark and Glory Days. Not one to run to!

not as bad as i thought it would be

3/5 too romantic for my taste

Een paar goede nummers, maar ook een paar nummers die te repetitief zijn als rocknummer

Really gotta be in the right mood for it. I remember one golden afternoon in our canoes on Ross Lake when I was vibing on mushrooms and fishing and Ashton blasted some sax-heavy Springsteen track and it really jetted me away to the astral plane. I've got a soft spot for music that works best for me in only very specific contexts. Sadly my small office isn't quite the right context for this album, but I still enjoyed it for the most part.

His lyrics are good, but the music just has never been there and isn’t there now. Perhaps he was cursed and born one generation too late. Maybe it would be better as a spoken word album. Max Weinberg is a perfectly mechanical robotic drummer. Bobby Jean almost got me there, almost. Really backloaded the hits in the end of the album, but it wasn’t enough to win me over. 3 for me.

The title track and Glory Days are clearly killer. Otherwise, nice storytelling and pretty basic 80's stuff going on.

It was fine. It evoked a very specific feeling.

Muy suyo. Puro rock suave con mayúsculas

Bruce solid as always

Never been a big fan but in giving it another shot I liked some of the songs that weren't his more popular ones. This album may have been peak Springsteen but it's not his best work IMO. His more recent stuff (last two albums) are actually quite good.

I know this is an iconic album and all, but I just can't get into Springsteen. There were some good songs, but overall this was just okay.

Meh

Country music disguised as pop

Dancing in the Dark brings this up to a 3. Otherwise its just not really my cuppa tea

3

Never my favorite, but not bad

NOPE

This still hasn’t convinced me that Bruce Springsteen can sing, but I can appreciate that Americans and especially those from his era would really like his storytelling. The sax in the songs is fantastic.

80's pop/rock. I don't think it's that interesting.

Pretty good! Obviously like the famous songs most but surprised how many I knew.

Some really good songs, some that I always felt we're overrated. Still a decent album.

It was OK. I really only like born in the USA and that’s about it. Not really my style

7/10

There are some iconic songs on here, and after listening I have a new appreciation for his lyrics and themes. It's undeniably a great album. Unfortunately I find his style a bit grating and it's not something I have a huge desire to listen to again.

Bekannt, im wesentlichen. Im Nachhinein handelt es sich bei der Instrumentierung dieses Albums um eine schwer verständliche Unsitte. Die Songs haben die weichspülenden Keyboards schlicht nicht nötig, das Ergebnis wäre auch mit Gitarren oder anderen Saiten-Instrumenten erreichbar gewesen. Die Platte ist relativ gut gealtert und enthält einige Springsteen-Evergreens. Schlechte 3 Sterne.

It’s good. Reminds me of the Office

Als Zeitdokument interessant, als Musik eher weniger mein Fall

cool

some great classics, not so sure on the tracks I had never heard, these are sad songs dressed up kinda poppy and happy which is wierd

Rock Singer/songwriter, legendarisk, amerikansk, fortællende

Another that wasn't really my style. Springsteen really does have a way with story telling, and it might be one that grows on me. Top picks were I'm On Fire and Dancing In The Dark.

Don't mind the fucken boss

Hayes enjoyed it

I appreciate him but I don’t love his music.

This album was okay, kinda forgettable or just not my cup of tea, some of the songs were catchy tho I won’t deny, but I probably wouldn’t listen again and tbh the songs that I did save I’ll prolly always skip if they queue up

Sort out sounds like Don McLean found an electric guitar, a band with too much confidence, and decided to scream instead of sing. Or maybe like an obnoxious Billy Joel. I'm really not sure I like pop-rock from the 80s, at least not this type of music from Springsteen... Boring! As I said already in a previous review of one of his albums, I don't understand why he's considered one of the greats, I seriously don't. I guess it's just a matter of taste. Some of the songs ('Born in the U.S.A.', 'Cover Me', 'I'm Goin' Down', 'Dancing in the Dark') have some genuinely catchy sections (chorus mostly), but the lack of variety comes through pretty clearly when you take a closer listen to the instrumental track: it almost sounds AI-generated. I quite like 'Dancing in the Dark', I think it's the best song on the album.

This does approximately nothing for me. I just am not a fan of his sound

the internet can set you up to think this is a great record that baits republicans because they don't understand its art, I think it baits them because it's tasteless and has weird uncle vibes I think a few of the songs on this album are alright, I think the title track is a 7/10, but the rest are either boring and forgettable or really obnoxious, I don't want to hear another flat dull word yelled in my ear nostalgia for good old rock 'n' roll can lead you to great music but it could also lead you to this album, I think it's one of the 'classics' that needs to be reconsidered tbh the piano in bobby jean is so annoying man I didn't expect myself to have such strong opinions about born in the USA I'm sorry if you like it

I wish he'd stop referring to every woman in the album as little girl. Dancer in the Darkn is good and thats about it really.

Of course it contains the hit: "Born in the USA". The rest is meh.

This album should not be on the list. And I'm not saying it's bad. But it doesn't belong.

The album is tediously protracted and highly cheesy.. I felt the cringe for all the people blasting this from juke boxes and Harleys.

Horrendous

This is a classic of Americana. I respect the vibe and what he's singing about. I just don't particularly enjoy the music. It's not my favorite. Purely personal preference.

This album probably wouldn’t have been anything without the production, but also I hate the production.

These songs are nostalgic for me, but feel very old fashioned for the times. This was not new and fresh music in 1984. For instance: comparing "My Hometown" with REM's "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville." They both came out in 1984, they are both country-tinged rock songs about sleepy towns. But one is musically looking forward and the other is looking backwards

I didn’t like born in the USA overall three out of five

Not my style. Not my cake

You guys might recall that many years ago I was in to "we shall overcome," a 2006 album by Springsteen that is largely folk music. That album is a good bit cooler than this one. Of course, we have to analyze this from the lens that this was just the kind of music that people did at the time. I would say this album was a pattern B: the one song I recognized, the title track, was probably the least interesting. There was some half decent stuff among the rest of the tracks, but not good enough to get a three. His voice is unique and I don't mind it.

I don't enjoy the big snare on 2 and 4 or Bruce's yelling, so "I'm On Fire" is probably my favorite song. The melodies are not deft, either. Very in-your-face. I do appreciate the storytelling, but I can't get past the quality of the music.

Lots o' 80s era hits on here. But I must confess, The Boss has never really been my cuppa. Of the hits, the standouts for me are: I'm on Fire and Dancing in the Dark. But overall, this album is just middling rock with call backs to 50s era rock, simplistic keys and drums, and while the lyrics are generally good in the critical, obervational sense, It just doesn't move me. I'm glad the Boss and the E-Street band exist and I'm a fan of Springsteen using his platform to speak up for the working class. But that doesn't garner any more stars, unfortunately.

Probably really a 3 I guess but I know I didn't enjoy it that much, and I've never been even lukewarm on the hits here. So for me, I'm not coming back to this one

2nd worst thing about NJ

Not a fan of Bruce

too motivational/cringy lyrics

Mid.

Dancing in the Dark is my jam and I appreciate the protest songs but my god The Boss really loves a loud fucking song, every song has a backbeat and an organ.

Kamo sreće da niko nikad nije rođen in the usa.

Ok this one actually pissed me off a little bit. Soundslop.

Not a fan of Born in the USA and all the sounds kind of sounded the same

Retawded

RAHHH🦅🦅🦅 FREEDOM RAHHH🦅🦅🦅🦅 AMERICA BEST COUNTRY RAHHH🦅🦅🦅🦅 WE ARE THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WHOLE WORLD Party in the U.S.A. is miles ahead of Born in the U.S.A. I hate that song with a passion. It makes me hate that country even more. IT'S NOT EVEN THE HIT ON THIS GODFORSAKEN ALBUM???? Damn, I’ve lived a lie. Words cannot begin to describe how much I hate Bruce Springsteen, so I will not even attempt to do that. This is so American it makes me want to puke. Am I too European for this? Maybe. But I hate America with the utmost passion. Come after me; come to Romania if you even know where that is. Transylvania, to be as specific as possible. No, it’s not a country of its own, and no, it wasn't invented for Hotel Transylvania. With all of this out of the way, "Downbound Train" is fine; hands down the best song on this album. "I'm on Fire" is really eh on lyrics. What's the men's obsession with calling every woman "little girl"? Or maybe she was a little girl, who knows? Or he is the little girl, since he "wakes up with the sheets soaking wet." It's okay, Bruce; many men wet the bed at your big boy age. I don't even know which possibility is worse: that one, or the fact that he's cumming on the bed... ohhh, sweat. Yeah, that's a possibility too. A boring one at that. Is "Bobby Jean" also a girl's name? Or a nickname? Or is he crying over a man? It would make more sense for the Republican crowd. Okay, I'm on "Glory Days" now, and I have a theory. There's this Bobby guy mentioned who got divorced from that girl in the song who has two kids with him. What if, now stay with me, what if it's the same Bobby as the one in "Bobby Jean"? What if they were having a secret, scandalous, illicit affair, then Bobby got caught and left town out of pure shame and possibly death threats, since this is the South? "Dancing in the Dark" is the hit on this album? I've never heard it, but again, I'm Romanian. It's kinda eh. It's fine but so boring; it sounds so Bruce Springsteen, I don't know what else I can say. Is it sampling something, or is that something sampling it? I swear I recognize that tuh nu nu nu. In conclusion: I hate Bruce Springsteen, I hate America, and I hate country music. This album is fine, I guess, if you like country, but otherwise, no, just no. It's not unbearable; I don't want to outright somehow explode my eardrums, but I would never in a million years actually put any of these songs on. NEVER.

The only good thing about getting this album is that I'll never get it again.

like when he yells and says rhgbruhughfhugh, which is every song. I like I'm on Fire and Dancing In the Dark

I’ll start by saying Springsteen is not for me but I can appreciate the album for what it is and acknowledge that his music resonates with a lot of working class folks. This album is monotonous and essentially an hour of the same song over and over again… I do appreciate the use of 80’s style synth, but overall it sounds over produced or something. It would be nice to hear a stripped down Springsteen album that let the voice and lyrics shine more and have those elements create an atmosphere- a’la “I’m on Fire” Then again this album is more about being bright and anthemic, it is what it is. The man is an icon in the same vein as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Elvis etc. and I found myself wondering if he and artists like him aren’t all just industry plants using the Americana mythos to promote some kind of nationalist government propaganda. The style is a mix of folksy singer-song writer, country music, conventional rock and 80’s pop. I also feel like I can hear a prelude to white boy indie-folk artists like Elliot Smith, Conner Oberst, Ben Ginbard etc. in there too. At the end of the day, this album is more vibe than tangible substance, my mind wanders while listening… it just doesn’t hold me or my attention long enough to start caring. Also, let’s be honest y’all, man’s voice is obnoxious, is he singing or yelling at me from across a crowded bar? I can hardly understand what he’s saying half the time

I don't understand who this music is for. It sounds like it's trying to evoke the gool old days that never really existed, but the lyrics go in a different direction. Maybe that's the point? It's a huge miss for me. I know it's important to some people. It was big in the 80s, when I was a kid. I could not wait for this to be over; it is not for me. Sorry, Bruce.

Not for me whatsoever.

me no country magram cudi ar iyo

Some classics on this album but it's not my style.

#330/1001. The boss shows how it is done. What is done, asks us, the employees.

It's ok not my thing stand-outs :- I'm goin' down Glory days

I listened to the album twice. At the first time it was awful 😭😭. The second time I must've been in another mood and focused more on the music, and then I've found the album creative. When you listen closely there is a lot going on. If I could I would give this album 2.5, but I can't so here's 2

The title track is pretty funny for being co-opted by jerks across the political spectrum for years while not listening to the lyrics, BUT boy that melody is grating. Otherwise, it's alright. The writing isn't much to note imo, but it's evocative enough to paint some interesting pictures and scenarios in the song. I don't know if I like the E Street Band themselves, the groove isn't my cup of tea. Not a bad album, though. 2.

Soy argentino, esto es basura

Depressing. I like Bruce but meh

Relisten Don't like this type of Springsteen that much. There might be something to be said artistically about the dichotomy between the on-brand, downtrodden Americana lyrics in comparison to the more up beat and poppy sound of the album, but I just don't think it works, I think he does better when the instrumentation matches the tone of his lyrics. Fav Tracks: Bobby Jean, Dancing in the Dark Least Favorite: Working on the Highway, Glory Days 2.5/5

Supongo que está bien, pero a mi no me gusta.

thaaaaat's dad rock. 2

First, I love Bruce as a person. As I write this review, March 2026, he's one of the few celebrities that has spoken out against the U.S. dictatorship without fear of recriminations from the corporations that are supporting the regime, so bless him for that. It doesn't really make me like this album, though. It is the sort of celebratory Americana that I find a bit off-putting in content and plodding in form, although there are a couple of enjoyable songs for me on here in "No Surrender" and "Dancing In The Dark." I liked previously reviewed Born To Run more than this. It was just as exuberant and just as earnest, but with a much lighter touch.

Just a few too many of these albums on the list, I'm kinda over it now

Sé que es un clásico, pero simplemente no conectó conmigo. En primer lugar, detesto ese patriotismo yankee tan exagerado, por lo que eso condicionó mucho mi escucha. Si bien tiene algunas canciones entretenidas o que me parecieron buenas, me aburrió bastante la escucha y sentí que era eterno, sumado a que de por sí la voz Springsteen no es muy de mi agrado. Honestamente no me llegó y no creo que me llegue en algún momento. Dancing in the dark fue la más rescatable para mí

1st song was great the rest was kind of eh.

- nice synths - i like my hometown

Think this is too mainstream pop rock for me. The sound is not for me, decent and compelling lyricism from time to time (Downbound Train), but most doesn't click with me. Maybe due to the sound. Maybe I'm not white enough, or listened to too many derivatives of rock to experience this as a new, surprising genre. Rating at the time I'm listening to "I'm Goin' Down": 2.5-3.0 / 5 Final rating: 2.5/5

Kinda meh, the one song I quite liked was dancing in the dark although I still prefer the version that one guy perfomed on The Voice. Wouldn't listen to again

i wasn't born in the usa generic country music with unexpected twist about dying america cover me sounds like the dying america ghostbusters and bobby jean is decent. really bad to write music using horrible events in history only for it to be generic ¡boooring! man narrating a tragedy over an almost monotonous rhythm. ¡other example of using horrible events in history to make your music! delfín quishpe did a much better job in the entertaining part with his iconic song "torres gemelas" making the 9 11 2.753 deceased and america proud! ¡he even used the rhythm of his twin tower song to make ads for cooking oil! that's the real american spirit! and hes now in jail :(

Such an... interesting album? I dunno, maybe I'm not American enough as an American to truly appreciate this album.

Pas du tout mon style, L'aspect cri sans musique me convint sur certains propositions mais pas sur celle de Bruce Springsteen, certaines musiques vers la fin de l'album m'ont plus parlé mais sur l'album en général. Je comprends l'impact que ça peut avoir sur certaines personnes mais l'album ne me touche pas

Beyond the two obvious ones, I was quite surprised by this album. I was expecting a whole album of stadium American rock but mostly this just sounds like a pub or hotel band. Definitely what you would think was a really good hotel band, but still one that you would be watching just because you are on a family holiday. Music is fine, singing is fine. I can't quite see why this has the accolades that it has. I was expecting a more visceral reaction but generally listened thinking "This is ok" then promptly forgot all about it.

naja

An unfortunate miss from The Boss. Springsteen proved he could transition to pop stardom while continuing to sing about blue-collar folks, their concerns, and political consciousness, but the songwriting suffers from the synths and and sterile stadium production of the 80’s. I’ve gone through stages of hating, then appreciating, then disliking this album again, and I think this round of listenings has cemented my opinions. “Dancing in the Dark” still rules though.

Surprisingly I still don’t enjoy this genre or Bruce. 2 stars

I was not born in the USA

2,5

It’s rly not that good. no songs particularly stood out to me not a fan. love dancing in the dark tho

ya lo escuché 😖

give me a full Lana cover album of this

Cheesy Americana.

Вайбы make America grate again. Педо посылы и нытье в стиле взрослого белого гетеро мужика. Инструментал приятный btw

Nothing very memorable here other than the big singles. Felt like it hasn't aged well, as I was listening - a very 80s album.

ai esse bicho é chato demais.... música de americano para americanos, to fora

I knew there will be day when this app recomends this... thing to me. This one album which has song on it that I hate THE MOST. I don't really know why, but that constant repeating of Born in the U.S.A., blah blah blah, I just can not stand it. But let's be objective. The second song wasn't that bad. Yes the cover still iritates me but that is just detail. Overall this album isn't THAT bad as I thought it will be, but I won't listen to it again.

I didn't need to hear the same song another 11 times.

Booooorn in the usa!!!!

Listening to this album in full feels like I'm at a fourth of July party with an incredibly lazy DJ. The hits are hits, the misses are real misses (make no mistake, I'm far from a Springsteen fan).

pretty cool from Bruce, not something that's in my rotation always

I've always found Bruce to be quite boring and relistening to this didn't do much to change my opinion. I do think this is one of the better Springsteen albums since it does have one or two songs I don't mind.

uhh nie lubie amerykanskiego country (or smth) rocka

I’ve tried but I’m just not a Springsteen fan. Really liked the Glory Days song though

A few good songs. On the whole it’s not for me.

2 stars is really generous. Dancing in the Dark is a solid track but with all due respect to the Boss, the rest is borderline unlistenable

Basic rock album. Need I say more?

Naur

Not really my type i like music from the 80s but not this album

Wouldn't have rated highly if it wasn't established American darling Bruce Springsteen turning this out. This doesn't speak to me, and I'm not a Springsteen fan, so it's yet another bit of clutter on this list. 2/5, you can die in peace without this one.

not my cup of tea but i can appreciate it for what it is fav track - i’m on fire, my hometown

I’ve never really been a big Bruce fan and this album did not change my mind. Plus some of the lyrics are a little sketch.

Not a massive fan of Springsteen’s voice and I find it makes a lot of the songs sound the same

meh

No way to sugar coat it, I do not care for The Boss.

Boo

I can appreciate it, but I don't need to listen to it frequently. The parts that I enjoyed were elements of style that I enjoy more in other artists.

Cover Me has some nice blues guitar. Other than that there's not much here that's for me.

It's fine. Top track: title track

- I'm on Fire - Glory Days

I've never been a fan of Springsteen, and still am not.

Do I hate BS or his superfans more? Hard to say at this point. Heartland music is a genre I cannot get behind and I've always lived there. Maybe if I was from New Jersey I'd get it instead of being the redneck I am. BS has never felt authentic, and his music has never been challenging of anything. This is his highwater mark - commercial and pop oriented rock and roll. Truly a man of the people.

On Springsteen's seventh album his considerable songwriting talents are weaponized to produce missiles aimed at the top of the charts. Gone are the complex chords and dense (but potent) arrangements of previous albums like *Born To Run*, here replaced with simple strumming, shiny synthesizers and a snare drum set to "stun". Also, unlike those past albums, the tone shifts erratically across the tracks here - *BITUSA* opens with the rage of the title number and then two songs later it's girl-chasing time down in "Darlington County". It's not all dumbed-down Springsteen-lite though. The aforementioned title track unleashes apocalyptic fury, with the anger palpable in Bruce's vocals. "Bobby Jean" has enough of the Springsteen drama of yore to raise goosebumps. "Dancing In The Dark" has a simple synth hook but enough drive to lift it above the rest. The Boss' batting average back in his glory days was a lot higher, though; the .250 average he sports here is barely above the Mendoza Line.

Very familiar as someone who remembers when this was released. I appreciate the message, but it is just not that compelling. I prefer many of his other albums to this.

Jaja the Boss, oh oh oh wat is ie goed hè. Rasmuzikant. Ja écht heel goed zeg, wauw. Het is jammer dat er maar vijf albums van hem in de lijst staan want oh oh oh wat is ie goed zeg. Bruce Springsteen is de enige muzikant ooit die echte muziek maakt. Concerten van 14 uur, waarvan 6,5 uur lang Glory Days, lekker hoor jaja. Zo goed zeg. En allemaal zó herkenbaar voor de gewone hardwerkende man hè. Zelden was m'n werk in de lumberyard zo goed vertegenwoordigd in muziek. Ja ja, goed zeg. Slobber slobber, kokhals, ho iets te diep, slobber slobber. Het zal allemaal wel. Ik heb al een paar dagen niet echt zin in dit album en dat is vandaag niet anders. Té 80's. Té platte mannenkont op de cover. Ook als je het nooit op hebt gezocht ben je met een aantal nummers van dit album keer op keer doodgegooid. Als ik nooit meer een nummer van dit album hoor ben ik daar helemaal content mee, ik zal er niks aan missen. Ik kan me niet voorstellen dat je dit hoort en er écht enthousiast van wordt. Ik kan me voorstellen dat je dit een groots en iconisch album vindt, maar ik kan me niet voorstellen dat je dit enthousiast kunt gaan zitten luisteren zolang je nog niet de AOW gerechtigde leeftijd hebt aangetikt. Ik heb The Rising een 3 gegeven en daar heb ik mezelf mee in de voet geschoten, want dit album is zeker niet slechter, maar ik heb wel heel veel zin om een hele zure 2 uit te delen. Ik heb teveel Bruce gehad in deze lijst. Niet mijn schuld. Kijk er ome Robert maar op aan.

I grew up in New Jersey and have had Springsteen's music shoved down my throat since the 70s. He's a very talented song writer but I've never liked his yell sing vocals. Musically this album is more pop rock than his earlier work and the 80s overdone production does it no favors

So far this list has been a bit disappointing. Lots of albums from the 70’s and 80’s that are “classic albums” but to be honest they all kinda suck, this album included. There’s a few hits that absolutely slap; dancing in the dark, I’m on fire, and the title track, but the rest of the album feels like filler. I can appreciate Bruce’s place in American culture and his immense success, but I have to also recognise I’m not the target audience so I’m probably not going to enjoy it the same way others might

I'm surprised I don't really care for this.

This actually confirmed my belief that Mr S can write a good song. I just wish he'd stick to that. Don't like the way he performs songs. Looking back and comparing this to other albums, 2 is the right score.

I usually struggle with a Bruce album. I love so many of his songs, and dislike so many of his cliche hits. This is no exception. Only 4 enjoyable songs on here, and none of them are the big singles.

listening to it is fun. i find myself vibing with it but it just doesn't capture the type of music that i'm into. it's a good album but it's not a fave, personally.

I think Bruce Springsteen is like Nick Cave: you kinda just had to be there. The two big hits off the album (the title track and Dancing In The Dark) are pretty great though. Fav tracks: I'm Goin' Down, Dancing In The Dark

not a great vocalist. Grande folksy instrumental, but honestly lacks soul. Good rhythm and fun at times.

How patriotic

This album just feels like Springsteen lost some of his autenticity that made his previous work appealing. Its very 80's arena rock-esque, which isn't really my vibe anyway, but it doesn't have any punch to it.

Got through half the album. Not my cup of tea.

Some nice

3/10 not my vibe

Best Song of the Album: Glory Days

I tried listening to 4 songs, could barely give one single shit about any of them and had to push the skip button after 3 to 7 seconds, realized life is too short to listen to things I don't like, turned PJ Harvey back on. Would rank this a 1, but it gets 1 extra star for its proximity to PJH. Also, there are better Springsteen albums.

5. born in the usa is good

As boring as expected. Some may enjoy this, but I did not.

Corny.

Right, this album. Well-misunderstood, weirdly popular. Born in the USA has a good backbeat, good drums, but oh god the screaming is awful. 4/5 song, I just...the singing is horrible. Cover Me: phenomenal beat. just great. but, the lyrics are...not there. 3/5. And reasonably, the rest of the album is like that. It's just...the beat, the instrumentals are phenomenal, but the lyrics and singing are not there. Bruce Springsteen cannot sing. Top songs: Born in the U.S.A; Cover Me; I'm on Fire

Never been a big Springsteen fan, although I do respect the man for championing downtrodden blue collars without hypocrisy or demagogy. This album - probably his most misundertood and misappropriated work - doesn't really resonate with me since I'm not American, but I do understand the appeal. Musically, however, I'm not convinced. Except for a couple of appreciable hits, it sounds like very generic mid-80s radio rock, with many of the annoying gimmicks that defined that time period (the cheesy horns and keyboards being the worst offenders). It's just a collection of easy-listening songs that never reach the level of cinematic storytelling that made Born To Run special. Not unpleasant to listen, but definitely not something I'll come back to. 3/10

It could have been a single instead of an album; that would have been a better rating for this album. The only song I liked... is the hit "Born in the USA," which has a special energy; the rest is forgettable and already forgotten.

I don't get it. Bryan Adams gets slated for this kind of cheesy shit, but for some reason Bruce is a critical darling? Not my cup of tea.

I have never been a Bruce fan and if this album is considered his best then I know I never will. Not even the E Street band’s best. Only a few good songs on the album and Bruce still manages to sound like someone’s drunk uncle while singing on those.

Bruce Springsteen is the other artist who in addition to Elvis Costello I have been repeatedly told I should appreciate over my years working in record stores. He’s never done anything for me although I will admit my dislike has mellowed with age. This album has two of the songs by him that I think are somewhat undeniably catchy, “I’m on Fire” & “Dancing In The Dark”. I don’t love the sound of much of the record but this was more listenable to me than Bat Out Of Hell.

I only like Nebraska by Springsteen. This is a bit too rawk for my taste.

Koffor har eg hørt nesten alle sangane fra før

overblown stadium rock - strangled vocals, arm pumping in the air for punctuation, that exhausting snare drum, thumping pianos on the beat, all the simplistic repetitive keyboard parts - partly saved by the gentler I'm On Fire , but overall the sound is desperate, oppressive, bludgeoning

My third Springsteen album and I still do not understand the allure and the magnetism. But I guess people like what they like and so I guess two stars make sense but I still wanna say that I am gonna give his music another chance and see where we land.

Very commercial. Vocals are mediocre.

I’ve never understood the appeal of Bruce Springsteen. He can’t sing. The songs are dull. It’s all a bit YOO ESS AAE for my liking.

This sounds like rock and country's bastard child: Taking the clichés of each genre to make music that tries hard to feel anthemic but falls short. Instead, it demands Springsteen's vocal chords' heoric effort to imbue the music with a feeling of gravity. The lyrics come off as a romantization of "I'm just a simple Joe and life is rough", an experience im not sure Springsteen is actually personally familiar with.

Boomer coded

Boring, overwrought 50s pastiche baloney

Overall: 3/10 My 2nd Springsteen album I've gotten so far, and it's shockingly worse than the 1st one. I just can't stand the man's voice. It's a shame because he seems like a very levelheaded and cool person, and the songs he writes wouldn't be so terrible if somebody else was singing them. I've just genuinely never heard a voice that I dislike more. I want to like it but it's just not possible. I will admit though.....Glory Days is kind of a banger and I always forget The Boss wrote it. Fav Song: Glory Days

It's a well-executed rendition of a musical style that I generally can't stand whatsoever. His vocals got on my nerves a fair bit, and it's all a bit saccharine for me. The nice, warm bass was a positive feature throughout.

Guys, I’m sorry, I hate it. I’m old enough to just come out and say I hate it. Maybe it’s just a 90s punk kid hating anything that was mainstream in the 80s. I want to tell a story about how Reagan and the right misappropriated it and all that, but in the end I just don’t care, I don’t want to listen to it. “I’m On Fire” creeps me out, “Glory Days” creeps me out. I like “Dancing in the Dark” and a few other moments, but honestly I was thrilled when it was over and I could put on Nebraska instead.

eccessivo spirito patriottico album molto monotono, già la terza canzone sembrava avere stessa melodia della prima complessivamente piacevole come sottofondo

Oh, what could've been. Ruined by the E-Street Band, garish production, and too many creepy "little girl" references (and yes...ANY is too many).

I appreciate the message, but it's so big and boisterous all the time, it's hard to endure. I'm on Fire and My Hometown are exceptions.

Not my fave but one or two listenable tracks

I did not like this album when it first came out and, in retrospect, I still don't like it. Banal, jingoistic, and bloated. I only liked 2 tracks: Downbound train and I'm on Fire. The rest, if not banal, are unlistenable, semi-patriotic crap. Bruce SHOULD be embarrassed of this shite. Especially after Nebraska, which is the best thing he's done imo. 2 disappointed stars

I don't hate it There's a few good hits

Wasnt born in the usa

Born In The U.S.A. is actually the worst song on the album

Not really my thing

Pretty surface level and unremarkable musically. Definitely of its time

Continuo a pensare che Springsteen sia una roba creata ad OK per gli americani, incomprensibile per me.

born in the usa 6 cover me 6 darlington county 5 working on the highway 5 downbound train 6 i’m on fire 7 no surrender 6 bobby jean 5 i’m goin down 5 glory days 5 dancing in the dark 7 my hometown 5

★★½

Overrated

Ugh… I just don't get the seemingly universal appeal of Bruce. The second half of the album seemed to hit its stride. When he tries to push beyond his vocal range it just sounds forced, but not in a good way. The lyrics are all stories but just don't really resonate with me. The drumming is all just first and third beats and reminds me of that gif of him dancing, its just simple. I wanted to like it, but it just seems blah.

Second album proposé après 'Born To Run' que je n'avais pas trop apprécié (noté 2/5). Ce nouvel album propose quelques tubes connus, à la différence du précédent. Mais pas suffisamment pour me donner envie de l'écouter de nouveau : c'est toujours du rock très standard qui ne me touche pas. =>2/5

Glory Days makes me want to vomit. 2 stars, Bruce can, and has done, better.

Stanowczo zbyt amerykańskie

2 stars. A couple of good songs but mostly mediocre. Some concepts dated and hampers enjoyability

Видимо, чтобы понять эту музыку - нужно быть американцем. Очень скучно. Ожидал намного большего

I don’t get the hype behind this guy

good but not as good as Darkness on the Edge of Town Its a car ride typa album

ça va, pas trop mon truc

Referring to women as little/young girls is extremely grating on the ear, even before the aggressive monotony of his delivery. Simplistic compositions. Not a fan.

I hope this is the last Bruce Springsteen album. We get it, the author loved Bruce Springsteen. I don't love BS, I don't even like him, but I don't hate him either.

Few things ooze 1984 for me more than this album. You could not escape the title track or Dancing in the Dark. Listening today I can feel all of the excitement and anxiety of 7th grade like it was yesterday. I didn’t care much for this album back then - the blue collar, railroad/highway worker, drinking at the bar while pining about the past (Glory Days) themes were beyond my 12 year old life experience. The same remains largely true today - this album feels really "mid" - and its value to me now rests in its ability to invoke feelings of an arguably simpler, more optimistic (American exceptionalism) time. 2/5

Day 5- Wasn't a huge fan of this album, i can understand the appeal but there was not much for me to grasp onto this musically or lyrically.

This isn’t good

As a record, it's not that exciting to me, but the singles are classics.

I remember this record sitting in a short stack of CDs in my grandparent’s living room. They weren’t loose; nothing in the house was. Instead, the dozen or so jewel cases were organised into slip shelves either side of a VCR and stereo unit, with the TV sitting king of the pile – appropriate symbolism for the then-biggest whale in the attention economy. I don’t recall the album ever getting played – and on the strength of this listen through, I doubt I’d have really remembered had it been. There are anthems in here, truly era-defining stadium rock gems that have delivered hours upon hours of enjoyment in varied and interesting contexts (Bum The Gibbon’s lockdown-era cover of “Dancing In The Dark” especially) … but as full albums go, there’s plenty in there that’s forgettable too. Still, I won’t soon forget the first time I held that album c.1996 and, in that peculiarly intuitive way only a child can, felt like I understood something about my grandad I didn’t before. The Boss in his blue jeans announced a dimension to my grandad’s character I hadn’t yet had a chance to apprehend; said something about his internal life I’d likely never hear him articulate directly … and would forever need to guess about anyway. And because life’s like that – layer on layer of clues, hues, idiosyncrasies, dust – music’s like that too (or is it the other way around?). Happy birthday, Grandad.

I tried. I was on a scenic drive. It was not good. Maybe just the wrong place and time. Maybe it’s actually not good. I don’t know, but whatever happened between me and these songs and that road… I’ll just never listen again and I am okay with that.

ehh podia morir sin escucharlo

If there is a Bruce Springsteen song worth getting excited about I have yet to hear it. 2*

The unapologetic all star American album. It's got guns, booze, new york and pdf vibes.

He's such a creep, it's disgusting. I'm giving it a 2 because of 2 of the songs that I begrudgingly like (NOT I'm on Fire). This man should be investigated. Clive Davis signed him I mean. Danger.

Consistent throughout but overuse of the cheesy keyboard sound. Top track: I'm Goin' Down / Southbound Train

This is the sound of boomers pining for the “good old days” that never really existed

Gostei de 2 músicas, o resto foi mid

Not my thing at all but Dancing in the Dark is a floor filling banger and Bobby Jean has some wicked sax.

Huge album for people who like boring music

While I like the fella’s politics, I’m not sure about his music. The title track still grates on me and sounds awfully 80’s

meh (':

this is what bland sounds like to me i think. but songs like cover me and parts of no surrender im a fan of. not the most challenging music but a challenge for me to listen to nonetheless because of genre preferences i think.

I do like when it sounds melancholic but it stays too long being upbeat which doesn't suit his voice

God damn Bruce Springsteen. His music is far too mediocre to get the amount of radio play it does, but I guess some people must like it.

Ce serait pas le chanteur le plus surestimé de l'histoire notre ami Bruce, avec ses caisses claires qui résonnent et ses trompettes merdiques ?

I get why people like Springsteen, there's a certain anthemic quality to what he does but as I've said before, heartland rock just doesn't really do it for me. It's fine, I can listen to it but for my tastes, I find it to be a bit 'bright', a bit plodding and just lacking a bit of bite. I believe he's very good live and 'Id probably get more out of it in that environment.

God bless américa, Trump for president my country is the whole continent cause i dont know shit about geography. Yessss.... no.

School went mad when he played Roundhay park in Leeds. I'd never heard of him. I was surprised by how many of these songs I knew. The rhythm on I'm on fire is good.

Really quite disappointing. Uninspired both musically and lyrically.

more tolerable than the other bruce springsteen albums on the list but nothing of note on here either

Not a Springsteen fan!

I tried

A very difficult album to listen to. The vocals are grating and flat in many of the songs. However, I did find a couple of the songs earworming my brain afterwards to save it from being a 1*

Bruce Springsteen is 'Basically Fine: The Musical'. Nothing about his music stirs any kind of feeling in me. Even his biggest hits - both of which are on this album - leave me with a feeling of ambivalent indifference. I can't understand how anyone could dislike this music, and I can't understand why anyone could like it. It's magnolia dad rock which as a non-american has zero cultural meaning.

not as awesome as i thought but respect to bruce’s politics!

Couple of good songs, but mostly a bit middle of the road.

Born in the U.S.A is obviously a banger. The rest of the album was lost on me a bit.

The hits are undeniable, in saying that some of the deep cuts on the album are quite a chore to get through and really break up the enjoyment of the album and make it hard to listen to as a whole project and had to use the weekend to listen to it. Again the hits are what save this album from being rated lower, I might come back to this later in life and enjoy it more but right now not so much

I never understood the appeal of Springsteen. I listened to this album and I just don’t like his music. It’s one of those things where there’s nothing wrong with the music, it just doesn’t click with me at all.

It is such an American album from the title track to baseball nostalgia, I just feel like I am out of context here to really connect with lyrics even after reading up on it. Musically it haven't grasped me either.

I used to really enjoy Springsteen, but admittedly this one did not stand the test of time for me.

I feel like I should like this more because of what album it is, but...I just didn't. Not my style.

Can’t argue with the title track, but the rest is thin gruel. A pop sheen over grit that never quite surfaces. Wonder if the rednecks ever noticed it’s not a victory lap but a eulogy.

I love Bruce Springsteen. But I kind of hate this album. It feels like a parody of Springsteen. The magic of his best stuff is that it feels very grounded and relatable. He's able to tell the stories of blue collar Americans in such an authentic way that you believe the stories are his (even though you know they're not). But on this album, it feels like he’s run out of that magic. It honestly just sounds like a rich guy pretending to blue collar and failing miserably. It's 80s Bruce cosplaying as 70s Bruce with a synthesizer duct taped to his hands. While I can’t say for sure that the lyrics on this album are worse than on his older material. What I can say is that the 80s production and synth work really fails these songs and creates the cheesy, fake vibe. There’s always been a hint of cheesiness in his work but I think the grounded, gritty 70s pub rock production reinforced the authenticity of the songs and made you believe. But on this album, the glossy sound and questionable synth work amplify the cheese factor. It becomes a strange smelling elephant in the room. This leaves the album feeling like a shiny label driven imitation of his better work. He even sorta backs up my point on Glory Days without realizing it: And I hope when I get old, I don’t sit around thinking about it, but I probably will. […] Well, the time slips away, leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of Glory days. Springsteen doesn’t realize it, but on this album he’s already the guy trying to reclaim his glory days (his run of classic albums that lead him to this point). His "boring stores" are the tracks on this damn album and the many albums he'll put out in the future. Sadly, he'll never recreate the success of this album or the quality of his previous work. It's over... and he doesn't even know it yet. Side note: I fucking hate Glory Days. I always have and I think I always will. Additional side note: Glory Days is my Dad’s favourite Springsteen song. I hated it before I knew this, but it makes sense since we have almost zero in common musically. Weirdly the songs that feel like new territory for Bruce are the ones that are stone cold classics. When he stops trying to tell Springsteen-ian stories and instead tackles something more personal and brief, he writes 2 of the greatest synth rock bangers of all time: I’m on fire and Dancing in the Dark. These 2 songs completely cary this album. I’m going to give this album 2 stars and those 2 songs are doing 90% of the work to get that rating. I want a whole album of Bruce singing songs like these… but that is not what we got on Born in the U.S.A. These 2 songs actually stick out like beautiful sore thumbs in the track list. The rest of the songs feel like old Bruce with an ugly new coat of paint, while Dancing and Fire feel like a brand new Bruce fit for the future of music. It’s a shame we didn’t get more of this. Side note: I still love that music video with Courtney Cox. Additional Side note: I got into Springsteen through a scene in The Place Beyond The Pines where Ryan Gosling is holding a dog and swaying to Dancing in the Dark. There are so many better Springsteen albums than this. Listen to Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River or Nebraska. Those 4 albums came right before this one and they’re all way better. It’s wild that the most pure, authentic release in his whole catalogue, Nebraska, came out right before this album. It makes zero sense. Additional notes….

 Cover me - It’s a good track. Maybe the third best song on the album. I dig its lounge-y swagger. Born in the U.S.A. - I want to love this track. I love parts of it. The lyrics are great. The energy of his voice is aggressive in a good way. I love the politics of it from what I can glean. Unfortunately, it's really brought down by the synth work and the production. There’s that famous anecdote of Regan playing it at his rallies, not realizing that it’s satire and that it’s actually anti-American. Normally this story is told in support of the greatness of Born in the U.S.A…. but to me it’s actually evidence of my issue with track. Is it good satire if no-one gets the joke and people instead take it literally? Trump played it at his rallies in the past 10 years, so people still haven’t figured out the song’s true message. Even knowing the truth, it can be hard for me not to hear it as a pro-America anthem unless I’m really paying attention to the lyrics. The production screams all American hero and it can be hard to get past that. I can see Hulk Hogan tearing a shirt while it plays. I think if the synth tone had been a bit more sour or gritty or something… if the production had been more subversive… it could have gone a long way to supporting the satire of the track…. And made it actually cool. Darlington county - Reminds me of Hey You by BTO in a bad way with it’s annoying shalala chorus. Working on the highway - Feels like a goofy 50s pastiche with more cheesy synth/organ. I didn’t like it. Im goin’ down - Sounds vaguely like Wagon Wheel? It’s a solid track I guess. Glory Days - Fuck Glory Days. I hope I never hear this song again.

1. uza - 1.5 2. cover - 1.5 2. county - 1 4. uuorking - 1 5. train - 1.5 6. fire - 2 7. zurrender - 1 8. bobby - 1 9. douun - 1 10. glory - 1.5 11. dark - 2 12. touun- 1.5

I’ve tried, but I just can’t seem to get into Bruce in the 80’s. He was supposed to be the next Bob Dylan but instead turned into a caricature of himself. There are for sure classics on this album but too much pop washes it all away.

maybe this is the MONDAY talking, but I hate this and I never want to listen to it again. "Born in the USA" has 2 chords in the whole fucking song. adding 1 star because I feel like an iota of respect is due to Bruce for pissing off Trump.

This is the Springsteen I was expecting to hear on this list, not that I particularly want it. This is butt rock for a construction site before butt rock became more about butts lyrically than just aurally. I don’t even like the hits. I never have. It’s not even bad it’s just boring unimaginative dreck. Best track on here is “My hometown” which chronicles the story of a quintessentially American shithole. It’s depressing but it made me feel something and that makes this album a 2.

Really don’t dig The Boss brand of wall of sound, or the anti-nostalgia of the 80s when this shit was everywhere, but the simpler tunes are pretty great.

I’m just gonna say it… I think every song on the album sounds basically the same except I’m on Fire and Dancing in the Dark.

Just not my thing. It’s not bad, just not for me.

Not my favorite, repetitive

Most songs here if not all give the vibe of a movie with a kid running downstairs to eat breakfast and catch the bus for school. His voice is alot more tolerable than Born to Run, but its still has this showman twang to it that I'm just not a fan of.

Wellllll this album. Oh man, this is nostalgia central. My dad loved this album and would put it on when we had yard work to do, which is really funny because my dad's go-to was usually Kenny G or Fleetwood Mac. But Bruce came out when we had work to get done. Whether it was working on the deck or fixing the car, he was our soundtrack. I am not an enormous fan of Bruce. I have tried multiple times over the years to get into the album but have never been able to round the corner. I don't know if it is because of my childhood or if he just isn't my jam. It is hard to say. What I do know is that this album is iconic of 80s Americana Rock n ' Roll. There is something about this album: summer, fresh cut grass, barbeques, and living the best life you can. Or maybe that is the nostalgia talking again. I will definitely listen to this album today and anytime someone else puts it on.

I've made no secret in past reviews that I don't have much love for Springsteen. I think his whole schtick is overblown. Credit where it's due, he writes some popular songs and made a storied career, but its just generally not for me. Glad to get the title track out of the way. Its incredibly catchy and obvious why it took off, but I have grown to hate the chorus due to overplay. I do, however, find it funny that so many politicians, etc. play this as if it is a positive anthem of the US. When in fact if you listen to the lyrics its all about sending our kids out to fight foreign wars and "kill the yellow man." I've made it through 7 full tracks and I'm honestly proud of myself for this feat. I cannot do 5 more. Something about Springsteen always makes me think of Christmas music. Not in the excited, this is the holiday season sort of way. More in the sense that the songs feel overtly materialistic and insincere. This is probably more me than the music, but I just can't do it. While this isn't dogshit, it still isn't something I want to consume. Personal enjoyment is really low on this one... giving this a 2 because a 1 feels too harsh.

this seems like extremely country ( well duhhhhh) but like this is the most countryeyyy album i have ever listened to. its quite shouty. his accent is annoying me . im picturing him like a cowboy and a farmer mixed. again quite shouty. i feel very rural. one song sounded like it belonged in the teen beach movie. its just a bit average. like i feel like this week is just complete weird albums like so unknown. i dont even know. just like not very me. makes me want to say yeee hawwww.

This album was inescapable when I was 10 years old, and honestly I would have been fine NEVER hearing anything from it again, but here we are. I am not a Springsteen fan. I hate his voice. I hate his story-telling style of lyric writing. I hate how much he wishes he was Bob Dylan (who I also hate). But mostly, and specific to this album, I HATE that the average American flag waving douche-bag still regards Born In The U.S.A. as a fist-pumping patriotic anthem. Cover Me is probably the closest I've ever come to enjoying a Springsteen song though, so points for that I guess.

Ett par klassiker men framförallt väldigt trött. Fattar ej grejen med The Boss.

I don't really like this guys music Will I listen to again: 0%

It's funny that Born in the US is the famous track of this album because the song immediately following it is so much better. In general, this has both that 80s sounds and country-ish vocals that I really dislike. But Cover Me really had a nice sound. 2.5 rounded down. You put a song like "I'm Goin Down" on an album and you aren't cracking into the 3+ stars.

this was fun, but only a few songs. the rest felt like a slog. not a huge fan but going to drop off here for today because I just suffered through two metal albums

Don't like it

Lots of classics, I just don't really like Bruce's classics.

Solid album

Not for me, born in the USA is annoying 4.5/10

Almost 3 stars. Little too much yelling

Read the lyrics to Born in the USA for the first time- so it’s about the mistreatment of the middle class, and in particular Vietnam Vets upon their return. More progressive than US Fascists seem to think. Two issues: musically it’s extremely obnoxious- just a terrible fucking song. AND it’s viewpoint is parochial- focused on the poor vets- but while they are victims- haw about the millions of Vietnamese lives disrupted and ended in the “kill anything that moves” doctrine that war was waged by. Fuck the USA. Also- this album’s production is 80s in the bad way, and Bruce is always singing anthemically- it’s wearying. He chills out on “I’m on Fire” probably the best track on the record. I didn’t know “Dancing in the Dark” was on this record- obviously the biggest hit (504 million views!). It’s catchy and were it arranged and performed in the 1950s I’d probably love it. As is it’s the most synth and sax laden but of 80s schlock imaginable. Put this goddamn album in the discount bin or burn it. My enjoyment- one star. For its earnestness, I’ll give it one more.

The Arthur Miller of pop. If you empathise with the tragic hero character, I can see how this is awesome. I don't, so I don't. Dancing in the dark doesn't make up for the awful sax either

Eeeh this was kinda rough.

Don’t really get why he’s so popular, I feel like there’s artists nowadays doing this genre better. Also I heard him singing about a ‘little girl’ on 2 different songs and any more than 1 is too much.

Overblown throaty meat and potatoes. Not my boss.

America

"Well time slips away leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of glory days." Bruce sums up how I feel about his album. Everything sounds so musically uninspired. I do appreciate the juxtaposition of how "Born in the USA" is used as a patriotic anthem versus the actual lyrics.

He yells a bit too much for my liking