Born In The U.S.A.

Some classics! But the hits outshine the rest of the album

It has some classics definitely, but not an amazing album all the way through.

It's Bruce. You know you're getting the peanut butter on the roof of your mouth vocals and similar sounding instrumentals.

I remember listening to this as a kid a lot and liked it a lot more than I do now. I still enjoy it as a whole, but the non-hits are not that great.

Born in the U.S.A., Cover Me, Darlington County, No Surrender, Glory Days and Dancing in the Dark. Liked it more than I thought. Not his best and not his worst. This is his least boring album so far. I’m on Fire is a dog shit song.

I imagined Carlton doing his little dance to most of these songs. downbound train, my hometown, I'm on fire is the best song on the album

All songs very similar, to the extent it felt like a long listen. Great at its heights, but not overly moved by it.

This feels like something my uncle would put on after asking if I wanna hear some real music. Then I would watch the family turn up while drinking their bud light

I've never been a huge fan of Springsteen's style, but his songs undeniably have a ton of heart and he's a great song writer and band leader. I've listened to Born In The USA off and on since I was a kid, and it always kind of hits the same: I really like listening to it but I will rarely ever choose to listen to it.

Har försökt och försökt men lyckas inte stå ut med prod och arr. Några ok låtar, dock.

Top 3: I’m Goin Down Glory Days Dancing in the Dark

Holy cow the snare on every 2 and 4 of this record is so consistent. It's maybe the most defining feature of this record. As for the review, it's alright. I am not a fan of this kind of rock. This is well put togeather and I have always liked Springsteen's message. Then the record just sort of ends...

Just sounds washed out

7/10 me gusta pero la guea esta tan quemada q suena cmo background music al final y no me deja meterme bien en la guea. igual aunq le estoy tirando un 7 lw esta overrated

A pretty good generic rocker. I've never understood the hype attached to the Boss. He's good enough but there were lots of better acts out there during his ascendancy.

What I really like about this challenge is that a few times I get an album that I’m sold on and I don’t enjoy listening much. This is one of those. I’m like ‘yeah, course, born in the USA.’ And the listen through feels so underwhelming. Without the context and the appreciation of the entire catalogue, and album like this one doesn’t land the same. Grateful to The Boss for many things and some tracks on this album are incredibly important to me but it’s not one I’ll listen to over and again.

I know this is Springsteen's classic album but for some reason it doesn't really touch me.

This record is not exactly my 'jam' but it's obviously great. I think I kind of hated the title track when I was younger but wow is it growing on me as I get older (and inspect the lyrics more deeply). I'm On Fire is a tremendous track and would be a hit if it were released today. Overall a great listen. The synths are a bit forward in the mix and the "80's" drum sound is grating, but otherwise a pretty great record.

There is no doubt that he is a skilled musician and knows to create songs that will get people out on the Big Joe's Tavern dance floor. However, I would not be one of those people on the dance floor.

Classic Springsteen. Easy listening, just wish anyone on the right listened to the lyrics of born in the USA

Er ekki að fíla þetta níundatugar hljómborðssound, og fíla ekki alltaf sönginn, svo sem í titilaginu. Þessi plata virkar líka svolítið langdregnari en Born to run. En að því sögðu þá eru þarna lög sem ég kann að meta, svo sem Dancing in the Dark, Glory days og My hometown.

About a 7/10, a lot of the middle of the album melded into one but was still enjoyable

Not my favorite Springsteen album. It's a bit all-over-the-place, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There are some solid tracks ("I'm on Fire" perhaps my favorite), but there's something about it that doesn't hold my attention as tightly as Born to Run, Nebraska, or even Tunnel of Love (which I consider one of his best and far superior to BITUSA).

Goede teksten, middle of the road rock.

Big fan of Bruce, but I think this is one of my least fave of his "major" albums. The audio mix (esp on Born in the USA) is not great. The radio singles aren't exactly in my top either. All that said, it's still Bruce. So you have to give credit where it's due to an American songwriting icon.

Not my favorite Springsteen. Doesn’t seem to have the same bite and passion as some of his older stuff.

Las canciones bien rockeras como Cover Me me gustan bastante. Después rebalsa lo yanqui q es con canciones tipo Darlington County o Downbound Train, y ya no me agrada tanto. Working on the Highway y No Surrender tienen cosas de los Dire Straits que me parecieron muy copadas, desde el estribillo, las guitarras y como canta el chabon, es muy Industrial Disease. Superó mis expectativas. 6/10

Rounding up my 2.5 on this one.

It's decent, but not as good as some of his other work.

Dancing in the Dark is definitely the low point of Bruce's career. I remember my shock and disappointment the first time I heard it. Plus, it got played in the discos and it was awful to dance to, with it's super slow beat. Then of course, there's Born in the USA which most of the flag-wavers, including Ronald Reagan, didn't realize was an anti-war song. Once you get past those, there are a handful of good songs, if you can bear the 80s radio-friendly production. I'm tempted to give this a lower mark by comparing it to Springsteen's earlier efforts, but in comparison to mid 80s releases by other mega-bands, like U2 or Dire Straits, this holds up pretty well.

Pretty decent.

3/5 I was more impressed than I thought I would be, but still not a huge fan overall. I listened to it twice a s still can't remember it...

3-4. Einige gute Songs, aber insgesamt eher mittelmäßig.

Pretty country-sounding songs, which I am not too big on. Does have the classic songs Dancing in the Dark and Born in the USA. Cover Me was a nice surprise from the album, but otherwise the other songs were okay with nothing else really standing out to me.

The first track always sounds corny to me, but I understand its anti-patriotism. So I guess it might intentionally sound like this. Listening to the lyrics I do enjoy the song more. Track #2 cover me sounds better than track #1 to me, though a bit repetitive. That drum beat is frustrating, its very apparent in track #3. I find track #3 a bit obnoxious in general. Do not enjoy the shalalala which occur followed by sax. Downtown train is a nice change up in the tracklist, a bit more relaxed and beautiful. Track #6 starts out in a similar tone to track #5 good track. Track #7 doesn't seem that interesting on face value. Bobby Jean (#8) is a really good track. I'm going down was a powerful tune. Glory days is back to a bit too corny for my liking. Dancing in the dark is a punishing track, very 80s. My hometown is a solid finish. Its like a 3.4 for me.

Some great standout tunes but a lot of samey filler songs that don't really go anywhere

Undoubtedly a great songwriter, but Bruce leaves me cold

So American it hurts

Loved it

Springsteen is stille going strong

This is my second Bruce Springsteen album. Containing one of his most known songs that is highly misinterpreted and one of the unironically misused songs of all time. His music is alright, this album contains some of his biggest hits. I think he's a bit overrated as a musician. Not terrible but not something I would enjoy listening to often.

Some old classic Springsteen on here. Not my favourite cup of tea but it works. Working class multi millionaire sings about how down to Earth he is. It’s just fine. Much nicer listen for the casual ear than Nebraska.

can't seem to get into springsteen - 3 stars

It's good. I'm not a huge Springsteen fan and It's not one I'd listen to very often

3 stars

There were many turns Springsteen could have taken after the blockbuster variety show that was The River, which in retrospect puts a cap on 70s Bruce. He took the pop and bar band vibes of Hungry Heart and made a whole album following up on that. This is a Big Album, like they made in the eighties and just don't do anymore. Seven singles in the States (I think 5 in the UK) and endless rotation on MTV. Has it aged well? Not really. The title track is rendered virtually unlistenable to by virtue of the production, the Monster Hit is rendered virtually unlistenable to by virtue of being Dancing In The Dark. There's some good stuff here - Downtown Train and My Hometown in particular - but there are no tracks that would make it onto my Desert Island Bruce Disks. It can only be three stars, so that there's proper room for Tunnel of Love or Nebraska on 4, and Darkness.. on 5.

Acabei escutando na sequência de outro álbum dele, assim foi demais pra mim de rock americano clássico. E reconheci hits dos anos 80.

It's got some great all-American songs, but some real weak points, like Darlington County and Workin' on the Highway.

I don't think I'll like Springsteen's other albums very much if this is his most accessible one. I didn't think anything of more than half the songs on this album. His voice can be a little grating, especially in Born in the U.S.A. I didn't expect to like this album much, but there were actually a few songs on here that I liked. My favourite song was Cover Me.

Another artist I know by reputation and basically just 1 song, the one that gives the title to today’s album. I’m not American and wasn’t expecting to connect or be interested in patriotic rock, but Born in the USA is not that at all!!! Instead, Springsteen sings about disillusion, the lie of the American Dream, and what it feels like to grow up knowing there’s no future, no way out. The music’s made to fill stadiums; no wonder so many ppl ignored the more critical parts and focused on the catchy lines. Personally it’s not the type of rock I’m drawn to (not enough variation, sounds to… clean?) but I definitely see why it deserves a place on the list, and I leave with a big dose of respect for The Boss.

Great piece of Americana. Apart from the 5 or so "hits", I was taken by the bluesy nature of the album.

Bruce Springsteen has a couple of actually fantastic hits. Most of his output, however, is just chaff. The songs are cheesy, melodramatic and completely worn-out before they're halfway through. This album has one fantastic standout hit in the form of Dancing In The Dark and pretty much all of the rest is chaff. Possibly, rounding this up from 2.5 stars might be too generous. But the album is at least reasonable as background music.

-Favourite song "Cover me" -Did not like that none of the songs flowed together nicely. -Songs were very catchy and poppy. Overall, not as bad as I thought it would be. It is not my kind of music but I understand why some people would like it.

born in the usa : 5/10 cover me : 8/10 darlington county : 4/10 working on the highway : 5/10 downbound train : 3/10 i’m on fire : 4/10 no surrender : 7/10 bobby jean : 5/10 i’m goin down : 3/10 glory days : 6/10 dancing in the dark : 7/10 my hometown : 3/10

It's Springsteen. It's bombastic. It suits a calling but isn't as strong as his earlier work.

There are quite a few tracks on this album that I think that I would be a big fan of, if not for the Bruce vocals. They just really turn me off.

After listening to Born to Run and The Rising, I thought I'd be ready to like this and went in pretty optimistic. But I'm afraid this did not go well for me and my ear holes. The songs that were familiar had worn out their welcome long ago and the songs I didn't know didn't really speak to me today. I'm a little jealous of Springsteen fans because their feelings for him seem to run so deep. (I'm sure I feel like that about somebody else. Lots of somebodies else. But, you know, no such thing as too much love, right?) I'm pretty sure there's a Springsteen album that I could love. I will keep looking. p.s. Anyone else find the line "Hey, little girl, is your daddy home?" monumentally creepy?

First time listening to the full album made by Bruce Springsteen - somehow I expected a record full of hits and entertaining music like the titular "Born in the U.S.A.". Instead, I was greeted by one of the most famous songs ever and eleven others, completely anonymous tracks. The rest of the album was surprisingly average, which was even more noticeable in contrast to the great opener. One exception might be another single - "Dancing in the Dark", which has a little bit more recognisable riff and chorus, but somehow this song just disappears in the sea of mediocrity. Perhaps I am too harsh in my evaluation of the album, which has seen so much success over the years, but strong lyrics and one "anthem" for a generation of americans in 80s is not enough for me to declare it a masterpiece. Essentially, it is not my style and I am a little disappointed in the quality of this album.

One of the most overrated albums of all time. Some of the songs are decent, sometimes even *more* than that (example: "I'm On Fire" )... But boy oh boy, how *poorly* the cheesy instrumentation and hackneyed arrangements on this one have aged. It's everything you could hate the eighties for, at least if you have even a little bit of taste left on your tongue. One day, *maybe* I will buy a secondhand copy of this one to complete my Springsteen collection, currently stopping at *Nebraska*. But it will probably be nothing but a completist consumer's compulsion, nothing more... Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  less than 800, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter (including this one, only for "historical" reasons and its popular appeal at the time) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

I heard this so many times in the late 1980’s that I pretty much quit listening to Springsteen completely (except for “Rosalina” - that song rocks!). Can’t bring myself to queue this up, so I’m basing my rating on 35 year old memories. Probably deserves better…

Born in the U.S.A. (the song) is overrated. Bruce, in general, is overrated. Now that that's out of the way, I'm pleasantly surprised with this album. It's better than I previously remembered, and while it certainly isn't groundbreaking or original, it's easy to listen to. The deep cuts are better than the hits

decent, a bit samey in latter half of album. fav song: Cover me Least fav song: I'm on fire

3.5/5. It has its moments

Not bad dar nu chiar stilul meu. Gets you moving tho Hopa nu mă așteptam să aud ceva cunoscut - interesantă varianta asta originală de la I'm On Fire All in all n-aș zice nu unei alte reascultări 3.5/5

Nice jam.

good album! easy listening, and classic songs!

bah non .

Brill album, personally prefer Springsteen's 'Live from Dublin' and would recommend this to anyone who underestimates the man. I grew up loving this album, and still love it to this day.

Mye jobb og jernbane. Men sjefen er sjefen

Literally put me to sleep

album mostly overrated

Much preferred the second half of the album, more impactful lyrics and more enjoyable melodies and hooks for my taste. Overall this isn't my kind of music, and many of the songs seem very similar.

Not my cup of tea, but it definitely has exposed me to the American spirit. I don't regret listening to it, but I probably wouldn't listen to it again, at least in its entirety. The highlights for me were: Cover, Glory days

Just fine

Many hits and much deeper lyrics than I thought, but ultimately not my thing

some cracking tunes on there but not enough to keep me coming back for more

Standard Bruce stuff. The odd good singalong track, the odd cringey track, the rest standard Dadrock.

Very America, maybe a bit too much

Not really a fan of Springsteen and feel like he's a bit overrated but this album definitely has some tunes - I probably won't revisit except for a couple of tracks though

I thought I'd hate it, but it was OK.

I don't get Bruce Springsteen personally. I know millions of people do so I suppose it's just me. Hits aside I enjoyed I'm Goin' Down. Overall I'll say its fun album, something you can dance to when no one is watching. A best album of all time? I don't know but it does scream homeboy Americana till the cows come home.

I can see why this album is important, I just don't personally *love* it, you know? Not my favorite from Brucey.

🤮 3? catchy but terrible

The Boss’s Born in the USA was ok 3/5. The boss has a very grunge voice. That being said his voice has a bravado that you kind of just have to imitate. You can’t karaoke any song with out closing your eyes, sweating profusely and straining your voice. Standouts Born in the usa I’m on fire Dancing in the dark My hometown

his music is good and fun album but there isn’t much else to say? it’s just very bland and yes. i know it was a huge album and i can see why, it’s fun and easy to follow.

not as spectacular as some of his other work 3.5

Never really heard why Bruce got so much adulation, but everyone to his own. His heart is in the right place though

Cet album est d'une certaine façon le chef-d'œuvre de Springsteen. Pour le remettre dans son contexte, Bruce sort d'une longue période de dépression au cours de laquelle il confie souvent à ses amis voir « la queue à moitié molle » selon ses propres mots. La cause de ce passage à vide est intimement liée à son album précédent : Darkness on the Edge of Town. Pour celui-ci, le chanteur avait insisté pour que la pochette montre bien son sexe et ses testicules. Le photographe ainsi que ses producteurs se sont opposés à cette idée, et seul le haut du corps de l'artiste apparaîtra finalement. Pour le chanteur, c'est un drame. Les textes de son CD sont selon lui impossible à comprendre sans avoir vu ses « énormes couillasses ». Six ans plus tard, ses proches et ses collaborateurs toquent à sa porte. Toute personne qui côtoie Springsteen sait qu'il faut toquer au moins cinq fois par précaution puisque l'intéressé a pour habitude de se promener les fesses à l'air dans son salon. En ouvrant la porte, Springsteen leur fait sa farce préférée qu'il nomme la « couillasse surprise ». Il s'agit d'une astuce qu'il a lui même élaborée ; au dessus de son caleçon, il fait dépasser une roubignole et attend que les invités la remarquent. Ses proches et producteurs lui expliquent alors le projet : on ne peut pas faire figurer de pénis sur la pochette d'un album. Cependant, faire apparaître un cul est parfaitement autorisé par la loi. À ce moment précis, Springsteen est aux anges. Il va pouvoir montrer son cul à l'Amérique. Quelques pets gras plus tard, l'album est dans la boîte et se vendra à plus de cent trente millions d'exemplaires.

There's a couple of obvious big ones which saves it from my initial 2 star rating, but on the whole the boss continues to disappoint me.

Nowhere near as good as Steve Bruce. I guess not being born in the USA has been really detrimental to the listening experience. I have seen him live though...for one song. I was watching the Gaslight Anthem (remember them?) and Brucey joined them for a song for some reason. It was fairly unremarkable.

Boss. I like earnest, blue collar rock n' roll Bruce but I could do without the more new wave-y stuff on here.

Few good songs. Production style has really aged itself.

This would be a great album if it wasn't marred by cheesy 80s production. I've heard the demo of Born in the USA from the Nebraska Sessions -- imagine if he recorded this album in the 70s

Tom petty > Springsteen > any hair metal 3

I'm on Fire. Skip everything else.

Ich hab gestern echt mal reingehört. Das ist kitschige aber durchaus gute Pop Musik. Es ist bisschen schwer den Bias zu überwinden weil die Produktion echt maximal Pop ist, aber fand es auf jeden Fall nicht schlecht.

Vind Bruce best tof, maar dit album vond ik niet op alle fronten heel sterk. Maar toch een ruime voldoende.

Dit is echt vroege-jeugdsentiment! Goeie plaat hoor! Heel vaak gehoord vanaf de achterbank bij mijn ouders in de auto. Meeste tracks hebben een erg prettige drive en energie. Tof om weer een keer integraal te horen.

Born in the USA vind ik een ronduit vervelend nummer. De rest leuk voor een keer. Voor het foute 'I'm on fire' heb ik een zwak.

Better than I was expecting

Born In The U.S.A.

Good

Love Springsteen,this album is ok some good songs .I don’t think it’s his best work though

America...fuck yeah. This was good tbf, really enjoyed dancing in the dark

3 só por causa dancing in the dark.

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

Seems to be a classy song, unfortunately im not really into patriotic usa songs... maybe im wrong about the patriotism in the songs / lyrics but the album title already is weird.

I was left whelmed by this album, it is exactly as i expected. Some very patriotic american rock I really don't care about which sounds fine...

Mid, es demasiado americano, ritmos clásicos del rock

2.5

dont like him

Starting to laugh after 2 seconds, really, listening to this album feels like being tied up and bound to a chair, then having an old man try to suffocate me with the Stars and Stripes. Nominated as ‘the well-known album I would never listen to unless you recommend it’

One of the most overrated albums of all time by one of the most overrated rock artists of all time. Some great songs for sure but the production sounds like absolute shit like most 80’s albums.

Je peux accrocher à certaines musiques comme I’m On Fire et Dancing in the Dark mais j’arrive pas à écouter les autres sans me dire que c’est pour remplir. J’accroche pas à tout ce qui est autour de cet album

i'm not american enough for this

There may be an album that makes me a fan of this band, but not this one. Two absolute classics but the problem with having a band as big as this is you squeeze sax into every nook and cranny.

Plodding!

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

He's an okay songwriter but I really can't get behind his vocals. Whenever I wear a white tshirt and blue jeans I always joke that I feel like Bruce Springsteen because of this album cover haha.

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. Granted, it still doesn't really make me like this album. which 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 here in "No Surrender" and "Dancing In The Dark." I've already reviewed Born To Run, an album I liked much better than this one. 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

Bleh. It’s about what I expected, crooning, sappy, quite basic instrumental elements. There’s a couple of relatively iconic tracks and plenty of soul bearing but “The Boss” just doesn’t do it for me.

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

Maybe I would enjoy this if I was American.

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