Born In The U.S.A.

Has never been my favourite Bruce but deserves its legendary status.

(3.5)

4.5 should be a 5-star, but im rounding down for no particular reason at all

Maybe Springsteen is an American taste, maybe he's been there for so long that everybody already listens to his music and accept it as the work of a great musician but outside of the US he has never been so present as other musicians like Bob Dylan that I sense he is perceived in a similar manner. The lyrics are good, better than average at moments, others they are really simple. The musicians are good and know when to be present and when yo step back and realize that the act is Bruce Springsteen. Yet, the sum of those parts don't seem to give a great album. Favourite songs: Born in the USA, Downbound train, the kind of creepy I'm on fire

Already know the album of course, not my favourite of his because of every white bloke ever shouting BORN IN THE USA in a cringe fashion (yes I know the meaning of the song morons, but not sure they do). I’m on fire is my fave, even though that first lyric hasn’t aged that well has it. Dancing in the dark is obviously an awesome track. Makes this a 4.

As a native New Jerseyan, I never understood why Bruce Springsteen got so much hype. That being said, Born in the U.S.A. is one of his best, along with Born to Run.

The soundtrack of my youth, four stars more for sentimental reasons than for anything else.

Really liked this album! A side is completely killer and stacked as all hell! This of course has some of Bruce's most iconic songs like the title track and "Dancing in the Dark." The album is very anthemic, every song kind of sounds like, the song-to-end-all-songs. Bruce's lyrics give off real great imagery for the mind to play with (most notable in "Darlington County.") The few songs on here that don't have a upbeat tempo I feel like would fit very well on his previous album "Nebraska" (it makes sense a lot of the songs were written in the same sessions.) I highly recommend this one. Other Bruce Springsteen albums (like Darkness on the Edge of Town) apart from Nebraska haven't really striked a chord with me, so hopefully this is that one album that helps you understand an artist and the rest of their difficult-to-get-into (for me) albums. Highlight Song/s: "Born in the U.S.A.", "Cover Me", "Darlington County", "Working on the Highway", "I'm Goin' Down" and "Dancing in the Dark"

Bobby Jean gets me every time

Yes

Funny how his two most famous albums both have Born in the name. "Born in the Usa" is probably in my top 10 of songs I never want to hear again in my life. Far from my top 10 least liked song (Well not that far actually) but ive heard this fuckass song so many time. I am sick of it. Every time I hear it on the radio I instantly change the channel. The worst part of this song is the vocals. He sound like hes constipated. And that fucking chorus man... BAAAAAWWWWWNN IN THE USAaAaAA. Please shut the fuck up. Im not a bruce springsteen fan, in fact ive already gave to 2 of his album a 1/5. This album dindt change my mind at all. Just annoying 80's pop songs one after the other.

Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen Successful, popular, best selling, middle of the road ‘from my youth’ album with a couple of bigger hits, unchallenging even after 6 beers AOR. Competently mixed and executed. A bit la-la-la ling-a-long in places. Undertones of American Country in its lyrics and simple chord changes. Doesn’t travel that well outside US borders, average undistinguished voice, several album filler tracks. My sacreligeous rating: overrated, 58%.

Good classic rock album. I like Springsteen's voice and performances. The album begins and ends well, but there are also a few tracks of filler in between. The album has many memorable rock songs, but does not really break new ground or experiment. Overall, I'd say it's a solid album but a touch overrated.

Impassioned

The overall album was great, have a lot of catchy lyrics and I definitely i love the song, Dancing in the Dark.

Not my favorite Bruce Springsteen album but it’s pretty good

I don't dislike Bruce Springsteen but I do find most of his songs to be the same song.

4 - As with most music from this era, the lyrics can be unsettling. The music is really good though.

no me ha molado tanto eh

Está bien armado, pero no es mi estilo, el único tema que me gustó más o menos fue downbound train

just kinda mid

Дефолт

Great American album

No comments veel america propaganda

Much better than I expected. The music is very good, overall. The lyrics are usually deep and the bring you images of real life in the USA. That's touching. The only downside is that I find most of the vocal melodies quite monotonous. But generally it works in the album.

Never been a huge fan of Springsteen but I love his vision, lyrics, stories. The music to me is just ok. I give him 5 stars for this record just for his humanity alone, but this is a great record, even though it is not my cup of tea.

I swear Bruce put something in this album that makes it feel magic and addictive at the same time. The combination of the lyrics, the guitars, and his voice made me experience some good stuff I haven't in a while. That is a no skip album, even though Cover Me, I'm On Fire and Bobby Jean are my favorites right now. I'll certaintly be stuck in this record for a good period of time. Regret not listening to it before!

영화시작할때나올거같은노래! 드라이브할때 들으면 아빠가 좋아할듯 나쁘지않네오

bueno

Not too shabby.

Bruce Springsteen — Born in the USA Pre-listening: I’ve always had a hard time liking Springsteen. Mainly because it’s just so overplayed, but hopefully I find more depth in it. Best: Working On the Highway Runner-up: Darlington County Third: My Hometown Post-listening: I’m not afraid to say it; Springsteen is overrated. I’m sure he’s a helluva performer, and his shows are/were wild. But I feel like you go for the party, not the music. Born, Glory, Dancing are all horribly overplayed and I struggled to bring myself to play them again. A lot of his songs have a drunken-sing-a-long quality to them, which is fun, but when I think album, I need a singular listening experience. I’ll always understand why people love Springsteen. It’s the same reason people love Jimmy Buffet, Flava Flav, Lil’ Jon and the alike; he gets the people going! For me, I’m just not part of the people. Rating: 5/10 Stars: 2/5

A little cheesy in parts, and as such is not as good as Born to Run. But it’s still excellent, Dancing In The Dark is a near perfect song

Звук плохой. Прослушивание на грязном тракте. За редким исключением , все хрень. Надо быть глубоко в контексте. Или жить в Джерси.

A Bruce album filled with singles. Upbeat but depressing. I don't mind the album, but many of the songs are so commonly mis-interpreted, and overplayed.

Hell yeah I love patriotism I still don’t get how the title track keeps fooling people 40 years later, but man it’s a great way to start an album. Darlington County and Working on the Highway round out a very strong first half of the album. Glory Days might be my favorite track on the album; Bruce does such a great job of telling a story that’s all too common while feeling personal. Dancing in the Dark is awesome too, probably his catchiest song and really hard not to jam along to. Bruce’s voice works so well in this one and the E Street Band delivers as usual in the instrumentation department. Pretty minor complaints overall, but I do think the middle of the album doesn’t have the same quality the start and the finish have (even though everything’s still fine). I think I’m on Fire is a little overrated and I don’t really get the appeal or all the acclaim it gets Nitpicks aside this is a great album with some very, very high end songs and enough talent to make this one an enjoyable listen all the way through. Bruce is a great songwriter, and in my opinion really blows some of the other acclaimed lyricists this book loves (Elvis Costello, Nick Cave etc) out of the water. Hopefully we get another banger tomorrow

Yeah this guy is really cool. Super iconic songs with great lyrics. The synths are very strong and in your face to make really catchy hooks. It's telling that I was repeating "Born in the USA" over and over to myself when it was over. The secret to good political music is to also make it catchy as hell.

Only if you are a DSA loser.

Album 341. Born In The U.S.A. — Bruce Springsteen (1984) This album is like a double cheeseburger The eagles are screaming, the oil is pumping, the dollar printer is doing brrrrrr Downbound Train is astonishing. Revelation of the album His music is so upbeat and bitter at the same time and it sounds perfect I get a finalized thought today. Bruce Springsteen is a Taylor Swift just for a lower and middle working class Americans, I guess. Even though I liked 9 out of 12 songs again, I can't say it's perfect for me again. It's the third Springsteen album in the row that I give a... 4/5 Liked: — Born in the U.S.A. — Cover Me — Working on the Highway — Downbound Train — I'm On Fire — No Surrender — I'm Goin' Down — Dancing In the Dark — My Hometown

Boss is pretty good

Another very enjoyable Springsteen album.

It's kinda weird that both of Bruce's undisputed masterpieces contain the word "born" in the title. Anyway, yeah this rules. It's 80sness probably keeps it from being as good as Born To Run but man this has so many great songs so I don't even care how cheesy some of the keyboards sound.

It's good but it just doesn't strike a chord with me! That being said, these are his hits of hits and they're STILL getting played so there's something to be said for longevity.

4/5

OK then

favourite song: i’m on fire

No one has ever said that Bruce has a great voice, but his voice very much fits his music. There are many hits on this album with my favorite probably being "My Hometown".

The hits album of Bruce Springsteen, also the time I heard for the first time of him. The forced way of singing has since always putting me off a little and it was until later that I really discovered Bruce Springsteen. So a little trip to memory lane, but I like the earlier and some latter albums more.

I'm not usually a big Springsteen listener, but this album was really good. It should be though, this is like THE Springsteen album. Musically this is like bar or truck stop rock for sure, but while simplistic, it's catchy and easy to groove to. You know what you're getting and you have a good time with it. Standout tracks are "Born in the USA" "I'm On Fire" and "Dancing in the Dark" It's a solid 4/5 for me. The album goes from one of the coolest songs into a slow tempod downer, wish it ended with some more flair!

forgot to rate this the other day, brucey i do love you so!

Not the American Patriotism album that many people think. Some catchy tunes, well known ones, but overall pretty good.

I think most people nowadays know the deal with this album - lyrics dissecting and criticism the US way of life/mindset/dream wrapped in anthemic, kind of nostalgic sounds. Great, we love trojan political songs critiquing established social structures. The problem for me is that the musical wrapping paper (I'm in a metaphoric mood today, apparently) is so flashy, so eye-catching that you never want to actually unwrap the gift. Maybe this metaphor is not working properly, but here we are now. The music is good, no question. But I feel like it was so specifically engineered to do this trojan horse-move that Springsteen and co got too limited to let the subversive mindset of the lyrics bleed into the music itself. Maybe -probably- the album hits different for Americans. But looking from the outside I can't help but feel a little confused what the fuzz is all about. Anyways, there are three great songs on here i always enjoyed - the title track, Dancing In The Dark and I'm On Fire.

Icónico

I’ve never really been a huge Springsteen fan. I always felt like he’s someone you’d adore if you’d grown up listening to him, but my family were never fans. The title track didn’t really change this view for me, but from Working on the Highway onwards I enjoyed the album far more than I expected! What I enjoyed the most is that for the first time I listened properly to the lyrics and actually discovered that Springsteen is not the MAGA American I thought he was (I know all the Springsteen fans are infuriated I ever thought this!) I was really taken by some of his words, and deep dived more into his political history and views and was completely blown away. What a bloody great guy! I’ll be listening to more Springsteen to educate my musical knowledge for sure. And I couldn’t stop thinking the whole way through…I bet he’s awesome live! Highlights: Some awesome guitar riffs (bass especially!) and a brilliant voice. Lowlights: Sometimes the country-rock vibes just went a bit far for me - Darlington County was the low point for me. Top Tunes: Working on the Highway, Downbound Train, Dancing in the Dark Rating: 3

However many times I’ve heard the song Born in the USA is too many. The saxophone on Darlington County commits unforgivable atrocities. After that the album is fine. I’m on Fire and My Hometown are probably my favourites. 2/5 - below average, probably won’t listen to the album ever again by choice

It was outstanding

I still feel he's very overrated but maybe that's just because I'm not American. The lyrics possibly resonate more with them. Working on the highway in the UK would be why are there always roadworks on the M1. Any song where you start shalalalala-ing should be left out of an album. Still not bad though and far better than a few of the recent ones

Great to hear this whole album again (we had it at home)- feel like my mum’s more the Springsteen fan. Plenty of lively tunes. Definitely the most poppy, mainstream ‘produced’ record he made - not sure if that’s good or bad. I think ‘Downbound train’ my favourite track. Really good but not a classic. Straight 3/5 from me.

Instrumentally interesting but vocally and lyrically only average. I can imagine it's a great high energy live set but on album left wanting something more.

I thoroughly enjoyed the second half of this album, from Downward Train onwards. Will listen again.

I love Bruce Springsteen so much. He’s my ultimate, and that voice is just epic. Born in the U.S.A. isn’t my favourite album of his, but it’s still an excellent record. Controversially, I actually think the title track is a bit overrated. Musically, it’s far from his best, but I do love the anti-establishment sentiment behind it, which runs throughout the album. Dancing in the Dark, though, is one of my favourite songs of all time. “Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face” — honestly, what a lyric. I never get tired of it. I’m on Fire is another absolute favourite, and Glory Days is just brilliant. It might not be my number one Bruce album, but it’s packed with incredible songs, that unmistakable voice, and all the heart and grit that make me love him so much. The Boss, always. Rating 4.5

abismalmente underrated y de los mejores albums para poner cuando están intentando prender un carbón

i will die for my country philadelphia

The boss!

Pretty cool album even if it's a bit frontloaded

Enjoyment: 9/10 Replayability: 8/10 Cohesion: 9/10 Flow/Pacing: 8/10 Artistic Merit: 10/10 Weighted Average: 8.8/10 Review: On it's surface, this is a rockabilly album for the good ol' boys. But digging a little deeper proves that it's actually a serious commentary on the end of the American dream for Smalltown, America. Good tunes, better lyrics - it's hard not to tap your feet along to the beat as late-stage capitalism kills our country. Liked Song(s): Born in the U.S.A., No Surrender, Glory Days, Dancing In the Dark Disliked Song(s): (None) Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly

Solid but dated and most of the hits are too overplayed for me to really enjoy still

I would say it’s a solid 7/10. Some of the lyrics on the songs really feel like you’re living in small town america.

Love it

The stadium rock vibe is a bit cheesy overall, but there are some real bangers here. Plus he really goes hard for the downtrodden and those abandoned by the American dream. Hell yeah Bruce.

Better than the last Bruce

Yes the production is so so 80’s but it only takes a slight scratch at the surface to get below that and find yourself in the anger of the title track, the melancholy of my home town or the fairly unrestrained horniness of cover me. For me he’s the US greatest songwriter and is the conscience of the country in song. This isn’t his greatest work but it’s a glorious thing

I don't believe the hype.

I'm sorry but this album didn't do much to me. Yes the tube are great and it's good old fashion rock but I was not moved. Favorite Songs: Born in the U.S.A. ;

Bruuuuuuuuce! Sorry, couldn’t resist. The River is the Springsteen album I imprinted on. This one came out at the height of the MTV era and I had just finished my sophomore year of college. Maybe I was jaded, or thought I was sophisticated, or maybe it was just everywhere - on the radio constantly and on MTV, which was on constantly. I was over-Bruced and these songs wore on me. Even now, this is not among my favorites, my go-to Springsteen records or songs. What this is is seminal Springsteen - the downtrodden working man who’s fighting the fight and looking for opportunities to throw a little party and dance with a pretty girl where he can. The five stars is for Bruce generally, and for how strongly this represents what he does best.

Classically classic. Nobody beats the Boss.

Before I give my review I must disclose, I was born in NJ and never lived anywhere else, and probably won’t until I’m old and do the thing (move to Florida to play golf) even though I promised myself I would never. One of the easiest 5s I’ll give. Perfect album that is aging beautifully. BITUSA is maybe the most authentically American album ever recorded. From the jovial sounding yet midunderstood title track anthem (Stupid Regan) to the beautiful ode to the figurative death of his hometown (I grew up 10 minutes from freehold, it’s fine now, great Mexican food - although el Mason may have fallen off a bit), everything in this albums works. It’s also his most pop banger filled album, glory days, dancing in the dark and I’m on fire are his 3 best radio hits (ok 2 best born to run and Hungry heart are 3 and 4). That said I doubt this is any Bruce fans favorite Bruce album, personally I’m a darkness on the edge of town guy, but it’s probably his “best”. One of the easiest 5s I’m going to give.

Not my favorite Springsteen album, but still tremendous. And considering the competition, that's hardly a criticism. If I were ranking Bruce's catalog, I'd probably go *Born to Run*, *Darkness on the Edge of Town*, *Greetings from Asbury Park*, *The River*, *The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle*, and then *Born in the U.S.A.*, followed by *The Rising*, *Nebraska*, *Tunnel of Love*, and the rest. So we're talking about an album that barely cracks my top six from an artist whose sixth-best record is still better than most musicians' entire careers. What's particularly interesting about *Born in the U.S.A.* is how much of Springsteen's image, even today, comes from this specific period. The sleeveless denim jacket, the bandana, the muscles, the working-class American iconography, the whole heartland rock persona. Obviously, Bruce had been exploring the lives of forgotten American workers, dying industrial towns, and people struggling against economic and social forces beyond their control for years. *Darkness on the Edge of Town* is practically built around those themes. But *Born in the U.S.A.* takes that identity and permanently engraves it into the American cultural consciousness. This is the album that transforms Springsteen from a great American songwriter into something approaching a national symbol. And there's a lot here that I absolutely love. The title track is a monster, an angry, bitter protest song disguised as a triumphant patriotic anthem, which remains one of the great examples of an entire country spectacularly misunderstanding the lyrics to a song. "Cover Me" is fantastic, "I'm on Fire" is a beautifully restrained little masterpiece, and "I'm Goin' Down" is just ridiculously fun. Then you've got "Glory Days" and "Dancing in the Dark," two nearly perfect examples of radio-friendly rock songwriting. They're catchy, accessible, endlessly replayable, and still unmistakably Springsteen. But for me, the real highlights might be "No Surrender" and "Bobby Jean." Those are quintessential Bruce songs, the kind of enormous, emotionally charged, fist-in-the-air anthems that make you want to sing along at the top of your lungs with 50,000 other people. Songs about friendship, loyalty, youth, loss, and the passage of time that somehow manage to feel deeply personal and universally relatable at the same time. I genuinely think both are good enough to stand alongside the best of his catalog, including "Badlands" and "Born to Run." That's about as high as praise gets from me. But there's also a fair amount that doesn't really land. "Darlington County" and "Working on the Highway," for example, just don't do much for me. They're fine, I suppose, but compared with the storytelling, ambition, and musical richness of his 70s material, they feel a little lightweight. There's a certain depth and romanticism to early Springsteen that I find less consistently present here. The sprawling narratives, the cinematic imagery, the sense that every song is populated by actual characters living desperate, complicated lives. That stuff is still here in places, but it's sharing space with a much more streamlined, commercial sound. And that brings me to the production. Man, this album sounds like 1984. Those enormous gated drums, the synthesizers, the glossy, almost mechanical sheen on certain tracks. It's not necessarily bad, and in some cases it works beautifully, but it definitely dates the record. It's particularly interesting that I happened to listen to this back-to-back with Prince's *Purple Rain*, because both albums are such definitive statements of mid-80s popular music, and both suffer a little from production choices that haven't aged especially gracefully. The difference is that Prince seems to embrace those electronic textures as an essential part of his musical identity, whereas with Springsteen, I sometimes find myself wishing the production would get out of the way and let the E Street Band sound like the E Street Band. And maybe that's ultimately why I prefer Bruce's 70s records. There's something about the rawness, the warmth, the desperation, and the sheer romantic ambition of those albums that connects with me on a deeper level. *Born to Run* sounds like a young man trying to escape his entire existence. *Darkness* sounds like that same man discovering that escape might not be possible. *Born in the U.S.A.* sounds like a guy who's figured out how to turn those experiences into some of the biggest rock songs in the world. That's an incredible achievement, but I think I prefer the earlier versions of the story. Still, this is a tremendous record. It's packed with classics, contains some of Springsteen's greatest songwriting, and helped define not just his career but an entire era of American popular culture. Its enormous commercial success can sometimes obscure just how much anger, melancholy, and disillusionment is buried beneath those massive choruses. Not quite the Bruce I love most, but still Bruce operating at a level most artists could only dream of. 8.4/10. A great album from an artist who's made even greater ones.

So glad that I got this album first from the Boss on the list. Springsteen is an artist I've progressively liked more and more as I've gotten older, as his themes really hit home for me as adult life drags me down. What's crazy is that he released this only two years after *Nebraska*—a polar opposite in terms of sound, but not necessarily in terms of themes! He had reached a prolific stride after a nosedive into writer's block and depression, writing over 50 songs for this album alone! And though he took a gamble with the new sound, it totally paid off: the guitars, drums, and bass (and sax from Clemons, of course) are huge, and his voice is finally as intense, melodic, and confident as it would remain for the rest of his career. I've never had any problem with his style of singing—like Neil Young, he sounds like a real human being, and that only adds weight to his lyrics. The lyrics? Oh boy, did we think this was going to be a patriotic, flag-waving heartland album? Yes and no! Just check out a few of the themes here: "Darlington County" is a pretty straightforward blue-collar track, while "Bobby Jean" (a tribute to Steven Van Zandt, who had left the E Street Band at the time) and "Cover Me" are about love and friendship. But the others? The title track is about the mistreatment of Vietnam vets after they returned from the war, "Working on the Highway" touches on forced underage labor, "Downbound Train" is about a man who loses everything—his job and his wife—and is forced to make ends meet however he can, while "Glory Days" and "My Hometown" deal with nostalgia and a crumbling America that's slowly losing its population and industry (as it was at the time). Hardly the cheery album we were promised! That's the brilliance of the Boss. He uses amazingly catchy pop and rock music to lure you in (such as in "Dancing in the Dark", my favorite song he ever wrote) and then get you thinking about real stories about real people in America (hell, the world—these stories are universal). Probably the best thing his band ever did, and maybe one of the greatest rock albums of all time. What a classic. 5 stars.

It's fun, happy and upbeat, but the visual imagery is a bunch of old American men swigging beer and singing "country roads" at a sportsbar. There's a track called Working on the Highway, which had an echo that reminded me of the theme tune of a show I watched as a kid called 'Lil Elvis'. So funny. I really liked the triumphant ballad, Downbound Train. Overall, a cute and sentimental album that has heart.

Aah het pedofielen lied!! Hey little girl is your daddy home…. Getverdegatver… Toch blijft het een legendarisch album en blijk dat Witte Mannen van Middelbare Leeftijd soms nog smaak hebben.

Ja oke we weten het je bent geboren in de u.s.a. Maar dat is alsnog geen excuus waarom de muziek zo cringe is. Oke het is wel beter dan het vorige album van bruce, maar het is niet best.

Ja, iets beter, maar niet veel dan de vorige Bruce plaat. Het is allemaal te rechttoe rechtaan, muzikaal te doelgericht. De E Street Band krijgt een half puntje erbij voor de energie die ze meebrengen. Minder geërgerd dan bij Nebraska. Een 1,6.

Vol verwachting open ik iedere ochtend de app om te kijken waar we vandaag naar gaan luisteren. De teleurstelling was daar wel toen het Levi's kontje van The Boss op t schermpje verscheen. Z’n hits laten me volledig koud dus blijft er voor de rest ook weinig over. Als ik aan Springsteen denk, krijg ik altijd medelijden met z’n telecaster, zo'n mooi instrument wat wordt gebruikt als slaghout. Ook weet hij de saxofoon te degraderen tot feesttoeter, en dan heb ik nog niets gezegd over z’n stem. Zijn muziek klinkt als een reclame van Land Rover. I’m on Fire didn’t age well. Ik snap dat ie niet zo bedoeld is, maar wanneer ik “Hey little girl, is your daddy home?” hoor, klinkt dat in mijn oren toch behoorlijk pedo. Springsteen treedt nog steeds op, en het schijnt dat z’n shows drie uur duren.. pfoe..

It's this album and Nebraska that demonstrate why we refer to Bruce as The Boss. Anything that should be said has already been, so I'll add this: The perfect soundtrack to a busy working day, a lazy afternoon, a long drive, the start of a party, the end of the night, and the next morning when you need to psych yourself up for where you need to be. An proper multi-purpose banger

Good beyond the hits. Dancing in the Dark gave the Boss his name far as I'm concerned. The rockabilly in the middle was surprising but welcome, shows his breadth. Better than expected.

I knew damn near every song on Born in the USA. I wasn't aware they were all on the same record until now. I should have realized the strong synth vibe was indicative of a single album. The album starts with the title track. Although that riff is iconic, the song itself is actually pretty blah. In retrospect, the album should have been called Glory Days. It's more on point with the theme of the album, and a better track by far. Starting with Cover Me, the middle of the album is pretty standard Springsteen fair, melancholic songs about blue color life. But it feels like he wrote the songs from a Malibu mansion. The album ends side one with the strongest song on the record, I'm On Fire. Side 2 stays upbeat with Glory Days and Dancing in the Dark as the highlights. This is one of those albums where every song was on the radio at some point. It's not my favorite, but it's impossible to discount it's strength.

Yeah, it's a 5/5 but not a real fun listen anymore...I mean, every song is great and you hear them all the time on 1980s radio. Can this album just be too good? Favorite Track: My Hometown, and then all the other songs....

Decent album, very high on americana but that's not always bad. 4/5

I think Bruce is overrated. That said, this album has the hits.

Nos gustó. Dancing in the dark a Belén le recuerda a su mami.

So many great tracks on this album it feels like a greatest hits! Heard constantly through the mid 80’s and a real classic. Half a notch below Bruce’s best though, so only a 4.

Niiiiiche

I don’t give many 5s and wasn’t going to but then one of the reviews reminded me that there’s no filler at all on this album, all good or great songs. That sounds like the definition of a 5!

Always unfortunate when you don't get to listen to a record like this with completely fresh ears. Half the songs I've heard on the radio 20 times, never really paying attention. So now you meet the record somewhere between knowing and not knowing it. In general, this is a pop bangers record that I probably won't record to a lot.

my first Springsteen record!! I’m excited for this. I liked this I would say! I can definitely see how this is a very nostalgic record for some people. His voice does get a little grating at times but other than that these songs all feel like they would be great to listen to while driving down a country road at night in summertime. I think I would give this one more listen but other than that I think I would only return to the 3-4 songs that I saved. Solid 3.778/5

Barring the well known classics I found the rest of the album to be very samey and honestly by the 5th song felt like I had accidentally turned on repeat song.

I think almost every song from this was released as a single at some point? You won't find a list of the best albums of the 80s without this on it. Standout Track: My Hometown

This is entry number four on the list for Springsteen. Born to Run still is the best of the four but this one is better than Nebraska and The Rising. This album benefitted from heavy marketing by the record label, so it produced a bunch of singles and videos. They were played heavily back then, so I got tired of them. Still, this album is just good enough for a four-star rating.

There are more Bruce albums (on this list) than I expected. But this is probably his most famous one, right? We actually have a lot in common, because I too was born in the USA. Unfortunately, you wouldn't even believe the number of bad things that happened to me today (it's at least as many as there were Bruce albums), so the album is being perceived thru a lens of exhausted devastation. I don't know if that's helping it or hurting it, but it's getting a 4. Much better to me than "Nebraska" even though a lot of these were from the Nebraska sessions apparently... Highlights: 'I'm on Fire', 'Dancing in the Dark'

Legendary albums, and the hits are great. However, the rest is a bit too American for my style. 8/10