Born To Run

Yay

Very solid.

When I think of Bruce Springsteen, I think of this album. The rocking guitar and iconic saxophone built the backbone of the “Springsteen sound.” In tracks like Born to Run you can hear the emotion in Bruce’s vocals and giving his all with this performance. This may not be my favorite record from him but it’s definitely a classic for a reason.

What an iconic piece of American music! Crank it up and let your youthful rebellious soul free! Listening to this album took me back to place and time when I thought what a great time to be alive. The Boss’s voice is driving the lyrics, Little Steven guitar gives the music life and band makes it ROCK! Another great album that earned a place at the table that feeds my soul.

Its was good, not my cap of tea

I always heard about this album as being some kind of revelation to Rock & Roll. I think those people overhyped it. It’s a better than average rock album, but it’s not the greatest thing to ever be recorded. My favorite thing about this album was how much it very clearly inspired Brandon Flowers and the Killers. A lot of their work has that same Americana rock and roll feeling and it can very clearly be drawn back to artists like Springsteen.

ass

Bruce is the Boss!

A timeless classic from a rock legend

A flawless masterpiece. The worst track is better than you remember and it contains 3 or 4 classics. So good Bruce could have released mediocrities for 50 years and he’d still be The Boss.

The boss ! Good album but not massively my thing. Bit too bombastic for me

Brucen paras levy ja yksi omista suosikeistani. Tekstit ovat elämänmakuisia ja soundit muhkeat.

Rock. Pretty good, sometimes great, but just missing something.

One of the greatest records of all time. The album that got me into the Boss, and changed my life entirely. 10/10, no flaws.

Synth!! Gold.plated diamond.encrusted horseshoe❤️

Good album. Not my thing

Quintessential album by probably the most iconic American solo artist this side of Bob Dylan. The title track is an absolute powerhouse - when the key change hits you just take off with him. The buildup to it is a masterclass in album songwriting too - imagine flipping that record over for the first time and dropping the needle. Crazy to think these guys were 3 years into being a band at this point. 51 years later, still here. The Boss deserves the praise and this is the record that put him in the history books.

One of my favorite albums ever. Thunder Road is a top 5 song for me. Has tunes that are both restrained and then some completely bombastic ones

Although it might be cliche to say this is your favorite Springsteen album (maybe Born in the USA would like a word as well) ...it's my favorite Springsteen album, probably by a long shot. Something about the blue-collar Jersey romanticism that others might call maudlin just speaks to me, and the music is just great. As many times as I've heard the title track in my life it's always thrilling, a perfect song. Piano and sax abound, and I'm here for it.

album rock pop, nulla di che nonostante abbia apprezzato alcune canzoni. ho ascoltato successivamente sotto consiglio del fruscio "nebraska" che mi è piaciuto molto di più

sehr oll, langsam, träge , leidend, not my usual taste but dramatic in the middle- I like it!

5 Stars for the Boss Best Song: Born to Run Rating: 9.5/10 Stars: 5

So theatrical lol

Objectively this is a great album. Heart and soul and good songs by a good man. Subjectively, ive never really bonded with him and his music. Im sure its a lack of attention on my part, but his gruff voiced, stories for working class america never resonated with me.

Music to get jumped in Newark to.

What did we do to deserve another Springsteen album? This one was better than Nebraska by a large margin (I should have given that one a 1 or 2) but still not something to I’ll listen to again of my own desire

Bruce is pretty palatable under most circumstances. Lots of high points early on this record but it dips in quality just a bit after Born to Run. Last track closes strong.

Thunder Road was a good introduction to the album, overall a very upbeat album with great instrumentals, 4/5. Favourite song: Born to Run

not my favourite, mostly boring all sounding the same

Absolutely not. Classic rock with Saxophone.... nah 0/10

Classic rock at its finest. Makes me want to crush a hot dog and punch through a wall.

Idk schön aber nicht do ganz meins, country ish viel piano und emotional

Some strong songs on here, carried mainly by the power Springsteen brings with his vocal delivery. However even though accompanied by some amazing piano and sax work, nothing feels like this album pulls you back in for further listens - 3.7

A little to repetitive but overall great album with great songs

Likte ikke bakgrunnsinstrumentan

Not my favorite Bruce but still a great one

5/10

meh

overrated as fuck

nice length. Good tunes

Fuck you, Pete

Every song is great. The cherry on top was it was the exact length as my drive to work which is satisfyingly

some cool jazz

Sure he's the boss, but just not really my style of music.

What an album. This album is a classic for a reason. It blends Springsteen's signature Americana biographical writing with production that takes inspiration from Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and it creates an album that is truly excellent. This is the album that would be Springsteen's critical and commercial breakthrough in the United States and what better album then to bring it with. Simply outstanding. Highlights: Thunder Road Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Born To Run Jungleland (that sax solo is stellar)

I just don’t get it, never have.

Not much to say ... a perfect album.

This is what I believe to be Bruces best album. The blues funky element was much more marked than later watered down crappy pop rock.

Honestly an absolutely amazing album, Born to Run is such a beautiful track with such an amazing meaning, I love the entire work, but overall I don't think it's Springsteen's best.

Fabulous album, part of my teens

Been a while since I listened to this, but wow does this album hold up. Full of great songs, and the rock guitars plus saxophone and piano all blend perfectly here.

Me gustó mucho, tremendo instrumental en todas las canciones, en especial el piano, ufff. La voz de Bruce también me encantó

Pretty fun listen with harmonica and saxophone highlights especially. Doesn't resonate with me and I have a hard time separating it from a lot of the blander music I grew up hearing my parents listening to. Good album nonetheless.

It’s magic.

First time ever listening to this album. Pretty easy listen. Liked the last song.

Me pareció denso y aburrido, algún que otro tema me gusto pero no es mi estilo

Not my thing his voice is not really it for me

Love how anthemic and energetic this album got at times as well as the variety of instrumentation on here. Not really what I gravitate towards (lots of this style of music sounds similar to me), but Springsteen's voice sets this apart. I'm glad I got to hear these tracks in their full context. Favorites: Night, Born To Run, Jungleland

Hello, Bruce, we meet again. Again, this is the wrong type of record to encounter for the first time in a manner such as this. Bruce is one of those guys who make music you have to inhabit to really appreciate. I don't know if I will ever get there. For now, I must respect The Boss from a distance and wait for the day he grabs me.

Great album, but not really my thing.

not sure how to describe music properly yet, but it's a bit too country/white for my tastes. instrumentals are sometimes weird in the best way possible. see why people would enjoy this, though. springsteen's vocals are rich, full, and heavy; pleasant to listen to. album grew on me as i continued listening through the whole thing. thunder road 6.5/10 tenth avenue freeze-out 6.5/10 night 7.5/10 backstreets 8/10 born to run 8/10 she's the one 7/10 meeting across the river 8.5/10 jungleland 7/10

Pretty good. It doesn’t fully align with my tastes but there’s a lot of undeniable greatness here to come back to. Favorite Songs: “Thunder Road”, “Meeting Across the River”, “Jungleland” Least Favorite Songs: “Night” Mid 4.

This is one of my favorite musical throwbacks out there to an era of American idealism, spirit and bonds that seems to be truly long gone.

White noise

muy bueno

pretty good

Good dad rock energy.

E Street & the Boss at their peak

basurita de un fisura con plata

Great Springsteen album

A banger of an album - not a wasted minute. Favourite track: there’s no bad choice for this album, but it’s got to be Born to Run.

I always laugh when I get an album I'm ultra-familiar with on this site. This isn't even Bruce's finest hour for me and yet I still think it's worth 5 stars. Even with the two albums preceding this being as great as they are, Born to Run is where Bruce became The Boss. It's a seismic shift, a complete tone-setter and a career-definer, and the ultimate example of an "essential" Bruce record. It's not as flashy as Born In The USA, it's not as uninviting as Nebraska and it's not as overwrought as The River. It's right where it needs to be, decadent with restraint and enrichingly human, with some fantasy involved.

Boring and obnoxiously american

Feely cinematic rock with lotsa’ sax… mediocre.

Better than I expected it to be

What else was he born to do

Ne hit 😮...

Lose the sax, Bruce

Great! 4/5

creo que bruce springsteen no es para mi a pasar de tener todas las características de ser para mi :/

passion

Great album! Really passionate energy, always loved Bruce though. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Backstreets, and Born to Run are some favorites of this album. I could listen to this album all the time, on a bus or while working. It just keeps you alive.

mid work from bruce

Brilliant :) Thunder Road easily goes down as one of the greatest American songs ever recorded

8 tracks, 39 minutes of Bruce almighty. No fillers or dull moments. It's a solid 4.5/5.

I'm happy for the old biddies, but this doesn't do a huge amount for me.

reza a lenda que esse é o melhor do springsteen né eu consigo entender porque, mas não consigo concordar de forma alguma xD extremamente cansativo e chato pra mim, rock pra papais que eram jovens na década de 70 e nunca se adaptaram a mudança do mundo

o suprassumo do rock para papais estadunidenses. eh só pop rock medíocre. vou dar 2 estrelas pq me irritou pouco, até. o que, pra um album desse mano, é surpreendente.

Some great songs

No conecte

It was ok. Better than i’d expect :)

Letras de redención o de esfuerzo que bueno ver ese mensaje de parte de alguien con tanta influencia en su momento

"Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" was nice. I liked the variety of instruments.... overall not my thing though

Dikke slay

Helt okej, inte riktigt för mig

This guy does more than just model blue jeans, huh?

4.0 - Very Good

it's not bad but it is just so boring to me. did not expect rock'n'roll songs to just kinda bleed into one another.

This album sounds like a record my dad would show me and then say "you just had to be there"

Loved it!

This is a great album. It’s gonna last me a long time.

I have never really devoted myself to Springsteen. But this time around I listened and read the lyrics and somehow 'got it'.

Jazzy feels, e sparkles effects. Ouvir este álbum faz-me sentir num feverdream, onde de repente todos os meus sonhos se tornam possíveis, que apesar de trabalharmos para viver, podemos escapar apenas por uma noite; onde nos podemos fazer à estrada, sentir o vento no cabelo, e começar de novo. Vibes through and through, concordo c/ o hype. No entanto, o que me faz abrir os olhos e despertar do sonho é a falta de dicção e estar constantemente a cantar até lhe faltar o ar, como se aquelas palavras que não tivessem tempo próprio e lhe fossem escapar; em parte condiz c/ todo o tema de "seizing the moment" e "you only live once", but kinda makes it annoying...

Bossing it.

Great album - Thunder Road a classic and Born to Run a fantastic anthem as well - probably my favourite Boss album hard choice between 4 and 5!

I enjoyed this album more than Darkness On the Edge of Town.

No me gustó tanto. Muy gringo. Sonido insípido.

3.5/5

Some parts are great, I really liked Jungleland. Different type of rock, I am used to more guitars and less piano. But I liked it nonetheless. 3,4/5

Now this is an album I don’t understand the praise for. Overwrought, overplayed, just irredeemable

Music and instruments were tops, lyrics too low

Amazing story telling, had to really focus on the lyrics to get everything in. However, I did not feel like the music can take me away, but it might be because the album is not really my style. Still very nicely composed songs and album on the whole.

Classics all day

Музыка ни о чем. Не запоминается ни само звучание, ни текста. Но слушать не противно хотя бы

Inspiring. Very saxophone-heavy though.

This is the album that made me a true believer. I got on that Bruce Springsteen train and have remained a fan through today. It’s been a bit since Bruce has offered a real masterpiece for his fans, and at this point in his career, he may never again. It has though been a great journey!

Cortito, rapido y agil de escuchar. No me sorprende que me halla gustado por el estilo que es. Me hubiese gustado q tenga mas solos de guitarras . Bien para cualquier horario del dia, ideal viajando medio nostalgico y energetico.

Might be my favorite album of all time. So fucking good, start to finish I love this album.

some songs in this I'd revisit and some I wouldn't but I liked it more than I thought I would

It was fine overall, but I didn't really vibe with both the songwriting and the production. I also HATE the kind of piano playing in this album, so that didn't help. Feels like a relic of the past.

9.5/10

Trodde æ skulle like den bedre, ikke det sterkeste av Bruce.

Blir litt for svulstig for min smak.

Så mye energi! En lykkepille med saksofon. Kommer garantert til å høre denne når jeg vasker kåken. Vippet mellom 4 og 5 her.

Måtte runde 30 før æ fatta bæret av Springsteen. Knallskive. Tittelsporet e kanskje Springsteens beste låt? Helt der oppe i hvert fall.

Hørt på solsenga på Granka. Helt okei, litt kjedelig.

Har noe ved seg, men den ektefølte vrælinga klaffer ikke alltid. Egentlig nesten aldri.

Fajne. Lepsze niż myślałem. Mocne 4

Born to Run and Thunder Road were my favorites. IDK why. I'm new to this ok. 3.5/5

Ok

Big ass. Terrible voice. Music the same as everyone else at time. Garbage. 0/10 0.00%

I like Bruce. But I dont wanna listen to a whole album.

Super overrated. I assume any girls he’s talking about in any song in under 18

Perhaps 4.5, but we will round up given its influential status. Although some songs feel like filler, the highlights (Backstreets, Born to Run, Jungleland) perfectly capture American yearning and striving.

Yeah,a legendary album,but way off from my ears …

heh

Great album. Incredible start and ending. It has 2 weak songs that feel forgettable, but the rest is awesome. I do feel like it’s a little too long. Fav Thunder Road Backstreets Born To Run Jungleland

I've somehow never listened to this before. Hooooooly shiiiiiiiiiiiit. The band is blasting it the whole album. It sounds like they bad so much fun recording this. She's The One is a love ballad with a fucking Bo Diddley beat. Amazing. Jim Steinman straight ripped off Thunder Road, Night, and Born To Run for Bat Out Of Hell, huh?

Oh Thunder Road. It’s absolutely my favorite song, and Born To Run is absolutely my favorite album. Part of why I connect with this song so much is that I feel like Bruce is singing about my dad. My dad didn’t have a Mary, or a guitar. But in 1964 he had a graduation gown at his feet, a dirty hood, two lanes, and an urgent need to leave behind a town full of losers.

I fell asleep while listening, so should probably listen to it again… but don’t know if it speaks well for the album anyway

Not bad, but did not impress me at all. It's just not my type of music, reminds me too much of stuff my drunk uncles would play at a family gathering.

okay okay i thought this was the born in the usa album, but I was pretty wrong do NOT come for me. Righttttt not for lmao but I will listen to it if u make me, like right now

Jungleland is the campest song I’ve heard in a hot minute and I loved every second of it.

Way better than Nebraska, pretty much on par with Darkness At The Edge Of Town. Overall I'm way more impressed with Springsteen than I thought I would be.

Bruce is not my jam. I lump him in a group of bands/musicians that just don’t move me. This album was not awful, but just not for me. At least I listened to the whole thing without too much complaining.

I don't know why expected something grand from this album because it's Bruce, but was overall fine

peak white boy

Not for me.

Probably my favorite Springsteen.

The storytelling, the humanity, but above all the musical concoction of styles and instruments all add up to an ensuring picture of the American dream in all its promise and failures

i really liked it, thunder road feels like a mix of elton john and bowie??? i love it

no porfavor odio como canta

This isn't as good as I thought it might be.

Some songs were decent but overall not my taste

Screams too much! Good melodies though

Although BTR wasn’t my favourite Springsteen album, I did find it very palatable and can definitely see why people went nuts for him at the time. Vocally on this BS is incredible; his voice has a gritty quality to it, but also he sings with so much passion. He wrote every song and was heavily involved in production as well. It’s crazy to think that he was only 25 at the time! There is a lot of brass across the album, and it wasn’t really for me. I found the sax and horns a bit grating at times; they kind of throw off the feel of the songs for me or something. I think they make tracks sound too Christmasy (silly, I know). There wasn’t anything special about the chord progressions across the tracks, but filling the arrangements out with the layers that build up kept it interesting, although, dare I say it, did make it seem a bit cluttered at times

Pretty solid

Don't know what it is about Springsteen's music but I'm just not that into it. Maybe I need to spend more time with it. There's nothing about it I particularly dislike, it just doesn't do anything for me. Standouts were "Born to Run" and "She's the One." I think the back half of the album was better than the front. An average 3/5 for me.

Halfway through, not really my vibe

its not really my style, but it was fine

Great album. Deep lyrics. Strong sounds

TapI liek a lot

I like everything about the album except Bruce’s voice

Ah hell yeah, Bruce. Such a great album. Happy to get something I'm quite familiar with after three days of doing this, because I was started to feel inadequate as a self-styled well rounded music lover smh Thunder Road - Love this song. Just such a wonderful and evocative sound. The saxophone-led outro is just everything I love in a rock song. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - Hell yeah, getting some piano blues up in here. Love this song. Night - Coming out swinging with the saxophones immediately on this one. And then Bruce doubling down on the Bruce vocals. Perfection. Backstreets - The composition of this song is top notch. Verse melody is so tense and delicious until the chorus erupts in the resolution. And if that wasn't good enough, you have the last two minutes. Born to Run - Absolutely classic and highly influential. This sound is the sound of some of my favorite songs. Love love love this one. She's the One - His songwriting ability is so strong. I'm in bafflement of these little pop motifs that he builds rock songs around seemingly effortlessly. This one always reminds me of something Billy Joel would write but better. Meeting Across the River - Splendid little ballad. Perfect way to calm us down from the last couple of bangers and prime us for Jungleland. Jungleland - Feels like there's not much I can say on this song in a text format like this. This is the one. The kind of song that you have to turn on again as soon as it ends and I for sure did this time. Future me, I know you know what I mean, but if you've somehow forgotten, just listen to this one again. Feels like I haven't said much of substance on this record in comparison to others, but what really can I say? There's not really anything experimental going on here, unless you count a complete genius mastery of genre and form as experimental. So so so so good. One of the greats for sure.

Can't believe Im gonna say it, but i think I like Darkness more than this album, but it is still good!

ha estado guay, me ha dado nostalgia por algún motivo sin haber escuchado nunca ninguna.

There are a couple of well known tunes. The rest of the album bearable

They simply don’t get much better than this. Thunder Road is perhaps the greatest song of all time.

Springsteen did not need 5 albums on here

There's really no bad songs here but the tentpoles of Thunder Road, Jungleland, and, to a slightly lower extent, Tenth Avenue Freesze-out and Born to Run are incredibly high. Only going 4 stars because it's not one of my absolute favorites but man it's close. Maybe later it will be

The boss is great - General feel/ sound of all songs on the album is consistent but I did not enjoy many of the songs on this album.

3 stars, but I love him

What an epic, cinematic album. I really like Bruce Springsteen and I love this album. Big, dramatic, universal, timeless, catchy, and chock full of all the feels. Special shout-out for my all-time favorite Springsteen song, Jungleland. - Heard before? I own this album. - Will I listen again? Definitely. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? Yeah, but more importantly it just inspires me to listen to this album again.

I like Springsteen in theory - he writes about the human condition in everyman character-driven lyrical stories and plays straight-up rock. But he's pretty over-represented in music culture and radio during the time I grew up, so I figured I got enough with his singles on the radio. There are a few singles that rub me the wrong way though - "Born in the USA" for instance is repetitive in a way that makes me want to destroy my eardrums with an ice pick. This album triggered two main thoughts: he often sounds a lot like Tom Waits' singing voice, and this music reminds me of Meatloaf. The Boss has a raspy voice and sings mostly in a lower register on this record, so that explains the Waits comparison. Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan from Springsteen's E Street Band later played on Bat Out of Hell, so that strongly bolsters the Meatloaf connection. The music here is very full and theatrical, with sax and horns, strings, piano, and even glockenspiel. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" has a 50s doo-wop feel. The record has boisterous and confident in-your-face performances and production. It's ingratiating in a way and mostly earnestly entertaining, particularly on the title track which is epic, but Backstreets erupts into a never-ending refrain of "hiding on the backstreets" repeated a few dozen times which brings back those "Born in the USA" flashbacks.

Bah franchement je trouve l'album super bien produit, je me suis demandé si c'était vraiment de 1975 genre c'est vachement clean, et je l'ai trouvé assez avant-gardiste. Bonne musique. Je connaissais pas du tout et j'aime bien

mid af

Ok

Good

Guess I am not a fan of Bruce

Es bueno, me gustaron algunas canciones muy blues.

A huge blindspot for me, I love the expansive sound and general propulsion of this album. Looking forward to revisiting.

I haven't heard this in a looong time. ★★★★

Álbum muito bom e rico em detalhes. Energético e técnico. QoA Cloudscape.

Good but a little over-blown, I can see where meatloaf took his inspiration. Good but not great.

Oh, it's him again. Lord, help me Somehow, people love Bruce Springsteen's boring music. While I champion his views on the orange dictator, I just never could get into his music. Unless you're a completionist like me, skip this album, and list to his newest hit, "Streets Of Minneapolis". Favorite Track: "She's The One".

Four stars for the sax solo on Born To Run.

A foundational rock album. Maybe a 5 star, but I need to listen to it more. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #21 Best Songs Thunder Road Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Backstreets Born To Run Jungleland

Great, great album.

Gostei bastante das melodias das músicas, de verdade. Porém, a voz dele não me agradou e acabou me impedindo de gostar mais das faixas. Minha nota é baseada principalmente na musicalidade e nas melodias, porque nesses aspectos o álbum me agradou. Mesmo assim, não é um trabalho que eu escutaria novamente por vontade própria. Ao mesmo tempo, também não é um álbum que eu detestaria se tivesse que ouvir. 3/5

Perfectly fine but all the songs sound the same. The man starts at 11 and has nowhere to go.

Some really good early Bruce.

Anytime I've heard a Springsteen song covered by someone else I've loved it but I hate his voice so goddamn much I can't bear it and I had to skip through this album ugh sorry

I'm not as big of a fan of Springsteen as my dad, but I like Born to Run, and I'm glad that he tries to have some excitement in his songs, compared to some of the recent albums.

okay i just forgot that i enjoy rock

It is a fun album, loved the listening 3/5

It was okay.

What can I say, I'm from NJ.

No es particularmente mi estilo pero estuvo bien... Me gustaron las canciones "Backstreets" y "Born to run".

Solid technique and everything, I just don't have any emotional responses to most of these. Except maybe the title track, and even then There's some good stuff when I can tell the riffs apart (e.g. tenth avenue freeze-out) but the deliberate mixing all into a cohesive wall of sound makes it hard for me to enjoy, I need to hear the instruments and the lyrics Yep I realised the muffled sound is driving me nuts, I'm not coming back to this again EDIT: turns out my EQ settings were booked, it's s bit better now - I may revisit it again so bumping it up to a 3

Always surprised by how sprawling and laid-back the E Street Band sounds. Even at the height of their stadium power and sheen, they could be just as easily sweating it out in a dive bar to dancing drunken patrons, and that's infinitely compelling.

Still a classic. Remember listening to my dad blasting Bruce from his garage while I was a kid on the nearby swing set. This album, like dad, is aging well

It's like every song is the all out crescendo at the end of full concert set. Crazy how much intensity he can pack into each song, using horns and piano, and have the whole thing feel still feel so epic but still have a total runtime under 40 minutes. I have been pretty reluctant to get into Bruce Springsteen, the over the top USA branding he leans in to probably doesn't help, but this album totally challenged my pre-conceived ideas of his music. The was pretty enjoyable and not at all what I had expected.

I always avoided Bruce Springsteen because of his image as an all-American every man. As a Canadian, I just had no interest; I'll stick with my Gord Downie and Neil Young, thank you very much! It wasn't until recently with his criticism against a certain orange buffoon and his criminal circus that I realized he was actually the kind of true American patriot that I could get behind. Born to Run has great songwriting and playing all around, but the big production gets a bit tiring to me. Everything is just so loud and in your face (struggling not to make the obvious joke stereotyping Americans here), which does give the album an urgent feel as it builds to the title track, but it's not something I can see myself listening to frequently. I much prefer the stripped back sound on Nebraska, but overall, I still enjoyed Born to Run

It's fitting that my introduction to Springsteen is the album that introduced him to the world. -- wait I forgot I listened to "The Rising" haha

Some obvious classic songs on here, but I thought the album overall didn’t sound very good - maybe just one of those times when this collection of songs is really better in a live setting

I liked it. It is a very emotional record. I had never listened to any Bruce Springsteen records fully I and can get the grandiosity. It is a personal, deep rooted album made for regular folks. There is something intensely blue collar about it. I think it was great, but I don't think that it is my cup of tea personally.

I realize it's odd to pick out one of the most famous albums of all time for this comment, but this is one of those albums that makes me glad I'm going through this project. In this case, it's because I don't think I'd ever listened to a full Springsteen album straight through, so this is giving me a better mental depiction of who this artist is. In my head, he was just straight up 80's rock and roll, like the Foo Fighters of his generation. After a couple full albums on here, I'm digging the variety with all the piano and sax rather than just a few guitars. There's much more depth and complexity than I would have expected from a Springsteen album a couple years ago. I feel kinda silly, to be honest. Anyway, good stuff. The lyrics often get lost, but the vocals are occasionally really powerful and the music is consistently good. Props to the E Street Band. Kinda wishing I had gotten into Springsteen when I was young so I could have seen him live when he was still in his 50's; I reckon they put on a good show. All I remember from the Super Bowl halftime show was the moment when he slid across the stage on his knees and booped the camera with his crotch. I have a vague recollection of it being a decent show, but when a guy slides his crotch into the camera on live TV it's hard to remember anything else. 4.2

Pretty average, but sounded good.

This would probably be cool live, but meh for me

Not a fan. I’ve liked one or two of Bruce Springsteens songs, but this album just didn’t hit.

Title track is a classic, the rest was a little underwhelming. Okay, but overrated

I want to like it, truly, but it always leaves me feeling meh. For me, the title track is the only one with hooks strong enough that it can elevate beyond Springsteen's terrible mumble style singing. I often find it difficult to relate to the characters and situations he writes about. The best thing about it is the iconic album cover. 2nd best thing about is Clarence on sax. The third best thing about it, is that it is only 39 minutes long, but boy do those 39 minutes feel like they stretch. While it is mastered by the legendary Bob Ludwig, it is definitely asking too much of him to try and master out the marbles from the mouth Bruce Springsteen. His only album I prefer is BORN IN THE USA. A bit more relatable to me than this one.

I really liked this album. The energy is balanced. Feels almost curated.

Easiest 5 star review yet

Buddy, look: if it's not Nebraska, you can have it. Tenth Ave Freeze-Out and Born to Run save it from a 1...but I can't afford much more.

I know this is probably blasphemy to a lot of people here but I thought this album was just meh. I do like Bruce Springsteen quite a bit, and Born to Run and Thunder Road are decent songs, but the rest of this I didn't care for. (2)

A sleeper project. Consist all the way through

Not bad. Not incredible 3.5

No matter the fanfare or lauding I hear about Bruce Springsteen, I just can't get over how it feels like just some guys uncle yelling at a wedding. I feel the same way about anyone with this kind of voice. Benson Boone, Hosier, Mumford & Sons. Stop yelling.

Song structures, melody and lyrical theme were mostly the same. A slightly less camp Meatloaf. Maybe that I'm not working hard for a a boss man I don't like and driving a caddie at night trying to live the American dream is why I probably don't connect with this album.

It was alright. I think it's just not my preferred genre of music. All the time while listening to all of the tracks I kept thinking they'd fit in the ending of a rags to riches kind of movie, where the protagonist drives in the streets of the city he used to live in once, recalling and remembering himself. Cheesy. The second to last song at times reminded me of the Baba O'Riley melody which came out 3-4 years prior. The last track is also kind of gearing in that direction of dramatic keyboards, long melodies and well... I thought I was just about done and then the last track is almost 10 minutes. I wanted to be more receptive to this album than I was. Perhaps I'll come back to it another time.

i mean i get how some people might like it but i just didn't .

it's like, a fine and pleasant americana-rock album to me. and i get that it's probably considered a classic, genre-defining record, so what i'm saying probably seems blasphemous, but i just don't understand the critical acclaim. his strained voice gets tiresome, the melodies/music kind of becomes samey after the first three or so songs, and i'm not really a fan of the "open road, america" vibe of the lyrics. maybe it's just not for me. the title tracks is great, though. other than that, i'm ok on good ole bruce in 2026.

This is a brilliant album. Springsteen grows exponentially as a story teller here. He's found a persona that works for him and with the E Street band behind him magic flows.

My very first exposure to his work, so this was a curious one. I'm not a US citizen, and as a Latina, I always associated his persona with like... the singer the mid father would hear? Front and center, you know? So I was genuinely surprised to hear a pleasing voice. He reminds me of Elvis and Lindsey Buckingham in a such good way, the type of storytelling, maybe. Nothing insane, but pretty good. I like the dynamic. You can tell he enjoyed singing,it's noticeable in the vocal variation on Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out. I can't relate much to the stories, being who I am and where I'm from, but it's so nicely done. Oh, and Jungleland? The guitar? Fucking dope. Loved the production overall,I will hear this one again. Didn't expect to like it this much. Still not my story, but I respect the craft and felt the heart. That guitar solo alone earned a second listen.

I don't get it.

I still believe that "Nebraska" is Bruce's best, but this and "Darkness on the Edge of Town" are excellent too and would be the best works of artists who I also think are great.

Ik ben nooit zo'n fan van Springsteen geweest, vond het een beetje oude lullen muziek. Dus misschien moet ik me even achter de oren krabben nu ik dit album toch kan waarderen.. Mooie volle songs, <3 strijkers

Not a fan

Actually better than I was expecting.

Very listenable but nothing special - I might give it another listen at some point

A reallt good album, I liked Night, BackStreets, Born To Run and She's The One the most.

cool :)

Fuck yeah!

I'm torn on this. I think it's a high 3, but not enough to rise to 4. There's really not much wrong with the album to be honest, and there are some bangers. I could even imagine scenarios where I might (uncommonly) listen to it, in its entirety. Lyrics are decent. But The Boss doesn't resonate w me like, say, the obvious comparison, Dylan. Also the album rocks hard, but there's a certain theatric/broadway feel to it that doesn't really match my vibe, like the over-the-top musical bridge in the otherwise awesome "Born to Run". This one gets a 3.4 because a 3.5 would round up to 4 and this doesn't quite reach that level for me. But it's a solid album

The best album

I think this album is good; it has a rhythm that makes me want to keep listenning, however, there's something about it that doesn't quite grab me

idk man I just don't enjoy listening to Bruce

Giving this a 5 in honor of the 2009 Suffield Academy Men's Cross Country Team.

this was my first time in a long time listening to this album start-to-finish, and I enjoyed it more this time around than I remember last time. obviously some massive songs on here that have held up well. I actually enjoyed the softer tracks a lot more than I remember, more so than the upbeat ones in most cases. also there's more synth and less saxophone from what I was expecting. for anyone else that likes the softer tracks here, I definitely recommend checking out the album "L'Amour" by Lewis. I'd love to hear Bruce cover Bjork's "Cover Me"

Steve McCaughan would kill me if I gave the Boss anything less than 4/5 ripped blue jeans.

The Boss throws a last ditch desperation heave at rock immortality and connects. Bruce empties the clip and every shot from the E Street Band hits its mark. Bad Scooter revs his engine and peels out toward glory or death, his girl behind him and the boys around him. Bruce himself talks about this as a guitar album, it’s right there on the cover, but guitar is like the last thing I think about when I listen to this. From Roy Bittan’s keys to open Thunder Road to Clarence’s sax solo on Jungleland (which Bruce apparently hummed to him note by note), this album belongs to the band, and they bring the energy to match Bruce’s stories of young hope and despair. The four songs that open and close each side of the record, Thunder Road, Backstreets, Born to Run, Jungleland, are perfect and epic singalongs. Kinda like Dark Side of the Moon, this album feels a lot longer than its runtime, but in a good way. In between those tentpoles we get some self-mythologizing in Tenth Avenue Freeze Out and a classic Bruce working-man cosplay in Night. The second side’s middle tracks might have been embarrassing, but Bruce and the band lean so far in they become endearing. I’ve been lucky enough to see Bruce play Thunder Road live both with the band and alone on his acoustic when he was rallying for Obama in Charlottesville in 2012. I love that song, I love this album, I love the memories I have of singing these tracks on runs with Bill, me and Joe’s cross country teammate who turned me on to Bruce in high school. Easy 5, loved to have an excuse to listen yet again.

Still not big on Springsteen. That's it. That's the review.

I own this on vinyl. One of Bruce's best with a great gatefold cover picture

Sam Fender rip-off; oprecht banger plaatje; Thunder Road fave

Niet helemaal mijn ding dit

p343. 1975. 5 stars. The best of the 60's recycled to give something new for the mid 70s. Great songs, great lyrics, great production, there isn't a weak track on this. One of the few albums where 6+ minute tracks are acceptable.

This is a high 3 stars for me. I really like the production on most of the album, sometimes it gets a little lingering. Lots of Bob Dylan influence with the lyrics and storytelling. The E-street band is really working hard to carry the album.

What I learned listening to this album is that it will take multiple listening. I'm adding to my rotation. Bruce has a distinct sound that captured the 1970s. I can't get enough of it.

The album feels as though the stadium and the stage is at the forefront of the direction in which the music takes. If this is the concept and the idea, then it's a winner and ticks off what Bruce was hoping to achieve. However, I found the album difficult to listen to in a personal setting. By track 3, I was bored. Born to Run then brought my attention back and the track after this (She's the one) was okay but again, following this, I grew tired of listening. After perceiving through Meeting Across The River, we end at Jungle Land, which I kind of enjoyed. It did feel like this grandiose finish was destined and predetermined as a concert closer and not being a Springsteen fan, I'd be interested to see how often this track closed his shows. But, it did just feel like it went on too long. All in all, a stadium rock album that would be a spectacle in the setting it was designed for, but listening personally and being one on one with the album did not wet my appetite to dive in to more of Bruces work.

235/1001 Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ Perfect. No notes.

A great, if over-the-top at times record. When it fully embraces the theatrical sound, with pianos, saxes etc, it almost feels like I should hate it - but it just works. The title track is wonderful.

YES! My favorite, and his best IMHO, LP from The Boss. Not a weak spot on here.

This album, purportedly his best, confirms what I have long suspected: I simply am not a Bruce Springsteen fan. I find his rootsy folksy jazzy rock boring aside from his voice, which is pretty good, like Paul McCartney on Golden Slumbers. But I tuned out a lot of this album, unfortunately. To me it was on the better side of average but still average.

I love classic Springsteen. He has better albums though.

Another solid album from Bruce.

3/10 se me hizo eterno

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Sounds great. Worthwhile for the list. I just don't fully connect. Born to run is a certified banger.

muy lejos de lo que suelo escuchar pero lo disfruté, born to run es un temon. hay un par de canciones que en la primera escuchada me gustaron pero hay que ver si no me enbolan volviendolas a escuchar

okay lana un poco t entiendo

Great start. Solid album overall. I vibe to it but it doesn't stand out much. Love the solo at the end. Jungleland has to be my fav song in the entire album.

Por muy el Jefe que sea, este disco está aburrido.

It’s very strange how I react to Bruce. I did not enjoy this one at all. Yes there were some popular songs on here but it just lacked anything interesting

The boss is boss la … as they say in Liverpool Bombastic Americana rock . Relies a little too much on the emotion in Bruce’s voice on occasion- making the lyrics hard to understand; so only know they are important due to how hard Bruce sings them.

Born to Run is one of those albums where the highs are absolutely towering, but the rest doesn’t always reach the same summit. “Thunder Road” is untouchable — a stone‑cold classic that still feels mythic and alive every time it spins. The title track brings that same big‑hearted, widescreen Springsteen energy, and “Jungleland” closes the whole thing with enough drama to fill a cinema screen. Everything in between? Competent, well‑crafted, but for me fairly average and surprisingly forgettable next to the heavy hitters. The album’s reputation is enormous, but the real magic is carried by those three colossal tracks.

Solid album, strong vocals, sometimes poingent lyrics.

ברוס תמיד בא טוב אבל רק שיר אחד באמת תופס פה וזה שיר הנושא

Great album, loved it; his raw voice and honest lyrics always leave a mark. The River has easily become one of those songs that would remain in my playlist forever 💯

Kinda generic rock, but a little slower. Eh.

I fucking love Bruce That is all…..

For me I’ve never really understood the hype with Springsteen there’s a few good tracks on this one thunder road , jungle land and born to run are classics but always felt his voice was a bit middle of the road , although it’s his presence and story telling of his upbringing and the lyrical storytelling is great , Always seemed a little too sax heavy at times the guitars could do to share a bit more of the limelight I’ve always been indifferent about him can appreciate him im not gunna lie in previous albums songs like im on fire , glory days , born in the USA are up there but i dont feel like he draws me in with this album Maybe something to keep listening to and might arouse me in a bit more I won’t give up on you Brucey !!

Favourite track: Meeting Across The River This surprised me, I didn't expect there to be so much instrumentation with the saxophone and piano in his songs, as I haven't listened to him before I just expected something akin to Status Quo guitar rock. Not my exact cup of tea but its an undeniably good record.

Hyvä levy mutta ei paras. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

nieźle zagrane country... jednak Bruce trochę przynudza

Do I even need to rate this one? I'm not a big Springsteen person, but this is lightning in a bottle.

I was never a fan of Bruce Springsteen's style of Rock and found it mostly boring. Although there's no denying the power of the eponymous massive hit single "Born to Run", this album just doesn't do it for me.

Born To Run is a timeless classic, with lyrics and themes that apply to many events happening today. This album feels and sounds hopeful, and its strong messages will forever reflect that.

2026.02.16.

An album for the devoted, which I'm not, but I don't mind it. It's very earnest and very anthemic, and even when it's sappy, it rocks out. An engaging listen, but not one that zaps my particular dopamine receptors.

Cohesive and consistently engaging record where the Boss announces his oeuvre and delivers on each track with tight and thunderous instrumentation and vocals alike. Pretty much every track is a classic. "Born to Run" is a hallelujah of a rock song, and "Thunder Road" and "Jungleland" bookend the record as pillars of emotional, earnest songwriting.

Bueno definitivamente no me esperaba un album de este estilo, pense que tendria otros tipos de sonidos y realmente fue una experiencia placentera. Escuchado de 12pm a 1pm

Most of it sounds like Bruce Springsteen. I really liked Meeting Across the River and Jungleland which didn’t so much.

It was fireee

Cool! Standout track: Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1975) On Day 58, Born to Run proved that the immense pressure Bruce was under to create marketable music really paid off. The album sounds incredibly good, showcasing high-level production capability and a triumphant energy that hits the brain just fine. Standout tracks like Born to Run, Night, Thunder Road, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, and the epic Jungleland really show off the band’s technical chemistry. While a couple of tracks like Meeting Across the River and Backstreets felt like the weaker links to me, the album as a whole is a strong, cinematic experience. A solid 4/5.

born to run (to turn it up!)

2.6/5 Second time I've listened to this and while I enjoy it, it's nothing amazing. The first half is solid but the last 3 songs drag for me.

I once went to karaoke and heard a drunk middle aged couple do a duet of Born to Run, and it was honestly kinda beautiful. Like that was the way the song was truly meant to be sung. It's hard to explain why. Anyway yeah this is my favorite Springsteen album. No skips. 5/5.

Not my favorite boss album. Favorite songs: Jungleland

A perfect album.

2 weekend albums in a row from The Boss. I can get down with that. This is the 2nd out of 5 Bruce Springsteen albums I have rolled, following Darkness on the Edge of Town last Friday. I opened that review stating that Bruce was an artist I knew nothing about, and couldn't name any of his songs, despite hearing about him a lot growing up and knowing how popular he is. Now that one week has passed, I'm substantially more familiar with him now, and I can confidently tell you that I enjoy his music. I can see why he's got 5 albums on here. Nothing has absolutely wowed me yet, but it’s good. I don’t think any of these albums are going to get a 4 or 5 from me personally, but I’ve appreciated both this and Darkness about the same, with Darkness taking a slight edge over Born to Run. While Born to Run is slightly tighter, I thought that per capita, Darkness has the better songs, and a better variety of softer and harder Rock that Born to Run is lacking. I still liked Born to Run, but it was just a little too light for my personal enjoyment. I don’t know if I’m going to make it a tradition to start ranking artists with multiple albums like I’ve done for Zep, but so far while I’ve enjoyed both Springsteen albums, I liked Darkness more. My favorite songs on Born to Run include the title track, “Born To Run”, the Jazz filled closer “Jungleland”, and my personal favorite song on the album “Backstreets”. Based on Spotify listens, I would guess that song is pretty underrated. It’s got a great piano to open with, starts off very light and gets progressively heavier, and ends with Bruce belting one out. It tells a pretty neat story as well. All that being said, it’s got a similar tone to the rest of the songs on the album, while Darkness has more variety. As a whole, I wasn’t crazy about 3/8 of the songs on this album, which is almost half. For that reason, as well as the previously mentioned reasons, it’s going to get a solid 3 stars. Did I enjoy it?? Yes. Would I return to it?? Maybe if it was already on, but at least I’m for sure going to be able to instantly recognize a Bruce Springsteen song out in the wild because of this project. So that’s a bonus. 3 more Springsteen albums to go, let’s see what else you’ve got, Boss.

Eh. 3/5

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Great consistently rocking classic Springsteen. His second best album in my opinion. Favorite track: Jungleland

I don’t get it really. It’s mid.

Felt like this was ok but like a lot of other rockers, Springsteen was putting out albums with a hit or two but mostly filler. Didn’t really resonate with me too much but could see rating higher on another day

Great album!

Very nice, a couple of outstanding songs, but no wow factor.

My first album in this challenge, so Im still not really open minded. It was pretty mid for that reason for me, not really my type of music

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