Born To Run

1. Thunder Road - 8 Springsteen's vocals are a little hard to understand or make out on the track, but instrumentally this song is excellent. It gets increasingly better as the track progresses. 2. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - 9 Very good track. The piano is the unsung hero of this song personally. It sounds amazing and the chorus is one line repeated but not enough to make the song redundant. All around a good track. 3. Night - 6 Instrumentally it's a great sound. I cannot, however, make out a word of what is being sung on this track. Vocally it just sounds completely incomprehensible. 4. Backstreets - 5 This song has the exact same problem Night does. Bruce is bellowing out his vocals but the hoarse nature of his voice down the lyrics into the loud bombastic music and make them almost impossible to follow. Guitar solo in the middle of the track is excellent, as is the piano that maintains the beat throughout the track. It's even greater on the bridges, which vocally are understandable but extremely repetitive, too much so. 5. Born to Run - 10 A summer anthem this. Arguably Springsteen's greatest ever track. Instrumentally it's outstanding and vocally it's was more understandable than the previous two tracks, with catchy lyrics that will make you want to sing along with it in full volume. The sax solo adds so much flavour to the track and is a classic Springsteen touch both in his line of work and on this album. Fantastic track. 6. She's The One - 6 Another mainly incomprehensible track but not entirely and the instrumentals are very enjoyable. 7. Meeting Across The River - 4 Vocally it's the weakest song on the album, even if it's way more understandable than the other tracks. I don't find Springsteen's voice historically to be all that great and this album has really highlighted that. Despite some excellent tracks like Born to Run, it's filled with a lot of songs you have to blow over because you just can't understand them and the ones that you do, like this track, it sounds as if octave and pitch are struggled to be held onto through the longer, final words of the lines no matter if they're found in the chorus or verse. The real strength of Springsteen is in his use the instruments he selects and how well they perform in harmony with each other. 8. Jungleland - 10 Best track on the album by far. Absolutely brilliant piano to start the track before an superb greeting of the other instruments. It's accompanied by an body moving guitar solo that elevate the song further. The sax raises the song up even further, leading to a wonderful collection of music. The ending two minutes somber but complete. Excellent track. Average Rating: 7.25 Adjusted to a 5-Point Scale: 3.63 Rounded Up: 4 Stars

I don’t usually pick Bruce Springsteen to listen to, but I generally enjoy his music. I do hear some of his songs often enough though - Thunder Road is one such - because my husband is a huge Springsteen fan.

Perro discazo pero carajo, LE URGE UNA REMASTERIZADA. Se escucha horrible.

born to run i nights top

I mean, it's The Boss. I was raised on this music by my father, who preferred "Born in the USA" and Springsteen's 80's/90's era stuff. I knew Thunderroad and Born to Run, of course, but it was that last song, Jungleland, that absolutely floored me. Sad, soulful, with the blues influence so thoroughly worn on its sleeve you couldn't possibly ignore it. Damn and a half.

Maybe not quite as good as born in the USA that I got a few months ago but still also 4 stars

Lol we happened to listen to this album on vinyl on the 4th of July a few days ago. Lauren's parents love The Boss and kept asking for the volume to be turned up. Bruce's singing voice is a bit much for me sometimes, but the music is just incredible.

Instrumentals are very impressively performed and put together, which certainly helped the album for me. I did enjoy the songwriting too. Springsteen’s vocals don’t quite sit with me on most tracks, it might be a style that grows on you, but it sounds to me like a fella at Karaoke 15 beers deep. With that in mind, I think Bruce sounds better when he is belting out sections, rather than on the more mellow parts. Born to Run is my favourite by a margin, very catchy and still an immense track. Highlights: Backstreets, Born to Run

Dad is Uncle Silvio in the E street band? Generally not a big fan of the boss - his voice grates me a bit for some reason. Sometimes he sounds a bit retarded, which is fitting considering he is often singing about the plights of the famously self sabotaging American working class. This is a tight unit of a band and the instrumentation is fantastic. Actually enjoyed it in spite of myself.

I went to check my notes on what I had written for this album and all I had was a drawing of a little flame. So I guess I thought this was fire? 8/10

Both sides of this album open with great tracks, the tone is consistent throughout. That tone, you might ask? Articles about this album talk about how it reflects the 'down-beaten', 'downtrodden', 'ragged' and 'defeated' feeling of America and the working class at the time. It is amazing what a massive fuckin cry denizens of Empire will have when they lose a war to the Vietnamese and find out their politicians might not be angels. This is the album that made Springsteen a superstar. It is on here because the title track is magnificent, and the leadup/release of this album was subject to a media frenzy. This album was a moment in and of itself both for music and American culture. Context aside, the album is good. It is clear why Springsteen blew up after this, the songs mix being sappy and bombastic in a way that throws me off, but it works. Side A opens with Thunder Road and the tracks that follow it are good, albeit a little forgettable apart from Backstreets, this song is great. Side B opens with the title track and this is the main event, this song fucks. This album took forever to record and Springsteen agonised over the production and it really pays off on this song. It is lush and over-the-top but so well-constructed that you can't help but be in awe. The lyrics here are the peak of Springsteen's poetry, some of the other songs are a bit TOO on the nose and verbose. This album is musically great but one of my issues with 'Heartland Rock' is that it relies too much on the listener to share in this idyllic, overly-optimistic and naïve view of what America 'should' be. A collective mass hysteria of small town main streets, blue denim and a thorough whitewashing of the horror that is the American Empire. Shoutout to Clarence Clemons on saxophone and Roy Bittan on the keyboard, without them this album would be a sappy, drab series of decent poems. Their performance here elevates Springsteen's poetry and makes this album special. The state assembly of New Jersey wanted to vote to have Born to Run as the state song, this did not pass the senate however probably because someone bothered to read the lyrics before they realised that this song, much like pretty much everything else Springsteen wrote, is about escaping New Jersey. New Jersey is still the only state without an official state song. Highlights: Thunder, Road, Backstreets, Born to Run, Jungleland

Pretty good American 70s fun times. Hilarious that it's 8 songs but 40 minutes long, Jungleland is like ¼ of the entire album and that's so silly to me.

Another classic I really love. Thunder Road is probably my favorite.

85% Best: Thunder Road; Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out; Born to Run; Jungleland Must-Hear? Sure

Really surprised this is solidly a 70's album, feels very 80's to me but maybe that's just when I heard all the songs. Born To Run is good but the live one is still better! Songs: Thunder Road, 10th Avenue Freeze-Out, Born to Run

Classic Bruce an album before he took over the world. Great rock and roll.

classic rock

This was a really cool album that I had heard one of my friends talk about a lot. He told me that I should listen to it, so I’m glad I got that one generated!! It’s rock and roll at its finest. It also has some ballad-like qualities that I do really enjoy. I’ll have to listen to more of Bruce Springsteen!

Incredible album, it's short length doesn't diminish it's legacy and sounds. Songs filled with heart and a sentiment of vulnerability makes this a must listen to everyone.

Nice variation with instruments and songs Born to Run is a banger. Tenth Avenue Freezeout is also a banger. Fun throughout. I'd give 4.5

Bruce is always a fun listen. This album has 2 stunning tracks in "Born to Run" and "Jungleland", which I both love. The rest of the album is pretty good. It doesn't contain many huge hits, but still a great heartland rocker.

Wish I had seen him at the Circus Maximus in Rome :'(

(8/10) an easy listening experience

Springsteen nailed it on this one.

Buenisimo. Me puso de buen humor imaginando que estaba en un viaje de carretera en Estados Unidos.

Incredibly groovy, wildly catchy and memorable. Found myself re-listening to most of the songs after I had given the record an initial once-over just because I wanted to hear it again! Springsteen's voice has such a great quality to it, and the instrumentals are just larger than life constantly. "Backstreets" -> "Born to Run" -> "She's the One" is such a FANTASTIC sequence of songs, I was wowed by it. "Thunder Road" is also a highlight, along with "Jungleland." Love this one!

Absolutely loved this album. Filled with great songs, and doesn't overstay its welcome. Favorite song: Meeting Across the River - I loved the mix of storytelling and piano. His voice really sold the vibe of this song.

Bra skit. Jäkla saxofon alltså. Den rockar på helt enkelt!

This was great. Enjoyed every song except two title track is amazing

Perfect encapsulation of what made Bruce, Bruce. Catchy riffs, sweeping and epic sounds, and genuine pathos as a working man. Great stuff.

Da Boss himself. So many classics on this album. "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" is legendary by itself. "Meeting Across the River" might be the only miss on this. While overplayed, "Born To Run" is still good. Boomer? Extremely so.

Cover 6 All songs are golden. Thunder Road and Born to Run are great, familiar. First time listening to this in it's entirely. Glad I for did. Thumbs up.

Going into this, didn't know any songs on this except for the title track. Had a reasonably intact vinyl record that I got from idk where, listened while drinking a rum and coke and reading the liner notes. Comfy. A couple of the tracks (6, 7) lose some steam. ‘Night’ was great. ‘Born To Run’ still feels like a jolt of electricity even though it’s the thousandth time I’ve heard it.

Sometimes you wanna hear a guy leave it all on the table - just step into a recording booth and unleash his soul. This album really showcases how much people have (lovingly) ripped off his sound in the decades since this came out; very cool to hear the blueprint for some of my favorite music. Plus: the instruments! Love the sax and piano, which create some really interesting melodies behind Bruce's explosive vocals. Honestly, before I started this project, I didn't think I liked Springsteen. This is the last of his albums on this list for me, and I'm a total convert. I'm afraid The Boss rules.

Never really been a Springsteen fan, always thought Bob Seger was better as far as Heartland Rock is concerned (and after listening to this album, it hasn't changed my mind). Bob Seger just has a grit that Springsteen is missing sometimes. I will always thank Manfred Mann for covering Blinded By the Light and making it an actual good song. That said, I can't deny this is a great record. Some classics like Born to Run and Tenth-Avenue Freeze Out, and the rest are generally very good. Some of his singing can be hit and miss. He has a tendency to sometimes sound like he's swallowing his tongue when singing (She's the One, I'm looking at you). Still a great record though.

the only other time i've listened to this all the way through was during covid and i sobbed the entire time. i think that set really high expectations for this listen because i was in a better mental this time and i didn't find it to be nearly as emotional for me, but i still really enjoyed it. i think some of the saxophone makes it feel dated and shmaltzy at times, but the songs were still beautiful and i think i'd pick up on the lyrics better if i spent more time with it.

4 stars Great album. Classic. I need to listen to it more.

Great

Album to blast at full volume while speeding down the highway

This was a good album. Very much more my speed. Feels like the classic rock that it is, and it feels like the granddaddy of some of the music I enjoy. Songs had lyrics that told stories, or lyrics which could be ignored in favor of the music. Didn’t blow me away, but I really did like it.

heartland rock with lots of character and energy. springsteen's energy is infectious; it's hard not to feel invigorated after listening to this album.

As much as I've tried to downplay the importance and sheer greatness of Born To Run, it's hard to deny that this breakthrough record for the Boss was his crowning achievement of his long (and continuing to be relevant) career. The sound is big, the songs boast of confidence and the band never sounded better. To call this one of the best albums of the seventies is arguable, but hear me out. The whole album sounds familiar, not only because several of the songs have had considerable airplay, but mainly because as a record the songs meld and seamlessly flow, every song is strong and in many ways this is a concept album in subject matter and musically compatible and dare I say could be easily transitioned into a film or musical (if it hasn't already?). I've said previously I don't consider, Born To Run, the best Bruce album, but after listening again in one sitting it's obvious it's his most consistent and enjoyable records. All the tracks are solid and I would consider the epic, Jungleland one of the all-time great album closing songs.

Great

Bruce es Bruce

I actually like this! I guess not too surprising when I'm a somewhat Meatloaf fan, just surprised I didn't know this earlier. Would have made going to him gig more fun when I was, what, 16 or 17?

It is a solid album with a great collection of songs. no bad ones. I would like to own this at one point. 4 stars

Born To Run is much bigger than previous Springsteen albums. It’s angry and bitter, which I love. I can’t help think stripped down Springsteen is the best Springsteen though, but there is no denying these songs are great. 8.1/10

Springsteen finds beauty in the ordinary with this release. The Boss was never on my radar when I was younger, but there's something uniquely original and honest with Bruce and the E Street Band's overall sound and blue collar vibe. This was easily a 3.5 for me, leaning hard towards a 4. I really enjoyed it more than I was expecting to. "Jungleland" is clearly the standout track.

The songwriting is quite good, but in his attempts to create a hit album, Springsteen just created an overwrought, meandering, ostentatious bit of work. If these songs were recorded on just a 4-track recorder they’d probably be greatly improved. As it is, even at only 39 minutes, I was ready for it to be over halfway through.

Love it. Favourite track is Born to Run 4/5

Singer / songwriter skills showcased at peak. This album has big songs, lots of piano, percussion, some sax and of course guitar. Title track is amazing!

Хороший альбом, очень крутой голос и музыка, которая обволакивает

It becomes all one after a while. The narrative becomes lost in the music. It confuses the stories of working poverty with the richness of the lyrics. It is in danger of commercialising and trivialising the stories.

Born to Run (the song) is an absolute masterpiece. The rest of the songs are good/very good, but they kind of blend together. I have a hard time telling them apart. I like The River, Darkness at the Edge of Town and Nebraska more than this album. But somehow I think I would rate them all 4/5. Perhaps Nebraska gets a 5/5

Not every song on this record is a home run, but baby it's got Born to Run and Thunder Road on it. Surely, it's a little thing for me to close the screen door but the neighbors will come running when the speakers bleed through the night. This record's gonna take us all somewhere. Let's get out while we're young.

Better than expected. I like a lot of music like Springsteen's, just never really got into him. (34 known/77 new)

Best song backstreets Worst song she’s the one Underrated jungleland

The boss

Even a naysayer like me has to admit that Brucey had a vision of American folk stories trapped in a maximalist wall-of-sound and made it happen best during this era.

Favorite tracks: Thunder Road Born to Rub

Favourite 3: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Meeting Across the River Night

This album expounds a feeling of excitement. It has some great songs that just evoke a youthful look on the world. Really well done.

It's Bruceeee

You know, I've just always had something against Bruce. Don't get me wrong, I think he's one of the best songwriters of his generation. Just never liked the guy. Maybe it's his voice? How much I heard his music as a child? Could just be the fact that he's from New Jersey. No clue, but could never really be team Springsteen. Kind of rubs me the wrong way that he's so talented. Seriously, all time songwriter and one of the best American musicians ever. Love Van Zandt's general demeanor though.

Great album

Favorite: Backstreets Least Favorite: Night

Two Boss albums in two days and i enjoyed both of them. think i enjoyed this one more. not worth 5*s though

The boss fab album

I’ve never listened to much Springsteen but this album’s a corker. Just not a 5 because I’d forget to take it to the desert island.

Hard to feel unhappy listening to this album. Nostalgic bright guitars, energetic keys, velvety vocals. Nice. Every song is pretty crowded.

++: Thunder Road, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Born to Run, She's the One, Meeting Across the River +: Night, Backstreets, Jungleland 8,5/10

Wow! This album was a journey through the everyday lives of America. Great storytelling

The song Born to Run is an American masterpiece, our 1812 Overture. The album? It has a couple songs on it that sound like Born to Run and one that is Born to Run, so it's pretty great.

Thunder Road: Don’t love the stroke-having vocal style. Otherwise good song. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out: Horns! Nice little song. Night: Similar vibe to Meat Loaf, specifically Hot Summer Night. Backstreets: Still loving the style, reminiscent of Seger. Born To Run: Starting to feel very same-y through the album. She’s the One: Repetitive. Meeting Across The River: Trumpet Solo! Unique. Jungleland: Unexpected 10 minute song. I think Bob Seger stole Roll Me Away from this. Sax Solo!!

Classic! 4/5

cool sound, fun album. would listen again

Good Album

Never heard this before other than "Born to Run". When I was younger I would've hated it, would've felt it was a bit too much 'meat and potatoes', but I can see how influential it is to bands I like such as Arcade Fire and War on Drugs. You get the feeling that he really means it, or has experienced what he's singing about. There are lots of tracks on it I like more than the one I knew, just hearing them for the first time, such as "Meeting Across The River".

Despite what some people say, Bruce Springsteen is great, and he shows it here. Such a mature display of song craftsmanship and energy. It's hard to hate this one. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Decent effort by the boss

l love Springsteen and this albums has some real bangers. You can clearly hear how much younger he was compared to now just based on his voice. Listening through this at least once today and it might be more.

This album has some songs that are just okay, and there's definitely a formula. Still, "Born to Run" is a perfect song, and "Thunder Road" isn't far behind.

Some great tracks, but I'm in a minority feeling this isn't among his best.

Finally

7,62

Fantastic album iconic songs and great guitar work.

Das zweite Album auf der Liste, das ich mir vorher schon einmal angehört hatte, damals fand ich es eher langweilig. Diesmal hat es mich gepackt, die Melancholie und Aufbruchstimmung ist übergesprungen.

New songs for me. Very pleasant! Will totally listen to them again

Classic Springsteen

Якщо б хтось попросив мене назвати найбільш «трушного» американського виконаця, то їм однозначно би був Bruce Springsteen. Його музика звучить так, ніби є втіленням американської музики 70- х. Кожна пісня тут сповнена оптимістичним вайбом, та вишуканою красою. Поєднуючи такі жанри як country, folk rock та rock’n’roll, Брюс намагався створити квінтесенцію американського звучання тих часів, збагачуючи все це приємними, мелодійними фортепіанними партіями. Альбом відчувається ніби дивишся душевне роуд-муві, персонажі якого постійно знаходяться далеко не в «найкращому стані», але ти знаєш, що у фіналі - все буде добре та вони обовʼязково знайдуть вихід. Часом, така концепція і виглядає наївною, але Брюсу вдалося настільки влучно передати дух тогочасного покоління та спроектувати музично його духовні переживання, що намагатися критикувати такій підхід просто не виникає бажання. Це той тип «патріотизму» в якому справді відчуваєш тонку та тендітну любов людини до свої країни. Коли вона розуміє усі її проблеми, але в той самий момент не забуває про її справжню красу. І яка щиро вірить в те, що «американські мрії» все ж можуть збуватись. Дуже емоційно сильна робота, яка точно нікого не залишить байдужим.

Not a Springsteen fan, but this one was really good.

Solid classic rock

call me corny but i <3 bruce springsteen he simply never misses

Love some bruce

B B B B B BOSS

Couple of great songs on a solid album

Listened twice through. Once for a bangin’ good time and twice to figure out wtf he was saying.

ONETWOTHREEFOUR

Makes me want to go for a road trip

Puts on sunglasses. Drinks a beer. Loves my wife. The end.

Not my favorite Springsteen album, but it has some of the best hits and certainly a strong point of view. The bookended songs of “Thunder Road” and “Jungleland” really tie it all together.

Pretty legendary album

3.9 There may not be a stereo loud enough on the planet to play Tenth Avenue Freeze Out as loud as I want to hear it. Dont have much to say about the album other than that, the hits are the hits and the rest is ok. Side note, finally was able to see the Boss in concert a few months ago. After the first song I had doubt it was going to be any good, but it really picked up and was a great show. I don't think Bruce even broke a sweat during the three hour show, pretty remarkable for how ever old he is. Would have been something to see him back in the 80's/90's in New york or New Jersey

This sounds like meatloaf for straight people. I remember hating my last Springsteen album but this one is much more fun and much less christian so I'll take it

Being from NJ, where Bruce is a living legend, I've heard Springsteen songs forever. However, I've never enjoyed Bruce's singing. I feel like he just doesn't try and tries too hard all at the same time. This is a good album, through and through. It's cohesive, ramps up, and has variety. I'm glad to give it a listen. For me, this album would be an easy 5/5 rock n roll album if I could really vibe with the vocals. It's still really good.

I like his energy throughout the songs and range. Most songs are pretty high energy, but then brings it down and soulful with the trumpet in Meeting Across the River and again with the violin and piano in Jungle land. Jungleland brings back the energy with the saxophone, ending the album on an emotional note Likes: Thunder Road, Backstreets, Born to Run, Meeting Across the River, Jungleland.

Wonderful album. Thunder Road, Tenth Avenue and Born to Run all amazing tracks with so much energy!

I was a asian anglophile before but after finishing this album i am now a believer of the AMERICAN DREAM. MAGA! edit: wiat a second this is supposed to make fun of the republicans... my joke is so bad that im not aware of it 4/5

Great album

The man who wrote 1000 songs about breaking out of small town life. What an album though - sometimes I think the production is a bit tooooo layered, with a lot of detail getting lost in the sheer number of different things going on.

4.2/5: Not much to say about it but it was pretty good

Very easy listening, up beats tracks Jungleland and Born to Run personal highlights Loving the Piano and Saxophone presence

The Good: We’re all about health today! The Bad: Seems the running is not based on health… The Ugly: That sad world which “poor” Boss lives in… Third album on the list by the Boss, not bad… though I don’t like the Boss… maybe because he likes to be called the Boss? Born to Run always reminds me of that this lovely interpretation by Robert Wuhl https://youtu.be/8sbhGggvCRI?feature=shared&t=113 It’s a death trap! A suicide rap! The great Clarance blows his sax, probably some of his greatest work. The entire E-street Band is just stellar… but the damn piano, especially on the opening track, is enough to want to make one become Tony Soprano and just cause pain… I am of the “I hate the Boss” side, as opposed to the “I heart the Boss” side, as there is no “I am indifferent to the Boss” side. However, undeniable that this album is as close to a masterpiece that he’s ever come. A solid 4* as I did enjoy the listen, just can’t give him the full 5 as I don’t belong to that side...

Interesting song even though they are simple

Great album, classic Springsteen! 4 stars

Encapsulates the essence of Springsteen and the E Street Band. This album and Nebraska would probably mark the essential Springsteen for me.

*sips bourbon* yeehaw

I'll be damned this is a good album. Lost me with a couple of the slow songs but there are some darn good ones too, and one fantastic one!

Never listened to a Bruce Springsteen album front-to-back before - had a good time!

A great album. While I enjoy Clarence Clemons and the horns I find it a bit too horn heavy…that is all keeping it back from a 5 star.

On the first listen I wasn’t completely sold - but this is really a perfect album - almost each song is a hit for me. I was starting to list the best songs but I put most of the songs on the list.

If his voice was less rough 5 tho

4.5. my dad's favourite. i like it bc of sentimentality

Great album. This is definitely my favourite so far. I loved how theatrical it was. It sounded so much like Meatloaf. I guess it’s that era. Loved it.

Спокойный вдохновляющий альбом, в наше время этого не хватает.

Bruce is a good storyteller; the lyrics have lots of depth and tell a good story throughout the album (especially on Jungleland *chef's kiss*). I am not a huge fan of his voice, but I can get past it, as the production is stellar, really hitting the nail on the Phil Spector style head. Many of the songs have good hooks, and are quite catchy especially Thunder Road, Night, and the title track. None of the songs are bad, it is quite a consistent album with no real filler in my opinion, which is good since it is a compact 39 minutes. Best Song: Thunder Road Worst Song: Meeting Across the River

Poetry, classic Springsteen. Although, I do like his recent work too.

Was never a huge Springsteen fan but this is infinitely better than the first record I heard from him on this list. I have to assume this is regarded as his best. That said his singing gets old while I don’t mind it I can see how people think the lyrics and down and out stories are corny. Still this is 4 easy stars. Classic.

Thunder Road and 10th Ave Freeze-out and the title track were actually pretty good, and I know I've heard some of those before. Jungleland I also enjoyed too Overall I think I'll give this a 4, I enjoyed a lot of this album.

I liked this more then I thought I would. Never was interested in Bruce Springsteen based on his stuff I've heard on the radio. I like how extra this is. Favorite track(s): Tenth avenue freeze out, backstreets, born to run Will I revisit?: high priority Current rating: 8/10, 4/5

Like the other Springsteen album I rated, I'll give this four stars and add it to my library for some more scrutiny at a later stage.

His songwriting is very nice, with a persona I would describe as a "biker with a heart of gold". This albums makes me want to grab the one I love and drive far away from whatever shithole we're living in.

I like Springsteen; even the worst songs of his I’ve heard are alright. This was a solid 4, not quite enough to earn a 5

Discovering that I actually loved Bruce Springsteen in 2019 after years of making fun of him was an early lesson in backing off of my pretension. Compared to later albums, this is a very tight album, and more thematically consistent (though Nebraska has it beat there). But when they let it all out in Jungleland it's cathartic. It's a great album, and a sign of the wonders to come.

Piękny album. Zaskakuje liczba instrumentów, teksty wręcz światotwórcze, sposób prowadzenia utworów. Bardzo ambitna płyta, która jest absolutnym klasykiem. Baby we were born to ruuuun!!!! Głos Bruce’a otula. To powinien być musical 7/10

★★★★★½

Uhhhh nice Echt gut wenn's losgeht geht's los Sonst ist mir bisschen zu langweilig

thunder road and born to run are the stand out tracks by miles. the rest is good too , not quite as exhilarating. 4

The Man! Enjoyed this album, very much the essence of Bruce.

Easy listening, good vibes. I love hearing all the instruments 4 ⭐️

Perfectly fine but don't tell my wife I think Bruce is severely overrated.

Good album

Really good

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One of his best albums. Title track is a classic and the outro song Jungleland is amazing.

Can’t knock the Boss!

Très bon album de The Boss une fois de plus. Pas grand chose à dire de plus à ce point. 7.5/10

Goeie muziek. Niks op aan te merken. Goede melodie en goed gezongen. ****

almost perfect, if all songs were on the level of Born To Run and Backstreets I would've given it 5 stars

Po kilku nieprzyjemnych zawodach wreszcie jakieś pozytywne zaskoczenie. Mega sympatyczny album. Energiczny, mega szybki, taki amerykański high-octane. A jednocześnie wciąż bardzo melodyjny, liryczny i muzycznie rozbudowany. Jak dla mnie zachowuje dobry balans amerykańskości. Korzysta z tego pozytywnego vibe'u, motywu drogi, skoczności i pewności siebie, a z drugiej strony nie ma tego epatowania swoją etnicznością typowego dla krajów z ubogą kulturą i bez spójnej tożsamości (can't wait for "Born in the USA"...). Mega dobrze się bawiłem przy tej płytce. Myślę, że czasami do niej wrócę.

Good album, not a Springsteen fan but this album was all over the radio when it came so it became part of the soundtrack of my youth.

Zdecydowanie trzeba przesłuchac kilka razy. Jungleland szczególnie (nie rozumiem jego znaczenia, jak na razie rozumiem to jako opowieść o mieście w którym szczęscie przeplata się z kryminalną rzeczywistością). Podoba mi sie jak haunting jest meeting across the river. Ogólnie: wsiadaj do auta, uciekamy daleko stąd. 7,4/10 Bardzo bogate w warstwie instrumentalnej.

Pretty darned good. I never heard the whole album before

Love the Boss

Great album. Catch melodies, good riffs and makes you want to get on the car and drive away.

Not my favourite Bruce. That would be Forsyth

Musical freedom freedom through music careless, joyful and free sounds filling the air with glee Start of a big career ahead Bruce with the handsome head

Arrancamos la primera semana de diciembre con otro disco de Bruce en éste reto. Tipo con una voz pasional, sexi a su manera, siento que es un artista que tengo que ponerme a escuchar de lleno. La mayoría de las canciones del disco tienen como algo épico, a punto de explotar (la intro de "She's the one" es el mejor ejemplo"). Linda manera de empezar el mes último. Hasta mañana.

Easy good-feeling album. Top production thinking about this in the 1975. The voice of The Boss is always for me a two feeling thing. I both like it and don’t fully enjoy it for long periods. However, this album have many other great melodies along with pianos and brass, makes it even better.

Boss Jams.

The Boss just hits. His defining album. Great rock, with Bluesy vibes. Very linear and maybe not interesting enough.

Solid guitar driven rock. Feels very working class, the kind of band you would hear in a bar with Bud on special. That said, it’s a good album that isn’t over produced, also shows the backing musicians.

Not available on Spotify. A rare day off.

Solid Bruce being bruce

9/10. Great vibes. This album was released 32 years before I was born, yet it sounds very nostalgic to me. Great lyrics. This is a really significant album. I'm not a fan of Bruce Springsteen, but this album is really dope! :)

Tough New Jersey lament. Strong guy being vulnerable about cars, women, and life. Put of the gate the E Steeet Band rages. The first half is perfect. A couple clunkers of side two are all thst keeps it from 5 stars. It does what an album should, takes the listener to a time, place, and feeling. A young man om the cusp fighting to find his place.

This was a big splash back in the day and has several tracks that have stood the test of time and are still staples in his set list today. I like the way the E-Street band is piano and horn driven, making them a unique sound in the world of rock and roll. If I am going to listen to a Sax solo/jam, CC is the shit. Close to a 5 but not quite. 4.25/5

Hearing the title track play regularly as kid definitely affects my review here. Not just b/c of nostalgia, but mainly due to it being a great song. I was surprised to hear how piano-driven the whole album was, and while the other seven songs have standout parts, the album probably rises in rating on the title track alone. I was shocked to read how long it took for the album to be completed, no doubt due to Bruce’s unwillingness to let the reigns go. But when you’re the boss…

I absolutely love Born to Run. Great song. The rest of this was most solid (as Bruce tends to be) and you love the variety of instruments. But this could be another artists where I enjoy his greatest hits more than full albums. 3.5/5 but getting the boss bump up.

This is one of those albums that I know should prob be a 5-banger but just doesn’t get there for me. Bruce is undeniably cool but never really spoke to me. Prob cuz I am the opposite of cool. Dang. 4/5

Born To Run contains some of his career highs - the magnificent title track and “Jungleland” being just two of those. Having such iconic and powerful tracks also means that some of the other songs tend to feel less grand and more like fillers. They’re obviously not though and Born To Run is still a great, AMERICAN record.

Can’t go wrong with the Boss. Hell yeah.

Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen, what can be said that hasn’t already? An important figure in music history (and still a big act), this is one of the his defining albums and definitely deserves inclusion on this list. Personally Springsteen is hit or miss. I didn’t really care for Nebraska (came up a few weeks ago in this project), but Bron to Run has an energy and vibe to it that is undeniable. The title track is the best song on the album, but “Thunder Road” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” really kick things off and set the stage for a great listen. I’ll probably revisit, so this earns a 4 star rating.

I enjoyed this one. It's the third Springsteen album to come up for me here and although I didn't enjoy Nebraska, I think I've otherwise come around to a moderate appreciation for Springsteen. My favorite track here was the title track.

Liked it better than I thought I would!

I'm generally not a fan of very traditional styles of rock, much less music that sounds super inspiring and upbeat but in this album Bruce and his band manages to make it work for me, all the optimism and joy of his sound don't sound like a cheap slogan but like a genuine emotion coming from the man and his band and I think it makes all the difference, it's joy that feels meaningful and not presented as something that IS because they feel that inspired in the studio which is something I can always have more of in older rock

a creative and peppy-sounding rock album; this falls right in line with the optimistic and acoustic sounding band music that persisted from the 60s up until the late 70s. with piano (and glockenspiel) riffs, this album feels like you're happily skipping your way down the yellow brick road, with plenty of stories on every choice of the way. some of the songs sound samey. i feel like this is the kind of music you'd hear in an old 70s/80s movie where the main cast jumps in the air, there's a freeze frame, and then the credits roll.

Lovely album, one from my childhood repitoire of course. Nothing short of good music, hand crafted with country western and swing undertones with a boogie woogie sound front and center. It ain't the most stellar music known to man, but its good shit. Quality, passion and appreciation for the common man in a pop rock album.

I think Springsteen is a great story teller and I love listening to Clemons play the sax. There are some great songs here that I like, but this is not an album I would listen to in its entirety very frequently.

It's a great album, with classics like Thunder Road and Born to Run. Classic American Rock.

Classic rock and roll baby

4 out of 5, so much energy from this album

I prefer the Sesame Street version, Born To Add. But this is still pretty good I guess. All kidding aside the Boss is great. Deserving album.

This is top tier Springsteen, the title track alone is worth the price of admission. The band is on fire through out the whole album, so much raw energy. This one along with Nebraska and Darkness On The Edge Of Town are my favorite Bruce albums. 4.5

The songs are big and full of energy. It's crazy hearing just how much Springsteen has influenced modern The Killers. A lot of this sounds like the latest Killers albums. Love the instrumentation, especially the brass.

THE BOSS!! I love how big the sound of this album is. The band is so tight, there are so many instruments and it just comes together with such a huge sound. This album reminds of reimagination of Bob Dylan if he cared to put on good shows and decided to be a rock star. Great song writing and great execution. In the words of Kendall Roy: "all bangers all the time." Which is kind of what this album is. All bangers all the time. Which is why I'm happy he made Nebraska down the road, it was a good palate cleanser. As rad as this sound and record are, it's not very scalable to just keep doing this over and over. But when it works (in the case of this album) it's absolutely fantastic.

The build up to born to run is so energetic and fun. Couldn’t help but smile listening. This is up there for me even if I think Bruce is a bit of a warbler. But he has great story telling and melodies. The tracks keep you guessing and the album stays strong and never gets boring.

8.5

Not what I would usually listen to but I understand why people love this album. I see artists like The Killers and Bleachers definitely pulling inspiration from Springsteen. Songs I saved: Backstreets, Born To Run

was good

Bra americana rock album

Many times I’ll listen to an album on 1001 and I’ll here a couple of tracks I know and enjoy and the rest is meh, three times now The Boss has delivered an album here and I’ve enjoyed the songs I didn’t know as much as if not more than the ‘hits’ that are well known. I guess I must be a Bruce Springsteen fan now.

Big fan of Jungleland

Favorite track: born to run other picks: thunder road, backstreets, tenth avenue freeze out

Good album. The title track is up there with Common People as an all-timer anthem. Best Track: Born To Run Worst Track: Fire

Bruce Springsteen really is an American icon. Born to Run is classic rock, and it's a darn easy listen. Springsteen's music is so accessible, something I hadn't recognized before. His music is fantastic, yes, but he crafted his sound and lyrics to be normal and relatable to normal Americans. Not the hippies or yuppies but regular people, like your blue-collar workers. His hooks are catchy and his lyrics make you feel seen. The E Street Band, of course, is firing on all cylinders. Clarence Clemons' has one of the most beautiful saxophone solos I've ever heard in "Jungleland." The song is amazing as it is, but the instrumental part is what ends the album on the perfect note after a soaring melody.

Not my favorite of his but solid.

An unstoppable roar this one. Not my fave but the energy of a performer capturing his full voice in the studio is undeniable.

El maldito jefe

AH oui le Boss , du plaisir !

I’ve never been a Bruce fan but this album has the most incredible raw energy I totally get it.

Surprisingly good time! First pass didn't really do much for me but being in the right mood helps so much. This album is great! 4.5, but if I had to round, possibly down to a 4

A classic.

Gotta admit, this is pretty fun.

OK

Backstreets is the stand out for me, but the tracklist is solid from front to back. The piano riff on Jungleland reminds me a lot of Tiny Dancer, but it’s still a great song. I don’t think this is Springsteen’s best but it’s definitely a classic.

..0

Classic. Already loved this album, a nice walk down memory lane.

I enjoyed the upbeat nature of this album

7.5 Bruce is either talking or yelling. Nothing in between.

Who doesn't love The Boss? Great album!!

lots of good tracks, couldn't really follow the "story" due to the mumbly singing style Standout: Thunder Road

Exactly what I expected and probably better than that. May listen again.

This was so much better than Born in the U.S.A. to me. A lot more rock ballad and actually feels like it brings something unique to the music scene from the mid 70s. I quite liked Meeting Across the River and Tenth Avenue Freeze Out.

Thunder Road played at my father-in-law's funeral and really impeded my ability to listen to this album without crying. Bruce crushes it though.

the boss, great

I hate listening to songs that mention running, streets, roads, etc when I am running My brother has been doing this, and I tried once before, but I nearly had a nervous breakdown trying to figure out my real feelings about the joshua tree, so I started over, and I decided I would do the project on days I run for longer than 30 minutes So I wake up in the morning like let's goooo and what does it serve me? Born to Run, which is wall to wall ROADS, STREETS, BACKSTREETS, BORN TO RUN BABY BUT I really liked it and I had a good time, and listening to born to run while I was running felt lame still but also cool I can't remember if I listened to this before. I think the only Bruce album I have listened to all the way through might be darkness on the edge of town.

I love the ideas here, it's musically so fun and I love the piano and saxophone in this and of course there are some all-time classic songs on this, but tbh I am not that into him. I think it's the vocals they do not really do much for me. Like I want to like him more but I do not. ah well. will continue to scream-sing along to born to run when it comes up on my driving playlist and ignore most of the rest of this album

Great poetry and a perfect blend of excitement, emotion, and chill. I feel that amusement park in his memories, I feel that longing for the road, I feel that need for freedom. You can’t fake these things.

Almost all of the songs sound a lot like "Born to Run" so I was going to dock this some points, but then I realized I really like "Born to Run" so I'm not mad about that.

Nice. Not my fave album of all time, but I enjoyed it.

Damn, have we heard a lot of this a thousand times? Would hold up a thousand times again. If you're sick of the title track, the rest of the album will pleasantly remind you why you liked it so much in the first place.

Deliciously short and so very Bruce!

I'm never going to be a Bruce fan, but you gotta give credit where it's due: The man brought the goods on this album. The title track is a masterclass in writing—not even how to write a song, but how to use action verbs to make a story sing. This isn't a 5 for me only because the rest of the album doesn't speak to me personally. Also, there were a couple of tunes where I felt like the arrangements overwhelmed the material. Shoutout to Clarence Clemmons, though. His playing throughout was tremendous but it was especially epic on Jungleland.

Brilliant stuff

fav tracks: thunder road, born to run, jungle land star rating could increase on subsequent listens

Love the wall of sound. The lyrics are repetitive, but the instrumentation (sax and trumpet) and energy is fantabulous.

Maybe my favorite from Springsteen. Solid album with excellent storytelling

Bruce has never really been my taste in music, but there's no denying the talent or how influential his early work was.

Classic American rock.

Loved

Good stuff.

This album is good and I am a fan of the boss but knowing his contemporary context really puts the whole proletariat rock thing into perspective and makes these albums all a bit less believable

Short but sweet, love his voice. Favourites were backstreets and jungleland - getting into 70s rock?

BRUCIE! Beautiful 8/10

3.5★. This thing is trying to make me a Springsteen fan, and, despite the rough first impression he made on me with Nebraska, it's kind of working... This one's not quite on the level of Darkness on the Edge of Town, but it's a thoroughly good album with some great highlights. Love the saxophones.

The song “born to run” was on as Biden announced he was dropping out well done universe

i really enjoyed it, there were a lot of different elements of different instruments, it was like a a mix of rock and folk music that i really like

4.5/5

Never been a super fan of Springsteen so I did a look work looking into this one and it really moved up this rating. Still not my fav, he has a little too much macho facade for me, but his lyrics really are deep and meaningful to the white working class poor experience. He wants love, to get out of his town and working class life, but feels stuck and knows he can only give so much to live up to the macho lifestyle. He also discuss the complicated return of working class young men from Vietnam. This experience did not make me a Bruce Tramp, but I do see why this album is influential and appreciate what he created.

Love the music on this album, even though I don’t really connect with Springsteen’s lyrics.

It was good. I like running. Perhaps I wasn't born for it, but I live for it currently.

Favourite track was by far Thunder Road, great album and my first in this journey (albeit a re-listen). Still holds up as a great album

I despise Springstein, but have to admit this album is BIG and FUN, and produced expertly. His best work by far

this really came out in 1975? i had no idea - i mean, the title track was still getting pretty regular airplay 10 years later. after the 80s, i'd kinda written off the boss, but sometime in the 90s, i remember seeing a clip about making the video for the song streets of philadelphia, and that really changed my mind about him. for anyone who didn't live through the 80s and 90s, it's hard to convey the pervading fear that was AIDS - the movie philadelphia was kind of a huge moment in cultural understanding of the disease. at the time, homosexuality, especially male homosexuality, was still largely looked down on (there are always exceptions, of course), and the disease itself was a death sentence. i mean that literally: in that time, if you were diagnosed with HIV, it was only a matter of time until it developed into AIDS, and once that happened, it was only a matter of time until you died. no survivors, only people who hadn't died of it yet. so when the movie came out, it was a huge deal - and when tom hanks got the oscar for his role in it, his wearing a red ribbon to the awards show got a lot of attention, and marked a (perhaps small, but real) cultural turning point. springsteen did the soundtrack album for the movie, which is how we got here. so, in the video, he's walking down a literal street in philly, only he refused to lip-sync for it - he insisted on recording his vocals live, for real, as he walked. so the production team gave him an earpiece to hear the playback, and they hid a for-the-time tiny mic in the scarf he was wearing, and his vocal track, at least in the video, was actually him singing for real as he walked. i honestly don't know why that made such an impression, but it really did - it wasn't an artist just being a dink, yelling about being given the wrong brand of water on set or whatever, it was this guy, who's always been the working-class hero, insisting on maintaining the integrity of his work, and resisting all the forces trying to get him to take shortcuts, even - and maybe especially - where they fundamentally don't matter. but it mattered to him, and for whatever reason, i really respected that. still do. somewhere in the early 2000s, he released an album of pete seeger songs - the wife and i listened to that cd in the car until it was so scratched up it wouldn't play anymore - and the way that album was made (in a small room in his farm out in the middle of wherever jersey, with minimal production and even less editing - you can hear him calling out key changes) was more proof to me that he's the real deal and i was wrong about him being just a cardboard cutout of a musician. uhh...also, this album was pretty good. nice to hear what turns out to be some much earlier material from him, for sure.

God plade, den kom dog aldrig helt op at ringe. Men absolut en lyttevenlig plade

I'm not a huge Springsteen fan, but I like some of his songs, I get his appeal, and I recognize his songwriting chops. I find he's most appealing to me ion album form, rather than individual tracks. This is a fantastic album. Just sometimes, the tracks are a little ... over the top. Like Jungleland. It wants to be epic, and apparently it is to many Boss fans, but to me, it's just a little ... too much. Didn't quite nail it. Anyway, solid 4/5. Probably 4.5/5 but damn it, we can't do that.

The boomers are right.

85/100

I really, really like "Thunder Road". It is one of my favourite songs to play on the piano, and I've liked it ever since I heard it at around 17. A highlight of my concert experiences was when me and my dad saw Bruce Springsteen and he closed with an acoustic version of "Thunder Road". This album contains other tracks though. They hold a high standard, the backing band is great and you can tell how much time has gone i to the songwriting and production. It does feel a bit too polished and formulatic at times. Each songs is not as big heavy hitters as can be found on for example "Born in the U.S.A.". It finishes just shy of a 5 for me. A very strong 4 star.

Born To Run sounds like a musical or rock opera. The writing is Dylanesque and beautifully poetic in a relatable blue collar tone. As a complete album it gets redundant and tiresome but each song is strong on its own. This album isn’t a masterpiece and I’m not sure why it gets lauded as one. 3.5

6.5/10, Sony earpods, maybe worth a relisten with over ear. Felt samey but listenable.

I enjoyed it a fair bit, feels much more positive and optimistic than Darkness At The Edge of Town. Also, it's a simple album cover, but it has a timeless quality to it, for something made 50 years ago it looks like it could've been shot yesterday.

I would really like to not like this. I mean, who wants somebody else to appoint themselves "the boss"? Pretty presumptive, yes? But, I like it. Despite my nature for antiauthoritarianism, this still resonates with me. I feel unclean.

I've got to be honest - I've been mixing up "Born to Run" and "Born in the USA" for like 30 years...

Not bad, never really got this far with the boss

Too epic for me

Classic Bruce.

Born to Run is such a goddamn good song. By far the best song on the album. Thunder Road and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out are solid. And if you're into the usual Springsteen story songs, you probably love this whole thing. I'm about four-fifths of the way there.

Strip away the lyrics, strip away the wounded machismo of Springsteen's voice and 'Thunder Road' could be a Ronette's track. 'Tenth Avenue Freeze Out' could easily have Solomon Burke crooning and moaning over the top of it. 'Night' brings Meat Loaf to mind, with its sweeping, piano-led arrangement. And so forth. Which is to say, that there is a old school, almost conservative bent to the music on 'Born To Run' - it mostly looks backwards, but when it does serve as a harbinger of music to come, it points towards that most theatrical and archly classic performer, Marvin Lee Aday. But of course, you shouldn't strip away the lyrics - but there again, the subject matter is an elevated take on 'Teen Angel' and its ilk. Very good stuff, but nothing new under the sun. I never realised how twinkly the E Street Band were at this point. I kept waiting for 'Jungleland' to burst into an Elton John track, or perhaps the theme music from Cheers.

Bruce seems like really likable guy, which makes me like his music. I usually have to listen to something more than once before I fully get it or fall in love but I’m definitely going to listen to this one again.

Listening to backstreets and the feeling is so nostalgic. Like I'm trying to remember the memories yet letting them go all for once. Just finished the whole album, wnted to saviour each and every moment therefore didn't give real time review of each song. The instruments of this album is just out of world experience. Give it a listen.

The Bruce is loose!

Amazing album wish my live experience wasn't so bad. Would love to give him another shot.

Good enjoyable rock, which has helped shape American rock over the 70/80s. No bad songs, highlights Thunder Road and Born to Run 4/5

4.5 Not a huge fan of running, but this album is great!

Enjoyed this.

Slice of America A story telling wonder Grit and class combo

I love the titular song and can tell it’s a fantastic album but can’t really say I was in the mood for it

8/10

Okay okay okay, I know this is like lower-common-denominator classic rock that is appeal to the masses and doesn't necessarily have the most interesting concepts, but something about the feeling of listening to it just makes me feel like I need to eat a plate of fried chicken and run through the city with an American flag. It conjures an image of America with total freedom and bliss which of course isn't the case at any point, but can't we pretend for just these 39 minutes? 8/10

06/06/24 S Tier—————————5 Born To Run A Tier—————————4 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Thunder Road B Tier—————————3 Jungleland Night Backstreets Meeting Across the River She’s the One C Tier—————————2 D Tier—————————1

Ich wusste nichts, was Bruce Springsteen für Stücke gemacht hat. Bin ganz begeistert Meeting across the river ist zum Beispiel ein Stück mit dem ich nicht gerechnet hätte. Ebenso Jungleland

This album makes me feel like I’m riding my bike through the streets as a kid in summer in the early 80’s!

First: my, what a sound. Never have I heard such punchy sounds, tingly triangles and walloping saxophones. Second: this LP is much older than me, but I still feel that strong independent spirit - not in the "indie rock" sense, but in the "grit that built America" sense. Everything is played with bombast, and the Boss is top hoss. Tracks: "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out", "Jungleland"

Diverse, more than the "Thunder Road" hit for me. Interesting instrumentation

I liked this album, particularly Backstreet and Jungleland

A really Classic album

born to run and 10th avenue freeze down are standouts, other than that, not huuuge into it.

bruce springsteen white man of the century <3

Worth 4* for Born to Run itself, don't love the rest of the album enough to bump it up to 5*, but it'd be a 4.5* for me, were that an option.

Great first half, but the second half dragged a bit for me. It's also a little difficult for me to get over his voice, it's just a little too crazy for me. 4.5

never been the biggest springsteen fan but yeah i think i get it now. really enjoyable listen 7/10

Love the energy and the sax -8/10

I liked the length of the album. The piano and guitar parts were nice, and his voice is distinct. Overall pretty good.

Springsteen is iconic n this album is good, the last song was a bit long n dramatic 8/10

7/10 - His raspy voice is super interesting. I have heard a bunch of the songs before and they are pretty good. Jungleland was pretty long but the rest were different lengths and they were not extremely similar so songs sounded different. Overall pretty good

Not the biggest fan of Bruce Springsteen but this is solid. Born to run alone gets this at least a 4 7/10

I can totally imagine Elvis singing some of his songs. Backstreets showcases his raspy screaming voice really well. Fun fact: on his album cover, he’s wearing an Elvis badge. I only know Dancing In The Dark and Born In The USA prior to this. Enjoy the album.

Bruce machte ein solides Album mit guten Songs wie „Born to Run“ oder meinem Geheimtipp „Jungleland“. Es ist guter Beat/Rock der 70er der aber noch nicht die Genialität von Born in America entfaltet.

I don't really consider myself a Bruce fan, he's just not really my style musically, but I love him as a cultural institution and a lot of the best dudes in my life are big fans. I knew most of this album just from a lifetime of exposure. The storytelling and overall narrative structure of the tracklist are great, they way it builds to the title track is monumental. Plus, I'm not ever mad about a sax solo. Jungleland is a great closer.

4.5

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce

Springsteen is good

A classic.

Sounds exactly as you’d expect.

8/10 Really liked this, street stories told with passion He meant this Excellent wall of sound style production with prominent sax and frequent glock. So distinctive Lots of anthems then a surprise jazzy ballad - nice. Strong finish to the album Best: Born To Run

Listened Before? Y Good album! Springsteen in his prime. I'm well familiar with this one and since I'm writing these reviews for myself and nobody else I'll just leave it at that. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Meeting Across the River

Love me some Born to Run! First Springsteen song I ever knew, been a fan since I was a little kid. The album as a whole is great too. I'm not a fan of all of Springsteen's catalog, but it's hard to deny that this one is peak Americana rock.

I’ll never fuck with Springsteen the way others do, but it’s clear that this is a landmark of rock music. B-