Born To Run

Oude mannen muziek, i dont like…. staat vast in de top2000 oke actually t kon erger, ik dacht gekke country

It was kinda fun, but for now, I'm not sure if I'll come back to any of those songs 2.5/5

Quintessential Springsteen. Don’t think I’ve ever listened to the album straight through and it was definitely worth it. Thunder Road and Jungleland made me look up piano tutorials to see if I could tackle them. Probably not.

Every time I listen to Springsteen I get the hype but I also feel like someone’s divorced father so maybe it’s a vibe thing That being said, really loved this album. I haven’t really hated anything I’ve heard so far from Springsteen so I guess I’ll keep diving but this one was fun!

Have to say this feels ahead of its time for 1975 and I can understand why this is on the 100 list according to Apple. Just doesn’t quite get me going.

Enjoyed it

very familar. Too familar lol

one of the best of all time

I knew some songs

Not the first time hearing Springsteen, but have never listened to much of his discography. This gave me a good feel for what Springsteen is all about.

This album is American AF!!!!!! Fundamental, enjoyable and soulful. Great lyrics and music, almost perfect. Powerful and BIG sound! And it's so passionate. I definitely need more music like that in my playlist. We have 4 more Bruce Springsteen albums in the list, so I'm glad it's not the last time we'll meet in this challenge. I listened to the album twice and I'm not sure, but it can be 5 out of 5 in the future. But now it's solid 4/5 —————————————— Liked: — Thunder Road — Night — Born to Run — She's the One

Another incredible album cover. I go back and forth on Bruce constantly. He's a great songwriter, he has a unique voice that can strike me as inspiring or grating within a matter of minutes. I have a hard time with something that's SO damn earnest. The title track is an exemplar of this. I get why this is a classic to so many boomers out there, but to me it's also corny. I will never accept "strap your hands 'cross my engines" as an actual song lyric. It's just so dumb, so damn dumb. That said, the sentiment and the feeling evoked by "tramps like us/baby we were born to run" does move me. And Bruce clearly feels it too. The break down at the end of the song is great, the energy is great. I like a lot of the other tracks too. "Thunder Road" is derivative, IMO, of "Born to Run," but ok by me. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is a bop. "Backstreets" is good, so is "Jungleland." I'm a middle aged dude who loves rock music and baseball. But I was born maybe 15 years too late to worship Bruce.

Overall not a bad album but in my opinion there was no display of outstanding vocals, the beat of the songs wasn’t original and the lyrics weren’t anything awfully thought provoking.

I didn't like any song of this album, the only positive thing is that is short.

Is this our first Springsteen entry? I think it is. I LIKE (don't love) most of Springsteen's stuff but this would be my favorite of his. I have no problem with The Boss but I just never got why people go so nuts over him, even after seeing him live (and everyone assured me I would "get it" when I saw him live.) Not sure why but his music just never clicked with me. That probably means I could never be a sportswriter. This album is a classic though, and deserves all its accolades. I can't personally give it a 5 but it's very close. And that is saying quite a lot with my general Springsteen attitude.

Already had listened to a majority of songs on the album in the past but listening all the way through was great. Bruce is an amazing artist and the instruments on his albums always add so much.

that's what i'm talking about that's why he's the mvp that's why he's the goat Favorite track: Thunder Road/Jungleland

I really dislike Bruce Springsteen. This is a pretty great album.

Sehr cooles Album mit cooler Hintergrundgeschichte, "audiophil" betrachtet nicht sooo spannende aber dennoch einiges zu hören, wie das Saxophon Solo.

His lyrics are so personal but so universal. One of the greatest American songwriters

More ‘70s Springsteen.

Está bien hecho.

Not a fan of Springsteen, the only album I have on repeat is Nebraska. The sax on this album is amazing. Can't get used to the singing style of Springsteen. Respect the artist and this is an amazing project, but not my style.

In my early twenties I went out one summer night to a semi-popular bar in Hampton Bays. Bar was packed, jumping, with a live band. Moments into being there, they went into “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out.” This moment stays with me thirty years later because it epitomizes some of what makes The Boss and his Band so timeless: they created a party you are always invited to. Anyway, the iconic status of Springsteen and this album doesn’t need defending. It’s musical storytelling, maybe the best there is, but the brilliance of it is that the music itself always matches the mood. It’s like rock Broadway without the need for a stage. This album, the peak of his artistic power, is one of the best albums ever made.

This album is a gem. A museum piece of Americana. Stories of youth, love, desperation and hope. Superb musicianship and storytelling, this should be in your top 100.

Some songwriter write poetry and set it to music, some write songs and some write stories. Bruce writes stories that feel lived in, they feel real. It's impressive. I never understood the band. Like he went for a big band kind of sound then sings about a poor kid from the middle of nowhere. It works for some songs. I just never got it. Bruce is very hot or cold, his hit are out of this world, some of his deep cuts wiff for me. This isn't a bad album it just doesn't all land for me.

Loses points for sax

absolutely incredible i love the synthesizer and the brass family of instruments

Okay album. But I personally am kinda bored listening to it. Production is phenomenal. I just dont ever find myself wanting to listen to Bruce Springsteen in general. "This song is NINE MINUTES LONG?!" I'd much rather be listening to Dire Straits. Stand out song is the title track "born to run".

I liked it

Пробежало мимо меня, я уж и забыл, о чём. Но в целом не раздражало.

springsteen is always like 30% less energetic than i need him to be. his song compositions are great, but i generally find myself bored by his vocal delivery.

Great

Yeah this would hit live

I wish he'd stop mumbling, its driving me crazy. Another album i thought I'd like more than I actually did.

Something a dad would turn on and I didn't finish it I just don't like this style of music

Listening to the first few tracks I thought I detected a Jim Steinman vibe but it turns out I got it wrong way round Jim Steinman was influenced by Springsteen, especially this album. Also two members of the E street band played on both Born to Run and Bat out of Hell. The popular tracks are classics and I enjoy, a few of the other tracks are good too. Some have a very live almost stage performance music feel to them, like this is a soundtrack to a musical in parts, maybe this adds to the Steinman vibe.

Just so good.

Bruce is someone I like seeing in concert, but don't ever put on their albums. Not sure how much of this rating is tied to nostalgia of scream-singing Thunder Road and Born to Run with friends for the last 20 years.

Swung wildly between enthusiastic bops to forgettable yelling.

I used to love Bruce in the 80s but I don't think this aged well (a la Billy Joel)

I watched Springsteen at the old Wembley Stadium on Saturday 6th July 1985. No support group, they played both halves, about 4 hours, I was pretty impressed at the value for money. I have listened to this album so many time over the decades, its always been a favourite. Each track stands alone, combined is just beautiful. My favourite tracks, Thunder Road, Meeting Across the River, and the last track Jungleland, all are story telling in themselves. Will often just play the last two tracks. This is in my top ten tracks of all time. GW

Doesn't do it for me. Just makes me feel like I'm wearing leather pants in a smokey, rundown applebees.

I know I am supposed to like this but I never really liked Bruce like some others do. I respect him hugely and I like some his songs.

For a 39-minute album, it somehow still feels like a slog to get through.

More like Born to Dump

There are a lot of similarities with each song and you can really tell it’s Bruce singing and it’s his music, especially when he writes it for him. The Born To Run music video adds another level of greatness to the song with all the concerts he performed the song at.

Springsteen has earned his place in the rock pantheon. Born to run will day in your ears for days, Jungleland will burrow into your soul... can you make it through the whole song without tears? Then, you're stronger than me.

Elton John for the working man. Fun album start to finish. Nothing life changing but understandable why people like it. “Jungleland” is a standout track despite ripping of “Tiny Dancer”

Great fun for a morning after work, classic Americana, all out good vibes throughout. Man myth and utter legend

Only heard the title track before. The rest of the album sounded exactly as I expected it to. What I did not expect was the extent to which I would enjoy it.

Bruuuuuuuuuuce 👍

Not bad, but pretty corny. For as much as this guy gets photographed holding a telecaster, it’s almost all piano driven.

LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL

Really, really not a fan of getting multiple Bruce Springsteen albums so close together. I still cannot get past his voice. Right, I will say that this album is certainly better than Born in the U.S.A. But not by much. (as well...please, Bruce, stop with "Born" albums). The songs here did feel pretty damn similar most of the time, but more just...boring. Jungleland was interesting, but felt like it went on for too long. Probably still my favourite from the album as a whole. As well, the titular Born to Run wasn't terrible. Second best. To summarise this, I still just dislike Springsteen. Haha.

Classic, not really for me. I understand the appeal, though.

yes

Brooooooce

The Boss. G D right.

never been a big fan but also never really listened to anything other than a few big hits. ill check this shit out. if i had to litsen to clapton lol

Not my favorite album of his. I actually remember liking it more than I did on this listen. Like the large sound and emotion in the songs though. 3.5/5

Was this the album that influenced Meat Loaf?

Tiring. I listened to the bbc documentary about him, made me appreciate it a bit more but still feels hard work - saxaphone solos like christmas songs

Bruce should count his blessings that he has the E Street Band. I don't think he would be as legendary without them. They make his Elvis Bob Dylan workerman voice shine. It helps that he is a good songwriter, too. Max Weinberg is the best especially for his Conan days. The band just rips. BRUCE not so much. 3

I know this is a classic idk if it’s overplayed or all sounds similar but didn’t love it

A solid album by a true American artist

Bruce Springsteen is everything electric Bob Dylan could have hoped to be. His signature Telecaster (arguably the best, but least cool, electric guitar ever produced) aids his working-class-every-man aesthetic and effortless cool. He’s a great storyteller, and all of the saxophone and keyboard solos demonstrate a selfless type of songwriting that I can respect - he doesn’t play either, but he knows the songs need them more than they need another guitar solo. My point is: Bruce is great, no matter how much I can’t make myself become a fan. “Thunder Road” “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” “Born To Run” “Jungleland”

The Boss! Great album!

Peak Bruce. Magnificent

I like parts of this album. There are some decent songs and I always enjoy horns in rock music, but the lesser known songs are kind of boring and sometimes I can't fully get behind the boss. 3/5 Might listen again

I don't know if I'm gonna start listening to Springsteen or anything, but this is pretty darn good. Nice music, nice vocals, catchy. Solid stuff. "Thunder Road" and "Born to Run" stand out I guess. Most of it is a little samey to me.

Sure

Big Springsteen guy?

A few decent tunes but its a bit dull and plodding. Not running.

Classic, four absolutely legendary songs. Clarence sounds great on this

A classic, funky and sometimes jazzy album. Love it, can turn it on anytime.

Normally not a Bruce Springsteen fan, but I enjoyed this one

Pop folk. Dude is a billionaire now.

Meh

The Boss is an artist I’ve always considered overrated. This was fine but not an album I’m likely to revisit.

Enjoyed this, some tunes I knew, some I didn't. Not necessarily a fan of the whole album though

Having only known the same big hits everyone knows I didn't expect to be much into this, but I actually enjoyed the tracks I hadn't heard before more than the ones I had. Thunder Road is a great opener, I liked Tenth Avenue Freeze Out and Backstreets too. There are some Meatloaf vibes throughout, Bruce must have been an influence. It's still probably not gonna be a keeper for me, but I can appreciate the the pure passion the Boss injects into every word.

So fresh. The lyrics, the songs, the performances. Shout out to Jungleland for being awesome.

Background music. Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#351)

Good to get to some 70’s Bruce. Thunder Road the opener is a cracking track and showcases what Bruce does so well - deceptively deceptively simple stories in his lyrics where there is amazing detail in the narrative that allows you to picture the scene. His influence is huge - The Hold Steady guy has a similar ability and i suspect was massively influenced by Bruce.

Yet another blast from the past. It's been a little over 200 albums since I rolled Springsteen's Nebraska, which is an album I remembered liking but have since come off from appreciating. I thought it was pretty cool conceptually, though I haven't felt any drive to revisit it since and I only had a mild appreciation for it at the time. Guess I'll have to see where Springsteen's earliest entry takes me this time. Yeah, not bad. This is remarkably consistent and concise. It doesn't waste a moment across it's 40-minute runtime, which is a lot more than can be said than the other albums I've been rolling lately. The Dylan-esque harmonica isn't my thing, though the instrumentation is pretty decent overall. I especially enjoyed the sax and the piano. Springsteen's vocals are pretty alright, too. There's an impressive level of range that he showcases on this album. I'm not head-over-heels for anything I heard here, but it's pretty solid for what it sets out to be. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" had some nice instrumentation. I like the sax and the pianos. The vocals are pretty good, too. The title track is pretty great. It has a very nice energy in the vocals, and I appreciate the weightless instrumental. The guitars during the chorus are especially good. The rest of the album is solid, though I'd be lying if I said the nine-minute closer didn't lose me. Book time. Where Springsteen found his footing and forged his own identity, though that's about it. I get the impression that this is a solid pick. It's pretty watertight, and the quick pace/seamless vocals set it apart from other rock albums that I've listened to. I cosign this inclusion.

Only Springsteen album I like. Clarence rocks!

I know lots of people like this, but I found it mediocre at best.

verspielter, fröhlicher Rock mit schönen Riffs. Emotional uninteressant, nicht besonders dynamisch

Since Springsteen is millennial "dad rock," I've kind of considered him a little cheesy, but I enjoyed this.

Bara titelspåret gör det till en klassiker. Ståpäls varje gång. På topp tio listan över låtar i historien. Men det finns många fler fina spår. Femma

Oh, I actually like this! Much more listenable than I expected, especially in comparison to Nebraska. The saxophone is dope.

OK as background music

Good, but many of the songs sound the same.

Very catchy and a bit of a fun album. Love the first thunder road

This had me running down the Backstreets in the middle of the Night. As though I was in Jungleland

Like this review to instantly be transported to the Jersey Shore

I think, like my feelings on New Order, maybe my perception of what Springsteen is was just based off one or two hits. I know super high energy all the time is his thing, but I found it a bit tiring? Like, sick playing/arrangements and the dude can sing like nobody's business.. but I found it tough to sink into his world (i think) because things started to sound like noise to me

This is relentless holy. Not sure if I wasn’t in the mood but it felt like the album was like yelling at me and I didn’t like that hahaha. Read the room Bruce I’m just sitting in my car. One of the rare times when the title track and biggest single is the best song? Born to Run hits big time. The glockenspiel is NECESSARY and is the hugest instrument on a track like this. Bruce is made for arenas.

I have listened to this record before, but have I really ‘listened’ to it? There is something about the jangly piano and the glockenspiel that feels a little bit silly/Christmas. Instrumentally it is an exceptional record, E Street band are obviously no joke. The roaring on Backstreets is crazy. I’m not entirely sure if I like it? It is bold. Born to Run is a hit for a reason. Instrumental hook is perfect, chorus is brilliant. This song does feel like running down an American highway in the midwest Organ and horns are great. I really want to love this record, but to be honest I don’t feel taken by the songwriting. It doesn’t feel particularly memorable and the instrumentals only get halfway to compensating for that. It’s nice to put on for a certain energy, but I’m not sure how often I’ll come back.

No es mi estilo

Springsteen har aldri vært for meg. Har ikke hørt gjennom et helt album før, men fikk ikke noen nye aha-opplevelser. Masete musikk.

Love the piano heavy aspect of this album. Stand out songs: Thunder Road Backstreens Born to Run Jungleland

A treasure. Probably best consumed in one sitting. But the singles are amazing and timeless.

A couple of great tracks and some very silly overlong Vegas-Elvis, Dylan on steroids type of american music, which alot of people love don't they?

It is a good Bowie album but I am not a fan of Mr. Bowie.

Kind of stupid but I loved returning to it. I find it does what it sets out to do very well. Nostalgic yearning built into the musical structures. Some fun instrumentation. I didn't get bored.

bleugh

Não gosto muito do Springsteen, sinceramente, mas esse foi o melhor álbum dele que peguei na lista até então. É brilhantemente sequenciado, e até possui instrumentais interessantes que prendem a atenção, mas os vocais de Bruce não me descem. Não tenho muito a dizer além disso. 3/5

I was surprised that this album did not resonate with me and I didn't like it much. I feel weird about it, but whatcha gonna do. I was drained after I got through Backstreets.

Bruce is not for me and I never could understand his appeal. Was it one of those things that you had to be young in the 70s? Thankfully short album. I'll give it something just for cool sax moments (unexpected), and I didn't hate every song (Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out and Jungleland were fine). I'm dreading 4 more albums from him.

Ugh I think this is actually my favorite Springsteen album yet (having only listened to Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A.), but I just... don't care for his music too much! It's good, I can certainly see the appeal. It just doesn't vibe with me enough.

Another win from The Boss! This one, being from the mid-seventies, relies more on horns and strings to craft its expansive heartland rock sound than the synths and booming drums of Born in the U.S.A., but it sounds just as full of (and larger than) life. Bruce is once again a master storyteller, weaving narratives of desperation and escape. There truly, truly is a reason he's one of the greats. Also, he looked really hot in the photo shoots for this album

I just do not get Bruce Springsteen, I’m sorry

There are surely a number of stories and lyric interpretations that I missed while listening here, but that just means I'll be happily revisiting down the line. Musically, more than a few tracks floored me; Springsteen does the grandiose piano-and-horns sound so freaking well it hurts. The sheer emotion with which he sings on tracks like She's The One and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out is remarkable, and Jungleland is just about the perfect closer to it all. Very high 4 for an album that might just have made Springsteen click for me. Standouts: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out • Born To Run • She's The One • Meeting Across The River • Jungleland

This album doesn't grip me as much as Born in the USA, but the saxophone and piano on here are so crisp and the storytelling is so on point. I haven't appreciated this album enough before. Really good shit.

10/10

Another classic Springsteen album. The arena-rockers are all here, but there's really something to be said for songs like Meeting Across the River. Hard for me to add anything else; this is a rock classic in my household.

Overall I found the music quite enjoyable however only "Meeting across the river" stood out for me, still quite a good album.

This one has never worked for me. I can get into some Springsteen, but not most of this.

Not for me.

Impressive record from a songwriting standpoint and can appreciate what it did for Rock and Roll but doesn't really land with me, maybe if I were in teen in the 70's. Feels a bit too formulaic and over-the-top for essentially being pop rock. And while the character-driven storytelling is good, some of the lyrics are too repetitive ("Backstreets"). Springsteen's Roy Orbison impression singing doesn't land with me.

I've never consciously or voluntarily heard a single Bruce Springsteen song. However, I now understand why he is such a well-known name! This album, musically, does a great job at combining americana/country/jazz in such a refreshing way. While I am not the biggest fan of his vocals, I appreciated the instrumentation. I found the cadence in his song structure interesting, although I don't think I could verbalize it after two listens.

Favs: Thunder Road Born To Run Jungleland Least Fav: She's The One

Absolute peak

Really love the lyrics (I'd heard the classics before, of course). Nice storytelling. Very cinematic. But not my favorite sound.

Amazing, such good piano

Always in the conversation for Bruce’s best. Total classic

Back when there were musicians and song writers.

In my top 25 best albums of all time!

"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and "Born to Run" are standouts that I saved and really enjoyed. I respect Bruce Springsteen, but I just can't get into him for some reason. Solid album. Not my favorite, but it was still overall pleasant.

Not much to say about this one. What an accomplishment

An all time great album. Sounds as good today as when the heard it for the very first time 50 years ago. There is emotion throughout. The sax is killer. Hard to believe he created this when he was only 25. Every song contributes to the final masterpiece that it is.

Simply a masterpiece. Not my personal favorite Springsteen album but an amazing piece of art. The sound the achieved here is absolutely humongous and it’s often hard for me to tell which instrument is doing which part. Thunder road, tenth avenue freeze out, jungle land, backstreets, and born to run on the same album? My God. Easy 5.

Bruce Springsteen has a lot of talent, but I'm also not a blue collar worker from New Jersey so I didn't really vibe with it. The nine minute closer was a bit of a shock.

Nostalgia is probably playing a factor here as Bruce and this album in particular were played a lot in my house growing up but this was the first time for me actually sitting down and listening to it all the way through.

Powerful energy, feels like a live album. Sometimes magic, sometimes annoyingly so. Sounds modern (or timeless?) for the 70s. Probably need a re-listen to catch the lyrics.

39:23 (8 tracks) - third album by Springsteen Fully recognizable songs and I felt the sum of the whole was actually greater than the sum of the parts. I've always felt Born to Run was a little too over celebrated, but the other songs are also classics and I really enjoyed 9:34 Jungleland far more than I thought I would. Pleasantly surprised to give this album a 4.

The boss

Surprised I'd never heard this album before. Really enjoyed it.

Masterpiece. Not my favorite Springsteen album but undeniably great. 5*

Je n’avais jamais pris le temps d’écouter Bruce Springsteen, et j’ai eu tort!

Almost a 5, some great tracks on here

I’m supposed to like The Boss. I do not like The Boss.

Ik zet dit album aan en ik voel meteen een beetje weerstand. Ik weet dat dit heel goed is of zou moeten zijn, maar als het dan zo ontzettend boomerig is als dit merk ik dat ik moeite heb om daarin mee te gaan. Ik zal niet zeggen dat ik dit verschrikkelijk of slecht vind of iets dergelijks, maar dit is gewoon geen muziek die ik graag luister. Alsof ik hiervoor nog een paar stappen te jong en niet obees genoeg ben. Dit is precies waar al die grijze papnekken in het Top 2000 Café een halfje van krijgen. Ik zie meerdere personen in de reviews z'n manier van zingen met Meatloaf vergelijken en daarmee omschrijven ze treffend één van de zaken die mij een beetje storen. Bruce klinkt een beetje alsof ie last heeft van een hardnekkige verstopping. En dan nog die schreeuwende pornosax. Als zweet een geluid zou maken dan klonk het als dit album. Dit is m'n 4 keer De Baas in deze lijst en achteraf gezien kan ik zeggen dat ik eigenlijk meer dan genoeg had aan alleen Nebraska en Darkness blabla. Het is niet allemaal kommer en kwel want er zit af en toe een lekker orgeltje in en ook de gitaar is wel gaaf, maar ik moet concluderen dat ik hem totaal niet voel. Ik heb hem zelfs twee keer gedraaid om te kijken of ik nog iets kon forceren, maar helaas. Ik ga wel 3 sterren geven. M'n negativiteit zit hem meer in het feit dat ik baal dat ik dit geen 5 sterren vind dan dat ik het rotmuziek vind.

Classic

Not a huge spirngsteen fan but it was enjoyable and went pretty quickly.

Oloco gostei hein álbum bom, porém duas músicas chatas estragaram. 8

First listened to this twenty years ago when I was first getting into music and gave Springsteen a shot. All I took from Springsteen over the years is Darkness on the Edge of Town and some of his 90s Americana stuff. He's always rubbed me the wrong way. He's a phony tough guy making pop music pretending to be rock. He's whiny and over-dramatic. His 80s stuff is horrible, but his 70s and 90s stuff is ok. So I like 4 songs on this album and don't like the other 4. Born to Run is one of the songs I don't like. When the music is good, it's very good. He writes good sad music, even if he's only sad about having to go to work. The upbeat stuff is corny, as are his tough guy from the rough side of town lyrics. But I do like the songs I like, and will continue to listen to them. Good songs: Thunder Road, Night, Backstreets, Jungleland

Always wanted to enjoy this album but it sounds so overproduced and dense. Prefer 'The River' as my favorite Springsteen album. Would love to hear a re-mixed version of this album where the instrumentation is not so buried. Still it is consider a classic and belongs on this list.

Springsteen is an incredible lyricist. The E Street band is so good and has so many members, that it sounds orchestral. The quality of the songs is great and they are all sung with characteristically Springsteeny vocal lines that make The Boss unique. A great experience, 5/5

what can you say about this. even the cover is iconic. in m.h.o one of the best ever albums. every track a classic.

It's not bad music, but it's too theatrical for my taste. Bruce feels like he's trying to fill a Broadway stage by himself with no PA system, and he's going to explode if he doesn't get it out.

Pretty good but I wasn’t crazy about it

A classic for a reason

It’s funny the stories you tell yourself, I saw this was today’s album and thought sarcastically oh great, Springsteen, never been a big fan. Then halfway through track one I’m 100% in! Note to self, remember Springsteen in THE BOSS!

A great Springsteen album 3/5

I like the song Born To Run. Listening to this made me like it slightly less as a few other similar born to run imposters are on the album. Never really understood why people particularly like Springsteen (he said in a indecipherable mumbly voice, backed by some unremarkable music)

Clearly hugely influential but not really my thing - feels very overblown perhaps reflecting the long studio time and I am not really into sax on Rock records - of which this has more than its fair share..

Not my favourite Boss album but one that I’ve played many times and always delivers on fun. Can be overly bombastic on times and doesn’t deliver on the more considered introspection he creates on work like The River or Nebraska, but I enjoyed it.

4.5

5.0

It’s epic, it’s patriotic, it’s Bruce and though the music is top notch and driving, I have an aversion to Mr. Springsteen’s voice. This is because I drove my friend from Chicago to Philly. Gave him control of the radio and he just blasted Da Boss the entire trip. I started to he nauseous near the end.

Springsteen's sweeping, cinematic, and somewhat melodramatic masterpiece. An incredible leap in ambition from his prior album, and never again would he pepper a single record with so many anthemic statements. The title track, "Backstreets", "Jungleland", "Thunder Road" - all of them here. It's not my favorite Springsteen, but a strong argument can be made its his best - and its definitely a worthy add to this list.

I think the more I'm forced to listen to Bruce Springsteen the less I think that he really is the working class musical hero we all think that he is.

I never really cared for Springsteen’s voice, and this album is no different. Plus it was pretty boring. Not a fan.

välgjort, men första delen talar verkligen inte till mig, men det växer, de sista låtarna blir liksom ganska bra, svårt att ge en siffra

Toppen, toppen album! Inget mindblowing, men bara allmänhet ett rejält bra album med mycket känsla och mycket bra produktion

Ten out of 10 for enthusiasm and self-belief, and I can appreciate there is a certain poetry in the lyrics, but this music really does nothing for me at all. To me it comes off like a lame musical full of clichéd Americana, describing scenes and reference points I just don't really connect with. Cheesy, over-the-top middle-of-the road soft rock - I don't really see what all the fuss is about, but it is, at least, a better listen than the other Springsteen album I have encountered thus far on this list (Born In The USA).

Great album by the boss!!

This is my second time listening to this album. It's still average compared to other supposed classics. "Born to Run" has two great songs: "Thunder Road" and the title track. The other six were let-downs. I hope I get an amazing album to end the week. 3 stars for "Born to Run".

Couldn't get into the song because of his voice. Really didn't like it. Tracks were too crowded, his voice was lost behind the instruments. Maybe it's due to the production quality at the time but I didn't find it well adjusted.

Pretty good album. Well written songs, they do all sound similar however.

Mieux que l'autre.

Decent. Title track is the standout, but Jungleland was good too. Nothing exceptional, but solid

A true groundbreaking record... nothing from around this time sounds like it. While it's not completely my thing, I recognize just how important this record is to rock & roll. BRUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!!

A musician that doesn’t particularly inspire me. I can’t say that it’s bad and he seems a decent bloke so it get 3stars

Sorry but the Boss is just not for me. Nothing here I really can connect to, even though I do really respect the dude. 4/10

This is definitely classic Bruce Springsteen, but I have to say it was a little more energetic than I was expecting. It also has a grandiose sound that feels like it pulls from baroque pop influences. I’d have to say the piano and organ were my favorite elements. They both played a key role in giving the entire album that youthful, energetic, and cinematic feel.

Medium - background?

mumbly whiteguy rock. it's fine.

Did I understand any of the lyrics? Absolutely not, but I think that's fine for this album. I feel like it kinda loses its way near the end of it but the songs are enjoyable especially if you just view Bruce's voice as another instrumental element.

Hey, at least I left this album with a deeper appreciation for "Jackson Park Express"

I did not expect to have such a negative reaction to this album. I didn't really have much of an opinion on Springsteen before but wow, I didn't like this at all! There's something about the way the music is mixed, his vocal style, and the percussion tempo that makes every song feel like a cheesey rock n roll musical number. It's like pop folk on cocaine driven by the most insufferable boomer you can imagine. The cover however is great, well composed and charming, that's a 4/5.

- Hat den Morgen ein wenig besser gemacht - Schöner Rock mit vielen tollen Instrumenten und passendem Gesang - Der erste Song hat mich gleich gepackt und der Rest des Albums hat nicht nachgelassen Topsong: Thunder Road

This was shorter than I expected and seemed to me like the balance between the music and the vocals was slightly off in favour of the music? This was fine but wouldn’t push me to prioritise listening to additional Springsteen music which I’d expected that it would.

Not as good as Born In The U.S.A. I'm a sucker for a sax but it always makes me link Bruce to Sam Fender. Definitely influential. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

Best Track - "Born To Run"

listened to this in my math 34a class and enjoyed it but it def needs a relisten i fear. this isn’t rlly my style but lemme give it a chance one day (not today im so sorry bruce)

I really can't stand Bruce Springsteen but I will give credit where credit is due. This album is a standout. The title track is about as perfect a song can be. The highlight for me, however, is "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out." The horns and fat saxes of the Brecker brothers and David Sanborn joining Clarence Clemons just pushes this song over the top. Can't be beat. Lyrics on the album are great but Bruce is just too damn shouty. He gives me a headache. The real star is Roy Bitton! His piano work on this record shimmers. Roy on piano and Clarence on sax can save just about any song. "Backstreets" and "She's the One" for example, would work just fine as instrumentals. Great band. The epic 9+ minute Jungleland is one of the best closers of any album.

Not my style of music.

It was fine. I did really like him in concert. I feel like he is a lesser Meatloaf on a lot of songs.

For whatever reason, I’ve never been able to get into The Boss. Probably because his music feels pretentious and theatery. This shit is Rock for people who read The New Yorker and call movies “films”. 2.5⭐️

Much prefer the early Boss over the later stuff like "The Rising." 3.5, but rounding up since there are a few bangers here.

Undeniably great album. So many hits. Holds up to the test of time.

Cinematic, alive, joyous. It feels like the best of being human. Boss was COOKING with this one.

Just really not my style. My friends all love Bruce and I was hoping to, too. What Bruce lacks in singing ability he makes up in enthusiasm! I was hoping for some unique instrumentation here and there. What's interesting is that some songs remind me of the Clash albums. The grit and edge are strong.

Never a Bruce fan, but this a must album for the 1001 Must Hear List. T’was huge when it was released, it’s better now than when it dropped. Actually enjoyed the listen, which is surprising for a Springsteen album. (4.2*s) OK - I’ll go see him live when he plays the OC Fair and you get the tickets.

Other than the title track and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," just some more meh from the Jersey Jungleland. Bruce looks and sounds like he is part of the Rumble Fish or Outsiders gang and this album would be a decent soundtrack for either film. The two best Boss songs making the album track list pull it up from a potentially dismal rating to 2.21 stars.

Born To Run was more enjoyable than I remembered, both in terms of the album and the title track. It's during the best phase of his career and has a couple examples of the tropes that made Bruce famous. His strained vocals and over the top enthusiasm are still kinda endearing before they devolve into what I find to be tired played out trope later in his career. My main take away is how good the E Street Band is on this album. While Bruce will always be the face/front-man, the E Street Band really carry Born To Run. The piano lines are solid, Clarence's sax is great when it gets the spotlight, Max's drumming is on point, and occasional brass and strings are effective when they join the mix. Without their influence you lose the majority of the charm of the act, which is why I've always disliked The Boss's acoustic and later albums without the E Street band. I did a deep dive on Springsteen a couple years back and realized that outside of a couple of hits The Boss isn't really my thing. I'd make exception for Born In The USA and Born To Run, both of which are worthy entries for 1001 even if you aren't a fan. They give you the necessary glimpse as to how and why he was sellling #1 records for an extended time and why the E Street Band were able to spin off and remain relevant at times. You can keep the remainder of his discography away from me though. 2.99 stars

Glock + piano = banger Idk I feel like it's all self evident, this genre of music (jazz rock?) is fantastic and it takes a fair amount of skill to compose it all without being overbearing

Loved this! Haven't listened to any Springsteen before but I'm looking forward to more. Good variety of sounds and solid songs themselves

I had no idea I liked The Boss. My knowledge of "The Boss" an hour ago consisted of the one line everyone knows from each of two songs: "Born in the USA" and "Born to Run", and a vague understanding that people from New Jersey love this guy. I'm not American, nor of the target age group for this but I understand that he's beloved there in a way that doesn't have much bearing on me as a 30 year old from down under. This album is fantastic! It's more piano and saxophone heavy than I thought it was going to be (which I really like) and really cohesive as an album (which I also really like). It took me a few tracks to see where it was leading, but once I got to the high point of the title track and began the journey back down the other side it all just seemed to click. There is such strong, "wall of sound" production, lyrics that beautifully straddle cryptic depth and raw heart-on-sleeve emotion, and a musical consistency and through-line that feels connected but not repetitive. This embodies so much of what I love in an album, and whilst initially I felt that this was going to be a 3 or 4 star review, the back half of the album has retroactively sold me on this deserving a 5. Everything just comes together so nicely by the end and now that I've finished it I just want to go back and listen to the first few songs again with a new appreciation for what they're building to... and I'm sure I will! This is definitely one I'll listen to again.

Meatloaf without the fun.

Love it.

5 Stars. Maximalist band, hi-fi wall of sound with fairy tale lyrics. Strongly rooted to a mythical time and place. This is the centre of the Springsteen-verse, everything else can be related to this album.

pretty okay

Honestly, pretty fun, though it's not really my style and I wouldn't come back to it.

Jungleland is good I guess

Mega biased here, but legitimately no skips. Insane this is <40 mins

Thunder Road has always annoyed me. Didn't know he had that soul! - i.e. "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" "Night" has all the elements of a great song: locomotive bass, catchy chorus and bridges This album sounds like Meatloaf Theatrical in an annoying way, not a good or sexy way. Never need to listen to this album again.

not bad 3/5

It's fuckin Born to Run, what can I possibly say that hasn't already been said? I'm not even a diehard Bruce fan, but this is an easy five stars. After seeing Bruce live in DC with the E Street Band last year, I'd give this one a 6 if I could. This man puts his blood, sweat, and tears into every song he performs and records - a fact which is fully evidenced in this gritty, landmark album.

3-4

Enjoyable. A few classics songs.

10th ave six but the rest is so good

Didn’t like it at all :(

I get why it’s popular. Every song sounds epic and played/sung like his life depends on it. But beyond a couple of tracks, it doesn’t really do it for me.

Great album. Have it on vinyl. Played it back to back

Like the compositions and lyrics from what I heard but wasn't a huge fan of Bruce's singing.

I had never really given a focused listen to any of Springsteen’s albums before this. It was about what I expected, well crafted songs with his signature vocal style. I think I have to give this a 3+ stars with the potential for more with more listens, it grew on me the further I got into it and could see that trend continuing with more exposure.

Great album - I really enjoyed hearing it again. Great production, really sounds timeless. This album and Darkness on the Edge of Town are my favorite Springsteen albums

Songs are a bit similar sounding but I still enjoyed the lyrics and sound. Favorite songs: Born to Run, Jungleland

I gotta give this one another listen. I want to like Springsteen, he’s undeniably talented, evocative, and all that. It just never seems to really speak to me. I dunno, try again see if it clicks more.

The perfect album

Lowkey soaring.

Nachdem ich das alte Gazelle Rad, das jahrelang im Keller stand in die Werkstatt gebracht habe auf dem Rückweg gehört. Ich weiß ja nicht. Man soll es ja gut finden, weil es so wichtig ist und weil er ja so wichtig und n Guter ist. Aber wenn ich ehrlich bin, ist mir da irgendwie zu viel los. Mit den Bands, die angeblich so sehr davon inspiriert sind, wie The Hold Steady oder The Gaslight Anthem hatte ich früher jedenfalls deutlich mehr Spaß. Ehrlicherweise wäre das heute aber auch wahrscheinlich anders. Zumindest bei letzteren.

The Boss is back! A little more experimental, possibly rawer, than Made in the USA, this Album I feel panders a bit less towards Americana, but is still solidly a working class album.

Solid album, but I prefered Born in the USA over this.

Might be great music to some people...

Great, but I’ve never been a big fan

Besides his hits that everyone knows, I can't bring myself to get behind the Springsteen hype. I think it's a combination of his voice and his instrumentals being all over the place. Pick a sound, dammit. Overall, it's not bad but I ain't listening to it ever again.

I'm surprised this was released since 1975 because it sounds like it's from the '80s. Ahead of its time I guess. I don't really like how he sings. Fav song was Freeze Out.

Not a big fan. I do like born to run, but I honestly found myself not enjoying much at all from this album outside of that song, so much so that it hurt my opinion of it some, lol.

Could listen to this one over and over.

Classic

Honestly, it is so good that I am struggling to write a coherent review. I knew most of these songs as singles, and from some extraordinary live recordings, but I can't recall having listened to the whole album before. These songs should resonate with anyone who has ever felt the drudgery of day to day life slowly grinding them down. Not all of us can escape for a life of rock and roll, so The Boss has to do it for us and give us a little taste. These are songs of people yearning to break free. The massive sound of the instrumentation and production lends an upbeat air to what actually feels like a rather melancholic statement. These characters are looking to escape into an American dream that was never really attainable for the vast majority. It's a fantasy and Bruce knows it. The strong flavour of Americana feels as though it would have been anachronistic by the early seventies, post Vietnam and Watergate, with the summer of love already vanishing in the rearview mirror. It is as though he is looking at America's (then) present through the lens of its past. Every song is excellent, but I found the opening and closing tracks were my favourites. I would also like to point out that while everyone brings up the piano and the sax, it was really ballsy to put this much Glockenspiel on a straight ahead rock album. Bravo!

é um álbum legal, mas não eh mt a minha vibe nao

i'd prefer run towards a different album from The Boss

¿Qué decir que no se haya dicho ya de “Born To Run”? Pues seguramente nada original. Uno de los álbumes clave del siglo XX. El puñetazo en la mesa del Boss. Incontestable su trancendencia. Y ahora, “unpopular opinion”: me cansa un poco tanta épica. Creo que Bruce se dio cuenta de que menos es más en “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” y le salió un disco para mí más redondo. Eso no quita que “Thunder Road” me emocione cada vez que la escucho y que “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” me provoque no quedarme quieto y moverme al ritmo de su “groove”. Un merecido 10.

3 out of 5. First time listening to Springsteen's albums. Didn't realize his music can go big, and there's some good stuff here.

The horns and piano were off putting at tikes. Springsteen is a little American cringe but I enjoyed this

Annoying vocals, and he takes himself too seriously. But cohesive and pretty tight musically

tonite in Jun Gle LAAAAAAAAAAAND 🎹🎹🎻🎹🎹🎹🎹🎻🎹 HUUUUUUUHHHH 🎹🎹🎻🎹🎹🎹🎹🎻🎹 🪄🎻🎹🎹🎹🎆 🎇🎹 🎹🎉🎹🎻🎹🎻🎹 💥🎇 🪄💥🎹 🪄🎻🎹🎹🎆🎇🎉🎹 💥🎇🎆🎹 HUUUUUUUUUHHHH 🎹🪄💥🎇 🪄💥🎹🎉🎆🎇🎉💥🎇🎆🎹 🎉💥🎇🎆🎉🎆🎇🪄 whoooooaaaAAAAAAAAAAHHHH 🎉💥🎇🎆🎉🎆🎇🎉🎆🎇🎉💥🎇🎆... 🎹

O mesmo que o último álbum, um 3,5 era mais adequado

Spruce

All time classic.

Terrific

According to another reviewer, I am likely a Communist for not giving this album 5 stars, but I am pretty sure that having a difference of opinion is supposed to be not just allowed, but celebrated here in the United States (at least on paper). I loved the song "Born to Run" as a baby child. I still like that song, but this whole album wasn't really my thing. Nebraska resonates with me much more. It's not the worst album I've ever heard, but I wouldn't revisit it. I still contend this is music for middle aged dads.

Life-affirming, big, tight band. I like the boss better when he is a little softer and sadder, but this is full of absolute bangers

A classic of what I'd call “Dad Rock”. This album is theatrical, bold and a genuinely iconic collection of 70s rock hits. Born To Run is definitely the highlight, but the rest of the album maintains the brilliant wall of sound, cinematic instrument arrangements and passionate vocals/lyrics. In a way it makes you feel ambitious and driven after listening, largely because of Springsteen’s huge delivery.

I have this on Japanese vinyl, which I gotta say usually adds clarity to the mix, but as the mix of this album blairs eveything across the midst, it still sounds muddled. The one thing about this pressing you can really hear Gary Tallent clearly (not much crowding that space). This album is really Springsteen coming into his own songwriting wise. But listening to this just reminds me how much better, "Thunder Road", Tenth Avenue Freeze Out", "Backstreets", "Born To Run", "She's The One" and "Jungleland" sounds on *Hammersmith Odeon '75* Clarence gets buried in the mix these tracks. But live, he cut through like a knife with all his grit passion. The one song that doesn't drown in its own production is "Meeting Accoss The River" which is stripped down to just piano, bass, & vocals with a light trumpet accent. It make that song pop out on this where the meat of this album doesn't. I'm going to give this a low to moderate 4½ for mainly the songwriting, but also for my two real highlights "Meeting Across The River" and "Jungleland", the only song that really plays with dynamic range, plus you can really hear Clarence Clemons cut through on his part on that one, which he is my absolute favorite sax player, so anytime he gets to shine it's going to be one of my favorite moments. 9.35 ★★★★½

Great album from start to finish. The title track is one of tbe best songs ever, in my opinion. 5 stars

This is a terrific album, and I what I think is the start of one of the best runs of albums in rock history. He really develops the heartland rock sound he'd be best known for, and records some classic songs in the process. Having "Thunder Road" and "Born to Run" on the same album is an achievement in itself, plus you get "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Backstreets", and the epic to end all epics, "Jungleland". 5 stars

A mostly very good album. The title song is a complete classic, main perennial radio hit and overpoweringly best song here. Also some mighty purdy moments with Meet Me Across The River and She’s The One. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out is a nice steady toe tappity number as well with perky cool Brecker Bros horns. Everything else here is good up to a point but was born to walk so Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf could run. Somewhere between a high 4 stars and low 4.5.

Own it. Some classics. Hardly ever listen to it. Not sure how much of a Springsteen fan I am. Still a great album

Not my thing, instrumentals are decent, voice sounds like a bad Elvis impression

*The band sounds great *it has some great songs but I can’t get fully into it

A mystery only Americans can understand. Dull music, weird muffled sound, crap vocals, overblown lyrics.

Working my way through this Springsteen album. Listening for things that I like: 1. It’s pretty cool to hear things that others were influenced by his style. You can tell The Killers are heavily inspired by him. I love The Killers. 2. The music composition is incredible. Tons of awesome layering with piano, organs, electric guitars, and a wailing saxophone. Hell yeah on all that. 3. His lyrics are great and he sings with such emotion. Cons: 1. I can’t understand his lyrics unless I’m reading along. 2. His scratchy voice occasionally turns to the literal sound of a goat. 3. Sometimes his non-melodic ranting style of singing just takes over what is probably one of the best jam bands of all time.

boring

Its alright? Nothing on this album makes me want to listen to more springsteen, but the musical composition is solid, but I just really couldn't vibe with it. 3/5.

What can you say about the boss that hasn't already been said before? Truly unique, America to its core. Honesty in songwriting that is hard to come by. Possibly his best album. all of his music is great. so it's hard to pick the best one.

I'm not one to put on a Bruce Springsteen album. But when this is beautiful, it's -so- beautiful. Couple that with the influence this album has had on so many of my favourite artists and it's an obvious five stars, as well as one of the few albums that actually seems to have earned its place on the list.

what's that with cars being in every song lyrics? the album is fine, just not my cup of tea

It sounds so generic, every song is the same thing with a slow build up and then a booming drum sound into a loud and explosive rhythm. It genuinely sounds like a cheesy musical with every chord used being the most obvious major chord with no variety. His vocals are kind of annoying as well. I don’t know maybe this is more of an American thing although badlands was miles better than this as it actually had some variety and interesting songs. It kind of sound just like a worse version of meatloaf with the repetitive piano keys and the booming drums to give it that passionate, energetic sound. Favourites: none really other than the last song only because if the admittedly awesome instrumental in the middle with the saxophone, even born to run wasn’t even that great given its popularity. Overall, feels a bit harsh considering the popularity of this album but 4/10.

I like Bruce Springsteen, but sadly I'm not a big fan of his music. Born to Run is a good song, but the rest of the album did nothing for me

The album that made him famous and it's a dynamite one. Jungleland is a street poem deluxe. Born to Run a rock n roll classic hit. Back Streets a glimpse of teecity life. Awesome LP.

Almost perfection. My favourite Bruce album, nothing else to say really but brilliant!

Ordinarily I don’t think I’d enjoy this much piano and sax, but the E Street Band really makes it work. Growing up, the Greatest Hits (1995) album was one of the few that was on permanent rotation in our van’s 6-CD changer. I prefer that to this. Born to Run is really good, but some of the non-hits don’t hit hard enough to merit a 5. So it gets a 4/5 for me.

Probably my favorite Springsteen album

It was good.

Huge album for people who like braindead americana

Good

This was OK, but most of the songs sounded the same

I can't understand the general enthusiasm for Bruce Springsteen. There are a few very catchy tracks on this album too. But even those don't inspire me. On top of that, I don't like Bruce's voice. I wouldn't turn the album off, but I wouldn't seek it out either. 3/5

Title track was worse than i remembered - I thought it was basic but catchy! Cover Me is better but so samey still. Darlington County - can't get over how bad his voice is and it's only the 80s! Working on the Highway - I like the similarity to Dead Ringer but this is then just a...less good version of it. Downbound Train - first good song! I'm On Fire - this is a REALLY good song, it has to be said. Gotta love the wistful. No Surrender - liked this one too! Bobby Jean is okay, so is I'm Goin' Down (latter is real samey). Glory Days is chipper but too samey to be good. Dancing In the Dark is pretty fun and nostalgic. My Hometown - nice opening notes. Sweet wistful tune in general.

You definitely get the sense of Americana behind the sound of this album. It feels very lived in. Like getting a glimpse into a stranger's story, and you feel closer to them because of it. While I can't say it's an album I'll continually revisit, there are some tracks on here that are more than satisfying. Mostly what works on this album is the instrumentation and the lyrics. The songs are incredibly poetic, and the rhythms ride the line between pop and rock and roll that they sort of blend into the background. That's both the good and bad of the album. It's not distinct enough musically, but the storytelling is. It's not an album you can just listen to; it's one you have to pay attention to, and that's good in substance, but maybe not so much in style.

Iconic, but I have not been a big fan of Bruce Springsteen's works.

Fifty years old this year.. time flies. Springsteen is forever.

A masterpiece.

The definitive mom and dad rock album of my early childhood. Those margaritaville guitar+piano riffs and blerguevuederbadoo vocals bring back so many memories. I can practically smell the old carpet. But I recently learned that The Boss is Tom Morello's rock n roll hero, so I'll try to listen to the album in its pure context. 1975. Watergate. Vietnam. Khmer Rouge. Thatcher. Jahova's Witness Armageddon. Turns out Springsteen was a counter-culture revolutionary? These lyrics are deep, almost like beat-scene poetry. Anti-war, anti-capital. Backstreets is about a secret gay teen love affair? Did our parents catch all this, or did they just hear big jams and Elvis-adjacent jibber-singing? I'm into it.

When did he start singing like he smokes 18 cigarettes at a time? If you told me Billy Joel wrote Thunder Road, I’d believe you. Not just because of the involved piano track, but the storytelling lyricism that is very Billy. I’m not complaining at all, I think that’s why I like it so much. Even the melodic choices are very Billy-esque. As I listen to this album, I’m wondering why I’ve never really listened to Bruce much in my life. I really do enjoy this! It’s definitely not out of the realm of what I would normally would be listening to but just never crossed my path before. It’s 1975 - so the sound scape of the time is some of my faves. The use of piano and saxophone in rock music makes me so happy! A lot of these songs play out like the background of a fun round trip. I can’t wait to explore it more.

I imagine listening to this album driving across some unnamed middle state back in the day hit so nice. Bruce is never a guy I go searching for but always find myself singing along to when he pops on the radio (aka my spotify mixes).

Bruce makes me wish my Dad worked in a coal mine in a dead end town and expected the same from me. I would drive late at night dreaming of a future that might be mine. I’d pull over at the outskirts of town and I’d blast Born to Run and feel like Bruce were running for the both of us. Bruce has stood these past 50 years as a pillar to rock music and powerful songwriting. Personally, he has the widest gap between how much I listen and how much I love. That is to say I’ve listened to a lot of other artists WAY more and have WAY deeper knowledge but I’ll still rank Bruce above them. I think what sets him apart is conviction. Whenever I hear Bruce I believe him, and believe in him. I think he’s a guy who is playing into a mythos of his own creation and I believe what he believes in. I talk about charisma a lot when it comes to the rock singers. Part of it is that I’m really searching for connection and an invitation into the music. Bruce feels like he puts an arm around you, hands you a beer, thanks you for coming, then jumps on stage and performs specifically for you. I love how big the sound is. It’s got Phil Spektor wall of sound type of feel without the layer of cheese and glitz. The song Born to Run is in my top 10 favorite songs that exist. I think there is legitimate magic in that song. It’s like he bottled yearning ambition, love, and power into 4 and a half minutes. Again, it makes me believe. In what? Who the fuck knows. But I’m ready to fall in love and run off into the sunset even if the world is trying to hold us back. I think the presence of this song makes it 5 stars. Whatever they payed the sax player isn’t enough. There’s a whole other rant I could go on about how Bruce represents a the “greatness” of American working class and all that stuff but I’ll focus on the fact that this album fucking rips.

One of the best albums ever made.

As much as I hate that he thinks he is important enough to be political, this is still a classic album

Forrest Gump would have loved this.

Bruce's energetic rock

Classic! All tracks are enjoyable!

One of my fav albums of all time

fav tracks: "10th Avenue Freeze Out" and "Born to Run" The sax really ties this all together. *chef's kiss*

I liked it, thought it would be a bit of a stronger album, but I guess that’s my internal bias as I’ve never fully listened to a Springsteen album. A few nice hits on here though.

typische Boss... niet slecht maar toch kan het me niet echt bekoren

First track had me skeptical but after listening to this all the way through I can safely this was a great listen! Springsteen's star power is clearly evident and the boisterous production backs him up beautifully. You got some incredible sax playing all throughout the album and as well that wonderful accompanying piano. He's giving it his all from start to finish, never a dull moment. This was a great pleasure to listen to. Top 5: Thunder Road, Backstreets (fav), Born To Run, She's The One, and Jungleland 4.25-4.50/5

A classic Springsteen. A must for any collection

Unlike many other artists, I much prefer Bruce Springsteen’s more recent material over his older stuff. Pre-2000’s Springsteen isn’t as interesting to me as post. Born To Run feels strangely flat compared to The Rising, Devils & Dust, Working On A Dream etc. It’s still good - just not great, in my opinion.

Super solid album

It's the Boss, what more can I say? This is a great album. Born to Run was an anthem for me a couple years ago and I still love it. I hadn't listened through the rest of the album before, but it's great. The saxophone is amazing!! 8.5/10

Classic for a reason! Nate’s parents were probably 5 when this album came out and watched their older brother dress up as Bruce Springsteen