Born To Run

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

The Boss came out of the gate cranked to 11, with blaring sax and furious piano. There is an intense urgency that doesn't let up for the entire album. The final track, "Jungleland" should've been a cathartic release, but by the time it came I was fatigued from all that preceded it. Lyrically, the stories did not do anything for me, and Bruce's voice is, well, not pleasant. I really thought I would enjoy this more than I did. Standout track: Jungleland

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.

I just hate his voice so much

The only thing I say to help me express why I don't like this album is that its just too.... New Jersey?

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.

aburridisimo

Nothing special even though he's a legend

Jersey Jersey Jersey. Good rock music with a full sound and Dylan-ish lyrics

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. Edit: After listening to Nebraska and realizing I never came back to this album, I relistened to it again. I think it's still my favorite Springsteen album, it contains his best singing and I definitely know the hits. But I'm still gonna revise this down to a 3/5. I'm just not a fan of Springsteen.

i’m sorry to my close personal friends bruce and clarence but i don’t really like the sound of this record. it’s TOO MUCH! the lyrics are so insanely gorgeous—”the screen door slams / mary’s dress sways” is such an incredible opening line for the whole album, it sets the tone so effectively—but the slamming piano and blasting sax and bruce leaning into his country twang delivery undercut the lyrics in basically every track unfortunately. there are some real ear worms on here though. fav track: tenth avenue freeze-out

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.

Having grown up with punk and new wave, this was the sort of music I railed against as a teenager. It doesn't seem as bad now, though I still prefer his more subtle moody stuff to the shouty 'murican anthems.

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

Goated album

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.

In 2025, the Boss' words resonate more than ever.

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.

Repetitive. In his later stadium stuff you can’t really tell how gravelly (bad) his voice is, but you can hear. I can see why people like this though, I’m just not one of them. Fine, but only a superfan could give this a 5/5.

Nei

Perfect album.

After 3 albums, I don't care much for the boss

It was ok. Kinda cheesy, but in an earnest way. I've never been a big Springsteen fan, and this album didn't change my mind.

Groovy stuff. Really makes slaving away in the cubicle much more enjoyable

I tried to give this a genuine chance, I've heard many of the songs off this album before since it's undeniably a classic in the sense of how successful and influental it is, but I've long hated Bruce Springsteen and the second his weird, warbly voice kicked in, I instantly had to shut it off. That husky vibrato he does is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

ok, good music but nothing that connected with me

hmmmm

Way back way, the second album my 1001 Albums group had ever gotten was Bruce Springsteen's DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN. In the 35 word review I wrote for it, I made a point to mention that I preferred BORN TO RUN to it — which was actually a typo. Later on, I clarified in my review/babble of BORN IN THE U.S.A. that I actually preferred, well, BORN IN THE U.S.A.to DARKNESS, and that I'd simply gotten my "borns" backwards. To that point, I hadn't even **heard** BORN TO RUN yet! I'd like to make one more amendment. It turns out I was right the first time: I actually **do** prefer BORN TO RUN to DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN. In fact, I prefer it to BORN IN THE U.S.A., because this... Oh, this. Where do I even begin with this? This is the greatest album Bruce Spriungsteen's ever made. Let me be just absolutely clear and blunt about it. And, yeah, sure, I've still yet to hear everything he'd ever put out. I've never even taken a trip to NEBRASKA. But if you had heard what I'd just heard, you'd be making that confident-ass assessment, too. I don't even know where to begin with specifics. I almost wanna go over this album track by track, gushing about each and every one, and it's only because another member of my group has already done it that I'm refraining. (Wanna keep my take unique among the lot, y'know?) But that's just how good this album is; that every song included, even the closest thing to a dud ("She's The One"), is worth individual consideration. I haven't felt like doing that with an album since David Bowie's HUNKY DORY. In the absence of a song-by-song analysis, then, let me say this: this is the platonic idea of Bruce Springsteen. "Classical Bruce Springsteen," even. Everything you'd expect him to sound like is on this album, and it's the best version of all those sounds. No frills, no fluffs — just the primest cuts. I mean, goodness, even BORN IN THE U.S.A. still had those 80's cheese synths all over them, y'know? And I love those synths, but seriously — **seriously**. The album's composed of all these back-to-back-to-back, larger than life epics of songs, and none more so than "Jungleland". I'll go out on a limb about this, too: best song in Springsteen's career, probably. This is a nine minute song that's just as big as it needs to be to justify a runtime like that, and keep in mind that pretty much a whole third of the track is dedicated to a rippin' sax solo. I'm just floored, honestly. I'm nearly speechless and only barely keeping what gushing I can push out to some kind of structure. It's just... This is the kind of album legends are made from. It might not have been the one to make him a worldwide star, but this, right here, far as I can tell, is where The Boss became The Boss. And if there's any Springsteen albums on this list... Well, dang, I'm gonna have a hard time saying I prefer any of them to this.

The album that made The Boss into a sensation. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 10. It's probably higher, honestly. Listen, I can understand why “Born in the U.S.A.” is the more heralded Bruce Springsteen record – he already had bigger name recognition, the songs were genuinely perfect for the time, and as a whole, that title & cover art just invokes an explosion of patriotic fervor brought on by the illusions of the Reagan years, even if the music itself was made for a crowd who recognized that not all was sunshine & rainbows in the land of the free. I get it. For my money’s worth, though, this is the best Bruce Springsteen album we’ve gotten so far. Going in, I was hoping for something that carried the gravitas of the two other albums we’ve gotten from him, since I figured it wouldn’t be as polished. Obviously, I knew “Born to Run” would be here, but I’ve never heard anything else from the album, and even in terms of that title track, I had only heard the cover version on “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It’s a great cover, but it’s incomparable to the original. Born to Run is very obviously the climax of this album, but the entire buildup to get there is unbelievable in its own right. This might have the most explosive 5-track start to an album I’ve heard in a while, and as an entire package, I can only really say it has a partial stumble on “She’s the One”, but that’s just because it has the unenviable task of following an all-timer. It is as close to a perfect 39 minutes as you can get. “Thunder Road” is electric – just a perfectly written track, with a great vocal performance to boot, acting as a constantly layered 6-minute piece, building up the intensity of the instrumental, in a way that constantly keeps itself entertaining. It sets an incredibly high bar for the rest of the album to follow. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” has the sort of “throwback” production that Phil Collins would so effectively use on his cover of “You Can’t Hurry Love” – just a wonderfully done blend of 60s doo-wop sensibilities with 70s rock & roll, all done in a way that feels timeless to this day. “Night” has great lyricism & vocals, but it’s also just a set piece for the band to go nuts on, and they knock it out of the park – it’s truly criminal that it only has 8 million plays on Spotify, because it sounds like a Red Bull. “Backstreets” is a dazzling 6 minute piece, with great (& positively ambiguous) storytelling, arguably even better layering than “Thunder Road”, and an unbelievably captivating bridge, capped off by one of the grittiest vocal performances I’ve heard from Bruce Springsteen ever. “Born to Run” is… well, it’s “Born to Run”. You just have to listen to it. It is exactly where this album hits its climax, and it really is worth all the acclaim. I knew I would like Bruce’s version, but I wasn’t expecting to feel THAT much more captivated by the grit in his voice, and the little tinges of folksy, Bob Dylan-esque production still present in the original like this. “She’s the One” is that tiny, tiny misstep – still a good track, if a bit platitudinal (& a little overly descriptive) for the lovey dovey lyrics. The Phil Spector influence is the big one here – it’s just a little too strong on the wall of sound, and overall, it’s just a noticeable step down from the high of “Born to Run”. Honestly, the album might’ve been paced even better if you swapped it with “Meeting Across the River”. “Meeting Across the River” is a really thematic noir track, with the sort of context-driven storytelling that I’m a sucker for on tracks like this. It helps that it’s got more of a lo-fi instrumental mood to it, underlining a calm sense of dread that’s present throughout the story of this poor guy who’s gonna absolutely get whacked in a job gone wrong (& knows it, too). It’s the most unique track on the album in terms of a departure from the rock / Americana stuff, and if it had come after “Born to Run”, I think the shift would’ve been just crazy enough to work. “Jungleland” is unbelievably good – it’s the longest track on the album, but it’s arguably the most passionately performed, with Bruce using his penmanship to craft an incredibly vivid view of New Jersey at this time, underlined by a spectacular performance from the band, especially on that fucking 3-minute saxophone solo. It’s paced perfectly, and Bruce knows when to give the lyricism their gravitas, most prevalent on the spoken-word exasperation present in the final verse. Once that piano explodes afterward, it’s just a cinematic sort of bliss that feels like the perfect way to end the album on. I’m out of adjectives, but I wouldn’t write a paragraph about every single track here if I didn’t enjoy this THAT much. It’s a stunner of an album, and one of the best of 1975, if not all time. It’s very obviously a 10, and certainly within the top 10 (if not higher) of all the albums we’ve gotten so far, at least for me. P.S.: Frankly, it’s unbelievable to get this and “Horses” by Patti Smith back to back. Two 8-track rock & roll albums with captivating black & white cover art, both highly influential in their own right, with the critical acclaim to match it. Two sides of a very similar coin, yet existing in their own spaces & representing two different parts of the same scene. Just a treat to get properly introduced to both of them in a 48-hour span, and one of the highlights of this experience so far, even some 518 albums in.

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

Like the title track, but the rest…eh. Extra half star for title, 3.25

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?

Very good, just didn't resonate on this listen.

Great times thx?

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

Ok

Pretty mid for Bruce

If this doesn’t make you feel like a hot blooded American with a bald eagle tugging out your heart strings with red white and blue tears in its eyes, I don’t know what to tell you.

I'm being a little generous with my rating. I get how important this album is to Springsteen's career and it's place in Rock history, but even at 8 songs it all sounds so...middling. Born to Run is the highlight. and Jungleland is pretty great but sounds like a rip-off of a Billy Joel song. But the rest is just all so-so. I don't know. Maybe I'll revisit at a later date and change my mind.

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

this is a little too ............ american for me its grand, easy listening, but I won't be donning the stripes and stars just yet.

Great album that I have never heard the whole way through. Great American rock with some classic songs. Very well written and catchy tunes all around. Bruce never forgot what it meant to be a working American and it really comes through in his lyrics.

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.

This first track made me think Meatloaf was about to bust out singing. Springsteen is a revered artist and I think it's societally implied that everyone should be able to find the brilliance just by listening. I am just not connecting with this music as expected. It's fine and I am sure people growing up in that era have a nostalgic bond with him. but I'm not going to be one of those people. This is just normal 70's rock with extra instruments.

Mostly very bland rock that unfortunately feels like it's always about to launch into "Santa Clause is coming to town", always struggle to love 70's Springsteen ⭐⭐⭐

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

In my top 10. Not a weak song on here.

I haven't ever listened to one of his albums in full, so this is kinda fun.

Starts with Thunder Road. 6 stars! Fun Fact: Bruce traced his Irish ancestry to a small village called Rathangan. It's where I went to school. During his last tour he visited the area, drank a Guinness in our local bar and sang a tune. What a man.

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

too american dream for me. couldn't care less. but it's not the worst

I was the guy that never understood everyone’s obsession with this guy. Now I get it. I was totally wrong.

Great

if he’s the boss i quit

Boring Deluxe

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)

Great album. Nobody is cooler than Bruce on the cover of this album. Totally blue collar just making music. This has a good mix of hits and b-sides. I enjoyed the listen.

Listened to the style of Springsteen in the first track and knew I’d enjoy it. I was thinking initially a 4 and had settled on it until the flourishing finale which made me want to listen to the album again. Listening to this made me recall Billy Joel’s ‘The Stranger’ when I was in Salford, now it’s Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ which I hope to remember Fitzroy by. Fantastic album!

not a fan of Bruce Springsteen, songs are too similar to each other, there are like two songs that sound slightly better

I got this album when I was on a road trip through south Jersey. Guess what. 5 stars

I liked it a lot. Rock and jazzy classical background instrumental together was so surprising. It exceeded my expectations.

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

THE voice of America. He always has been.

Imagine being in high school or college in 1974 and listening to this on your record player for the first time. Then imagine realizing the guy who wrote this album wasn’t that much older than you. You might just give it all up. This has to be one of the top 5 rock and roll albums by anyone at anytime. 50 plus years later it’s still fantastic.

Bruce Springsteen is a bit like Bob Dylan for me, in that I think other artists’ covers of his songs are sometimes better than the originals. Specifically, on this record, Thunder Road. There’s a fantastic cover by Tortoise and Bonnie “Prince” Billy from their 2006 covers record, The Brave and the Bold. It takes the original, slows it down and adds a sense of haunting menace that I think suits the lyrics a bit better than the jittery, uptempo original found here. I’m from New Jersey, so I am well aware of how heretical it is to even think that, never mind express it “in public”, but it is a really, really great cover. It takes the song in a new direction while remaining true to the original. By giving the song a little space to breathe, the impact of the lyrics is a little greater and the outro of the song in that version, just…wow. It’s one of my favorite covers ever and I recommend you check it out when you’re done with this record. (Since it appears to only be available on YouTube, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/c5Yyo4zGKiA?si=4QEAEVYVDSLtJRZw ) I know this is “the” Bruce album for most people and it’s really great, but as I’ve gone through this list, I’ve found “Darkness at the Edge of Town” and “Nebraska” to be his most enjoyable and would consider them to be high-water marks.

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.

Ok yeah a million stars. I actually only started listening to Springsteen a few years ago. Perhaps it’s due to me not being American, I kinda assumed it’s some silly super patriot American songs. Oh how wrong was I. It’s hard to write about somebody like Springsteen since he’s so big. But you can listen to this without thinking about the boss. This album starts so powerful out of the gate with Thunder Road and then gives us such a range from party songs to ballads through Springsteen’s famous anthems. Bruce has such a singing range, rocking on tenth avenue freeze out, crooning on night, belting out on thunder road and the title track. Lyrics about life and the mundane and the itching desire to escape it. This is an all time classic. Five stars.

I am a fan of The Boss as a person and enjoy his music casually. Same goes for this album. 3/5 Album 64/1001

not the biggest fan. 2

The Boss

Favorite tracks: Thunder Road Born to Rub

Didn’t think I’d love this album but I do great listen :)

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

4/5

Lots of streets, road, neighbourhoods, ... Don't care for it that much, although I know it's good. Born to run is one of the best songs ever, though. And The Boss remains one of the best live acts. 3/5

Rock, a veces. No todo lo que brilla es oro.

Heartland rock is really not my thing and this did little to change my mind (I’m getting a strange sense of De Ja Bruce).

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

Thoroughly convinced I just don't like American singer/songwriters. I dislike his voice, just not my style or preference. Pray for me since I have to review Born in the USA next...Thanks 1001Generator for this amazing back to back pull.

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.

Classic

Amazing

This is awesome. Top to bottom.

This album defined the Boss. Every song is well placed on the album. Great cover to cover.

Very interesting

I've never really listened to Springsteen as I've never really been able to take his music seriously, there's something very comical about it to me, but I enjoyed this! Not enough to listen to more really but I did like it.

Great album

Favorite: Backstreets Least Favorite: Night

Superb album. Amazing and conscious songwriting coupled with Springsteen's emotion-heavy vocals and the explosions on tracks like Born to Run and Jungleland are incredible. Only flaw I could point out is that the instrumentation is sometimes not the most interesting . 4.5/5, rounded to a 5/5.

Epic

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

I don't get the love for Bruce Springsteen.

This was oddly mid 3/5

Avg

I am not a Springsteen fan. This was crap.

I much prefer this album to Born in the U.S.A. I don’t think I’d put it on for any real reason and I didn’t find anything particularly amazing with this but I did like Meeting Across the River. I did however download it so that means something I guess

No. I don't want to. I'm not a Springsteen fan. I assosiate him with the sort of people who hate all music post 1992. The "they don't make real music anymore" types. Hopefully I can shake those assosiations when giving it my full attention, but I fear the damage might be done. Definitely won't argue against this being influential, yet I'm allowed to feel apprehensive about it just the same. Going in with extremely low expectations. Thunder Road I'm trying to find something that grips me here, but I'm left with nothing. The piano is very loud. A bit cliche. I like the outro, feels like a dramatic start for the album. Not a fan of this writing style. Not unpleasant, but generally not my thing. Average. 2.5/5 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Raspy and over the top. Bluesy. I don't like the instrumental much, feels a bit obnoxious and busy. Did not like. 2/5 Night It's so exaggarated and over the top, but lacking any compelling theatrics or drama. A wall of noise. A musicial mush which melds together into background noise. The vocals are really love 'em or hate 'em. I recognize that he's being very purposeful with his style and performance and I could definitely see qualities in there that people could like, but I myself struggle to find anything about them I enjoy. Did not like. 2/5 Backstreets I don't see it. I guess the chorus has some anthemic qualities, and the piano riff is kinda memorable. I just don't like this style. Feels exhausting. An overly dense drain on one's energy. Average. 2.5/5 Born To Run I guess it's iconic in a way, evokes a very specific time and place. Sadly not a time I was a part of. I hate the production, it's too much. Makes me feel like a really cynical person for not liking it. It's polished and thought out, but loses me quickly. Did not like. 2/5 She's the One Unpleasant, boring, cliche. Horrible production, sounds muddled and unclear with one of the worst guitar tones I've ever heard. Runs out of ideas half way through. Difficult to get through. 1/5 Meeting Across the River Meh, failed to keep my attention. I guess the instrumental is alright, and he gives a convincing performance. Don't get much out of the lyrics. Boring. 2/5 Jungleland I'm not American enough for this... At least there's some energy to the track. Decent solo. Get on with it... That sax solo sucked the last bit of hope from my soul. Exhausting. 9 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Strongly dislike. 1.5/5 I put my hands up in the air, and I apologize. Bruce is to many considered a legend, and this album is undoubtably an absolute classic. I hear words such as "cinematic" "ambitious" and "inspired" used to describe it, many reviewers going into flattering detail about how magical they find this album experience to be. And here I am on the sidelines envying them for their enjoyment of it. Makes me feel like a cynical bastard for not finding any enjoyment anywhere on this album. I don't like his singing. His writing style comes of as cliche and uninteresting. The production makes everything sound uniform and crusty. I dislike the energy. The instrumentation lacks variety and sounds oh so dated and lame. And I have no reason to feel this way. There's definitely quality here, but I just don't like it and I can only put it in broad terms as to why which feels a bit reductive. I was left exhausted and bored by this, and am frankly dreading the next Springsteen project I have to hear on this list. To those who enjoyed this album: I'm glad you're mesmerized and immersed, it sounds much more fun than what I just felt. Will try to return to this one day, hopefully it clicks then. For now it's a 2/5 for me.

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.

Found the singing and instrumentation to be a little grating, not my cup of tea. However, the last two songs blew me away with their energy and emotion. Mixed bag.

Not my vibe, but enjoyable enough.

Solid, but didn't feel like the album had a lot of depth

Classic Boss

bruce is the fuckin man baby

oowee

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

-third Bruce Springsteen record here we go.. feels pretty different from both Nebraska and Darkness On The Edge Of Town. very high energy which I like and probably the most cohesive of the three -not my absolute favorite type of music but it’s really good for what it is! I get why it’s so popular -Favorites are Thunder Road and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

Ngl he has an annoying voice

This is the album that got me into Bruce.

Easy peasy.

Iconic and awesome!

A nice amount of saxophone and piano

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!!

"Screen door slams, Mary’s dress waves..." I don't know if there is a more evocative opening couplet in rock music. From the start of "Thunder Road" to the end of "Jungleland", Born to Run is cinematic and the movie is populated with well-drawn characters into whose lives and struggles we dip for 5 minutes or so. The songs are little vignettes, from the faded lovers of "Thunder Road" to the optimistic but doomed protagonist of "Meeting Across the River" there is a lot going on behind the lyrics. This the fourth Springsteen album on the list for me so far, but it could just as easily be the only one. Not that the others are not good but this one is perfect, perhaps the most perfect of rock albums, and I'm not a diehard Springsteen fan. The band is excellent especially Roy Bittan whose solo piano opens the record and is a key part of many other tracks. And Bruce deserves huge recognition for his guitar playing which is incredibly good throughout. The horns are fantastic, not only Clarence Clemons's sax, but the horn section arrangements too - just listen to the perfect recreation of the Mar-keys horns on "Tenth Avenue Freezeout"... Musically there are influences from rock and roll, Motown and Stax soul reviews, doo-wop, and "Born to Run" itself is the ultimate use of Spector's Wall of Sound in a rock idiom. I love this album. Some will argue Darkness On The Edge of Town, but I don't think Bruce ever bettered this.

oh bruce... where do i begin... + Meeting Across the River

Born to Run and some other tunes from the Boss.

Classic! 4/5

ok

cool sound, fun album. would listen again

Good Album

Great album much respect for “the boss” but also not exactly my style

Classic untouchable gold

Opens strong! Last few songs are a bit meh, strong 3

A lot of interesting sounds and melodies but only two songs go to my favs. - born to run - jungleland

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".

Bruce sucks, lets admit it and move on with our lives.

Singer-songwriter bullshit, boring.

Pleasant, good, but I'm not sure if it's anything special to be honest. Or at least for me. It's easy to listen, but I don't feel a strong pull. And yeah, surprisingly it does sound like Meat Loaf + Jim Steinman, but waay less theatrical.

I would never deny that this album is a classic or say it isn't worthy of praise. Bruce is very emotive and authentic in his performance, and the songwriting and musicality is all there. I personally am not really into this style of dad-rock so it will never be amongst my personal favorites, but I appreciate it.

Born to Run is Springsteen’s leap from local hero to myth-maker, and it sounds every bit like someone swinging for the fences. It’s grand, romantic, and bursting with that restless energy that only comes from being young, broke, and dreaming big. Every song feels like it’s trying to capture the whole American experience in a single breath—Thunder Road and Jungleland especially, with their winding stories and cinematic scope, are practically novels set to music. The production is dense, almost overwhelming at times, but it suits the album’s larger-than-life ambition. The E Street Band brings a wall of sound that somehow never drowns out the emotion behind it, and Springsteen himself sounds desperate, determined, and utterly alive. It’s a record full of drama and heart, and even decades on, it still feels like a bold, urgent call to chase something bigger than yourself. An all-time rock essential.

Classic Bruce Springsteen record. Just for "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" it won my heart !

I am not a fan at all. Can't make it through the album.

not for me

It was ok. I've heard Thunder Road and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out like a million times, and Jungleland is way too long. The Soprano's Silvio Dante plays on this album, which is a fun fact.

Man, I did not like this album. Even the saxophone got old once I realized it was in almost every song. It was his voice more than anything that bothered me. Call me a hater, call me a liar, disagree with me because I know that Bruce Springsteen is a beloved figure, but I really did not like this album, musically.

Somewhat uninspiring vocal work, but decent instrumentals. 'Born to Run' was a fun song.

obj. 3 star mälläilyä…

Not a fan. Too chaotic

Classic, rating is based partially on nostalgia and context

Not a fan

6/10 1st up, I hate sax. 2nd, the songs are so earnest, so pained, so overwrought. It's exhausting. At times they are like they are from a musical, where everything has to accommodate the lyrics, and be damned the tune and the song structure. But it is obviously still a great album, with some brilliant songs.

This was a bit abrasive and harder to get into than expected. It’s less palatable than the songs Springsteen is famous for. I still enjoyed a few songs, especially the longer ones like Backstreets and Jungleland. I liked the melancholic aspects of the songs and where I couldn’t warm up to his voice, which occasionally happened, I could still appreciate the instruments in the background.

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. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I'm not a big fan of The Boss

Lot of saxophone. Nothing like summer of 69 style. A lot of range in his album

Well... starting strong. For the first one of these, one of my absolute favourite albums of all time. As a kid who played classical piano and felt left out of all the rock bands, my mind was opened. The Boss is a god. Roy Bittan most definitely is The Professor. Clarence Clemons and that signature sound could move a mountain. Jungleland to finish, are you kidding me?! This album to me is resignation to the loser in us but at the same time achieving perfection despite it. Through grit, talent, and just being true to your lot in life. It sticks to my being and something I try to remember to emulate, if not in sound then in spirit.

An easy example of an album that isn't always to my personal taste, but clearly deserves 5 stars. There's nothing wrong with it. Songwriting, musicianship, energy all excellent, and it will always be a classic. Just because I like skinny guys in eyeliner doesn't mean I can't appreciate Bruce, and it's just as well, as my husband and son worship at his temple, so I've seen him live a few times. Bruuuuuce.

An extra star for Born To Run, but generally I find it a bit yawnsome.

Classic album. Some good songs here.

01) Thunder Road - 7,0 02) Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - 7,0 03) Night - 7,0 04) Backstreets - 6,5 05) Born To Run - 10,0 06) She's The One - 7,0 07) Meeting Across the River - 6,5 08) Jungleland - 6,5 TOTAL: 7,19 (72/100) Current ranking: 287/515

Decent effort by the boss

Fantastic album from start to finish

komisk gode vibes. Kæmpe banger

Wall-to-wall bangers! Glad for at listen ikke har glemt dig, Bruce!

Twas alright. Might've been my mood, but I didn't really love the sound.

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.

Bruce insist upon itself.

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.

Bruce sounds like he could have a mental breakdown at any moment@Born to Run. This whole album seems therapy focused. I feel like I'm too young and innocent to take in the life traumas of this older gentleman.

Too mild

not even in my favourites from the Boss but it's so so good. love the piano jingling along in tenth avenue freeze out. plus the storytelling in Thunder Road and Jungleland

Typically great stuff from the big man

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

Meh

Storytelling, always love to see it. Every song on this album tells its own individual story, so it’s not a concept album per say I appreciate the lyrics and everything here, all of it worked really nicely, If I had to critique, the only thing I would say is I actually wish this was longer, which is something I don’t say often, but maybe it’s a good thing it isn’t longer, because this is another no skip album for me. Favorite Tracks: Backstreets, She’s The One, Meeting Across The River, and Jungleland.

Kannte vorher nur Born in the USA und vielleicht 1-2 andere. Nicht mein Ding

Finally

Thunder Road and Born To Run already make this brilliant. The rest is decent but not up to the same standards.

Meh

Bra Rock n Roll album, standard Bruce lite mumliga vokaler. Solid

7,62

Good album overall.

Born to Run is the stand out song here. The rest is not bad or great to me, it's just.... Ok. 4.5/10

Unbeatable

Fantastic album iconic songs and great guitar work.

american classic, what a youthful album it brought a smile to my face, hard not to give it a 5

Nah

It was just what I expected, nothing more nothing less. Maybe old brucie is a bit overrated but that doesn’t mean I think he’s bad

My favorite of the Springsteen album!

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.

He has much more iconic albums... This one is really carried by the title track, no?

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

Ok until to born to run. After that, meh. 3 stars

Classic Springsteen

I mean, what’s to say? The sound is big and unique- very few sax solos in the Classic Rock Pantheon, you know- Bruce is great at his marble-mouth singing, the eponymous song is iconic.

Classic.

Okay! Bruce! Is this our last one? Please.

Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: Born to Run --- Not big on heartland rock but I have a lot of respect for Bruce Springsteen as a songwriter, especially with his incorporation of progressive politics into his music. I probably won't listen to this album too often, but the title track is a classic.

The Boss has undoubtedly got some great songs but he can be very dreary too. This album is on the dull side

5/10

this album is like a fistful of crap

Not a fan of this album. Maybe just not a fan of Bruce Springsteen. Seems like mostly filler songs and I feel it was only successful due to the popular "Born to Run" song.

Most song sound like the same, not too creative, easily to get bored 3.7/10

One of the greatest albums of all time. I can't stress how great it is. No skips, strong top to bottom, "Thunder Road," "Backstreets", "Born To Run", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" all legendary. Clemmons' saxaphone is absolute fire. Amazing.

Rock and roll should not be allowed to use a xylophone. I cannot understand people who make this guys music their personality. I am glad my parents liked better music.

Seems like a well polished and produced album. Is Bruce talented, yes. Does it appeal to me, no not really. Enjoyed it, but prob don't need to listen to the whole thing ever again

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.

Makes me wish I didn’t have ears

As soon as I heard this I thought “it’s like a wall of sound”. Sure enough, it turns out Springsteen was going for that sound, wanted to mimic Phil Spector. It’s too much for me. The 2nd half of the album was more appealing to me.

Still not a big Springsteen fan, but this is so much better than Born in the USA

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

My favorite Springsteen album!!

Every song sounded like it was sung by a different person. 5/10

Not for me. 1/5

Again, Bruce Springsteen is mid, but it's a fine album.

- auch das hat mir besser gefallen, als gedacht (wie bei Born in the USA auch schon) - irgendwie klicken da einige Lieder einfach sehr, da instrumental einige coole Dinge dabei sind. Kanns gar nicht wirklich erklären

More like Bored To Run. Get it? Ha ha ha. Because this was boring. I put on Warren Zevon after this and it was so much better in every way. The only two songs I liked is She's The One and Meeting Across The River, those two were pretty cool.

Thought I’d like it more … OK but nothing more than that. Not rushing to listen again.

Solid classic rock

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

great fun but a lot of the tracks were forgettable

Springsteen just leaves me cold, I'm not keen on his voice and I don't get caught up in the music, it feels flat to me. I know he's got a good rep live and I could imagine enjoying these songs more with some extra energy in them. The only bit that I got some feeling from was the sax in the middle of Jungleland, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out and Meeting Across The River were alright too. I didn't absolutely hate it, so it's a 2

Decent album, not in a rush to listen to it again. Born To Run was probably the standout track sadly.

Love some bruce

B B B B B BOSS

i respect the boss but i would never put him on myself. He's a lot like The West Wing to me – a timewarp to an america that never existed to me/in my experience That said, Born To Run the song is an all-timer. The rest... meh. idk im not a big fan ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

sure

Can I give it a six?

Hey, my dad’s back!!!! Had very much hoped to see Born to Run in 2025, which is 50 years old this August ❤️ Bruce and the E Street Band locked in with Born to Run. Yes, of course, that sax is dissolving—particularly on Thunder Road and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out and Born to Run and She’s The One and Jungleland. But credit goes, too, to the piano and the guitars and the drums and even the strings … The total effect is cemented with that HOF album cover and testament to lifelong friendship—rest in power, Clarence Clemons!! To quote my favorite book, High Fidelity: “in Springsteen songs, you can either stay and rot, or you can escape and burn.” Born to Run sets itself ablaze. I, too, self-eject when I hear the opening chords of Thunder Road. I am Bruce and I am Mary and I am Wendy and I am 18 in a swaying dress and yes, let’s blow this popsicle stand! I walked down the aisle to Backstreets. Then walked out of the wedding ceremony to Jungleland. So you get it. Thank you for a wonderful morning, Bruce, and see you back here for Born in the USA! (Or Tunnel of Love, you never know with Rolling Stone …)

I'm not sure I've ever listened to this album from start to finish, but I gotta say, it's pretty perfect. Tight, cohesive, with bangers woven throughout. The live version of Born to Run will always be far superior, but as a first song in the album, it works really well. Found all other songs musically interesting and layered. BRUUUUUCE.

Bruce Springsteen seems like a cool guy, but I’ve never been able to get into his music. I find it somehow … not very musical. Bonus star for looking incredible in jeans and a white tee. An inspiration to a lot of men.

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

I’ve always been a bit of a Springsteen agnostic. And by that I mean that I believe he’s great, but have never been able to quite get there. There are moments of brilliance within his discography, but it doesn’t do much for me ultimately. Mostly glad he inspired many of my favourite artists.

Makes me want to go for a road trip

Before: TRAMPS LIKE US, BABY WE WERE BORN TO RUNNNN. Love Springsteen but only know the big hits from this record. Was so excited to see this come up today <3 Standout tracks: Born To Run Backstreets Least favorite tracks: She's the One Standout lyrics: "You work nine to five and somehow you survive 'til the night." - Night "Terry, you swore we'd live forever taking on them backstreets together." - Backstreets "Remember all the movies, Terry, we'd go see? Trying to learn how to walk like the heroes we thought we had to be" - Backstreets "Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness, I'll love you with all the madness in my soul" - Born to Run During/after: Loved the horns in Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out; they were very Springsteen to a magnitude that I hadn't really heard previously. Backstreets stood out to me because it really brings that feeling for me and I'm just a sucker for nostalgia. She's the One was my least favorite on this album. I can't put my finger on it, but there was something about this track that just didn't jive with me. Jungleland was a cool ending, very American Pie-esque. Overall, I really really enjoyed this record. The first half of this album is a bit stronger than the second half, but Jungeland was a great ending. I love the horn incorporation throughout and I think it adds a beautiful nostalgic jazziness that lends to the feel of this album. My favorite thing about this record isn't necessarily the instruments, the vocals, or the lyrics, but just how it feels. Reminds me so much of being a teenager and a time that I can never go back to. It's fun and brings back fond memories while also being melancholic and makes you long for something that you can't get back. Based on how it makes me feel alone, I have to give this record a 5/5.

This was a lot more upbeat than I learned to know of Springsteen. It leaned more towards Billy Joel sounding to me. I wasn’t taken by any of the songs. It’s just a so-so album by someone who was given the nickname “The Boss” for unknown reasons to me now.

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

This album is….fine. For the life of me I can’t figure out why it’s on this list, there doesn’t seem to be anything remarkable or innovative about it at all.

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.

Amusingly, I had The Rising yesterday. This is such a great record, with fantastic horns, backup vocals and keyboards. Side note: it's well worth checking out the Frankie Goes To Hollywood cover of Born To Run.

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.

Massive

Nothing wrong with it but I think I may be a greatest hits kind of fan, too many tracks that I find just okay.

How did I never notice how Bruce sounds like he's mumbling through parts of Born To Run until now? Guess maybe I never listened to it on a good enough system to really hear it. And that guitar 3 minutes into Jungleland sure sounds like it belongs in a song from The Knack. The aforementioned song also feels like the most Bruce song on the album because even if you don't listen to the lyrics, the way the music changes through its 9 minutes it just comes across like he's telling you a story.

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

Not a fan of this style of rock (if that’s even the right genre). Can’t really put a finger on why. Title track is good, as is the music on Jungleland, but overall find it slightly cringe.

This album is absolutely sublime. It's perfect. Such an encapsulation of brilliant songwriting, musicianship, production, and the time period. Even though Jungleland is 9 minutes long, I don't mind it because it is so well done. I love this album so much.

I do my best to listen to the albums with fresh ears and not judge based on passed biases. The Boss is not up my alley at all and i've pinpointed why, lots of piano hammering and repetitive choruses. That being said, i did really enjoy the fluid, dynamic songwriting for the most part, but i probably won't spin this again i'm with steve and he wants to listen to the Boss.

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...

Awful voice. Shit album

Heard it before, in fact Bruce is smiling at me from a vinyl record on my shelf as I write this. One of the best albums of all time, the album that made me fall in love with Bruce's music. Each song is a spiritual experience 5/5

Bruce Springsteen the way you expect him to be. But I felt a bit suffocated by this album

Interesting song even though they are simple

Great album, classic Springsteen! 4 stars

It seems, from reading other reviews, that Born To Run is an album you either connect with or not, regardless of how you feel about Springsteen as a person. I'm in the camp that appreciates Bruce Springsteen more for his personality than his music. Failure to connect. I'm not his audience.

This is a killer...just light and cheerful rock music, suitable for 0~80 years olds and above...there's a thing called universally good music and it's someone like Born to Run. I just like everything in this album, the music makes me happy, and that's a 5/5 for me .

already listened lol, loved it anyhow

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

This album rules. Probably my favorite of Springsteen's. The hits are his best ones to me, and the deep cuts all have merit. Good job, Mr. Springsteen.

Kedvenc/Favourite: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Bámulatosan jó volt, egyszerűen úgy éreztem nincs rossz dal az egész albumon. Biztos vagyok benne, hogy hallottam már, de nagyon éleveztem, hogy most szántam rá elég időt, és egyhuzamban újrahallgattam. Szükségem van rá lemezen. It was amazing, I just felt like there wasn't a bad song on the whole album. I'm sure I've heard it before, but I'm really glad I took the time to listen to it again in one sitting. I need it on vinyl.

The start of commercial springsteen, good, but not the best

I don't understand the amount of Bruce Springsteen albums on this list. He is definitely not bad, but I don't think he is that good either.

Mumbly and dull. It sounded like Meatloaf and U2 got together to make an album to be played at wedding parties. Didn't do anything for me, 2 stars.

*sips bourbon* yeehaw

I like Bruce. I don’t love Bruce. This is my favorite of his albums, so for me, it was worth the listen. Lots of singles on this one, so I was familiar with most of em. I think Thunderroad, Backstreets and Jungleland are my favs.

🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽 half these songs sound the same but they’re good songs don’t really like his slower ballad-y songs except “jungleland”, although that song feels a bit too long for what it is the album being short really helps

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!

Kinda boring and not really dynamic throughout, not a big fan

This album of his at least so far isnt really my style. I can appreciate it though and it is good music. Best song on the album is Backstreets or Born to Run.

It was ok. Not my thing. Had a feel of nostalgia but that’s really all that saved it for me.

Only 8 songs but it took them 1.5 years to record. Perfectionism.

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.

Best one

Yeah I have heard it. 5 Star.

When Bruce hits he hits but my god, the songs I don’t like are an instant skip.

Love it :3333

This album is all about “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” for me. That song is a banger. The rest is ok, but fits strongly into the place I always find Springsteen sitting - trying to say too much over music that wants to party or talking emphatically about people and places I’ve never heard of. I always feel like I’m missing something when I listen to Springsteen. I feel like I’m joining a conversation mid stream. Did everyone go to school with him but me?

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

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