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4.5. my dad's favourite. i like it bc of sentimentality
truly devastated to not put this higher. It has so much potential but it sounds terrible in my AirPods :( Truly the lyrics, melodies, cool guitar, and spirit/verve in the music is all there, and I’m sure it is incredible live, but on my cruddy plastic 200 dollar listening devices it sounds like shit. 26 year old Brucey sounds like he has severe respiratory issues and the production is just grating. I am so sorry
Great album. This is definitely my favourite so far. I loved how theatrical it was. It sounded so much like Meatloaf. I guess it’s that era. Loved it.
Springsteen is one singer I could never get into. I can't think of anything specifically bad about it, just sort of washes over you. But I wouldn't begrudge his inclusion here 3.5*
A couple of classic tracks raise this punchy album up to be one of his best pieces of work
Спокойный вдохновляющий альбом, в наше время этого не хватает.
det må være pop/rock. Det er American Dream vs reality. Banebrydende indenfor cinematic rock og heartlandrock + Epic storytelling. Det er hans første store komercielle succes. Åbenbart også en af de mest critically acclaimed rock albums også på Rolling Stones liste.
6/10
guy just sounds like he's trying too hard, and drunk
I would definitely listen to some of these again. Especially "Jungleland" and "Born To Run." The saxophones and guitars together are an insane combo. Good tunes. Its weird with rating systems that are odd numbers, because there's no middle ground so you have to be definitive. So this is a 2, but its really a 2.5. Middle ground.
Fuck Bruce Springsteen and crotch sliding talentless songwriting. Fucking hack couldn't even get a number one without GOAT Manfredd Mann coming in and carrying his ass.
Unfortunately I feel like the Boss never quite hits for me unless it's one of his big hits. Title track is a 5 star banger. Everything else I would probably turn off.
A bit dull.
Bruce is a good storyteller; the lyrics have lots of depth and tell a good story throughout the album (especially on Jungleland *chef's kiss*). I am not a huge fan of his voice, but I can get past it, as the production is stellar, really hitting the nail on the Phil Spector style head. Many of the songs have good hooks, and are quite catchy especially Thunder Road, Night, and the title track. None of the songs are bad, it is quite a consistent album with no real filler in my opinion, which is good since it is a compact 39 minutes. Best Song: Thunder Road Worst Song: Meeting Across the River
Dull. 1 extra point for Born to Run, but even then I still prefer the Frankie Goes to Hollywood version
Meh
Music for American blue collar workers, steeped in Americana. Unfortunately it’s all a bit too po faced. Give me Meat Loaf and a bit of cheese any day.
Wasn't expecting this much sax! But The Boss growling down the mic gets old after a while... Favourite track: 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' Added to playlist: 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' A solid three stars
Everything you think a Bruce Springsteen album will be. You can hear how he has influenced many people, especially bands from his area.
One of my Favorites.
It was alright, pleasant, just not my cup of tea, I'm more into his Born in the USA era. If I had nore time it might have grown on me though.
Ziemlich langweiliges Album vom Boss
Poetry, classic Springsteen. Although, I do like his recent work too.
solid album and loved the touches of brass even if there was no specific standout
I've tried really hard to get into Springsteen. I just can't. It's too traditional, it's not loose enough, and saxophone doesn't belong in rock music.
Not a big fan but I tolerate his music. Also, none of my favorites by him were on this album. An OK album for me.
Was never a huge Springsteen fan but this is infinitely better than the first record I heard from him on this list. I have to assume this is regarded as his best. That said his singing gets old while I don’t mind it I can see how people think the lyrics and down and out stories are corny. Still this is 4 easy stars. Classic.
3/10 - i really hate Bruce Springsteen my god
I have never been a big fan of Bruce. He's ok and this album is ok. It's not my go-to. Although "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is probably my favorite song by him.
Совсем не привычное нам исполнение рока и фолка, более мелодичное и мягкое, в стиле 80-х
Classic album, classic cover and huge hits throughout, a definite Top 1001 selection. Radio staples "Thunder Road", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Born To Run", "She's The One" & "Jungleland", that's a lineup if you appreciate rock n' roll. You can still hear all these songs 50 yrs later, that's staying power! "Born To Run" has 395M listens on Spotify! "Thunder Road" has 154M. That's popularity. Like his sound or not, he's influential, popular, still getting listens and this album has the staying power & impact on music that a T1001 album should have.
Most of this album is fine. Tenth Avenue— okay here’s Bruce Also like She’s the One and Jungleland. Side note: i appreciate the piano. So much good music doesn’t have it and you don’t really notice until you hear something with it.
I think the problem I have with early Bruce Springsteen is his vocal style. He was 25 when he recorded this album but he sounds more like a middle aged dad reminiscing about being a young tearaway than someone actually strapping themselves into a suicide machine. That’s not to say this isn’t a good album, but I much prefer the quieter and more reflective tracks like Meeting Across the River than the bombastic numbers.
The interesting thing with 1001albums is that there are artists that are way too represented in the selection, so you can stop bothering about reviews and just copy/paste what you wrote previously. I still don't like this kind of generic, very American pop-rock.
Love this album. No skips.
Meh, The Boss is ok.
Great album
YUP! one of the best pieces of american music ever produced. I would shit myself if I saw bruce live
good album everything sounds super solid but not my personal taste
Thunder Road and 10th Ave Freeze-out and the title track were actually pretty good, and I know I've heard some of those before. Jungleland I also enjoyed too Overall I think I'll give this a 4, I enjoyed a lot of this album.
The performances and arrangements are top-notch. His voice is not my favorite and the style doesn't do much for me. I'll go 3 stars because that band is really, really good.
ROOOLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND LET THE WIND BLOW BACK YOUR HAIIRRRR THE NIGHTS BUSTING OPEN THESE TWO LANES WILL TAKE US AAAANYWHEEERE WE GOT ONE LAST CHANCE TO MAKE IT REAL, TO TRADE IN THESE WINGS ON SOME WHEELLLSS
6/10
Not amazing, pretty forgettable
One of the best albums of the Boss. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out is an underrated gem in the discography of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band.
If the sax solo in Jungleland could be another 45 minutes please that would be great!
Kind of forgettable tbh didn't do much for me
Bruuuuuceeeee Spriiiinnnngggssssttteeeeeeeen! There is a lot of Xylophone in the first few songs and I like it. Maybe it was a piano, I still enjoy it. There is a nice mix of instruments in this album, I believe I heard the trumpet 🎺. I think I will rate this on a 3.5 out of 5
So aggressively Springsteen, in a good way. That being said, this album is pretty one note. The title track is by far the best song, but other than that, the rest feel like watered down versions of the same thing.
Yes I will listen to BORN TO RUN! I WILL DO IT!
I continue my inability to see why people lose their minds over Bruce. The instrumentation is creative and novel here but everything else is just kinda meh.
It was nice
haven't been able to really get bruce springsteen. probably the best album I've had from him (this is the 4th!). Just checked and he has 5 on here so I'm almost done
Meh.
A true classic
Running away from this nonsense
Easy listening
I liked this more then I thought I would. Never was interested in Bruce Springsteen based on his stuff I've heard on the radio. I like how extra this is. Favorite track(s): Tenth avenue freeze out, backstreets, born to run Will I revisit?: high priority Current rating: 8/10, 4/5
Heard before. Im not the biggest fan of Bruce, but this might be his best? Not sure.
Music for the masses has to appeal to the lowest common denominator, which generally speaking, means it has to be pretty dumb. Outwardly it appears to have a big heart but inside it's callow and insincere. The net result is some corny music. But maybe I'm just a bit of a music snob. Oh well....
Oh no i shit on my shoe, better run.
Thanks, but no thanks, not for me.
Listening to all this list of albums is eye opening. When I started going through these albums I really thought that I probably wasn't bothered by Bruce Springsteen either way, but now I've spent the time to listen to his music properly I know with certainty that I am definitely not bothered by Bruce Springsteen either way.
I'd been reading Nick Hornby's 31 Songs recently, so Thunder Road is an interesting one, personally I still don't like it, (don't get me started about the harmonica), but have listened to it differently since reading that book. Born To Run is fine, but overall I still feel indifferent about Bruce Springsteen. 2.5
Can see the influence on The Killers and Sam Fender in a lot of these songs. Unfortunately I heard those first so this doesn't have the same impact on me. Fav tracks: Night, Backstreets
It was okey
The best. Roll down the windows and turn it up loud kinda music.
3.5 pretty decent. Nothing bad. Fav songs: born to run and meeting across the river
Just cannot get into the Boss. 3/5
Masterpiece - loved it thru and thru.
This is my favorite Bruce album. It capsulizes all of the energy of his songwriting and performance and is solid from beginning to end.
Alright
this is one of those albums that i've put off listening to for so long because i knew deep down when i finally did listen to it i would love it so much that i'd become obsessed with it. and i was right!! i liked Bruce before, but now i understand why people are paying upwards of 300 dollars to see him in concert. this album is ELECTRIFYING, it makes me want to dance and cry and scream and get in my car and drive off into the night on the open road until the sun comes up. the songwriting and arrangments and performances are all just absolutely phenomenal- there is so much discourse in music about authenticity, which i've always thought is silly, but what i finally realized today while listening to this album is that most of the time when a person says they love an artist because of their authenticity what they really mean is that they love them for their earnestness. Bruce doesn't have a particularly great singing voice, his melodies and lyrics are good but not revolutionary, but the thing that sets him apart and elevates him to such an iconic status is the way he (and the rest of the band) perform these songs with such 100 percent hand-over-heart earnestness. he MEANS that shit!!! and because he means it we feel it too, and THAT is the magic of this album.
Have heard this a million times, so I have no revelations upon this listening. However…it did remind me about how important the storytelling voice is and how it makes up for a less than perfect singing voice.
Like the other Springsteen album I rated, I'll give this four stars and add it to my library for some more scrutiny at a later stage.
Barroom pianos, jazzbar sax, soul arrangements, and clean classic rock guitars all combine for a huge cinematic sound that's full of restless yearning. They're really great at building tension and energy. The vocals are direct and earnest with powerful delivery and a distinctive voice. Some incredible hooks and catchy little melodies. It's one I have come to appreciate more over time, but still more recognize as good than really love.
His songwriting is very nice, with a persona I would describe as a "biker with a heart of gold". This albums makes me want to grab the one I love and drive far away from whatever shithole we're living in.
Raised in NJ and never listened to it. Bout time.
I like Springsteen; even the worst songs of his I’ve heard are alright. This was a solid 4, not quite enough to earn a 5
About as good as it gets. Simpsons: Yes
Just never been able to get into this geezer. It's not bad, but it's not to my taste. It's alright.
I just don't get the hype. Maybe if I approached this album never having heard of The Boss I might have liked it more but it's a bit late for that isn't it?
Just Born to Run the song, really
Obviously had heard Thunder Road and Born to Run before but the rest of the album felt like the same to me and I didn't find any new favorites. Not sure I got much out of it.
This one was something I can appreciate people enjoying but not the most exciting for me. Sound is good but not something I’ll come back to.
I apologize to vaasavi and the vaasavis and Bruce Springsteen and his family for my lack of professionalism. I did not direct my full attention to this album. Unfortunately, I find it far too boring to relisten. Springsteen is one of those artists where Americans are forced to listen to him in many situations, and while he has some really well written songs, listening to full albums can feel like pop-rock torture.
Discovering that I actually loved Bruce Springsteen in 2019 after years of making fun of him was an early lesson in backing off of my pretension. Compared to later albums, this is a very tight album, and more thematically consistent (though Nebraska has it beat there). But when they let it all out in Jungleland it's cathartic. It's a great album, and a sign of the wonders to come.
With the exception of the title track, what a surprisingly forgettable album. It all just kind of blends together.
I love dad jokes but apparently I don’t love dad rock. This album feels pretty cheesy to me. I won’t deny “Born to Run” is a great hit, so +1 star for that.
genuinely fun, and the type of album to win a championship to
The Boss! Difficult not to like this album. It has an honest and raw appeal to it. Must admit, I've grown to like Springsteen more and more as I get older. This album was generated on the same day as the Trump inauguration (2025) And a timely reminder that we should all listen to what the Boss has got to say from time to time. Born to Run sandwiched between Thunder Road (great opener) and Jungleland (even greater closing track) is the makings of a master piece. It would be disrespectful to the Boss, as a true working class poet, to give this anything less than a 5!
It's the king of dad rock, the boss himself Mr. Springsteen. Admittedly I've never really been that into Springsteen's stuff but I'm hoping that after relistening to his albums I will begin to appreciate the guy. Especially since this album because to my understanding this is generally considered his masterpiece. So that didn't happen. I think I enjoyed it a little more this time but i definitely didn't blow me away or anything. I enjoyed the singles though. Favorite track: Thunder Road 3.5/5
I'll give it five stars because it is certainly a timeless classic, at least in my mind. Not quite my cup of tea, but I will definitely listen to it again in the future.
I put this on while cooing dinner for my self and, for the first time in a long time, listening to this was all I did while eating. This is close to perfect! Amazing songs, touching lyrics, great performances and arrangments that are far more sophisticated than what they get credit for. No fillers, just 39 minutes of the best possible Americana you can imagine. I am very mad about Bruce Hornsby not being on this list, but this almost makes up for it.
A fun listen. Instrumentals and production was great.
Full of complex layers and interesting hooks
I’m sure Springsteen fans love it. I thought it was okay.
Actually insane. Some of the best storytelling ever
Piękny album. Zaskakuje liczba instrumentów, teksty wręcz światotwórcze, sposób prowadzenia utworów. Bardzo ambitna płyta, która jest absolutnym klasykiem. Baby we were born to ruuuun!!!! Głos Bruce’a otula. To powinien być musical 7/10
Decent.
Not a big fan of the boss, it was ok
Yeah, this is genius.
TOP 10 and it’s not 10th
Never did get the Bruce love
A great album well crafted and richly orchestrated. There is a dedication to theme but plenty of variation. Each song a short story.
★★★★★½
Uhhhh nice Echt gut wenn's losgeht geht's los Sonst ist mir bisschen zu langweilig
Really excellent album with a number of standout hits and full of great tracks overall.
Great album
Country
Bruce’s most epic album. Comic book imagery fused with potent 60s rock n roll operatics. A bi-curious vampire bit this album and it turned into Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell a couple years later.
What can you say about this one. Incredible musicians and songwriting.
Not much variety on this album. Springsteen has a good voice but a limited range, both vocal and musical, at least on this album. I was never a fan so I don’t know his other albums. But at least it IS music - unlike some of the albums on this list - so hmmm.. 3
thunder road and born to run are the stand out tracks by miles. the rest is good too , not quite as exhilarating. 4
It’s the stuff of what legends are made and if you don’t get chills when the climax to Born To Run hits, I think they should take you off the life-support machine. I never noticed before the love affair that this album has with the girl groups of the 60s like The Ronettes and The Chiffons. I think that’s what makes this album Springsteen’s best.
The Man! Enjoyed this album, very much the essence of Bruce.
Gute Laune pur! Super zum aufstehen
If there was ever any question, Bruce Springsteen proves that apparently being able to sing is not a requirement for releasing an album. The musicality of some of his tracks is interrupted by his lackadaisical and groaning vocals, and the only respite at times is a cheesy sax solo.
Great songs, great sound
Solid album. Nothing that struck me though.
8 fantastic and unique songs, I would listen to this entire album any time.
7/1001 The Boss’ breakthrough, but more importantly his happy album. Born To Run is straight up a hoot from start to finish. The album starts pretty chill with Thunder Road, which also sets the mood for the whole affair pretty decently. Bruce Springsteen made a party album of fun, intelligent and bombastic songs, who all flow together with one single musical identity without straying to far from said identity. The album culminates with the grandiose Jungleland, which fits Born To Run to perfection. The album lacks any sort of standout track - the closest being the title track - but that, I would argue, is a testament to the sheer quality on display. The only dip in quality would probably have to be Meeting Across the River, but it’s nonetheless still an excellent song. Not a bad way to start the new year with one of my favourite Bruce Springsteen albums. 5/5
honestly, i didnt really like it. i did enjoy tenth avenue freeze out but thats about it. It felt flat and almost boring at times
Difficult one. 45 years ago there's a good chance I'd tell you this was my favourite album. My musical tastes have changed (a lot) over the years so that would no longer be true. Still, this album remains "special" to me although I rarely listen to it. It is one of the very few that I've owned on vinyl, cassette tape, CD and hi-res digital download. I know all the words. Before listening to it for this exercise, I did think "mmm... which headphones would 'Born to Run' sound best on?" and got a little-used pair out of their case. That says 'something'. Despite my rule of thumb that "it's all over for a rock band as soon as they add 'strings'", I'll defer to my teenaged self, he knew more about rock and roll than I do, (the young always do) and for the sake of the memories I'll give this 5/5.
nah sorry
Easy listening, good vibes. I love hearing all the instruments 4 ⭐️
Perfectly fine but don't tell my wife I think Bruce is severely overrated.
Rocking… a massive sound, heartfelt lyrics where the ordinary and mundane becomes fantastic and romantic. This is an utter classic and still sounds amazing. Top tier.
Good album
Svängigt, trevligt och lättlyssnat, men inget man saknar när man stängt av.
the boss mode
Not all bad 5.5/10
Unremarkable
Good backrgound music, but nothing really exceptional.
By 1975 classic rock was already being eclipsed in the charts by Elton John and a plethora of excellent funk acts. In this environment Springsteen entered the scene sounding like he has lung cancer every time he tries to belt out a verse. Columbia was paying attention to trends though and the album is saved by a magpie approach to production, with the E Street Band stretching across multiple genres and styles while staying faithful to their rock aspirations. Thunder Road is a Twangy country rock that probably sounded a lot fresher 50 years ago. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out is a competent motown tribute. Night is a bit more interesting as an up tempo love song about knocking off work. Backstreets is an unintended gay masterpiece about making out with a non binary person. The title track has a legitimately spine tingling chorus although by this point we're rehashing lyrical themes. She's The One takes some sixties pop riffs in an interesting direction. Meeting Across the River is the best track from a structural and vocal standpoint, starting with a great little sax solo and prefacing a tragic meeting. Jungleland ends the album with a pretty epic sax solo. While there's a lot of competent music on here the phill spector style of throwing pianos and strings at everything doesn't really work with the lyrics and I wonder what this album would have sounded like if they'd taken the 'less is more' approach more common in the second half of the decade.
The Boss? The egotistic fool. "Wall of sound"??? Wall of mush. he occasionally writes a good song (Like born to Run) but then over produces it death. Yea, might sound epic the first time, but after 2 or 3 listens its just a wall of tuneless mush. 6 months to record Born to Run? Bet it sounded better after 6 hours.
Thunder Road is a great first track and Born to Run is incredible but the rest of the album spends more time meandering versus showcasing. The style and influence of Springsteen is undeniable, but for how full some of the songs feel like they're trying to sound it does come off a bit more distant than I'd have thought. I bet hearing this album live in the 70s was unreal. It speaks to a version of the US that doesn't exist anymore but has a lot of similarities to today; the album has charm and parts of it are timeless.
Too sanitized sounding for myself. Some sanitized Blues in here. I'm not sure why, but except for the odd famous single his music has never done much for me. I find this album feeling repetitive. Born to Run is a very good song.
About time we got to this album. No notes.
Really good
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I just don’t jive with Springsteen. I recognize this is good, but just not my thing.
Not the biggest bruce fan and dont get much along with his music but cant deny that he is america music wise and that he has bangers
Det är Bruce. Det är precis vad man förväntar sig, och det är inte ens något speciellt?
One of his best albums. Title track is a classic and the outro song Jungleland is amazing.
good album, fun listen
Can’t knock the Boss!
I wasn't prepared for how much I love this. I'm a bit of a sucker for piano-lead rock, but throw in the saxophone, great vocals (which I was expecting, 'cus Springsteen), and fantastic production, and this really hit hard. There's just not an inch of fat on it. "Springsteen envisioned the songs taking place over one long summer day and night." - what a frickin' day that must've been!
Très bon album de The Boss une fois de plus. Pas grand chose à dire de plus à ce point. 7.5/10
One of the best album ever
great album
Достойно
Goeie muziek. Niks op aan te merken. Goede melodie en goed gezongen. ****
Hits in so many different ways; arena rock anthems, story-telling gems, and simply, great track curation. It doesn't matter the speed or tempo of the song, Springsteen and the band are purely evocative, in the most generous sense.
almost perfect, if all songs were on the level of Born To Run and Backstreets I would've given it 5 stars
It's a nice album. Born to run is a classic
One of my all time favourite records
Po kilku nieprzyjemnych zawodach wreszcie jakieś pozytywne zaskoczenie. Mega sympatyczny album. Energiczny, mega szybki, taki amerykański high-octane. A jednocześnie wciąż bardzo melodyjny, liryczny i muzycznie rozbudowany. Jak dla mnie zachowuje dobry balans amerykańskości. Korzysta z tego pozytywnego vibe'u, motywu drogi, skoczności i pewności siebie, a z drugiej strony nie ma tego epatowania swoją etnicznością typowego dla krajów z ubogą kulturą i bez spójnej tożsamości (can't wait for "Born in the USA"...). Mega dobrze się bawiłem przy tej płytce. Myślę, że czasami do niej wrócę.
It was fun but i would like more USA feel.
Zaskakująco fun, corny af.
I like Bruce Springsteen, but not the best of his discography - expecting more from the next one
Very all American rock, which is not a genre I’m that interested in - appreciated the saxophone in most of the songs and many of them aren’t bad but they are too generic sounding for me, and not weird/wacky/funky/rock-y for me.
Didn't stand out to me but wasn't bad music
Ah sei lá...não me pegou não, já tinha ouvido....solta o Bruuuceee - Scott Michael G.
Good album, not a Springsteen fan but this album was all over the radio when it came so it became part of the soundtrack of my youth.
Sorry to all the dad's but it's 3.5
Zdecydowanie trzeba przesłuchac kilka razy. Jungleland szczególnie (nie rozumiem jego znaczenia, jak na razie rozumiem to jako opowieść o mieście w którym szczęscie przeplata się z kryminalną rzeczywistością). Podoba mi sie jak haunting jest meeting across the river. Ogólnie: wsiadaj do auta, uciekamy daleko stąd. 7,4/10 Bardzo bogate w warstwie instrumentalnej.
It took some time but the anointing of Bruce Springsteen as the new savior of rock and roll had come to fruition on Born to Run. With little to no space or sound wasted, this seminal album was what Springsteen and his E Street Band needed as the push to sell them to the big time. Baby, were they born to run...
Top tier dad rock
More great bruce
Hell yeah. Five! Five! Five!
Pretty darned good. I never heard the whole album before
Is it possible to both acknowledge something as a classic and also not like it? The big production sound and overwrought singing are not for me. I generally I prefer my rock n roll with too much guitar and not enough piano but this LP is very much the other way around. And whoever is playing piano should have been asked to record all of their tracks with a closed fist. Their constant arpeggios are distracting and irritating. Feels like this record might have inspired Meatloaf's sound. Born to run into the bat out of Hell. Anyway, I would rather hear Patti Smith or even Manfred Mann do this material.
I wondered when we'd get this album, so the wait is over. I've never been a huge Springsteen fan (of his music, that is, as I really respect his career and perspectives), but it's hard to ignore how iconic this album has been for him. It's also remarkable how familiar so many songs on this album are--I think the only ones I didn't recognize were "Backstreets" and "Meeting across the river" (although the familiar-sounding-ness could also be because he doesn't have the biggest range). It's also interesting to read that Springsteen agonized over the production of this album, requiring many many (many) takes to get everything to sound just right, given that he's a notorious lyric mumbler and it appears *nobody* really knows whether Mary's dress sways or waves.... I kind of wish I didn't have 4 more Springsteen ahead of me in this collection, but it's hard to fault the inclusion of this one.
Not a big Springsteen fan, but I remember when this came out. I checked it out from the library and listened on repeat--especially the first side. Thunder Road is genius even if it does have that awful line "you ain't a beauty but hey you're alright." You gotta give it to anyone who inspires a cocktail, in this case Screen Door Slam, a bourbon-based aperol concoction.
Steven Van Zandt's sound and Bruce's incredible narrative and melodic talents as a songwriter. Has there ever been a more impressive debut album?
I can't get in to Springsteen. I've tried over and over. Just don't get it.
Love the Boss
Great album. Catch melodies, good riffs and makes you want to get on the car and drive away.
Not my favourite Bruce. That would be Forsyth
The Boss- his breakthrough commercially with this one. Once I get over the cheesy'ness of the saxophone (*note- not this album's fault, the saxophone just got done to death in the 80's) and the "Meat Loaf" similarities (I don't like Meat Loaf) this is a fine album, a lot of it didn't grab me but I've never been a steel worker and I've never chased the American dream . But I am giving the Boss an extra point for being a massive Trump hater.
Musical freedom freedom through music careless, joyful and free sounds filling the air with glee Start of a big career ahead Bruce with the handsome head
It’s THEBOSS. Undeniable hits, but a lot that leaves me cold in between.
Very coming-of-age. Not sure I like it. Might be too American for me. Meeting Across the River intro sounds so much like BOTW Music.
Bruce becomes 'The Boss' and starts to put on the straitjacket to stadium fame that he eventually tried to escape. You don't have to be from a shitty town in the US to understand the songs here - this is everybody. The overblown production is perfect here - just a little more and it could've been parody. A true classic album in every sense of the word. Best Tracks: Thunder Road; Backstreets; Born To Run
I don't like Springsteen - I am not looking forward to this. Halfway through, it's very Springsteen. Like, paint by numbers, exactly what you'd think. It's pretty boring, but it does tend to get the toes tapping on occasion. Don’t like it. Springsteen sucks.
Arrancamos la primera semana de diciembre con otro disco de Bruce en éste reto. Tipo con una voz pasional, sexi a su manera, siento que es un artista que tengo que ponerme a escuchar de lleno. La mayoría de las canciones del disco tienen como algo épico, a punto de explotar (la intro de "She's the one" es el mejor ejemplo"). Linda manera de empezar el mes último. Hasta mañana.
yeah.... i would never listen to this but it isn't one star... I could listen to the songs all the way, but I just didn't like them. One star would be if i couldn't even sit through the whole thing.
Easy good-feeling album. Top production thinking about this in the 1975. The voice of The Boss is always for me a two feeling thing. I both like it and don’t fully enjoy it for long periods. However, this album have many other great melodies along with pianos and brass, makes it even better.
Simply put, one of the greatest albums of all time. 1. Thunder Road: Is it the greatest intro song of all time? Maybe. I just want to point out how amazing the piano is throughout the entire album. This song has the potential to make me cry. 2. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out: A really good song that never fails to make me happy. I’m definitely not a huge Springsteen fan, and the voice here is on the edge of too much (which is one of my biggest complaints of his), but it succeeds in being a fun jaunt. 3. Night: Just a great Springsteen song. These songs are less than 3 mins, and yet they feel like they are so much longer; and I don’t mean that as a criticism. These shorter songs still have lyrical density that can be exhausting (in a good way). 4. Backstreets: More amazing piano; the intro is killer. Probably my (second) favorite chorus on the album. 5. Born to Run: it’s crazy that this song is only my third favorite song on the album, and yet is still one of my favorite songs ever. It goes to show how great this album is. Some amazing saxaphone playing (obviously) and perfect Springsteen isms that make it so unique and inspired. 6. She’s the One: This used to be my least favorite track and (along with track #7) a skip on the album. I have come around to this song and have come to enjoy its buildup to more crazy sax. 7. Meeting Across the River: Although this song has probably been relegated to least favorite on the album, it is still a great piano ballad that feels like the calm before the storm that is Jungleland. 8. Jungleland: speaking of: this might be the greatest song of all time. Rarely can I get so emotionally invested in a song- on of the only other songs I can think of is Runaway. Both of which use the extended length of their songs to portray powerful emotions. For jungleland, every instrument is unbelievable; the piano, the hints of organ, the sax, and of course the voice. This is Springsteen’s best lyrics and the best piece of Americana music you will find.
Didn’t like it
If I listed my top 25 artist- Bruce may or may not make the list, would truly depend on the day. But I have sang along at the top of my voice -usually buttered up- to most of the songs on this album. There are times it hits just right.
“Born to Run” became an FM rock anthem, with stations from Cleveland to New York blasting it at 5 p.m. Fridays to start the weekend. But in 1975 I wasn’t yet born generally—let alone to run—so it never became my anthem.
I’ve never liked Bruce Springsteen so not sure I can be objective on this one
Boss Jams.
Hey Saxy! 4.6.
A classic. It's like looking at an impressionist painting. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
3/5 it’s fine not my thing
I am from New Jersey and grew up on this. My review should mean nothing to you.
For me, this was really boring. I was just waiting for it to be over from the first song. At the very least, I wouldn't mind this being on in the background.
The Boss just hits. His defining album. Great rock, with Bluesy vibes. Very linear and maybe not interesting enough.
Didn't move me, but wasn't bad.
Solid guitar driven rock. Feels very working class, the kind of band you would hear in a bar with Bud on special. That said, it’s a good album that isn’t over produced, also shows the backing musicians.
Not available on Spotify. A rare day off.
The easiest 5 I’ve given any album on the project so far. This record changed my life when I was around 15 years old. And each time I return to it, some of that immense energy and intrinsic magic remains. Born To Run is a rock and roll opus. From the spirit to the instrumentation to the absolutely blissful sequencing the record features, Born to Run is a perfect album. This is the sound of youthful exuberance meeting time-hardened frustration. Open-ended opportunity meeting disappointing dead-ends. If you can find me an album with stronger bookends (as songs themselves and as representatives of an album’s themes) I would be pretty impressed. Thunder Road and Jungleland are two absolutely perfect songs. Two of the best songs written by Bruce Springsteen or anybody. Thunder Road opens the story with a heart full of hope, a gust of wind blowing our hair back and making us believe anything is possible for the people documented in this song. What’s more is these people aren’t kings and queens, they aren’t world-traveling rock stars, they aren’t from another planet. They’re ordinary people from an ordinary town with families and things they are proud to claim. But they want more. Springsteen embodies this character most in the song’s final lyric “It’s a town full of losers and I’m pulling outta here to win”. Bruce, himself, was fighting for his professional music life at the time. Born to Run is famously a “make-or-break” album and the last chance the E Street Band was given to deliver a hit to Columbia Records. That powerful, frantic energy can be felt all over Born to Run in the best way possible. And nowhere more palpably than on Thunder Road. Jungleland closes our story with a similar energy and similar characters living their lives how they choose, in bands, in bars, in gangs, in cars cruising down the coast of New Jersey. At around 10 minutes long, Jungleland encompasses so much spirit and so many different dynamics. There’s a rock section, an epic Clarence Clemons sax solo that can bring tears to my eyes, and finally a soft but brazen outro where Springsteen flexes absolute poetry to put an end to the lives these characters live, in calamity or daily platitudes. When the swirling crescendo takes us to the album’s close, you know you’ve just listened to a classic. Born to Run is the sound of poetry in motion. This is the sound of life unchaining its leash. Lights camera action.. and go. The world is yours for the taking or the breaking. 10/10
Solid Bruce being bruce
Just not my thing
9/10. Great vibes. This album was released 32 years before I was born, yet it sounds very nostalgic to me. Great lyrics. This is a really significant album. I'm not a fan of Bruce Springsteen, but this album is really dope! :)
Tough New Jersey lament. Strong guy being vulnerable about cars, women, and life. Put of the gate the E Steeet Band rages. The first half is perfect. A couple clunkers of side two are all thst keeps it from 5 stars. It does what an album should, takes the listener to a time, place, and feeling. A young man om the cusp fighting to find his place.
I didn't really connect with the album. Couple of great tracks
This was a big splash back in the day and has several tracks that have stood the test of time and are still staples in his set list today. I like the way the E-Street band is piano and horn driven, making them a unique sound in the world of rock and roll. If I am going to listen to a Sax solo/jam, CC is the shit. Close to a 5 but not quite. 4.25/5
Hearing the title track play regularly as kid definitely affects my review here. Not just b/c of nostalgia, but mainly due to it being a great song. I was surprised to hear how piano-driven the whole album was, and while the other seven songs have standout parts, the album probably rises in rating on the title track alone. I was shocked to read how long it took for the album to be completed, no doubt due to Bruce’s unwillingness to let the reigns go. But when you’re the boss…
I absolutely love Born to Run. Great song. The rest of this was most solid (as Bruce tends to be) and you love the variety of instruments. But this could be another artists where I enjoy his greatest hits more than full albums. 3.5/5 but getting the boss bump up.
This is one of those albums that I know should prob be a 5-banger but just doesn’t get there for me. Bruce is undeniably cool but never really spoke to me. Prob cuz I am the opposite of cool. Dang. 4/5
This album is dipped in double denim, ten gallon hats and a 20pk of Marlboro
Bruce Springsteen makes music for the American equivalent of British kitchen sink dramas, and I adore those. But it seems that the Springsteen equivalent comes with too much grandeur for me. Granted, grandeur has its' place on theatrical albums like Bat Out of Hell or The Wall, but on records like Born To Run I experience a disconnect between style and subject matter. Sorry Bruce.
Born To Run contains some of his career highs - the magnificent title track and “Jungleland” being just two of those. Having such iconic and powerful tracks also means that some of the other songs tend to feel less grand and more like fillers. They’re obviously not though and Born To Run is still a great, AMERICAN record.
Artiste connu par certains de ses tubes. Mais je n'ai entendu aucun tube dans cet album, et rien qui me donne envie d'y revenir (rock très standard). =>2/5
I said in my review of Blonde on Blonde that Springsteen was the first to really make that album’s attempts at a Rock Big Band work. Born To Run is the fruition of that, and it’s amazing just how coherently all of these influences come together. Born To Run isn’t my favourite Springsteen record, that would be the darker and admittedly flawed Darkness On The Edge Of Town, nor is it his best artistic statement, which would be Nebraska. What Born To Run has going for it is, much like Hendrix’s Axis: Bold As Love, it’s Springsteen’s most perfect work, flawlessly constructed and executed that flows as a full story throughout it’s 8 tracks from the small beach towns of New Jersey to the epic cityscape of New York, encapsulating the hopes, dreams and disappointments of it’s characters with humour and sympathy
okaayy, but boring
I love ther versality, the Sound and the musical components
Can’t go wrong with the Boss. Hell yeah.
Thunder Road; Born to Run. All-time classics. The rest felt like standard-bear 70s stadium rock that I could do without.
Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen, what can be said that hasn’t already? An important figure in music history (and still a big act), this is one of the his defining albums and definitely deserves inclusion on this list. Personally Springsteen is hit or miss. I didn’t really care for Nebraska (came up a few weeks ago in this project), but Bron to Run has an energy and vibe to it that is undeniable. The title track is the best song on the album, but “Thunder Road” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” really kick things off and set the stage for a great listen. I’ll probably revisit, so this earns a 4 star rating.
I’m from Jersey. I was raised on this stuff.
#409. Not as bad as Born in the USA as far as cheesiness goes, but it does remind me of Meat Loaf way more often than I would have expected. 3/5: okay Song added to playlist: Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
I enjoyed this one. It's the third Springsteen album to come up for me here and although I didn't enjoy Nebraska, I think I've otherwise come around to a moderate appreciation for Springsteen. My favorite track here was the title track.
ah maybe this is made for American people. instrumentals are average, voice is very annoying (kinda knew it would be) for me it represents nearly everything wrong with bad 70s/80s vocalists. some of the guitar/string/brass parts are quite cool, especially with last 2 songs. to me, nearly the whole album feels like the overly happy major chord dominant closing song in a bad western musical. favorite songs (relative): born to run, meeting across the river and the closing track I guess, as the instrumental part in the middle may be the best part of the album for me. overall around 5/10
Liked it better than I thought I would!
Nothing particularly standout here apart from the last track. Quite sentimental with some good lyrics
I'm generally not a fan of very traditional styles of rock, much less music that sounds super inspiring and upbeat but in this album Bruce and his band manages to make it work for me, all the optimism and joy of his sound don't sound like a cheap slogan but like a genuine emotion coming from the man and his band and I think it makes all the difference, it's joy that feels meaningful and not presented as something that IS because they feel that inspired in the studio which is something I can always have more of in older rock
Never been a Bruce guy. This was better than the last one, but doesn't pump my crank
Bland despite being overproduced. Or maybe bland because it's overproduced.
fine
a creative and peppy-sounding rock album; this falls right in line with the optimistic and acoustic sounding band music that persisted from the 60s up until the late 70s. with piano (and glockenspiel) riffs, this album feels like you're happily skipping your way down the yellow brick road, with plenty of stories on every choice of the way. some of the songs sound samey. i feel like this is the kind of music you'd hear in an old 70s/80s movie where the main cast jumps in the air, there's a freeze frame, and then the credits roll.
I think I’m discovering that I’m just not a Springsteen guy. It’s fine. But nothing that thrills me. 3/5
4/10
Just not much for me here.
Lovely album, one from my childhood repitoire of course. Nothing short of good music, hand crafted with country western and swing undertones with a boogie woogie sound front and center. It ain't the most stellar music known to man, but its good shit. Quality, passion and appreciation for the common man in a pop rock album.
This is one of the greatest albums of all time, for sure. Excited for a full listen-through. 1. Thunder Road. One of my favorite songs of all time. What else needs to be said? 2. "Tenth Avenue Freezeout" - an awesome song. I never get sick of hearing it. Jammy, rollicking, fun. Great lyrics. 3. "Night" - not as familiar with this song, but I like it! It's slower, but Bruce has that deep and guttural tone going in his voice, which I really dig. 4. "Backstreets" - this album has...almost every one of his really big hits. 5. "Born to Run" - what a phenomenal title track. Of course this is what he called the album. it's fucking perfect. A+, no notes. 6. "She's the One"
I don’t care about this. I don’t like this at all
I think Springsteen is a great story teller and I love listening to Clemons play the sax. There are some great songs here that I like, but this is not an album I would listen to in its entirety very frequently.
It's a great album, with classics like Thunder Road and Born to Run. Classic American Rock.
I am biased. Springsteen has to be one of my favourite artists. I consider this quintessential Americana (I don't know if I'm using that term correctly). I'm a kid from a Southeast Asian country, but this makes me want to put on blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and form a union.
I don’t think I like Bruce. Everything sounds similar
Classic rock and roll baby
4 out of 5, so much energy from this album
There is some tunefulness but the vocals are like a roaring punch of constipation and when they cease, the sax comes in and sounds even more like it needs a shite. I don't get it.
Marginally more listenable than Born in the USA. Springsteen is one of those separate the art from the artist cases for me. He seems like a genuinely sound person, but I cannot for the life of me bring me to enjoy his music.
у старины есть конечно свой стиль, и приколдесы свои.. но чет как то перетянуто местами
Probably two of the best lead off songs for side A and side B ever. Thunder Road starts off the album with a lot of energy and power and Born to Run brings side B back to that level and then out to the stratosphere. It’s hard not to sing along to either song no matter how many times you have heard them. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out is a strong track 2 but then we have Night. That song is a mess. It’s like they took the loud part of Thunder Road and just did the entire song at that level. The lyrics get lost in the mix and there aren’t enough dynamics to keep my attention. Backstreets is better but the outro goes too long in my opinion. Probably works well live but as a studio recording it felt to me like they didn’t know how to end it. Born to Run, as mentioned before, is a fantastic side B lead off. In the age of streaming it works as a great pick me up after the last two songs as well. She’s The One has some great piano and nice sax work. Meeting Across the River doesn’t do much for me. Jungleland is a nice closer. It has a lot going on including violin, piano and a great sax solo. A fitting end to a fine album.
As you would imagine a Bruce Springsteen album to be. Kind of boring.
I prefer the Sesame Street version, Born To Add. But this is still pretty good I guess. All kidding aside the Boss is great. Deserving album.
This is just not for me
Heard it. Own it.
This is top tier Springsteen, the title track alone is worth the price of admission. The band is on fire through out the whole album, so much raw energy. This one along with Nebraska and Darkness On The Edge Of Town are my favorite Bruce albums. 4.5
This one is good. Again, I'm not a huge Springsteen fan. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out is my favorite hit, and I liked Meeting Across the River. Solid 3 on this.
As a New Jersey native, Bruce Springsteen was proudly considered our real musician. Sure we had Naughty By Nature, My Chemical Romance, Jonas Brothres, and Bon Jovi, (and underground local heros like Chunky Pam and The Sly Caps,) but only The Boss and Sinatra were taken seriously. Still, I never really listened much beyond the radio hits. The every-day-man-singing-songs-about-the-working-class-but-never-had-a-job-outside-of-being-a-musician seemed inauthenticate, though the songs were good. Right off the bat, the album carries an Americana about it, funneled into a rock genre instead of the typical country stylings more often associated with songs reflecting the American life and the struggles therein. "Night" brings in a saxophone which adds a touch of a Billy Joel rock aspect to it, while Springsteen sings in a more operatic voice than to which I'm accustomed. I can't get past thinking that this album sounds much like Meatloaf meets Eddie and the Cruisers. Theatric, majestic, good ol' fashioned rock n' roll, but maybe a bit over the top and as formulaic and manufactured for a wide audience as a movie soundtrack. "Born to Run" is the big hit here, and it sits perfectly in line with the rest of the album, for better or worse. A good song, but they are all so equally good mid-tempo rock that nothing much stands out; the album is good but monochromatic, and could benefit from occasional changes in style, instrumentation, and/or approach. "Meeting Across the River" is an exception here, a slower song with piano instead of guitar. Lest you think this approach is too different, you can appreciate this same formula in the intro for "Jungeland," AND THEN jump into the same theatrical Meatloaf rock you've come to expect--nay, loathe--from Born To Run, and then--surprise--back to the slow piano song in an attempt to make an emotionally sweeping, epic tale. I like theatrical rock and the skillset is evident, but this is too over the top.
Big, romantic, shooting for the stars with every track. There’s a heavy dose of homage to '50s and early '60s rock and roll, with wall-of-sound production, some doo-wop flair, and that teenage yearning. The E Street Band is in full force here, energetic and totally committed, complete with a soulful saxophone and a twinkly glockenspiel. What really stands out is how Springsteen takes everyday people and casts them in these sweeping, cinematic epics. It reminds me a bit of Billy Joel’s “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” with regular folks turned into legends of their own little tragedies and triumphs. For all their differences, both artists channel the spirit of their generation and are full of nostalgia, grit, and big-hearted storytelling. And both have what strike!as very Northeastern energy (New Jersey and New York) which carries into their work giving it a distinct sense of place. The title track is a classic. I didn't connect with everything here, but Springsteen is wearing his heart on his sleeve and is taking big swings. 3.5
I don't hear too much of a different feel from Born in the USA. The xylophone seems to be prominent throughout the album though. More Americana from Bruce.
loved it, he's iconic
The songs are big and full of energy. It's crazy hearing just how much Springsteen has influenced modern The Killers. A lot of this sounds like the latest Killers albums. Love the instrumentation, especially the brass.
THE BOSS!! I love how big the sound of this album is. The band is so tight, there are so many instruments and it just comes together with such a huge sound. This album reminds of reimagination of Bob Dylan if he cared to put on good shows and decided to be a rock star. Great song writing and great execution. In the words of Kendall Roy: "all bangers all the time." Which is kind of what this album is. All bangers all the time. Which is why I'm happy he made Nebraska down the road, it was a good palate cleanser. As rad as this sound and record are, it's not very scalable to just keep doing this over and over. But when it works (in the case of this album) it's absolutely fantastic.
The build up to born to run is so energetic and fun. Couldn’t help but smile listening. This is up there for me even if I think Bruce is a bit of a warbler. But he has great story telling and melodies. The tracks keep you guessing and the album stays strong and never gets boring.
I've always been stunned that anyone could listen to this paragon of boring, run-of-the-mill rock. Everything is by rote, and nothing that hadn't been done a million times before is attempted.
My friend tells me this is a masterpiece. Maybe it is, I don't know. To me it's fine I guess. It sounds like it would be fun to walk into a bar and hear this band play. I think I've only ever listened to Born in the USA. There are a few very popular bands I've never heard a whole album by (or did only recently) because so many of their songs I heard so oftem on the radio growing up. This is clearly one of those. I like the title track. I like She's the One. All in all I'd say i like the 2nd half more than the first half.
8.5
Not what I would usually listen to but I understand why people love this album. I see artists like The Killers and Bleachers definitely pulling inspiration from Springsteen. Songs I saved: Backstreets, Born To Run
was good
It was alright I can see how Sam fender was inspired by it but not a fan fave of mine
not my favorite. a rock-and-roll version of billy joel.
Bra americana rock album
Again why do we need two Springsteen albums? This is probably better than Born in the USA, a bit more urgency. Last two songs are terrible, was he trying to write a musical? I wonder if my problem is that I've just got out of the habit of listening to albums over the years and hearing too many similar sounding songs is problematic.
Many times I’ll listen to an album on 1001 and I’ll here a couple of tracks I know and enjoy and the rest is meh, three times now The Boss has delivered an album here and I’ve enjoyed the songs I didn’t know as much as if not more than the ‘hits’ that are well known. I guess I must be a Bruce Springsteen fan now.
I mean, it rules.
Normal. Sounds the same.
I liked it overall. High 3 for me
Big fan of Jungleland
Feels like a mall album, for mass consumption
I like it enough.
1. thunder - 1 2. freeze - 1 3. night - 0 4. ztreetz - 1 5. run - 1.5 6. one - 1 7. river - 1 8. jungle - 1
Best kind of dad rock
Favorite track: born to run other picks: thunder road, backstreets, tenth avenue freeze out
After my 3rd Bruce Springsteen album I've come to the conclusion that The Boss's music is pretty lame.
Good album. The title track is up there with Common People as an all-timer anthem. Best Track: Born To Run Worst Track: Fire
Best Song: Thunder Road Worst Song: Backstreets
Still an absolute classic - when you’ve got a hatful of songs that are comparable in quality to the title track, you’ve got it all. The album Springsteen said he wanted to make so that everyone would remember him. Job done, Boss.
I've listened to this album thousands of times. For many years, It was my fave album. No need to listen to this one. 5/5 stars.
I don't want to listen to Bruce Springsteen anymore.
Bruce Springsteen really is an American icon. Born to Run is classic rock, and it's a darn easy listen. Springsteen's music is so accessible, something I hadn't recognized before. His music is fantastic, yes, but he crafted his sound and lyrics to be normal and relatable to normal Americans. Not the hippies or yuppies but regular people, like your blue-collar workers. His hooks are catchy and his lyrics make you feel seen. The E Street Band, of course, is firing on all cylinders. Clarence Clemons' has one of the most beautiful saxophone solos I've ever heard in "Jungleland." The song is amazing as it is, but the instrumental part is what ends the album on the perfect note after a soaring melody.
I think this is a good album, but I don't like nearly as many of the tracks individually as I do on "Born in the USA". For whatever reason, that album stands well together and separately, whereas I feel like most of "Born To Run" is best in its whole album form. Nonetheless, this album is where Bruce Springsteen really found his footing and his place as a musician. And though this is only his third album, he already feels like a master storyteller here. Though this album doesn't feel quite as Americana as "Born in the USA", the makings of it are here; you have bluesy rock and roll sounds, good songwriting, and strong, unique vocal presence. I like and appreciate Bruce Springsteen, but I've never been a HUGE fan. So while I can appreciate his impact and the strengths of this album, it really doesn't hit a home run for me quite as much as it might other people. Still, this is one of his best albums ever and a worthy entry, but for me personally, just not quite as good as "Born in the USA". I would say this album is more than a 3, but less than a 4.
Listened to this yesterday, rather cursory, on a train, with in-ears and masked by the noise of my surroundings that was quite alright. Serviceable. But now on proper headphones, the Meat Loafyness of it all is a bit hard to take. An interesting thing about doing this project is realising some of the particularities of my musical preferences and... the indecipherable Wall of Sound mud of a Hammer As Hard As You Can rock 'n roll piano and the hammond organ in Backstreets? That, for instance: 𝘌𝘸. I really don't know what people are seeing/hearing in this. Do I need to read along with the lyrics? Is there a "Telegraph Road" in here? Musically, it isn't. Compared to the other Springsteen's "Born" (#140), it's in equal amounts better and worse so 2 it is.
Every song is 5 stars
Con una producción mayor a la de sus dos primeros discos, Born To Run situó a Springsteen en el firmamento de los grandes de todos los tiempos. Su sonido es grandioso gracias a la superposición de capas de guitarras, voces, teclados y percusión, siguiendo la clásica idea de Spector con su muro de sonido. Además, están las magnificas canciones escritas por el boss, con un arranque, "Thunder Road" magnífico. Una canción sobre la libertad y la búsqueda de oportunidades en la que un joven invita a su chica a dejar atrás la vida que siguen y mirar al futuro. Y desde luego está la canción que da título al álbum, una de las que más me gustan de toda su discografía (y mira que hay donde elegir). En ella una pareja de amantes anhelan dejar atrás sus pequeñas vidas en una pequeña ciudad para asaltar el futuro, utilizando la carretera como metáfora de vida. El disco completo es una maravilla, con "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Backstreets", "She's te One" o la buenísima "Jungleland" a la altura de uno de los mejores discos de rock de todos los tiempos.
A passionate triumph of music!
Heard this exact same thing a hundred other times here, so nothing stood out whatsoever
Better than Born in the USA
Not my favorite of his but solid.
So hard to rate an album by Bruce-especially this one-he's so tightly woven into childhood memories I can't possibly be objective. Love him our Dad loved him - once he went to 6 of the 10 shows Bruce was doing at the Brendan Byrne arena <3
I can appreciate a few songs, but it's not for me. I'm just not a fan, and I'm having a hard time nailing down exactly why. There are other artists in the same genre that I like. But, alas, not this album.