Reviews (page 11 of 13)
Not my favorite
Lige med Springstenen har jeg altid være bange for, at jeg har misset noget, fordi jeg aldrig rigtig har lyttet til ham. Det er jeg ikke bange for længere 2.2
mediocre
Just another generic Rock album.
old man music
Género al rock álbum. Some good songs but not outstanding at all. I don’t understand how it is a memorable album or something everyone should listen to at least once in their lives.
This album was...fine? I honestly don't remember a lot of it and I just listened to it yesterday. Not for me I suppose.
baad landsss uouuouuouuuuuu, JAJAJJA WTF, ya perdón me dio risa eso jeje este wn es un kbro wannabe que quiere ser rockero y sacó el álbum más genérico del universo ctmmm. ni siquiera lo terminé
kinda put me to sleep
Sounds like a tired Meatloaf. Sorry, Mark. This isn't my sort of thing.
Too much yelling
its aight
His style is just not for me, I tried again with this album but no joy
A bit too Americana for dads 2.5
And here, we have something that is probably the polar opposite of too much electro. For that, at least, I am grateful. I am also grateful that it's like, half as long as The Rising. And finally, I am grateful that I don't think I have heard any of this. It's still Springsteen though, with that Stallone-playing-Elvis voice of his, with the echoey recording, with the “whaaaoooaaahhh” of Something in the Night, with arguably the most omnipresent glockenspeil player of the era. But really, even despite my bias against the Boss, this feels particularly bad. A heartfelt ballad that cribs from Dancing in the Streets, but is about racing? The weirdly performed insistence that “i aint a boy, i am a man”? Whatever cluttered mess Candy's Room is? The vocals on Streets of Fire suddenly going Barney-from-the-Simpsons? This is your dad getting up, drunk, to do karaoke at a wedding. ⭐️⭐️, feels more like the unneeded and discarded B-sides to Born To Run.
Not my thing. Not helped by being second Springsteen album in a row!
Not really a fan of Springsteen I guess, despite having heard almost all of these songs since I was a kid.
I had a short Springsteen phase in my teenager years, but I hadn't listened to him again since then, this album in particular. Kinda dull IMO. Very workman like if you listen to this as background music though. Some iconic songs too, so my definite ratings would be a 2.5.
Just wasn't feeling it.
not a fan
It’s fine I guess. I think I really just don’t like Springsteen’s voice. But he might’ve heavily influenced mumble rap
mr Springsteen has always been an oddity to me. Very hooyah and praise the country type beat. I get how people could like this album. I am not one of those people. Next.
Very self righteous sounding guy. Not a fan. Won’t listen again. Holy sh!t I can hardly make it through the first song. This dude sUCKS his voice sounds like the Elvis cover of the Rick and Morty theme song.
Skipping a lot based on the singing, it's tough! This album has righteous, heartfelt rock and it is not a nice listen.
It's a decent album, pretty standard, I don't like Springsteen's singing though. shelved 3/10.
Another Springsteen! Unremarkable.
bleh
This ain't got shit on Born in the USA.
I…put the spring…in the teen-a!
A few songs i knew already and like but the rest was to much Rock music for me
2 star. Boring. Song 2 slaps
Found it to be pretty boring and didn’t really like many of the tracks
its fine, a little boring
Before this list id never listened to a full Bruce so was interested to hear why so many people o knew with diffeeent musical backgrounds loved him so much. Five album im none the wiser. It just doesn’t seem to all gel together for me and some of them have been .trudges to get through. This one wasn’t a complete bore but it’s just not for me. East coast/west coast style - Agree to disagree
Not his best work, hard to get through
So many like the Boss so much, I don't happen to be one of them. Sorry, Bruce.
After a bright start this just withered away .
Couple of decent ish tracks but mainly dross as far as I’m concerned. Probably won’t listen to it again.
I know this guy is an international superstar, but I really don't get it. It took me 3 tries to get through this album. his voice is bad, the harmonies are just barely on key, and the guitar solos were sloppy. I like what Bruce Springsteen represents as a public figure, but i do not like his music.
A few good songs on here but I'm really learning through this that Bruce Springsteen is a country singer. Not my thing at all. I don't like his vocal performance or most of the songs. It's better than the other one I've gotten on here.
after listening to 4 Bruce Springsteen albums finally found the first song i liked. Adam Raised A Cain saved this from a 1 star.
Never cared for his vocals, but respect his dedication to his craft and also his political stances. On this album, Prove It All Night & Badlands stand out as winners, but his voice isn’t my cup of tea!
Mr Mumbles mumbles through a whole bunch of songs about cars and factories. Or at least I think he does. Hard to tell with all the slurring. This music means precisely nothing to me. Maybe if I lived in the hellhole of suburban USA with its endless, ugly, nature-free concrete deserts designed specifically for cars, I could relate to some of the lyrics (whatever they are). I'm absolutely sure that Bruce is on the side of the angels, but flipping heck, his albums are a chore to listen to! Plinky plonky mumble mumble, etc, repeat for 40 minutes until the sweet relief of silence... This would be a one star album by anyone else, but like the vast majority of the world outside the MAGA cult, he's vehemently anti-Orange-Moron-in-Chief, so gets an extra star for being a decent human being.
meh, no me pegó ninguna pero malo no estaba. 2.5
Old marble mouth back again. Nothing special about this, an unimpressive follow up to born to run which itself was not that great. Beginning to think Springsteen is highly overrated.
not my type of music but good.
I don’t reLly get Springsteen, he always seems to be trying too hard, not much on here for me
🧐
Sounded a bit off key on one of the songs. Put me off listening to the rest of the album.
Very average
Boring
Call me unAmerican but I’m not a Springsteen fan. And this album in particular bores me to death.
Brucey just isn't very interesting
I honestly don't have a really good opinion of this album. I don't really like Bruce's singing voice, and the music is quite forgettable. The content of the songs are pretty generic U.S. nostalgia and no particular song stood out as being good or bad. It's just unflavored oatmeal. I'll give it a 4/10
Honestamente me gustó más Born to Run, pero me parece que justo después de este álbum tiró el más emblemático de sus álbumes así que es interesante ir viendo esa evolución y para cuando llegue el momento de ese álbum poder cerrar el ciclo de evolución de Bruce
I get that he's the boss, but I really don't like his voice at all. The E Street Band carries. 2
I just can't stand his voice. The musical arrangements are good. But he ruins it.
It was alright. I loved Badlands already and that was definitely the highlight of the album. I know Bruce has some better music and so I think I'll give that a listen because this album didn't hit hit for me, y'know?
eh
Instantly bored.
Sin más.
I'll start this out by saying I've never been much into Bruce Springsteen. I know a lot of people love him, but I've just never gotten into his stuff. So, I was not really familiar with any of the songs on this album, as this album wasn't as much of a commercial success for him as other albums. And, after listening to this album, I realized that I just really am not a fan of Bruce's voice. To the point that it was a struggle for me to get through the album. I like Bruce in small bits and don't mind listening to any of his songs. But a whole album of Bruce is just too much for me. While I liked that a few of the songs on this album were a little harder rock than some of his more commercial stuff, there were a lot of songs that I just found boring. It seems like most of Bruce songs are just a variation on one theme and the songs on this album were, frankly, kind of depressing to listen to. I appreciate Bruce and the guys in the E Street Band for their talent, but won't listen to this one again.
Simplemente no puedo conectar con Bruce Springsteen. No me gusta su voz, ni me parece tan espectacular su música. Este álbum capaz me gustó un poco más, pero de todas formas se me hizo largo y tedioso.
Did nobody in America work until Brucie left school
Nah Bruce. I've had enough. 2/5.
This guy has *five* albums on the list? Dear lord I'm gonna have to get imaginative to describe bland music.
As soon as I hit play I started wondering what the fuck was going on with his voice. Are we playing off those Elvis-style vocal chord appropriation techniques? You keep listening and it varies, but it constantly suffers from that type of theatrical vocal expression that's trying to be something else. I don't appreciate that, at least not on my first listen. A little digging and I think I'm just not into the idea of heartland rock. It doesn't feel personally culturally significant or interesting. I truly wasn't in need of a second listen, it just feels like an early '80s hard rock sound for the masses. Annoyingly commercial, and not something I 'must' listen to. I'm surprised I'm turning into such a Springsteen hater, I thought I'd be more appreciative of such an iconic name. I was hoping for something less polished, especially with that album art. 2.4/5
Bruce has one song, and he's been singing it 14 times per album for 5 decades now. The songwriting is fine, if you grew up in Nebraska in the 60s, but dull otherwise. The music is solid, although I didn't much care for the mix.
Grungy voice over some lukewarm rock.
meh
으아!! 1번트랙듣다가끔 미안합니다 아직이른가봅니다.. 제겐창법이느끼해서소리지르게됨 헉
stodgy, with vocals alternately muffled and strained
Tiene temazos súper conocidos y buenos pero no me copó tanto el disco completo.
Best Song: Badlands. The guitar solo was nice? Worst Song: Racing in the Street. This isn't a voice built for ballads. Overall: Somehow I feel like die-hard Springsteen fans wouldn't even be that jazzed about this album. Certainly doesn't feel important enough to fit on this list. It's just more old man dad rock. I bet this music sounded old when it was new.
I wish I liked Bruce. I just don't. Some tracks and albums are better than others, this one just doesn't do it for me, sorry.
I’ve said it before I’ll say it again. Why is this on here.
#901. So this is the guy the boomers call The Boss, huh? 2/5: meh
I've never really understood the appeal of Springsteen. I find his songs a little too hammy, too sincere, and his voice, while distinctive, irritates me whether he's crooning or shouting. I do see the working-class image, and I suppose people relate to that. But this album did nothing to improve my feelings about him as a writer or performer.
Not a Springsteen fan and this isn't his best by some way so I'm even less of a fan of this album. Musically, pretty dull. Lyrically ordinary, I guess he's quintessentially American and I can't really relate on that front either.
Típica musica de fondo de alguna peli tipo Shrek. Pasable
asi como buenos temas, temas que un poco zzz y eso que le soy fiel a la musica basada en yearn and long peero instrumentacion muy buena respetaron la vibra la entendieron
not really my thing sorry mr bruce
I have so much love for the Boss, but not this particular album.
pff ik vind da toch maar wa gezaag zene
it's alright, i guess. not really something i would independently choose to listen to, but it's not grating or anything. "Adam Raised A Cain (different take)" has a fantastic guitar solo and sounds more like my kind of thing compared to the first song on the album.
Just like... boring man. Devoid of uniqueness (except for his uniquely atonal voice) and creativity but nothing egregiously wrong with this album sonically. Just made my eyes glaze over and suddenly it was 45 mins later and I hardly remembered a single melody or lyric.
Favorite: … Least favorite: Racing in the Street Springsteen is a good story teller. Some of the music is interesting. I just can’t help but feel like this album could only truly be enjoyed by your redneck uncle who’s 10 Bud Lites deep at the family barbecue. It’s marred by generic, over indulgent guitar solos that could only be appreciated by those who have never heard an actual visionary guitarist at work. And the saxophone solo that follows up the less-than-thrilling guitar section of “The Promised Land?” Am I listening to pretentious band students perform at a high school variety show? On top of it all, the songs free of this overindulgence are incredibly boring. The progression of the album also feels disjointed, without any clear central themes or even sonic motifs to unite the song selection. Why am I listening to a 7 minute ballad halfway through that album? “Streets of Fire” is the only slow-burning song like this that manages to escape complete mind numbingness. Unfortunately, it breaks the monotony with terrible crooning that’s hard to sit through and, you guessed it, the sweet payoff of another ridiculous, generic guitar solo. Darkness is 45 minutes of pure, unadulterated, all-American Dad Rock tunes sandwiched between incredibly boring ballads that drone on for minutes after they should have concluded. While I understand the appeal of his sound and lyrics to the blue collar class, I’ll stick with Tom Petty when I’m craving the Heartland Rock sound in the future.
No disrespect but this is lowkey a more boring Bob Dylan and just didn’t work that well for me. I can see what this album is going for but it was a bit too plain and uninteresting for me. Nothing wrong with it but it’s simply too simple.
meh
Badlands - no comment, nadda. Adam Raised a Cain - it yearns for a heavy af metal cover AND to be sampled for some real old-school hip-hop. Good, interesting song nonetheless. Something in the Night - uhhh, well sung but didn't leave a mark. Candy's Room - not that sweet. Racing in the Street - melancholic and all that. The Promised Land - not too impressed. The Factory - evocative of the theme. Streets of Fire - has a hint of edge I liked. Prove It All Night - meh. Darkness On the Edge of Town - the ultimate song wasn't as strong as I had hoped.
OH MY LORDY LORD LORD BRO ANOTHER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ALBUM only marginally better than born in the usa and i only feel like its bc this time i was prepared for what i was getting into if i wanted to a raspy voice complain abt losing his wife and car i would tune into a conservative podcast instead badlands was a promising start, darkness on the edge of town was also nice does anyone under the age of 40 actually enjoy bruce springsteen 2.5/5
Gran voz la de el, las canciones no estan mal pero no me encantaron.
Meh. Didn't really like it much
Third Springsteen album for me on this list, and it's beginning to get old. I have nothing but respect for the Boss, but most of his production is not really my cup of tea. I liked Adam Raised a Cain, but the rest is just middle-of-the-road soft rock, often made worse by cheesy saxophones and keyboards. I appreciate his voice and the mood he's trying to convey, but it sounds too irredeemably 80s for me to enjoy. It's a pity that this list, by pounding me with so many Springsteen albums, is starting to make me dislike an artist I initially found very tolerable. 4/10
Honestly, it’s more enjoyable than the stadium rock of Born in the USA. Still, aside from a few moments, maybe a couple of tracks, I just can’t really get into it. I recently watched the documentary about the recording of We Are the World, and the guy genuinely seems like a really nice person. But that’s not enough for me to go beyond 2 stars.
*mumbles* yeehaw
SO boring. Some of the most uninteresting, safe, and generic music there is
muy white american boy zzzz
Not my jam
Do I... Do I hate Bruce Springsteen? I think I hate Bruce Springsteen. Crazy.
much better than the previous one i have listened to im probably not gonna come back to it but it felt much more experimental (sometimes) which was pleasant i gave it a chance (2.5)
bastante meh, nada malo pero tampoco nada bueno
Lyrically the man can tell a story however I do not enjoy his voice. Musically certainly falls into soft/pop rock category. A couple of nice guitar riffs and sax solos.👍
Boring
Pretty mid range Bruce. Don’t think it’ll get another listen
La voix de Bruce Springsteen est effectivement impressionnante car puissante et grave.Les melodies n’ont pas de pus, trop classique, je suis decue. Tempo lent, texte grave, parle de ses proches souffrants. Album moins connu mais les gens disent que c’est le plus marquant. Moi je n’aime pas
I'm more of a Billy Joel kind of guy.
No me gustó. Aunque intenté todavía no encontré algo que me gustará. Sorry not sorry
Very earnest and moody. A lack of tunes and interesting songs to match this earnestness though. Great name for an album but thats the sum total of it all.
I'm not a boss guy. There's like 2 songs on here that could probably rip live if it was a bar band and the singer wasn't so polished, but I don't live in Jersey and I'm not into cars.
I've never got Bruce Springsteen and I still don't. Parts of it made me think of Vic Reeves.
I'm baffled why this isn't clicking with me. I've never been a Springsteen guy, but I would struggle to tell you why. A lot of artists I love find him massively influential to their sound (shoutout to the Gaslight Anthem!). I didn't grow up with Springsteen's music and I'm very far from New Jersey, so I have no nostalgic connection to him or his songs about growing up in the Garden State. The working-class anthems here sound massive, with a variety of instruments adding to the big sound. His voice is unique. It is filled to the rim with passion and that's all I need out of a vocalist. Not everyone has to be Jeff Buckley in the vocals department for me to enjoy their music. Its only during 'Something In The Night' that I find his vocal quirks irritating. I've given this a few listens and I'm not pulled in. I don't hate it, but I'm not emotionally moved by this at all. 'Badlands' and 'Prove It All Night' are the best tracks here, but there's nothing here that I'll be rushing back to.
Meh!
Aluks ihan lepposaa meininkiä mutta toi naukuminen alko hiertää kunnolla levyn puolivälissä, ei jatkoon!
Bruce Springsteen, 3eme album => 2/5 Rock très standard, comme les 2 précédents.
I don’t like this voice in this album but I know he can do better, especially after checking out his album Born in the USA. I quite didn’t like the songs here but I am guessing because I am not a guy from 1980s New Jersey who enjoys dive bars after a long day of working in the yard. This is working class music and it’s fine, just not for me.
I guess Im just one of those people that dont see what all the hype is about. Run of the mill classic rock sound with some twinkly piano bits thrown in to gussy it up. It honestly feels like a character in a movie about a "working class singer songwritter" but not a great movie. A decent movie worth watching but no need to go back to revisit.
I’m not a boss man
love the passion but he is just a shouty man
jeg er verken fascinert av eller begeistret for bruce springsteen. han har noen feelgood hits men de har aldri truffet noe i meg. å få et album uten en eneste hit er demotiverende. å høre dette albumet er det siste jeg gjør før jeg legger meg. // han skriver flott, men det treffer ikke. mye høres rotete og lite gjennomtenkt. mangler en viss sjarm. kanskje om jeg ser filmen hans liker jeg musikken bedre. føles ut som et compilation album? høydepunkt: Something in the Night, Racing in the Street
Anstrengend
Neiii takk
Good ol' Bruce.
I know it’s important but whewww, wanted to get through that quickly.
I never realized how much this man cannot sing.
It's really easy to overdose on Springsteen
I think this is the most tolerable Springsteen album but its still not something I really enjoy.
3/10
There's just something about Springsteen that I don't enjoy. It's not one element that I can pinpoint, it's more that it's sort of dull, even when it isn't.
2 from me
Going rogue on this one with a lower score. Yes, this is a generational talent and yes it's lyrically amazing... it's just not my sound preference and is very predictable dad-rock. I've seen Bruce live and had an incredible time (won 2 tickets, limo ride, and dinner at PF Changs for winning a Guitar Hero contest back around 2009!). The album just falls flat for me.
Not as instantly memorable.
This was pretty mediocre actually surprised it made the list. 2 1/2 good songs maybe. Adam raised Caine is a straight groaner. He has better songs in his repertoire that express the exact same things. Pretty one note slow and half baked retread ideas.
Badlands sounds like Meatloaf’s blue collar step brother. Like the majority of Springsteen its fine, straight down the middle rock. Adam Raised the Cain is more straight Bruce, but somehow lowers the interest level as a result From here on in it’s pretty much Springsteen by numbers
So it turns out I don't really like Bruce's voice very much. This project has been full of surprises. It was alright. I didn't particularly love anything and I didn't particularly hate anything: it just wasn't for me. I liked Adam Raised A Cain, though I couldn't tell you why. 2/5
The disparity between Springsteen's superstardom and the quality of his music is wild. Sure, he's got some classic songs, but taken as a whole, this album is just not that good. Production value, lyrics, song structure...sheesh.
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Mumbled and melodramatic delivery of so-so songs of working class troubles. Very few bright spots on this edge of town.
Meh, 2 stars. It sounded like some of the Adam Sandler songs lol
Nice
Eh, not hella my vibe
Stories of working class and troubled relationships with fathers - shoot it up my veins, right now. I like the little titbit that people noticed, that every song on side one of the original LP has a corresponding track on side two in the same sequence. Favs: Badlands, Adam Raised a Cain, Factory, Prove It All Night, Darkness on the Edge of Town
Not the best of Bruce
I just don't enjoy the vocal style of this artist.
I'm just not a big Bruce Springsteen guy tbh
I can see why people love his music I just personally don't
Not my jam
Favourite Songs: Adam Raised A Cain
* Notes: Really not a fan of Bruce’s vocals in this album, it sounds like he’s mumbling for half of it… some great moments though like in Streets of Fire * Overall: Not really my personal cup of tea. Bruce is obviously influential in his sound, but not something I would return to with the exception of a couple of songs off of it
ive listened to better songs of his
Really not my cup of tea.
42 minutes is a proper length for an album (especially this one it’s truly all i can handle) and idk why but i can only think of bruce springsteen as a very “american” musician. i’m listening to this while in walmart and i feel like i should be wearing a “don’t tread on me” shirt. this whole time i thought he was jewish but after a lil google searching he’s really irish italian. i think bruce’s voice sounds like he has cloth shoved in the back of his throat. i guess that’s just late 70s to 80s ~rock~ this album is all about the white american struggle. i’m honestly bored. best tracks: adam raised a cain, streets of fire
Meh
This is for someone. I am not that someone.
Springsteen has some great albums but this was so so. He mumbled on too many songs.
Не люблю Брюса. Он не всемогущий
Beste Lieder: Something in the night
13. boring, worse than born in the usa
Simply not a fan of his voice, wasnt particularly fond of any of the songs on the album either. If I had to pick one it'd be Adam Raised a Cain. Only not giving it 1 star as I don't think itd be fair just cause I'm not a fan of his voice :p
songs used to be so long, which is nice, but it makes it hard for me to get through them the first time 😝 nothing stood out, but I understand why people would like it.
Aside from Clarence on sax and Max on drums, this is a pretty tedious Bruce Springsteen album. And what's with the marbles in his mouth while singing? We get it, you read Grapes of Wrath. Let's not lose our minds over it. Don't over think it. The only two of his albums that belong on here are Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A. Basically, until Bruce puts the word "Born" in another album title, just leave the other albums off.
A couple of good songs, kept avoiding listening. Nowhere near as good as Born in USA.
Didn’t resonate with me:/
I really did not care for this. I've liked other Bruce things but this one bored me to tears
I imagine people cite the lyrics of this album as one of its main strengths. They're distinctly American and must really resonate with people over there. They don't do much for me though, neither do Springsteen's vocals, and the actual music itself is pretty plain. Not bad, nice enough, but it's not for me. Maybe it will grow on me?
I've always wondered how someone with a singing voice as unpleasant and unintelligible as Bruce Springsteen's could become so popular, but after listening to this album I have to admit that my opinion of him has improved a bit. Specifically, on the tracks "Adam Raised a Cain" and "Streets of Fire", the way he fully leans into the rawness of his voice works surprisingly well, something I didn't think was possible. These tracks also fix the issue of Springsteen's unintelligible singing style by making half the lyrics just the song title. While this album did surpass my expectations, I don't think it's good. The ballads are still awful, and it's almost comical how bad Springsteen sounds on them.
Ok at best…
Springsteen er ikke bra. Grusom stemme. Musikken ellers er helt ok
Didn't really like this one. 2 stars
Not a fan of the Boss: too melodramatic for me
Don't like this
Boring
I liked “Born In The USA” much better than this album. Bruce really mumbled his lyrics and it was really hard to understand him. When I could understand him, the lyrics were really depressing. The only song I liked was “Candy’s Room”. Max Weinberg’s drums coupled with Roy Brittan’s piano made this song sound epic.
I've never really understood the hype around Bruce. Maybe it's just not for me, but it seems indistinguishable from anything you'd hear on a classic rock station or playlist.
No, DO shoot the piano player. Bruce would be so much better if this tinkling motherfucker would step away. So annoying. And maybe take the sax with you, while you're at it. Cease and desist! Maybe modern technology can remove them for me and then I can actually give the boss a fair listen.
Some catchy tunes, but still not aboard the Bruce Springsteen train..
I get it but I don’t care
My third Springsteen album from the list, and as they go on, they get worse for me. I quite liked Born to Run, although it didn't really change my mind on being lukewarm on Springsteen. Never was a fan of Springsteen's music, much prefer Bob Seger as far as Americana/Heartland Rock goes. But couldn't deny how good the record was, and gave that a four. Biggest issue was Springsteen's vocals on some tracks just not being great, but it wasn't a huge issue. For Born in the USA, still a solid record, if a little too poppy for me, giving it a 3. However, this album basically has everything I dislike about Springsteen. The terrible vocals (Almost through the entire album. Sounds like he has cotton in his mouth, or he recorded his vocals immediately after getting dental work done and his mouth is still numb. Just awful singing), the jangly piano. This is going to sound weird/stupid as hell but there's a femininity to his music that I just don't like. The music just does not have the masculine grit I want from this type of music that a Bob Seger seems to have. Which is weird because I usually have the opposite problem with bands. If something's too meathead masculine, I hate it. But anyways, yeah. Perhaps it's just hitting me at the wrong time, but I did not like this record and it's just a perfect storm of everything I don't like from Springsteen. Hopefully Nebraska hits better, with what I understand, a more stripped down, darker vibe. But honestly Springsteen doesn't need five albums. I'd cut two of them, and if it were up to me, I'd start with this one personally.
I gotta admit, I don’t get it. I had heard about this album and was so ready to enjoy it (I don’t know Bruce’s discography much) but found this underwhelming. There’s some good storytelling, but that’s about it? I didn’t find it very exceptional, mostly just…inoffensive. Maybe in other circumstances I’d rate this a 3 and I’m just reacting to high expectations. I don’t know, but each time I relisten to bits of it I’m less enthusiastic. The piano riff on “Something in the Night” reminded me of Candi Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free,” which just made me realize I’d rather be listening to that.
Of the Bruce Springsteen albums I've heard, this was one of the better ones. Fully deserving of 2 stars for not being quite as awful as some of the others I've heard. The music isn't actually that bad, it's the mumble vocals that kill it for me.
Hello Bruce, my old friend. This is your third appearance on my list and I don't think I'm going to get anything further out of the experience of listening to you. Adam Raised a Cain was pretty intolerable, otherwise I mostly found this boring.
Bruce can be a bit MUCH sometimes
meh
not so mine...
Mostly ehh to bad for me. Did enjoy "Adam Raised A Cain" and "The Promised Land" though.
Ga meg ingenting
I’ve never been a big Bruce fan but can recognize his influence for sure.
- I like Something in the Night - I think this was a pretty good/neutral 1st album to get - I don't see myself listening to it again - It is very easy to digest but I would give it a 2 out of 5 stars or like 5/10
I keep trying with Bruce and keep coming up with the same answer: his music is not for me.
Pretty much the most generic sounding rock imaginable on this album. Not sure if something just doesn't click with me for some of Bruce's albums but it has been really weird that I have given 2 of them a 4 and 2 of them a 2. Wonder if there were just albums where he just absolutely mailed it in for the payday.
Okay nothing special
Not sure if I love or hate Bruce sometimes. I can tell you that today I didn't particularly enjoy listening to this.
Just not a springsteen guy.
It's okay. I've never understood the hype around Bruce Springsteen but for those who enjoy him this still follows his style.
Don't know what to say about this one. Don't know what I was supposed to get out of it. Nothing caught my attention. The whole thing was very well produced but had no interesting ideas and was overall pretty underwhelming. I thought his previous album with its more prominent Wall of Sound production worked quite a bit better. 5/10
Previously, i'd barely heard any of Bruce Springsteen's songs, besides the most famous ones. I struggle to appreciate Bruce Springsteen's songs. This album, even more. There is nothing wrong with any of the songs, I am struggling with coming with any meaningful critique, but I am still not enjoying it. I am just not feeling anything when listening to it.
My favorite thing about Bruce Springsteen is his love for Elvis. Absolute fanboy. It's a treat to hear his infectious joy in Netflix Elvis documentaries. I don't care for Springsteen's music though.
Tedious and boring. Every song sounds the same, an endless rhythmic mumbling. Springsteen has some great hits but this album is not his best work. This one is for serious fans of The Boss.
niet veel op aan te merken.. maar om een of andere reden ben ik geen fan van The Boss
Not my thing, sounds really great though and Adam Raised a Cain is pretty sick
Solid album but not my favourite of his. Enjoyed the title track the most.
His fourth album. Rock. Mumbley Joe mumbles to us something about living, loving, working and fucking can all get a bit rough. At least I think that's what he said before he went back to Mumbleton, N.Y. A bit dull and those vocals... yikes !
The same opinion I have for nearly all of his albums: great writing but insufferable vocals.
Aight
Pretty decent dad rock, but it doesn't do much for me.
Chatinho chatinho
Bruce Springsteen is musical pizza. 90% of the time it's fine. Nothing objectionable, nothing exciting, gets the job done. 5% of the time it's painfully bad (see, e.g., Bruce's vocal on Something in the Night), and 5% of the time it's really, really good. An exciting experience that you tell all your friends about. To all those who sing the praises of the music itself (here's looking at you New Jersey), I think that opinion tells far more about the people singing the praises than the singer himself. The theme is blue collar worker. And that's it. It's stereotypically me-and-my-whole-family-work-hard-don't-like-change-and-won't-address-the-reasons-everything-pisses-us-off (look, it's like a 90% male audience we're talking about here). This album specifically (and apparently Bruce gets 5 on the list) has none of his big hits, was not terribly influential, and is virtually identical to all of his others musically. 2
If you asked me 20 years ago, I would have liked this album. If you ask me now, I don’t think I like Bruce Springsteen anymore.
had never heard a single one of these songs.... did he say KENNEDYS room??!?!?!?!?!?!??!
I wanted to like it, but I didn't :(
Overall: 3/10 I tried. I really did. I wanted to finally have it click so I could experience what everyone else seems to be enjoying, but I have to be true to myself when I say that I just don't like Bruce Springsteen's music. I find the songs schmaltzy and corny and it doesn't help that he sounds like a dying horse to me. That's not to say there aren't moments of brilliance to be found. Badlands was a good way to open the album and I also really liked the outro to Racing in the Street. But these great moments are few and far between. Hopefully after listening to more of his albums I'll change my opinion, but I'd be lying if I said that I'm not dreading getting to those albums. Fav Song: Badlands
Ehhhhh he's da boss y'know???
eh, it was alright
Not super dynamic to me... predictable and a little whine-y
21/1089 Can’t say that this is my cup of tea, his vocal style isn’t really for me and I can’t say I relate a lot to the vibe Badlands and Adam Raised a Cain really didn’t do much for me, I can’t say sort of see the appeal if this is your style i guess, it’s not “bad” necessarily Something in the Night was decent as a rocky power ballad, his voice suited the sound for me in that song the rest of the album just kind of went by. I appreciate the artistry but it’s dated in the wrong way for me fave: Something In The Night i guess least fave: Adam Raised a Cain 1 star or 35/100
life in middle america sounds very dull
We had Born to Run recently, and there’s something about the songwriting, production, and the majestic-sounding band, especially the keys and brass, that really make it stand out as a great record. This one just doesn’t work the same magic - in fact it sounds like a compilation of b-sides to my ears. It’s pretty plodding in places and he often doesn’t sound like he has the energy to get through a whole song (e.g. Something in the Night and Racing in the Street). I’m not convinced it belongs in the list - I’m either really missing something or it’s an admin error.
2.2
not sure if bruce is growing on me or if i actually liked this one slightly more than the others weve had from him but this is the most tolerable one so far. still not good but better
Badlands: non ricordavo che Springsteen si mangiasse così tanto le parole. Canzone solida, ma troppo bofonchiato. Stile più country di quello che mi aspettavo e tante ballate. Abbastanza noioso con qualche bel pezzo
Terceira vez que ouço este álbum, anteriormente ouvi em jan/2021 e ago/2021, e a sensação é sempre a mesma: um disco que não empolga, sem resoluções atraentes para as melodias propostas. Os temas não decolam e não empolgam, os momentos de sax - raros - são bem bregas. Destaque para as partes de piano. Disco fraco!
This is to help the run of boring albums
Elevator music for the most annoying people you know.
Still don’t like Springsteen
It was a boring album. Nothing from the songs caught my attention.
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dad rock
bog standard bruce, its fine I guess
not my favorite bruce
I don't like this Bruce Springsteen flavor. Not for me, thanks.
If you listen closely to the background of Badlands you can hear late era Brandon Flowers literally being born. This sounds to me on a lot of songs like someone doing an intentionally bad Bruce Springsteen impression but it’s actually the boss? Wild
sure
Boring.
Not bad, just very generic to me.
sounds like Bruce, not my sound tho, 2/5
This one absolutely did not work for me, which kind of shocks me because I consider Born to Run, just a few years earlier, to be an all-timer
++: Adam Raised a Cain, Streets of Fire, Darkness on the Edge of Town +: Badlands, Racing in the Street, The Promised Land, Prove It All Night +-: Something in the Night, Candy's Room, Factory 6,0/10
I’m sorry, not memorable. I had to skip a couple snoozefests.
Usual dull drivel from the "Boss". The River Detectives version of Factory is much better as well.
I just find it difficult to get into mostly because of the singing
Hard to understand him
J - 2/5 Best Track - "Badlands" F - 1/5
Eh
Honestly, this is a very boring album. Like i get the appeal but it's just not my thing.
Who likes this trash? Every song tries so hard to be a ballad and they all fall flat.
hoje eu to meio azedo e escutei muito álbum ruim esse não facilitou. VEREDITO: É RUIM, ASSIM COMO TODA A DISCOGRAFIA DO SPRINGSTEEN
I think this is one of those “you just had to be there” albums. I don’t recognize this country as a place with stable factory jobs and where hard honest work is rewarded with a living wage and a pension. Idk why he’s so angry that sounds pretty nice to me
I tried I’m just not a fan
After being told about how great Springsteen is my whole life my expectations were high this missed the mark pretty forgettable album nothing particularly special about this
2/5
not really my thing
Springsteen sounds like he wants to be hard rock and jangly piano tune Bob Dylan at the same time. I personally don’t really think it works.
Not a Springsteen guy
I didn’t love this
Right off the bat, I can say this project is way better than the last Bruce Springsteen album that this list gave me (The Rising). Plus, musically I enjoyed it but once again I come to the same problem with Bruce. This is an entirely personal and subjective opinion, but I don’t care for his voice at all and I find the man to be incredibly preachy. The good news for this album is that it’s not quite as preachy as his other work. And as always I appreciate that his point of view on a lot of these songs are not what they appear to be. Much like how dumb republicans think “Born in the USA” glorifies America, I could easily see those same people listening to “Factory” and thinking to themselves “yah factory jobs! That’s what we need, bring those back!” So I can appreciate the album for that, but honestly it’s just not for me. Politically, Bruce seems like an intelligent and compassionate person, but I just don’t really like his music. To be fair I tried.
Never really felt Springsteen. IDK something about him has never really connected with me. Maybe I live too far away from New Jersey or something. 4/10
I really just don't get Bruce. This album was an order of magnitude better than Born in the USA as the music had some more dynamics to it this time. Largely, however, the slow rock ballads are all pretty boring to me. I was clicking through the album a second time to pick a song for my list and each time one started, I was intrigued, just to want to move on by the end of the first chorus. Something in the night comes to mind, such a beautiful opening that fades away to me. It's a shame because this is probably the first mainstream artist on this list I just can't really appreciate. If I'm picking a favorite, it's probably Factory because thematically it's very strong as a blue collar anthem.
Some decent tunes but a little rambling and intensely USA for my taste
I preferred this Springsteen album to Both to Run but I am still very much not a fan, so giving it a 2. Adam Raised A Cain was the best track of the lot
It's Bruce. Bruce isn't good.
Great production value. Not my favorite voice on an artist, but I can see where he became an American sensation. "Heartland Rock" as a genre makes sense. Really not for me, but not a bad artist. I can respect the quality, and the appeal, but this is a personal 2.
5/1001 I never understood the appeal of “The Boss.” Nothing about any of his music is special to me. His voice is remarkably awkward. The band is solid but nothing stands out as great. The lyrics are simple and basic. 45 minute album seemed like one long draw out song - each song sounds borderline indistinguishable from the last. There’s nothing terrible about this album, but there’s also nothing good.
Aaaaand back to Boring Bruce. Remember what I said earlier? 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.
Saai
Ethel Cain outdid. There's not really any relation between her and this guy, I just wanted to mention.
really struggled to get through. I tried, honestly, but after numerous corny ballads I just couldn't do it anymore
Ga meg ingenting
This is the worst Bruce Springsteen album I've heard. There are redeeming qualities, but it lacks the charm of his other work. How does he sound 70 years old in his 20s? Best Songs: Racing in the Street Worst Songs: Badlands, Something in the Night, Prove It All Night
Boss
I didn't like it
Ah ouais mais Springsteen c'est nul en fait.
Weird melodramatic singing. Pretty generic rock generally. Not Bruce's best.
Sleepytime 70's rock being sung by your drunk uncle at karaoke. He'll drive home later in his and Rob Collins himself and your last memory will be how his voice was completely identical as the drunken rambling of Springsteen on Badlands or Something in the Night. This cunt cannot sing for his fucking life. Is English Bruce Springsteen's second language or does he have a cleft palate or something? I genuinely couldn't understand a fucking word this rat looking motherfucker had to say. The only songs on this record I could make out what he was singing (which was far and few) were okay, but they felt so meticulously generic of 70's radio rock that I wouldn't even know it was Springsteen, let along come back for a second listen. The only song where he was coherent was Streets of Fire (which I will touch on in a moment) - the only solidly good song on this album. Leaving aside Springsteen's tenuous grasp on communicating in English, the musicianship isn't half bad. The pianos play well, there's some mean guitar solos, and the drums have a nice reverb to them. Genuinely, the guitar solos on this go so hard it probably saves my review from a 1. Somehow the best guitar solo on the album, Streets of Fire, has the lowest stream ratings on Spotify - also despite being probably the best song on the album. Still better than his 9/11 album, whatever the fuck that was called, (it's somewhere in my Lowest Rated Albums list) but that's like saying stepping in dogshit is better than stepping in horseshit. At least the dogshit (Darkness OTET in this case) is dry & stinky versus wet, offensively bad, and day ruining.
Boring
Meh, dosadno, ali nije mi najgore što sam čula tu. Imam malo nostalgični vajb uvijek od njega, ali ovaj album mi je stvarno dosadnjikav. 2/5, 3/10.
I think I was expecting more from the boss. His vocals on this are awful, so I assume we will get better albums later on.
Dull. Next…
Jeg har alltid hatet "Dancing In the Dark" og "Born In the USA" når de har spilt på radioen. Samtidig kjedelig og travle, med så streite rytmer som overhodet mulig. Ingenting på denne platen er i nærheten av like pinende. Det er ikke nødvendigvis noe galt med denne musikken. Men en smørsanger som synger at Chevyen hans venter på han utenfor seven-eleven treffer meg ikke, for å være helt ærlig. Springsteens musikk blir så komisk amerikansk som det går an. Jeg ser appellen, det blir bare helt midt på treet for min del.
Meh.
Kinda boring. I don’t get Springsteen
Boooriiiing
Easily forgettable
I prefer Bruce on the Tacky Souvenirs of Post Revolutionary America and I argue that record should be on 1001 Albums Before you Die over this album which is token Boss. Tacky Souvenirs of Post Revolutionary America takes Born in the USA; I am certain that turd is also on this list, and uses the music with terrible singling and keyboard effects over the actual recording and it is infinitely superior to anything Bruce has done outside of Nebraska. Bruce is T Top rock to its core, you need a Camaro or a Trans-Am to really enjoy this cheesy commercial trash. The sad reality is Bruce has one good record, Nebraska; the rest of the catalog is grossly overrated to include this overrated record. I could have died without this one. The man who sang about rich and poor felt he was too much of a king for a DUI in a National Park, The Boss is the The Butthole at this point. I knew he would make it, he is a commercial music god, but this record is not essential. Not even close to essential, its kinda poop. Here are some much better albums that are not considered 1001 Before you Die from 1978: - Blondie Parallel Lines 4.5 out of 5 - The Cars - Self Titled - The Rolling Stones - Some Girls - Wire - Chairs Missing - Bob Seger - Stranger in Town - Patti Smith - Easter The reality is simple, this is a commercially successful from '78 and in '85 was on the charts for 15 weeks. Its commercial pop music, nothing too special honestly and its on the list because you just cant leave out The Butthole Bruce Springsteen.
This album stated and after 10 tracks it was over without really noticing. Yes, I was doing other things in the same time but still this didn't catch my attention basically at all.
Never been a big fan of Bruce's, his singing is a bit mumbling and music is very dependant on lyrics, which are another thing I don't really emphasize too much. I don't really get why this is so revered and held in high regard. I find it quite a boring of an album.
sorry but I kind of hate this? I don't know why. his voice is bad and the songs are lifeless. it got a little better. I liked "Factory" and "Prove It All Night"
Never got this dude, his music does nothing for me.
Not for me
I have such mixed feelings about the Boss. Listening to Badlands right now and I'm annoyed. But I also see Adam Raised a Cain and Candy's Room are on this album, which are such great songs. This album so very much wasn't for me. I reached my daily recommended value of bombast midway through the first song. I ended up skipping around the second half and didn't find any reason to stop. I didn't even like Candy's Room as much as I remember.
I liked this one, not my favorite jazz album but I will probably add this into my jazz rotation (such as it is).
Heartland Rock eller Rust Belt Country. Kartoffel - Kartoffel. Selv om man ikke blive slået i hovedet af en saxofon på det her album, så er det bare alt for meget E Street Band lyd. Særligt keyboarded er ulideligt
To be honest I only got halfway through this one. Good but not for me.
It's pretty good. Probably nothing I'd come back to, but I don't think it's a bad album. I don't think it's his best work, but still. They did all begin to blend together in the end though...
i’m gonna lie, this is fire
Pre-listening thoughts: you know that version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town that Bruce Springsteen sang and there’s only a crappy live recording of it where he sounds like he’s just kind of bumbling through it musically in a gravely register of his voice? That is how all of Bruce Springsteen’s songs sound to me. Sorry. He ain’t my boss Post/during listening thoughts: can he PLEASE enunciate???? I cannot understand like 50% of his lyrics (which are supposed to be his strong suit) bc of his singing style. He sounds like when theater kids do impersonations of drunk people despite them never having been drunk before. Like just slurring his words sloppily but his flow and tune remain intact. The instrumentation is decent. Every song is like “i grew up poor working for my daddy and I fell in love with a southern beauty and we grew old and were happy even though we were poor. Hell yeah America!”. I just don’t think Bruce Springsteen will ever be for me. 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Badlands Least fav tracks: Candy’s Room
2nd song was good 2.5
Not my boss.
I'm just not a Springsteen fan. This feels like your parents' love jams. I haven't found a song that wasn't Philadelphia that I liked. 2* He's extra talkey/mumbley in this one.
I've long struggled to articulate my issues with Springsteen. There's something decent there but I've never got on with the constipated vocals and sax. But I've just realised the biggest issue is the character. Just like Arthur Miller, his tragic hero is the downtrodden American working man who is flawed. I can't look past the flaws so I can't empathise with the character. Also, rock music that doesn't rock.
I'm bored out of my mind.