Nebraska

Not sure what to make of this. It's very folk and some of the songs work but others drag

Fav songs: - Nebraska - Atlantic City - Mansion On the Hill

Stripped back folk Springsteen isn't my favourite, as I really miss the E Street Band. But this is still a great album, of course, and it really showcases Bruce's writing prowess. My top pick is of course 'Atlantic City' - an excellent song despite starting with the lyric "Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night" which always makes me giggle even though I know the more serious meaning.

A fantastic album. Great storytelling from the heart, a genuine artistic expression from beginning to end. Dylan-esque musically, but Bruce makes it his own as always.

Bruce managed to create a album not full of hits but full of atmosphere, storytelling and great music

This is Bruce distilled into the simplest purest form. Definitely deserves another listen

Not my favorite

I think the stripped-down arrangement really helps Bruce here, and the storytelling is great. But there is just something about the Boss that I can't put my finger on, something I find deeply unengaging. I liked this a bit better than some other stuff of his, but not enough for it to make a significant difference overall.

A softer Springsteen is more pleasant, but still does not really pump him up in any significant way.

I should like this a whole lot more than I do. Bare bones instrumentation. Storytelling. Melodically, I wasn't totally captivated, though. Some songs hit me in the chest while others were a bit of a slog to get through. 3.5, but I'll definitely add to my library for future listens.

Very good, this was his only album I'd listened to before this challenge. A slower pace than most of his other stuff but at least there is no sax.

This is a nice album, gotta be in the right mood or it very easily just blends into the background tho

Atlantic City is one of my all-time favorite songs of his. Great album. Of his acoustic works I might rank The Ghost of Tom Joad a little higher, but I liked this one a lot. Definitely would listen to again.

10/10

Atlantic City best song ever.

The first thing you need to know about this album is that these songs are basically DEMOS. And many songs from the same demo session eventually became full fledged E Street Band songs on "Born In The USA" two years later. So there's no Big Man or Silvio Dante here. Just The Boss, his harmonica and acoustic guitar. And it all works in terms of creating what it feels like to be on some back road in desolate, Western Nebraska (as someone who was born in raised in Nebraska, I'm a little too familiar with these trips). State Trooper, Reason To Believe, Mansion On The Hill and Johnny 99 belong on any Best Of The Boss list. This album isn't always my go-to-Springsteen (I prefer the energy and enthusiasm the E Street Band brings out of him). Fun, somewhat related, fact: When I was in college, my roommate and I went to Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska just to literally take a piss all over Charles Starkweather's grave. It's an experience I recommend highly. I'm sure The Boss would be proud.

very chill Americana folk

This is the first time I've heard one of Springsteen's more slow albums and I must say that I'm not the biggest fan. I definitely like his more upbeat and energetic music but this still isn't terrible. A little boring but the lyrics are good and Bruce's voice is solid. Fav song: Highway Patrolman

Raw, gut wrenching and agonizingly haunting. I think this is truly one if Springsteen's best work.

A lot more relaxed than I'd expected from a Springsteen album. Was a decent enough listen although I wouldn't go back and play again

Much quieter Springsteen than Born in the USA, Nebraska continues on I'm the tradition of Bob Dylan with the singer-songwriter with a harmonica, and the outlaw country of Johnny Cash, with heavy blues influences. Lots of themes of criminality and moral murkiness. Some of the tracks like "Open All Night" could have used the full E-Street Band treatment, but it might have felt jarring on this quieter record.

Beautiful small rock and folk album by Bruce Springsteen following the big stadium rock of Born in the USA. None of the songs really stands out, but the consistency of the quality makes it great nonetheless.

Desolate Bruce sounds great!

I've listened to this album at least once before, and some of the tracks more than once. "Open All Night" is the one song from Springsteen that I've learned to play on the guitar. "Nebraska" and "Reason to Believe" are tracks that I would definitely come back to for a second listen. I'm not a huge Springsteen fan, but this album fits in well with what I like. I'd listen to the whole album again.

A pleasant listen

Je n'ai pas pour habitude de faire une analyse d'album piste par piste mais celui-ci s'y prête bien : Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen lâche un pet gras et s'en réjouit. Atlantic City - Il coince sa coupe mulet dans sa guitare et hurle à la mort pendant quelques minutes. Mansion On The Hill - Bruce décapsule une bière. Johnny 99 - Il rend hommage à son ami Johnny Halliday avec qui il a remporté en 1999 le concours du plus grand nombre de hamburgers ingurgités en une heure. Highway Patrolman - Il lâche encore une fois une énorme caisse. State Trooper - Il se poste à la fenêtre de son appartement et siffle chaque demoiselle qui passe dans sa rue. Used Cars - Il discute avec ses amis de la couleur des flammes qu'il compte dessiner sur les portières de sa voiture. Open All Night - Il développe en chanson une comparaison entre le sexe féminin et une soirée porte ouverte. My Father's House - Il raconte la façon dont son père frappait sa mère et tente de justifier son comportement. Reason to Believe - Bruce Springsteen lâche encore un pet détonnant avant d'éclater de rire.

C'est avec un enthousiasme certain que je lançais cet album du beauf le plus célèbre des Etats-Unis, monsieur Bruce Springsteen. Malheureusement, cela ne s'est pas déroulé comme prévu. Dès les premières notes de l'album, c'est le drame. Bruce coince les cheveux de sa coupe mulet dans sa guitare. S'en suivent des hurlements de douleurs, qui ne seront interrompus que par la fin de l'album. Un véritable coup du sort.

More good than bad, and have decided not to give 3* to anything

Think I'd learn to enjoy it more after a few plays

Meh

I don't know what to say if you can't appreciate how great this is. It's Bruce Springsteen doing dark lofi folk about nihilistic class struggle pulling inspiration from Suicide! That's just an incredible sentence by itself!

Maybe good songs but voice and harmonica kinda killed it for me

It was fine? I can't see this being a memorable one for me

One of my favorites from Bruce

The Boss is making a statement: “I can write songs without an E Street Band.” I dunno, and I don’t care. Nebraska is a great time-killer, especially if you’re on a long flight or drive. Put it on; forget it’s there. (6/10) Favourite Tracks: Atlantic City

Okay, for the purposes of honesty, I have negative feelings about Bruce due to my ex. That being said, this isn't great. Whiny, gravely, and with a weird backwoods feel. This sounds like how someone who's never been to Nebraska would portray it.

Whatever this is, not a fan, particularly

Musically, this is a fine album, just not my thing.

Didnt work for me

Loved it

In my top 3 for Springsteen. Strongest in the lyrics: a lot of the music and delivery are great too. Some of the story songs get a little dull and plodding though, less songs than monologues, but it’s a minor quibble.

Moody, plaintive, brooding, contemplative Springsteen

Classic, but so dark.

Early Bruce is not best Bruce but it is still good Bruce.

Those who dislike this album will argue it is incomplete and somber. And while I certainly agree that it is though things, I think that’s what makes it beautiful. Springsteen had some unplugged demos ready to go for his next E Street Band album, but decided that this is the way he wanted Nebraska to be put out. And although it is bare on instrumentation, “simple” is the worst word to describe this album. Lyrically, he covers serious topics like death, crime, corruption, familial bonds, and finding hope. Very heavy stuff, all from the perspective of average people who are the product of their environment. He presents it with such naked vulnerability and the tiredness of a blue-collar worker, that you feel a sense of compassion for some of these blemished characters. Springsteen draws you into these stories with beautiful presentation, you get an emotional stake in these stories. To me, it’s a true songwriter album accompanied by beautiful composition that is presenting a story of connection and redemption; even if its full of characters that have little redeeming qualities for the surface. Favorite Song: Nebraska, Reason to Believe Least Favorite: Johnny 99

I am liking the Boss

Somber album, en wat saaier dan ik van Bruce Springsteen gewend ben

One of Bruce Springsteen's best. 7/10

Pretty chill and I haven’t listened to much Bruce. I never thought of him as so mellow, even though I know he’s got some pretty chill songs.

Springsteen's Nebraska is in the vein of telling the story of the 'True America' not glossing over anything and telling it as he sees. Very solemn and seemingly deliberate in taking you on a journey, through mid-western USA. Springsteen doesn't hit the mark for me, perhaps, because its not really something I can relate to. Best: Nebraska; Open All Night Worst: Highway Patrolman

I HATED THIS SO MUCH OFY9ER7UOWHUIBH SHITTEST ALBUM IVE EVER LISTENED TO

1.5. - looking hard for a reason to but give it a 1 because I hated it, but I guess there's something there... Even if it's the same show, boring, mumbling, uninspiring singing and guitar for the entire album. It's like one long terrible song. At least there's a little harmonica?

3. good songwriting as usual, though the trademark Springsteen voice gets a little much when listening to an entire album.

Wow, this is the real deep americana, not "my dog died" country or "blowin in the wind" dylan but some deep dives into real life without a lot of hopeful moments. Takes a lot to write and pull off songs with this level of credibility and authenticity.

Fav: Atlantic City

Much slower and more introspective than the small amount of ‘Merica I’ve heard from the Boss. Folky, depressing, soulful.

I swear I do not understand why these country musicians overuse the harmonica to this degree, it always just tears my ears a new one because I like to listen to music with the volume turned all the way up. And they never even sound nice. Harmonicas are nice in real life but so annoying on high quality productions. Sry, Thats my little rant about harmonicas. Tha album was very uninteresting to me. 2/5

Not my favorite Springsteen album but it does show his talents of songwriting and ability to use his voice that makes the songs feel morose and tense. Springsteen always had a way of making his songs Americana but not always in the positive light. This album excels on that. Several songs are wonderful here. Overall it’s grown on me overtime. 7.4/10

A great album

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Tolles Album! Vllt mein liebster Boss

Großartig übermächtig Sensation 10 Sterne

Jesus it's like 1001 albums but 400 will be Bruce Springsteen. Once you here 1 Springsteen album is hard to separate the rest. The album is named after one of the most boring places on earth. Loved it

My review for this one didn’t stick. I’ve never understood Springsteen fandom. This one is no different. It’s boring and just seems phony. It’s not offensive to the ear so it escapes a 1.

Dislike the Boss

Really liked this one. Funny enough the songs weren't my favorites but the general atmosphere of slow, melancholic story telling really strikes a chord for me.

Classic. Perfect for sitting around the kitchen table

I enjoyed this album the most out of what I've listened to so far for this project. Beautiful music, vocals, emotion

Superb, an introspective delight. If you're looking for more of Born In The USA there will be disappointment to start with but stay it's worth it.

not really my type of music

I loved this album back in 1982, and still love it today. I am probably in the minority, but THIS is my favorite Springsteen album.

Desolation, and beauty. Great!

One of my favourite Springsteen albums. Absolutely love this

definitely not a 2 star album, but i rate based on enjoyment and this just isn't my kind of music

The spare sound of Bruce and his guitar fits perfectly with the stories told in these songs.

Not sure if you know this about me, but I'm a massive procrastinator. It's pervasive, it's terrible and I hate it. I never listened to Springsteen but remember the Butt Album being promoted in stores when it came out. You know the one with the butt and the American flag on it? Anyway, I never listened to it and then people were oooh'ing and ahh'ing over him and started referring to the singer as 'The Boss' which only turned me off even more. FF to a couple of years ago when I started paying attention to the world and agreed with some of Mr. Butt Boss' politics. So, I picked some of his music and tried to listen and got bored. A friend, who I admired and had similar music tastes, pushed Nebraska as being the quintessential Springsteen album that would change my life. I procrastinated for years. I queued it up and half-assed a listen to the first song and turned it off. I wasn't in the right mindset, I couldn't do it. "What if I hated this album and it means nothing to me?" Butt Boss has been hailed as an important voice of a generation, of America even. Today, Nebraska sat in a browser tab until almost 3:00 p.m. until I finally turned it on and listened a couple times. I still don't know what to make of it. It's thematic, I understand the 'voice of generation' thing. Though it's not my generation and kinda hard to relate to. The album plays kinda like a book of short stories. Each one equally boring as it is interesting. I'm still kinda undecided about this one. The best thing about this review 1001 albums exercise is that I would've continued to put off listening to Nebraska if given the opportunity. In reality, I could listen to this a couple more times, however, I know myself and I have no plans to.

Meh

This was more of a stripped-back acoustic album that I could tell has a lot of meaning to it. Unfortunately, it didn’t resonate with me. Atlantic City was my favorite and one track I may come back to.

Not great not terrible

Acoustic albums aren't for me, ideally would have listed as listened and not have to submit a star rating. I've given it a one, but I don't think it's a bad album necessarily.

Meh. Didn’t connect.

Classic dad rock vibes. That state trooper song didn't age well.

Ok, so this is a tough one. It leaves a lot to unpack. Holding up to it's reputation, it an amazing slice of and glimpse at a dark America, a sadness filled with mistakes and loss and tragedy. It just has an overall sorrowful and somber mood, and the material combined with the harmonica (jeez that can really be a sad instrument huh?) left me pretty low by the end. That recognition of the dark side in the early Reagan years is remarkable. And that Springsteen makes such a constant focus on a blue-collar America that has for years been manipulated to turn against their best interests... "Open All Night" has a great energy... it's by far the shortest song on this brilliant but melancholy record.

I've never been a big Bruce fan, but can appreciate his masterful songwriting and storytelling here. Dark & moody, but soulful, this album hits hard.

This album is soft and intimate, colorful in its storytelling, and kind of makes me want to leave a car running in the garage. That’s both a complement, because of the strong sense of hardship conveyed, and a negative because it is emotionally draining. If this album were a cologne, the name would be Absolute Despair. It’s an album I respect and am glad I heard it, but I never want to endure again.

Gave me chills but one or two songs were a bit lower quality

I love this one, darkest Bruce album. State Trooper has a definitive Fargo feeling. I love the acoustic, minimalistic approach in this record. It feels like Bob Dylan but wayyyyy darker.

Matig

I absolutely love Bruce's country sound. An amazing album.

Le pondria 3.5 pero no se puede

I like some of Bruce Springsteen's music in general, but this was a snoozefest. 1/5 stars.

Real good folk. Not what i expected from bruce springsteen

I love everything about this album. The tunes are strong, the subject matter is dark, it was recorded on 4-track. Spooky Americana about desperate people. And some cars. If I have a favorite Springsteen album, it's this one.

Very dark, gloomy album. Traditional folk stuff with the mood and aura of Nick Drake

🎧 🎸 🎤

To me, the lyrics don't carry the album enough to justify keeping the songs in their demo form.

Not the Bruce I am used to listening to...so-so vocals. Didn't appreciate most lyrics

I liked this more than I thought I would.And by that, I mean, there was one song on this album I liked: "Atlantic City." That song's pretty good so I couldn't give this album a one. You saved this album Atlantic City. Nice work.

Very good! Perfect for Saturday mornings.

Not necessarily of type of music I’m into, but I get a good feeling about it and will probably re-listen to it.

So this album is basically Bruce Springsteen sitting around a campfire acoustic style, telling stories that make little sense and sometimes he feels like playing his harmonica, and that's basically the whole album.

Нет нет и ещё раз нет

good for pipe smoking on a calm summer evening

Too early, Boss! Mouth organ, acoustic guitar & not much else. Too bluesy - not my fave genre

On an album where every track is purely vocals & acoustic guitar (and the occasional harmonica), I didn't feel that either part interested me enough for this album to be particularly engaging. I'm probably not the target audience though lets be honest. Spotify continued playing Springsteen after this album finished which I quite enjoyed, but none of the tracks from this album really did it for me.

A lot of quiet acoustic guitar and that Springsteen grumble. Not too bad, but its hard to get excited by it. Definitely a downer rather than an upper.

Es gibt bessere Alben von ihm

Insgesamt zu ruhig für mich, aber wunderschöne Elemente dabei.

Never been a big Bruce Springsteen fan. I don’t know what it is about him; maybe the flagrant American patriotism, the complete yer’da-ness of it or just the lack of substance to his music. I appreciate what he does and by all accounts he’s a decent & down to earth dude but I don’t even think an album full of his greatest hits would ever inspire me to listen to it more than once let alone this acoustic mess where he just lists American place names for some reason. Maybe if I was sinking my 5th Miller-Lite on the 4th July, flipping a few patties on the ol’ grill whilst I tell my buddies Greg & Dale about the new Chevy truck I’ve just bought to fit the fishing rods & golf clubs in, then I might appreciate this album a bit more. But I’m not and therefore I don’t.

Bruce in his rawest form - shame the first album we got wasn't with the mighty E-Street band, but his lyrical genius is on show here. I'd give my left ball to be able to tell stories as well as this guy with just a guitar and a harmonica.

Nah this ones a big old nope.

Just bruce and a guitar. Music hell, cant even give credit to this one. I hope my hate for bruce is misguided but this album proves nothing.

Expected better from Brucey.

Very earnest, scaled back, lo-fi. But it's to much same-same to get top marks from me.

Like Springsteen but this one depressing.

I've tried and failed many times to like Springsteen. However with an open mind I can see this is a classic. Also fair play to having the balls to release an album of home demos at this time of his career.

I had no idea I was so indifferent about Bruce.

Boring as fuck.

Close to a 4 but not quite

Wouldn't listen again.

Brilliant stuff - loved every track - where have you been all my life

Just too bleak for me. Sounds underproduced. We get it, there are unemployed people in America, play Born to Run and shut up about it ffs

Not his best work.

A nice collection of mellow songs with up close lyrics. But there's still something about this album that I don't find it enticing.

Okay, just kinda bland

I like Bruce's music, some of it quite a lot, but this one is just boring.

A nice surprise. I generally find Springsteen really cringeworthy and just too American. This is a nice album though, understated, thoughtful, calming, nothing I would generally associate with him. It made for a pleasant evening.

Masterpiece

Okay. A little sad.

Bruce takes me back to college days cause my roommate was obsessed. A great throwback

I didn’t know Bruce made an album like this, big fan.

Fine

Pretty good album, though not as good as his other stuff imo. 0RS

I've never listened to this album before, but I've always known that Bruce wasn't afraid to go deep with his lyrics. Wow. I love the rawness, both of the recording and the subject matter.

Enjoyed this. Pretty bleak depiction of white working class America, almost too bleak at times

Muutama vuosi sitten tein kulttuuriteon ja asioikseni kuuntelin Born In the USA -levyn, mutta muihin Bruce Springsteenin levyihin ei ole tullut tutustuttua satunnaisia kappaleita lukuunottamatta. Tämä menee siihen kategoriaan, että vanhemmat ainakin jollain tasolla tykkäsivät, eli itse ei voinut kuunnella yhtään. Ihan ok tarinankerrontaa, enemmän minä tästä tykkään kuin Bob Dylanista. Kiva että tulee syy kuunnella tällaisiakin artisteja tässä listan mukana.

It feels like some artists have multiple albums because they are significant rather than the album itself. Having said that, this is quite different to the other Springsteen album, I enjoyed it more and feels more worthy of the 1001 inclusion. 6/10

A decent album, but for me I'm still expecting more from The Boss. Maybe it's because his hits are a different vibe to some of his other stuff. Pleased I'm learning more about him, and I still want to see him live as he's meant to be ridiculous!

Nice shizzle, amazing lyrics. The boss can’t half tell a story. Occasionally a bit repetitive

Good most dylan like springstein i have heard

It's good but you have to be in the mood for it.

meh I've never been a huge Springsteen fan

2nd time ever listening. timely with the whole super bowl and DWI story floating around with the boss. Really liked this album 2nd time and will be adding to regular rotation. very chill

How this guy is so popular I have no idea. Needed cheering up after this

Very soft

AMAZING

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“Nebraska” by Bruce Springsteen (1982) I’m familiar with Bruce Springsteen’s hits, but I’ve never listened to this album. Based on what I know about Springsteen, my expectations are low. In the title track “Nebraska”, Springsteen sets the mood with a forlorn ballad about a man condemned to death for murdering ten people. No redemption, no meaning. Lower middle class nihilism. Poor poetics (sounds like it was written on a single afternoon, with sloppy meter and clunky phrasing). Poor recording quality. I’ve never been impressed with Springsteen’s vocals, and I’m not surprised here. It’s ok to affect a Southern accent if it’s done well, but here it’s not. Has Springsteen ever been to rural Nebraska and Wyoming? You couldn’t tell from this song. He’s from Jersey, for God’s sake. Shake my head. More of the same on “Atlantic City”, which is at least set in more familiar territory. Distracting microphone pops and gimmicky howls in the background. Guitar work perfectly unrefined. I think on this album, Springsteen imagines himself taking the baton from Dylan. Springsteen drops it. A little background might be helpful. At the time this album was released, Columbia Records had both Springsteen and Dylan under contract. Dylan had been recording his “evangelical Christian” music for several years, and one can imagine that Columbia executives were anticipating that Dylan was on the way out. They needed someone to carry the baton, and Springsteen might fit the bill. “Nebraska” has so many marketing parallels to Dylan’s earliest work, one can’t help but see here a chance for Columbia to keep the folk-rock-prophet-poet franchise going. Find a replacement for Dylan that would satisfy the market that had Dylan had made lucrative at the start. Springsteen failed. With numerous irritating flubs on harmonica, primitive three-chord compositions, completely derivative melodies, the only thing ‘creative’ about this album is the lyrics, and while they’re shockingly despondent, they just ain’t that good. In “Johnny 99” we’re treated to a reprise of the underwhelming phrase “I’ve got debts no honest man can pay” (previously used by a different crook in “Atlantic City”). What, Bruce, did you think it was so clever you had to use it twice? Come on, man, if a guy gets drunk and murders a night clerk because he’s unemployed, we can’t muster sympathy for him because he’d rather be executed than serve 99 years. The attempted pathos is simply too implausible. Likewise in “Highway Patrolman”, we’re supposed to feel good about a cop who lets his brother escape to Canada after a murder. Doesn’t make sense. Note to Bruce: On “Highway Patrolman”, “Shortwave” radio is not used for local communications. The music is monotonous, the production is completely amateurish, the lyrics beg pathetically to be taken seriously, and the instrumentals sound like they were all performed by the same person in one or two takes (they were). My low expectations were justified and satisfied. Don’t waste your time, young ones. This boomer says “Nebraska” is a dud. 1/5

Not really my thing, a guy and his guitar with a very average voice. Perhaps the lyrics are magical, but not really what I look for in a song.

I always think about Bruce Springsteen like something like bad country songs (don't know why), but this album is very different from my expectations and it is a very good piece of good songs.

Fins avui no havia escoltat mai un disc sencer de Springsteen. M'ha sorprés el so íntim i proper, i crec que hi ha un grapat de temes força inspirats. També he llegit que van ser grabats en un quatre pistes i que en principi eren només demos, i van acabar covertint-se en les versions oficials. Això diu molt de la qualitat interpretativa de Bruce en aquella època. Mha fet venir ganes d'escoltar més coses seves.

Nunca he escuchado un disco entero de Bruce. Se me queda la espina de no entender las letras. El inglés debo mejorarlo...

Rock oscuro típico de Springsteen.

Too american

Lofi indie Bruce Springsteen

Solid Bruce.

My favourite springsteen. It's a consistent mood you can wallow in for an hour.

Atlantic City is the best song on the album. Very artsy album - no rock - all lyrics and guitar/harmonica. 7/10.

No conocía el disco. Aunque por momentos me resultó algo monótono, se convirtió en una grata companía.

Loved this album. State Trooper is such a great song!

Un disco muy tranquilo. Puede que en otro momento lo disfrute, con las letras a mano para ir entendiendo que cuenta. Me ha gustado la armónica que siempre me recuerda a Bob Dylan. De momento me quedo con "Open All Night".

Vraiment bon. J’adore bruce springsteen et cette a,bum ne fait pas exception. 5*

Álbun de resaca de Bruce, lejos de lo anterior y de los posterior. Probablemente necesario para su discografía.

Somewhere between a 2.5 and a 3 for me. It isn’t really something i see myself coming back to, but i can appreciate the rawness and darkness at the same time. Not bad, just not for me.

My favourite Boss. Direct, to the point, powerful. Johnny 99 forever.

Really quite liked this

Ganske bra. Har en sjarm, en distinkt stemme, og bra tekster som en bonus. Ikke på samme nivå som Dylan, men det er ikke dårlig. Vet ikke om jeg gidder gå gjennom noen flere album. Gir denne en litt svak 3.

Some nice moments, but folks I like my Bruce with a side of sax and this waiter brought me a side of harmonica instead. They are not equals. I do not like harmonica. Sending it back.

I liked the odd track, it was quite samey. I miss the Rock Bruce

Good to compare this minimalist Springsteen with the maximallist "Born in the USA" which came from the same sessions. Again, I can see why he's been so acclaimed and has the reputation he does. Fave track - "Atlantic City" - great track!

Slow. OK but nothing I need to listen to again.

Nebraska is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on September 30, 1982, by Columbia Records. Springsteen recorded the songs as demos on a 4-track recorder, intending to rerecord them with the E Street Band, but decided to release them as they were.[3] Nebraska remains one of the most highly regarded albums in his catalog. The album begins with "Nebraska", a first-person narrative based on the true story of 19-year-old spree killer Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, and ends with "Reason to Believe", a complex narrative that offers a small amount of hope to counterbalance the otherwise dark nature of the album.[5] The remaining songs are largely of the same bleak tone, including the dark "State Trooper", influenced by the vocal stylings of Alan Vega and Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop".[19] Criminal behavior continues as a theme in the song "Highway Patrolman": even though the protagonist works for the law, he lets his brother escape after he has shot someone.[5] "Open All Night", a Chuck Berry-style lone guitar rave-up, does manage a dose of defiant, humming-towards-the-gallows exuberance.[5] Springsteen stated that the stories in this album were partly inspired by historian Howard Zinn's book A People's History of the United States.[20] A music video was produced for the song "Atlantic City"; it features stark, black-and-white images of the city, which had not yet undergone its later economic transformation.[21]

Good, just not a huge springsteen fan

3.4 good listen nothing crazy

I've loved this album since it came out in 1982. Really what got me into Springsteen. Such a great album. 5 stars.

I'm certainly what you would consider a "casual" Bruce Springsteen fan. This album for someone like me is just too deep a cut for my tastes. Like I said, casual.

Springsteen would be a legend just for this album, I swear. Can't-miss songwriting with its soul in the blues.

Pretty sad and somber. The lyrics and stories are good, but not something I'd listen to often.

The whole enterprise just seems kinda...silly? in a way, I’ve never really believed Bruce

This album is like sitting around a campfire with just Bruce and his guitar. Which is to say, way to ruin a good campfire.

Awesome acoustic Bruce album. Lots of good stuff on here, I like the road theme throughout the album. Highlights: -Atlantic City -Johnny 99 -My Father's House

Awesome album very Bob Dylan inspired

What begins dark and mournful, ends dark and... not as mournful? Without knowing the artist, if you would have told me this was by the same guy that sang Born in the USA, I would have called you a dang dirty liar (you rascal, you). But this is raw, hardly-accompanied BOSS, and even if it ain't about his life, who's to say its not? And even though I'm not from a blue-collar mining town like the subject of most of the songs, I may as well be now. Shit's a real deep bummer, man.

It was fine but I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to give it a proper go.

Okay, nothing special

Laame

Not a Springsteen fan

Best wel te waarderen album van Bruce, mooie diversiteit aan rustige en wat snellere nummres

The harmonica on this album is so shrill, it made certain songs hard to listen to. The themes of the songs, like police officers and prisoners, just don’t hit anything for me. No song stood out as good or bad throughout the album. I’d do 2.5 stars if I could.

Beautiful

Never really "got" Springsteen. Album is fine.

Holy cats, I didn’t listen to this record for a long time and I love it. The stories of blue collar families being downtrodden is incredibly sad but I really like Bruce’s voice on this album. This is super intimate and I really like it. Favorite song: Atlantic City Least favorite song: Open All Night

That was a really boring album. Like Bruce has some good stuff but this was not engaging at all.

Not daily listening but a good album

Kinda annoying tbh. Quote monotonous at some point

Bob Dylan -meininkiä josta en niin kauheasti välitä. Tylsiä rallatteluja ilman mitään erityisen kiinnostavaa tai massasta poikkeavaa. Springsteenillä olisi varmasti ollut parempiakin levyjä tälle listalle.

A bit slow, but very poetic and sad. Classic early Bruce.

So American.

It was a bit country and folky, but didn't really catch my ear

The Band does Atlantic City better but have to pay respect to who created it

Solid album great folk songs. Up there with Dylan easily. Only 4 stars as there are no mindblowing tracks but definitely something I'd want on vinyl.

Great record. Not super close to the top of my Springsteen album list because the second half lags a tad bit for me. Love the bare bones production, though.

I quite enjoyed this.

free expression not covered up other instruments or production values. Just a man and an acoustic guitar.

I've always been pretty bored by this album. Atlantic City alone bumps it up a star. I'm glad this exercise in daily listening gave me the opportunity to listen and re-evaluate this album, because it is better than I've given it credit for, but it isn't what I want from a Springsteen record.

4,5/5

Ihan ok pläjäys ilman pohjia tai huippuja. Sen suuremmin artistin levyjä tuntematta väittäisin, että parempiakin levyjä löytyy.

Enjoyed this one. Definitely want to listen again in order to listen to the lyrics more intently.

Sad, but beautiful.

Masterpiece in narrative storytelling expected to hate it but emded up loving it

I wasn’t in the mood for this album. A real good album.

Singer/songwriter, fortællende, patriotisme, American Dream

7.5/10

I honestly wasn't expecting Springsteen to strike me the way he did given there is no writer who makes more dad music than he does and he kind of has a sentimentality to his standard fare that's too much for a cynic like me. But maybe I should have as a fan of classic and modern folk because by making his least technically complicated album ever, Bruce proves the driving factor of modern music -- that if you believe what the singer is saying it's good music. And I believe it. This is working class misery porn music. Not even a noble strawman of the working man, just a genuine depiction.

4/12 I’ve never been to Nebraska, but man, there were some moments where he took us there. Standout Tracks: Nebraska, Atlantic City, Highway Patrolman, State Trooper

I've never really listened to Bruce Springsteen, now I know why, I'm utterly bored

Love this. Seen it before on this list.

She obviasly told me that you were not coming