Nebraska

Very emotional album, I hadn't listened to much Springsteen before this, but this was quite nice, even though it was not always my cup of tea. I really liked My Father's House.

okay

A 3.

I don't enjoy Springsteen all that much but this album is fine enough.

Happy to see this pop up. It's decent and very low-key

He’s definitely done better things

This is a very different kinda feel from Bruce. Someone else in the reviews mentioned Nick Cave and, lyrically, I get it. Songs of desperation and crime with a human touch. As an album it's a bit samey though.

Guitare sèche et harmonica, chansons rurales américaines, avec son rugueux de la voix. Chroniques de la vie difficile des américains pauvres et peu éduqués. Bien mais assez classique.

Always liked this album. Not his best by a long shot but good

El talento es innegable

Not my fave Bruce songs but can appreciate it. The storytelling felt long at times. Love all the harmonica. Liked Atlantic City best.

And to my luck, Bruce Springsteen again... and how wrong I was. Maybe his most famous album wasn't my cup of tea, which left me with a disappointed impression. But Nebraska turned out to be a refreshing discovery. Not only it made me enjoy country for 40 minutes and 47 second, but it convinced me that I ought to come out of my confort zone to discover new music. Add to that my recent discovery of how incredibly anti-Trump Springsteen is.

Ok

The boss always delivers on albums. I enjoyed most of it, classic rock and roll.

Slow and bluesy.

Had never heard this (apparently original?) version of Atlantic City

Lowkey desolate.

no sé qué me esperaba pero no me esperaba un mix de country y folk. mejor de lo que pensaba aunque en ningun universo paralelo es mi disco favorito

Like putting a mic in Bruce’s living room on a Wednesday night.

Never been much of a Springsteen fan. Some great songwriting on here though.

Thisbis my first Springsteen album, and itbwent agaisnt all thebimage I had of him. It does feel like a Bob Dylan rip off album with all the harmonica and the stories of bad people and their luck, totally dark and contrary to the happy Springsteen I know. I won't lie, it was a pain to finish the album and I barely understood any of the lyrics cause he is not the singer who sing lyrics the clearest. 3/5 . * i will have to come back to compare it with other albums*

All of the songs are almost the same. Good as background music.

It was fine, kind of depressing.

I’ve been dreading listening to this album my whole life. I’m not a Springsteen fan (people cringe when I say his best album is Tunnel of Love), and this album has zero hits on it. But I’m a fan of the Ghost of Tom Joad, and that song would feel at home here. This album features sparse acoustic arrangements of sad American stories. It’s still longer than it needs to be; nobody wants that much sad Bruce and piercing harmonica in one sitting. This is the kind of album artists make late in their careers. Bruce totally Benjamin Buttoned it.

I'm just missing a lot of instruments

okay

After listening to “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” I appreciated how low-key and rootsy this album feels. I really enjoyed the title track, but I was immediately pulled out of my trance by Bruce singing his own background vocals on track 2. Overall, I would describe the album as an “inoffensive” listen. There are some parts that I will return to (“Open All Night” reminded me of Roy Orbison) but most of the record was too monotonous for me.

Nice one, by Bruce.

Definitely better than his other stuff. A bit too repetitive, but I didn't hate listening to this.

Quite decent

Some decent tunes. Helped by being the first half decent album in a while

Scho paar gueti Lieder, aber am Endi vom Tag hald immerno en Alte wiise mah mit markant tüüfe stimm und country-like songs wo ide 80er sin höhepunkt gha het.

De Albumtitel widerspieglet e sehr gueti georeferenzierig vum Sound. Gnau i die wiiti Prärie chund übere, aber darum halt au nur 3 sternlis. Solid, but bit bo RING

Typical Bruce Springsteen album. But not one of my favourites

I liked the concept a little more than the songs but solid album. Bruce recorded 17 songs by himself on a tape recorder and 10 of them ended up being this album. Instead of the band filling them out, they decided to leave it as is and just have a solo Bruce album. I wish more bands did that but guess that would just be a solo album these days.

Much more pared back and simple than I imagined - could almost hear it being played live at a festival ona small stage

I might be committing blasphemy in the eyes of thousands of blue collar boomer Americans, but I've honestly never been the biggest Springsteen fan. I think something in his vocals just feels kind of monotonous for me. I will say I liked some of the more folk-sounding tracks more when listening to this album though. I think they work better with his voice.

Pretty good. I've heard Springsteem before and this didn't feel like his finest work but I mostly enjoyed it.

This album is not really my cup of tea, but I appreciate that it has a lot of artistic merit. It has an interesting paired down sound which works well with the lyrics of these songs.

Decent maybe not for me

Chill

Day 17 — Bruce Springsteen — Nebraska (1982) Listened: Mar 11–16, 2026 Genre: Folk Rock / Heartland Rock / Americana Vibe: Raw, desolate acoustic Springsteen — home-recorded demos that became a masterpiece, painting bleak portraits of working-class American desperation Highlights: • Atlantic City • State Trooper • Open All Night Impression: Took a while to grow on me but ended up enjoying it. The home-recorded quality gives it an intimacy that polished production never could — feels like eavesdropping on someone’s darkest thoughts. Rating: 3.4/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Probably

eh its not fantastic but its not really that bad either

I've never quite been able to grab onto the Boss' vibe. I love the guy and what he stands for and what he achieved. Amazing that he recorded this on a four track cassette. I don't understand though, to me there's no real stand out singles on here. It sounds quite inaccessible (and honestly rather samey...I swear I heard him sing "I've got debts no honest man can pay" twice on this record), more like a Tom Waits type of thing — although hang on...who did it first? Some great songs didn't make the cut for the record and ended up coming out as band arrangements on the following record...like, massive hits that I think could have been arranged for solo guitar and still been huge. Not sure if that was a planned move or if that's how it shook out due to the way the music biz worked back then. I've heard it described as a record 'for the fans' and I have to agree.

Mid, not sure what he is doing in Nerbraska

stripped back album

cool and country

I mean it sounds like Bruce Springsteen.

Soft Americans rock that gets softer as it goes. Strong songwriting is expected from Bruce and delivered here. The stories are the focus, the music secondary. Also The Band took Atlantic City to the next level which tells me this album is a little too simple. Not bad. Just simple

Country but I love it

Not necessarily one that I’d go to often or even one of my favorites of his but a good one nonetheless.

Springsteen med kassegitar kan jeg like bedre.

230/1089 my third springsteen album and i think it lands right in the middle for me. not as good as born to run imo but better than darkness… it was chill, his voice is nice and there is substance here of course. still not hugely my taste but i enjoyed listening faves: Highway Patrolman, State Trooper 54/100

Bruce always loses me when he starts singing about old Chevys. Which is a lot of his music.

Decent, just not my preferred genre.

Overall Rating - 2.80/5 (5.60/10). Not bad, but he doesn't have the lyrical voice he has in his other works.

The boss at his most introspective. Not my fav album of his but still an enjoyable listen.

Love Bruce but felt this album was a little dry. The weary tone just created a weary listening experience. I felt like this was Springsteen shackled, with him not being as dramatic as he usually is (which I think is him at his best.) He’s still him and able to use some low tones to draw out emotion. I just wish he was able to do this more often by letting the sound here be more expansive. Faves: Atlantic City, Johnny 99, Open All Night

Абсолютно не моя музыка, интересная лирика, но не цепляет, ни тема, ни мелодии, не могу отрицать что это наверное круто для кого то, но явно не для меня, много фолк мотивов которые я не всегда могу верно восприять

I don't like country so it's subjective

Never got into this and gave it away. Too sparse, I prefer his records feat band.

Infinite money glitch

Nebraska - 3 Atlantic city - 4 Mansion on the hill - 3 Johnny 99 - 4 Highway patrolman - 3 State trooper - 3 Used cars - 4 Open all night - 3 My father's house - 3 Reason to believe - 3

Somewhere between a folk album and a short story collection, I’ve long admired Nebraska for its spareness and concern for its characters, but - aside from Atlantic City - have never connected with the music. As I’m not a huge Boss fan, that could just be a me problem (yet I adore the songs Ghost of Tom Joad and I’m On Fire).

It's fine. Not as good as Born to Run. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

The album that really showed me that I’m all about music and the lyrics are secondary. It just doesn’t do it for me on the whole.

Pretty good

I had never listened to this album before, and honestly, it’s the best Springsteen I’ve ever heard. I really like this folk vibe

É um forte 3/5, mas admito que o meu gato Ollie não me deixou prestar muita atenção ao álbum. Pensava que ia ser um album mais "animado", mas as musicas são todas boas!

Me pareció precioso. Letras que te hacen sentir en el desierto manejando un Mustang y una producción íntima.

Singer songwriter is a tough of genre for me. I can tell that the songs are good, he has a good voice, all that, just has a hard time holding my interest. There was probably about three or four songs that I thought were really good, while they were about two or three that I skipped halfway through.

Though one. Country isn't my genre, but I kinda like Springsteen. The album is probably solid, but I struggle listening to the whole of it in one sitting. I loved the dark themes. These are the tales country can actually shine telling, in my opinion. If it only was Highway Patrolman, this would be a 5/5 for me. If it only was Atlantic City, this would be a 1/5 for me.

This album feels more like poetry than music. Definitely captures a melancholy feeling of the era. Still not my favourite. Fav songs: Johnny 99, Highway Patrolman

Think I have been over rating things and I cant change it now but will try and be consistent moving forward. There were a few songs I really liked but a lot of the rest did not stand out too much.

First time listen. Never listened to Springsteen before but an overall enjoyable experience. Favorite song: Johnny 99

Any time a harmonica happened I was thrilled. The rest, less so.

It seems every Bruce album gets added to this automatically. This is not one of his best. Sounds designed for an acoustic show, very slow and not very memorable.

fav songs: nebraska mansion on the hill reason to believe dusty, somber, narrative 60/100

3.5 stars My memory of this album is always that I don’t like it as much as its reputation and I don’t really revisit it. However, I found that listening to it for this project I was enjoying it more than I thought. That being said, while I appreciate the charm of the recording quality and the background of the album, it doesn’t call me back. That leaves it a little middle of the road for me in the end.

Boring for me

This is a tough one. It’s not bad at all, but it’s also a difficult album to sit through and fully enjoy from start to finish. The stripped-down, bleak tone makes it more of an experience than an easy listen. Springsteen was self-aware enough not to tour for it, which says a lot.

I liked this infinitely more than his The Rising crap (finished this album at 9:11, sorry Bruce). But as a collection of songs this really dragged on. Nice guy and good voice so more positive than negative. 3/5

Enjoyed Atlantic City and intrigued by the storytelling but possibly a bit lost on me without background knowledge

I do enjoy Springsteen's music, but if I am seeking out his music this is not what I am going to pick. Not a bad album, but not one I am interested in returning to when there are so many other choices! 3/5 stars, looking forwarding to listening to his other selections later on.

I got Springsteen 2 days in a row so I guess he was mad about my previous rating. Fine, this is alright. Not my favorite genre but it has emotion and a solid sound

I can appreciate what an achievement this album is, and understand why some people love it, but this is just not for me. Too much of a downer for me, I guess?

Oh, pretty decent. Some really great songs, but overall a little bland. I can’t quite give it a 4. I’ve listened to this before and it might need a re-listen.

This is a very plaintive, somber affair. Where the other Springsteen album I had had an undercurrent of hope running through its stories, this one is bleak and resigned. It wastes no time in establishing a mood with a forlorn-sounding harmonica intro, and continues in this mood for the entire thing. It's a different kind of Springsteen album, more like a sad Bob Dylan than the usual Springsteen fare. I don't know if he does heavy fare like this well, and it feels very uninvolving. It's just Bruce's voice, some guitar, and the harmonica. In the end, I just don't care for it that much.

Toujours la même chanson

Альбом амеррриканских баллад.

Really like the song Atlantic City!! And a second listen of this album made me really appreciate Springsteen's vibe here

Top 3: 1. Atlantic City 2. Open All Night 3. Used Cars Least Favourite: State Trooper The album had some excellent highs such as 'Atlantic City'. The music did get somewhat boring to listen to eventually due to the slow pace, acoustic style of the majority of the songs.

Blue collar blues by the blue collar blue boy. 5/10

I really love the song writing on this one. Bruce Springsteen is a really good singer and it shows. It was just not my type but great album overall.

Never listened to this before. First listen was as background, music is okay, I gather I ought to pay attention to the lyrics. So I go through again trying to do that. I could never have understood these just listening by myself or talking with friends, maybe before internet we needed music journalism to help explain? (Comparisons here with non-obvious lyrical depths of Sufjan Stevens?) First song, the music doesn't attract me, the lyrics subject is ick, unfavourable comparison with Sufjan's John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Second song, Atlantic City, I can't get the lyrics, discussion at SongMeanings.com was more helpful (as non-American I could never have worked out that stuff from just listening to the song). Overall: I'm just not that interested, don't think I'll come back to persevere. It's Okay, not much Bad about it - 6/10.

it was on a better side of country 3.5

Decent listening experience! 🤠

not my favorite Bruce - but it is still the Boss

It was alright. Not a huge Springsteen fan but I can appreciate him.

This album always intrigued me, today was the day I finally listened and I’m disappointed. The lyrics aren’t that good, the whole idea sounds appealing to me but it doesn’t hit.

This album is morose, quiet, and introspective. It feels as though Bruce has been frustrated with America, but, doesn't quite have the words to express the level of frustration. Because of that, this album just doesn't quite hit. It sometimes gets close, but, never tips over the edge.

and the attawaking holler days came to a shuttered close

Some great moments but not really my cuppa

I'm getting Bob Dylan flashbacks... 😟

Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night

I fear I have lived a life too privileged for this album to be anything other than a man strumming an acoustic guitar. I do appreciate how depressed this sounds, I’m very used to Bruce being loud and proud and it’s interesting to hear him just hopeless over some of this.

Probably the best of Springsteen which is saying a lot. He sucks

But unusual from Springsteen's usual fare, ok I suppose 3*

Fairly boring. Didn't really grip me. Probably didn't give it chance, but definitely a forgettable album

Decent album. Slower than I normally listen to. I enjoyed the harmonica. My dad would like it

Not an album if heard before. It was ok but certainly not my favourite of his.

I’ve enjoyed discovering more of Bruce through this project but I knew this one would be coming up and it’s one I’ve previously found more of a challenge to enjoy listening to. It’s certainly not the usual Bruce fare and the stripped back nature of it gives another side to his work. It’s still a bit of a challenge to engage with completely but an interesting listen.

He must have been going through his Guthrie/Dylan phase at this point. And I approve, well, in comparison to his usual middle of the road rock guff.

I liked a couple of songs but not really my cup of tea. 3/5

bruce not my guy but not bad

she was staaaaadinnnn, on heeer froooont laawwn

another album that i wasnt expecting to like much. it wasnt bad. I like atlantic city i saved that song

It feels like a seminal album. So thank you for that. But what comes from this album in music, is probably better

Look man its really good music. But the stripped down sound and low production value makes it so unenjoyable. Its dark like an old bruise and harden like calloused skin. Somewhat a metaphor again for how hard life can be. But lukewarm bruce album, badass he dropped this at his peak though.

I think you need context to appreciate this album. It's alright on its own, but if you know how this fits in his discography, it's pretty awesome.

:0 FAVS (top 3): mansion on the hill, state trooper, my fathers house mençoes honrosas: atlantic city, used cars o album é bom, mas nenhuma diferença nas faixas fica meio massante por 40 min... tipo pra ouvir bem chill da pra ouvir tb de som de fundo mas so se quiser, nao é um repeat facil mas é ouvivel nota final: 3/5

Enjoyed it, good background music to work to.

Really enjoyed this - gave me a nostalgic folk, Bob Dylan feeling.

Pretty solid. feels very American

Helt ok

Ein stilles, düsteres Album voller Geschichten über Verlorene und Gestrandete. Reduziert auf das Wesentliche, wirkt es roh und ehrlich – aber auch sperrig. Kein Rock, sondern akustischer Minimalismus, Mundharmonika mit Tiefgang.

I mean... well written and well meaning. Fits well in his repertoire. Just not something I would seek out or think to put on a playlist. Musically, lyrically, and conceptually good. Solid 3.

Didn't quite click for me - not sure why. Possibly needed quieter environment

It swasn’t really bad, but it’s just not my thing. This is basically late night, lonesome cowboy music, like the kind of album you’d put on while drowning your sorrows in a flask of whiskey and feeling bad for yourself.

not really my style, very beautiful songs but sometimes I felt like I listened to one song again and again. I would give 3.5 stars if I could

See you tomorrow! Not bad, but not me

Too melancholy. I like the Boss, but this one is a little subdued for my taste. I do appreciate his songwriting skills though

Good folky stuff, very reminiscent of Bob Dylan and there are some really great songs here but a lot of boring stuff too

Fairly solid entry by Springsteen

Some decent folk, not really on the same level as his other work

a little slower pace than I wanted to listen to but not a bad album

Who hurt these men, Boss? And who hurt you?

Previously rated: #28 - Born to Run (4/5) #293 - Darkness on the Edge of Town (3/5) #678 - The Rising (3/5) #722 - Born In The U.S.A (5/5) *********************************************** Album #1,005 I'm sure this one is a critics favorite, but the quiet, subdued, personal and introspective albums just don't do it for me. No, it's not terrible, just not exciting at all. A low 3/5.

I guess it's possible to see why Springsteen has a large fan base. If this is your kind of music then this album provides consistency which can be read as a mark of quality. Probably great of it's type but not my thing.

7.5/10

I've listened to Bruce Springsteen before, he's just never been my style I guess. So I went into this album not expecting to enjoy it. I was glad to find I did enjoy it after all. It was a nice album to listen through while going out for a morning walk.

I have a lot of respect and appreciation for Bruce Springsteen but he has never been my favorite artist. This is easy to listen to and just fine but nothing special for me. 3

Folksy

Solid album Bruce is that guy. It was a bit slow for my vibe but appreciate the soul that went into it

I don't like Springsteen, but I can respect what he does and why he's great (and Tom Morello is awesome for all the reasons). I'm having a hard time with this one, though. No hits, nothing new, he has like four other albums that should be here in this one's stead . . . ugh.

Live Laugh Love Bruce Springsteen

Standouts Atlantic City

tres entrainant!

Atlantic city.

The second album that i'm reviewing of Bruce Springsteen. The songs have a lot of depth and the subject matter is dark. Its mainly about different American cities, desperate people, women and cars. The typical Bruce Springsteen Album. However this particular album is quite stripped back, the complete opposite of his big stadium sound, it's just Bruce, singing, an acoustic guitar, and a harmonica. It's rawness makes it feel incredibly intimate and unsettling. The songwriting is dark, mainly stories about loneliness, violence, guilt, and people stuck at the edges of society. There’s no romanticism, it’s all broken lives, desperation, and moral ambiguity. His voice sounds weary and distant, which fits the mood. The lo-fi recording gives the album an eerie quality. It is said that Bruce was very brave to release something this bleak and minimal at the peak of his commercial success, it was a huge risk which seems to have paid off artistically. It’s not an album you put on for fun but with the right mood it will hit. The album cover reflects the music by being very stark, empty, and cold. Just an endless road and open sky, which define the themes of isolation and emotional distance. Overall a powerful, deep, and humane album. Not an easy of fun listen, but an honest one. Favourite tracks are Nebraska, Atlantic City, Johnny 99, State Trooper, Reason to Believe

Honestly very cool to hear the softer side of Springsteen. It’s really not my favorite and I appreciate his more up beat stuff a lot more, but this is a strong album that shows a lot of range either way.

I'm neutral about this album. Bruce tried conveying a low among a career of a lot of highs, and I appreciate that. Musically, it's pleasant/somber but also a bit one note.

As someone who loves Atlantic City, I'm surprised how little of the rest of this album works. Its like a pastiche of country rock, rather than doing anything itself. Overly sentimental, without saying anything in particular. That said, Atlantic city is amazing. And the hoots on State Trooper are cool

I’ve long struggled with an intrusive thought brought about by mention of the figure of the “bedroom musician”. Since 2007, hearing those two words has immediately conjured an image of an etiolated Beck-knock off fumbling around in their artfully-squalid masturbatorium with a suspiciously expensive synthesiser. Accompanying that image is a soundtrack of nauseatingly milquetoast tosh; a particularly risible passage from The Postal Service or, as in the most truly traumatising visitations, “1000 fireflies”. I’d have offered long, long odds on The Boss being the one to finally exorcise that despicable phantom. Across Nebraska, though, Springsteen finds a sort of black magic in the claustrophobia. The party that never quite gets started in “Johnny 99”; the gothic-tinged melancholy of “Highway Patrolman” (oh, Maria); the haunting “Mansion on the Hill” and its heartbreakingly pure longing. There’s a sedate, almost concussed quality to the songs. Moments like that in “Atlantic City” where a gentle change to the cadence of the down-down-down-up-down-down strumming pattern makes space for a surprise mandolin offer a window into Springsteen’s craft – how he compiles his melodies, makes room for ideas. It’s something the wall of sound of his amped up hits tends to obscure, for better or worse. And with all that talk of rooms and walls, we return to the figure of the bedroom musician. I will it that, from this moment onward, the once wan raconteur has now forever been supplanted by the image of a barking mad Bruce channeling his inner Johnny Cash – in the reprocess finding out something fundamental about himself. Bruce Springsteen, the desperate man’s bedroom musician.

Ich werde nicht mit ihm warm... Musikalisch einwandfrei. Macht Spaß. Aber Stimme und Gesang ziehen selbst die more upbeat Songs runter... My father's House rettet es. Ein bißchen.

beautiful lyrics and melodies, i love the simplicity and bruce will always remind me of my father’s taste in music <3

Nothing on here tops Atlantic City although Johnny 99 is pretty cool too. Lots of wailing on the harmonica and spare, plaintive melodies.

depressing! i liked the demo vibe, i don’t think i was massively in the mood for this when i listened. good storytelling for the characters in the songs but it does start depressing and doesn’t let up

01) Nebraska - 7,5 02) Atlantic City - 7,5 03) Mansion on the Hill - 8,0 04) Johnny 99 - 7,5 05) Highway Patrolman - 7,0 06) State Trooper - 7,0 07) Used Cars - 7,0 08) Open All Night - 7,0 09) My Father's House - 7,0 10) Reason to Believe - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,25 (73/100) Current ranking: 386/765

The title song is SO PRETTY. This album is so Zach Bryan coded with all the harmonica. “Everything dies baby, that’s a fact but maybe everything that dies someday comes back” PERIOD. I love that line. Such a beautiful album overall. Fav song is ‘Atlantic City’.

Nice.

3.5 - harmless.

Two in a row? I have listened to this before but it's been a while and I was not as Springsteen-tolerant back then. Let's see how it goes THIS time... Still sounds like Springsteen doing a decent Dylan impression. It's fine. I did really like My Father's House.

A couple nice tunes. Not sure I get the mythology around the album.

This is one I probably need to spend some more time with. Get out the headphones. Read the lyrics along with the music. Sorry, Boss. I didn’t give you enough attention. Then again, you didn’t capture it.

Eh not really my thing

ass

Never heard this whole album before, it's really good. Kind of chilled out with a bit of depression mixed in. The music and vocals are fantastic. Not a ton of variety to the songs but that seems fine to me. It definitely has a vibe to it and I like it. This will be one I put on again sometime.

this album made me feel as though I was the male version of myself living in the 80s working a blue-collar job and Will’s Vermont cabin reading east of Eden and understanding there was something more yet never getting the opportunity to intellectually expand past the point I am at now in this lifetime, not knowing that there was more possible than that for me or meet with other thinking people as grammy would call it

Was good to listen to some different music by Bruce Springsteen. I think this will grown on me over time

Aight

I think I like the E street band as much as I like old Brucey - the stripped back production did not resonate with me as much as the glossy commercial stuff.

Don't listen to a lot of Springsteen so I guess I had no expectations of what I was going in to but I liked all the harmonica. My favorite song was Open All Night and I didn't have a least favorite because I pretty much felt the same about every other song. I would like to listen to something more "mainstream" and compare the two. 3/5 album for me.

Szomorkás hangulat, kicsit egyhangú, háttérzene feeling inkább. Megvan a country vonal is a szájharmonikával. A Jonny 99 kilóg, az pörgősebb, de nem teljesen az én világom, az Open All Night már inkább. Meg a Reason to Believe is, de lehet csak megszoktam a hangulatot.

Fair play for going back to his roots etc, a good listen, although as ever with Bruce hard to make out what he's saying half the time.

So perhaps I got this album in the wrong place, wrong time, because I know that it is an absolute classic and it has inspired, for example, Frank Turner, who I really like, and a lot of other singers. To me, it just felt like all these slow, melancholy songs about working-class heroes. They're just all the same song, and it's pretty depressing. It's a pretty depressing album, very slow, with nothing to lift the spirit. I didn't stop to listen to the lyrics so much, also because I don't fully understand them. I wish I had liked it more. I wish this had been a massive discovery, and I love Bruce, but it just didn't cut it. Maybe I'll return to this one day and realise what I missed, but today this is not for me.

3.5

Relatable and understandable lyrics, the kind of music I like from Springsteen.

Good storytelling, good instrumentation. But didn’t really do much for me

Too sad and depressing for me. Gimme that happy Bruce!

Heard of Bruce Springsteen, never listened to much songs. Didn't know what genre he was, so a folk album kind of surprised me. Good storytelling and clear vocals. A bit sad and depressing in the mood/vibe

I’m not big on Springsteen, but this album felt personal and stripped down. Not the tunes that get overplayed. That being said, the tunes are still a standard 4 bars (booooring) and the lyrics are the highlight once again.

Listened together the songs end up sounding too much alike.

Second Springsteen album this week. I'm starting to hate factory workers.

Mixed feelings about this. I have to say that Springsteen is not my cup of tea at all. I'm too "not American" to really understand the music and it doesn't make me feel that much. That being said, I really liked the stripped arrangements. The 4-tape recorder, then, is a plus, super innovative in terms of future lo-fi music, which I like. Could be my favourite of his albums, but I'm not into his writing, I must say.

I have a hard time sympathising with a mass murderer (title track)

A different sound and angle for Bruce for sure. A decent listen. A solid 7/10. 3.5/5

I actually don’t have loads to say, except that I think this is just a drawn back Bruce where the music consists of less components and is slightly slower. More of an acoustic feel than perhaps you’d associate with him. Which is a nice change.

Very bleak, i liked it though.

It's listenable compared to Born to Run which I couldn't make it through. It's a pretty chill album, with a harmonica and guitar on many songs. If you can listen past the songs where he starts howlin, it ain't so bad.

Y'all, I've tried with this one, several times, and I think what I'm concluding is that I'd rather read this album than hear it for the most part. The stories are all at least pretty good and usually much better ("Used Cars," "My Father's House") but this is music and there's sometimes a dearth of it - only "Atlantic City" really feels like it rises to the occasion. I know Bruce is going for this solemn, hushed tone, and I know how influential it's been for plenty of other artists I like. But I just come away with the feeling that *he* thinks he sounds more profound than he actually usually does. Still worthy of the canon based on the lyrics alone, but yeah.

This was alright. Nothing particularly compelling.

3.

Good vibes. Chill album, well performed, entertaining lyrics. Ok all around.

Depressing songs by The Boss. I see the appeal to some people, however it doesn’t appeal to me. I prefer rockin’ Bruce Springsteen.

Cool album, really liked some of the atmosphere of the songs. A few bored me. Worth playing red dead to

I don't get it, but i could see how other people could like it

I'm not sure if it's better or worse than I was expecting. One thing I'm sure of is, I don't think us white folk should play the harmonica, it just doesn't seem to have the right vibe.

Sounds like a demo tape, and whaddaya know, it is a demo tape. A fairly good one.

I really liked the writing on this album. A little more dour than I liked but still solid.

There are a couple of iconic Bruce Springsteen albums and songs. This is not one of them. As mentioned by others it sounds like an album of campfire songs. It is not anything special but it's not bad. I have an issue with the mix though... it sounds like some songs are recorded in a cave (and here i though i was the only one who drowned my sorrows in Reverb). Not the best, not bad, not something you have to hear.

Great album but won’t listen to again due to his anti-American views

rating just to get to the next one

I love Bruce Springsteen but this album just does not sound very good to me

First time listening to Bruce. Good, fun experience. Interesting style of music delivery. Mouth Organ usage is cool. Definitely will give his collection a go..

Atlantic City // Highway Patrolman //

Very American feel

Atlantic City is a great song. Not too much interesting outside of that. It's interesting to read about the album... is it truly that the studio thought it was good, or was it that they wanted to get something out fast? The album definitely has a coherent feel. It would probably grow on me if I listened more.

2.8 Dull, dull, dull. Do me a favour and quickly skip between tracks 1, 3 and 5. They're exactly the same. 7 and 9 are almost similar as well. Did he think by spacing them one out we wouldn't notice? Was only 40 minutes but got what a slog. The good thing about coming towards the tail end of the list is that I know after this I never have to listen to Springsteen again. And this was one of his better ones ffs.

Quite pleasant....it was worth a listen and not as avasive as I pre-empted it to be.

I get why old dudes like him

better than i expected

Not so terrible

Very sad! But glad I listened

Haunting desert campfire vibes, except there's a depressing cowboy on the guitar that is trying to convey stories I just don't want to listen to.

I don't know who " Bruce Springsteen " is, but this album was pretty catchy.

I normally like a bit of Springsteen, but I didn’t gel with any of these songs. Didn’t hate any either, so a solid 3

More folky leaning than I'd expect

Not really my thing. Good for background noise during work

Listened to the first galf. Fav was Atlantic City.

Boy this was depressing.

Couple of good ones, couple of meh ones

I like it, not listened before!

I love the haunting tone and imagery on Nebraska. When the production is combined with the boss’ great songwriting it creates some of his best work. However it’s also the most repetitive of his albums and the great concept of the record wears thin.

Listenable.

Liked it a lot but folky

Never been into Bruce, appreciate the artist though.

Nebraska Atlantic City

There are a few Springsteen songs which I like, but none of them are from this album. Apparently The Boss decided to put out an album that was a departure from his previous records. This one was mellower, with darker lyrics. Springsteen was the only musician on the record, which was recorded in his house. This would rate two stars from me, but it gets three stars because of the good storytelling and unusual lo-fi sound.

oh my god little guy inside the generator who chooses the albums give me another harmonica-y album I dare you 😾 ngl I was a little bored by this album. It was okay and not bad but not something I’ll probably ever think about again. Also I wish the guitar was just a little louder 😭 fav song: Johnny 99 maybe?

This whole album feels pretty dark. The stories in the lyrics feel like they really capture middle America at a certain time. That being said, I don't think the actual musicianship on this album is thaaat good. Springsteen’s guitar is composition wise very simple and way too quiet. The harmonica is pretty harsh and doesn’t mesh nearly as well as a Bob Dylan or Neil Young song. Something about Nebraska makes me feel kinda annoyed and I can't quite put my finger on it. I don’t really know enough about Bruce Springsteen’s other music to compare it to this album. The vocals and lyrics are what’s carrying everything, but they only take it so far. Standout Tracks: Atlantic City, Highway Patrolman, Open All Night 3/5 deserves to be on this list

I enjoy how stripped down this is. I like harmonica. He is a good song writer and this is a solid album, but I do not feel that this is something people need to hear before they die.

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It's the most calm and serious Bruce Springsteen record I've heard. It's lyrics are deep and needs attention for each and every song. It may feel like a background-ish record that you put on and walk away, but it's more than that.

Nebraska is Springsteen's attempt in creating an American folk classic album. He's good enough a songwriter to make this a solid output, but the record lacks the bite that characterises Springsteen's best works.

Excellent album for cold winter days.

Vibey

Maybe unfair, but I wasn't in a Nebraska mood. I'm certain this is quality stuff, but you need to be wanting to hear this.

Springsteen once again delves into the subject of moral complexity, but this time with considerably darker material than on his previous releases. Also, in contrast to more maximalist Springsteen works like *Born To Run*, the music here is radically stripped down, reflective of the starkness of the words. It's an admirable effort that doesn't completely work though, as the plain-vanilla acoustic guitar 'n' harmonica backing is so musically primitive that it's frankly kind of boring, leaving little distinct impression from track to track.

It's decently interesting while I listen to it. And there are interesting stories like the first song Nebraska in the point of a serial killer and some sergeant excusing his brother. I do like "Atlantic City" and "Mansion on the Hill" has some pretty effective imagery. But overall, I don't think the music itself is all that interesting and I wouldn't have much desire to return to this album a lot. 8/9/2025

No notable tracks that I remember

This was ok but I prefer high energy rocker Bruce.

LOVE Atlantic City but the rest of the album is just alright

Springsteen is always kind of a mixed bag. Love the messaging, but the delivery sometimes falls flat.

not his best work, a bit boring but it was sound like

What a melancholy album. Songs about guilt and suffering, loss and hope. This is probably the loneliest album I've ever heard. I think the songwriting here is really beautiful at times, and some of these tracks almost verge on hymn-like. That said, I don't think the performance and writing can make up for the uninspired song structure and repetitive tone.

A surprising amount of range for an acoustic album. I think the album ends stronger than it begins with Open All Night and Reason To Believe as the standout tracks for me. I enjoyed the storytelling a lot (and for most tracks more than the sound). Each song is like a snapshot of an average Joe dealing with their life and most are quite moving. I appreciate the slight hope the last track brings after an otherwise fairly dreary set of vignettes. Overall though the sound for a lot of the tracks leaves a bit to be desired for me so I can’t go much higher than a 3.

Day 20 Some good songs but the album as a whole didnt really grab me, definitely prefer his anthemic rock stuff. Highlights Atlantic City Johnny 99

Solemn and dark. Reads a bit like a poem (a la Joni Mitchell) or a prayer. The thing with this type of album is, that it hits you hard if the themes happen to match your experience at the moment. This one doesn't really for me. Not a bad album, and cool to see a man who is not afraid to touch large emotions.

To be honest it barely registered with me. Maybe I’ll give it a spin another day

Haunting and raw. I'll try this on a long drive tomorrow.

I would appreciate it being in the background while having friends over. It's real mellow and acoustically pleasing. Also nice hearing Springsteen's songs I'm less familiar with. 6.5/10

Solid writing but a little boring

3.5 pretty solid, slower than I remember Bruce. Atlantic City is cool

decent, no standouts

Lyrics and the pared-back sound were highlights, though I struggle to tell many of the songs apart.

Thought Springsteen was a bit more country pop, but this album slowed things down. While I didn't love every song it made me feel like I was driving down a long motorway as the sun had just set (in a positive way)

I feel like I’m sitting around a campfire listening to someone sing. It’s melancholy, but emotional and intimate. Not my favorite style, but I’m glad I listened.

Definitely a lyrics over music album (I suppose that's just the Folk genre in general). I want to listen more to see if it strikes a chord but right now it's meh.

I like Bruce a lot and I've never heard this album before. I didn't know he had a whole album without the E-Street Band. The twang he's got going on "Nebraska" is great. I hope the whole album is from the perspective of characters. I enjoyed the album, but didn't love it. Bruce singing over acoustic sans backing did grow a little old, but it definitely wasn't bad. It was a lot of classic Bruce blue collar american stories. Maybe I'll revisit one day and listen much closer to the lyrics, and I'll up my score. Like everyone else, my favorite song was "Atlantic City". 6/10

I'm just not a fan of singer/songwriter music where it's just a dude and his guitar. Still better than Bob Dylan, though.

Atlantic City is the only stand-out

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Not really my thing but maybe I’d need to listen a couple more times. Well-written though!

Definitely has a very similar vibe in pretty much every song. Think the scene in the office uk has ruined Bruce Springsteen for me because I couldn’t stop hearing that for the whole songs. Not my favourite Springsteen. specific rating- 3.3 Fav song- open all night Least fav- nebraska

Got a little sick of the harmonica at points. Liked the upbeat songs more than the slow ones. Favourite song: Atlantic City Least: Nebraska

It's fine, and because it's Bruce you want to vote it up, but for me, its just fine.

Pretty decent.

Vale un tres, lo siento

i can imagine this album made a lot of southern men cry. country isn’t really my thing but this one’s a lot more tolerable than other stuff i’ve heard, some songs are a bit repetitive though and they’re all more or less the same format of song but the storytelling is good

Rustig, niet helemaal mijn stijl

J - 3/5 Best Track - "Atlantic City"

This is a bit of a dirge, but I liked it. I give it 3.

I don't normally love Springsteen, but this album was a different side of him than I'd ever heard before. It was much quieter, much more solemn and simple. Mostly just Bruce, a guitar and a harmonica, and I really kinda liked it. Three stars,

Blandly enjoyable. Wouldn’t seek it out to listen to again but wouldn’t turn it off if it came on either

If Springsteen can do anything, he can paint a picture with words. A true poetic storyteller. However, that's the only thing good I can say about this album. You can feel that this was a personal project, with his heart and soul poured into it, but it also musically feels very empty. The songs blend together and you can't say when one song starts and the other ends. The minimalism didn't work for me here. It's a shame, this could've been a 4 or 5 star album if it had more instrumentation and variety, but solely on its lyrical merits it's a 3/5.

Ah, this album is not really my cup of tea. It's just too acoustic for me, although I can tell he's doing work with that harmonica, and just overall compared to some other country/folk stuff I've heard thus far. Some tracks I would nearly like enough to listen to more often, but just aaaaren't quite there. I can tell he's good at his work though, and the songwriting is solid, which is why he gets a 3 here where I'd usually dish out a 2.

One of those albums where you really have to pay attention to the lyrics to appreciate it. I don't really care for this flavor of stripped-down acoustic folk, but the storytelling is just something else with Bruce. Even with just two listens I kept finding little lyrical callbacks and connections between the stories that felt pretty rewarding. Musically, I want to point out how he makes the harmonica SING whenever he pulls it out. Standout: Johnny 99 • Used Cars • My Father's House

This was pretty mellow compared to other Bruce Springsteen music I’ve heard. But I liked it. My favorite song on this album was My Father’s House.

I don't like country music, and I've never really been a fan of Springsteen either, so when I say this is okay that is a complement. This album is ok, I think it is a little boring, but whatever, I can see why people would like it. Low 3.

OK, a bit samey though

Really good, but gets repetitive around the halfway mark.

Pretty good I enjoyed it a lot.

Not my favorite album by The Boss.

very understated. good as always but not my favourite Bruce album

Not much of a Brucey bonus

If one must listen to Springsteen, I guess this would be the album to listen to...

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. Very quiet album. Never attempted to listen before. Will probably need to again and really listen.

Better than I expected

3,1/5

This is the Springsteen album I enjoy the most, but even at its darkest there's still something "off" with his music that I can't quite put my finger on. It's like it works so hard to put me in a reflective mood but in the end I just find it well done, it doesn't really move me in any way.

It's alright. Probably his best since he's not "screaming" around.

My favorite Bruce Springsteen, more heartfelt and relaxed than usual. Still, I can't say I'm fully in love with the album. It misses something catchy... A lack of melody maybe.

He wanna be Bob Dylan so bad

Like "Atlantic City"

This was decent, but only 1 song I decided to add to my library from the lineup.

A generally pleasant album with an Americana feel that I can't really relate to

This was better than the last Springsteen album I got. With harmonicas instead of blaring saxes, and actual dynamic range instead of bombastic production, it was a less jarring experience. That said, I just don't enjoy listening to the Boss. I can understand why this is on the list, but it is not something I will ever seek out again.

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