Nebraska

Okay

i've only ever listened to Born to run and Born in the USA before. This was a nice surprise. I've added a few of the songs to my alt-country/americana playlist.

I started listening and then it was over, A pure background album, a beautiful time spent not having it grab my attention one bit. Strangers in the night exchanging glances but never thinking of one another again. And what's up with the pantomime accent Bruce you're from Jersey.

A dude and his guitar. First full Springsteen album I've ever listened to. Good stuff. Brings back memories of dwellers listening to live music

Nothing really stood out to me, but it was decent american country rock

Somehow feels dated. It gets a little monotonous, too. Still, some great writing.

Sad, but mega!

Bruce is a wonderful person, but this album is mostly background music.

Again, a classic album that I had never heard before. The songs are obviously great but after three listens no one song stands out which makes it harder for me to connect to the album as a whole - it would take repeated listens to make me fall in love with it, so for now I can't see giving more than 3.5 stars

Actually not upset to have had to listen

Without a doubt the best Springsteen album this last has forced me to listen to.

Some decent tunes on here and a step say from the generic rock of other albums.

Mooi, maar het doet me niet zoveel.

Like the solo acoustic style. No surprise I like the Suicide style and rockabilly/blues style songs. May need to revisit

2/14- Driving to school Springsteen’s push into a more subtle, lyrical form of music hits on all of the strifes and everyday occurrences in a part of america neglected and pushed aside. Emotionally captivating as it is, it also fails to deliver a signature Springsteen punch

Springstein is not my favorite.

Classic album from one of my favorite singer-songwriters. However, it lacked the punch I remember it having (aside from 'State Trooper'). There are better Springsteen albums out there, but this is not a bad one!

Not very keen on the harmonica ngl, but it grew on me and surprised me with some of the songs. Definitely helps that it’s a fairly short album. Saved tracks: Atlantic City, Highway Patrolman, State Trooper

Nebraska is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. This folk rock album is one of his most highly regarded. The album's themes deal with ordinary, blue collar people and the troubles they face, so the feelings given off by the album are solemn and thoughtful. Interestingly the album's tracks were demo tapes that were supposed to be rerecorded with a backing band, but Springsteen thought they were good enough for release, and this added a little charm to the bleak album. I enjoyed the stripped down folksy music - even though it was a little bit of a downer mood-wise. Bruce Springsteen is a talented musician and lyricist, and that really shows on this album.

"Used Cars" was ok, but this music is not my cup of tea.

Tämäkin selvästi huonompi omaan makuun kuin Darkness on the Edge of Town. Ihan hyvä silti, 2.5/5, pyöristyy ylös.

Atlantic City je jako dobra stvar, isto tako i album cover. To mislim da mi je najbolje što se tiče ovog albuma. Inače nisam fan Boss-a, Springsteena općenito - nije mi nešta lik važan.

I try, I really do, but most of Springsteen just doesn't strike a chord with me. He's got a few songs I really dig, but at the end of the day it's all just very simple and the stories he tells don't strike an emotional chord that allows me to overlook the rest. It feels to me like music for people who are trapped in manual labor jobs because that's either all they're capable of or that's all that's available to them. It feels like music that might inspire one to keep on trudging. I don't mean that as an insult because there are people who are simply stuck for reasons beyond their control, I'm just not that person. And I think that's why it doesn't resonate.

This was toooo Americana for me. Bruce has never really been my jam, but I respect his talent.

Pleasant acoustic folk

Pretty decent album overall. On the one hand, it’s lacking the showiness of a full band, on the other hand, the songs are greatly improved with the absence of Springsteen’s signature belting. All in all, worth listening to for the stories.

A pleasant enough listen, nothing amazing but I also never wanted to turn it off. Best songs: Atlantic City, Highway Patrolman, and My Father's House.

A more stripped away Springsteen album that embraces Americana even more than his E-Street efforts. This album fully displays his lyrical prowess, but doesn't have any major mass appeal hits. In their stead, we are left with stories of life, poor choices, and missed opportunities and the lessons they leave behind.

There were individual moments in this album that I liked, but it was SO samey that it was hard for me to pinpoint any one song that I would want to revisit. Highway Patrolman was one that I did save, but this is one that I don't think I would need to listen to again.

Not enough rocking Springsteen

Good album, but springsteen hasn't hooked me yet. 3 stars

Here we go...most overrated singer/songwriter in history. Now that Tyler lives in the NE, he loves the Boss. Somehow he did not succumb to godawful 80s production on this, mostly. Perhaps cause it's just him on a 4 track. This is fine. Sparse. Repetitive. Entire album about future Trump voters...more economic anxiety here than a New York Times interview with peeps in a rural café.

As a casual listener, I mainly follow what's on the radio. So I know the Springsteen hits. This is a darker, more haunting album. Really tough to "get into." The tone is very Dylan-esque.

3.5

Liked it much more than other stuff I've heard from him. Needs more listens to fully appreciate. - 3.5/5

It's alright. Atlantic City was really good but most of the album was a real downer.

Loved highway patrolman. Happy to have heard this album.

Just good ol Bruce

This is enjoyable, low key music. I'm surprised at how low key it is. All of the songs are crooners.

Ça parle aux écorchés. C’est tellement dépressif... Faudrait disperser tout ça sur 4 albums pour que ça passe mieux.

Taylor Swift could have written Nebraska but Bruce Springsteen could have never written All too well (taylor's version) (10 minute version) (from the vault)

Too country for my taste. And I like the e street band stuff. But this is a good record for what it is. Bedroom demos...

Never my type but Atlantic city is universally good

This album is proof of the clout Mr B must have had back in ‘83. ie before Born in the USA. Remarkable. It’s an album that either moves you or not. I’m sort of moved…

ok

Classic Springsteen. Not really any upbeat songs, so kinda boring after a while.

Tem umas músicas boas, mas no geral, nunca vou voltar a escutar ele inteiro. Apenas algumas, como: Atlantic City Nebraska Mansion On The Hill

I enjoyed this stripped-down sound more than the other Springsteen albums on this list

ok, would not listen again

blinded by the light

S Tier = Atlantic City; State Trooper; My Father’s House A Tier = Nebraska B Tier = Highway Patrolman C Tier = Used Cars; Reason to Believe D Tier = Mansion on the Hill; Johnny 99; Open All Night

This is a tough one for me, balancing the weight of Springsteen's legacy, my thoughts about the music, and my as-objective-as-possible approach to these ratings. The conclusion: While I don't find the music to be poor, this album makes me wonder at why Springsteen became as big as he did. Is this perhaps not his best work? Are there other factors contributing to his fame? Whatever the case, I'd have to say that this album was just "good" – with some tracks maybe reaching "great" – especially given that there is, in my opinion, much better music in the areas of folk and folk rock. If I could, I'd maybe give this one a 3.5.

Is was meh

It feels quite ordinary but, really, its just not my bag

Kind of a mellow album from what I knew of The Boss. Good listening American music

Good album

Stripped down. Good not great.

A lot chiller than I expected, more Bob Dylan-y. I was expecting stadium rock to be honest!

Good

Nothing stands out

I don’t love Springsteen but I don’t hate him either… The album opens with it’s title track a very basic all American sounding ballad. It’s okay except the harmonica at the start… yuck. Atlantic city sounds like something a group of musicians will be playing at a street festival loud, folkish and somewhat uninteresting. Things slow down with mansion on the hill but the criticisms are still the same. Springsteen’s echoey vocals don’t work In Johnny 99 but it’s not dreadful just okay. Both highway patrolman and used cars are dull and lack anything to really review them of. State trooper appears in between the last two songs mentioned and well this one is cool to be fair, the album’s rockiest track with a bad arse guitar riff ( for an acoustic) and the screaming at the end somehow works perfectly! Open all night is also a fairly rocky cut using an electric guitar and one of the better songs by far. Then my father’s house is boring yet a solid song. I don’t get reason to believe being the closer over my father’s house but this song is still one of the best songs on the album, not my kinda thing, but still great! This is the most by the book 3 that I could ever give it’s solid there are little actually bad songs but plentiful of boring slow pieces and yeah I’ll give him that he is a good lyricist but not good enough to save him from the mid tier.

Listened to on 7/13/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: Nebraska This wasn’t my favorite of his albums and didn’t have any songs that were particularly memorable but it was still pretty good

I liked the overall moodiness. Bruce is emo as heck

Over the recent years, as more people have become political activists, Bruce Springsteen has still been in the scene for a long time. This album has been considered darker than others, as shown by the themes explored. Springsteen's storytelling influenced by those such as Bob Dylan have shown the most strength here, as songs such as "Highway Patrolman" and "Reason to Believe" prove. Unfortunately, the actual music is just good, which weakens the album a lot. Nebraska shows a more thoughtful side from Bruce, which is ruined by the "average" music.

Was very "one note" for me. Nothing really stood out as being amazing. Maybe it'd be better with more context on his career?

Clima cativante, bom uso de harmônicas e das harmonias das faixas acústicas.

To be fair, this was alright (this coming from someone who thinks Springsteen is one of the most overrated artists of all time). The vocals are tolerable and he creates a moody introspective atmosphere via some Americana influenced songs with a simple acoustic guitar and harmonica backing. Yet somehow it also sounds a bit forced, like he's putting it on. Anyway, I gave it a chance, played it through and didn't hate it like the last Springsteen album I listened to.

An on brand Springsteen offering. Solid and steady as always.

Americana feels hit you right in the patriotism. It’s a decent effort from The Boss. I found it an easy quick listen. Probably won’t go back to it.

Not what I expected from the Boss, kind of surprised

Beautiful

I think ultimately I prefer his stadium rock work, but this is a nice change of pace. Definitely more contemplative and quieter

all ‘merican buzzkill

A moody and brooding atmospheric offering from The Boss that's perfect cool down music on a rainy day when you've been fighting with your spouse before 9am. I dig that harmonica, man. It knows how I and all of Nebraska feel. Bruce is a very talented storyteller and I love his voice. But I have to say, The Band's cover of Atlantic City is far superior. I would have loved for them to cover this whole album to infuse these songs with their carefree country bumpkin Americana enthusiasm.

4/15/2022 Today's Album: "Nebraska" by Bruce Springsteen - Let's get this out of the way. The country genre is plagued with cheap sellouts and generic 4 chord strummers, but there must be a distinction between those artists and Bruce Springsteen, who as far as I can tell, pioneered the genre and did it better than anyone could replicate. Each of his songs have the same sort of guitar and harmonica shtick to them, but they also mostly have this really depressed loner tone to them. I don't know if I would add any of the tracks from this album to my playlist, but I think there is definitely a time and a place for music like this and I can respect that this is not just a shitty country record like I might expect on first impression. I will say that the production of this project makes me sort of sick. His voice has this really weird peaking issue where there'll be a ton of compression when he sings a little louder into the microphone. He is obviously a great performer at both guitar and harmonica, but I just don't think he does a lot to impress me. It's definitely more about the story-teller aspect of his music and trying to get a deeper meaning, but on a first listen it just is sort of distracting how little there is to latch onto musically. I will also say that a lot of the subject matter built into the genre is usually pretty toxically masculine, and this album isn't devoid of that, but it definitely steers away from it more than the average country project. Overall, if you like country music you're probably going to be into this, but I haven't really met many people that like country music and aren't slightly inbred so take that as you will. Score: 5.5/10 A great country record, but a country record nonetheless. Highlights: Atlantic City, Johnny 99, Open All Night

The Boss give a more stripped down album

As far as Springsteen albums go this is not the best. It isn't a bad album just not as good as a lot of his discography. It is also a really depressing album when you read the message behind it. I do have this to thank for one of my favorite albums of 2021, "Pressure Machine" by The Killers.

Folk. Bastante aburrido.

decent, but not very special Bruce album. Some songs sound like ones I heard on more recent albums of him too somehow

favorite songs: Atlantic City; Mansion on the Hill; Johnny 99; Highway Patrolman; State Trooper; My Father's House; Reason to Believe.

Senza dubbio grande artismo eh, però senza testi davanti non è particolarmente appassionante. Così a cazzotto non capisco come faccia ad essere così famoso. Di nuovo, mi viene in mente De Andrè, non solo ha testi della madonna, ma proprio le melodie sono belle e variate, sto qua blatera sempre allo stesso modo. Boh.

When I was a kid, I had joined the Columbia House Record Club. I picked a number of Bruce Springsteen albums because hey, he's from Jersey, right? I still only listen to Born To Run and Born In The USA with any frequency at all. If I had gotten this album then I probably would have need mental help. This is the bleakest album I have ever heard. I mean, it's him trying hard to be Dylan in a lot of ways, but wow. I find it interesting that the sides are so unbalanced on the record and tape. I would have found that confusing as a kid as well. Why put them so unbalanced? I guess there was a point... It's a very stark record, compared to the bombast of a lot of his other stuff, impressive that range. But still, man, Bruce lighten UP. So yeah, it was very well made, a stark record, but it was VERY depressing. Going to have to be in a good mood before I come back to that one.

The boss man has let me down again, sad face.

This is really my shit right now but I did listen to it yesterday and entirely forgot it. Listening again and yeah, still my thing but will I remember tomorrow? Will dock a star from what I feel whilst actually listening for forgetability

Un disco muy melancólico e inclusive doloroso, acerca de la vida en USA lejos de las ciudades, las luces, las grandezas que se ven en la tele. Extrañamente, la mejor rola del disco es Atlantic City que es la que de cierta forma no cuadra con la temática completa.

v somber

Nice songs, but the sound becomes a bit repetitive. Very much underplayed.

Lyrically this was fire....musically was a bit samey

A fairly solid concept album from Bruce about a town on Nebraska, I think. Anyways, good listen, a nice sound, 3.5/5

Buen disco

Very Boss roadtrip

I knew nothing about this album but damn that’s some sense stuff. Very Johnny Cash-esque, and funny to hear that Cash covered some of this album. Worth a listen, but I won’t be re-listening too soon.

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

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.

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

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.

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

very chill Americana folk

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

A pleasant listen

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Not great not terrible

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.

Matig

Le pondria 3.5 pero no se puede

🎧 🎸 🎤

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

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.

Insgesamt zu ruhig für mich, aber wunderschöne Elemente dabei.

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

Close to a 4 but not quite

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

Fine

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

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

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.

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

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

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".

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.

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.

3.4 good listen nothing crazy

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

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

Okay, nothing special

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

Beautiful

Never really "got" Springsteen. Album is fine.

Not daily listening but a good album

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

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.

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

Sad, but beautiful.

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

I don't think I needed to hear more of Bruce Springsteen, but at least it's not sonic youth... After something is clean and tight as Steely Dan, this was a bit jarring to listen to. The master is muddy. It sounds like every track has reverb, and it all sounds too far away. You can hear the bass frequencies clipping every time he makes a bilabial sound. Maybe they intentionally going for a live kind of sound, but it doesn't really work for me. I don't mind the compositions and the storytelling, but I need something more interesting going on in the instrumental.

I don't think I'd ever WANT to listen to just Springsteen and his guitar and harmonica, so it's a hard one to rate. I appreciate the simplicity and storytelling, but it seems like the stories behind the songs were the primary focus before the music itself

2/5

It did pick up in the second half but it's pretty boring music. Don't love his voice either, especially in these stripped back songs.

Not particularly impressive, but not outright bad. Just folk music. His voice is mid and the subjects are very depressing but it didn't hit me in a meaningful, poetic depressing way. Maybe I'm not from Nebraska and that's why. As someone who has never really listened to Springsteen, this has not turned me on to him

I like Springsteen. But he seems either bombastic, pop, or stripped down country fried. Can't say I would ever listen to this one again.

Can’t believe they made a film of this

i guess you need to be us citizen for this

The stripped back approach works. Not quite as painful as his pompous arena/stadium rock offerings, but not something I'll be coming back to.

I like Springsteen but one wasn't for me.

Honestly I wasn't into this. It was odd and weird and wasn't made for me

красиво выглядит, не хочу признавать что мне не зашло, надо переслушать

Curioso saxofón

2.5/5

Decent all kind of sounds the same

It's ok

Quite boring

Ugh. I don’t really know why this is on this list. It’s joyless, bloated, and it sounds like a worse imitation of Bob Dylan. It only gets a 2 for the album artwork. Surely there are other works deserving of its spot…

Overall: 3/10 It's shitty acoustic Springsteen. Fav Song: State Trooper

Good thing I wasn’t driving zzzzzzz

NO!

probably the best in the catalogue. by 1982 there's other stark folk singer records and I'm sick of hearing this one was groundbreaking.

Not my style.

The harmonica kept scaring me in the middle of the depressing songs

I’m a big Springsteen fan and yes I’m a dad (dad rock). I’m a dad that listens to Springsteen. That seems to cause a lot of concern for people but I’ll be OK. First four Springsteen album albums are classics after that it gets a bit murky until it lands on Nebraska, a downbeat, dreary repetitive boring album.

Hes just not very good

Joah, das hat mich jetzt nicht wirklich begeistert. Hatte gute Ansätze, aber dass war es dann auch schon.

Interessant wie der frühe Springsteen klingt. Ich hoffe, da kommt noch ein späteres Werk dazu. Dieses hier war mir zu viel Country, im Grunde ganz nett, aber auch nicht mehr. Ich kann mich zwar gut in das Gefühl und die weite Landschaft Nebraskas hineinversetzen, aber das reicht dann auch.

Das plätscherte so etwas vor sich hin. Hat mir in den ruhigen Momenten auch wirklich gefallen, in den beschwingteren hätte er aber besser auf den Demo Ansatz verzichtet und die E-Street Band dazu geladen. Solide aber nichts was ich mir jemals wieder anhören muss.

I found it quite difficult to wrap my head around. On one hand, it's kind of boring, I don't want Springsteen and his gorgeous voice making low key music, but it does sound different and honest for him. I think if it were a not a so well known artist, this would have faded in oblivion, and I can see pretentious poser being all over it, but for myself I desired a lot more and I didn't vibe. The harmonica everywhere doesn't help, but I guess I have more faith that Bruce can make very impactful music and the scale here feels very drowed out. In the end I went with a 2 cause I think he can and already had done much better project.

Ok

Big balls sucks noosh

Honestly I liked his earlier songs more and found this depressing, but I'm glad so many listeners can relate to it so intently to give it 5 stars. That speaks volumes to me about the sensitivity and soul of my fellow listeners. And the biopic, Delivery Me from Nowhere depicts the background for this album and why Springsteen was compelled to complete it. There are 4 more Springsteen albums on this site, yay 🙂

nah t was oké maar like echt gwn beetje zelfde steeds idk ik heb niet echt iets met bruce

omaga hij s echt heel erg saai

Sounds like if Paul Kelly was American and wanted to off himself. I do like a harmonica, but the American accent doesn't accompany it in the way an Australian one does. First time listening to Springsteen, don't really see the hype, although it is obviously there. His voice is pretty annoying and so pro-Americana its sickening.

It was nice to listen to, but it's not something that I will listen to in the future.

It doesn’t help that I got 4/5 in my first 100 or so albums of his, but this one was definitely different than the others. Interesting for a certain crowd, but I really felt this time I really don’t belong, unlike the others where at least I could imagine the times of those hits. And I was even driving on a scarcely populated mountain close to home and still nah

My boyfriend and I have an in-joke that there is a certain type of American artist who sings in a genre which we have dubbed "I just wanna mow my lawn" music. I have determined, after listening to Nebraska, that Bruce may well be the king of this genre. Unfortunately, I don't have a lawn and I have very little interest in the folksy, lawn-mowing comings and goings described in detail by Bruce, the Lawnmower King, across this record. Also, to really get into this album you have to at least have some passing enjoyment in listening to a harmonica every five minutes, which I certainly do not. Sorry Bruce.

Sorry Bruce this album sucks

It was certainly a bold move on Bruce Springsteen’s part to release “Nebraska” as a demo. You could also call it consistent, given the disappointing sessions with his band, but even that would be more a testament to the quality of his character than to the music itself. In fact, I can easily imagine that the E Street Band was disappointed with the songs. They’re so monotonous and repetitive that some fundamental rework would certainly have been necessary to produce an album of the usual high quality. Let’s look on the bright side: Maybe this stopgap album was necessary so that Bruce Springsteen could follow it up with “Born in the USA.”

Eh. It was fine. Not bad music or anything like that, but all the songs were pretty low-energy filler songs, with the one exception being Atlantic City.

i like atlantic city (lesbian)

90% of the songs sound the same, blending one song into the next with nothing distinctive to make the listener take notice. There is an overarching theme of criminal activity throughout the album lyrics. It's depressing and unimaginative. I was bored and confused for the entirety of the album.

Seth - 2/5 Logan 1.5/5

Painfully boring

No es mi tipo.

I’ve always found Bruce Springsteen quite boring, this album did nothing but enforce that opinion

I'm not a fan of The Boss, which I believe is what his followers refer to him as. I'm also not a fan of the paired down acoustic production this album. I don't like harmonicas. I got three tracks in before I lost interest. He's an ardent Trump critic though, so there's that. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ in part Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆(3/10) Boring Total reviewed : 383 Already owned : 84 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 276

Eh..

It's my fourth Springsteen album on the generator so far, and I think I'm starting to suffer from Springsteen fatigue. I usually half-enjoy his music when he's doing his specific brand of country-rock, but a whole album of acoustic guitar, harmonica and folk singing is just too close to the the kind of country I dislike. Nothing sounds particularly original or exciting here - it's just Springsteen trying to be a Rust Belt version of Bob Dylan, which is not a compliment considering my opinion of Dylan. There are a few nice songs in this album, but overall it mostly bored me - not enough energy, not enough emotion, not enough soul for my taste. It feels just as anemic as a forgotten small town slowly rotting away under a constant drizzle (but maybe that was the point ?). I respect the effort, but it's really not for me, sorry. 4/10

Considering Springsteen’s arena rock albums from that era, this was a bit a present surprise. It’s more stripped-back, and I kind of like the more intimate feel at the beginning. But it’s too repetitive for my taste, and sounds only good to me as a calm album to have on in the background.

didn’t really give a shit about this tbh…. forgot i was listening to it. not my thing

A mediocre singer and okay songwriter somehow equals a bajillion record sales. This is about as plain as the state of Nebraska itself (I'm from there so I can say that)

Only listened to the first three or four songs, didn’t rate it much. Found it quite samey, didn’t enjoy the opening song enjoyed the second more.

Ну..

Eh, it’s ok

not for me

Dentro de la discografía de el rey, es uno de los discos con los que menos empató, no es malo pero dentro de la discografía de Springsteen hay varios mejores

I don't like this at all. I think it's too, boring, and samey. I managed to look down at the song titles once, near the end, and I can't even be bothered to go look and see what that song was called. shocking that this came right before Born in the USA; less shocking that he never toured this album (although ostensibly this is because it was denser and a little more emotionally raw, which I guess I get) idk how you go from this to Born in the USA in two years but I kinda think this sucks

keeping a safe distance from the state of nebraska just in case it’s actually this sad

JL : 2, Nebraska A : 2, Johnny 99

not my cup of tea but it was still a chill album!! the only song i could say i liked enough to listen one more time would be Atlantic City

Schöne Balladen, aber alles gleich

There are some hints of what Bruce is going to come in this album. The occasional energetic song ruined by the harmonica. This album is ruined by the harmonica in every instance. Low 2

992. Shitty boomer rock. The harmonica in the first song reminds me of the harmonica in Once Upon a Time in the West, which i love, so I'll refrain from just giving it one star. 2/5: not it.

Entiendo pero no comparto (lo puse en born to run pero iba acá, ya escucharé el otro y veré, bajón que quedó rankeado).

Slow

A bit boring. Acoustic stuff.

Boring

Oh god there's still 2 more Bruce albums to go after this

Oh my goodness. Wow! I found a new album to listen to when I am having trouble following asleep! This is a new level of boring. Bruce Springsteen is challenging enough to listen to, then add insult to injury by stripping out any possible interesting music by relegating his voice to drifting over top of just a soft acoustic guitar!! I can't imagine a time I would EVER want to listen to this again.

C'est pas pour moi désolé j'ai un peu la flemme de développer juste voila

Mr. Springsteen, I'm sorry.... snnnzzz....

Recorded as demos in a garage and sounds like it. Sets the scene, then just goes nowhere. Every song sounds the same, no instruments to deliver energy or flesh out the passages, then each song just fades out because he hadn't worked out how to end them. Probably should've re-recorded with the band, boss.

I have to admit I am not the biggest Springsteen fan but I am aware he high regarded by many. I also didnt know this album of very acoustic/folky songs existed. Impossible not to hear the Dylan-esque or Cash-esque tracks and messages he is trying to push across in his music... everything seems to be about sadness, failures, broken dreams If I was a big Springsteen fan I think I would feel conflicted with this album because the style and songwriting is so different. Being a neutral, I think I just did not connect with it and much prefer his more rock n roll, "full of dreams" approach.

meh, fine I guess 2.7

Mejor

I was bored.

Booooooring. I quite like some of his 'usual' stuff, not this though.

boring

Get some drums man

If you're going for the whole "poetry first, music second" approach to making folk music then you really should make sure your poetry is any good. This was just tedious and dreary.

I’ve been tolerable of Bruce Springsteen. Tolerable is a good word. This is the 4th of 5 Bruce albums I have rolled, and genuinely none of them have impressed me. I can see why he would have fans, but he just doesn’t bring anything interesting or unique to the table. All of his songs are so bland, by the books, and forgettable. Even after the previous 3 albums, I have all of them comfortably ranked as a 3, since I was able to find a few Rock songs on those albums that were more or less acceptable. Some of them were even really good. On this album however, I can’t find much of anything that I would consider redeeming or good. Every single song, with 0 exceptions on Nebraska is either a slow, boring affair, or even worse, a Country sounding diddy that also manages to be slow and boring. If he didn’t have such a unique voice with good production value and good enough guitar playing, I would rate this a 1. There really just isn’t anything here that I would consider good. There’s a reason no one asks him to play these songs. They’re just not good. This is the second lowest of the Bruce Springsteen albums on the site, just above the very reactionary post 9/11 album The Rising. Even that album had some songs that truly rocked though. It had enough where I wasn’t complaining about the slow and boring pacing. This however, I almost want to give a 1. I didn’t manage to spend the whole day listening to it, which is also rare. It was also hard picking a favorite, which was the only reason I didn’t turn it off sooner. Even then, I still kind of haphazardly picked a favorite, more so out of necessity for the playlist of my favorite song from each album rather than one I truly enjoyed. Since I didn’t really enjoy any of them, the one that bothered me the least was “State Trooper”. It had a slightly different tone to it, and it was bearable. I know these are all sad tunes, and are mostly deep and tragic stories about the State, however, I just can not be bothered enough to care. They’re just not for me this time. Sorry Bruce. Maybe the last album will impress me. After all, it’s the one with all the hits, and it came out 2 years later, Born In The U.S.A. This one gets a 2 though. Really was not feeling it at all whatsoever.

12/06/2026 Another Springsteen album and another low rating. This guy just clearly ain't cutting the mustard for me. Spotify listeners: 22.2 million

Very country style, bit boring.

I know this is supposed to be one of his landmark albums and they recently made a movie about it but I found it to be very sleepy and every song sounded the same.

Oh wow this is a true folk album. The lo-fi story is cool but I'm just not a folk guy. Can't believe it took a year and a half to get a Bruce Springsteen album and then I got 3 in two weeks, including two days in a row.

2.5

Of the four Bruce Springsteen albums i have heard, Nebraska is his weakest one and by quite a decent margin. This album goes for a different approach than his others, Instead of having all those instruments and having a generally upbeat tone, This one just has a guitar, a harmonica and Bruce's voice and seems to rely mostly on his songwriting. Although i can't really tell if its that good here because Springsteen's vocals are so quiet and mumbly that i can't tell what he is saying at points. The other albums had this too but could be forgiven because the music did the talking there, this one tries to rely on his songwriting but the vocals just get in the way. Its not a horrible listen but it is an album that doesn't do it's job very well. Best Song: State Trooper Worst Song: My Father's House

No me gusta,pero es bueno

saathviks beautiful notesss- #1- I SEE THE TUMBLEWEED IN A DRY DESERT WUTH THAT INTRO, really slow song ish but countryyy #2- this is really sad this i can like feel the guy getting evicted from his home it’s very moving #3-another slow kinda sad song this is like the melancholy country i don’t like this as much as the other country #4- this album makes me feel so isolated and alone i don’t like this😭 #5-no can we please stop doing slow songs this is making me feel a typa way, this is like prime loneliness #6- this is another sad song duddeeeee #7- i mean another sad song it feels thrutful and i like the use of the car horn in the song intsrlf #8-YAYAYAYAYAYA A FIRE BEAT AND ITS MORE ROCK N ROLL I LIKE THIS #9- I know this guy loves his dad so much it makes me so sad i love my dad to death #10- yayayayayayayyaa optimistic songggggggg

Zum chillen gut, mehr auch nicht

It’s fine but it’s not his best work

It's nice sounding, but a bit dull and repetitive for me. I prefer some of Bruce's later work with a bit more instrumentation

Meh, fint nok 2.6

ALSO suck and bruce will not stop saying the same shit over n over

Not bruce’s finest imo

Sucks ass

Second of five Springsteen albums in this collection. I wasn't a Springsteen fan before doing this experience and if Born in the USA didn't convert me I didn't expect a melancholic, largely acoustic, album to do it. Maybe I wasn't in the right headspace to listen to it and maybe I'll return it, but probably not. 2/5

Not my vibe

I reckon Bruce’s got a new harmonica :-D I’m not really a fan of ‘The Boss’, mind you, but I don’t think this album’s all that bad, so I’ll give it two stars...

163. ok

I thought I liked all Bruce Springsteen - but I did not vibe with this album.

This album is quite slow. It's classified as soft-rock but it's also very country. I wasn't a fan of a lot of the melodies. I really liked Atlantic City, though. The songwriting is definitely beautiful and each song has a story that fits well with the last. The story behind why he wrote the album also makes it clear that the lyrics are more important than the instrumentals, contrary to some of his other work.

I enjoyed parts of this for the storytelling but his voice is tough after a while

Not a fan of this; kinda just slow and twangy.

Nope.

Boring. I should like bruce. It's up my alley, I just don't.

atlantic city was the only somewhat okay song. i think i hate harmonicas

I'm not slow country at all. Same with his other stuff. Not for me.

Bit too quiet for me.

A bit too mellow of an album for me, especially considering that it’s Springsteen. There are a few good ones in here though

I honestly did not like this album. I found it hella monotonous

Gros potentiel pour un super album mais le côté une guitare au coin du feu ça a ses limites.

Didn’t enjoy this. Boring American folky songs. Atlantic City was alright. Yes, there’s storytelling, but it’s not that relatable and I don’t like the vocals.

All the songs hit the same tones, and you can really feel the unpolished nature of the songs, in a bad way.

Meh..

Boring

I try to go into any of these albums with an open mind. I can’t deny that I sighed a deep old sigh when I saw the Boss back on my list. I just can’t get into anything about his music. I’ve tried, it just doesn’t sink in.

Good to know that Bruce Springsteen is not for me.

Have never listened to a Bruce album before… have never wanted to either and this is an odd one to start with perhaps. This made me feel almost unbearably sad? Or it was just amplifying an already unbearable sadness that I’m unable to articulate? About death and aging and my parents and my friends’ parents and also vaguely about never having driven cross country. I don’t want to give it too much credit since evoking despair shouldn’t be too hard when opening with a mass murderer’s death sentence, and the next is “everything dies,” poverty, and gambling Listened while driving home from the city; good weather, minimal traffic

slow and boring, I can take a song or two. But the only time I could listen to this in full is driving back from the jersey shore during a sunset, where me and my friends/family members in the car are quiet. 2.5

Forgettable

Probs won't be coming back to this one.

A let down. Just a man and his harmonica, just doesn't work for me.

A mix of really pretty and kind of grating. Too much random yelps and harmonica. A shame. Could have been so good.

not too shabby

Not for me, just kinda bored with it

I think this album hit me at the wrong time. I really can see the appeal of Bruce Springsteen but this album just didn’t sell him for me.

Me aburrió bastante

Bon, honnêtement, album particulièrement décevant pour "le boss". Franchement, les sonorités entre country et Soft Rock furent à mon sens assez décevantes, en étant certes, bien accordées à la technique vocale de Springsteen, mais beaucoup trop répétitive tout au long de l'album, le rendant lourd, long et ennuyeux à écouter.

This one really wasn't for me. It was very folky, a genre that's never super exciting to me. But even then, it didn't feel like it was doing anything special. That's not to say it's bad, it's just not my cup of tea.

Honestly felt like punishment for coming in late. I do 'get it'.

It was boring, but very american. It's like listening to a very tired man who just came home from work, got drunk and decided to spill every thought he thinks to you. Seems like a personal acoustic project rather than an album.

I’m sorry but I got bored

i get why this album exists and why it's so important for bruce springsteen to have made this but man reheating bob dylan's nachoes does NOT do it for me i don't even like bob dylan in the first place

I don't love Springsteen but this was even worse than normal.

Interesting timing having just watched the BS movie about the making of this album. Made me a bit more interested than I normally would have been. Still thought the album was slow and boring. 2.75

pastiche of a rock star

I’m tempted to rank the songs by how much I disliked the harmonica playing in each one. It’s easily the album’s worst feature and makes me write off the first four tracks immediately. Bruce Springsteen’s voice isn’t quite at the level of gravely I can’t stand. The songs are sonically identical to each other so the standouts come in the form of the stories they tell. Highway Patrolman probably fares the best. Not something I needed to hear or want to hear again.

Not for me.

This album is quiet, acoustic, contemplative, and very sad. The album suffers from a weird patronizing tone. Had Springsteen ever heard anyone from Nebraska talk? He sings in an accent that suggests that Nebraksa is between Alabama and Mississippi. Atlantic City and Highway Patrolman are standouts, the chorus to Atlantic City sticks in my head every time I hear it, and Highway Patrolman is probably mostly because I'm a sucker for history and Bruce sings about a song "The night of the Johnstown Flood". Open All Night suffers from the spare acoustic production. It needs the full sound of the E Street Band. Bruce sounds like he's trying to make the song sound big, but can't get there by himself. This album can sometimes fit a feel, but I often need to shower this album off after listening, and find something much less dismal.

I found it pretty boring.

u r ruining the vibes here man

snoooze a series of short americana stories that are terribly uninteresting