So I grew up a big Springsteen fan, mainly because he was so popular in Cleveland prior to blowing up with “Born To Run” (1975), as WMMS – the popular FM station in town played him all of the time… Heavy rotation of songs from “Greetings From Asbury Park” (1973), and “The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle” (1974) is the Bruce that I came to know and love – with a great balance between power and delicateness… Obviously, that got kicked into another gear with “Born To Run” (1975), and the “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” (1978)… “The River” (1980) was exceptional – so that was the Bruce canon that was the backdrop to my middle and high-school years, and I loved all of it! Then “Nebraska” (1982) came out, and I was like WTF is this??? It’s not that the songs weren’t well-done – for they were, it’s just that NONE of them could hold a candle to what came before it… I listened to about 3 or 4 tracks, and I was like done with it… Maybe Bruce felt the need to do a Bob Dylan-esque album, or maybe he was cleansing his palate in anticipation of working on the more “popish” material that would be forthcoming on “Born In The USA” (1984) – but whatever it was, it was a HUGE disappointment to be sure… What could go wrong with an album of 10 totally acoustic, and incredibly depressing stories about “simple folk”, which offers no variation or diversity in sound… Glad I DIDN'T listen to the album all the way through back in the day, and wish I WOULDN'T have this morning on the drive into work… If you want good acoustic Bruce, there is plenty to be found throughout his discography…