Too bad it's recorded with the E Street Band. I love my Bruce Springsteen in its "Nebraska" incarnation - just dead good songs, executed minimalistic and powerful. Born in the USA (which I loved when it came out) has plenty of good songs but to me it is spoilt by that E Street sound, don't like the organ, don't like the sax, don't like the boring rhythm section (luckily there aren't too many tingaling bells on this album). Songs like Glory Days I really want to switch off. And be a bit less shouty in the vocals (as in Downbound Train) please Bruce, your softer voice is great. I love Bruce Springsteen, great songwriter, seems a really nice person with a very functional moral compass. I just like his intimate songs so much more than this. A harsh 3 for me, and I feel a little bit bad about it, it could have been an easy 4 if I liked the sound more. I find it a bit boring.