Thunder Road favorite outside of the title album so far. Totally forgot how iconic and deep and rich Springstein’s voice was. Very Michael Murphy esque. Interesting to see how a lot of the iconic music has developed from this “raw” style with great melodic riffs and fills from the band to track based repetitive arrangements. Thunder Road: Good introduction song, a dude wants a girl to go out and be crazy with him. She’s scared, and BS talks from the perspective of a guy trying to convince her to go out on an adventure in his car, letting the wind “blow back your hair” and drive down the Thunder Road. What is the Thunder Road? Maybe it’s a metaphor for getting out there and being adventurous, trying new things and embracing the fear of doing those new things, hence the intro of someone scared to go out. Groovy, bitchin, musical. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out: Here we go. Nice sappy, but upbeat, ballad type song early. Right off the bat, someone is up against the wall, the world is walking pretty. So what does someone do? They take the bad side, and walk down their own path solo. Seems pretty cool at first, right? Not quite. It’s vagabond esque, but talks about watching out. According to wiki, it’s about the formation of the E Street Band, Springsteen’s band. Night: A beautiful jam about cruising around town and riding with the stars and a beautiful woman at your side, carefree, even past your 9-5. This one SPEAKS. Even in the monotony of a boring life, you’ve always got the Night to free yourself. Backstreets: The Long Interlude. I’m getting on a plane back to London Stansted, I’ll keep writing on the album when I get back. Maybe THIS will be my daily journal. Update:: flight was delayed 2 hours!! But I’m only writing this as I’m boarding again lmao, oh well cool story and no sleep (((: 23:45: While we take off, I might as as well review Backstreets while we’re here. Once again, BS/narrator is talking to the character Terry, who is an intriguing character, as it almost seems like the narrator is reminiscing on the good times that he had with Terry, but the song covers more than that. The song talks about the two growing up in difficulty, once again embracing the vagabond/escapist narrative. Hiding in the backstreets, housing up in old beach houses, and awaiting the times where the world shows colors invisible to the unobservant eye: the people who live for the adventure of the night. The people, much like the narrator, who run and scream and yearn to be free in the night. So the rest of that actually did not save, not that I actually recall writing much past that, but I am also coming to the realization/rationalization that a full album review with every song will be difficult, so for future albums I will be reviewing them as full albums with themes and messages, calling out specific songs when I feel the need to. Born to Run was an album with a consistent message: the freedoms of the night are an unbeatable escape from an otherwise monotonous life. Man craves adventure, exploration, driving on open roads with a woman and his car. There is nothing better. And when the end finally comes, where man becomes beggar and overtaken by the cracks in his armor of stability, you are left thinking, would you experience that fun? That joy? That life? Over again? And why are you so compelled to it? Is it the escape from a 9-5 sad reality for you, or is it how you were born to be? Maybe it’s time for you to get in your car and experience the thrill of the road and the life of the stars for yourself and find out.
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