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TIME HAS NOT DONE THIS ALBUM ANY FAVOURS.TWENTY FOUR YEARS AFTER ITS ORIGINAL RELEASE IT SOUNDS LIKE A COLLECTION OF LEFT OVER SONGS WICH OF COURSE IT WAS. BRUCE LEFT BEHIND ARTISTIC MERRIT FOR SUPER STAR HYPE.THIS ALBUM WAS HEADING FOR THE BARGAIN BIN BUT THE MTV FRIENDLY DANCING IN THE DARK LIFTED IT TO MULTI PLATINUM SALES IN ITS FIRST YEAR AND FIVE OTHER HIT SINGLES FOLLOWED. THE GREAT SHAME IS THAT THE MORE CLASIC BRUCE TRACKS WER OVER LOOKED ,DOWN BOUND TRAIN AND BOBY JEAN.THESE TRACKS SAVE THIS CD FROM BEING BLAND HITSVILLE ROCK AND ROLL, THAT JOB COULD NOW BE LEFT TO BRIAN ADAMS,AND BON JOVI; BRUCE WAS TURNING INTO ELVIS AND THEIR WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO, EXCEPT LAY LOW FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND MAKE A QUIET ALBUM IN THE KITCHEN.
In my opinion, born in the USA is one of the best albums ever! it has everything any rock or pop music fan could ever ask for. from its opening collection of thundering stadium rock tracks ('darlington county', 'working on the highway' and the title track 'born in the USA') further listening to them tells a much darker, meaningful story than the music suggests. included are the more softly spoken tracks such as 'I'm on fire' and 'my hometown' which are just as thought provoking and help to demonstrate bruce's vocal skills. this album launched bruce into a global megastar and its easy to see why. this is an essential purchase for any springsteen fan or any music fan in general....
I used to have the vinyl version of this LP but I think my ex got custody ! I heard dancing In The Dark on the radio and just knew I needed to get this CD for the car. Absolute classic from The Boss. Great driving music. If you're new to Bruce then this one is a great first buy.
I remember listening to this when I was i the Royal Navy. We had it blasting out every shift and I knew all of the words off by heart. Never was a big Bruce Springsteen fan, but this changed my mind. Heard the tracks earlier this year on an episode or 'Cold Case'. They were playing the whole album in little snippets throughout the show. Had to get a copy on Disc and uploaded it to my Laptop so now I can listen wherever I am. It is as good as I remember and brings back many great memories. Oh to be young again !!!!!