So I'm ridiculously uneducated about Springsteen. I have friends who are huge fans and have seen him live a few times. Whereas I'm the guy sitting there listening and saying "oh I've heard this on the radio... is this a Springsteen song?"
This was good, a competent rocking soul album that occasionally steps up to levels of brilliance, particularly the title track and "Backstreets"
"Born to run" "Born in the USA", the man is born quite a bit. Apparently he had aimed for this to be his 'Phil Spector album' a chance to push the limits of what the studio could do, rather than just recreating the sound of the band playing live... which is odd, because everything I've heard suggests that live is where Springsteen shines.
*Note: my listening is a bit ahead of where I'm up to with my posting. I have since been getting into Springsteen and have picked up one or two albums.
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