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Born to Run
by: Bruce Springsteen

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0746433795266
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Sales Rank: 1368
Studio: Sony

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Few albums are as fueled by hope, possibility, and the lure of the open road as Born to Run, a virtual concept album about small-town Jerseyites in search of a better life via hot-rodding out on the turnpike, scoring some small-time hustle, or blowing out of town altogether, either across the river to New York City or west for parts unknown. Songs like 'Jungleland,' 'Thunder Road,' 'Backstreets,' and the title track are epic productions, both sonically and lyrically, borrowing from Phil Spector, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, and West Side Story. When Born to Run was released in 1975, it earned then-unknown Springsteen the rare honor of simultaneous covers on both Time and Newsweek. The attention was warranted then, and it still is now. --Daniel Durchholz

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- Born to Run
In his ever expanding writing style to desribe the plight of the everday working man, his desparate need to create a hit record turns out one of the best albums of rock and roll and the best part is that you can hear his desparation through the singing. During the time of disco and progressive rock, it seemed as if rock would never be able to return to its roots, but Springsteen combined a big band sound or his own version of the 'wall of sound' with complex yet straight forward lyrics about escape for a better future. No better is this displayed than in the album opener, "Thunder Road," which serves as an invitation to the listeners to escape with the singer and Mary on that "dusty beach road."

Every song on this album has its own niche. Clarence Clemons has his part on nearly every song that adds a certain amount of texture to each track. Roy Bittan's piano work is legendary especially for the song, ... Read More

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- Bruce Rocks, almost as hard as the Stones
Bruce is really quite inovative, if you look at him in the history of music. Who sound like Bruce, and came before Bruce? Not much, maybe a few Phil Spector creations, but thats it. And, quite simply, he rocks harder then most. I'd say only the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix can rock harder. Every song here is an all time classic, each a mini story told with the perfect accompiament. Every instrument in the entire CD sounds fantastic, streched to its highest potental. One of the best, a top ten for me.

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- I need an asterisk - this is five stars plus!
Rarely do heavily hyped artistic endeavors come even remotely close to living up to the expectations. Born to Run is as notable an exception as you'll ever encounter. After an ordinary debut and an extraordinary but under-appreciated sophomore effort Springsteen released Born at the end of the 1975 summer. While The Wild, the Innocent... sounded as if it had been hastily put together Columbia, Bruce and the E Street Band pulled out all of the stops on the new recording. The result is a sonic blast never before heard. It is over the top in the manner of Phil Spector and it works.

Lyrically Born continues Springsteen's string of personal Jersey stories of love, regret, violence, street life and heartache. Musically he leaves behind most of the R & B, jazz and Latino influences and turns to straight ahead rock and roll. Whereas the previous records sounded somewhat muddy this one is crisp and clear with ... Read More

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- For tramps like us - Springsteen's greatest
A dreaming harmonica and a rainy-day piano begins "Thunder Road." The harmonica fades away and the piano picks up. "The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves," Bruce Springsteen sings. "Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays: Roy Orbison singing for the lonely. Hey, that's me and I want you only. Don't turn me home again - I just can't face myself alone again ..."The drums come in, the guitar twangs, the bass rolls, and we take off on one of the sweetest rides rock and roll has to offer: "Born to Run."

About mid-way through that song, Springsteen informs us, "I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk." Well, he's not kidding. But the instruments on this album do more than talk: they come to life, like shapes growing in a pop-up book or strangers emerging from shadows in the dark of night. Clarence Clemons' saxophone roars like the engine of a muscle car crashing through ... Read More

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