“Born To Run” by Bruce Springsteen - album review
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The 25-year-old was out to colour-in the mid-70s grey of the AOR market and this was certainly achieved on a set which oozes ambition at every turn; the result of some 14 months in the recording studio with 6 months spent on the lead-single “Born To Run” alone. Springsteen has said that he wanted to make a record that sounded like “Roy Orbison singing Bob Dylan, produced by Spector.” And I’ll be darned – that’s exactly what it sounds like, so fair play to all concerned – these 8 mini-dramas are an aural pleasure, and a welcome antidote to the mind-numbing garbage which was dominating the American rock scene at the time.
The Jukebox Rebel
27–Feb–2016
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [04:49]  Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen) Pop |
| A2 | [03:11]  Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (Bruce Springsteen) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| A3 | [03:00]  Bruce Springsteen - Night (Bruce Springsteen) New Wave |
| A4 | [06:30]  Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets (Bruce Springsteen) Folk Rock / Americana |
| B1 | [04:31]  Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen) New Wave |
| B2 | [04:30]  Bruce Springsteen - She’s The One (Bruce Springsteen) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| B3 | [03:18]  Bruce Springsteen - Meeting Across The River (Bruce Springsteen) Songwriter |
| B4 | [09:34]  Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland (Bruce Springsteen) Cerebral Pop |
