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Don't miss this extraordinary album. Pay close attention to the powerful lyrics throughout the LP; this is far from the patriotic record many consider it to be.
is an essential American rock record. Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.
Up-tempo tracks like "Cover Me," "I'm Goin' Down," and "No Surrender" are irresistibly catchy. Every song is top-notch, including the big hits "Dancing in the Dark," "Glory Days," and the title track.
Beyond the best-known singles, "I'm on Fire" simmers with a subdued but powerful vocal, while "My Hometown" includes subtly striking lyrics. The tales of hard times and heartbreak throughout ring unfortunately true today.
5 Stars.
Don't wait like me, go get this/time to check out a few other classics to. I just finally picked up B.I.T.USA for my interest in Springsteen has been 50/50.
Bruce Springsteen has quite a few good ones, some not so appealing INMOP, but this one is top notch from start to finish. This album is a must have even for those who are not born & bread Bruce fans.
Band deliver a Glory Days grandslam filled with 100% Grade A USA. Every track stands out on its own and it's hard to pin point the best here.
From the title track to My Hometown, Bruce and the E.S. Definitely waited too long to purchase this one.
Like they say some things get better with age.
Let me say this straight out - I am not a Bruce Springsteen fan. There are times that I hear a song that speak to me - an artsy phrase too often thrown around. Never have been and never will be. However, I purchased this album for two songs - Born In The USA and Dancing In The Dark. However, do not be fooled - this album nothing about being proud of America. In fact, it is a slam against this great nation.
While Born in the U.S.A. No way. (1984) were like lifelines to authentic rock n' roll on the radio for us die-hard 1960-70s rockers. includes some of The Boss' most compelling songwriting ever. Don't let the synthesizers in some of these songs turn you away from this great album.
Born in the U.S.A. Energetic, desperate and lonely, it picks up where the title cut ends.The whole world is out there just trying to scoreI've seen enough, I don't want to see any moreCover me, come on in and cover meI'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover meDownbound Train is a real heavyweight here, too. plays a big part in defining the life and times of the 1980s in many people's memories. I'm On Fire is madly quiet, spooky and full of shadowy lust. The album is Springsteen's most commercially successful by a long shot, and it's also one of the most successful albums in history (it had seven top ten singles which tied the all-time record for a single album). The song wistfully reflects on growing up in America and living with the hopelessness of a town's economic blight and jobs forever lost. Although it wasn't released as a single, it's gotten a lot of airplay on AOR radio, and has become a fan favorite over the years. Sure, the album had an updated sound that now sort of makes it a product of it's times, but that's one of the things that makes this album so special.
A sellout. When Springsteen sings a song like this, his compassion draws you in and makes you feel the reality of the situation. too commercial. It's a minor-key dirge that laments a life falling apart.
And clearly, Bruce Springsteen is still The Boss here. A song about a Vietnam veteran who, after going overseas and fighting in a war for the U.S.A., is forgotten by his own country when he returns home. It's an angry and disgusted battle cry against the injustice of it all. Is Born in the U.S.A. Bobby Jean is an upbeat rocker that celebrates a close friendship and love, but also bids a tragic and sorrowful farewell.Now I wish you would have told meI wish I could have talked to youJust to say goodbye, Bobby JeanI'm Going Down, Glory Days and Dancing In The Dark were all monster hit singles, and they're great songs, too. Classic Springsteen. The E Street Band's rocking guitars, Clarence Clemons' expressive saxophone and Bruce's desperate, raspy and dramatic voice are still the main attractions here. And Born in the U.S.A.
Springsteen isn't looking through rose colored glasses on this album, and the U.S.A. If you remember the 1980s like I do, the songs from Born in the U.S.A. that he sings about is not picture postcard perfect. isn't quite the masterpiece that Born to Run is, it still is a masterpiece and one of the best albums of Springsteen's career.The anthemic title song starts things off and lays the foundation for the rest of the album. The underrated and guitar rocking Cover Me follows, and I think this is one of the best songs Bruce has ever done. The album ends with the classic My Hometown. But while the image of the America we see here is framed with hard times and disillusionment, the portrait itself is really of the perseverance, compassion and hope of the American spirit.Last night me and Kate we laid in bedTalking about getting outPacking up our bags maybe heading southI'm thirty-five we got a boy of our own nowLast night I sat him up behind the wheel And said son take a good look aroundThis is your hometown
I admit, I prefer "Born to Run" over "Born in the USA". The "Born" CDs were what made the Boss' legend. Those were the ones you'd hear on the radio no end back in the day. This is a great early day Bruce CD and I think still a must for any Boss fan. My favorites:Born in the USADancing in the Dark Glory DaysRebecca Kyle, August 2008
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