Born in the U.S.A.

Pre listening: “oh great, the album with the cheesy synths and the creepy lyrics”

2 minutes later: “BORN IN THE USA, I WAS BORN IN THE USA”

-okay the daddy in “I’m on fire” is her partner, not her actual father. So it’s just about infidelity, not pedophilia. TMYK 💫

Can’t believe I’ve never listened to this entire album until now. It’s a great album although not something I’d listen to very often.

Springsteen’s most accessible album, with some of his biggest hits on their, but this just isn’t in the same league as born to
Run or darkness on the edge of town in terms of a complete album, I agree it’s worth its place on the list though.

Some classics. I really liked "Downbound Train". The 80's synth sounds aren't great, was expecting more straight forward rock and roll.

Great album. Really enjoy the singles, but the rest of the album is worthy as well. Listening to it reminded me that "Dancing in the Dark" was maybe my first favorite song growing up. Distinctly remember hearing it on the radio on my way to and at Preschool. 4/5

Ausgezeichnetes Album mi passender Mischung aus Rock, Pop, Country und Synthy. Neben den Mega Songs “Born…” und “I’am On Fire” glänzen auch andere Titel wie “I am going down”. Tolles Gesamtwerk.

Not his best album (that'd be "Darkness on the Edge of Town"), not his breakthrough album (that'd be "Born to Run"), but probably his most iconic... A track list that plays like a greatest hits (12 songs, 7 (SEVEN) singles), and contains one of my absolute favourite Springsteen tracks (that'd be "Bobby Jean").

Just a near perfect album...

Classic album bringing back memories of the 80's!

Great collection of songs. Not necessarily cohesive enough to be his best album. I still prefer Born to Run

This was a great album. I remember listening to this a lot as a kid. 4.5/5

Today's record was the third by Bruce Springsteen that I've gotten so far in this generator (the first two being Born to Run and Nebraska), so apparently we are going in some semblance of chronological order. This record came right after Nebraska, and marked a genre shift to radio friendly pop rock.

This album was a hit machine, with seven singles released out of the twelve songs on the record. Songs such as Glory Days, Born in the U.S.A, and Dancing in the Dark became classics, and are among Bruce's most well known works.

Overall, this was a fantastic album today. All killer, no filler. I enjoyed it so much, I listened to it twice. I will absolutely listen again.

Favourite songs: Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark, Born in the U.S.A., I'm Goin' Down, Cover Me, Working on the Highway, Downbound Train, Bobby Jean, Darlington County, I'm On Fire, My Hometown

Least favourite songs: No Surrender

5/5

Sorry Boss. I'm not really into it in general. It feels way too broad rock n roll and I just don't think it's for me for the most part. 'No Surrender' has got something about it and 'Dancing in the Dark' is a real air-punching tune.

I feel like I am listening to my mom's music. Bruce Springsteen sings powerfully about an America in decline, but rather than do anthing about it or offer some hope as to how to fix anything, he can't abandon his framing of one man versus the system and the system wins. His music is good his message sucks ass. Glory Days is a perfect example. His lyrics are all about repression, regression, yearning, and loss. He stirs a pot hoping to have a listener respond and fill in the gaps. It's effective, but i don't like it. It feels like I am being dragged through living all my worst moments.

Brilliant.

Clear and obvious influence on The Killers, and pretty much all stadium rock. I never knew how many singles were from this one album - 6 out of 12 tracks charted!

I'm a pretty big fan of The Boss in general, and I love many of his albums, but I think this may be his best. It's one of those instances where an artist's creative and commercial zenith were one and the same. He had refined the sound of his band to a well oiled machine by this point, and also honed his songwriting to a fine edge - losing his initial flowery Dylanesque poetics almost completely, trading it in for an incredibly refined and nuanced directness. Every song is an anthem of one kind or another, often misinterpreted as some kind of patriotic chest thumping heartland rock. I implore you to read the lyrics to "Born In The USA." It is one of the most emotionally complex pop songs you will ever hear. The music does such an incredible job of sweeping you up in these catchy sing alongs, that you often don't even notice that the lyrics are often telling a very different story. This album covers such an incredibly rich emotional territory, like a book of short stories about the contemporary blue collar life of its time. Capturing the essence of that experience in what I believe to be an honest, or at least authentic, way.

OK I wasn’t too taken in by Darkness on the Edge of Town, but I liked this one quite a bit. He’s doing more shouting and growling than moaning here, and even when he does do moaning-voice I can deal with it better because it’s not nearly as pronounced in the audio mix.

My Dad had this on vinyl, so it got some heavy rotation when I was about five. Now, the tentpole tracks (Born in the USA, Cover Me and Dancing in the Dark) lack the punch I remember, but I'm on Fire is an absolute masterpiece; Springsteen baring a vulnerable heart underneath his gruff exterior.

Yeah still not a fan. Cheesy cringey vocals and lyrics. Boring instrumentation. I just can't see the appeal.

Veeery close to the full 5, wonderful