Best Springsteen album? [Archive]

Sydneyfan

11-07-2007, 07:54 PM

What's your favourite and why? I dare someone to say Human Touch.

I voted for Nebraska with Darkness and BTR fighting it out for second place. Magic ranks pretty highly as well.

SkortBrun

11-07-2007, 08:11 PM

Asbury Park, with Born to Run as a close 2nd.

Sydneyfan

11-07-2007, 08:16 PM

Asbury Park, with Born to Run as a close 2nd.

Greetings is very underrated. For You is one of my all time fave Bruce songs, especially the slow burn ballad version from Hammersmith 75. :rock

hildegoat

11-07-2007, 08:23 PM

Born To Run because I've only heard a few of these and I can't be bothered to listen to the rest of them. :eek:

I'm sure I'll hear them eventually, so don't you worry.

SkortBrun

11-07-2007, 08:25 PM

Greetings is very underrated. For You is one of my all time fave Bruce songs, especially the slow burn ballad version from Hammersmith 75. :rock

Right on! I always hear people trash that record, but I don't understand why.

hildegoat

11-07-2007, 08:27 PM

I enjoy Greetings as well, S.

SkortBrun

11-07-2007, 08:34 PM

I enjoy Greetings as well, S.

:upyours I'm clearly in the company of some very wise people.

raisemyglass

11-07-2007, 09:01 PM

I'm with Sydneyfan on this one.

Nebraska

FrigidRoses

11-07-2007, 09:07 PM

Born In The USA is my first and favorite record. :cool:

thefed

11-07-2007, 09:10 PM

i grew up w/ born in the usa and born to run, and didn't hear the wild the innocent & the e st shuffle until i was an adult. when i heard that album, i couldn't believe nobody had played it for me before. it's not only my favorite springsteen album, but one of my favorite rock and roll albums of all time. there is something about this soulful jersey street kid and his multicultural gang of punks that is so of the moment and simultaneously so timeless. god i love that record.

i am going up stairs to grab it right now and do the e street shuffle.

thefed

11-07-2007, 09:11 PM

Born In The USA is my first and favorite record. :cool:
twas one of the first records i knew every word to and really loved:upyours

foggy

11-07-2007, 10:27 PM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21kmXf-pvcL.jpg

Sydneyfan

11-07-2007, 10:40 PM

Has there ever been a better party song than Rosalita? I doubt it. This is a tremendous live version from a 1978 concert.
Watch the end - Bruce gets mobbed by girls. He doesn't seem to mind too much.

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FrigidRoses

11-07-2007, 10:42 PM

<3 Rosalita

blueone

11-08-2007, 02:30 AM

Fuck, I can't! :boohoo

Can't we do a best 14?

Faded Rose

11-08-2007, 05:33 AM

Has to be Nebraska - best by far - that's my favourite type of Bruce.

Blindtiger

11-08-2007, 09:20 AM

Definitely the River.

sipowicz

11-08-2007, 10:17 AM

The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle

It is the perfect Rock record front-to-back, except maybe NY Serenade, I could actually live without that one.

Otherwise, The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, or Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ...stupid Boss being too good.

FrigidRoses

11-08-2007, 10:30 AM

D needs to vote. He might be embarrassed that Human Touch is his favorite.

sipowicz

11-08-2007, 10:34 AM

D needs to vote. He might be embarrassed that Human Touch is his favorite.

He may get kicked off the board...Human Touch, :downyours

FrigidRoses

11-08-2007, 10:37 AM

But he's the biggest Bruce fan we got. :lol

ewok.online

11-08-2007, 11:17 AM

Born to Run. :upyours

blueone

11-08-2007, 12:19 PM

Darkness On The Edge of Town

Probably the most perfect of all his records, in my opinion.

fairbanks142

11-08-2007, 02:48 PM

Where's Tunnel of Love or his live albums?

FrigidRoses

11-08-2007, 02:58 PM

Sydneyfan

11-08-2007, 03:21 PM

Was it just me, or did he seem really into that kiss at the end?

No, it's not just you. :lol

ewok.online

11-08-2007, 03:28 PM

Being Bruce back in the day must have been pretty good for getting the ladies.

lukin

11-12-2007, 05:03 AM

You know, I've always like Bruce from the little that I've heard, and since being on this board have been meaning to check out one of his albums, but wasn't sure where to start. Whichever one comes out on top here, that'll be the one I get. No pressure.

sbors

11-12-2007, 09:33 AM

Greetings From Asbury Park. My first Springsteen album and still my favorite. That version of Blinded by the Light is priceless.

Sydneyfan

11-12-2007, 02:14 PM

Eh, as fairbanks pointed out, I forgot to add Tunnel of Love. Fixed.

blueone

11-12-2007, 07:11 PM

littleamen

11-12-2007, 07:32 PM

Vote well, TBY'ers. The only Bruce I own is Live in Dublin...so, I"m gonna buy whichever record wins.

ewok.online

11-12-2007, 07:33 PM

Vote well, TBY'ers. The only Bruce I own is Live in Dublin...so, I"m gonna buy whichever record wins.

Born to Run!

littleamen

11-12-2007, 07:34 PM

Born to Run!

Or, maybe just whatever ewok recommends with exclamation points. :lol

littleamen

11-12-2007, 07:35 PM

Kirsten,

I"m callin' you out. You're the biggest Boss fan I know....Why haven't you voted on this one yet?

Sydneyfan

11-12-2007, 07:48 PM

I wouldn't recommend starting with Nebraska. :downyours

D speaks the truth. Its my favourite Bruce album, but I wouldn't start with it either. You can' go wrong with Born to Run as a start-up album. The River, Darkness and even Magic would be okay as well.

FrigidRoses

11-12-2007, 10:14 PM

D speaks the truth. Its my favourite Bruce album, but I wouldn't start with it either. You can' go wrong with Born to Run as a start-up album. The River, Darkness and even Magic would be okay as well.

Good starting with list. I would add Born In The USA because that one made me a fan.

SkortBrun

11-13-2007, 01:26 AM

I was just watching the video for "Dancing in the Dark" today, I can't believe anybody actually thought it would be a good idea to do that video :lol

lukin

11-13-2007, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by Sydneyfan
D speaks the truth. Its my favourite Bruce album, but I wouldn't start with it either. You can' go wrong with Born to Run as a start-up album. The River, Darkness and even Magic would be okay as well.

Good starting with list. I would add Born In The USA because that one made me a fan.

Thanks for the advice, maybe I will start with Born To Run. I read a review of Magic that sounded really good, but I wanted to start with one of the older ones, but I didn't really want to start with Born in the USA since it's the most famous one (well, that's my impression anyway) and often the most famous is not the best. I guess I should be looking for the album that epitomises Springsteen the best. Sounds like a good excuse for another poll. :D

FrigidRoses

11-13-2007, 10:14 AM

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=121921&title=dancing-with-bruce

I think D would act exactly the same way. :lol

blueone

11-13-2007, 11:40 AM

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=121921&title=dancing-with-bruce

I think D would act exactly the same way. :lol

:lol

I so would. :banana

Kirsten

11-16-2007, 11:30 AM

Greetings is very underrated. For You is one of my all time fave Bruce songs, especially the slow burn ballad version from Hammersmith 75. :rock

I completely agree with all that.

I voted for Tunnel of Love, not because I think it is the "BEST" Springsteen album, but because it is my favorite Springsteen album. I can't tell you why, but it definitely is.

Sydneyfan

11-16-2007, 04:03 PM

I completely agree with all that.

I voted for Tunnel of Love, not because I think it is the "BEST" Springsteen album, but because it is my favorite Springsteen album. I can't tell you why, but it definitely is.

I need to listen to Tunnel of Love more often. I love it, but for some reason I seem to play it less than some of the other albums. I shall listen to it today :upyours

Donald

11-16-2007, 10:31 PM

Yeah, Tunnel Of Love is great, but Nebraska best.

Can someone put Nebraska Live 84-85 (lossless) on DIME or so? My CD plays, but is flawed. :(

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3923/brucespringsteennebraskhd2.jpg

Sydneyfan

11-17-2007, 02:09 PM

Where did you obtain that most excellent looking album from? I assume its a boot?

Kirsten

11-17-2007, 05:13 PM

Where did you obtain that most excellent looking album from? I assume its a boot?
yep, its a boot. One I've coveted for a long time... BTW, some friends of mine are doing a charity project to raise money for The Wounded Warrior project. For a 10-15 dollar donation you can obtain any one of 100s of bootlegs (mostly Springsteen, but a few Ryan). More info here. (http://www.tarotpassages.com/woundedwarrior.htm)

Kirsten

11-17-2007, 05:33 PM

Kirsten,

I"m callin' you out. You're the biggest Boss fan I know....Why haven't you voted on this one yet?

:lol I just saw this.

Yeah, I don't know how I missed this, but good thing I did since TOL was only added to the poll recently.

littleamen

11-17-2007, 09:30 PM

:lol I just saw this.

Yeah, I don't know how I missed this, but good thing I did since TOL was only added to the poll recently.

No worries, I'm used to being ignored. ha. :lol