The album that made his star status even bigger than it already was.
The record went to No. 1 in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, and in
several European countries.
We can discuss the fact if it’s Springsteen‘s best album ever (certainly not, IMO)
’till the cows come home, but one thing’s for sure, Born In The USA cemented his
working-class hero aura for eternity.
Rolling Stone: wrote back then: “Like the guys in the songs, the music was born in
the U.S.A.: Springsteen ignored the British Invasion and embraced instead the legacy
of Phil Spector’s releases, the sort of soul that was coming from Atlantic Records and
especially the garage bands that had anomalous radio hits. He’s always chased the utopian feeling of that music, and here he catches it with a sophisticated production and a subtle change in surroundings, the E Street Band cools it with the saxophone solos and piano arpeggios — from song to song.” Full review here. Score: 5/5.
Singles/clips: Born In The USA / Dancing In The Dark / Glory Days
