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[CRAZY-HORSE]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "greetings from asbury park,nj" cd, 1973

career stats:
studio albums.....18
singles...............72

this album: #60 US, #71 AU, #41 UK
singles:
"blinded by the light"...........no chart action anywhere
"spirit in the night"..............no chart action anywhere

back to the xmas giftcard purchases, this time its the debut album from The Boss.
apart from the latest dumbass album "high hopes" this is the only album of his i have never owned(until now!)...
ive listened to this a lot since purchasing it in early january and love it, so much so that it is one of my favourite albums of his now.
album features the E-Street Band although they are not credited on the cover or disc.
album features a good mix of rockers and acoustic type material.
on this one is the original version of "blinded by the light" which was successfully covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band a few years later, love the cover but love Springsteens rough and ragged version also, i think i still prefer the cover though.
his lyrics on this one are as good as anything he has done since then,which shows the quality of the guy even at a young age.
favourite track here is an acoustic one even though i probably would have been equally happy picking one of about four or five others...
its strange though, because when i went to amazon.com to copy/paste the coverart i read a few reviews of this one from several of their customers, their comments ranged and varied greatly, from "his best album ever" through "solid rough and ready rock and roll" to "the worst album ever made"...so i guess its one of those albums you either love or loathe, me, i love it!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: growin up
best track: lost in the flood

tracks:

1. blinded by the light ***
2. growin up **
3. mary queen of arkansas ***
4. does this bus stop at 82nd street ***
5. lost in the flood ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h9Zki_4e98 audio
6. the angel ***
7. for you ***
8. spirit in the night **
9. its hard to be a saint in the city **

3s=6
2s=3
1s=0

rating: 2.7 or 8.9/10