Bruce Springsteen

Submitted by rudolf55 on Thu, 09/21/2006 - 06:06
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  • Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)


  • 1. Blinded By The Light: 7.6
  • 2. Growin' Up: 9.0
  • 3. Mary Queen Of Arkansas: 10
  • 4. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?: 9.4
  • 5. Lost In The Flood: 8.1
  • 6. The Angel: 9.6
  • 7. For You: 7.9
  • 8. Spirit In The Night: 7.4
  • 9. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City: 8.5
  • Song Average: 8.6
  • Score: 90%
  • Comment: A great debut, and a great sign of things to come.

  • The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)


  • 1. The E Street Shuffle: 8.4
  • 2. 4th Of July, Asbury Park: 8.0
  • 3. Kitty's Back: 7.6
  • 4. Wild Billy's Circus Story: 9.4
  • 5. Incident On 57th Street: 9.2
  • 6. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight): 7.8
  • 7. New York City Serenade: 9.8
  • Song Average: 8.6
  • Score: 88%
  • Comment: Quirky, and that's a compliment. It's his oddest album, though.

  • Born To Run (1975)


  • 1. Thunder Road: 9.8
  • 2. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out: 9.2
  • 3. Night: 9.5
  • 4. Backstreets: 10
  • 5. Born To Run: 10
  • 6. She's the One: 8.8
  • 7. Meeting Across the River: 9.6
  • 8. Jungleland: 9.8
  • Song Average: 9.6
  • Score: 98%
  • Comment: This is where he really started, even if the previous too were great too.

  • Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)


  • 1. Badlands: 9.8
  • 2. Adam Raised A Cain: 7.8
  • 3. Something In The Night: 9.2
  • 4. Candy's Room: 8.7
  • 5. Racing In The Streets: 9.4
  • 6. The Promised Land: 9.0
  • 7. Factory: 9.0
  • 8. Streets Of Fire: 9.6
  • 9. Prove It All Night: 8.5
  • 10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town: 9.6
  • Song Average: 9.1
  • Score: 95%

  • The River (1980)


  • 1. The Ties That Bind: 7.8
  • 2. Sherry Darling: 8.3
  • 3. Jackson Cage: 9.0
  • 4. Two Hearts: 8.5
  • 5. Independence Day: 9.4
  • 6. Hungry Heart: 9.5
  • 7. Out In The Street: 8.6
  • 8. Crush On You: 7.6
  • 9. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch): 8.0
  • 10. I Wanna Marry You: 9.5
  • 11. The River: 10
  • 12. Point Blank: 9.8
  • 13. Cadillac Ranch: 9.0
  • 14. I'm A Rocker: 9.3
  • 15. Fade Away: 9.3
  • 16. Stolen Car: 9.6
  • 17. Ramrod: 8.9
  • 18. The Price You Pay: 9.4
  • 19. Drive All Night: 9.7
  • 20. Wreck On The Highway: 9.3
  • Song Average: 9.0
  • Score: 95%

  • Nebraska (1982)


  • 1. Nebraska: 9.0
  • 2. Atlantic City: 9.2
  • 3. Mansion On The Hill: 8.6
  • 4. Johnny 99: 8.2
  • 5. Highway Patrolman: 8.7
  • 6. State Trooper: 9.0
  • 7. Used Cars: 8.9
  • 8. Open All Night: 7.7
  • 9. My Father's House: 8.8
  • 10. Reason To Believe: 9.0
  • Song Average: 8.7
  • Score: 90%

  • Born In The USA (1984)


  • 1. Born In The USA: 10
  • 2. Cover Me: 9.2
  • 3. Darlington County: 8.7
  • 4. Working On The Highway: 9.0
  • 5. Downbound Train: 9.7
  • 6. I'm On Fire: 9.4
  • 7. No Surrender: 9.3
  • 8. Bobby Jean: 9.5
  • 9. I'm Going Down: 9.0
  • 10. Glory Days: 8.9
  • 11. Dancing In The Dark: 9.5
  • 12. My Hometown: 10
  • Song Average: 9.4
  • Score: 96%

  • Tunnel Of Love (1987)


  • 1. Ain't Got You: 6.8
  • 2. Tougher Than The Rest: 8.7
  • 3. All That Heaven Will Allow: 8.4
  • 4. Spare Parts: 7.9
  • 5. Cautious Man: 9.2
  • 6. Walk Like A Man: 9.0
  • 7. Tunnel Of Love: 9.4
  • 8. Two Faces: 8.9
  • 9. Brilliant Disguise: 9.6
  • 10. One Step Up: 9.5
  • 11. When You're Alone: 9.1
  • 12. Valentine's Day: 8.7
  • Song Average: 8.7
  • Score: 89%

  • Human Touch (1992)


  • 1. Human Touch: 8.2
  • 2. Soul Driver: 6.7
  • 3. 57 Channels (And Nothin' On): 7.0
  • 4. Cross My Heart: 5.8
  • 5. Gloria's Eyes: 5.6
  • 6. With Every Wish: 6.0
  • 7. Roll Of The Dice: 6.3
  • 8. Real World: 6.8
  • 9. All Or Nothin' At All: 7.2
  • 10. Man's Job: 8.6
  • 11. I Wish I Were Blind: 8.8
  • 12. The Long Goodbye: 8.0
  • 13. Real Man: 9.0
  • 14. Pony Boy: 8.9
  • Song Average: 7.3
  • Score: 70%

  • Lucky Town (1992)


  • 1. Better Days: 8.0
  • 2. Lucky Town: 8.5
  • 3. Local Hero: 7.9
  • 4. If I Should Fall Behind: 9.1
  • 5. Leap Of Faith: 7.8
  • 6. The Big Muddy: 8.7
  • 7. Living Proof: 9.0
  • 8. Book Of Dreams: 8.9
  • 9. Souls Of The Departed: 7.6
  • 10. My Beautiful Reward: 9.3
  • Song Average: 8.5
  • Score: 80%

  • The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)


  • 1. The Ghost of Tom Joad: 9.6
  • 2. Straight Time: 9.3
  • 3. Highway 29: 8.8
  • 4. Youngstown: 8.1
  • 5. Sinaloa Cowboys: 8.0
  • 6. The Line: 8.4
  • 7. Balboa Park: 8.1
  • 8. Dry Lightning: 8.5
  • 9. The New Timer: 7.9
  • 10. Across The Border: 8.0
  • 11. Galveston Bay: 7.7
  • 12. My Best Was Never Good Enough: 7.9
  • Song Average: 8.3
  • Score: 73%

  • The Rising (2002)


  • 1. Lonesome Day: 8.7
  • 2. Into The Fire: 8.8
  • 3. Waitin' On A Sunny Day: 10
  • 4. Nothing Man: 9.1
  • 5. Countin' On A Miracle: 8.5
  • 6. Empty Sky: 8.6
  • 7. Worlds Apart: 6.9
  • 8. Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin): 9.2
  • 9. Further On (Up The Road): 8.9
  • 10. The Fuse: 8.4
  • 11. Mary's Place: 8.0
  • 12. You're Missing: 9.4
  • 13. The Rising: 8.7
  • 14. Paradise: 9.3
  • 15. My City Of Ruins: 9.0
  • Song Average: 8.7
  • Score: 90%

  • Devils & Dust (2005)


  • 1. Devils & Dust: 9.4
  • 2. All The Way Home: 8.7
  • 3. Reno: 8.5
  • 4. Long Time Comin': 9.0
  • 5. Black Cowboys: 9.2
  • 6. Maria's Bed: 9.5
  • 7. Silver Palomino: 8.3
  • 8. Jesus Was An Only Son: 8.9
  • 9. Leah: 9.6
  • 10. The Hitter: 9.1
  • 11. All I'm Thinkin' About: 8.0
  • 12. Matamoros Banks: 9.0
  • Song Average: 8.9
  • Score: 92%

  • We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)


  • 1. Old Dan Tucker: 9.3
  • 2. Jesse James: 9.1
  • 3. Mrs McGrath: 9.6
  • 4. O Mary Don't You Weep: 8.4
  • 5. John Henry: 8.6
  • 6. Erie Canal: 8.9
  • 7. Jacob's Ladder: 9.0
  • 8. My Oklahoma Home: 8.5
  • 9. Eyes On The Prize: 9.5
  • 10. Shenandoah: 8.8
  • 11. Pay Me My Money Down: 8.9
  • 12. We Shall Overcome: 9.0
  • 13. Froggie Went A Courtin: 9.2
  • 14. Buffalo Gals: 8.2
  • 15. How Can I Keep From Singing: 7.9
  • Song Average: 8.8
  • Score: 93%

  • Magic (2007)


  • 1. Radio Nowhere: 9.8
  • 2. You'll Be Comin' Down: 9.4
  • 3. Livin' In The Future: 8.8
  • 4. Your Own Worst Enemy: 9.0
  • 5. Gypsy Biker: 9.1
  • 6. Girls In Their Summer Clothes: 8.5
  • 7. I'll Work For Your Love: 9.2
  • 8. Magic: 9.5
  • 9. Last To Die: 9.1
  • 10. Long Walk Home: 9.6
  • 11. Devil's Arcade: 9.8
  • 12. Terry's Song: 9.5
  • Song Average: 9.3
  • Score: 93%

  • Working On A Dream (2009)


  • 1. Outlaw Pete: 9.6
  • 2. My Lucky Day: 8.5
  • 3. Working on a Dream: 9.1
  • 4. Queen of the Supermarket: 8.0
  • 5. What Love Can Do: 7.9
  • 6. This Life: 7.4
  • 7. Good Eye: 8.2
  • 8. Tomorrow Never Knows: 8.4
  • 9. Life Itself: 8.7
  • 10. Kingdom of Days: 9.0
  • 11. Surprise, Surprise: 7.7
  • 12. The Last Carnival: 9.1
  • 13. The Wrestler: 9.5
  • Song Average: 8.5
  • Score: 83%

  • Songs on other media (B-sides, EP's, live performances,...)

  • American Land: 8.3
  • American Skin: 8.1
  • Back In Your Arms: 9.0
  • Because The Night: 5.7
  • Be True: 7.3
  • The Big Payback: 7.9
  • Bishop Danced: 9.2
  • Blood Brothers: 8.5
  • Bring 'Em Home: 8.2
  • Bring On The Night: 7.6
  • Brothers Under The Bridge: 9.0
  • Brothers Under the Bridges: 7.6
  • Car Wash: 9.1
  • Chimes Of Freedom: 7.1
  • Code Of Silence: 9.0
  • County Fair: 8.7
  • Cynthia: 9.3
  • Dead Man Walking: 7.7
  • Dollhouse: 6.5
  • Don't Look Back: 7.2
  • The Fever: 7.8
  • Fire: 5.2
  • Frankie: 9.2
  • From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come): 8.0
  • Gave It A Name: 9.1
  • Give The Girl A Kiss: 7.9
  • Goin' Cali: 7.4
  • A Good Man Is Hard To Find: 9.0
  • Happy: 7.1
  • Hearts Of Stone: 7.6
  • Held Up Without A Gun: 9.0
  • The Honeymooners: 9.5
  • How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live: 9.2
  • I Wanna Be With You: 8.0
  • Iceman: 6.5
  • Janey Don't You Lose Heart: 8.5
  • Jersey Girl: 8.2
  • Johnny Bye-Bye: 9.1
  • Land Of Hope And Dreams: 9.2
  • Leavin' Train: 7.6
  • Lift Me Up: 7.0
  • Light Of Day: 9.0
  • Linda Let Me Be The One: 9.0
  • Lion's Den: 8.0
  • Living On The Edge Of The World: 8.2
  • Loose Change: 7.7
  • Loose Ends: 8.1
  • Love Of The Common People: 9.0
  • Lucky Man: 9.2
  • Man at the Top: 7.8
  • Mary Lou: 7.9
  • Missing: 6.8
  • Murder Incorporated: 9.2
  • My Love Will Not Let You Down: 9.1
  • My Lover Man: 8.2
  • None But The Brave: 7.8
  • Over The Rise: 7.9
  • Paradise By The 'C': 7.0
  • Part Man, Part Monkey: 8.0
  • Pink Cadillac: 9.2
  • The Promise: 9.2
  • Raise Your Hand: 7.7
  • Red Headed Woman: 8.7
  • Rendezvous: 8.6
  • Restless Nights: 6.8
  • Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own: 7.1
  • Rockaway the Days: 9.2
  • Roulette: 9.3
  • Sad Eyes: 9.6
  • Santa Ana: 9.1
  • Seaside Bar Song: 7.1
  • Secret Garden: 9.0
  • Seeds: 9.1
  • Seven Angels: 7.1
  • Shut Out The Light: 9.5
  • So Young And In Love: 8.0
  • Stand On It: 8.5
  • Streets Of Philadelphia: 10
  • Take 'em As They Come: 7.0
  • This Hard Land: 8.6
  • This Land Is Your Land: 8.0
  • This Little Light Of Mine: 7.8
  • Thundercrack: 9.3
  • Trapped: 8.1
  • Trouble In Paradise: 8.5
  • Trouble River: 6.8
  • TV Movie: 9.0
  • Two for the Road: 7.5
  • Viva Las Vegas: 7.9
  • Wages Of Sin: 6.5
  • War: 9.0
  • When The Lights Go Out: 7.0
  • When The Saints Go Marching In: 5.7
  • When You Need Me: 9.0
  • Where The Bands Are: 6.9
  • The Wish: 9.2
  • Zero And Blind Terry: 7.9
Author Comments: 

Rankings

1. Born To Run *****/*****
2. Born In The USA *****/*****
3. Darkness On The Edge Of Town *****/*****
4. The River *****/*****
5. Magic ****1/2/*****
6. We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions ****1/2/*****
7. Devils & Dust ****1/2/*****
8. Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ ****1/2/*****
9. The Rising ****1/2/*****
10. Nebraska ****1/2/*****
11. Tunnel Of Love ****/*****
12. The Wild, The Innocent And The E-Street Shuffle ****/*****
13. Working On A Dream ****/*****
14. Lucky Town ****/******
15. The Ghost Of Tom Joad ***1/2/*****
16. Human Touch ***1/2/*****

Wezzo09/29/2006

I'm very interested to see how you rate The Rising.. have you heard it yet?

rudolf5509/29/2006

No, not yet and it might take a while before I listen to it.

I'm thinking this whole thing may be a bit too ambitious

Wezzo12/08/2006

10/10 for Waitin' On A Sunny Day... I completely, utterly agree.

I really liked reading your ratings of these songs and albums, and while I'd rank The Rising way higher and Human Touch & Tom Joad even lower, we tend to be in agreement.

Great!

rudolf5512/09/2006

Thanks!

And I was thinking of giving Tom Joad a lower rating, I just haven't gotten around to actually doing it.