BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

(UNITED STATES)

BORN TO RUN

(1975)
LABEL:

COLUMBIA

GENRE:

ROCK

TAGS:
Easy-Listening, Rasping vocals
"Bruce Springsteen offers with "Born To Run" his first legendary album and his first essential anthems."
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Despite the quality of his first two albums and live performances whose reputation was beginning to spread throughout the country, Bruce Springsteen's career was struggling to take off and sales remained relatively confidential. Until the concert of May 9, 1974 at the Harvard Square Theatre in Cambridge: in the audience was a certain Jon Landau, a renowned critic for the already famous Rolling Stone, who fell in ecstasy in front of the artist, not hesitating to write an article in the pages of The Real Paper where he declared to have "seen the future of rock'n'roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen". This declaration is immediately followed by effects, one of the first being the provision of more important means for the artist for the recording of his new opus. This last one also sees the journalist propelled to the production in company of Mike Appel.

If at first, Bruce Springsteen has a lot of difficulty to manage the pressure that this new fame imposes to him, the one who is not yet the boss will nevertheless be up to the generated expectations. He wanted the new album to sound like "Roy Orbinson singing Bob Dylan, produced by Phil Spector"! He spends a lot of time on the production while the line-up of the E-Street Band changes during the recording, seeing Roy Bittan replace David Sancious on keyboards, and Max Weinberg take the place of Ernest "Boom" Carter on drums, the two departures being nevertheless quoted as guests. Another contributor will have an important role that will continue to develop alongside Bruce Springsteen: a certain Steve Van Zandt. While he was only invited to participate in the chorus, he took the initiative to lead the brass section. The result is of an energy and an effectiveness relegating to the oblivion the fanfares of the previous albums. The best example is 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' with its catchy chorus.

After all these peregrinations and an unusual wait, "Born To Run" is finally released in 1975. The tracks follow one another without any break in the intensity, and only the calm and melancholic 'Meeting Across The River' represents a short break with its piano and trumpet duet. It should be noted that this title was called 'The Heist' on the first press of the album which has since become a collector's item. Skillfully arranged by the master of the place, the eight tracks are as many pieces of a story among the abandoned and the magnificent losers of an urban jungle of which New York is the decor. The first and last tracks of each side are all peaks of dizzying heights. 'Thunder Road' rises in intensity and proves to be poignant and full of hope while 'Born To Run' is a true hymn with irresistible energy and a fiery saxophone, an ode to escape. The end of the sides are occupied by more epic pieces on which Bruce Springsteen proves again his talents of storyteller, varying the intensities and being able to be furious ('Backstreets'). 'Jungleland' turns out to be a superb epic of more than 9 minutes, starting and ending on a few piano notes, varying the atmospheres and benefiting from a sublime instrumental bridge with a poignant sax solo.
 
It's hard to make it short to present this rock monument. With "Born To Run", Bruce Springsteen offers his first legendary album and his first essential anthems. His ambition is achieved, the massive production does not drown the interest of the lyrics, on the contrary. The energy is at the service of the story and takes the listener into an intoxicating whirlwind that will mark the history of rock and music in general.
- Official website

TRACK LISTING:
01. Thunder Road - 4:49
02. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out - 3:11
03. Night - 3:01
04. Backstreets - 6:31
05. Born To Run - 4:30
06. She's The One - 4:30
07. Meeting Across The River - 3:18
08. Jungleland - 9:36

LINEUP:
Bruce Springsteen: Chant / Guitares / Harmonica
Clarence Clemmons: Saxophone
Danny Federici: Claviers / Glockenspiel
David Sancious: Claviers
Gary Tallent: Basse
Max Weinberg: Batterie
Roy Bittan: Claviers / Glockenspiel
Ernest "boom" Carter: Batterie / Invité
Steve Van Zandt: Chant / Invité
Suki Lahav: Invité / Violon
   
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