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BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN RE-RELEASE: Born To Run
written by Roy Opochinski
Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run was not the first
album I remember hearing, but it is the first one that I remember
devouring. The record, with its iconic picture of Springsteen
and Clarence Clemons on the sleeve, was this nine-year-old’s
constant companion. I recorded the LP to cassette and if I
went out, it left with me.
When you’re young, obsession is considered to be cute. Adults
see obsession in kids as a sign of depth and intelligence,
which makes sense when one considers my notoriously short
attention span. That one piece of art could compel me the
way that this one did was nothing short of amazing.
Then again, if you consider the piece of art, it is not so
amazing because Born to Run works on so many levels.
The eight songs on the disc meld seamlessly, telling an operatic
tale of life, love, and loss somewhere in the swamps of Jersey.
Each individual song inhabits its own place but, at the same
time, propels the story forward. |
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