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DiscDebate_BruceSpringsteen[i-1].body = "When inducting U2 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bruce Springsteen spoke about what great bands aspire to when they are trying to make great records. \"You want the earth to shake and spit fire, you want the sky to split apart and for God to pour out,\" he said. He half jokingly included \"Born To Run\" in a list of albums that have conquered these lofty goals. Joke he may, but if \"Born To Run\" doesn't shake the earth on every play, then I don't know of an album that does. Saddled with the pressures of being \"the next Dylan\" and the \"future of rock 'n' roll,\" Springsteen miraculously delivered an epic masterpiece that is packed with Phil Spectorish production, stunning crescendos and enough energy to power Freehold, N.J., for a month. The vocals are a bit overwrought, but classics like \"Thunder Road,\" \"Backstreets\" and the title track have aged beautifully in the live concert setting.  Interesting tidbit: Upon meeting Phil Spector after the release of \"Born To Run,\" the legendary producer told Bruce that he was a \"very talented man\" (of course, this was after a tense silent stare-down between Bruce and Phil).  Spector, however, later ruined the moment by referring to the Boss as Bruce Springstreet.";

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DiscDebate_BruceSpringsteen[i-1].body = "This double album is perhaps the best representation of Springsteen's repository of styles and personalities. On this album, we meet Bruce the bar rocker (\"Ramrod,\" \"Crush On You\"), Bruce the King of the Pop Party (\"Hungry Heart,\" \"You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)\"), and Bruce the romantic (\"I Wanna Marry You,\" \"Fade Away\"). Springsteen's vivid storytelling skills are also on prominent display here in songs like the title track and \"Wreck On The Highway.\" Bruce has also mentioned that writing \"Stolen Car\" was a pivotal moment in his writing career. Although it is not the most memorable song musically, the tune does contain a theme that will weave its way into future Boss stories: the presence of a complex protagonist who has to deal with being trapped in his own existence. Also, being one of Bruce's most productive periods, Springsteen and the band recorded, rehearsed or rejected about 90 songs for the album, many of which were released on the \"Tracks\" box set.";

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DiscDebate_BruceSpringsteen[i-1].body = "In making this album, Bruce told Rolling Stone magazine that he had one goal for the record, that \"it had to be just a relentless ... just a barrage of that particular thing.\" Mission accomplished. Coming off of a three-year legal battle with his former manager over the rights to Springsteen's music, Bruce and the E Street Band delivered a record that bursts with energy, intensity and poetic tales of suburban discontents who are willing to risk everything they have, which never seems to be that much except for their desire to find truth and integrity. Paul Nelson wrote that Springsteen had said that the characters on \"Darkness\" are \"going from nowhere to nowhere.\" This bleakness, coupled with a cover picture of a disheveled Bruce forever shattered the image of the grinning Sprinsteeen that donned the cover of both Time and Newsweek just three years before during the \"Born To Run\" era.";

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DiscDebate_BruceSpringsteen[i-1].body = "After a lucrative \"River\" tour and before the career-changing release of \"Born in the U.S.A.,\" Bruce recorded a collection of acoustic songs on a four-track tape recorder in his home.  Springsteen hoped to record the tunes with the E Streeters, but instead he released the lo-fi record \"as is.\" The album features characters that are even more isolated than the inhabitants of \"Darkness.\" Where as the \"Darkness\" characters threaten to \"tear this whole town apart,\" some of the damned souls of \"Nebraska\" actually do (listen to the murderous title track and the raucous \"Johnny 99\"). Springsteen once told Mikal Gilmore of Rolling Stone that \"Nebraska\" was his most personal record and autobiographical offerings like \"Used Car\" and \"My Father's House\" support that notion.";

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DiscDebate_BruceSpringsteen[i-1].body = "This collection makes the list based on sheer effort and courage. While most of the art world shied away from tackling the 9/11 tragedy, Springsteen faced it head on and did what he does best: interpret the human condition through storytelling and song. Bruce began noticing that a number of the victims' obituaries had mentioned that they were fans. He wound up reaching out to the victims' families as both a gesture of support and way to find out about his fallen fans. The extent of the research is clear here, as songs like \"You're Missing\" and \"Nothing Man\" showcase poignant details. Springsteen somehow weaves hope throughout the fabric of the album, and songs like \"Mary's Place\" and \"Lonesome Day\" and \"My City of Ruins\" beautifully wrestle with tragic themes and somehow pump them full of optimism and hope.";

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DiscDebate_BruceSpringsteen[i-1].body = "This album is not so terrible, it simply is the weakest in Bruce's stellar track record of album releases. There is no overarching theme to the record, but there are some fun tracks, especially Bruce's soulful duets with Bobby King on \"Man's Job\" and with Sam Moore on \"Roll of the Dice.\" If you gotta get an album from this era, you may be better off spending your bucks on the \"Lucky Town\" collection, which was released on the same day as \"Human Touch.\" But don't come down too hard on Bruce about \"Human Touch.\" 1992 was an odd time for music. Don't believe me?  A few of the top 50 singles for that year included \"I'm Too Sexy\" by Right Said Fred, \"To Be With You\" by Mr. Big, and, yes, \"Baby Got Back\" by Sir Mix-A-Lot. Suddenly \"Human Touch\" is sounding a whole lot better, ain't it?<p><br>Got a comment on Randy's choices? Email him at rabramson22@hotmail.com.";

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