It Was 40 Years Ago Today...


Born To Run, released this day:

August 25, 1975

And the world saw the future of Rock & Roll, and his name was Bruce Springsteen.
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Showing 3 responses by dayglow

The River might be the equal of Born To Run? Point Blank is one of his best!
Whatthe-IMO a major issue with Springsteen is his (outdated?) blue-collar marketing image which some still put to much emphasis on. A mega millionaire is still capable of writing great songs about the down and out.
Bdp24-Great post. I would like to add and simplify, regarding your comments. Dylan and the Beatles created/influenced the singer songwriter genre. The Kinks/Steppenwolf/Blue Cheer helped create "arena rock". The Who/The Doors/The Animals/Pink Floyd were responsible for the alternative/prog rock movement. Some of the bands especially The Who had an influence in all the mentioned genres. Springsteen had top level songwriting ability, then add the arena rock sound which created a very large fan base.