Bruce Springsteen

Christmas Rock Gems

2011 Special Features, American Artists, Bing Crosby, Bob Geldof, Bono, British Artists, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Greg Lake, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Queen, Sting, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Pretenders, The Waitresses, The Who

Nearly from its inception, rock and roll and Christmas songs have made for a potent mixture of holiday-flavored punch. This marriage dates back to 1957 with the first Elvis Presley Christmas Album and […]

Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ amp; The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen 1973 Albums

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists

Buy Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ Buy The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle Bruce Springsteen started off his recording career with two albums in 1973, Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, […]

All Things Must Pass

2016 Special Features, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John

The chronological framework of Classic Rock Review spans the years 1965-2000 in order to coincide with the rise and fall of the traditional, artist-driven, hard-copy “album”. Nearly mirroring this time span and on […]

Tunnel of Love
by Bruce Springsteen

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Following the multi-year, top of the pop world success of the studio album Born In the USA and the live compilation Live / 1975-85, Bruce Springsteen surprised a lot of listeners with the […]

The River by Bruce Springsteen

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy The River Bruce Springsteen‘s fifth studio album, The River, is a massive album in both length and scope. Released in late 1980, this double album includes tracks that originated during the early […]

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

1982 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Karyn Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists

Buy Nebraska Bruce Springsteen‘s 1982 solo album Nebraska was an original “demo” that found unexpected life as a major label recording by a major label artist. The tracks for this sparsely-recorded album were […]

Human Touch & Lucky Town
by Bruce Springsteen

1992 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Porcaro, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Human Touch Buy Lucky Town The 1980s were incredibly successful for Bruce Springsteen, both commercially and critically. However, with the break-up of the E Street band in late 1989 and Springsteen’s relocation […]

Darkness On the Edge of Town
by Bruce Springsteen

1978 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Darkness On the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen set out to make a rural influenced album with Darkness On the Edge of Town, the long awaited follow-up to his 1975 breakthrough, Born to […]

Born to Run by
Bruce Springsteen

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born to Run Bruce Springsteen has described the songs on Born To Run as different scenes happening on the same summer night somewhere in New Jersey and New York City. This third […]

Born In the U.S.A.
by Bruce Springsteen

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born In the U.S.A. Born in the USA marked the height of commercial success for Bruce Springsteen. It sold over 30 million copies worldwide and spawned seven Top 10 singles, a record […]