Favorite Albums Through the Decades: Bruce Springsteen (w/Scott Berry)

Join Pete Pardo & Scott Berry as they discuss their favorite albums of each decade from legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen. #brucespringsteen
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[@MartyMurray]

I had heard Springsteen earlier, at a friend's house, but the first time I heard the "Born To Run" album, it changed my life. I got to see him on that tour also, at Seneca College in Toronto, on December 21st, 1975, in the gymnasium, and to this day, it is still the best concert I ever went to, and I've been to a lot! Three hours of solid rock, and at times I thought Bruce and his band were going to blow the roof off the place! (Just for Pete - the second best rock concert I went to was a double bill featuring Iron Maiden and Judas Priest in Buffalo, also amazing!)

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

Even though I'm not a huge Springsteen fan, but I do own some of his music. I was 12 when I saw Bruce and the E Street Band in 1985. I'm glad that he went mainstream for at least one album, because it broke him to the masses and those fans explored all of his past music. He can still bring it live, if you saw him on SNL this past season.

[@DonHornsby]

I am a huge Springsteen fan - so I was excited to see this in the video list at my beloved "Sea of Tranquility". Pete is always a sensible guide, and I appreciate Scott Berry's input on this list. Their picks are great. Here is mine: The 1970s: Hard to pick for me. I finally landed on "Born To Run," but "Darkness" is close. The 1980s: Again, hard for me. But I landed on "The River". I love "Born In The USA" for many reasons, especially for the memories I have attached to the album. The 1990s: Human Touch. - For me, it the best album he did since "The River" The 2000s: The Rising. I was emotionally attached to this album when it was released. It has meant a great deal to me. There are songs that I play today from the album that cut at a deep level in the wake of 9/11. The 2010s: Wrecking Ball: I love this album. However, I am emotionally attached to "Western Stars". The "Western Stars" album was my soundtrack to the summer of 2019 - and it was a favorite as it was a throwback to the music of the early 1970s (especially the great hits of Glen Campbell). But Wrecking Ball is solid. The 2020s: Letter to You. I hope that there will be more this decade.

[@b.g.5869]

Bruce "I'm A Rockstar But I Wish I Worked In A Coal Mine" Springsteen.

[@bizzjoe]

lol ... exactly

[@hellochicago2]

Loose Windscreen? Can't stand him.

[@DavysFlicks]

Bruce "I'm a rockstar now but I also know what it's like coming from a working class immigrant family and haven't forgotten" Springsteen

[@b.g.5869]

@@DavysFlicks But he doesn't come from a working class immigrant family. His father's side of the family were in the New York area in the 1600s when it was still a Dutch colony (so literally _before_ the Mayflower). His maternal grandfather immigrated from Italy but was an affluent lawyer.

[@mainzergirl9610]

@@DavysFlicks he'd have you believe that.

[@Orange_Affinity]

70s - The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (The closest Bruce got to a prog album) 80s - Tunnel Of Love (Underrated, Can you believe he was married to Julianne Phillips?) 90s - Lucky Town 00s - The Rising 10s - Wrecking Ball

[@MartyMurray]

A very enjoyable show! Thanks gentlemen, for being so fair and insightful in your choices. I know Bruce is one of those "Love him or hate him" artists for a lot of people. I'm a singer-songwriter, who plays acoustic guitar and sings, and sometimes the harmonica comes into the mix, so I appreciate you going into this sometimes unpopular territory.

[@kennbrown4638]

70s: Born to Run 80s: The River (my favorite Boss album) 90s: Human Touch 00s: Magic 10s/20s: Letter to You

[@glenfinston704]

Thank you! I hugely appreciate the solo acoustic Bruce - great performances, as well as the full blown E Street sound. 70’s Darkness on the Edge of Town 80’s Nebraska 90’s Ghost of Tom Joad 00’s The Rising 10’s Wrecking Ball

[@greensombrero3641]

Tunnel of Love is one of the greatest albums ever made not just by Srpingsteen but by anyone.

[@squid4104]

It's definitely overlooked because it's sedate and reflective Bruce.

[@trevcarvalho3983]

I love that album. My top 3 by bruce

[@carlosmas8809]

that is a great F ing album can't disagree

[@daviddion4445]

I agree I love every song on that album best album ever

[@gemini2012100]

To be honest, I am not really a Springsteen fan, but I've never missed an episode of this series or any series, and I'm not about to start. Who knows? Maybe I will find something by him that I like. Well, I do like his earlier stuff.

[@1970borntorun]

Whether you like Bruce or not, it's always nice to see an open-minded Music lover :)

[@gemini2012100]

@@1970borntorun That's true. I do try to keep an open mind.

[@keithlacey9221]

Finally Bruce...Been waiting. So many who dislike him have never really listened to the early stuff...because it is staggeringly great. From 1973 to 1987....so fu...ing amazing. Brilliant lyrics...great musicianship, He was so far ahead of his time that it's staggering. I certainly don't love all his stuff...but back in the day...this guy was incomparable. And in concert...never been anyone better.

[@dawnpatrol700]

Heard a lot of people say they don't like Western Stars. I'm the opposite, I think it's the best thing he's done since the Rising.

[@rocioiribe5841]

I like it. It's just not a favorite. I prefer Wrecking Ball. There's a tone on Western Stars as a whole that sounds way more Americana, more so than any other of his albums. That being said the build up of the title song with the strings gets me emotional every time.

[@danielhkhk7283]

Agree, I think it's his best album of the last thirty years or so.

[@stephenbrown4211]

The Wild The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (the first Springsteen album I heard) The River ( My favourite) Ghost of Tom Joad The Rising Wrecking Ball

[@metaldams78]

I’m not really a Big Bruce fan but a friend of mine is. I am a big Metallica fan and my friend isn’t. The Black Album/Born in the U.S.A. analogy I used to explain the Black Album to him - blown away when I heard it repeated here. Very cool.

[@jeremybravo9345]

Tunnel of Love from the 80's for me beats out the river by a little.

[@gregwatson3300]

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I love both Nebraska and Western Stars.

[@oneringdhs]

Thanks for some Bruce programming! I am a die hard metal/prog/fusion/rock fan but Bruce is my all-time favorite. Extremely tough to pick an album per decade! 70’s - Darkness On the Edge of Town 80’s - The River 90’s - Lucky Town 00’s - Magic 10’s - Western Stars 20’s - Letter To You

[@DonHornsby]

Finally, I found someone with some love for "Western Stars"!

[@johnnymcboogie1753]

70's Born To Run, 80's The River, 90's Lucky Town, 00's Magic, 10's Western Stars, 20's Letter To You (subject to change as the decade goes on)

[@daremcadams1868]

Saw the Human Touch & Lucky Town Tour back to back nights....2 of the best concerts ive seen , was not the E street band but the band was tight & rockin...Touch & Town are very good records

[@matsetizar65]

Yup i remember getting them early and really liked it. Then the internet came and was surprised how low many people rank them.

[@daremcadams1868]

@@matsetizar65 i know it...they are really dismissed by many, BUT many peeps know how good they are...just Excellent Bruce has Never sung better, and the lyrics too me are amongst his best...Peace

[@kenni123064]

Just saw this great special on Bruce “The Boss “ Springsteen! 1) 70’s Darkness on the Edge 2) 80’s The River/ Born In The 🇺🇸 USA Tie 3) 90’s Human Touch 4) 2000’s early “Magic” / Devils & Dust Tie 5) 2010’s to 2019 Western ⭐️ Stars 6) 2020 on “The Letter of course! 🤠 Pete thank you for all the great fun on your shows, I enjoy “The Allman Brothers” Specials and all The Southern Rock reviews! 🙏

[@herrdwabash]

Pete, I was reading 'Ultimate Classic Rock's' article on taking the best five songs from "Human Touch" and the best seven songs from "Lucky Town" and making one album out of those 12 songs. Here is the setlist. Do you think this would be a good album in your opinion? 1. "Human Touch" 2. "Real World" 3. "Lucky Town" 4. "If I Should Fall Behind" 5. "Local Hero" 6. "Roll of the Dice " 7. "Better Days" 8. "Living Proof" 9. "I Wish I Were Blind" 10. "Man's Job" 11. "Book of Dreams" 12. "My Beautiful Reward"

[@zd351]

70s - Born To Run. While the absolute classic Darkness had a theme, the BtR album is 8 brilliant songs, perfectly sequenced to tell a story & is greater than the sum of its parts. Cinema for the ears. Meeting Across the River is possibly my fave track. It gets relegated to being thought of as the intro to Jungleland, but I think it is a brilliant song in its own right & just paints such a strong emotive picture whenever I hear it ------------------ 80s - Born in the USA. Easy to dismiss due to being a commercial juggernaut, but full of great songs. Just pips The River as it manages to do in one disc, what the other needed two to achieve. Nebraska I love too, I get what these guys are saying about BitUSA, but I still love it. One of the best weekends I ever had was going to 2 concerts in Melbourne in 2014 and watching Bruce play Full BitUSA album in the middle of the show on Saturday and then Born to Run on the Sunday night. I also saw the full Darkness album in Sydney. I still regret not going to Brisbane and missing the Wild & Innocent show, though I did get to see NYC Serenade a few times a couple of years later. ------------------ 90s - The Ghost of Tom Joad. If I could’ve chosen the best tracks from Human Touch and Lucky Town, the resulting album would have been the winner. Hahahaha.... I have a playlist called Lucky Touch with the best tracks. Great minds...As it stands, there’s less tracks to skip on Joad. It’s a different experience than a band album, but definitely a rewarding listen. The NOT Unplugged live album with the 1992 Band was pretty good. ------------------ 00s - The Rising. The return of the ESB! A time capsule of a moment in history. A cohesive collection of consistent quality tracks. I absolutely love half of the songs from Magic, but don't enjoy the rest of tracks at all. The Magic songs that don't grab me sound like they belong on Working on aDream, which I can't get into at all ------------------ 10s - Letter to You. I wasn’t expecting the past 2 years to get their own category. Most of this decade gave us albums of songs randomly pulled from various years. Letter has 3 old songs that fit well with the rest of the songs that all came together quickly. Recorded mostly live in 4 days. Has a spirit the others from this decade lacked. Ghosts is SUCH a great song. If I was to choose from the rest, I’d say Wrecking Ball edges out High Hopes. I’d probably want to Lucky Touch the best songs out of these two as well. I like Tucson Train from Western Stars, but not really into the rest of the album at all.

[@kevinturchin]

70s- Darkness on the Edge of Town (I love it when Bruce rocks) 80s- The River 90s- Ghost of Tom Joad 00s- The Rising (Possibly my favorite Bruce album. Has everything I like about Bruce and the E Street Band) 10s- Wrecking Ball 20s- Letter to You

[@joesantiago9062]

70s: Born to Run 80s: The River 90s: The Ghost of Tom Joad 00s: The Rising 10s: Wrecking Ball 20s: Letter to You (the only one so far but worth mentioning, it's great)

[@robertharvey2604]

70s: Darkness on the Edge of Town 80s: The River 90s: Lucky Town (marginally) 20s: The Rising 2010s: Wrecking Ball 2020s: Letter to You (well only 1 so far)

[@tbob1927]

70’s: Born to Run 80’s: The River 90’s: The Ghost of Tom Joad 00’s: Devils and Dust 10’s: Wrecking Ball 20’s: Letter to You (I did hear a preview of the new album the other day and it’s highly enjoyable but it does feel like a genre exercise a la Western Stars which I wasn’t much fussed for either. Nice to hear other Bruce fans feel the same!)

[@samlewis45]

70s - Born to Run 80s - The River 90s - Human Touch 00s - The Rising 10s - Wrecking Ball 20s - Letter to You

[@jbat31]

Thank you so much for the content you do such a wonderful job would love to see a top 10 songs Bruce Springsteen sometime keep it in mind thanks again

[@massimobattaglioli6651]

I love all of them. The one that surprised me the most was The Seeger Sessions. Soooo good! I never get tired of playing it. Bruce is legend.

[@kyle.sterritt]

70s: Greetings from Ashbury Park 80s: The River 90s: Human Touch 00s: Rising 10s: Wrecking Ball 20s: its not the end of the decade yet but Letter to You is a great album

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

I like Scott's idea of the Lucky Touch album for the 90's selection. The two albums are fairly equal. So by the decade... 70s - Born To Run. My first Springsteen record heard. A friend in high school was a tremendous fan and when this was released, be basically told me to come to his house after school the next day to hear this. Blown away and still enjoy the album to this day. 80s - Tunnel of Love. To use Pete's approach, my head tells me The River [ a great album] but my heart tells me Tunnel of Love. This came at a time that the songs on this album spoke personally to me and it has held a place in my fondness for Bruce since then. 90s - Lucky Touch. But since that can't really be picked, I literally flipped a coin to pick which of the two albums. Heads - Lucky Won wins. 00s - The Rising. Bruce's return to greatness and, as said in the show, the right album by the right person at the right time. 10s - Wrecking Ball. 20s - Letter To You. We'll see how this holds up over the years but it speaks to me on a personal level - although for far different reasons - that hasn't been felt since the Tunnel Of Love. Yes, his politics can drive me to distraction. But that can be said of many other current and pasts musicians, authors and other creators whose artistic work I continue to enjoy. So setting that aside and time to crank up the music. Thanks to Pete and Scott for a great show. Wasn't really expecting a Bruce-centric episode of Albums Through The Decades so this was a very pleasant surprise. Thanks again.

[@LeatherRebel75]

I'm also in the camp that's not a huge Springsteen fan overall, but I do really love some of his stuff here and there. There's no denying that "Born to Run" is a masterpiece, and that title track is stunning.

[@hanker72]

Bruce fan here since 1977. Albums are great, but nothing compares to his live shows. Dude is a hard worker for sure. 1970s-Darkness (Probably should be Born to Run, but like many classics (e.g. Hotel California) the songs have been played to death. Really need to come at it with fresh ears to really appreciate it.) 1980s-Nebraska (I actively dislike Born in the USA) 1990s-Ghost of Tom Joad (I also lost touch with Bruce for a bit in the 90s without the E Street band around.) 2000s- The Rising (An underrated masterpiece.) 2010s- High Hopes (Although panned by most reviewers, I enjoyed it.) 2020s- Letter To You (Bruce and E Street back in form.)

[@cameronmcmenemy9856]

70s: Born To Run 80s: The River 90s: Human Touch 00s: The Rising 10s/20s: Letter To You

[@Fritha71]

I was hoping for Scott to pick that particular album as his 80s pick LOL I'm with him, love it to death!

[@DarrenLev1005]

Big Bruce fan and seen him live a number of times. Here are my picks: Born To Run Born In The USA (Features my favourite Bruce song, My Hometown) Human Touch (just slightly In front of Ghost Of Tom Joad) The Rising Western Stars Letter To You I absolutely love Western Stars and a big shout out to Magic which is a great album and on any other day it would beat The Rising as my favourite from the 2000's.

[@FuturePast2019]

6:00 Springsteen recorded the songs as demos, but decided to release them as Nebraska.

[@danielhkhk7283]

And this was not a good idea.

[@FuturePast2019]

@@danielhkhk7283 Two demos that was not released on Nebraska. Downbound Train and Born in the USA. Thank you, Bruce. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZC8nYJ6Z55lgMU

[@jeremydicker6613]

Saw bruce at wembley stadium in 85 on the born in the usa tour and have to say it was amazing...lovely sunny day..packed stadium..3 hours plus..so thats my fav album...second is darkness...third is the triple live album..

[@johnw706]

I have been fortunate enough to go to lots of concerts since the late 60's . I first saw Springteen in November 1978 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto , and it is one of the top 3 concerts that I have seen . It was the Darkness on the Edge of Town tour , and the E Street band were at the top of their game . The 4 hour show culminated with the classic Detroit Medley , and the entire arena was on it's feet dancing and singing along . The 1980 River tour concert wasn't far behind it in terms of greatness . Anyway , my selections would be : 70s : Darkness on the Edge of Town 80's : The River ( Point Blank is one of my favourite Springsteen songs ) 90's : Human Touch 00s : Magic 10s : High Hopes 20s : Letter to You

[@IsothermeMusic]

I agree with Pete on The River for the 80s Bruce album. Some of the songs are just so deep poetically, like Independence Day, The River, Drive All Night, Point Blank. Some songs are the most tender of his career like I Wanna Marry You and Fade Away, and some songs are just fun like Cadillac Ranch and especially Sherry Darling (the lyrics are hysterical). Pete, one more thing. Since I have The Darkness on the Edge of Town and The River boxed sets, I’ve taken all the unreleased tracks and b-sides from each session and created completely “new albums” from just those tracks that I think flow pretty nicely. Let me know if you’d like to hear ‘em and I’ll get you copies.

[@b2tall239]

Like the Beatles, I didn't really get into BS's music beyond the radio hits until I was in my mid-20s. I started to drift away from his newer music in the 2000s and I'm not that familiar with his work from the last 2 decades. That being said, here are my picks from the 3 decades I'm familiar with (and own his entire catalog from those decades). '70s - Born to Run. It may be overplayed but it's not overrated. It's on my short list of perfect albums. '80s - The River. This album just edges out Tunnel of Love. '90s - Human Touch. For some reason this album and Lucky Town (both released on the same day in '92) were met with a measure of resistance from critics and Bruce fans (and from Pete and Scott in this video) but I really like both of these discs. The nod goes to Touch. I should revisit Bruce's post-2000 catalog and give them another shot.

[@JohntheMusicNut]

1970s: Darkness on the Edge of Town 1980s: The River 1990s: The Ghost of Tom Joad 2000s: The Rising 2010s and beyond: Wrecking Ball

[@Iainrankingtheobscure]

My Picks For The Boss 70's Born To Run 80's Tunnel Of Love 90's Human Touch 00's Working On A Dream 10's Wrecking Ball 20's Letter To You ( this is a great album anyway best one for ages )

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

Darkness On the Edge of Town is my favorite Springsteen 70's album, as well as my favorite Springsteen album overall. Badlands is a kick ass song and a terrific opener to get things started. I don't need to hear Born to Run for the next 25 years. The title track is probably his signature song, but I've heard it WAY too many times.

[@erictenbus2741]

70s: Born to Run. It's what got me into Bruce and it's a classic. Love Backstreets. 80s: The River, but Nebraska is there too. I think Bruce has said Nebraska was inspired by his reading of Flannery O'Connor, perhaps America's best writer of the 20th century, or at least second half. 90s: Human Touch 00s: The Rising 10s: Western Stars. But I'm into the whole roots thing. I like the acoustic and harmonica thing well. Moody and inspiring. Wrecking Ball is so close second.

[@purpletemple1]

Greetings/ Nebraska/ Human Touch/ Devils & Dust (saw him on that tour, just fantastic!)/ Letter

[@vacantalleyways]

The most important artist in my life. Saw the reunion tour when I was 9 years old and haven't looked back since. Met him once and he was the most incredible engaged guy, the total opposite of "never meet your heroes" with that being said, for me this list was pretty easy 70s- Darkness 80s- The River 90s- Lucky Town (not my favorite era to say the least) 00s- The Rising 10s- The Promise (if that doesn't count Wrecking Ball) 20s- Letter To You

[@alexandergilles8583]

Never met him and also haven’t seen him live yet, but I’ve heard that about him. That he’s such a genuine and engaging and friendly person to meet

[@vacantalleyways]

@@alexandergilles8583 he really was! It was a moment I'll never forget. And I can't recommend seeing him live enough, there is only one Bruce Springsteen. I was at the longest show in the US in Philly clocking in just over 4 hours and he could've kept going. It was magic

[@alexandergilles8583]

@@vacantalleyways he’s absolutely on my list of concerts to get to. My dad has seen him and he’s said the same thing about it that you did. That it was several hours of fun and that him and the entire E street band just brought the house down. I know he’s widely considered to be one of the best live shows around

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Springsteen, John Mellencamp and Bob Seger seem to be American artists hitting solid Midwestern core values and mores, maybe why the main music types passed on their music for the most part. Flipping through all the albums here are my choices: '70s - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (the first three records built up to this one theme and lyrically imo] '80s - Nebraska [I know this was sandwiched between two hit machines but I love the stark, brooding nature of the songs] '90s - Lucky Town [Love all three this decade but this one sticks with me more] 2000's - Working On A Dream [oddly prolific decade with 4 good records] 2010's - High Hopes [another decade of production with excellent records] 2020 - Letter To You [continues the insanity of the miserable pandemic year rebuffed by tremendous album releases from multiple artists]

[@patrickcrowther9195]

70s - 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' 80s - 'Nebraska' 90s - 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' 00s - don't know any albums 10s - 'Western Stars'

[@rocioiribe5841]

70s Darkness 80s NEBRASKA 90s THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD - Genius album. more of his signature story telling 00s The Rising 10s Wrecking Ball 20s - I still haven't heard the new one. idk why! lol I got into Bruce's music in 2012. i bought a greatest hits cd and then bought Wrecking Ball and went to see him twice on that tour. Then I went to see him when he did The River in its entirety. I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 and 2014 and his music kept me company. that's where I discovered The Ghost Of Tom Joad. special place in my heart.

[@chrisboerger465]

The best Springsteen albums are albums of ideas. Ghost of Tom Joad is perhaps his most underrated. Western Stars, it's about more than the music, it's about how these songs about travel take you on a journey through the human condition, from optimism to failure to some semblance of redemption and ultimately to resignation. Born in the USA might be his most misunderstood album. It's not my favorite either but I think it might be his most conceptually brilliant, how he puts these stories of Americans down on their luck in catchy, upbeat melodies, which mirrors the Reagan administration's tendency to use punchy and positive catchphrases to distract from economic hardship. It's so sly, so subtle, that even Reagan didn't understand the irony! Few records are able to stand as a time capsule of the times in which they were created, as near perfect representations, and Born in the USA is one of them. Anyway, great show, guys. Here's my list: 70s, Darkness 80s, The River 90s, Ghost of Tom Joad 2000s, The Rising 2010s, Western Stars 2020s, of course, Letter to You...but here's hoping for even better albums still to come!

[@randyventresca4152]

Many great albums. Seen Springsteen live a bunch of times here in Florida. But like Pete, I have a soft spot for Darkness at the Edge of Town. Came out when I was in high school and edges out many other great ones for me. Unlike Pete, I love Nebraska. Good show!

[@crazyguy43]

Well, Bruce is my hero, so I gotta weigh in on this one. 70's: Born to Run (SUPER important album for me.) 80's: Born in the USA (I love it.) 90's: Ehhhhh 00's: Magic (But I could easily pick The Rising as well) 10's: Wrecking Ball And just as a note, I think his latest album, Letter to You, is his best in a long time.

[@bradjackson4595]

70's going with Darkness for the same reasons as Pete, 80's Born In The USA, 90's Human Touch, 00's As much as I like The Rising and I know what it means for everyone over there, I have to go with Magic it just Rocks more, 10's Wrecking Ball and of course the Brilliant new album Letter to You which is arguably his best since those 70's albums.

[@JesterJ49]

70s Darkness on the Edge of Town 80s Tunnel of Love 90s Lucky Town 00s The Rising 10s High Hopes 20s Letter to You (only one of decade so far but included because it's arguably his best album since the 80s)

[@brettthompson2743]

70s - Darkness 80s - The River (also love Nebraska) 90s - The Ghost of Tom Jose 00s - pass 10s - Western Stars

[@davidoreilly7328]

Born to Run and The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle are probably my favourite top to bottom albums of the boss

[@daviddwyer5568]

Born To Run is just amazing for me and just pips Darkness. The River is my pick in the 80's. I agree with what the guys say here. With Bon In The USA he was trying too hard to write radio friendly hits. Bored with that one now. Tunnel of Love is definitely underrated and besides, that tour was the first time I saw him play live. Haven't listened to his 90's stuff in ages. Human Touch wins I suppose. The Rising is his best album since the 70s in my opinion. I really do like it that much. Bruce needs the E Street Band behind him all the time. And oddly The Rising was the last of his albums I bought.

[@acidarrow]

70's - Darkness on the Edge of Town: Agree with Pete on this, some individual songs stand out as amongst the best in Bruce's career, the title track is amazing and Adam Raised a Cain is probably the heaviest song he's ever done. Hard Hitting. 80's - Tunnel of Love: Had you asked me a few years ago BITUSA would have been here but over the years I've listened to TOL a lot and I think the song writing is more subtle and moving than either BITUSA or The River. Nebraska is a bit too brooding for me. Deep Cut Heaven. 90's - Lucky Town: Not really a big fan of any of the 90's stuff but this has If I Should Fall Behind so it wins by default. Nice. 00's - Magic: Lost interest in Bruce for a few years but this one reminded me of why I loved him previously, the first 2 tracks Radio Nowhere and You'll be Coming Down are fantastic. Lovely Stuff. 10's - High Hopes: I like the production on this and some of the more downbeat keyboards and song writing, though something I'd listen to more in the background compared to his heyday records it's a testament to his talent that he made such quality so late in his career. Satisfying.

[@kevinmcardle4087]

70's Darkness on the edge of town 80's Nebraska 90's Ghost of Tom Joad 00's Magic 10's Wrecking ball 20's Letter to you. Honorable mentions: Born to run; The River; Tunnel of love; The Rising; and Western Stars are all pretty great.

[@armandovenditti4523]

For me my top Springsteen albums are 1) Born To Run 2) The River (Drive All Night especially) And I do have the box set with the single album. 3) Human Touch 4) Wrecking Ball 5) Letter To You

[@wernermoritz882]

I don’t get it…Why are so many people who obviously hate Bruce ranting in the comments here? If you dislike Springsteen, don‘t watch this episode, this wasn‘t made for you.

[@DavysFlicks]

I know, it's horrible. I'll go onto the next Prog Seat ep and just post how crap prog is... idiots.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

People just cant help themselves it seems...

[@b.g.5869]

@@seaoftranquilityprog I haven't seen any "hate". I've seen comments to the effect "Eh... Springsteen? Seriously?" Good natured hair tossing, like when you tease a friend upon discovering they have a Backstreet Boys album. Maybe there's been comments that crossed a line that I haven't seen, who knows. People that don't like Springsteen but watched anyway and irreverently expressed their lack of enthusiasm for Bruce are implicitly indicating they love watching your channel even when they don't like the artist being discussed. I personally agree with your opinions much more often than not, but enjoy hearing opinions I don't agree with. It would be boring if we all agreed with everything or pretended to. Anyway, congratulations on the 60k subs; I'm honestly surprised it's not 600k. I think your channel is awesome. Bruce? Not so much...

[@hellochicago2]

@@DavysFlicks But of course Prog is such a massively diverse genre, and Brucie is just one laughable Champagne Socialist.

[@michaelperillo6616]

I remember just like Pearl Jam and Nirvana wanted to be Seattle's little secret but,made it big. Bruce was New Jerseys little secret until the born in the USA album. I mean the born in the USA album is when I discovered Bruce.

[@TheDonluz]

Devils and dust es un disco que amo, muy expresivo. Abrazo!

[@alfredo6066]

70s - Born to Run 80s - The River 90s - Ghost of Tom Joad 00s - The Rising 10s - Wrecking Ball 20s - Letter to You

[@captainbeyond7469]

70’s- Darkness on the Edge of Town 80’s- The River 90’s- Lucky Town 00’s- The Rising 10’s- Wrecking Ball 20’s- Letter to You

[@gabrielheftye973]

Born To Run, Tunnel of Love, Lucky Town and Letter to You my picks.

[@LegionOfEclaires]

70s - Greetings from Astbury Park. 80s - Born In The USA 90s - Ghost of Tom Joad 00s - The Rising 10s - Wrecking Ball

[@FireMoon42]

Thermos flask in the UK. I didn't know till recently that Bruce played all the guitars on Sandy.

[@parishofrock2963]

This must be a 1st where Pete’s pick matches mine exactly, although I do really like Born in USA except for the title track & Dancing in the Dark.

[@DavysFlicks]

Saying Born In the USA was trying too hard to have hits is a bit of an oxymoron since it's the album that took him from arenas to stadiums where he plays to this day when with the E-Streeters. I don't grudge these acts having one mega album even if I don't like it, if it sets them up to do what they creatively want. And that's what Bruce did - he didn't do Born In the USA 2, he did a relationships album with rockabilly, twang, ballads..he could have repeated himself and chose not to. I respect that. My rankings though. 70s - Born To Run 80s - The River (though now that the boxset has the original Ties That Bind album..I think I can pick that) 90s - The Ghost Of Tom Joad (I guess choosing Tracks is cheating) 2000s - The Seeger Sessions 2010s - Wrecking Ball 2020s - Well..Letter To You (duh)

[@fredericlatreille]

70: Born to Run 80: Nebraska 90: Ghost of Tom Joad 00: Devils and Dust 10: High Hopes

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

'70s Darkness '80s tunnel of Love '90s the Ghost of Tom joad '00s the rising was great to see the full E Street Band back together again '2010s this might need an asterisk but it was all the unreleased stuff that would have became darkness on the edge of town a very great underrated album called The promise released 2010 '2020s letter to you by default still by the date of this video

[@kevinmcardle4087]

The Promise is really an amazing collection..

[@kencree]

The River was my 1st Bruce LP, purchased it when it came out. But exact same story as Pete, I loved the RISING saw Bruce on the RISING Tour 3x, and that was the album that knocked my socks off and got me to revisit his early catalog. However, before the Rising, Tunnel Of Love was my all time favorite LP and has got me through most of the tough times in life. Springsteen's voice has matured and gotten better over time IMO, those early albums are great but vocals sound like hes constipated.

[@mugroid]

Pink Cadillac and im on fire pretty much does it for me. Southside Johnny is my go to Jersey sound

[@cdman40]

I got the human touch better days 2 cd's on the day they came out and Fox News here in New York interviewed me at tower 4th and Broadway in NYC and I was on the 10 o'clock news.

[@garyjoyce2160]

Great story. I live in NJ. And for some crazy reason , all those TV stations are mine and I think I remember something like that. I’m dead serious. 👍💯

[@gavinsmith9016]

70s - Darkness on the Edge of Town.... difficult to pick in the 70s 80s - Nebraska... difficult to pick in the 80s.The run through to Tunnel of Love is excellent.... all 4 of them 90s - Lucky Town... he lost his way a bit here. 2000's - The Rising.... Magic is excellent too 2010 's - Western Stars 2020's - Letter to You

[@danielhkhk7283]

My favourite album is Greetings from Asbury Park, but I think I'm the only one with this choice.

[@sspbrazil]

“Nebraska” is Springsteen’s best album.

[@kevinmcardle4087]

Agreed

[@stephenbrown4211]

There was something missing from Human Touch & Lucky Town.............The E Street Band!

[@haleylewis9587]

1. Born to Run 2. Darkness on Edge of Town 3. Born in USA 4. Greetings From Asbury Park 5. Nebraska 6. The Rising 7. Wild, Innocent, E Street Shuffle

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

you totally missed the point this isn't ranking Bruce Springsteen albums this is ranking Bruce Springsteen albums by the decade which means one album from the 70s 80s 90s zero zeros tens twenties

[@FuturePast2019]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist Yes, but he needs one more album.... Human Touch?

[@haleylewis9587]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist Lol.

[@TheGenreman]

Born To Run, Born In The USA, Human Touch, The Rising, Wrecking Ball, Letter To You

[@wesleymidgley4699]

70’s Born to run 80’s Nebraska 90’s Ghost of Tom Joad 00’s Magic 10’s Wrecking Ball

[@davek6949]

1970s: Darkness on the Edge of Town 1980s: Born in the U.S.A. 1990s: Human Touch 2000s: The Rising 2010s: Wrecking Ball

[@franco426]

The 70s - Born to Run. The 80s- Born in the USA is overdone so I will go with Tunnel of Love. 90s. Human Touch 00s- The Rising. 10s - High Hopes. 20s the newest. Pete, you should do a rant about how lately they been making oversize digipack cds that are not friendly to the shelves!

[@johnnyjohansson1736]

My list 70s Darkness on the edge of town 80s Tunnel of love close call with Nebraska 90s Human touch 00s. The Rising 10s. The wrecking ball 20s. Letter to you

[@edwinvandenkieboom5735]

70: Darkness 80: Tunnel of love 90: Lucky town 00: the Rising ... that's it 4 me

[@sudalis8094]

70s- Darkness on the Edge of Town 80s- Born in the

[@grindhousecartoons6896]

FOR ME ITS BORN IN TO RUN and DARKNESS..... AND THEN THE OUTTAKE ALBUM, " the PROMISE " WHICH HAS SOME KILLER TRACKS, THAT SHOULD OF BEEN ON DARKNESS.

[@hakanpersson6524]

I just love The River , great album.

[@laurenyoung9334]

I'm just stunned that neither of you picked Magic for the 2000s. This is a classic E Street album with the classic E Street sound and the first seven tracks off this are just stunning. The Rising has a few nice songs but he still hasn't completely shaken his vocal twang and it just doesn't rock the way I want Bruce to rock. Bottom line: I still think people pick this as a favorite because it's "the 9/11 album".

[@georgedantz4027]

I agree. I think The River is the most exciting Bruce album of the 80s

[@Kunta_Kinte478]

I think,it's his most exciting Album ever.

[@kamranmalik8546]

1970s: Born to Run 1980s: Born in the USA 1990s: Human Touch and Lucky Town 2000s: The Rising 2010s: Western Stars 2020s: Letter to You

[@magicbus63]

70's Born To Run 80's Born In The USA 90's Human Touch 00's The Rising 10's Wrecking Ball

[@FuturePast2019]

20:19 Western Stars sounds like 1972. Bruce can do that also.

[@Ricky2374]

Darkness The River Joad Magic Wrecking Ball

[@Skycladatdusk78]

70s Darkness On The Edge Of Town 80s Nebraska 90s Lucky Town 00s Magic 10s Western Stars 20s Letter To You

[@DamageCase91]

70s - I gotta go with Darkness on the Edge of Town. Raw, cutting diatribe and emotion . . But then a nice mix of uplifting beliefs, and the usual commentary on lower class working life. 80s- ooh uh The River or Nebraska . . I’m thinking The River today, just on production and how many damn classics are loaded all over that sucker. 90s - kinda hate this era, but Human Touch is the winner . . Ghost of Tom Joad in second. 00s - Magic. The album that got me back into Springsteen. I heard The Rising title track too much, and it kinda turned me off from going near the album. I ended up moving out of NY a month after 9/11, coincidentally. Couple tracks on Magic just feel like they fit or speak to me-especially “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”, that might as well be a personal anthem. That lead off free single on iTunes “Radio Nowhere” blew me away. Funny thing is I didn’t buy the album until 2014 😄 10s - Wrecking Ball with High Hopes just trailing. Love the biting commentary and broad range of tones & melody on that LP. So many great tracks-even bonus cuts-and yeah, what the hell is up with that cd digipack; more like digibook without the cool hardcover spine like on the Noise remaster series of 2015-17. 2020- haven’t heard it all yet, but Letter to You sounds great.

[@lucabonasio3143]

The River is his best record in my opinion

[@pauldaniels2019]

I saw The River your 5 years ago. It was a special night to hear the whole album played live.

[@Jamie.Laszlo]

Darkness on the Edge of Town Tunnel of Love Human Touch The Rising Letter to You