Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
60s 70s Few albums are as fueled by hope possibility and the lure of the open road as 'Born to Run' a virtual concept album about smalltown jerseyites in search of a better life via hotrodding out on the turnpike scoring some smalltime hustle or blowing out of town altogether either across the river to New York City or West for parts unknown Songs like Jungleland' 'Thunder Road' 'Backstreets' and the title track are epic productions both sonically and lyrically borrowing from Phil Spector Bob Dylan Elvis Presley and West Side Story When 'Born to Run' was released in 1975 it earned thenunknown Springsteen the rare honour of simultaneous covers on both time and newsweek The attention was warranted then and it still is now