Hard to believe it's nearly 40 years since its release. A dark and moody album that is raw and cold and holds a mirror up to the American dream and suggests it is perhaps a little broken.
I had "The River" and loved it and then this came out and, ironically, my then American girlfriend bought it for me (I was living in Aberystwyth at the time and I was 18 yrs old).
The lyrics of many of the songs have remained with me since and I can play 3 of the songs from memory on guitar (Nebraska, Highway Patrol Man and Used Car).
The front cover remains, for me, one of the most iconic images of the US, bleak and stark and Springsteen has remained the voice of Blue Collar America.
Its not for everyone, I get that, but for those that understand, it might be one of THE most honest albums of the 20th century.
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