{"id":30415,"date":"2024-09-23T12:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/bruce-springsteen-turns-75-a-look-at-his-most-memorable-albums\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:04:05","slug":"bruce-springsteen-turns-75-a-look-at-his-most-memorable-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/bruce-springsteen-turns-75-a-look-at-his-most-memorable-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen turns 75: A look at his most memorable albums"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Although it may be hard to believe when you see him\u00a0headlining\u00a0three-hour concerts, Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> is celebrating his 75th birthday Monday. In honor of the milestone, here\u2019s a look at The Boss\u2019 most memorable albums:<\/span><\/p>\n

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. \u2013 <\/span><\/em>Released Jan. 5, 1974, the album was Springsteen\u2019s debut and was named one of the greatest debut albums of all time by\u00a0<\/span>Rolling Stone<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Tracks: \u201cBlinded By The Light,\u201d \u201cSpirit in the Night,\u201d \u201cGrowin\u2019 Up\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Born to Run<\/span><\/em> – Released Aug. 25, 1975, Springsteen\u2019s third studio album peaked at #3\u00a0and helped Springsteen garner mainstream success. It went on to be a massive hit for the New Jersey rocker and has been certified seven-times Platinum by the RIAA.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Key Tracks: \u201cBorn to Run,\u201d \u201cThunder Road,\u201d \u201cTenth Avenue Freeze-Out\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The River<\/span><\/em> \u2013 Released Oct. 17, 1980, <\/span>The River<\/span><\/em> was Springsteen\u2019s fifth studio album and his only double album to date.\u00a0It was Bruce\u2019s first #1 album and contained his first top 10 hit, \u201cHungry Heart.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Key Tracks: \u201cHungry Heart,\u201d \u201cThe River,\u201d \u201cOut in the Street,\u201d \u201cSherry Darling\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nebraska<\/span><\/em> – Released Sept. 30, 1982,\u00a0<\/span>Nebraska\u00a0<\/span><\/em>featured 10 acoustic songs Springsteen originally recorded as demos on a four-track recorder.\u00a0He’d\u00a0planned to rerecord\u00a0them with the E Street Band<\/strong> but instead released them as a solo acoustic record. The album was a critical darling and peaked at #3 on the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>chart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Tracks: \u201cAtlantic City,\u201d \u201cReason to Believe,\u201d \u201cJohnny 99″<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in the U.S.A.<\/span><\/em> \u2013 Released June 4, 1984, <\/span>Born in the U.S.A.<\/span><\/em> would help turn Springsteen into a global superstar<\/span>, <\/span><\/em>with over 30 million copies sold worldwide. It spent seven weeks at #1,\u00a0produced seven top 10 singles and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Key Tracks: \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.,\u201d “Dancing in the Dark,” \u201cCover Me,\u201d \u201cGlory Days,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m on Fire,\u201d “I\u2019m Goin\u2019 Down,\u201d “My Hometown”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rising<\/span><\/em> \u2013 Released July 30, 2002, <\/span>The Rising<\/span><\/em> was filled with songs Springsteen wrote in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. The album was released to widespread critical acclaim and became another #1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Tracks: \u201cThe Rising,\u201d \u201cMy City of Ruins,\u201d \u201cLonesome Day,\u201d \u201cMary\u2019s Place\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sony Music Although it may be hard to believe when you see him\u00a0headlining\u00a0three-hour concerts, Bruce Springsteen is celebrating his 75th birthday Monday. In honor of the milestone, here\u2019s a look at The Boss\u2019 most memorable albums: Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. \u2013 Released Jan. 5, 1974, the album was Springsteen\u2019sRead More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43,4],"tags":[7,134,317,114,315,316,142,106],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}