Best of The Boss

[HannibalGuy]

What do you think is the best Bruce Springsteen albulm? My favorite is Nebraska, followed by Born in the USA. I also love The Rising and The Ghost of Tom Joad.

[Psychocandy]

Really difficult question to answer. I usually separate his album into three tiers.

Tier One - Indispensable masterpieces

Tier Two - Flawed gems

Tier Three - Only for the die-hard fans

These three tiers consist of the following albums...

Tier One

Born To Run - 5/5
Darkness On The Edge Of Town - 5/5
The River - 5/5
Nebraska - 5/5
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 - 4.5/5
Tunnel Of Love - 5/5
The Ghost Of Tom Joad - 4.5/5
Tracks - 5/5
The Rising 4.5/5

Tier 2

Greetings From Asbury Park - 4/5
The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle 4/5
Born In The USA - 3.5/5

Tier 3

Lucky Town - 3/5
Human Touch - 2/5
Plugged - 3/5
Live In New York City - 3.5/5

I own them all. None of them are downloaded. It's a mark of my respect for Springsteen as an artist. There aren't many bands/artists to which I extend a similar level of respect. A dozen or so at best. Bob Dylan...U2...The Pixies...The Jesus & Mary Chain...Tindersticks...P J Harvey...Neil Young...Steve Earle etc. He's a genius and one day I hope to see him live.

[bowieee]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
He's a genius and one day I hope to see him live.

I swear fate is out to get me as far as Bruce goes. Every single time he has toured within a hundred miles of my hometown, I've been out of town. It's gotten to the point where it's obnoxious. I want to see him so damn bad....

Nice Ratings by the way psychocandy they about correlate with mine except I find Greetings from ashbury park to be a 5/5

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by bowieee
Nice Ratings by the way psychocandy they about correlate with mine except I find Greetings from ashbury park to be a 5/5

I only bought it recently. It could gain a point given time.