Bruce Springsteen: Born in The USA (CBS)*****
Sandy Robertson, Sounds, 9 June 1984
IT TOOK me a long time to get to feel comfortable with Bruce Springsteen's music and then, an album or so after I'd overcome the hype. I began to get just plain tired of his greatness being rammed down my gullet.
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