Bruce Springsteen: The River (CBS)
Paolo Hewitt, Melody Maker, 11 October 1980
LISTENING to Bruce Springsteen's The River is like taking a trip through the rock 'n' roll heartland as you've never experienced it. It's a walk down all the streets, all the places, all the people and all the souls that rock has ever visited, excited, cried for and loved.
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