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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099747855528 Label: Columbia Manufacturer: Columbia Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Columbia Release Date: January 01, 1995 Studio: Columbia Sales Rank: 582
Amazon.co.uk Review: About as complete a selection of fan and artist favourites as any single-disc Bruce collection could be, this is a surprisingly coherent listen given the many stylistic and attitudinal shifts it charts. The inclusion of only four of Born in the U.S.A.'s obvious hits leaves space for less obvious choices like "Atlantic City" and four new cuts, among them songs recorded by a briefly reunited E Street Band. The pace lags a bit near the end--"Secret Garden" is turgid enough to take its place on a Sting album--but Greatest Hits earns its place in the CD player with stuff like "Born to Run," "The River" and "Dancing in the Dark." --Rickey Wright
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Rating: - The early tracks aren't there.
You can't go wrong with Bruce Springsteen's entire catalogue, and seeing as how most are on a very low price you could pick them at random and still have a lot of nice surprises (but maybe not the Lucky Town era). This compilation is an interesting mix of tracks, but it barely scratches the surface particularly of the pre Born In The USA time and centres too much on the ones since then. There's practically nothing from Greetings, The Wild, Nebraska and Darkness, the huge amount of live tracks are ... Read More
Rating: - He's not called "The Boss" for nothing
A great, great CD - well worth its spot in your collection.
I bought this album in 1997, I am writing a review now because I was linked to here when I was putting it onto my MP3 player.
The reason I bought it was because of the song "The River", song 4 on this CD. This song alone is worth the price, great lyrics:
"But I got Mary pregnant, and man, that was all she wrote,
And for my nineteenth birthday, I got a union card and a wedding coat"
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Rating: - A cool rocking daddy indeed
There are some artists in this world who's reputation is so great and their status so legendary that, upon the mere mention of their name, you know they are someone worth listening to. Bob Dylan is one, David Bowie is certainly another and as for Bruce Springsteen, well, upon my hearing of this album just a couple of weeks ago I would not hesitate to add his name to that prestigious list.
His songs are quite simply breathtaking. The stadium fillers such as Badlands, Dancing In The Dark ... Read More
Rating: - Brilliant!!
Amazing collection, and great introduction for anyone who only knows him for Born In The USA, it showcases a man filled with raw emotion, who wears his heart on his sleeve and gives everything he has to every song. Buy this album and introduce yourself or just remind yourself what a great artist he truly is and how beautiful his songs are.
Rating: - Best Value
For a mere £10.99 at the moment, this cd contains 16 absolutely fantastic songs. Every single one is fabulous, the only short falling is that it doesn't have many from darkness on the edge of town - it is sadly missing both "racing in the street" and "darkness on the edge of town" itself. Despite this it is hard to find fault with the compilation - perhaps they could have included a couple of tracks from before born to run - but it has all of his greatest hits on there.
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