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Matthew Tsai
08/22/08, 11:33 AM
which album?
dissident
08/22/08, 12:14 PM
Born To Run. there's really no other answer IMO.
CellarGhosts
08/22/08, 12:38 PM
Born To Run.
funkel
08/22/08, 12:49 PM
Nebraska.
Or the official thread...
dissident
08/22/08, 07:31 PM
unless you're an elliot smith, depressing folk rock junkie (which i'm not knocking, nebraska is amazing) don't start with nebraska. born to run is his masterpiece, basically what he's known for, and it's rightfully deserved.
versus_god
08/22/08, 07:34 PM
Born To Run, totally.
micahistheballs
08/22/08, 07:46 PM
Born to Run

+1
Dr. Acula
08/22/08, 07:48 PM
Like the rest of the crowd, while not my favorite, Id say Born to Run is a great place to start.
Kid B
08/22/08, 08:09 PM
Late
FeynmanWannabe
08/22/08, 08:10 PM
Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ
CellarGhosts
08/22/08, 08:11 PM
The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
Pretty underrated album but I still think Born to Run is the best starting point/my vote for his best album :shrug:

"New York City Serenade" is so awesome on that album though. Love it.
FeynmanWannabe
08/22/08, 08:14 PM
Pretty underrated album but I still think Born to Run is the best starting point/my vote for his best album :shrug:

"New York City Serenade" is so awesome on that album though. Love it.
Check the edit. Also, the question posed was where to start with The Boss, which which album is best. ;-)
CellarGhosts
08/22/08, 08:22 PM
Check the edit. Also, the question posed was where to start with The Boss, which which album is best. ;-)
Haha, okay that is true. Fair enough.

I guess the best place to start would be the beginning after all, ha.
FeynmanWannabe
08/22/08, 08:23 PM
Haha, okay that is true. Fair enough.

I guess the best place to start would be the beginning after all, ha.
I find a lot more people are starting with and listening to only a bands' "best" album, which I find deeply troubling.
born to expire
08/22/08, 08:36 PM
greetings, born to run, and born in the usa are my favorite albums by him. nebraska is cool but i don't think it's as good as everyone else thinks it is on here. it doesn't do that much for me.
IWasaCamera
08/22/08, 09:38 PM
Anything but Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad really. While the former is my favorite, not representative of The Boss at all.
Genuma
08/22/08, 09:48 PM
B O R N T O R U N is best to start. And best.
Chris Fallon
08/23/08, 02:12 AM
Yep, Born to Run. It really is the pivotal piece of his catalog.
kitti_katt420
08/23/08, 03:16 AM
i agree with those guys. Born to Run is great, also, personally I'm a big fan of Darkness on the Edge of Town and the River.
KatieKutthroat.
08/23/08, 06:25 AM
Throwing in another pile of votes for Born to Run.
WordzandDreamz
08/23/08, 06:38 AM
Because the Night on continuous loop?
CellarGhosts
08/23/08, 08:06 AM
I find a lot more people are starting with and listening to only a bands' "best" album, which I find deeply troubling.
Yeah, I think I can agree with that.
Matthew Tsai
08/23/08, 12:09 PM
^ there's a reason why people want to start with their "best" album though. who wants to start with their worse?
JCR
08/23/08, 12:23 PM
I tend to lose interest after Nebraska. Start at the very beginning
dissident
08/23/08, 12:25 PM
start with born to run because it best represents who bruce is as an icon and his "signature sound" greetings is great and all but it's more raw and very heavy on the free-flowing sing/speak verses that can get grating to alot of people.