Bruce Springsteen
The Message

The last thing the world needs is another in-depth analysis of the music of Bruce Springsteen. An amazon.com search shows 91 titles currently available in print. A google search on Springsteen returns over 6 million hits on the web. If the on-line world is an accurate indicator of an icon's ranking in our cultural world we can see that Springsteen ranks behind Britney Spears' eleven million google hits, but well in front of Doctor Hardy's forty-four hundred. To ensure that we don't take ourselves too seriously we should refer to a recent book release concerning the cultural importance of Elvis Presley. The previously mentioned Springsteen poll revealed that only one fan felt that Bruce is the promised Messiah. History will be the judge of his ability to throw off the stigmata of pop-culture icon and enter the sacred realm of godly status. His music? Let's talk about his music. (A complete listing of his released works can be found on his discography page.) His albums are listed below. Titles and release dates can be viewed by running your mouse over the images. Click on the image to view information and lyrics for that particular album. You can also scroll through each page individually by clicking on the "Next Page" link at the bottom of each page.

Bruce Springsteen-Greetings From Asbury Park New Jersey-Release Date 1/5/73   Bruce Springsteen-The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle-Release Date 9-11-73   Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run-Release Date 8/25/75   Bruce Springsteen-Darkness on the Edge of Town-Release Date 6/2/78

Bruce Springsteen-The River-Release Date 10/10/80   Bruce Springsteen-Nebraska-Release Date 9/20/82   Born in the USA-Bruce Springteen-Release Date 6/4/84   Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band-Live 1975 to 1985-Release Date 11-10-86

Bruce Springsteen-Tunnel of Love-Release Date 10/9/87   Human Touch-Bruce Springsteen-Release Date 3/31/92   Lucky Town-Bruce Springsteen-Release Date 3/31/92   Bruce Springsteen in Concert-MTV Plugged-Release Date 4/12/93

Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits-Release Date 2/28/95   Bruce Springsteen-The Ghost of Tom Joad-Release Date 11/21/95   Bruce Springsteen-Tracks-Release Date 11/10/98   Bruce Springteen-18 Tracks-Release Date-April 1999

Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band-Live in New York City-Release Date 3/27/01   Bruce Springsteen-The Rising-Release Date 7/30/02   The Essential Bruce Springsteen-Release Date 11/11/03


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West Chester University
History 650
Seminar in 20th Century
American Popular Culture
Dr. Charles Hardy
Fall 2003
Joseph O'Brien