| | Full Review | Ratings (822) |
Give your Rating |
| 5.0 classic | AtavanHalen | July 11th 10 |
For Springsteen fans, it might be the uncool or "obvious"/"mainstream" choice to nominate U.S.A. as his best album. But really, aside from maybe Born to Run, is there really another choice? Packed to the brim with his defining hits (the title track, "Dancing In The Dark", "I'm On Fire", "Glory Days") and some of the finest songwriting of its time, the E-Street Band truly stepped things up a notch with the release of this album, creating a landmark in both pop culture and American music. The Boss has a practically untouchable discography, but the cream of the crop when it comes to his eighties work is almost exclusively found on Born In The U.S.A.
1 Bumps | Bump |
| 3.9 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | July 14th 20 |
Two years after the poignant Nebraska, The Boss comes back with the heavy artillery: bye-bye acoustic guitar and cheap tape recorders, and let's welcome raging sax, heavy drums, and anthemic choruses. Springsteen's goal still is to put the spotlight on all those that were left behind, but he does so with much more flamboyance than ever before. It does make this record kinda bloated at times, where Nebraska was truly touching by its simplicity. Still, the hits on this baby surpass the "contemporary banger" status to skyrocket to timeless working-class anthems.
Bump |
| 3.5 great | snowsorcerer | April 20th 20 |
Hit record that makes you either hate USA or root for them. Belongs in Springsteen?s all-time classics.
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | lz41 | July 2nd 18 |
Although the sound flirts perilously close to being the sickly-sweet link between John Mellencamp and Bon Jovi, Springsteen did not sacrifice his storytelling for commercial appeal. The title track is one of his most important songs, 'Dancing in the Dark' an outstanding first effort at discussing the life of the superstar, 'Darlington County' an unexpectedly funny cut and 'Bobby Jean', 'Downbound Train' and 'My Hometown' all neat repackaging of the sounds and themes of "Nebraska" and "Darkness on the Edge of Town".
Bump |
| 3.0 good | DrunkTaco33 | January 1st 18 |
too marred by filler to enjoy its classics and the album as a whole
Bump |
| 3.0 good | justanothername | January 15th 15 |
My dad used to play this is the car so it has been overplayed for me a bit.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | TheManMachine | April 15th 13 |
Every bit as gargantuan and game-changing as 'Born to Run' was without trying to be. Hard-hitting, epic songwriting that's fun as well.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | GnFnRs87 | October 5th 12 |
Not quite the Boss' best but in his top 5. This album is an anthemic journey through lost American ideals with most songs being written along with those that became 'Nebraska'. My favourites here are probably the title track, 'I'm On Fire', 'No Surrender', 'Bobby Jean', 'Dancing in the Dark' and 'My Hometown'
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | Wrencher | January 12th 12 |
Stand-out tracks: "Born in the U.S.A.", "I'm on Fire", "No Surrender"
Bump |
| 0.0 | Jom STAFF | December 1st 06 |
A superb album through-and-through. Three essential songs to listen to on this album are the title track, "No Surrender," and "Glory Days." "Born in the U.S.A." is without a doubt as strong of an album opener as you can get, also exemplifying Springsteen's political nature and stance on war. "No Surrender" is reminiscent of the tempo and content of the earlier "Born to Run" - it's fun and fresh and showcases Springsteen at his best.
It's "Glory Days," however, that is my favorite song from The Boss, due to Springsteen's storytelling. In it, The Boss tells of a high school jock who hangs on to his high school memories on the field/court/wherever a little too closely, and all he does is talk about how awesome those days were, while basically painting the character as a washed-up loser in the present.
Basically, I know a LOT of people who are like this that I went to high school with, and I'm sure when my high school reunions roll around, I would rather get teabagged with sandpaper than listen to these failures' pathetic stories about the "Glory Days," where their biggest claims to fame would be recalling how they were the team's bitchboy.
Bump |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | January 26th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | July 5th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | June 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | MvdW | March 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | November 26th 22 |
| 3.7 great | manosg EMERITUS | July 5th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Source | June 18th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | KuyJuk | January 6th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grungil | December 22nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | BoerK | October 18th 21 |
| 3.5 great | kodama | October 6th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | PeteB22 | September 11th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zakusz | June 28th 21 |
| 3.0 good | remi | October 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | October 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Geomi | September 24th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Gazham | August 12th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | PaulVesp | December 30th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ellagos | November 24th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Turns13 | November 2nd 19 |
| 5.0 classic | xgausez | October 21st 19 |
| 5.0 classic | alamo | October 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flomink | October 11th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Jimmer2 | August 19th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | xineiz | July 8th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | June 14th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Lucman | June 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Miguee7 | June 11th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | June 6th 19 |
| 2.5 average | crab | February 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wyder | February 18th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Kaijala | November 23rd 18 |
| 5.0 classic | KGB777 | October 17th 18 |
| 3.0 good | NateMa | August 14th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | KevinMM | July 18th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | skronk | March 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Javier | March 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | igi78 | March 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gueero | February 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | dianabm | February 8th 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Fear | January 10th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Handers | December 18th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | verypsb | December 16th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Rdv | December 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | townseru | November 11th 17 |
| 3.0 good | OllieS | September 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ratfecal | September 2nd 17 |
| 3.0 good | wg98 | August 16th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Cmm95 | July 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | July 17th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | wub | April 28th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | DRusso | April 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Robbit | March 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | deslad | January 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | powrnap | December 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ramoncd | December 6th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | natbar | October 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Ggg777 | October 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | lumucc | October 4th 16 |
| 3.5 great | mrfixit | September 24th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | artyzmu | September 18th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Gerrit | August 4th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Nrap | August 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArtBox | July 29th 16 |
| 2.5 average | ASberg | July 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smelty | June 22nd 16 |
| 2.5 average | Andrew | May 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | PieRye | May 7th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jesper STAFF | March 30th 16 |
| 3.5 great | GMBass | January 31st 16 |
| 3.0 good | Agonba | January 13th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ayeohh | November 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | bungy | November 13th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Xav | November 4th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Klkofe | October 17th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Scutty | October 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | F1Aaron | September 27th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Pavera | September 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | swipenet | September 22nd 15 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | August 3rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Rakkie | May 19th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | April 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Karluk | March 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | akimbo | March 29th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | allu59 | March 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Aion | March 8th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | dkkc | January 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | cami37 | January 25th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Runeii | November 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | October 31st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | October 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jwar375 | October 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | SMK | July 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Pasm71 | June 26th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | krka | March 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | aguzman | February 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Me2 | December 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | December 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | arnnnau | December 6th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | stevep | November 23rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | wfaber | November 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dan2309 | November 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | tancrni | November 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Swaggy | September 29th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | LepreCon | September 26th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Zydar | September 6th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | jeffix | August 12th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gnome7 | August 10th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Ibid | August 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | chdahi | May 20th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | Lepo | May 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Isola | April 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kibj411 | March 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | January 31st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surette | January 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Hoppip | December 23rd 12 |
| 5.0 classic | bharr | December 1st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | ADM20 | November 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atheus | November 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Ehar | November 10th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Wilrus | October 11th 12 |
| 2.5 average | philand | October 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Melanin | October 7th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | bobbi | October 5th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Peluca | October 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | dh198 | September 30th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Cagey45 | September 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Quaid | September 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vespiion | September 3rd 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | slint87 | August 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | TheDMV | August 15th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | random | July 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lebren | May 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | geng | May 4th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Gaza22 | March 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Lakes. | March 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Altmer | March 14th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Thef | March 7th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Mike08 | February 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | bazza123 | February 18th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | vsls | February 15th 12 |
| 3.0 good | NateT | January 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | backs | January 20th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | fog CONTRIBUTOR | December 30th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | pencils3 | November 14th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Skipdog | September 20th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Splint | September 5th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | zacab | August 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowilo | August 4th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Totes | July 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | June 25th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Nafo | June 13th 11 |
| 3.0 good | razzle | April 18th 11 |
| 3.5 great | KjD | April 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jiffi | March 29th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | mmadden | February 26th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | mallen- | January 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | gallus90 | December 11th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Jarvig | November 21st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | crabman | November 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | AMGuide | November 4th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | bears | October 31st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | thawey | October 30th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | cunter | October 27th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | mdenn69 | October 20th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | DJD | October 2nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | mike838 | September 19th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Qman307 | September 17th 10 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | September 13th 10 |
| 3.5 great | cvrcmrc | September 2nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | cotras | August 28th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | neo99 | July 10th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | csholm | June 13th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | guddy7 | June 5th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | joppe | May 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jumaos | April 10th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | igg20 | March 30th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | BigHans | December 31st 09 |
| 3.5 great | Ire | November 14th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | mpc5073 | November 10th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mixhail | October 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | sblount | October 15th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Iai EMERITUS | October 4th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | thomas3 | August 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Charger | July 26th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | mvdu | June 8th 09 |
| 2.5 average | purvis | April 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | haas1mj | April 27th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | shindip | April 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Richaod | February 23rd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Amputee | November 2nd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | MTEK | April 21st 08 |
| 3.5 great | Akumac | February 24th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Bak | October 14th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | doqtor | August 1st 07 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on Born in the U.S.A.
|
