GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK N.J.
| Bruce Springsteen
GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK N.J.
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is the debut studio album by Bruce Springsteen. It was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos from July through September 1972 at the budget-priced 914 Sound Studios. The album was released January 5, 1973, by Columbia Records to average sales but positive critical reviews. -wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
what makes Bruce totally unique and cosmically surfeiting is his words
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All Music
Like the lyrics, the arrangements were busy, but the melodies were well developed and the rhythms, pushed by drummer Vincent Lopez, were breakneck.
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Consequence of Sound
exactly what I was hoping it would be: more openhearted rock ’n’ roll from the man who helped define the genre
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Ultimate Classic Rock
It would take a few years before anybody realized it, but a rock 'n' roll revolution was launched from an unlikely place on Jan. 5, 1973.
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Sputnik Music
Raw, uneven, and underproduced... but that's the only way it could be this good.
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Blog Critics
there is brilliance here
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Anti Music
the cryptic lyrics, buoyant charm and studious performances make this a damn indelible album that despite its flaws is largely irresistible
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Back Street Mafia
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is a strong debut, but one that sometimes struggles to achieve the sense of zest that Springsteen would later achieve with the E Street Band.
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Countdown Kid
fantastic in it own way, a sort of outlier representing a road not fully taken by Bruce Springsteen
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Vivascene
what we have here is primal Springsteen
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Bored and Dangerous Blog
much better than my preconceptions of the Bruce Springsteen who’s been a mega star my entire life
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George Strarostin's Reviews
Bruce's debut is an ambiguous piece of work - a complete bummer on some counts and a really interesting record on some others.
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Clem's Music Reviews
A great freshman effort.
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All Dylan
The best things about it are the lyrics, the humour and the promise of things to come.
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The Young Folks
full of good, old-fashioned, down-home Springsteen epics he came to be known for
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pif Magazine
ere is just some music everyone should own – and Springsteen’s Greetings from Asbury Park is that sort of music.
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Daily Vault
there are some great songs hiding in the weeds of the jumbled vision and overheated wordplay that characterize this album
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Ezine Article
Each song is a story that becomes an avenue to the next track, each packed with its own thickly crafted lyrical ensemble.
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Robert Christgau
the jokey lingo and absurdist energy of everything else are exactly the excesses that made Dylan a genius instead of a talent
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