Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits | 
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Artist: Bruce Springsteen Label: Columbia Category: Music
List Price: $16.97 Buy Used: $3.07 You Save: $13.90 (82%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 151 reviews Sales Rank: 261
Media: Audio CD Discs: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 074646706022 UPC: 074646706022 EAN: 0074646706022 ASIN: B000002B30
Release Date: February 28, 1995 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Born To Run | | • | Thunder Road | | • | Badlands | | • | The River | | • | Hungry Heart | | • | Atlantic City | | • | Dancing In The Dark | | • | Born In The U.S.A. | | • | My Hometown | | • | Glory Days | | • | Brilliant Disguise | | • | Human Touch | | • | Better Days | | • | Streets Of Philadelphia | | • | Secret Garden | | • | Murder Incorporated | | • | Blood Brothers | | • | This Hard Land |
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Product Description From \""Born to Run\"" to \""Streets of Philadelphia,\"" this is a boss collection of classic Bruce, featuring 17 songs, including new music with his legendary E Street Band. Track: 10: Glory Days,Track: 11: Brilliant Disguise,Track: 12: Human Touch,Track: 13: Better Days,Track: 14: Streets Of Philadelphia,Track: 15: Secret Garden,Track: 16: Murder Incorporated,Track: 17: Blood Brothers,Track: 18: This Hard Land,Track: 1: Born To Run,Track: 2: Thunder Road,Track: 3: Badlands,Track: 4: The River,Track: 5: Hungry Heart,Track: 6: Atlantic City,Track: 7: Dancing In The Dark,Track: 8: Born In The U.S.A,Track: 9: My Hometown Media Type: CD Artist: SPRINGSTEEN,BRUCE Title: GREATEST HITS Street Release Date: 02/28/1995 Domestic Genre: ROCK/POP
Amazon.com About as complete a selection of fan and artist favorites 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 seven Top 10 entries 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 car CD player with stuff like "Born to Run," "The River" and "Dancing in the Dark." --Rickey Wright
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Disappointing, but it's still Bruce! May 1, 2008 As a longtime Bruce fan, I found this release just a tad bit disappointing. I still bought it and it's a great single-disc collection, nonetheless.
But now there are so many other collections. '18 Tracks,' 'The Essential Bruce Springsteen' and the 'Live 1975-85' are all out, and are quite a bit better than this, especially '18 Tracks.'
But this has all of the Bruce standards. 'Born To Run,' 'Badlands,' 'Hungry Heart,' 'Atlantic City,' 'Thunder Road,' and 'The River' are all on this set. And the sound quality is superb.
But why didn't they include a song like 'Rosalita,' 'Tenth Avenue Freeze Out,' 'The Tunnel Of Love' or 'Blinded By The Light' as opposed to one of the new songs like 'Secret Garden'? I loved the two new songs 'This Hard Land' and 'Blood Brothers,' but 'Secret Garden' and 'Murder Incorporated' just can't hold a candle to those two.
Overall, this is a good Bruce set that has it's moments, but if you want a definitive Bruce set, buy something else. If you are a die-hard fan just buying this for the new songs, than it's well worth it.
Recommended, but only for die-hards or really casual Bruce fans.
The boss February 28, 2008 This item arrived sooner than I had expected it to. The condition of the merchandise was as described in the offer for it. I am pleased with the service that I received.
One collection of the Boss' greatest hits January 7, 2008 15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Anytime a major artist releases a CD labeled "Greatest Hits," all bets are off! There will always be disagreements over what is (or should be) on the CD. Surely no difference here, as one can see from the variety of reviews already posted.
However, my own sense is that this is not a bad collection of Springsteen's hits. It opens with a song that helped propel him to greater fame and renown than previously--"Born to Run." One of the best rock songs around (and one nice aspect of this CD is that the lyrics show up, so that people can see the actual words of the songs). Other top notch songs appear on this CD: "Thunder Road," "Badlands," "Hungry Heart," "Dancing in the Dark," "Born in the U.S.A." and so on.
The collection captures the range of Springsteen's work, from the hard rockers to more introspective songs, from the sound of the E Street Band joining him to sparer instrumentation.
Questions? Sure. Nothing earlier than "Born to Run"? There were some very nice pieces before that iconic tune. Also, I could see other songs as candidates for inclusion--"10th Avenue Freezeout," "Jungleland," and so on. Nonetheless, this works well as a Greatest Hits compilation for Bruce Springsteen. Fans may have all his CDs, but it's sometimes nice to have a compilation available of some of the best works available. And if you don't have a lot of Springsteen's works, then this is "must hear music."
My favorite Springsteen January 1, 2008 I am buying this CD to replace my well worn tape and old scratched cd. Hopefully my kids will take better care of this one than my previous copy. This is my favorite Springsteen album - but I have not heard all of Magic.
greatest singles from the Boss.. September 28, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
for the die-hard Springsteen fan, no, this collection does not have all the songs that you would hope for. It is mostly a collection of his top charting singles with a few questionable choices thrown in SECRET GARDEN? which is a great song but I wouldn't pick that over JUNGLEAND or REASON TO BELIEVE. But still pop it in the car cd player and crank it up because this is a great cd with high rockability factor and Springsteen songs are perfect for listening while you're driving. The continuity of the collection holds up pretty well considering Springsteen albums are put together almost as a storybook. I'm a Jersey boy and Springsteen fan for life so this collection is as fine as any Greatest Hits collection we could hope for.
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