People are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the release of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album “Born in the U.S.A.” It sold more than 6 million copies and was named the 86th-greatest rock album of all time by Rolling Stone.
Where it belongs, however, is in the trash bin of music history as one of the most overrated albums of all time. I’m no fan of Springsteen’s music, but I will give props to his songwriting abilities and say that I’d listen to every track on “Born to Run” before punishing my ears listening to the title track of “Born in the U.S.A.”
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