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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1975 - August: Bruce Springsteen âBorn to Runâ
Description: Born to Run was Bruce Springsteen's third studio album, and the first unarguably successful commercial album.  While he had previously achieved critical success with many industry insiders comparing him with Bob Dylan, his two prior albums had been more of a regional hit.  With Born to Run, Springsteen had both time and money to make the album, and went for a âwall of soundâ approach.  Wikipedia mentions that he wanted it to sound like âRoy Orbison singing Bob Dylan, produced by Phil Spector.â  With regard to the lyrics, Springsteen said this album was âthe album where I left behind my adolescent d...