I have been a fan of Bruce Springsteen long before he became a household name throughout the U.S.A. I primarily like his earlier works, but have listened to a lot of what he has done over the years. Missing from this Greatest Hits collection is Tunnel Of Love and One Step Up. I am sure that their are others but, those two stand out. This may appeal to someone who is just trying to add some of his music to their collection. Perhaps, someone who isn't that familiar with him may enjoy this, but this one disappointed me!

Why, Bruce, Why? I used to think you were lookin' out for the workin' man like me. I have three albums of yours that I love, I just needed a Greatest Hits to complete my library of the Springsteen songs I grew up listening to on the radio.

Unfortunately, you didn't deliver what you promised in the record's title - Greatest Hits. Had you at least been honest and named the record "A Few Hits, A Few So-So Album Cuts, And A Few New Songs That Are Inferior, But Hey, They Were Lying Around" I would have given the record 3 stars.

Thanks for "Born To Run," "Hungry Hearts" and "Dancing In The Dark." But on what planet was "Blood Brothers" a hit, or in any way worthy to include instead of "I'm on Fire?" Why the polluted "River" instead of "Tunnel Of Love?"

If this were just a "Great Songs" record, I would still ask why the bland new throw-aways "This Hard Land" and "Murder Incorporated" are included, rather than "Tougher Than The Rest" and "Trapped?" I should probably add a star though for not including the version of "Secret Garden" with the nauseating Tom Cruise dialogue.

But honestly Bruce, how in the #@!% world do you put 18 tracks on a Greatest Hits record, and only manage to include 7 of your 12 top 10 songs? I concede that part of the your problem is having such a wealth of great material, but that fact only makes this record more frustrating. If you were a "one hit wonder" instead of a legend, it might be understandable to release a Greatest Hits record with half hits and half filler. You could have done so much better than this.

Those of us in the working class just don't make enough since the factory closed down to buy all of your CD's. Things are tough now that Mary's pregnant and Johnny's off to war and the factory closed down... again. So please stop trying to make us buy your entire catalog. Do the common man a favor someday and put out a Greatest Hits record with your greatest hits. This set makes you look a little like some of the people you protest against in your music.

Oh, so disappointing.

I remember this LP in the 70's as one of the most important rock albums since Bob Dylan (not my personal favorite). I do like Bruce and still can't figure out why he would not let fellow Jew Bette Midler record Pink Cadillac, claiming at the time that it was not a song meant to be sung by a woman. He "changed his tune" a few years later by allowing Natalie Cole to do a disco version of the song and score a top 10 hit with it.


It just seems to put in perspective, a new meaning to the original thought. Is life fair?...No. Are the Democrats and Republicans the same? Yes! It's all about contradiction~
It's hard to listen to this CD with the free spirit I once had in my youth. When now I hear how I am mislead to follow the leader. So hard to shake the ashes of the past from my feet!