Bruce Springsteen Album-By-Album

A listener's guide by Rob Sheffield and the Rolling Stone staff

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Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

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The superstar becomes a megastar. Even at the time, the synthesizers sounded dated and cheesy, but that didn't keep anyone from hearing how great the songs were.

HIGH POINT: Born in the U.S.A., driven by Springsteen's punk-rock screams and Max Weinberg's furious drums.