Bruce Springsteen's fifth album, The River (1980), sounds like a release from the hard times. Coming off the Darkness Tour, Springsteen wanted to showcase the power of his live band. He used the ...

Asbury Park (Sandy)” tugs at the heart strings in a different way. It's a moving farewell to the Asbury Park boardwalk life.

Racing in the Streets”; and “Atlantic City ... “Outlaw Pete” does have one distinction that no other Springsteen song has: It's the only one Bruce has written a book about.

“Out in the Street”; “Dancing in the Dark” vs. “Independence Day”; “Darkness on the Edge of Town” vs. “Born in the USA”; “Backstreets vs. Racing in ... that no other Springsteen song has: It's the ...