Reviews (page 10 of 11)
A bit slow, was it an acoustic album?
After some consideration, I decided not to use a private Spotify session. Although not a Springsteen fan, I have listened to this album before because of how revered it is. It's mumbly and mellow, I have never been to Nebraska, but if this what it is like, hard pass.
I think albums like this are where Country got part of its reputation as depressing music. Some of the songs are captivating but on the whole, not an album I’ll return to often.
Giving this a 2 - just not a fan of The Boss, but I can understand that this is good. Not for me, at all. 2/5
Nebraska 3 Atlantic City 3.3 Mansion on the Hill 3 Johnny 99 2.9 Highway Patrolman 2.7 State Trooper 2 Used Cars 2.2 Open All Night 2.3 My Father's House 1.4 Reason to Believe 1.9 Score: 2.47
it was fine, but I don't vibe with this one too much. Sounded like a demo tape, like it was missing too much, felt empty, even though the tunes were alright
Just ok
I have to admit that I was bored. In theory a stripped down, dark, album is a great idea, but this is a step too far for me.
i can't give this a 1. but i have many thoughts and they are not positive. i will need to revisit this, but it was overwhelmingly underwhelming. boring and sad. disappointment abounds.
Why you would ever try to make the state of Nebraska entertaining or remotely interesting by naming an album after seems ludicrous or a long shot attempt to maybe bring something to talk about to Nebraska. Nope. It’s just as boring and unforgettable as the state. Maybe that’s what Bruce was trying to do here🤷
Non mi piace la fisarmonica 7/10 generico
Album “chill” (da chill a 2 balls ci vuole poco,ascoltarlo tutto così mmm,un brano ogni tanto può starci ) (Dipende dal brano) Nebraska e Atlantic City Used Cars le migliori Atlantic city sembra un altro brano però non male (I want it that way) Le altre mah Melodie e in generale vocals mah Chitarra niente di che Classiche melodie country americano (Che non mi piacciono) I brani più movimentati sono anche i meno riusciti secondo me Open all night sembra Mark Knopfler però scrauso. Tipo
Not really feeling this one, pretty boring
Bossin around with basically just one song in different versions. Where one stops, I am told, the next began.
Eh. Maybe I'd like it more if I paid attention to the songwriting, but I just couldn't be bothered.
Actively didn't like it. Only one song hit the mark for me. The one about his brother.
Not a sound I like from Springsteen. I wouldn't judge someone who says this is a favorite album of theirs, but my first impression of this was that it wasn't great.
Is this when Springsteen decided he needed to be Dylan? While his voice is slightly more tolerable than Dylan's, his songwriting isn't anywhere near it. Maybe this is an album of poems set to music - again another Dylan style thing. While they stick with Springsteen's well known American working class guy with big or average problems, none of them are really good. The only one I got really invested in was "State Trooper" but it ended up going nowhere. I was hoping for a twist about a murder or something but it's just some guy that doesn't want to get pulled over and has a death wish I guess. I liked "Mansion on the Hill". The rest of this is marred by shitty singing, shitty production and shitty songwriting. This is pretty bad.
It's not horrible but it doesn't have a single one of the Boss's bangers. Next album will have hit Trump campaign song "Born in the USA"
Holy shit. Idc
Sorry girlie's I don't care enough about brucie pensive emoji :(
Technically proficient, but this has never been my kind of music.
Couldnt get into it
It was alright, not a very big Springsteen fan
Not my favorite of his. Too slow
boring and exactly what i expected from this man
the writing was good when i could pay attention to it but unfortunately this was so boring
Never been a fan of Springsteen, and this didn't change that fact. There were a couple songs I kinda liked, but mostly it sounds like he's trying to be Dylan. Which might be fine for a first album, but not for a (checks notes) 6th. Dylan does this better, as do Johnny Cash and Nick Cave, who have covered similar territory thematically.
4/10 - Bruce, you really killed it with born to run, but this was just boring. I feel like his voice even was not as interesting as it was during the other albums.
What a fun barrel of laughs this was! I can see Bruce fans enjoying this, when in the right mood, but for me it was just a downer.
comfortably very boring. the entire album could be one song really xD
Solo acoustic record from young Brucey. Rips off early Dylan quite a lot and, surprisingly, Alan Vega's Suicide in a meandering, dull set of songs about (would you believe it?) 'the dark side of life'. He manages to dial down the horrible throaty chest-beating stuff to reveal a nice singing voice akin to the currently fifteen year old Sun Kil Moon who would go on to outstrip this at every conceivable level. Nebraska isn't bad. It isn't good either. It's just there.
This does nothing for me. It all sounds the same, and it’s not particularly interesting to me. Bruce is no story teller, it all sounds inauthentic, there’s no heart and soul, no drama, no humour, no poignancy coming across in his delivery. Next
I'm told I'm supposed to enjoy this album and it's some of his finest work, but to my ears, this is just Springsteen doing his best "guy with an acoustic guitar" impression. The kind of stuff you'd hear played to death in a coffee shop in 1994. Bruce is a fine songwriter, and acoustic Bruce is also fine but maybe only for a song or two per album, but a whole album of that stuff is just too one note and drab.
this reminded me i haven't seen my bruce springsteen shirt in like a year
I really enjoy my routine of starting the day with whatever album I randomly generate. However, sometimes that does mean waking up already depressed and generating Nebraska.
Melancholy which I'm not used to with Springsteen. Hauntingly beautiful in places. Overall, this was pretty repetitive and dull.
I was honestly a little disappointed by this album. I understand he was going a different route and direction and that’s probably why this album is on this list, but it was haunting yet boring. I was wishing for something more and it just never came. If it had gone elsewhere- haunting but story telling or something, it would be more intriguing but i don’t know.
Sleepy
Didn’t like
Nebraska's a synonym for depression. Not a fan of this, all of them sounded the same to me. Boo hoo sad song boom harmonica.
Fave Songs - Johnny 99 - Open All Night - Reason To Believe (the Harmonica was kept minimal and it was also the last song lmao) As someone who doesn't like Bob Dylan (a few songs idm) a long Harmonica intro (anything more than 5 seconds is long) is just... already starting off weak. I proper strapped in and thought oh god I won't like this album. The songs I liked had some sort of image in my mind. Definitely something you put on while you're drink driving in a chevy through the Snake Pass or something like this album is giving #iwanttokms. Anyways, I prefer Born In The USA and I don't even care for Springsteen. I prefer Neil Young's brand of sad white man with guitar. Atlantic City was okies but I just hated Harmonica... I couldn't understand what he said in a couple of songs. State Trooper needed a beat drop. All in all, it's a 2.
I liked 4/10 songs. The rest of it felt very samey so I can only give it a 2 though it's better than the Neil Young album so I wish I could give it a 2.5
First listen. Not the biggest fan of this guy.
I didn't have high expectations for this after reading that the songs were demos that Bruce decided to release as is. Normally I would like the raw, stripped back sound, but these songs sound half baked. More time spent on them would have been a great idea.
Lite tradigt
It’s a bit too samey and lyric heavy for me. I might give it another shot in the future but this listen was a bit of a struggle.
Not his best. Needs some drums.
This is basically a folk album and as such I just found it boring. I'm sure the lyrics are beautiful and inspiring, but I don't really listen for the lyrics so that's lost on me. I like and appreciate Bruce and I could see this being good for a certain set and setting, but I don't think I'll be returning. 2.3/5
Ah, Bruce Springsteen, where did I go wrong with you. Normally he's more Americana than folk, and I don't know why he went in the Bob Dylan direction for Nebraska. He has his own sound, just like how Dylan has his. And I like Springsteen as he is, and I don't care very much for Dylan's style. As soon as this album started with the whiny harmonica, I knew I was in for a slog. Still, Nebraska had Springsteen's voice and touch, so it wasn't all bad. I just expected different.
No
Snore!
I liked Bruce way back in the day. I couldn't get past this though. Too lo-fi? Too sombre? That accent he puts on ? It just didn't click with me.
Nett.
This got repetitive real fast. Quite a boring album, not the greatest day to listen to this driving in heavy traffic with too little sleep. Gotta give this 2/5 as I don’t see listening again
say what you want about the great songwriting - this thing is hard to listen to on a literal level. his voice isn't the best, and the simple instrumentals that could help under different vocals just don't suit him well.
Just depressing, not Bruce's finest. And what's with the fake accent, the man's from New Jersey
While I'm not a Bruce Springsteen fan, I'm not opposed to becoming one. This album didn't do anything to get me there. It was pretty one note of Bruce with an acoustic singing in the same tone and cadence for 40 minutes. This album should have been one song on another album. Hopefully his other work will do it for me.
I suppose this album is all about the lyrics. Los off story songs. But the monotone nature of his voice makes me not able to listen for very long. Most of the songs are musically indistinguishable from each other. As a person whose enjoyment of music comes mainly from rhythm and melody, this one is not for me.
Bleh Rating: 2.2
never been a fan of the Boss. his voice is too nasal/Dylan-ish. this album did not make me a fan. musically the stripped down sounds were fine. just not a fan of his voice
I rated Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town a 3 but later came to feel that I'd shorted it, so when Springsteen came up again I thought I'd have a chance to make it up to him. Nope. I really disliked Nebraska. It's just sort of miserable.
As someone who grew up in Jersey it feels like blasphemy to give Springsteen two stars, but this was a boring one from the Boss.
Meh
decent vibes and a couple cool songs but boring
As mentioned before, I am no big on Bruce, sadly. I admire him for making this a bit of a different album compared to the other ones. Unfortunately it's not to my taste either. Everything just flew over my head, don't remember any song barely. Pretty boring overall. Strong 2.
Nebraska can't be *that* boring. Music needs a little more spice ig.
Personal, small-scale, stripped-down, and dull.
I love a bit of Bruce but this was dull.
A nice surprise. I generally find Springsteen really cringeworthy and just too American. This is a nice album though, understated, thoughtful, calming, nothing I would generally associate with him. It made for a pleasant evening.
Was listening thinking: this sounds kinda unfinished? Then I read the book entry that says it’s literally demos so makes sense
My least favourite of the Springsteen albums I’ve had so far. This one is devoid of any joy and the lack of E Street Band is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because its nice to have a more minimal sounding album from the Boss without all that over the top embellishment the band provide, a curse because you quite quickly realise Springsteen needs all that bombast to cover for the fact that he is not the greatest vocalist. On the plus side I only have one more Springsteen album left to get. ‘Atlantic City’, and ‘Johnny 99’ are the only songs that really resonated with me.
ok
al secondo album confermo che non fa per me
Not my favourite stuff from Bruce sadly
Tout comme le Nebraska, c'est plat, monotone et on se demande si y'aurait pas mieux ailleurs. Effectivement, on aurait pu... TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING, JAMIROQUAI - 5 Je sais, on a déjà eu Emergency on Planet Earth, mais je pense que TWM le surpasse et mérite pleinement sa place dans cette liste comme étant un magnifique blend d'acide jazz, dance et d'afro funk.
Bit samey really, quite liked the first track as it was really atmospheric but then nothing else really happened over the rest of the album. I’m sure people absolutely love it, I’m just not one of them
I listened to this on a Saturday morning, gray day drive. Very fitting. Not the biggest Springsteen fan, but this is a good piece of Americana. The back half was a huge bummer though. 2.5* rounded down.
This sucks more than most other Bruce Springsteen albums. Sure it forces us to focus on the songwriting, Springsteen isn't that great a lyricist. 4/10
Oh god. I would prefer to not meet Bruce in Atlantic City. This album is full of songs of losers, outcasts, good people caught in the jaws of America in the late 70s and 80s. Its just that I am sick of Bruce's pervasive pessimism. Every person is a victim of the system, every thing is broken down, and all his characters are just stuck.
Bruce’s storytelling skills are without parallel, but here he decides to couch them within the most boring music you could possibly imagine.
Het lijkt heiligschennis om Bruce Springsteen 2 sterren te geven. Maar dees was 'm niet, Bruce. Valt ook een beetje uit de boot als album tussen The River en Born in the USA. 2.4*
Highly depressing album.
meh and more meh
zwar chli persönlich und mega roh aber I can only take this much schnorregiige
This is a big sleeper. Dull and boring. Do not like his voice.
Yawn.
I don’t get it.
I'll give it credit, this album perhaps had me the most interested in anything Springsteen had done musically that I've had the opportunity to listen to. Stripped-back production Springsteen lends itself the best to his voice, and the lyrics are easier to care about in-turn. However, this still is a pretty dull record; many tracks that go on far too long, and oddly all feel like interludes that should be a minute. Makes me wonder if perhaps the big sound usually accompanying Springsteen is to mask repetitive melodies. It's a fine enough listen for one or two tracks, and I agree that the A-side is pretty good for what it is, but by the end I was completely out of it, and I think another listen would only heighten my disdain. For now, I'll say that seemingly every album of his seems to be better than the last, but when you're on a five-star scale, the difference is miniscule enough that it really doesn't matter in the long run.
The lack of an E street band made this tolerable
Not a fan. This was dull, and he didn't sound good. Plus, there was way too much harmonica.
All the songs are basically the same: poor guy gets in a little bit too far over his head and then is smacked down by the system. Maybe good in small doses, but hard to take 10 songs in a row of this. 2.5 stars
Decent enough, but nothing stands out to me outside of Atlantic City. Springsteen sings about everything from hardened killers to family troubles to typical country ballads about how hard it is to find a job (applies to Atlantic City, ironically enough) with the same lugubrious tone.
Honestly was nice hearing something kinda different from Springsteen, but it’s still not very good
Quite boring
Took a look at the reviews for this album, and don't remember seeing so many 1 and 5 star reviews. Seems like people love it or can't stand it. Give Springsteen credit for going against the grain and releasing something in raw form. Interesting to find out he planned on releasing these later with the E Street band. Some of these songs would have sounded so different with a full band... But that's not how it was released. While these songs deal with real world America and probably connect to some, the songs themselves are left without a familiar hook that would leave most people wanting for more. In the progression of Springsteen's works and legacy, maybe Born in the USA never happens without Nebraska happening first. Imagine hearing Glory Days in the stripped down raw version...would it be one of my all time favs? Prob not...but I'm sure glad we got the production it deserved..and without Nebraska we may have missed out on all of the USA.🤣✌🏻🇺🇲
I have an unbroken record of giving Springsteen records 2/5 stars, so to say I wasn't exactly optimistic about this is an understatement. I started out tolerating this one, genuinely, but it didn't take long to start to grate. I don't like his voice. I don't like his vibe. And if we can banish the fucking harmonica to the annals of history then I'd actually be delighted. I'm sure he's a lovely bloke, but I don't want to listen to anymore of his music. I get the idea. You guessed it... 2/5
Yawn
First listen to any springsteen album. Ever. Period. I have been looking forward to seeing what the boss is about. Ive heard singles, but never full albums. This is your time to shine springsteen. Parts of "nebraska" sounds a bit like surfin USA by the beach boys to me. Just a slowed down version of the melody. More harmonica. Other than that it was a sombre experience. Maybe it will relate to the folks with roots close to the lyrics but i couldnt relate to it. The music was OK but nothing really stuck out and wow'd me. The quality of the recording is also relatively poor. I get where that came from based on the wiki but still. Overall, it wasnt awful but wasnt good. I like acoustic sessions too. I'd say below average for a first listen. Maybe its something you have to come back when you get into springsteen. But im honestly disappointed by the boss.
💤💤
Only one song on the album sounds like vintage Bruce. The remainder is clearly folk genre. Bruce, regardless of the genre is A hell of a songwriter. Not a big fan of folk music but Bruce had me listening intently to his lyrics…
Probably the worst Springsteen album I've heard so far. Middling 2.
Not his best.
I liked the chill vibe but I would never listen to this again. But I wouldn't hate it if I heard a song from it.
Pretty bland stuff
If dirges didn’t already exist, this is what eulogies would sound like, but it’s too bad I don’t care about what I’m hearing.
No doubt a masterful creation in its time period. It lacks the punch and energy of the work I know him for. The quality is undeniable the enjoyment may vary.
Kinda depressing. Wasn't digging it.
i guess im not a nebraskan
I like that it’s minimally-produced because it feels more intimate. But this felt like a chore after a while.
How many songs are actually improved by the addition of a harmonica? Not many I'd think. Dumb Things by Paul Kelly? Anyway, this album would sink if it was by Bruce Everyman, it's so one-paced and turgid.
Way slower than I thought it would be
This one was depressing...
I’ve heard worse from him. Still bad though
Too folky and a little too much harmonica for my liking. The Band's version of Atlantic City is leagues better than this one.
Man I for some reason just do not give a single shit about Bruce Springsteen's music, but we'll see if this changes my mind. Few songs in and it's pretty minimalist and telling stories. Not bad but nothing to write home about. Not great music to have on in the background. Pretty boring tbh. I can respect Springsteen but just can't get into him. Almost too Dad rock for me and I feel like I love Dad rock.
Too much acapella
Did someone bet Bruce Springsteen he couldn’t make a country album? This seems like his attempt at a country album. It’s ok. Had some good stuff but not my favorite of his
A little too lowkey for me.
NOT GOOD.
I did not dig this album. I was falling asleep in this. Maybe Springsteen missed on this one. Based off the hype around him I hope every album isn't a snore-fest bc otherwise it will be well disappointing.
Nah. I think you need to be a real Springsteen fan too enjoy this. I'm not in that camp and this was not pleasurable.
I think that is 40 minutes of the exact same thing over and over again just with different leatrics. I read a review that this album was like sitting around a campfire with Springsteen, and yes, it's exactly that. I don't think Is completely bad, but it's definitely not good at all, kind of boring and in a way I understand the idea he had, but no, it didn't work.
half listened to this at best but it sounded decent. maybe I'll enjoy springsteen more when I go through my first mid life crisis
yeah i don't like country all that much
Meeh cansa aunque alguna de relax OK - 5.5
It sounds nice but not for me and I can see why this was a shocking departure from “Born in the USA” for some
I didn’t get this album.i listen to Bruce for a reason and this isn’t it. Not for me.
It's sometimes funny to hear country dude-bros come up with a million metaphors for open roads, cars, hills, cops and the military. Though, to be fair, this album did not contain any mention of fishing with the boys. 2/5 - "Ain't nothing wrong with it, I'm just never gonna listen to it on my own again."
I really wanted to like this album as it checks off lots of my likes but it just didn't pull me in at all.
Too lowkey for me.
Best Songs: Atlantic City Listen Again: No
Boring guitar
This album seems like a love it or hate it kind of situation. I am finding myself in the hate it camp. Feels like a caricature of the of the sad side of Springsteen songs. I prefer some energy. Give me Born to Run over all this misery any day.
2/5
Bit dull
2/5 Bruce Springsteen comes across as the "Did it for the nookie" version of Bob Dylan.
drivel. 2.1.
This album alternates tracks between magnificent Midwest ballads, and songs about New Jersey 🤮. You may think I’m joking but literally any song he mentions New Jersey in, I did not like. How am I supposed to take a man talking about Mahwah seriously. Jokes aside, it seems to me to be a very odd choice to have your album have one foot in the folk genre, and the other in pure rock. This album is by no means the masterpiece some tour it as, but it has its share of shining moments. 4.5/10
Less than mid
meh
Just okay
# 71 : Snore! Slow and sleepy. Boring as bat shit. Just Bruce and his guitar and no hits. ZZZZZZZZZ Open All Night
This album is very personal, intimate and lo-fi. Once again he's the champion of the working class, American blue-collar/farm worker. He does a good job of it, but I totally cannot relate because its so far from my own reality. Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town explored similar themes but on those albums he had a kick-ass band behind him so it was much more accessible for me. If you're a Springsteen fan you'll probably love this, if you're not, you probably won't.
Boring
The classic SNL skit “Gotta Have More Cowbell” was actually inspired by this album, but instead of the cowbell, it’s the harmonica.
Moody and near "spoken word". I just don't see the fascination
With these albums I really realizing Bruce Springsteen is just not for me. His vocals are still so weak to me and his lyrics are clunky. With the style of folk music/the harmonica/the song simplicity, it just serves to throw into stark relief his lack of lyricism/poetry like Dylan or storytelling charm like Simon.
I get what he was going for with the sound and topics of this album but the music just didn't pull me in. I was longing for each song to end.
Es música muy de la que les gusta a los yankees que me aburrió mucho. Muuuy low, una guitarrita y un fraseo lerdo arriba, muy poco para rescatar.
Not bad, but nothing special. It's been done a lot better by lots of people. Favorite song: Atlantic City
What a boring, melodramatic album. The strong Bruce songs did not come from this album.
Only listened to half of it but it was not the Bruce I know. Get this man some help!
On the one hand it’s nice to hear Springsteen get a little weirder. On the other hand I still didn’t like it
Not a Bruce fan, but it was fine.
Ugh, big band sauntering Americana with Springsteen always demonstrating his average glockenspiel skills. The bad kind of swagger, no thanks.
Not his best. Bit depressing.
meh
My favorite songs were the ones that didn't sound like it was The Boss.
A blue-collar mumble-rocker from Jersey tries his hand at mid-American country crooning to mixed results. "Nebraska" is mostly a set of boring imitations of old-school narrative country with a few half-decent tracks thrown in. It's full of put-on nostalgia for an idealized past that never existed and it comes off like a very poser money-grab from an over-the-hill boomer rocker. I mean, it wasn't the worst thing I've heard on this list... but I'll never listen to it again.
Do you like harmonicas? Do you like acoustic guitars? Do you like listening to your friends brother play on open mic night at your local sports bar? If so, Nebraska is for you.
koskettava. taas yksi yhdysvaltain osavaltio projekti.. edellinen illinois.. kiirettä pitää heh 48 jäljellä. KAUNIS..nstrumentaalit on albumissa huonoj EI OLE! raakoja... todellisia... ihmisläheisiä... bruce baby... farms on the last truck stop... the outlaw lord.... bloody state flags.... sunset jobs and cold drinks... come to wyoming... nebraska
Not much of a fan of Springsteen, and this has to be one of the worst albums I’ve heard from him, with the exception of Atlantic City, most of the songs here are boring, make you feel sad, and then offer very little musically, with a large focus on the lyrics. Good background filler, but easily replaceable with one of his better albums, or another artist entirely!
Surrender and I want you to want me are catchy and the rest is so boring to me
Just when I thought I couldn’t hate him more
I'm glad this is over. Nebraska was such a boring album. I don't like his vocals, I hate the harmonica. Yawn. I gave it +1 point for the "Open All Night" track and for being consistent.
I'm not a big Bruce Springsteen fan but this was actually pretty pleasant. I like this much better than his radio stuff. I may look into him further.
Dull!
This album is vastly inferior to "Born to Run." "Open All Night" was the only track that perked up my ears. Other than that, I found this album as boredom-inducing as a drive through the actual state of Nebraska.
If I could go back & re-rate the other Bruce album, I'd give it a perfect 5. This one, though, is not my favorite. I've never been a fan of folk/Americana, and what's up with that shouting? No, thanks.
not a very good Springsteen its like he took all the sad parts of 'born in the usa' and made an album out of it none of the standout jams that make his other work 2.5
Typical Bruce Springsteen album - sounds like every other one
Pas mon préféré du Boss, je l'ai trouvé plutôt monotone. Puet-être que ça prendrait plus d'écoute pour mieux l'apprécier, mais je trouvais ça vraiment endormant. Je suis probablement biaisé par ses autres albums plus dynamiques.
It's got a great beat and I can dance to it! Oh wait... I remember when this album dropped and I got so tired of what I thought at the time was a bunch of songs that al sounded the same and were essentially "whining with heart". Over the years though, I have appreciated a lot more how Bruce kind of tries to tell stories. I get why this album is on a list of influential and important albums, but I do think he has better albums. As far as my tastes go, this would be the exact thing I might want to listen to once every five years maybe, but normally not really to my taste.
It’s fine but not at the higher end of his work.
When I started listening to music properly I liked The River album and then he released Born in the USA album. US bombast, hated it from the bottom of my heart and never gave him a chance afterwards. While many friends go to his concerts and worship him. Today finally listened to another full album of Bruce and must say: find the music uninspiring to say the least. Too dumb for it I guess. 2 stars because it beats others I rated with 1 star
Kom maar niet los van het artwork van de Born in the USA als ik naar Bruce luister. Weet dat 't een petje is, maar het lijkt meer op een gay-voorkeur-statement met zo'n rode sjaal uit zijn kontzakje (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code). Doet verder totaal niet ter zake voor deze plaat, die ik ook niet echt heel boeiend vond.
I wish I liked this more, I love Bruce. I just expected rock and this musically didn’t do much for me. Lyrically he’s still amazing, one of the best storytellers.
Aika tylsähtävää
Indie Bruce
zzz
Pretty downbeat, not my thing really.
Why did they blow up the chicken man's house. That's so rude. That lyric was probably my favourite part of the album. This is pretty different from Born in the U.S.A., but I didn't much care for this. It was pretty boring and it all sounded the same. I'm getting this sneaking suspicion that I don't care for Bruce Springsteen's music. Just glad it's over. My favourite song was State Trooper.
Very moody and cohesive. A bit dull instrumentally for me but i understand the intentions. Would not revisit this tho i think as it's not quite my taste
Considering this was the album before the behemoth, Born in the USA, it’s a bit surprising how mellow it is. I did enjoy it - good background music.
Not a big fan of this music
A few decent songs, but mostly unmemorable and uninspired
I like bruce but not my fave album
The sound of a 50 year old man fleeing assault charges and hopping a bus to Atlantic city to drink himself to death.
It's alright for what it is, which is essentially a bunch of demos. Kinda depressing and like most people I prefer the upbeat happier Boss.
Litt for gubbete for meg
Boring and a bit too slow.
No, just no. I don't know what people see in this dude but for me it's just not happening. Strangely the very end of the album had a few somewhat decent moments, usually it's the other way around. Apart from the music itself - it's fine to name an album after a title song, but it should follow a theme. Naming an album Nebraska, a location, and follow this first and title track by song called Atlantic city - a completely different location - what?
As if I needed another reason to never go to Nebraska. Jesus Christ, who likes this sad sack bullshit music?
While Nebraska eschews some of the cheesy trappings of later Springsteen - the horns, the over-production - it doesn't completely avoid all of the stylistic missteps of his sound. The characteristic dusty, breathy vocal style that would define a whole generation of singer-songwriters, not just Springsteen - but also Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, John Mellencamp, and even Tom Waits at some of his more saccharine moments and the overly serious small-town troubadour songwriting style are still there. As a standalone album, it's one of the strongest of Springsteen's career, but I can't get back the overall flaws of his sound to see him as anything more than bland momrock. While he's across the board a better songwriter than Bob Seger, he loses when it comes to production choices, hook writing, and general timbre - and Bob Seger is not a highwater mark.
Pretty alright acoustic stuff. Didn't find anything special for me.
Mä oon varmaan väärä ihminen arvioimaan tätä levyä. Mulle tää on vaan mies ja kitara (välillä myös huuliharppu) ja samanlaisia biisejä toistensa perään. Tekstit on varmasti mitkä Brucen biiseistä tekee hienoja, mutta mun on jotenkin aika vaikee samaistua niihin, enkä suoraa sanottuna myöskään aina ymmärrä mistä puhutaan. Tuntuu melkeen pahalta arvostella näin alas tää levy, mutta meen ihan silla fiiliksellä mikä tuli kun kuuntelin tän läpi.
woohoo another almost dead white man... ... 2 stars (its a 3 but -1 because)
I really enjoy a handful of Bruce's songs but none from this album. . just to sleepy for me.
It's like listening to someone cosplay a cowboy.
Fucking mid lmao. I won’t be listening to this shit ever again.
It's just not Born in the USA
Never did care for his music
Really wasn't into this. Dreary voice. Would really have to be in the mood for slower sad stuff. Did enjoy "Open All Night" though.
Title song inspired by the movie Badlands, nice lyrics. The album was kind of boring.
No matter how acoustic his guitar is or how much reverb he puts on it, Springsteen just cannot pull off the country authenticity needed to sell this LP. Little rhythmic or lyrical variation means this is a forty-minute slog that just never hits home as a truly genuine red-dirt country album.
Depressing
Fuck this shit
Meh. It's just not Born in the USA.
After reading about how this record got made, it's a pretty interesting story, and the novel approach, and also pretty brave. The thing is, it didn't translate to the songs. This was a bust.
Sounds a bit like Bob Dylan in places but not as interesting
Not impressed to be honest. His voice comes out so dull for this style of album. Overall pretty boring, only redeeming song was Atlantic City.
bruce
meh
*Yawn*
A little one note; harmonica is weak, production is sloppy, chords are basic, vocals are monotone, narrative is odd.
Starts out great, but gets tiring towards the end, which made the experience of listening to it something weird
Bloody hell, enough of the harmonica already! The gentle guitar playing is quite soothing, but far far too much harmonica, man! 1.5
I've never quite understood the hype for Springsteen. To me he's always been kind of a journeyman rocker without much humor or feel for any kind of groove. This album got so much praise and it eludes me entirely. Somehow, mumbling with minimal instrumentation is supposed to make this an authentic and interesting album - it doesn't.
Amazingly boring...
meh
zzzzzzzzzz
Best Song: Highway Patrolman. I'm a sucker for these kind of simple, storytelling songs and this one's not bad, although sometimes the syllables don't line up well and it feels like he needs to rush or drag to finish a particular phrase on time. Worst Song: Reason to Believe. I would have liked something more dramatic to conclude this otherwise sleepy album, not a sort of religious diatribe. Overall: I appreciate that this has less of the over-the-top bravado that characterizes much of the other of Springsteen's work that I am familiar with, but still, I just find his voice largely uninteresting.
Ik ken leuke nummers van Bruce Springsteen. Dit album vind ik erg kaal klinken - de man met de gitaar - en ook de melodie vind ik erg basic. Helaas niet iets waar ik echt van kan genieten. **
Nice folk with some beautiful moment, but ultimately too downbeat and monotonous for me.
Pretty boring.
Cool
fucking hell, cheer up bruce. Nebraska must be a grim place if this is what it sounds like. not much good to say about this dreary load.
Stuffing ice cubes down my knickers and squealing like a burns victim is how I like to experience this record. Nothing is as exciting as the first time I heard it. I was banging a whore at the time though. I say whore, it was the remains of a small boy covered in maple syrup.
Fine, if you like this kind of thing. I don't massively, but I doubt Bruce Springsteen is too upset about that. He should be though.
njä, lite trökigt
2/5 somewhat boring.
Had always wanted to listen to this album and get more into the boss. Going to take more than this one to get me there. Just a little too subdued for me. 2/5
Attempting to bask near the glory of other albums, this one doesn’t do much for me. Feels like forced sentimentality
Downbeat, raw, Solomon subject matter. Not the Springsteen I like, although songwriting, musicianship and delivery are still excellent.
There are so many great albums by Bruce, and they pick this one. Just so boring ... D+
2. pour State Trooper Sinon c'est chiant
American story telling... Did not care for these unpolished bits
meh
Not bad but not my kind of music
Not a big fan. Grating.
I think I just don't like Bruce Springsteen that much... His version of Atlantic City is so far inferior to The Band's version in my opinion--less energy, more slurring of his words, less tight arrangement, less interesting. Even some of the lyrics are worse! He just seems to be whining into the mic in a lot of these. I appreciate some of his tunes but can't get behind him overall.
Estilo propio del compositor norteamericano. Voz característica. Suave y tranquilo de escuchar. Poco rock que destila. Le falta algo. Un poco decepcionante
-"Johnny 99," "Open All Night," and "Reason to Believe" gets decently groovy. -"Johnny 99" sounds vaguely Johnny Cash-like --The harmonica in quite a few songs is cool, particularly "Johnny 99" and "Reason to Believe" -Overall just not very exciting or interesting
Pretty underwhelming. I still don't get the appeal of The Boss. No, I'm not asking for help. I'm fine forgetting about this forgettable music.
Too slow songs
Not my favorite
This is the first time I've heard one of Springsteen's more slow albums and I must say that I'm not the biggest fan. I definitely like his more upbeat and energetic music but this still isn't terrible. A little boring but the lyrics are good and Bruce's voice is solid. Fav song: Highway Patrolman
Meh
Maybe good songs but voice and harmonica kinda killed it for me
It was fine? I can't see this being a memorable one for me
Okay, for the purposes of honesty, I have negative feelings about Bruce due to my ex. That being said, this isn't great. Whiny, gravely, and with a weird backwoods feel. This sounds like how someone who's never been to Nebraska would portray it.
Whatever this is, not a fan, particularly
Musically, this is a fine album, just not my thing.
Didnt work for me
Somber album, en wat saaier dan ik van Bruce Springsteen gewend ben
Springsteen's Nebraska is in the vein of telling the story of the 'True America' not glossing over anything and telling it as he sees. Very solemn and seemingly deliberate in taking you on a journey, through mid-western USA. Springsteen doesn't hit the mark for me, perhaps, because its not really something I can relate to. Best: Nebraska; Open All Night Worst: Highway Patrolman
1.5. - looking hard for a reason to but give it a 1 because I hated it, but I guess there's something there... Even if it's the same show, boring, mumbling, uninspiring singing and guitar for the entire album. It's like one long terrible song. At least there's a little harmonica?
I swear I do not understand why these country musicians overuse the harmonica to this degree, it always just tears my ears a new one because I like to listen to music with the volume turned all the way up. And they never even sound nice. Harmonicas are nice in real life but so annoying on high quality productions. Sry, Thats my little rant about harmonicas. Tha album was very uninteresting to me. 2/5
My review for this one didn’t stick. I’ve never understood Springsteen fandom. This one is no different. It’s boring and just seems phony. It’s not offensive to the ear so it escapes a 1.
not really my type of music
definitely not a 2 star album, but i rate based on enjoyment and this just isn't my kind of music
This was more of a stripped-back acoustic album that I could tell has a lot of meaning to it. Unfortunately, it didn’t resonate with me. Atlantic City was my favorite and one track I may come back to.
Meh. Didn’t connect.
To me, the lyrics don't carry the album enough to justify keeping the songs in their demo form.
I liked this more than I thought I would.And by that, I mean, there was one song on this album I liked: "Atlantic City." That song's pretty good so I couldn't give this album a one. You saved this album Atlantic City. Nice work.
Too early, Boss! Mouth organ, acoustic guitar & not much else. Too bluesy - not my fave genre
On an album where every track is purely vocals & acoustic guitar (and the occasional harmonica), I didn't feel that either part interested me enough for this album to be particularly engaging. I'm probably not the target audience though lets be honest. Spotify continued playing Springsteen after this album finished which I quite enjoyed, but none of the tracks from this album really did it for me.
Es gibt bessere Alben von ihm
Expected better from Brucey.
Like Springsteen but this one depressing.
I had no idea I was so indifferent about Bruce.
Wouldn't listen again.
Just too bleak for me. Sounds underproduced. We get it, there are unemployed people in America, play Born to Run and shut up about it ffs
Not his best work.
A nice collection of mellow songs with up close lyrics. But there's still something about this album that I don't find it enticing.
Okay, just kinda bland
A nice surprise. I generally find Springsteen really cringeworthy and just too American. This is a nice album though, understated, thoughtful, calming, nothing I would generally associate with him. It made for a pleasant evening.
meh I've never been a huge Springsteen fan
How this guy is so popular I have no idea. Needed cheering up after this
Not really my thing, a guy and his guitar with a very average voice. Perhaps the lyrics are magical, but not really what I look for in a song.
Some nice moments, but folks I like my Bruce with a side of sax and this waiter brought me a side of harmonica instead. They are not equals. I do not like harmonica. Sending it back.
I liked the odd track, it was quite samey. I miss the Rock Bruce
Slow. OK but nothing I need to listen to again.
Good, just not a huge springsteen fan
I'm certainly what you would consider a "casual" Bruce Springsteen fan. This album for someone like me is just too deep a cut for my tastes. Like I said, casual.
The whole enterprise just seems kinda...silly? in a way, I’ve never really believed Bruce
Laame
The harmonica on this album is so shrill, it made certain songs hard to listen to. The themes of the songs, like police officers and prisoners, just don’t hit anything for me. No song stood out as good or bad throughout the album. I’d do 2.5 stars if I could.
Kinda annoying tbh. Quote monotonous at some point
Bob Dylan -meininkiä josta en niin kauheasti välitä. Tylsiä rallatteluja ilman mitään erityisen kiinnostavaa tai massasta poikkeavaa. Springsteenillä olisi varmasti ollut parempiakin levyjä tälle listalle.
It was a bit country and folky, but didn't really catch my ear
Singer/songwriter, fortællende, patriotisme, American Dream
no again
This is the second Springsteen album from this list for me, with the first one being "Born To Run". "Born To Run" made me think maybe I had the wrong impression of Springsteen, and I actually enjoyed it quite a lot. This album however has taken me right back to my initial impression. It's Bob Dylan, except instead of not being able to sing, he can't enunciate. It's extremely boring to boot. Feel like I just listened to the same track 10 times. Simple guitar riffs, mediocre vocals, a bit of reverb, sporadic harmonica... just... ugh.
nah didn’t like it ;(
aburrido como la mierda
Worst Springsteen ever!
Fuck, what a bore. As if Springsteen didn't have enough bloat on this list already. Brutal placeholder for what could have been Songs for the Deaf, anything by Primus, .......
Shit. Shit. And once again - shit.