Reviews (page 9 of 11)
Eh..
It's my fourth Springsteen album on the generator so far, and I think I'm starting to suffer from Springsteen fatigue. I usually half-enjoy his music when he's doing his specific brand of country-rock, but a whole album of acoustic guitar, harmonica and folk singing is just too close to the the kind of country I dislike. Nothing sounds particularly original or exciting here - it's just Springsteen trying to be a Rust Belt version of Bob Dylan, which is not a compliment considering my opinion of Dylan. There are a few nice songs in this album, but overall it mostly bored me - not enough energy, not enough emotion, not enough soul for my taste. It feels just as anemic as a forgotten small town slowly rotting away under a constant drizzle (but maybe that was the point ?). I respect the effort, but it's really not for me, sorry. 4/10
Considering Springsteen’s arena rock albums from that era, this was a bit a present surprise. It’s more stripped-back, and I kind of like the more intimate feel at the beginning. But it’s too repetitive for my taste, and sounds only good to me as a calm album to have on in the background.
didn’t really give a shit about this tbh…. forgot i was listening to it. not my thing
A mediocre singer and okay songwriter somehow equals a bajillion record sales. This is about as plain as the state of Nebraska itself (I'm from there so I can say that)
Only listened to the first three or four songs, didn’t rate it much. Found it quite samey, didn’t enjoy the opening song enjoyed the second more.
Ну..
Eh, it’s ok
Dentro de la discografía de el rey, es uno de los discos con los que menos empató, no es malo pero dentro de la discografía de Springsteen hay varios mejores
I don't like this at all. I think it's too, boring, and samey. I managed to look down at the song titles once, near the end, and I can't even be bothered to go look and see what that song was called. shocking that this came right before Born in the USA; less shocking that he never toured this album (although ostensibly this is because it was denser and a little more emotionally raw, which I guess I get) idk how you go from this to Born in the USA in two years but I kinda think this sucks
keeping a safe distance from the state of nebraska just in case it’s actually this sad
JL : 2, Nebraska A : 2, Johnny 99
not my cup of tea but it was still a chill album!! the only song i could say i liked enough to listen one more time would be Atlantic City
992. Shitty boomer rock. The harmonica in the first song reminds me of the harmonica in Once Upon a Time in the West, which i love, so I'll refrain from just giving it one star. 2/5: not it.
Slow
A bit boring. Acoustic stuff.
Boring
Oh god there's still 2 more Bruce albums to go after this
Oh my goodness. Wow! I found a new album to listen to when I am having trouble following asleep! This is a new level of boring. Bruce Springsteen is challenging enough to listen to, then add insult to injury by stripping out any possible interesting music by relegating his voice to drifting over top of just a soft acoustic guitar!! I can't imagine a time I would EVER want to listen to this again.
C'est pas pour moi désolé j'ai un peu la flemme de développer juste voila
Mr. Springsteen, I'm sorry.... snnnzzz....
Recorded as demos in a garage and sounds like it. Sets the scene, then just goes nowhere. Every song sounds the same, no instruments to deliver energy or flesh out the passages, then each song just fades out because he hadn't worked out how to end them. Probably should've re-recorded with the band, boss.
I have to admit I am not the biggest Springsteen fan but I am aware he high regarded by many. I also didnt know this album of very acoustic/folky songs existed. Impossible not to hear the Dylan-esque or Cash-esque tracks and messages he is trying to push across in his music... everything seems to be about sadness, failures, broken dreams If I was a big Springsteen fan I think I would feel conflicted with this album because the style and songwriting is so different. Being a neutral, I think I just did not connect with it and much prefer his more rock n roll, "full of dreams" approach.
meh, fine I guess 2.7
Mejor
I was bored.
Booooooring. I quite like some of his 'usual' stuff, not this though.
boring
Get some drums man
If you're going for the whole "poetry first, music second" approach to making folk music then you really should make sure your poetry is any good. This was just tedious and dreary.
I’ve been tolerable of Bruce Springsteen. Tolerable is a good word. This is the 4th of 5 Bruce albums I have rolled, and genuinely none of them have impressed me. I can see why he would have fans, but he just doesn’t bring anything interesting or unique to the table. All of his songs are so bland, by the books, and forgettable. Even after the previous 3 albums, I have all of them comfortably ranked as a 3, since I was able to find a few Rock songs on those albums that were more or less acceptable. Some of them were even really good. On this album however, I can’t find much of anything that I would consider redeeming or good. Every single song, with 0 exceptions on Nebraska is either a slow, boring affair, or even worse, a Country sounding diddy that also manages to be slow and boring. If he didn’t have such a unique voice with good production value and good enough guitar playing, I would rate this a 1. There really just isn’t anything here that I would consider good. There’s a reason no one asks him to play these songs. They’re just not good. This is the second lowest of the Bruce Springsteen albums on the site, just above the very reactionary post 9/11 album The Rising. Even that album had some songs that truly rocked though. It had enough where I wasn’t complaining about the slow and boring pacing. This however, I almost want to give a 1. I didn’t manage to spend the whole day listening to it, which is also rare. It was also hard picking a favorite, which was the only reason I didn’t turn it off sooner. Even then, I still kind of haphazardly picked a favorite, more so out of necessity for the playlist of my favorite song from each album rather than one I truly enjoyed. Since I didn’t really enjoy any of them, the one that bothered me the least was “State Trooper”. It had a slightly different tone to it, and it was bearable. I know these are all sad tunes, and are mostly deep and tragic stories about the State, however, I just can not be bothered enough to care. They’re just not for me this time. Sorry Bruce. Maybe the last album will impress me. After all, it’s the one with all the hits, and it came out 2 years later, Born In The U.S.A. This one gets a 2 though. Really was not feeling it at all whatsoever.
12/06/2026 Another Springsteen album and another low rating. This guy just clearly ain't cutting the mustard for me. Spotify listeners: 22.2 million
Very country style, bit boring.
I know this is supposed to be one of his landmark albums and they recently made a movie about it but I found it to be very sleepy and every song sounded the same.
Oh wow this is a true folk album. The lo-fi story is cool but I'm just not a folk guy. Can't believe it took a year and a half to get a Bruce Springsteen album and then I got 3 in two weeks, including two days in a row.
2.5
Of the four Bruce Springsteen albums i have heard, Nebraska is his weakest one and by quite a decent margin. This album goes for a different approach than his others, Instead of having all those instruments and having a generally upbeat tone, This one just has a guitar, a harmonica and Bruce's voice and seems to rely mostly on his songwriting. Although i can't really tell if its that good here because Springsteen's vocals are so quiet and mumbly that i can't tell what he is saying at points. The other albums had this too but could be forgiven because the music did the talking there, this one tries to rely on his songwriting but the vocals just get in the way. Its not a horrible listen but it is an album that doesn't do it's job very well. Best Song: State Trooper Worst Song: My Father's House
No me gusta,pero es bueno
saathviks beautiful notesss- #1- I SEE THE TUMBLEWEED IN A DRY DESERT WUTH THAT INTRO, really slow song ish but countryyy #2- this is really sad this i can like feel the guy getting evicted from his home it’s very moving #3-another slow kinda sad song this is like the melancholy country i don’t like this as much as the other country #4- this album makes me feel so isolated and alone i don’t like this😭 #5-no can we please stop doing slow songs this is making me feel a typa way, this is like prime loneliness #6- this is another sad song duddeeeee #7- i mean another sad song it feels thrutful and i like the use of the car horn in the song intsrlf #8-YAYAYAYAYAYA A FIRE BEAT AND ITS MORE ROCK N ROLL I LIKE THIS #9- I know this guy loves his dad so much it makes me so sad i love my dad to death #10- yayayayayayayyaa optimistic songggggggg
Zum chillen gut, mehr auch nicht
It’s fine but it’s not his best work
It's nice sounding, but a bit dull and repetitive for me. I prefer some of Bruce's later work with a bit more instrumentation
Meh, fint nok 2.6
ALSO suck and bruce will not stop saying the same shit over n over
Not bruce’s finest imo
Sucks ass
Second of five Springsteen albums in this collection. I wasn't a Springsteen fan before doing this experience and if Born in the USA didn't convert me I didn't expect a melancholic, largely acoustic, album to do it. Maybe I wasn't in the right headspace to listen to it and maybe I'll return it, but probably not. 2/5
Not my vibe
I reckon Bruce’s got a new harmonica :-D I’m not really a fan of ‘The Boss’, mind you, but I don’t think this album’s all that bad, so I’ll give it two stars...
163. ok
I thought I liked all Bruce Springsteen - but I did not vibe with this album.
This album is quite slow. It's classified as soft-rock but it's also very country. I wasn't a fan of a lot of the melodies. I really liked Atlantic City, though. The songwriting is definitely beautiful and each song has a story that fits well with the last. The story behind why he wrote the album also makes it clear that the lyrics are more important than the instrumentals, contrary to some of his other work.
I enjoyed parts of this for the storytelling but his voice is tough after a while
Not a fan of this; kinda just slow and twangy.
Nope.
Boring. I should like bruce. It's up my alley, I just don't.
atlantic city was the only somewhat okay song. i think i hate harmonicas
I'm not slow country at all. Same with his other stuff. Not for me.
Bit too quiet for me.
A bit too mellow of an album for me, especially considering that it’s Springsteen. There are a few good ones in here though
I honestly did not like this album. I found it hella monotonous
Gros potentiel pour un super album mais le côté une guitare au coin du feu ça a ses limites.
Didn’t enjoy this. Boring American folky songs. Atlantic City was alright. Yes, there’s storytelling, but it’s not that relatable and I don’t like the vocals.
All the songs hit the same tones, and you can really feel the unpolished nature of the songs, in a bad way.
Meh..
Boring
I try to go into any of these albums with an open mind. I can’t deny that I sighed a deep old sigh when I saw the Boss back on my list. I just can’t get into anything about his music. I’ve tried, it just doesn’t sink in.
Good to know that Bruce Springsteen is not for me.
Have never listened to a Bruce album before… have never wanted to either and this is an odd one to start with perhaps. This made me feel almost unbearably sad? Or it was just amplifying an already unbearable sadness that I’m unable to articulate? About death and aging and my parents and my friends’ parents and also vaguely about never having driven cross country. I don’t want to give it too much credit since evoking despair shouldn’t be too hard when opening with a mass murderer’s death sentence, and the next is “everything dies,” poverty, and gambling Listened while driving home from the city; good weather, minimal traffic
slow and boring, I can take a song or two. But the only time I could listen to this in full is driving back from the jersey shore during a sunset, where me and my friends/family members in the car are quiet. 2.5
Forgettable
Probs won't be coming back to this one.
A let down. Just a man and his harmonica, just doesn't work for me.
A mix of really pretty and kind of grating. Too much random yelps and harmonica. A shame. Could have been so good.
not too shabby
Not for me, just kinda bored with it
I think this album hit me at the wrong time. I really can see the appeal of Bruce Springsteen but this album just didn’t sell him for me.
Me aburrió bastante
Bon, honnêtement, album particulièrement décevant pour "le boss". Franchement, les sonorités entre country et Soft Rock furent à mon sens assez décevantes, en étant certes, bien accordées à la technique vocale de Springsteen, mais beaucoup trop répétitive tout au long de l'album, le rendant lourd, long et ennuyeux à écouter.
This one really wasn't for me. It was very folky, a genre that's never super exciting to me. But even then, it didn't feel like it was doing anything special. That's not to say it's bad, it's just not my cup of tea.
Honestly felt like punishment for coming in late. I do 'get it'.
I’m sorry but I got bored
i get why this album exists and why it's so important for bruce springsteen to have made this but man reheating bob dylan's nachoes does NOT do it for me i don't even like bob dylan in the first place
I don't love Springsteen but this was even worse than normal.
Interesting timing having just watched the BS movie about the making of this album. Made me a bit more interested than I normally would have been. Still thought the album was slow and boring. 2.75
pastiche of a rock star
I’m tempted to rank the songs by how much I disliked the harmonica playing in each one. It’s easily the album’s worst feature and makes me write off the first four tracks immediately. Bruce Springsteen’s voice isn’t quite at the level of gravely I can’t stand. The songs are sonically identical to each other so the standouts come in the form of the stories they tell. Highway Patrolman probably fares the best. Not something I needed to hear or want to hear again.
Not for me.
This album is quiet, acoustic, contemplative, and very sad. The album suffers from a weird patronizing tone. Had Springsteen ever heard anyone from Nebraska talk? He sings in an accent that suggests that Nebraksa is between Alabama and Mississippi. Atlantic City and Highway Patrolman are standouts, the chorus to Atlantic City sticks in my head every time I hear it, and Highway Patrolman is probably mostly because I'm a sucker for history and Bruce sings about a song "The night of the Johnstown Flood". Open All Night suffers from the spare acoustic production. It needs the full sound of the E Street Band. Bruce sounds like he's trying to make the song sound big, but can't get there by himself. This album can sometimes fit a feel, but I often need to shower this album off after listening, and find something much less dismal.
I found it pretty boring.
u r ruining the vibes here man
snoooze a series of short americana stories that are terribly uninteresting
This album is definitely not peak Bruce. Sitting around a campfire strumming a tune is cool when you are sitting around a campfire but as a listening experience this leaves a lot to be desired.
the kind of album that feels more about the lyrics than about the music. I quite liked State Trooper, the rest of it was fairly samey and uninteresting.
Dark acoustic Americana that's even more affected than his normal stuff but has some good moments and introduces the legendary character 'the chicken man'. Spare and stripped back, a man and his guitar and his harmonica and his songs howling in the wind. Kind of whiny and boring, super overrated bc critics were too embarrassed to admit they like dancing in the dark so pretended to like this one instead bc it is bleak and holds a mirror up to society by having some lines that say 'factory closed'.
Bruce Springsteen channeling his inner Bob Dylan filtered through Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt…but not in a good way. And add in some piercing harmonica, because why not? 2⭐️
No me gusta, o dont undertstan
Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? I don't really know many songs, but I am familiar with the background and concept behind it How do I feel about this artist? BRUUUUUUCE! I have tickets to see him for the second time next month. That being said, I know this album is VERY different from his usual work so my rating may not reflect how I feel about Bruce overall. Favorite song(s)? Atlantic City, Open All Night Overall Thoughts: I knew going in that this would be depressing but good god man. Beautifully written, hints of harmonica, but still a huge drag. Very little tempo change throughout and bad things just kept happening to everybody.
It droned on…
The harmonica is the worst instrument to ever be invented.
I don't know, I didn't think hardly anything about this album. It sounded like one long continuous song in the background and had nothing good to mention.
Just some guy talking. Everything sounds the same
Bruce!
80’s Soft Rock ⭐️Atlantic City
Pretty boring. I preferred my previous Springsteen album (Darkness On the Edge of Town). Nebraska is very one-paced in comparison but I didn't hate it. I liked Atlantic City, which is the best song on the album for me. Overall not much to write home about but I'll give it a 2.5/5.
Ugh. I’ve never been a Bruce fan and this album removes the E Street Band, the one thing I like about his music. It’s basically Bruce doing an acoustic country album. Not for me.
The story behind this album is great, but outside of maybe Atlantic City there's nothing on here I'm actively choosing to listen to.
Did not interest me
Nebraska is the first Bruce Springsteen LP the Generator has given me and I probably wouldn't have been happy about that under normal circumstances – I usually prefer my first experience with an artist to be their debut, breakout or most acclaimed album than a random mid-career project. Doing this challenge has honestly made me break that rule more times than I expected to. Fortunately, this wasn't my first experience with Ol' Brucey! I'm no Springsteen superfan, but I'm old enough to remember the rollout for Wrecking Ball and I've gotten slightly more familiar with his older music thanks to Blinded by the Light (an impulse in-flight watch) and Born in the U.S.A. (a road trip listen just last year), both of which I really enjoyed. As much as those experiences (along with his criticism of the Trump Administration) have given me a positive impression of Bruce Springsteen, I can't say Nebraska did much for me. It's not bad and I do get that the lo-fi concept was novel at the time, but I just don't think the core songs are strong enough to warrant the album's inclusion among the 1001 when so many great albums were snubbed. Highlights: Atlantic City, Johnny 99, Highway Patrolman
boring not the best
Know the guy by name, kinda good album, just not my shi
boring, sorry
Some memorable narratives and great guitar + vocals.
Kind of dull. Too much of a country twang feel for me. This is a classic for the good ol’ boys.
Pure Country...my dad would love this album.
Felt like I should be in a bar drinking alone because my wife left me and my dog died. Not my favorite. Johnny 99 and Open All Night were bright spots
I almost died in Nebraska about 30 years ago. Nebraska nearly finished the job after listening to this. So dull, so boring. Atlantic City might be the only redeemable track. It was almost like he was trying to be as good as Dylan is as a writer, but he doesn't come close. At least his voice isn't as awful as Dylan, so Bruce has that going for him. Also enjoyed Open All Night, for that classic blues progression. You can't go wrong with that. I'll probably add that to the playlist, but not sure if it'll stay on there long term.
Along with John Mellencamp, Elton John, and Rod Stewart, Bruce is an artist I don't get the appeal of. He's less irritating than the others, and yet, somehow, worse.
Bruce die helemaal gestript gaat. Puur en rauw, alle instrumenten zelf ingespeeld. De sentimentele top 2000 luisteraars pinken een traantje weg. Maar eerlijk: het is wel een tering saai album.
Struggling with this one. It is dark and bluesy but slightly hard to stay in the songs. The drone of the vocals, light touch of acoustic guitar paired with low quality recordings. 2
didnt like all that much but maybe should just come back to it later
Supppper boring stuff - faux injection of energy with open all night. Most interest track at the end ffs
I like some of his songs, and I like the album that came later. This i could do without. Reminds me of the old men in the smoky mountains...
Yeah, I kind of understand why the yankees like this guy so much. But, considering I'm not one of them, sounds boring and way too MURICAN to me.
I always felt like you had to grow up with Springsteen to really embrace him and buy into the myth. And, well, that just wasn't me. It's funny, I love a lot of bands and songwriters who are deeply influenced by Bruce (and this record in particular), and I can see how, if I had encountered these songs at just the right time, I probably would have been bowled over. But not having first listened this until well past the age of being a wavering youth looking for truth in the American Myth, I just find this to be a maybe slightly above average singer-songwriter record. And I see how this was striking coming from Springsteen at this point in his career, but others have done this type of thing much better, both before and after. I guess I just had to be there.
Very boring.
Found this very dull. Not for me.
Dit is het meer akoestisch, bijna stripped back album van 'The Boss'. Nu steun ik Bruce zn politieke mening volledig, maar dit album? Het is het niet helemaal, Bruce klinkt goed als altijd hoor, daar niet van. Maar ik merk dat ik niet heel erg lekker ga op de mondharmonica en dat is wel een heel sterk punt van dit album. Dit doet me bij tijden een beetje denken aan een Bob Dylan album, maar dan een stuk beter gezongen natuurlijk. Nou is een Bob Dylan vergelijking nooit echt ver weg, maar ik denk dat ik meer fan van ben pop Springsteen of Dad Rock Springsteen dan deze introspective minimal Springsteen. Ik weet niet wat er tijdens dit album speelde in het leven van Springsteen, maar ik durf bijna te wedden dat het niet al te best was. De muziek is somber, de teksten ook grotendeels en eigenlijk is dit hele album een beetje een downer in muziekvorm. Nee, voor mij voelt dit gewoon toch erg als Springsteen die een hele matige Dylan imitatie doet, en dat is dus niet iets waar ik ooit behoefte aan dacht te hebben. Nu ik het gehoord heb kan ik bevestigen dat ik er inderdaad geen behoefte aan heb... FAVO: Niet echt iets, was allemaal wel ok maar niet iets dat er uit sprong.
In an album where Bruce Springsteen does his best Bob Dylan impressions, it's about as good as you might expect. Which is to say, not very.
Slow paced Springsteen is just not my style. I need him to give me some energy.
Not sure what the fuss is about. Maybe this one grows after multiple listens. But once was enough for me. Simplistic songs sung out of tune
I understand now why people love him. He is a talented singer/songwriter. I respect him and his music. I just don't want to be involved in any way.
Wannabe bob dylan
Начало мне нравится, видно что альбом будет про ковбойскую, фермерскую естетику. Музыка очень простая, гитара и гармошка, текст и вокал тоже простой. Пресновато 2,5 из 5. Скучно Альбом не вызывает эмоций, даже отрицательных. Не понимаю за какие заслуги его добавили в эту подборку
Had a hard time getting through this album.
1. nebrazka - 2 2. atlantic - 1 3. manzion - 2 4. johny - 1.5 5. highuuay - 1.5 6. trooper - 1.5 7. carz -2 8. night - 2 9. houze - 1.5 10. reazon - 1.5
Is it genius? Maybe. Is it good? no. Can’t get into the monotonous Americana, although lyrics seem to be good when my attention span can handle paying attention to them. I’m sorry Bruce. I like your heartthrob fun stuff, I don’t like your dark side. But to be fair, I struggle to like dark music. It’s not you, it’s me!!. 2.4
Other than Atlantic City, this album is awful. So slow and morose. and some of the lyrics are just dumb. This could easily be a 1.
Bruce is beginning to annoy me now. He can’t sing, the songs are average at best and this album lacks any energy.
zzz
Springsteen gör sin grej så bra som det går, men den grejen är allt som oftast inte min.
Harmonica through the streets of a town so silent and still
Holy snore-fest… not a single track stood out to me. I understand that Bruce Springsteen is meant to be one of the greats, but in this album he sure doesn’t sound like it. Swing and a miss, buddy!
On a lot of albums that I love, there’s one slower or acoustic song that I find slow and boring and a slog to get through. But after a couple dozen listens, I grow to appreciate it a lot more. This feels like an album of those songs. I love a lot of Bruce’s music, but this did not do it for me on a first listen. Maybe someday after many many listens it will hit me, but it’ll take a while to get there and I’m not sure I have the patience.
i like atlantic city but the rest of it was pretty boring
Very not my type of music
Listened to it while working - it's mostly too slow for my liking.
I will start by admitting that I've never really been much of a fan of The Boss. The first few tracks ("Nebraska", "Atlantic City", which I knew from a cover of the track by The Band, and "Mansion on the Hill") surprised me, and at least momentarily, I felt the pared down, solo, 4 track recordings suited Springsteen more than his grander compositions. They quickly overstayed their welcome, and I spent the latter two-thirds of the album either bored or annoyed by his almost signature combination of self-indulgent attempts at songwriting broaching on high-art and generally lackluster, shouty and mumbly vocal performance. I admire his inspiration by and attempt to incorporate more rootsy singer-songwriter stylings into his repertoire, but a lot of it feels as though it's a pale facsimile of the greater artists Bruce imitates (Dylan, Cash, Guthrie, and in some cases here Townes Van Zandt). I feel as though it grasps at the achievements of the great American songwriting of decades past, but simply misses a lot of the cultural context and grit it sprung from, making it dull in comparison. It gets 2 stars, I appreciate the attempt at branching out on his part, and think there are some respectable tracks on this album, but it very much fails to impress for most of it's length. Favorite Tracks: "Atlantic City", "Nebraska" Least Favorite Track: "My Father's House"
I am... not a Springsteen fan, to be frank. Wailing on the harmonica and talk-singing (reductive) gets old for me very fast. That being said, I'm not sure I've ever sat down and tried to listen to an album straight through, so this was a good experience. I will start with my first positive takeaway being that some the harmonica play was more nuanced and enjoyable than I initially gave credit. It absolutely shreds on Atlantic City and....Johnny 99? I think my issue is his harmonica style pairs better with his more heavy hitting guitar performances to my ear (Atlantic City). But going from his super low tempo ballad-like acoustics and lyrics so soft they blend into the melody, to that piercing pitch of often simple and repetitive pieces is just not enjoyable for me. I also just cannot get on board with basically narrative stories on top of a melody. It feels so boring in comparison to the more poetic, verse heavy interpretations of the artform. Not to mention how generally samey that consistent structure makes most of his work feel indistinct from each other to me. Last complaint, the weird ad libs are so not it. State Trooper is probably the worst offender but the hoots n hollers can be so ick.
The Yellowstone of albums- no depth, repetitive, but if you want to live an Americana fantasy, you probably eat it up.
TIL that Bruce Springsteen has a really depressing album called Nebraska
2/5 Há algumas faixas introspectivas e interessantes, porém grande parte parece que nunca foi finalizada. Os roques não fazem sentido apenas com o violão e a voz do cantor.
It was alright.
Just ok, nothing special
i can appreciate the storytelling, but i just cant get into Bruce unfortunately.
this review is quite biased because i am not the biggest springsteen fan, but i do think it has a certain charm to it. definitely not for me though! however, my top three songs were: - atlantic city - state trooper - my father’s house
Very tame and tuned down record. Took a lot of awareness to enjoy this album. Springsteen’s voice is great but this whole thing comes across as one big slurry
okay bruce i’m interested -feel like i might actually like this -the vibe is fine so far nebraska reminds me of post malones more country songs and like feeling whitney -who’s the chicken man and why did we blow him up -he really loves a harmonica -so far these have been the same sonically and a little boring tbh -okay hit them notes -im bored -okay state trooper is kinda cool
Bummed out Bruce reminiscing about the lean times of youth in blue collar America. Look for a common thread in these lines where he wains poetic: “I saw her standin’ on her front lawn, just a twirlin’ her baton…” “Ever since I was a child I can remember that mansion on the hill…” “Well, they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah…” “Now ever since we was young kids it’s been the same come down…” “New Jersey turnpike, ridin’ on a wet night ‘neath the refinery’s glow…” “My little sister’s in the front seat with an ice cream cone…” “Last night I dreamt that I was a child out where the pines grow …” “How at the end of every hard-earned day people find a reason to believe …” The melodies are very similar, I don’t think I’ve ever heard any of these songs; they’re new to me but not new. (2.1*s) If Nebraska made The List, we’ll be hearing from Bruce yet again.
Nebraska is a down on your luck story about a bunch of characters. Each tune has some good lyrical content and you do get pulled in. The album finishes up with some real truth and a guy poking a dead dog with a stick. Not sure why it's titled Nebraska though since most songs take place in Jersey. Still not a big fan of Bruce after this one but I'll give him credit for putting out a stripped down, raw album featuring a solo attempt at Bob Dylan. I'll admit that this record made me finally agree the guy is talented. It's rough out there for the working man and the Boss has always connected with that crowd. I may have been more into Springsteen if I was a lifer at the Allendale DPW but these days my collar is white and I can't really relate. Not going back to Nebraska anytime soon or the state (I hear it's ultra-conservative)...1.63 stars for the Bossman.
Love when a guy who sucks at singing removes everything but himself from the music, and then proceeds to sing to me about the blue collar life, all while never having worked a real job.
not my favorite but definitely not bad
Will have to revisit this album later ok but for now I liked some of the vocals and great guitar work but it just felt redundant after a few songs except when it got lively again. 4/10. favorite Song: Atlantic City
Most of the tracks feature Springsteen singing soft vocals over acoustic instrumentals. Definitely not his strong suit.
Little bit boring, but fine.
So fine, not my fav by any stretch x
Not a fan of the sound. Appreciate Bruce singing about the struggles of the common people and the album definitely sets the mood. But I just found it a bit boring.
This was really boring. I understand that most people who like this album enjoy it for the lyrics. Maybe someday I’ll give it another shot and pay more attention to those, but for now I can only give this the benefit of the doubt and a 2.
I knew this album was a solo acoustic and even then, this album has soul. Too bad it ain't same without the band.
honk shoo honk shoo
not my vibe
there's a time and place for sad bastard music, this could make it on my sad bastard playlist.
Sure
Some of the blues songs were okay, but overall matches my typical feeling about Bruce, which is that he's not my cup of tea.
I wanted to like this, I really did. Atlantic City is a great song and I wanted to like the rest. I don't mind Bruce. But this Bruce is a boring Bruce. I get the songwriting quality is good. But...yawn...I just don't get the Bruce that is a single guitar and harmonica Bruce.
mid
You don’t have to release an album if it’s not good.
What an absolute snoozefest, 2
If I ever listened to this album again, I would have no way of knowing that I was listening to it again because this seems to be the blandest thing that a musician can produce and it would not register with me in anyway.
have never been a springsteen fan but this album surprised me a little. none of the songs particularly grabbed me and i don't love his voice, but i liked the overall vibe a lot more than Born in the USA et al
I'll add at least two songs to my playlist This list really is making me listen to stuff I wouldn't normally... And so far, with every single one of them, I've found a few things to enjoy about each album
This is probably the third time I’ve tried to listen to this album after having it recommended to me various times over the years. I just can’t do it. Springsteen’s voice irritates me and musically I find it pretty uninteresting
Sorry Bruce, I think I like you, but I cannot give every guy sitting with a guitar that doesn't impress me a different mark
Not how I would have imagined a Springsteen album. I don't think I had heard any of these songs previously and I don't think he has the voice for an acoustic album.
Meh, not my style
habla de temas interesantes pero no conecté
don't like it, always the same
Nope, can't get in to the Boss...
The last Springsteen album I got was "Born to Run" which I gave a 5, declaring loudly that I had discovered a love for "The Boss" that I never knew I had. This one was just okay. I don't know why I didn't like it as much, maybe I'm having a bad day, or maybe it's just different and that's okay.
not one of his best
I've said it before and I'll say it again, but I'm of the mind that Springsteen's best work has been post-2001. I would go as far as to say I love everything he's released since The Rising. His earlier stuff just doesn't cut the mustard for me, particularly Nebraska.
Meh
This is bleak and sad, like Nebrsaka. It’s also boring. Top tracks: "Atlantic City," "Open All Night"
This album clearly is trying to be tragic. Seems to be going for the same idea as American IV by Johnny Cash. The only sad aspect of this album is how bad it is. There are worse albums, but I felt nothing listening to this. I was just bored and tired of the flat, breathy vocals and slow instrumentals.
I know the hits from Bruce, but this is a bit softer. Very singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar.
As if my week couldn’t get worse - this album made me listen to nonstop harmonicas. Death to harmonicas
Good album. Steady Bruce.
Quite a slow album but heartfelt singing
I expected to enjoy this because of his voice and guitar, but instead I found it very boring.
It’s not you it’s me Bruce. I a bit tired of country, so think I just didn’t really want to listen to this. I thought it was a good album that was well written. Felt like it flowed well. Favourite song: My fathers house
Could've been a single. Very little substance and completely forgettable.
Not a Springsteen fan...and after three plays of this album, I found it interminably dreary with little variation in either musical style or lyrical content.
2/5 the Electric version is better
Still not a fan of harmonicas. But surprisingly okay.
There really isn’t much substance to this. I prefer it to the repetitive piano led rock from born to run but this is also incredibly repetitive. It’s kind of like campfire songs but from someone whose voice doesn’t work for the quiet vocals. The acoustic guitar is quite nice but simple and the harmonica is honestly annoying for the most part as it really cuts through the silence and destroys your ears. I will praise the storytelling though as it is definitely the strongest aspect of this, with each song telling a story of different people in crime and remembrance of their past but it suffers from being the most generic American sounding tales. I don’t know why he thought it was a good idea to leave the E-street band out of this, it probably would have sounded a lot better with some actual instrumentation. Also, why is this even on here? I’ve already gotten what is seen as his “best” albums so this just feels like a waste of a space. Favourites: none. Overall, 4/10.
Not my cup of tea
Boring and way worse than his other records.
Donne envie de chanter avec, sans connaitre les paroles. Il faut apprécier l'harmonica par contre. Un peu l'impression d'écouter plusieurs fois la même chanson, à réécouter plusieurs fois pour saisir les nuances. Pas fan.
Genre: Contemporary Folk (Singer/Songwriter) I can't get into Bruce. Like, I get it, I can see the appeal most of the time, especially his full-band efforts, but this acoustic, post-Dylan, corporate-Americana stuff just sounds like beer commercials to me. Not essential for me, but I'm sure there are plenty of diehards for this. 2/5
Springsteen goes acoustic. Not bad, but not all that interesting to me personally.
Springsteen just doesn’t do it for me. A bit too sleepy of a record, but can’t deny the songwriting is great.
By far the best Springsteen album so far
Bruce is good. You know this. (Besides that one song about Atlantic City)
Mostly sad.
Who's this drunk mumble rapper trying to rip off Leonard Cohen?
It didn’t blow me away. Johnny cash had more of a profound impact on me.
Isn't Bruce from Jersey? The hell is he doing out West?
Decent but still don’t get him.
This is very much not my jam. It’s not that I’m not a fan of the stripped down acoustic sound, I very much am, but this just doesn’t get it for me. I know people rave about this album; and I do know the story behind it and why everyone says it’s so great… and I honestly do see why people love it. It’s just not for me. It’s too much of a downer in too many ways. Aside from Atlantic City, I’ll pass. Give me upbeat Bruce any day of the week.
2,5 - kinda boring
3/10
Never been a huge Bruce fan, and this hasn't changed my mind.
One of the bleakest, sparsest, most depressing albums I've ever had the misfortune to sit through. It's also very boring.
I have to be in the right mood for singer/songwriter style music where it's just a person and their guitar. Also not helping is the fact that I've never cared for anything Springsteen has done, and this did not change my mind.
not a fan of this particular lo-fi recording style. It just sounds bad at times, to be honest.
Meh
Nice
Overall pretty boring. Either incredibly monotonous or just straight up cacophony
C'était 10 tounes ou c'en était juste une? Je sais pus. Ça vaut pas un clou.
I like a few of his songs but overall, I found this album boring and whinny at times.
I would rate it with a five. I liked the harmonica parts and it's clear it was written with soul and lots of feeling, but the sound is not great and I was expecting more rock. Not a waste of time bad I would not listen to it again.
Mai piaciuto Bruce Springsteen
Still not a fan. I don’t really like his voice.
point8.
I was really bored after a couple of songs, his style of singing in combination with his monotonous melodies were sleeping pills for me. I don’t doubt his talents but this is not for me.
I love Bruce as a person, but to be totally honest, this isn't my vibe. The music is chill, but it turns out I don't like to hear too much harmonica. The lyrics are good, but the singing is too "country" for me (there's a fine line between country and folk, I guess). Bring back the band, Brucey!! Highlight: 'Atlantic City' Related fun facts: Bruce is also into model train sets. There exists a Wikipedia list of "List of 1980s albums considered the best" (this is on it).
AM: Featured on Dad rock essentials
meh, just incredibly meh,.
Bruce Springsteen constantly sings like he's about to cum
Not a fan, but I'll give it a 2 for being marginally better than that John Zorn thrash jazz atrocity from a few weeks ago.
I don't think I like Bruce Springsteen
Not a huge fan.
Harmonica-y
I was not born in the USA.
This did not sound like The Boss, in a bad way. He sounded like he had a mouth full of marbles to me. All of the songs sounded the same and didn't have distinguishing characteristics. Slow, melancholy, FAFO vibes. Would not listen again.
I'm so sorry, Bruce!
could i write poetry to this? n
This isn't the Bruce Springsteen that I enjoy. Come to think of it, I only like Springsteen records with the E Street Band on them. Must be the saxophone.
Good Grief. What a downer. Hated it.
Almost a folk rock thing going on, crazy it’s only two years before born in the USA
Very stripped back folk album, with just Bruce on acoustic guitar, harmonica and singing. I can definitely appreciate how raw and vulnerable it sounds, and I think it's very effective at what it sets out to do. But I didn't really enjoy listening to it. The melodies were very simple and repetitive, I didn't find that any of the songs had any great hooks, they mostly sounded the same, and there wasn't much that was interesting about any of the instrumental parts. Definitely not a bad album, but it's not for me.
Found this really boring. 3/10
This bored me to tears. A few songs sounded pretty identical. Also wasn't able to glean any especially meaningful lyrics. Surprised by this one.
Disappointed with how dull this is.
Not the best but it was definitely listenable „patrolman“ was one of my favourites felt like a nice story.
Not bruces best work
Super dull. Ashamed to say I much preferred Ryan Adams' version, even though he's a monster.
Bun de fundal. Trebuie cu versuri
Not my favourite album from The Boss.
Almost fell asleep, good lyricism tho
Very low key. I feel like I should like the Boss - I feel like I want to - but this isn’t getting me there.
meh i mean i guess its ok but the lack of melody and his terrible vocals wouldn't be meaningful without the context of his past albums
Pretty shitty compared to the rest of his work. Either that or I'm too dumb to understand this album.
I want to like this album more than I do. Falls a bit flat for me.
Was ok
Ah no pero este tipo quería que la gente sufra. Mucho peor que Born ITUSA. Nota: 1.9
High 2 best song: highway patrolman Would probs be great if I listened to the lyrics more
This has zero effect when the world around you is literally burning and less when you're not from the USA (like evrey Springsteen song)
Yeah no, this isn't for me I think. I believe this is quite a boring album honestly. Not bad, but forgettable and meh. Absolutely nothing stands out to me in this album. Songwriting is good I guess, but not enough to be invested in these stories. Production is alright you know, acoustic campfire B sides vibes.
Un estilo muy estadounidense, en la línea de Bob Dylan tirando más al folk que al rock, cargado con letras llenas de significado para los que viven la cultura del lugar y el momento en que se escriben. 4/10
Meh. Bit too slow for what I'm looking for when I put on Springsteen.
Wow this is vastly different from Born to Run. It's putting me to sleep.
Wow this is sleepy. I enjoyed it more in the morning vs the afternoon but I don't need to listen to this again.
Not a fan of Mr Springsteen
I love a ton of Springsteen's music, but this whole album was flat to me from start to finish.
In spite of Springsteens choppy vibrato and obnoxious vocal reverb, there were actually a couple songs that I liked. His voice is much better suited to this style as opposed to the style of his Born to Run album. The album started off very strong with the first track, during which there were times I forgot I was listening to Bruce Springsteen at all (a pleasant surprise). However the rest of the album felt like a dying horse limping to the finish line.
A mellow detour before Born In The USA. Evokes a mood: Wide, empty feeling. Need to be in the frame of mind to drive across Nebraska, or at least be pining for it, if that’s your thing.
Didn’t get it. Can’t think of what mood I’d need to be in to listen to this again and enjoy it.
While not the worst, this is way too close to country/folk for my comfort. Bruce has a nice voice, but I don't like most of his music at all.
I don't like Bruce Springsteen but at least this didn't make me want to rip my hair out. Definitely my favorite thing of his I've heard so far, but still not really for me.
One paced from start to finish. I get what it is but it is quite boring. Not my favourite outing from The Boss.
Incredibly boring, gets even worse with that shite harmonica blaring at me
Bit slow for me. Liked the tune about his brother
I get it, but it's not for me. I think I'd rather just read a collection of short stories about these characters than listen to this. Also, does anyone actually ENJOY listening to a harmonica? At no point do I ever want to hear loud, atonal blatting just farting over the entire song. It's just unpleasant.
Rating it this low feels criminal, but honestly just not taking the time to listen super closely and this is more like spoken word folk music. It’s more artistic than the kind of music I was listening to today and deserves a closer listen
My wife calls this "sad bastard music." (39 known/83 new)
I’m sorry, but that was just boring. I like a lot of Bruce’s stuff but this was just boring.
This one was disappointingly boring. I didn't relate to a single song nor did any of them stand out to me. The mixing seemed off. However, I'd be hard pressed to say it wasn't good.
While not my favorite Springsteen album, "Nebraska" delivers the gritty American folk one would expect from the artist. The record draws inspiration from other great American folk singers like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan, which gives it a sound that is familiar, yet with a twist. That being said, not many tracks from this album stand out and none are Springsteen's best work.
excellent start to my foj weekend because it just gives americana and sitting around at the lake with my friends but listening to it standalone without the vibes is just boring
zzz
Eh not really for me
Meh, this album didn't really do anything for me
Just absolutely awful. Albums like this show that Bruce should either quit or just hold back on his albums until he has a decent amount for an album. Not everything he writes needs recording and releasing.
Album art:2
This was an okay album. I found it to be largely repetitive. Springsteen is overrated.
I hate BS
Allthe songs sound the same
no me ha gustado demasiado. es un poco lento y no es mi estilo
Bob Dylan derivative at times. Not special. Caricature of himself.