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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | The Ties That Bind |
2 | Sherry Darling |
3 | Jackson Cage |
4 | Two Hearts |
5 | Independence Day |
6 | Hungry Heart |
7 | Out In the Street |
8 | Crush on You |
9 | You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) |
10 | I Wanna Marry You |
11 | The River |
Disc: 2
1 | Point Blank |
2 | Cadillac Ranch |
3 | I'm a Rocker |
4 | Fade Away |
5 | Stolen Car |
6 | Ramrod |
7 | The Price You Pay |
8 | Drive All Night |
9 | Wreck on the Highway |
Editorial Reviews
Digitally remastered edition. The River is the fifth studio album, and the first double album by Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on October 17, 1980. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 253 on their list of the greatest albums of all time. The sources of The River go back into earlier parts of Springsteen's recording career. "Independence Day", "Point Blank", "The Ties That Bind", "Ramrod", and "Sherry Darling" were leftovers from his previous album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, and had been featured on that 1978 tour, as had parts of "Drive All Night" as a long interpolation within "Backstreets." "The River" had premiered at the September 1979 Musicians United for Safe Energy concerts, gaining a featured spot in the subsequent documentary No Nukes. Originally, the album was to be a single set entitled The Ties That Bind and released in late 1979. Springsteen added darker material after he'd written the title track. Indeed, The River became noted for it's mix of the frivolous next to the solemn. This was intentional, and in contrast to Darkness, for as Springsteen said during an interview, "Rock and roll has always been this joy, this certain happiness that is in it's way the most beautiful thing in life. But rock is also about hardness and coldness and being alone... I finally got to the place where I realized life had paradoxes, a lot of them, and you've got to live with them."
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.96 x 5.63 x 1.76 inches; 6.08 ounces
- Manufacturer : Legacy Recordings
- Original Release Date : 2015
- Run time : 1 hour and 23 minutes
- Date First Available : April 9, 2015
- Label : Legacy Recordings
- ASIN : B00VJ28G2C
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,840 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #2,864 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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full force and with absolute confidence, they released their next ambitious landmark
masterpiece that brought them even further into the music mainstream in 1980 and
redefine The Boss’ standing in the music world. The River is their sweeping double
album (and 2-CD!) blockbuster which follow up on the themes and sounds of The E
Street Band that highly showcase a robust set of mid-tempo rock, multidimensional
solos stories of dissolution and hope in the working class, as well as of the struggle
that are often dealt with. With a sweeping track set filled with both personal stories
and personal outcomes abeited with high authority and solid performing, the tracks
include Independence Day, Point Blank, the 8-minute plus Drive All Night, Ramrod,
Fade Away and the title track, while the rest also include more light-hearted or high
rocking classic hits including Sherry Darling, I’m A Rocker and Stolen Car. Another
high mark for the album is the smash hit Hungry Heart, as it became Springsteen’s
first Top Ten hit single, which combine a rollicking musical track with a more sober
typical theme which have made it a Number One hit across the Atlantic. As one of
the most highly ambitious and well-publicized rock albums of the 1980’s, The Boss
and the band pulled no punches as they gradually showcased a masterful piece of
music making that became noted for it’s mixture of optimistic outlooks, darker mat-
erial, reconciliation, overcoming fears and a better tomorrow, as the elements help
contribute to it’s power and energy. With an excellent combination of light-hearted
pop-rock, solid rock and roll, dramatic songwriting and occasional humour in a few
songs, this towering achievement highly well-showcase The Boss in a audio-driven
wide-screen style form. Hailed as another of his greatest achievements, The River
is another powerful testament that will always remain just as timeless as ever.
For the only time in my life I went to the local music store the next day and bought every remaining Bruce album I hadn't yet bought. A worthy investment to say the least. I am to this day an avid Bruce Springsteen fan. The River was the tour and the album that made me a fan for life. On another note, Bruce Springsteen is a true patriot.Proven, tried and true. Anyone who dismisses this purely because he has the freedom as an American to speak out about what he believes and does. Is wrongly accusing and misinformed.Above all else, anyone with this opinion about Bruce's music. Isn't listening to it. Simply put, nothing more and nothing else.