The River (studio album) by Bruce Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen bestography
The River is ranked 5th best out of 119 albums by Bruce Springsteen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bruce Springsteen is Born To Run which is ranked number 63 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 22,528.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 04/01/2021 21:27 |  jwammo12 | | 80/100 |
50/100 | 03/31/2021 06:35 | CaptainPain | | 57/100 |
40/100 | 03/31/2021 04:11 | LammyTS1 | | 66/100 |
75/100 | 03/19/2021 10:20 |  ssteve | | 78/100 |
75/100 | 03/18/2021 20:11 | NHGRANITE | | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.1/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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Pfff... It's a very rough album. It has a lot of real gems in there, but a lot of 'bad' tracks for sure. As a single album it may have been one of his best, now it is an average one at best.
NowhereMan 01/04/2021 23:50
This is a deeply flawed album, but ironically I come back to it more than most of Springsteen’s. It’s a real journey. Each song tells a story worth hearing.
The first disc is basically on the level of the other Springsteen albums in the 70s and early 80s. The second disc is also a recording of music. Filler filler filler filler. Fav tracks The Ties That Bind, Jackson Cage, Hungry Heart, Independence Day, The River which might be his very best song or at least is his best quieter/writing-driven song.
This is real Springsteen: achingly personal storytelling lyrics, Americana everywhere, proper songwriting. As with most double albums it could do with a trim, but this is at least a contender for his best.
I have mixed views on this album, but on writing this review i giving it positive a thumbs up. On this album its the ballads that stand out, and their no denying that he is good song writer.
VictorVale 01/12/2019 16:31
Delicado.
micah88800 03/24/2018 20:21
Somewhat of a misstep for the Boss. There is some good stuff here, but there is a lot of throwaway tracks. I can't possibly imagine why he thought it would be a good idea to add "Crush on you" or "I wanna Marry you". Luckily Nebraska followed this up and made good on the silliness presented here. There is some absolute classics here though. The title track, Jackson Cage, Independence,and of course, Hungry Heart. Condensed to 10-11 songs, this wouldve been a lot better
I am not fond of how the album is produced. Also I think there are too many songs on the double that are just average,
This while some of his best songs are on the River, like the title song and Independence Day.
Jbalbinolr 11/22/2017 19:59
The first double album I´ve heard where I just have to say:
TOO MUCH FILLER
Dankel 11/21/2017 08:42
Up there with the very best of Springsteens work, some say this would have been better as a single album but I think there is very little filler here - great collection of songs - each song a little story backed by a great performance from the E street Band
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