Best Springsteen 70s songs (NOT Born To Run)

[BDG135]

I'm thinking of giving Springsteen another chance. What are the his best songs from the 70s. NO Born to Run.

[SexxAtraxxion]

Backstreets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNnYjlF1Us

[dmbrocker]

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Spirits in the Night
Prove It All Night
Jungleland

[TeslaFan]

Thunder Road

[DemonFilth2001]

Not aware of any. He has several ok tunes in his catalog. Not sure when they’re from.

[Rocker4Real]

Not aware of any. He has several ok tunes in his catalog. Not sure when they’re from.

Great contribution.

[DonJuanDeMarco]

The entire Born to Run album is a masterpiece!

Darkness is awesome. It’s angry Bruce.

The River is technically 1980 but written and probably recorded in the 70’s.

All 3 are essential.

Then dive into The Promise and Tracks box sets for amazing songs like Loose Ends and Linda Let Me Be the One that he didn’t put on those records.

The River box set is cool too but repeats a lot of the songs already on Tracks.

[Spongie]

I could only name Born in the USA.

[Wild Obsession]

Totally overrated "artist", with most of his catalog falling under the category of: meandering, self indulgent, Jack-fest.

[GreatWhiteSnake]

Spirits in the Night for sure. The Manfred Mann version though...

[drunklikeme]

Racing In The Street
Sandy

[inextrem]

Listen to the 70's albums, all of them.

[Zander]

Badlands
The Promised Land
Incident on 57th Street
Thundercrack

[BlackdogRDC]

New York City Serenade
Incident On 57th Street
Kitty's Back
Backstreets
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Lost In The Flood
Jungleland
Growin Up
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
4th Of July Asbury Park(Sandy)
Night
She's The One
Adam Raised Cain
Streets Of Fire
Racing In The Street
The River(1980)
Independence Day(1980)

[jens]

Do you have spotify? There's live stuff from 78 and 75, both absolutely mindbogglingly good.

Some of my favourites with nice guitar action:
Saint in the City 1975: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjVh89sHDnI
Prove it all night 1978: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfi2z-81fTQ
Because the night 1978: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Evp0MrJ9lk
Lost in the flood 1975: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s79tVdT2jUs


This however, is the real true answer:

Listen to the 70's albums, all of them.

[Darrien]

New York City Serenade
Incident On 57th Street
Kitty's Back
Backstreets
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Lost In The Flood
Jungleland
Growin Up
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
4th Of July Asbury Park(Sandy)
Night
She's The One
Adam Raised Cain
Streets Of Fire
Racing In The Street
The River(1980)
Independence Day(1980)

Great list. I'd start with the following:

Adam Raised A Cain
Lost In The Flood
Growin Up

I'd say just start with the first album, Greetings From Asbury Park, lots of great 70's Bruce there.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Candy's Room