The goal of Born to Run, for Springsteen, was to make “the Greatest Record Somebody’s Ever Heard,” as he told Entertainment Weekly in 2003. “I was filled with arrogance and thought, I can do that, ...
A new 37-track boxed set released alongside a biopic tracking the making of his 1982 album underscores how sometimes a musician’s first recording is the right one. By Jon Pareles Demo-itis. That’s the ...