|
The River (2CD) | 
| Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
List Price: £13.99
Buy New: £6.26
as of 22/11/2009 08:33 GMT details
You Save: £7.73 (55%)
New (18) Used (1) from £5.00
Seller: ehead-uk
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1046
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
EAN: 5099751130222
ASIN: B00008Z5GC
Release Date: May 5, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
| |
| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Ties That Bind | | • | Sherry Darling | | • | Jackson Cage | | • | Two Hearts | | • | Independence Day | | • | Hungry Heart | | • | Out In The Street | | • | Crush On You | | • | You Can Look (But You'd Better Not Touch) | | • | I Wanna Marry You | | • | River |
Disc 2
| • | Point Blank | | • | Cadillac Ranch | | • | I'm A Rocker | | • | Fade Away | | • | Stolen Car | | • | Ramrod | | • | Price You Pay | | • | Drive All Night | | • | Wreck On The Highway |
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Despite the acclaim accorded iBorn to Run/i and iDarkness on the Edge of Town/i, this is the album that broke Springsteen into the big leagues, thanks to "Hungry Heart", then his most pointedly commercial song; it had new fans swooning but some old ones grumbling for the "poetic" Springsteen of days gone by. Not to worry--though more economical lyrically, iThe River/i had something to offer nearly everyone: There's old-time bar-room rock ("Sherry Darling"), empathetic character studies ("The River", "Stolen Car", "Independence Day"), passionate rockers ("Out in the Street"), dramatic ballads ("Point Blank"), and even a couple of good-natured goofs ("Cadillac Ranch", "Crush on You", "Ramrod"). A sprawling double-disc set, iThe River/i offers proof that Springsteen could do it all and could do it better than virtually anyone else. i--Daniel Durchholz /i
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 one of the greatest October 15, 2004
M. Knights (Sheffield, England)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
These songs have a power it is difficult to articulate, words are a bit inadequate. As far as this relates to his other albums, it is perhaps more colourful and varied and obviously longer than the ones that run it close, Born To Run, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. but i havent heard a better album opener than 'The Ties That Bind', except maybe 'Thunder Road' on Born To Run and 'Badlands' on Darkness...(!)brOk i'm running close to contradiction. Buy this anyway! To start with i thought 'Jackson Cage', 'The River' and 'Point Blank' were what it was all about, but later other songs hit me such as 'Drive All Night' and 'Out In The Street'. He delivers some lines better than Dylan, and he is often far simpler about it. For example 'All those nights when i dream of a better world/I wake up so downhearted girl'. He fires seemingly uninspiring lines with a power and immediacy that is sometimes beyond belief, for example 'I got a job working in construction' sounds as stunning as anything any of your long-winded romantic poets could manage. I think that is partly the point as well, Springsteen is as bluntly realistic as he is romantic. They will call me an idealist, but I find it difficult to believe that anyone could dislike this!
MAJESTIC ROCK May 17, 2003
Pieter (Johannesburg)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
These songs are no less than majestic, lyrically and melodically. The singing and playing are equally impressive and convey the various moods of the album so well. The ecstasy, the joy and the sadness of life are captured here with an honesty very rarely matched in the annals of rock. The Ties That Bind, Sherry Darling and Hungry Heart are passionate rockers, while Independence Day is a mournful ballad full of reminiscences and regret. Point Black is a slow ballad, whilst Cadillac Ranch and I#8217;m A Rocker are blistering slabs of energetic rock. Fade Away is a slow and anguished rock ballad with beautiful piano work and a stirring arrangement, while the sad and fragile Stolen Car almost sounds like something from Nebraska. Traditional rock #8216;n roll rears its pulsating head on Ramrod, while the next three songs all have cars and driving as their theme: The Price You Pay is sombre and melancholic, Drive All Night is sad and soulful, and this masterpiece of an album concludes with the sorrowful Wreck On The Highway, one of Springsteen#8217;s most moving songs. In its dignified resignation, acceptance and the renewed appreciation for loved ones that it inspires, it reminds me of Lou Reed#8217;s The Bed or Song For My Father by The Angels Of Light. This album is so great, it#8217;s almost too much to digest in one uninterrupted session.
Essential Bruce February 11, 2000
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is the Springsteen album that I always go back to. If you've only got one of Bruce's albums, make sure it's this one. You get everything: the raw energy of the first two tracks set you up for something special. There are rocking tracks to make you feel good and there are more soul-searching songs that make you feel grateful. The title track is probably one of the best songs he's ever written. Get inside the Boss's head by wearing this ablum out first, and then build your collection - that's what I did. That way you'll also appreciate the subtlties of 'Tracks' when you get that far down the line.
Simply his very best album October 22, 2006
Adamski (UK)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Two discs. The first one mainly uptempo, the second mainly melancholy. Both discs are absolutely superb and showcase all Bruce's talents with an incredible quality flowing through all the songs - none are filler. I played this for the first time in a couple of years this evening and felt compelled to write a review as it knocked me for six!
One of Springsteen's strongest offerings April 18, 2003
Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album is not just a double disc, it's almost like two seperate albums with tracks from one, the dark, moody, one with its songs about hopelessness and despair, alternating with tracks from the lighthearted, joyously rollicking one.pBut regardless of the subject matter, this is one strong album, perhaps the best one Springsteen has ever delivered.brThere is very little "filler" among the twenty tracks, and even the lesser-known songs are generally very good, such as "The Ties That Bind", "Jackson Cage", "Out In The Street"....well, there are too many to mention, really.pThe best-known songs off "The River" are of course the title track, "Hungry Heart", "You Can Look (but you better not touch)", and "Cadillac Ranch", but there's also a real gem stashed away on disc one, a live recording of "Sherry Darling", one of the very best, most vivacious, powerful rockers Bruce Springsteen has ever penned, and featuring fiery sax solos from Clarence Clemmons.pNot all the songs are as immediately recognizable and anthemic as "Hungry Heart" or "Sherry Darling", but the vast majority of the material on "The River" is very, very strong, and this is certainly one of the best rock n' roll records of the early 80s.br(The 80s in general, actually.)brEven a casual fan of Mr Springsteen should own this fine album, which, although slightly less famous than "Born In The USA", is one of the peaks of Bruce Springsteen's long career.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON EU S.à.r.l. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. | |
