![]() The song is the mission statement for the entire record, if not Springsteen’s entire career up until its release. ![]() One glorious noise … then the apocalypse,” Springsteen wrote in his 2016 autobiography, "Born to Run." “I wanted to craft a record that sounded like the last record on Earth, like the last record you might hear … the last one you’d ever NEED to hear. There’s a time and a place for the soft, mood-building piano. The rest of the band does what they rarely do in Springsteen’s music and just holds a note, letting the guitar shine while drummer Ernest “Boom” Carter plays eight bars of nothing but toms and bass drum in one big crescendo.Įnough of the harmonica. ![]() With a drumfill that sounds straight out of “Wipeout" and a simple five-note guitar lick that's almost lyrical, you're off to the races with "Born to Run" before you've even taken a breath. ![]() This audio enhanced story is best with headphones. ![]()
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