Springsteen's "Born to Run" Album Turning 30

As a native Jersey girl, I can't help giving a little shout out to The Boss. He's come a long way since The Stone Pony in Asbury Park (where I saw my first concert).

Next month "Born to Run," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Charts in 1975 will officially be 30 years old.

"Oh-o, come on, take my hand," Springsteen sings, "Riding out to case the promised land." And there, in a line, is Born to Run. You take what you find, but you never give up your demand for something better because you know, in your heart, you deserve it. That contradiction is what keeps Springsteen's story, and the promised land's, alive. Springsteen took what he found and made something better himself. This album is it.
- Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone, 10/9/75.