Compare Prices
Postage & Packaging: £0.​00
Postage & Packaging: £0.​00
Postage & Packaging: Free!
SHOPPING > Music > Rock & Pop > Essential Bruce Springsteen, The (Limited Edition) - Bruce Springsteen > Reviews

Essential Bruce Springsteen, The (Limited Edition) - Bruce Springsteen

from (5 offers) · Product Information

Essential Bruce Springsteen, The (Limited Edition) - Bruce Springsteen

Quote-start

A genuinely 'essential' collection

Quote-end

5 Jul 16th, 2008 

3 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Excellent selection of old songs and some new, rare material as well

Disadvantages:
Fans will already have all the tracks on the first 2 CDs of the set

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

Originality

Lyrics

Quality and consistency of tracks

How does it compare to the artist's other releases

Value for Money

Essan

Essan

About me:

Member since:12.06.2008

Reviews:6

Any 'Essential' album is going to be subject to some discussion on the song selection and there are certainly some inclusions which many fans will question when they're at the expense of some notable omissions - are Living Proof and Streets of Philadelphia really more essential than Backstreets?

However, as an introduction this is probably as good an album as you could get with probably the best songs off each of Springsteen's studio albums up to and including 2003's The Rising.

Also included, on the first 2 discs are 2 new tracks, both live versions (neither has ever had a studio recording) taken from the superb Live in New York City CD - 41 Shots and Land of Hope and Dream. The later is arguably the best thing Springsteen has produced in a long, long time - a soaring, epic, anthem that rightly closed many of his shows during the 'Reunion' and 'Rising' tours. It certainly deserves its place in an Essential Collection.

Now, some might say the inclusion of a 3rd disc of previously unreleased material is a cynical ploy to get hard core fans to part with their cash and buy an album that otherwise they'd not even consider purchasing. But considering you can get the 3 CD package for little more than the price of a normal single CD release, maybe that's a tad unfair.

The selection of unreleased material on CD3 is not as strong as that on 18 Tracks, but it does include the classic anthem Trapped (which often appears in the live set during the current Magic tour) as well as the gentle Born in the USA outtake County Fair and Dead Man Walking - written for the soundtrack of the Oscar winning film of the same name.

All in all a great collection. The first 2 CDs being essential for those new to 'The Boss'; the 3rd equally essential for any compleatist of all his recorded material. 

How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines

exceptional

very helpful

helpful

somewhat helpful

not helpful

off topic

Products you might be interested in »

Top Ten Hits Of The 60's - The Best Sixties Groups Ever - Various Artists

Top Ten Hits Of The 60's - The Best Sixties Groups Ever - Various Artists

Rock & Pop - 1 CD(s) - Label: Pegasus - Distributor: Trilogy Logistics - Released: 29/08/2003 - 5034504202023

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 2.98

Best Female Big Band Singers Of The 40's, The - Various Artists

Best Female Big Band Singers Of The 40's, The - Various Artists

Pop Vocal - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Chestnut - Distributor: Proper - Released: 27/06/2005 - 5060093600339

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 9.29

Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand

Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand

Classic Pop Vocals - LiveRecording - 1, 2 CD(s) - Label: Columbia - Distributor: Sony Music/Arvato Services - Released: 07/1997, 27/09/2004, 10/1994, 18/09/2000 - 5099748794321, 5099748048820, 5099747759925, 4250079731497, 5099720234494, 5099749743526

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 3.98

101 Running Songs - Various Artists

101 Running Songs - Various Artists

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 5 CD(s) - Label: EMI TV - Distributor: EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics - Released: 14/09/2009 - 5099968536428

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 10.98

River Is Wide, The [Remastered] - Forum (The)

River Is Wide, The [Remastered] - Forum (The)

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Rev-Ola - Distributor: Plastic Head - Released: 20/01/2003 - 5013929431423

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 7.98

1 - Beatles (The)

1 - Beatles (The)

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Apple - Distributor: EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics - Released: 13/11/2000 - 724352997022

User reviews (68)

Buy now for only £ 7.00

Comments about this review »

Compare prices for Essential Bruce Springsteen, The (Limited Edition) - Bruce Springsteen »

1 to 5 out of 5 offers for Essential Bruce Springsteen, The (Limited Edition) - Bruce Springsteen Show all offers   sorted by: Price 
The Essential Bruce Springsteen [Limited Edition]-CD

The Essential Bruce Springsteen [Limited Edition]-CD

thehut.com

Postage & Packaging£0.00
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 3 days...
 Visit Shop  >
thehut.com
Essential Bruce Springsteen (UK Edition Limited Edition 3CD) - CD

Essential Bruce Springsteen (UK Edition Limited Edition 3CD) - CD

Disc 1 Blinded By The Light For You Spirit In The Night 4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy) ... more

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Thunder Road Born To
Run Jungleland Badlands Darkness On The Edge Of
Town The Promised Land The River Hungry Heart
Nebraska Atlantic Ci...

play.com (music)

Postage & Packaging£0.00
Availability3-5 working days
 Visit Shop  >
play.com (music)
The Essential Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen

The Essential Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen

For an artist with a career as long and stacked with worthwhile albums as Bruce ... more

Springsteen's, greatest hits compilations likeThe
Essential Bruce Springsteenare always a difficult
proposition. To pick the best moments from three
decades, include all th...

amazon marketplace music

Postage & PackagingFree!
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 24 hours...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon marketplace m...
The Essential - Limited - Bruce Springsteen

The Essential - Limited - Bruce Springsteen

Release Date: 2003-12-15, Audio CD, Columbia

amazon.co.uk

Postage & PackagingFree!
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 24 hours...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon.co.uk




Are you the manufacturer / provider of Essential Bruce Springsteen, The (Limited Edition) - Bruce Springsteen? Click here