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Born to Run

 * Nominator(s): – zmbro (talk) (cont) 14:45, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

This article is about... Bruce Springsteen's third studio album Born to Run. A make a break record for the singer-songwriter, it's easy to say he made it (very well). Now regarded by many as his magnum opus (although this editor would argue Darkness on the Edge of Town or Nebraska), I rewrote this article from the ground up and after its GAN it went through a helpful peer review and I believe it's now ready for the star. I'm looking forward to any comments or concerns. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 14:45, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

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I'll take a look at this one when I have a sufficient block of uninterrupted time..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Nick-D
It's great to see an article on a major popular music album here instead of the more common FACs on modern pop. I'd like to offer the following comments:
 * " was designed to break him into the mainstream" - bit clunky
 * How about "Recorded in New York, it was Springsteen's effort to break into the mainstream..."? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * "the band and producers spent six months alone working on the title track" - seems like trivia for the lead
 * I would say otherwise because it displays how "prolonged and grueling" the sessions were; plus, most songs did not take that long to record, especially at the time. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * "Springsteen's lack of direction and confidence" - this appears out of the blue after text that stresses that Springsteen was ambitious about the record
 * Removed confidence


 * "Springsteen was sent multiple mixes as he was on the road and rejected all of them, approving the final one in early August." - this needs to be tweaked: if he rejected all of them how could he have approved one?
 * How about "...and rejected all but one, which he approved in early August."? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * "such as a road can take you anywhere" - I suspect that a 'that' is missing here
 * Fixed


 * ""Born to Run" uses an automobile to escape from a depressing life" - this is unclear
 * ""Born to Run" uses an automobile as a means to escape from a depressing life." That better? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * "The success of Born to Run revitalized Springsteen's career" - this is unclear given the article previously stresses that the album led Springsteen to move from relative obscurity into stardom.
 * Would 'revitalized' not work here? He had a career before this (albeit struggling financially), but this record turned that around and brought him success. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Had the album been performed live in total before 2008?
 * Not that I could find. Setlists for the Born to Run tours are hard to find. I know he has performed all the songs from Born to Run quite often since 1975, but the album itself in order front to back I could not find. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * The article cites a wide range of very high quality sources, but not any academic articles. Nick-D (talk) 08:36, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Does this one not count? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the comments! Replies above. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 23:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)