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Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. es el primer álbum de estudio del músico estadounidense Bruce Springsteen junto a la E Street Band, publicado por la compañía discográfica Columbia Records en enero de 1973. El álbum vendió en torno a 25 000 copias en su primer año, aunque obtuvo un notable respaldo crítico que favoreció el auge de la carrera musical de Springsteen. El álbum fue situado en el puesto 379 de la lista de los 500 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos, elaborada por la revista musical Rolling Stone.
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Hailed early on by Columbia producer and talent scout John Hammond as "the new Dylan", Bruce Springsteen has always shared many of the folky, poetic, word-savvy tendencies of his hero and predecessor. Nowhere is this more evident than on Springsteen's debut, GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ, which veritably bursts at the seams with lyrical invention, pell-mell imagery, and acoustic-guitar driven troubadour tunes.
Yet Springsteen trades in on Dylan's pensive and bitter sides for dew-eyed optimism and exuberance. While there is spare, folkie fare like "The Angel" and "Mary Queen Of Arkansas", on which Springsteen sings of his local New Jersey colour in his uniquely passionate voice, there is also something fresh and irrepressible here. A rock & roll heart beats at the centre of GREETINGS, with a spunk and spirit that push the whole affair along.
"It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" and "Growin' Up" are fueled by David Sancious's rollicking piano, wailing tenor sax, and Springsteen's husky voice. Together these elements defined a James Dean rebel persona and a giant rock & roll ambition that would guide Springsteen's music for the rest of his career.
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