Bruce Springsteen discography Bruce Springsteen discography This is the discography of Bruce Springsteen, an American songwriter, singer and musician. Springsteen has released records steadily since 1973, and is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey. The E Street Band have been Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972 and have appeared on a majority of his studio albums and live releases. Springsteen also released one studio and live album with The Sessions Band. Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works.
Badlands (Bruce Springsteen song) Badlands (Bruce Springsteen song) "Badlands" is the leadoff track on Bruce Springsteen's fourth studio album "Darkness on the Edge of Town", and its second single. According to Springsteen, he came up with the title "Badlands" before he started writing the song. He felt it was a "great title" but that it would be easy to blow it by not writing a worthy song for it. The riff is based on The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." According to the editors of "Rolling Stone" magazine, the song "tapped into the ferocity of the punk singles he'd been listening to at