( 17 reviews )
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Posted: Mar 21 2009
.......of a perfect record. I bought this deluxe box simply because Born To Run is one of the finest records ever made by anyone. I'm not a big Springsteen fan either, trust me on that. Every album he's made after this (or before) falls short of what's found on this. A DVD peformance of the band during this phase and the "making of" documentary are both compelling and worthwhile things to have. Why wouldn't you want them? Why would you want bonus tracks on the album itself for that matter? What would bonus tracks do to enhance this record??? Born To Run is perfection, and you never ever mess with perfect things. The audio on the album itself is steller and the anniversary DVD's are more than worthwhile owning. Folks like myself will love going back in time watching the recording session and watching a hungry E Street Band putting forth. They'll also love listening to the albums' stories and tales being told again. Kids might even like what real rock music sounds like if they buy this. Five stars and beyond here. This is such a no brainer of a purchase.
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Posted: Feb 27 2009
These expanded editions are usually for DIE HARD fans and "the Boss" has plenty but more so for the label to make $$$ (hopefully the artist gets some too). They are a marketing ploy that sometimes works and sometimes miss big; this one does both, which is why I give it 3 stars! Born to Run is a phenomenal recording; a masterpiece if you will, and if you don't own it and want to then spend the extra money for this SPEC. ED. as it is well worth it UNDER THAT CIRCUMSTANCE. If you already own the album then you probably want it anyway (just like I do...I checked it out from my local library) but if you are like me you might want to find a USED COPY on the MARKETPLACE. WHY??? There is a good and bad to this story read on...There are three discs one CD and 2 DVD's and a booklet that is less than impressive. The CD is the original remastered "Born To Run" with a black disc (play side); not sure if this is better quality but it sounds awesome and is a 5 STAR ALBUM with NO BONUS TRACKS so that is ALL you get for AUDIO on CD, period! You get great concert footage from a show in London, his first time there, archival footage that is very good but only in DVD FORMAT and a 'Making of DVD' that you will probably only watch once. So what don't I like about it...BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T they put the audio tracks for this concert footage in CD FORMAT so you could listen to it without having to WATCH it on TV or your "Home Theater" when you want to hear these great live tracks? Major mistake by whoever put the package together which makes it not worth buying in my opinion so all you are really getting is a CONCERT DVD if you already own the CD and they MARKET it as SO MUCH MORE, but that is why it is called MARKETING and again the bottom line is to take a product and make a few changes to make the consumer believe they MUST HAVE IT! The concert footage is worth $10-$20 depending on how big a fan you are and how much you cherish concert DVD's and is really the only reason to buy it.
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Sep 6 2008
A se no Brasil as gravadoras primassem pela qualidade e est��tica dos produtos. Esta caixa contendo o disco original, dois DVDs e mais um livreto é sensacional. Recomendo, pois além de um preço muito bom, é de extremo bom gosto e qualidade.
