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Bruce Tramps, here’s something to blow your minds: it’s been 50 years since The Boss released his legendary third studio album, Born to Run . Debuting on August 25, 1975, the record featured popular tracks such as “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “Thunder Road.” Though it never snagged a Grammy, it eventually earned a place in the Grammy Hall of Fame .

Rolling Stone writer, Greil Marcus , described the LP as, “a magnificent album that pays off on every bet ever placed on him — a ’57 Chevy running on melted down Crystals records that shuts down every claim that has been made. And it should crack his future wide open,” in his initial revie

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