"...stumbled across Springsteen's, Darkness on the Edge of Town."
I'm sure that reflects something of an age difference, N. DotEoT was THE Springsteen album for me when it came out. Greetings, ...E-Street Shuffle, & Born to Run all had their moments, but that one always hit me as something deeper. He was going through a tough personal/business situation at the time. Seems like the struggles made the writing better. Never followed him too much after The River and Tunnel of Love.