Ranked #29 Among the 50 Greatest Albums of the '80s., Voted #43 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums of the Eighties" Survey., "Backed by just acoustic guitar and occasional harmonica, it remains Springsteen's most affecting album...", Included in AP's "10 Essential Political-Revolution Albums" - "...The USA never sounded as desolate as it does on this living-room recording....Springsteen gives working-class alienation an unmistakable voice."