At the time of its release, this album was SO big both commericially and artistically that it almost defied criticsm.  At least a half dozen songs from it took their place at the highest echelon of American culture.  Bruce  was inescapable on the radio, MTV, the concerts venues, every-damn-where.  Looking back more than a decade and a half later, this album still stands  up as a masterpiece.  There is not a bad song on it, and many great ones.  My personal favorite, "My Hometown" finishes things off on a high  note.  Like many of the songs, it speaks to an overwhelming majority of us  who are proud to have been born in the U.S.A.