Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (Top 500 Countdown Update)

The lyrics are great, the songs depressing, and the tunes catchy. "Atlantic City" is a fantastic song and others on this album really can grab you. But the key to Nebraska is Springsteen. His emotion and ability to express himself in song are really displayed fully on this album. You are so drawn into the lyrics of the songs it is hard not to know what he's saying and what is going on. He is in essence a fantastic entertainer and it is very apparent on this very stripped down album. I've always thought his singing ability is his most underrated ability and I think it really tells on an album like Nebraska. Without his ability to perform as a singer this is just a depressing folk album.