Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run" [1975]

Bruce Springsteen is undoubtedly someone who could make a random person hate America. Breathtakingly pretentious songs about "losers" aimed at others rather than the much-more-deserving songwriter himself, "Born to Run" was released shortly before the US's bicentennial, at which time America knew for sure it was completely full of shit. This album would have thus become its anthem, had anyone given a crap about the Boss besides louts from New Jersey at the time. Unfortunately, America did eventually buy into Bruce's brand of cheeseburger sentimentality, and because rock music was in such stupendously bad shape at the time of "Born to Run''s release, he wasn't justifiably run out of the music biz altogether following this collection of banal macho posing and overcooked bar-band pot roast. If you're "Born to Run," it's best you put it to the test and get away from anyone suggesting they play this LP.