The Essential
Bruce Springsteen

CD1
. Blinded By the Light
. For You
. Spirit in the Night
. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
. Thunder Road
. Born to Run
. Jungleland
. Badlands
. Darkness on the Edge of Town
. The Promised Land
. The River
. Hungry Heart
. Nebraska
. Atlantic City

CD2
. Born in the U.S.A.
. Glory Days
. Dancing in the Dark
. Tunnel of Love
. Brilliant Disguise
. Human Touch
. Living Proof
. Lucky Town
. Streets of Philadelphia
. The Ghost of Tom Joad
. The Rising
. Mary's Place
. Lonesome Day
. American Skin (41 Shots) (ao vivo)
. Land of Hope and Dreams (ao vivo)

CD3
. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
. Big Payback
. Held Up Without A Gun (ao vivo)
. Trapped (ao vivo)
. None But The Brave
. Missing
. Lift Me Up
. Viva Las Vegas
. County Fair
. Code Of Silence (ao vivo)
. Dead Man Walkin'
. Countin' On A Miracle (acústico)

Held Up Without A Gun

I was out driving just a taking it slow
Looked at my tank it was reading low
Pulled in a Exxon station out on Highway One
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun

Some damn fool with a guitar
walkin' down the street
ain't got nowhere to go
Ain't got nothing to eat
Man with a cigar says, "Sign here son"
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun

Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime
You know it happens buddy all the time
Try to make a living, try to have a little fun
Held up without a gun, held up without a gun


Em jeito de comemoração dos 30 anos de carreira de Bruce Springsteen, é editado um duplo CD com 30 clássicos do Boss. Em edição limitada, é lançado mais um CD que contém raridades e outtakes, num total de 12 músicas.
Depois de uma digressão bem sucedida: The Rising Tour, este é mais um presente para os fãs de sempre do patrão do rock, e também para os que só agora têm contacto com a música de Bruce.